Countless swords, all extraordinary items, are submerged within this Lava Lake.

These swords include not only those forged by Gongye Baiduan but also those crafted by the ancestors of the Gongye family throughout the generations.

So many treasured swords have been submerged in this Lava Lake, awaiting the day when the Sword God would return.

"With the elite of ten thousand swords, enhance the blade's edge. What was once a hypothesis of Rui is to be put into practice today."

The Sword God sighed deeply and said, "I shall accept the Gongye family's favor."

Heavenly Talent pierced through space and flew out, emitting a crisp sword cry.

In an instant——

"Clang clang clang······"

The chorus of ten thousand swords resounded; amidst the surging lava tides were countless Sword Qi of varying sizes and natures, their sharp aura piercing even the experienced Gongye Baiduan who had accompanied these swords for decades.

These swords, which had slumbered for years, decades, centuries, were awakened by the sword cry of Heavenly Talent, offering a portion of their sharpness to the supreme Divine Sword.

Sword Qi, like awns and rain, flew out from the Lava Lake, merging into Heavenly Talent suspended mid-air. With each Sword Qi that entered, the edge of Heavenly Talent grew sharper, its strength enhanced a bit.

One can imagine that once the elite of ten thousand swords has fully merged with Heavenly Talent, its sharpness will dominate the world.

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A thousand feet underground, the forging of the Doomsday Myth was also underway.

Beneath the hollow magma of the stone platform, sounds of "creak creak" were heard, akin to a ferocious beast gnawing on something. The Great Evil King was merging with the Doomsday Myth, or rather, being devoured by it.

Qing Yu let out a low, deep shout, and three pillars of energy rose from the stone platform, blasting upwards, piercing through the rock layers between here and the surface with a sound of shock and awe that left the observers astounded and speechless.

To blast through a thousand feet of rock with one's own strength seems equivalent to a Divine Demon walking the earth in the eyes of the few standing by.

With the tunnel opened, the Array Map beneath their feet emitted a faint light, while the three Evil Stars positioned at the triangle of the array felt a great disaster looming, instinctively resonating with their natal stars above, drawing down Star Power.

At this moment, the Sword Maiden wielded the Heavenly Blade, and Xuanyin Sword Residence held the Heavenly Demon Sword, simultaneously piercing the bodies of Gao Boyang and Liang Nixing, with Sword Qi and Blade Energy breaking through their Dantian and heart veins, extinguishing their lives.

The blood seeping out was absorbed by the Array Map, while the Primordial Spirits of the Killing, Breaking, and Wolf Three Stars were forcibly extracted.

"Kill kill kill!"

"I hate!"

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The sounds of ghostly wails and wolf howls were unending, as the Primordial Spirits of the three, driven by killing intent and hatred, charged towards the center of the Array Map where Qing Yu stood, with streams of Star Power accompanying their Primordial Spirits, even materializing the Dharma Images of the Star Lords of the Seven Killings, Po Jun, and Greedy Wolf, the Three Evil Stars.

One must admit, the Elder Shiming's efforts in cultivating the Three Evil Stars over the years have truly been substantial; even in the state of Primordial Spirit, they can unleash such an offensive. Especially for Jashu, who passed away long ago, his Primordial Spirit sealed in the Greedy Wolf Sword for years ended up nourishing a fierce energy instead.

However, it is unfortunate that these three could not contend with Qing Yu while alive, let alone now that they are dead.

Extending his hand to channel energy, Qing Yu absorbed all three Primordial Spirits into his palm, where no matter how fiercely they struggled, they could not break through the True Qi to touch Qing Yu.

Qing Yu indifferently manipulated his True Qi, kneading the three Primordial Spirits into a ball and tossing it onto the hollow at the center of the Array Map.

"Whoosh——"

A crimson blade tip emerged from the magma, piercing the Primordial Spirit sphere, and amidst the desperate wails of the three, it, like a dragon sucking water, drained the Primordial Spirits in one go, slowly rising from the magma.

Its form resembled a blood-red scorpion, constructed from layers upon layers of hook blades, with blades and hooks covering its entire body like scorpion legs, and the blade's edge curving like a scythe in a perfect arc, reminiscent of a scorpion's tail poised to deliver a lethal strike at any moment.

This weapon possessed a dark aesthetic, bizarre and sinister yet not without beauty. Its hilt had two scorpion legs, which were now constantly swaying as if they were living.

"Buzz——"

The Array Map shone brightly, drawing upon the power of the Evil Star from above and the energy of the subterranean magma below, tempering this unparalleled Evil Weapon.

Meanwhile, Qing Yu extended his hand to grip the hilt, and the crimson Demon Sword immediately extended two tentacle-like metal appendages that resembled blood vessels, binding Qing Yu's right arm and extracting the surging Qi and blood.

The power of the Evil Star was the Heavenly Evil, the magma contained the destructive force from beneath the earth, while Qing Yu's Qi and blood were forged from the Blood Vault. Heaven, Earth, and Man converged into a single weapon, drawing upon the Tribulation Qi that permeated the world.

"Boom——"

Countless greyish unknown energies converged from all directions, gathering upon the newly born Demon Sword.

"Who is it?"

A cold gaze pierced through the distance, through the mountains and rivers, making everyone feel thorny at their backs, their minds involuntarily trembling.

"Hmm?" Qing Yu turned his gaze in a certain direction, chuckling lightly, "What a coincidence, the Sword God happens to be in Hong Province."

With the Tribulation Device initially formed, the Tribulation Qi sharpened its edge, and the Sword God, in the same province, sensed the emergence of something threatening his foundation, witnessing it from afar with Sword Intent.

"Perhaps this is the Doomsday Myth's tribulation?"

Whenever a divine or demonic artifact is born, a tribulation will naturally ensue; overcoming it leads to prosperity, failing to do so makes existence in the world difficult.

Since the Sword God has become aware of the Doomsday Myth, he will absolutely not allow it to exist. The human tribulation is arriving soon······

Yet at this moment, another turn of events occurred.

Above the heavenly vault, stars appeared in daylight, and among the multitude of flashing stars, a fiery red star was most conspicuous. Its vivid crimson hue was akin to the Demon Sword Qing Yu wielded at that moment, bringing a sense of extreme ominousness and disaster.

This phenomenon caught everyone's attention, especially this blood-red star, which was known even to those unfamiliar with celestial omens.

It is called "Mars Guarding the Heart," an omen of ill fortune.

The historical texts record: "Mars is chaos, destruction, disease, death, famine, war. It resides in two lodges above, and in three months there will be calamity, in five months an army, in seven months half the territory lost, in nine months the majority of the territory lost. With its appearance and disappearance, the nation ceases its offerings."

Though somewhat exaggerated, the ill fortune of this star is known throughout the world.

It was also at the moment of the appearance of the Mars Guarding the Heart omen that Qing Yu sensed an abnormal movement within, as two streams of demonic qi stirred restlessly, restrained only by his suppression, which prevented them from manifesting outwardly.

'Silent Annihilation Demon Energy and Formless Demon Energy, this sign······' Qing Yu slightly closed his eyes.

The same abnormal movement occurred with the Sword God, and since he himself was an earthly Heavenly Demon, the Ten Thousand Tribulations Demonic Qi was not like other demonic qi that was merely residual, the phenomenon was even greater.

"Boom—"

Natural disaster, human calamity, endless Tribulation Qi surged from the Sword God's body, vast and mighty like Canghai, even the Magma Lake lost its hue under this Tribulation Qi.

"This sign······"

The Sword God suddenly laughed, "Hahaha······the sixth path of the most ferocious Evil Qi has moved."

Compared to Qing Yu, he sensed even more. The Sword God could clearly feel that the foundation of the last most ferocious Evil Qi, the last Heavenly Demon, had moved.

This signifies that the descent of the Sixth Heavenly Demon might not be far off.

In the Heavenly Demon Palace, the Demon Lord sitting on the throne of ten thousand demons opened his eyes, shooting out black devil light.

On the East Sea Coast, in the midst of a tangled battle with Jiang Haogang, Oda Nobunaga raised his head and roared wildly, demonic qi above him coalesced into a Heavenly Demon Image, overlapping with the phantom of Orochi.

The legacy of the Third Heavenly Demon, the Great Freedom Sky Demon, also emerged. Its master came from Japan, bringing war to the Central Plains—the notorious Oda Nobunaga.

"The Sixth Heavenly Demon is undoubtedly me!"

Oda Nobunaga gathered demonic qi, his battle power further increased, the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword slashed at the True Body of Emperor Yan, evil weapon and demonic qi combined, causing him to stagger back three steps.

"I am Oda Nobunaga, I am the Sixth Heavenly Demon King!"

Oda Nobunaga called out loudly, below the Japanese also shouted with fervor: "Oda Nobunaga, Sixth Heavenly Demon King! Oda Nobunaga, Sixth Heavenly Demon King!"

The first general of the Japan Shogunate, Oda Nobunaga, he came to invade the Central Plains, and also for the Sixth Heavenly Demon.

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'Demonic qi abnormal movement, it seems that the chance for the Sixth Heavenly Demon's descent is not far off.'

Qing Yu could not sense the Sixth Heavenly Demon's energy's movement as clearly as the Sword God, but with his vast knowledge he could naturally deduce the truth based on experience.

At this time, the East Sea Coast and Ling Province's border were all ablaze with battle fire. Shu Province's chaos was not long past, and still many places remained desolate.

In this situation, Qing Yu's forging of the Tribulation Device was akin to providing a catalyst, causing the flames to ignite.

'However, with the Tribulation Device in my hand, I can appropriately delay the initiation of tribulation, which is both advantageous and disadvantageous.' Qing Yu thought to himself.

Emerging chaos, actually even if Qing Yu doesn't forge the Tribulation Device, the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sky Demon would trigger the disaster omen of Mars Guarding the Heart. By obtaining the Tribulation Device, he instead gained relative control, able to delay the great tribulation's commencement.

This great tribulation, although manufactured by Qing Yu and others, is not something they can obliterate on a whim. Only by mastering the Tribulation Device can the initiation time be properly suppressed.

Of course, the premise is—the Tribulation Device must remain in the world.

Having yet to pass the Sword God, whether the Doomsday Myth can exist is still uncertain.

"Just right, by tempering the blade with the blood of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sky Demon, the Tribulation's might is even greater." Qing Yu stated coldly.

Tribulation is also opportunity, all things are two-sided. The Ten Thousand Tribulations Sky Demon is both the calamity of the Doomsday Myth and its chance. If upon emerging witness the blood of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sky Demon, the Tribulation Device becomes even more worthy of its name.

The blade swung, blood-red blade light pointed directly towards the Sword God, initiating a challenge.

"Is it a blade?"

The Sword God sensed the unabashed killing intent and Sword Intent, and also laughed loudly: "Interesting! Before battling the Sword God, fighting you is also a delight."

Heavenly talent of the Ten Thousand Swords' essence fell into the Sword God's palm, the Divine Sword, possessing spirit, emitted a sword cry in response to the challenge.

Even greater heavenly talent longs to test the sword.

"Ancestor······" Gongye Baiduan looked at the sword god with fervent battle intent.

"Hahaha······"

In high spirits, the Sword God paid no heed to Gongye Baiduan, stepping into the Magma Lake.

Simultaneously, Qing Yu too submerged into the lava pool, moving towards his target along the underground magma.

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