Before Empress Nuwa suppressed the Human Demon, he had already reached the level of a Quasi-Saint. This was far beyond the strength of the Divine Sovereign who was merely an Innate Dao Sovereign.
The Divine Sovereign knew this, so after uttering a vicious threat, he didn’t hesitate and rushed towards the Three Realms.
As long as he could reach the Three Realms, he knew he could be saved.
Watching the back of the Divine Sovereign, the Human Demon couldn’t help but shake his head.
Then, without any evident movement on his part, the divine light on his body suddenly burst out, transforming into terrifying shadow figures that rushed towards the Divine Sovereign.
These shadow figures took the form of dragons, demons, immortals, and more... Each unique and immensely powerful. The most powerful figures amongst them were even comparable to an Innate Dao Sovereign.
The fleeing Divine Sovereign felt a sense of impending danger approaching from behind. He flashed a hint of madness in his eyes and started to smash the Taoist Master Level Fierce Beast in his hand in an act of sacrifice to Heavenly Dao to acquire a vast power to return to the Three Realms.
However, before the Divine Sovereign could offer the Fierce Beast as a sacrifice, he saw the Human Demon behind him open his mouth and inhale sharply. In an instant, the body of the Fierce Beast transformed into a black line, getting sucked into the belly of the Human Demon.
At the same time, the shadow figures swarmed over, swallowing the Divine Sovereign and continually tearing at him.
During this time, although the Divine Sovereign used the Innate Thunder edict to resist desperately, how could the power of a Taoist Master match the might of a Quasi-Saint? All his resistance was in vain against the Human Demon and was easily shattered.
Before long, under the onslaught of the shadow figures, the Innate Thunder edict gradually lost its luster, turning into an ordinary symbol edict flying back into the hand of the Divine Sovereign. Now, without the protection of the Innate Thunder edict, the body of the Divine Sovereign was exposed to the shadow figures.
Among the roars, the shadow figures rushed forward, starting to tear at the body of the Divine Sovereign, bit by bit devouring his flesh and blood.
Why was he called the Human Demon?
Because his power was all gained by devouring living creatures. The shadow figures on his body were all manifestations of the creatures he had devoured.
The races of the Prehistoric World, except the Human Race, had all more or less been devoured by him. Hence, he was called the Human Demon and was abhorred by all races.
By devouring the creatures of all races, he had achieved the level of a Quasi-Saint, and for this very reason, he was besieged and attacked by the strongest from all races. Even Great Divine Transcendents were disturbed, intending to suppress this Demon who caused havoc among all races.
In the end, were it not for Empress Nuwa’s intervention, suppressing the Human Demon into the depths of hell, he would have been slain by the Great Divine Transcendents long ago. Her act of suppression was, in fact, a form of unorthodox protection.
The blood-soaked Divine Sovereign, under the siege of the shadow figures, let out a cry of desperation, followed by an attempt to self-detonate, using his last resort.
Even if it meant self-destructing and dispersing all his power, he didn’t want to be devoured by the Human Demon, to become nourishment for his cultivation.
However, before the Divine Sovereign could self-detonate, the figure of the Human Demon twisted, transforming into a pitch-black hole, swallowing him up.
With a thunderous explosion, the body of the Divine Sovereign burst open, releasing an unparalleled power set to obliterate everything.
However, within the black hole, countless chaotic timelines emerged, dispersing the power generated from the self-detonation of the Divine Sovereign. It was divided into countless strands and scattered into different timelines, slowly wearing away.
"Having devoured an Innate Dao Sovereign, at last, some of my strength has been restored."
After a moment, the black hole distorted and once again transformed into the figure of the Human Demon.
As for the Divine Sovereign, he had completely vanished from this world, or rather, he had become one with the Human Demon. Within the divine light of the Human Demon, a new figure quietly appeared, its appearance exactly similar to that of the Divine Sovereign.
Jiang Chen was unaware of what was happening in the Chaos, for at that moment, he had arrived in Splendid Heaven. Led by a group of palace maidens, he entered the palace of Emperor Wa.
However, Jiang Chen did not meet Empress Nuwa. Instead, he was led to a side hall where a golden-clad young girl was waiting for him, holding two jade boxes.
As soon as he saw the young girl, Jiang Chen promptly saluted, "Jiang Chen from the Jiang Family, pays his respects to the ancestor."
The young girl was none other than Flame Emperor’s daughter, Nuwa. Although she was designated as the Goddess of Taiyin by the Flame Emperor, she rarely went to Taiyin due to her dislike of the environment, and instead, she often stayed in the palace of Emperor Wa in Splendid Heaven for her practice.
Upon seeing Jiang Chen, Nuwa nodded with a smile, saying, "The Empress has summoned you, she has a task for you to fulfill. Are you willing?"
Without asking what the task was, Jiang Chen readily agreed, "Jiang Chen is willing. No matter what the Empress asks of me, I vow to complete it without fail and not disappoint the Empress’s expectations."
Hearing this, Nuwa chuckled, "It’s not as serious as you make it out to be. The task the Empress has for you is a minor one."
Then Nuwa handed one of the colorful jade boxes in her hand to Jiang Chen, "The Empress wants you, at the right time, to hand over the item inside this box to Sun Wukong."
Taking over the jade box, Jiang Chen gave Nuwa a surprised look, not understanding what she meant.
Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Nuwa explained, "In these years, with the Empress in secluded contemplation, disregarding worldly affairs, some people have been becoming increasingly reckless and no longer respect the Empress."
They have not yet settled the matters of the Investiture of Gods, yet they wish to lay their hands on the Sky-mending Stones."
"So, the Empress wants to take this opportunity to give some of these people a good lesson, so they know that it’s not easy taking advantage of her. They will have to pay back whatever they’ve taken."