The head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon was restrained by the True God Golden Light, and it became anxious immediately, as this item was practically its nemesis, destined to counter it.
Unfortunately, as it watched Zhang Chen surrounded by Golden Light, the head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon circled around Zhang Chen continuously, yet it could do nothing to him.
"Not right, the Ice Hell is not completely useless against him." Zhang Chen ignored the Great Freedom Celestial Demon but carefully sensed the Ice Hell, finally detecting a subtle mystery:
"The reason my Ice Hell couldn’t do anything to the head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon is because the opponent is formless and intangible. However, if it possesses a physical body or nests within one, transforming from the formless into tangible Essence, Qi, and Spirit, then naturally it will be suppressed by my Ice Hell."
How did Zhang Chen discover this?
Because he saw Zhou Qiucheng, confined within the Ice Hell, suddenly surrounded by shimmering cold light, instantly frozen into a block of ice, becoming a statue.
"Although the Great Freedom Celestial Demon is an entity of an unknown realm, it requires a physical body to exert its true power. Without a body, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, due to its formless and intangible nature, has no combat ability." Zhang Chen’s eyes immediately brightened.
The soul of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon possesses the Supreme Realm, but it has only the realm without the strength, and can only use divine techniques by leveraging human strength.
One could liken the Great Freedom Celestial Demon to a high-powered water pump, but it can only work when submerged in water. Without water, it’s utterly useless, just a dry pump.
The analogy might not be perfect, but that’s the logic behind it.
With this thought, Zhang Chen turned his gaze to the head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, with the True God Golden Light swirling around him, transforming into a beam dozens of feet long that swept toward the head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, attempting to inflict serious harm. However, unexpectedly, that fellow was quite vigilant; sensing danger, it immediately leaped into the Ice Hell, burrowing into Zhou Qiucheng’s body.
"Trouble! Unless Zhou Qiucheng is killed, once Zhou Qiucheng regathers divine power in the future, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon will truly grow powerful." Countless thoughts crossed Zhang Chen’s mind as he pondered whether he could kill Zhou Qiucheng and then resurrect him.
Zhang Chen looked at his own skill, knowing he possessed the Yama Authority, meaning that even if Zhou Qiucheng died, he could bring him back to life.
But the key question now is, how should Zhou Qiucheng die?
"The simplest way is to directly harm his body and then use the Law of Life to repair it." With this thought, Zhang Chen summoned Zhou Qiucheng back from the Ice Hell.
"What was that place? So cold!" Zhou Qiucheng’s eyebrows were covered in frost, and his teeth were chattering incessantly.
"That space is called the Ice Hell. I only confined you, sir, there, without activating the powers of the Ice Hell, and you couldn’t endure it." As he spoke, moisture condensed from Zhang Chen’s sleeves, forming an ice cone, which, before Zhou Qiucheng could react, pierced his throat.
"You..." Zhou Qiucheng looked at Zhang Chen in disbelief, blood flowing from his mouth, finally closing his eyes in unwillingness, his eyes filled with disbelief until the end.
"Boy, do you think that by killing that body, you can cause me to vanish into thin air? You are really too naive!" The head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon detected Zhang Chen’s intention, a hint of disdain in its eyes: "As long as I leave this place and find sentient beings, I can randomly anchor and rebirth. Your grand array, though powerful, is nothing more than a formality to me."
Hearing the words of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s head, Zhang Chen’s mouth curled slightly: "Of course, I know that merely killing one Zhou Qiucheng wouldn’t stop you—you can exit my array at will and seek to anchor your mind in sentient beings."
"Then why are you doing this..." as the head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon spoke, it suddenly sensed danger and immediately moved to escape the array. Just as it passed through the Blood Sea Array, it ran headfirst into the Nine Bends Yellow River Array.
The Nine Bends Yellow River Array couldn’t restrain the formless and intangible Great Freedom Celestial Demon, but since Zhang Chen was aware of dealing with the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, how could he not have prepared in advance?
Within the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, True God Golden Light erupted, startling the Great Freedom Celestial Demon into not daring to approach, standing dumbfounded in front of the array.
"You’re doomed!" Upon seeing the head of the Great Freedom Celestain Demon’s actions, Zhang Chen’s eyes showed a strange smile, and the next moment his Golden Finger activated:
[Target detected, would you like to mark it?]
"Mark it!"
Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and the next moment, mysteriously, an invisible chain directly linked to the head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
Only after Zhang Chen marked the head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon did his expression change. Can you guess why?
Because suddenly dozens of marks appeared between heaven and earth, and the ends of those marks were unexpectedly all connected to the aura of the head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
The intruder not only invaded Zhou Qiucheng, but also attacked some students who had entered the Exquisite Tower, transforming into formless celestial demons that lay dormant. However, at present, he still couldn’t control the bodies of those students or stir trouble.
Unfortunately, he collided with Zhang Chen!
Although only one avatar of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s head was marked by Zhang Chen, his skill is ’one mark, follows the causality and marks them all’, the entire celestial demon was captured in one swoop!
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s head sensed the danger at this moment. His eyes looked at Zhang Chen with horror: "What did you do to me?"
"What did I do to you?" Zhang Chen’s lips curved into a pleasant arc, and in the next moment, the Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing skill activated. Invisible chains extended out of the void, connecting to unknown places.
Among these chains was one that connected Zhang Chen and the celestial demon’s head in front of him.
"What kind of ghostly thing is this?" The celestial demon’s head wanted to sever the chain connection but couldn’t, a terrifying feeling rising from his heart.
Zhang Chen held the chain, giving it a gentle tug, and dozens of chains pulled together. The Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s dozens of avatars were all dragged out, appearing before Zhang Chen as they crossed space, then saw those dozens of avatars instantly fuse, transforming into the original self of the celestial demon’s head, pulled close by Zhang Chen.
"Boy, let me go quickly! How dare you disrespect your ancestor, I won’t let this slide!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s head kept cursing Zhang Chen, his voice full of anger.
He wanted to escape but couldn’t, tightly bound by the chains.
He attempted to invade Zhang Chen, only to see the True God Golden Light flowing around Zhang Chen’s body. The Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s head could not get close to Zhang Chen by an inch.
Zhang Chen directly contracted the True God Golden Light, trapping the celestial demon’s head, then used the True God Golden Light to erode the opponent’s origin.
At this time, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon beside Zhang Chen suddenly lit up his eyes, jumping out: "Zhang Chen, you did a great job, I indeed didn’t misjudge you. If you weaken his power by half, I can swallow him to restore the completeness of my form."
"Damn you! How dare you collude with an outsider to harm your own kind, you are simply a disgrace!" The head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon was constantly eroded by the True God Golden Light, angrily cursing the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"A good cat is the one that can catch mice, we are celestial demons after all, and we will use all means necessary. Besides, you and I are originally one; you are me, I am you. You are merely reverting back to integration, led by my consciousness, it’s not like you’re dead, why are you agitated?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon said to its own head.
The head of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon was instantly displeased upon hearing this: "I am the noble head, all limbs and bones are under my jurisdiction. I am high above, you all should submit to me. Why am I the one to merge with you, led by your consciousness?"
"Torso, I order you as the head to voluntarily abandon your consciousness and merge with me!" The celestial demon’s head commanded the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon rolled his eyes at the words: "Simply an idiot! Suppressed in the Exquisite Tower for millennia, disconnected from the outside for hundreds of thousands of years, you’ve been suppressed until you’re silly!"
In the next moment, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon opened its huge mouth, swallowing the head constrained by the True God Golden Light. Zhang Chen took back the True God Golden Light, and the Great Freedom Celestial Demon swallowed it whole, his figure twisting into a black lotus flower.
The lotus was pure black and quiet, flickering with pure black light, appearing mysterious yet profound.
The lotus bloomed into the sixth grade, with purple electric lights flowing above, and with these purple lights flashing, the lotus quickly grew. In just a few breaths, it moved from the sixth to the seventh grade, and the growth didn’t stop, reaching the ninth grade within over thirty breaths.
Finally, the flower reached the tenth grade, then ceased opening. After distorting in the void, it transformed into a black-robed figure, quietly standing there as if pondering something.
"How are things? Have you finished the fusion?" Zhang Chen asked the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"Fusion complete, recalled some fragmented memories, but need some time to organize them," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said to Zhang Chen.
"Thank you, Zhang Chen!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon appreciated Zhang Chen for once, the voice filled with unimaginable antiquity, as if undergoing some unknown transformation.
"No need to thank me, our future has long been bound together," Zhang Chen replied to the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, a sentence that seemed to be both an admonition and a lament.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon smiled bitterly at Zhang Chen’s words: "Boy, just what is your identity? This chain is too overbearing, even though I’ve recovered part of my origin, I still can’t shake this chain at all."
He didn’t believe Zhang Chen was ordinary mortal being; could a mortal being have such means? It was simply a joke! He suspected that even those beyond the Dao Fruit Realm could not shake this chain.