Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate Chapter 340: An Immortal Tool with Spirituality

Jiang Chen soon stumbled upon the next wave of supporting characters. Astonishingly, these peculiar individuals resided in an underground space, hidden within a massive sinkhole.

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"Damn it, damn it all!" Mo Hao roared, seemingly driven to madness.

"Why has such a perfect opportunity for a grand display been ruined?"

"I can't accept this. Had I successfully put on a pretentious act, I'd be on the fast track to the Nirvana Peering realm!" His uncontainable fury and resentment made him yearn to obliterate everything in his vicinity!

Suddenly, his divine sense picked up the presence of a unit of ten thousand members from the demon race!

These demons wore displeased expressions and were flying toward Red Maple City. It was evident that the abrupt eradication of ten thousand of their kin in Red Maple City had caught the demon race's attention, thus triggering immediate reinforcements.

However, the forces bound for Red Maple City likely extended beyond just this single legion. Of the initial fifty thousand demon race troops that had emerged from the projection of the Myriad Demons Sky Piercing Mirror, only forty thousand remained, all presumably en route to Red Maple City.

Ironically, Jiang Chen had already transported the inhabitants of Red Maple City to the Immortal Martial Cave Heaven; therefore, the arriving demon race members would find only an empty city awaiting them.

"Another wave of demons! And among them, a powerhouse in the Late-stage Transcendence realm!" Mo Hao felt a rush of elation upon spotting the members of the demon race.

However, he found himself conflicted. "Damn it, what's the best way to act pretentious now?"

Given his combat prowess, Mo Hao was just a bit stronger than the average practitioner in the Middle-stage Transcendence realm. Challenging someone at the Late-stage Transcendence realm was simply unthinkable!

Suddenly, all the members of the demon race within his divine sense stopped in their tracks and turned to gaze at a distant, massive sinkhole.

Remarkably, a column of white light emanated from this sinkhole, and a potent surge of energy exploded outward, creating a defensive barrier.

"What?!" Mo Hao blurted out in disbelief. "People actually live here too? They appear peculiar; I'll just refer to them as 'Inhumans' for the time being."

"The energy emanating from that column of light...it's tremendously powerful, certainly on par with the Transcendence realm—and not a low level of it, either!"

"Yet, I can't detect the aura of any Transcendence realm powerhouses. Could this be the work of an immortal tool?"

"It has to be an immortal tool, no question. The Immortal Martial Continent possessing such a foundation is fantastic!" As he observed the distant column of light and the skyward-reaching defensive barrier, he immediately attributed it to the power of an immortal tool.

Once a dandy from a prestigious clan, Mo Hao had been the owner of multiple immortal tools. However, those were confiscated when his family faced adversity.

Now, an immortal tool had once again presented itself before him!

Should he manage to acquire this immortal tool, he would gain the capability to eliminate Late-stage Transcendence realm demons!

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Simultaneously, Nangong Wan's voice echoed in Jiang Chen's Sea of Consciousness, tinged with a hint of astonishment, "It's an immortal tool! And it's not just any ordinary immortal tool!"

"I detected a touch of spirituality within its power!"

"Typically, only Void Tribulation realm immortal tools carry such spirituality," she elaborated, her tone laced with curiosity.

Weapons, by their very nature, are inanimate objects; for them to develop spirituality is extraordinarily challenging.

Essentially, not only must they embody the power of various Great Daos, but they must also encompass the Great Dao of Life. Only under such conditions could the potential for spirituality arise, eventually leading them to evolve into sentient artifacts.

"The strength of this aura clearly doesn't belong to a Void Tribulation realm immortal tool," Shangguan Ning further elaborated. "It must be an immortal tool below the Void Tribulation realm that, through some serendipitous event, has acquired the Great Dao of Life and consequently developed a touch of spirituality."

"Either way," Jiang Chen declared firmly, "this immortal tool is unquestionably Mo Hao's ticket to a turnaround!"

'Once he succeeds in his pretentious act, this weapon will become Mo Hao's personal armament, significantly boosting his combat capabilities,' he mused.

'I'll thwart his pretentious endeavors and seize this opportunity for myself!' A sly grin formed on his lips as he headed straight toward the column of light.

Jiang Chen's speed far surpassed that of Mo Hao; the two were simply not in the same league.

He quickly reached the massive sinkhole before Mo Hao did. Furthermore, in an instant, he employed the Void Tribulation Soul to merge with Nangong Wan's soul, assuming her identity.

This was necessary to avoid arousing suspicion, as it would be highly dubious for Shangguan Ning—who had just been pretending to be an 'old woman' in Red Maple City—to suddenly materialize at this giant sinkhole where the immortal tool was located.

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Simultaneously, within the massive sinkhole, voices erupted in anxious tones, "Those have to be the legendary demons!"

"They're formidable; their leader is at the Late-stage Transcendence realm, while our strongest is merely at the Half-step Transcendence realm. How can we possibly stand against them?"

"Can we depend on the immortal tool to repel these invaders?"

"It's a long shot. The immortal tool has been self-repairing for countless years and has even acquired a touch of spirituality. But without a formidable wielder, its full potential can't be unleashed."

"So what's our course of action? Are we doomed to sit here and await our demise?"

Clad in unique, eccentric garments, individual after individual stared at the immortal tool's barrier, their faces etched with desperation, as hopelessness gradually filled their hearts.

At that moment, the immortal tool responsible for the barrier began to hum, emitting waves of potent energy that resonated throughout the area.

Subsequently, threads of immense force coalesced into a semi-illusory longsword.

The longsword swayed and maneuvered through the air as though it had life, embodying an indomitable will within that glimmer of spirituality—as if it would prefer to break than to yield!

For the inhumans inhabiting the colossal sinkhole, the immortal tool had been an object of veneration for endless years within their secluded world.

The tool's display of an indomitable and fearless spirit at this critical juncture immediately reignited the inhumans' fighting spirit.

In clusters, they began to funnel their own energy into the immortal tool.

As a result, the power emanating from the immortal tool experienced an immediate and significant amplification!

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"Given that this immortal tool possesses a degree of spirituality, it can exercise its own power to a certain extent," Nangong Wan's composed voice echoed in Jiang Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

"Furthermore, among the inhumans in that giant sinkhole, there are cultivators at the Half-step Transcendence realm and Dao Palace realm. Their contributions should be beneficial."

"If I were to speculate, the immortal tool alone could probably stave off the demon race's Transcendence realm powerhouse for a while."

"This window of time would be Mo Hao's golden opportunity," she finished, her voice imbued with measured certainty.

"A spiritual immortal tool isn't something that just anyone can wield. The user must gain the tool's recognition to employ it effectively," Shangguan Ning added. "I surmise that Mo Hao likely acquired the immortal tool first, used it to slay the demons, and in doing so, earned the tool's approval."

"In that case, I won't afford Mo Hao the opportunity to collaborate with the immortal tool," Jiang Chen said, a slight smile gracing his lips.

"The one to fight in tandem with this immortal tool will be me!" He positioned himself directly over the massive sinkhole.

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At that moment, the group from the demon race also reached the perimeter of the giant sinkhole.

Their leader, a Late-stage Transcendence realm demon by the name of Ben Man, was a member of the Vajra Demon Clan. With an imposing physique, extraordinary qi and blood, he was so immense that he seemed like a mountain!

"An immortal tool!" Ben Man's eyes widened in amazement as he exclaimed. "To think that one could still uncover such an artifact in the Immortal Martial Continent!"

"This immortal tool even bears a hint of spirituality; even His Excellency, the Demon Lord, would no doubt find it captivating!"

"Hahaha, this is nothing short of divine intervention! Possessing this immortal tool will surely etch my name, Ben Man, into the memory of His Excellency, the Demon Lord!" He peered down at the protective barrier below, which was formed by the immortal tool and also projected the shadow of a longsword, his eyes ablaze with overwhelming excitement and greed.

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