Chapter 786 - 771: Zuo Feng’s Memory, Information on the Demon God Hall

The moment Shen Lang appeared inside the Tai Chi Diagram, the entire space fell strangely silent.

The millions of ghosts that had been so boisterous just a moment ago now fell completely silent, as if they had seen the supreme ruler of the Spirit Realm. They all vanished into the depths of the Sea of Chaos, not daring to show themselves again.

Shen Lang’s gaze slowly swept over the trapped Nascent Souls and ghosts before finally settling on the World Tree.

The World Tree was now much larger and more robust than before.

Its canopy had doubled in size, now covering an area of roughly thirty mu.

As the World Tree grew, the space within the Tai Chi Diagram had more than doubled as well, now spanning a radius of over three hundred li.

However, most of the Energy within the Tai Chi Diagram was currently being channeled to the World Tree. The surrounding Sea of Chaos resembled an unformed, primordial land, taking up most of the space.

Standing before the World Tree, Shen Lang could clearly feel his connection with it growing ever closer.

If the World Tree had once felt like his child—obedient and dear to him...

...now, Shen Lang felt as if the World Tree had become an extension of his own body.

Their minds were linked. They could sense each other’s every thought and feeling without even needing to use Divine Thought to communicate.

And because of this, Shen Lang could perceive with perfect clarity the state of the Tribulation Thunder and the sensations of the Abyss Lord, both trapped by the World Tree.

’It’s grown so much, and my control over the Tai Chi Diagram has strengthened considerably!’

Shen Lang gently stroked the World Tree’s trunk.

The World Tree trembled slightly, seeming to revel in Shen Lang’s praise and touch.

Shen Lang raised his head, his gaze sweeping over each bolt of Tribulation Thunder and the Soul Thoughts of the Abyss Lord.

On the World Tree, the bolts of Tribulation Thunder entwined in its branches and leaves—all except for the Golden Tribulation Thunder—were a full size smaller than before.

The aura they emitted was also clearly less terrifying than when they had first arrived.

The Golden Tribulation Thunder, on the other hand, appeared largely unchanged.

But through the World Tree, Shen Lang could perceive its condition with absolute clarity.

If the Golden Tribulation Thunder could be compared to a ferocious, ancient tiger...

...then the Golden Tribulation Thunder of this moment was like a tiger that had exhausted its strength and had its fangs pulled. It lay collapsed on the ground, unable to cause any more trouble.

Previously, when Shen Lang had the World Tree assist in condensing his Vermilion Bird Divine Fire Elements Mansion, he had nearly disrupted the balance the tree maintained to trap this Golden Tribulation Thunder.

Now, however, the World Tree was constantly growing while the Golden Tribulation Thunder was continuously weakening.

The balance was broken. The scales had tipped decisively in the World Tree’s favor.

In a short period, Shen Lang had absorbed a vast amount of Spirit Stones and had the World Tree refine the Nascent Souls of five experts at or above the King Martial Realm Seventh Heaven. As a result, the World Tree had grown significantly, much to Shen Lang’s delight.

On the other side of the World Tree, the Abyss Lord’s two Soul Thoughts were receiving the same treatment as the Tribulation Thunder.

They were tightly bound by the World Tree’s branches, unable to move a muscle.

The World Tree’s emerald-green branches looked quite lovely and showed no particularly unique features.

Yet whether it was the Golden Tribulation Thunder or the Soul Thoughts of a mighty existence like the Abyss Lord, once ensnared by these branches, they were utterly powerless to resist!

Only Shen Lang understood that the World Tree contained the supreme Rules of Heaven and Earth!

In the face of these Rules, not even the Nine-Nine Tribulation Thunder could escape!

As the World Tree grew, the information about the Laws it contained became increasingly clear in Shen Lang’s mind...

Shen Lang didn’t even dare to imagine what a terrifying sight it would be when the World Tree grew into a true, colossal tree that touched the Azure Vault, once it reached its Peak!

Rules that even a Great Emperor would need millennia to grasp even a sliver of were being generated by the World Tree as simply and quickly as an ordinary tree grows, flowers, and bears fruit...

’It seems that in addition to my Chaos Divine Body, I should focus my time and energy on the Tai Chi Diagram and on helping the World Tree grow!’

’When you’ve grown to a certain point, what kind of surprises will you have in store for me?’

As if hearing Shen Lang’s thoughts, the entire World Tree began to sway, releasing an intent that conveyed a craving for power and attention.

As the World Tree swayed, Aragon finally noticed what was hanging from it... bolts of Tribulation Thunder, each one releasing a terrifying aura!

The moment he saw the horrifying Tribulation Thunder, Aragon began to scream like a madman!

His composure was far worse than that of the Ghost King back when Shen Lang had been refining Tribulation Thunder.

CRACK!

A whip formed from Thunder Power descended from the Azure Vault and lashed Aragon’s body.

The blow made the wretch cry out in pain as white smoke billowed from his body!

"Keep making a racket, and I’ll obliterate your body and soul!"

Shen Lang’s sharp rebuke terrified Aragon into silence.

He glanced at the Abyss Lord’s Soul Thoughts, which radiated waves of malevolent energy, then at the trapped Nascent Souls of the other experts.

Shen Lang made a grasping motion with his hand, and a powerful force immediately pulled the massive Nascent Souls of Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun toward him.

These two were the most powerful experts from the Demon God Hall that Shen Lang had captured to date.

’I’m really quite curious about the Demon God Hall!’

At Shen Lang’s thought, two large branches immediately shot out from the World Tree, coiling around the two Nascent Souls!

Before the horrified eyes of Aragon and the other three Evil Ghost Kings, the two Nascent Souls, both radiating a formidable aura, were absorbed into the World Tree and vanished without a trace before they could even struggle.

After devouring the two Nascent Souls, a brilliant light flowed across the World Tree’s surface, and it seemed to undergo a subtle, imperceptible change.

This time, Aragon and the other three Evil Ghost Kings felt a genuine urge to cry. ’This is too damn terrifying...’

Unlike the other Nascent Souls, Shen Lang hadn’t erased the consciousness of these four Ghost Kings, each a ruler of a domain in the Hungry Ghost Dao.

Therefore, these four ghosts, just like the Ghost King already at Shen Lang’s side, still possessed their own independent consciousness.

In the Hungry Ghost Dao, these ghosts grew by devouring one another.

But even for the strong to devour the weak was an incredibly difficult process. Otherwise, how could Aragon, the weakest of the great ghost kings, have survived long enough to be captured by Shen Lang?

But to see the World Tree so casually and effortlessly devour the Nascent Souls of two Emperor Martial Realm Late Stage experts... this was something they had never seen or even heard of!

These ghosts were already scared out of their wits just by seeing their surroundings—the Tribulation Thunder and the Abyss Lord’s Soul Thoughts entwined in the branches.

Witnessing this scene, they now profoundly understood the meaning of being ’unable to live and unable to die.’

’The Nascent Souls of two Emperor Martial Realm Late Stage experts! The power they contained was immense, terrifying!’

’And they just... disappeared? So easily?’

’Devoured just like that?’

The Ghost King at Shen Lang’s side shot a sidelong glance at Aragon and the three other ghosts, sneering, "A bunch of idiots. Your cultivation might be high, but you’ve clearly never seen the real world! Scared now, are you? Refining you would only take a matter of minutes!"

But Aragon and the others were in no state to pay the Ghost King any mind.

Meanwhile, Shen Lang was waiting quietly for the World Tree to completely finish the Refinement of the two Nascent Souls.

Although absorbing the two powerless Nascent Souls was easy, the Energy contained within the Nascent Soul of an Emperor Martial Realm Late Stage expert was terrifyingly immense.

Even the dozen-plus Nascent Souls from the King Martial Realm Sixth and Seventh Heaven experts combined couldn’t compare to a single one from Zuo Feng or Zuo Yun.

Completely refining and absorbing the Nascent Souls of Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun, as well as extracting their memories, would still take some time, even for the World Tree.

「Twenty minutes later...」

Light flickered on the World Tree. The memories of Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun had transformed into motes of light that floated toward Shen Lang.

’That was fast.’

Shen Lang praised inwardly as he made a circling motion with his hand. A beam of light enveloped all the motes and drew them into his body.

The moment Shen Lang absorbed the motes of light, the memories of the two Demon God Hall experts, Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun, flooded his mind!

Although the two of them were at the Emperor Martial Realm Eighth Heaven, they were not considered high-ranking within the Demon God Hall’s hierarchy.

However, the information their memories provided, combined with what Shen Lang already knew, finally gave him a general picture of the Demon God Hall.

With the War Emperor’s memories sealed, Shen Lang’s knowledge of the Demon God Hall had been a near-complete blank.

But now...

Details regarding Candle Dragon and Taotie now appeared in his mind, one after another.

’The Five Great Demon Generals of the Demon God Hall... Candle Dragon oversees the Southern Desolate, Vermilion Bird the Western Wilderness, Taotie the Eastern Desolate, Qiongqi the Northern Wilderness, and Bi Fang the Central Province. They treat this world as their pasture, and all its living creatures as their livestock...’

As this unimaginable truth became clear, Shen Lang’s expression darkened.

He knew the Demon God Hall was incredibly powerful—powerful enough to force the War God Hall to flee into a Space-Time Rift. But Shen Lang had never imagined that this mysterious organization...

...would be this terrifying!

Faced with a behemoth that almost no one knew existed, one that secretly controlled the very lifeblood of the world, even sacred grounds like the War God Hall and the Myriad Beasts Mansion—places revered as supreme by all—were completely unable to resist.

’So, the people of this world have been raised like livestock for generations? The Demon God Hall! What a Demon God Hall!’

A sharp light glinted in Shen Lang’s eyes as he continued to delve into Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun’s memories.

’Just as I thought. Although these Five Great Demon Generals are the dominators of this world, they’re merely minor figures within the Demon God Hall!’

’What the Demon God Hall has revealed so far is only the tip of the iceberg. An unimaginable power is invading various planes under the command of the Demon Lord!’

’Invading other planes? What ambition!’

Shen Lang was finally beginning to understand why the War Emperor had to self-destruct and use that power to send the entire War God Hall into the Space-Time Rift...

The War God Hall and the Myriad Beasts Mansion, which the world considered the pinnacle of power, were like three-year-old children before a giant when faced with the Demon God Hall.

They likely didn’t even have the strength to resist, let alone hope for victory!