In the past, Meng Wan had entered the Nine Underworlds with Yan Zhaoge and Fu Yunchi to search for Feng Yunsheng.
She even came into contact with the traces left behind after the battle between the Sword Devil – Yin Shiyang and Yan Zhaoge's grandfather – the Sword God – Yan Xintang.
"As for the Wood Devil, I remember my father mentioning it before. Amongst the Six Supreme Devils, he was one of the few that never reincarnated. He was a top-notch Great Devil that existed since ancient times."
After hearing Yan Zhaoge and the others' explanation about the Twelve Devilish Gods, Meng Wan had a deep impression of them.
Fu Yunchi said, "That's right. The Devil of Fire, the Devil of Aged Metal, the Water Devil, and the Earth Devil had reincarnated many times after their deaths. Only the Heart Devil and the Shadow Devil had existed ever since their birth."
"Despite experiencing many setbacks, the Nine Underworlds' Great Devils that were equivalent to our Daoism's Grand Heavenly Immortal weren't limited to just the Six Supreme Devils due to their reincarnation."
"However, the Six Supreme Devils' strength had always been above the other Great Devils. They were only inferior to the Six Ancestral Devils." Fu Yunchi shook his head, "Not long after the Devil of Aged Metal had reincarnated into the Sword Devil – Yin Shiyang, he fought against the Exalted Gold Luminary. In the end, he perished before he could recover from his weakened state."
"If he was given more time, he would be able to recreate the Devil of Aged Metal's terrifying strength."
Although the Brocade Emperor didn't wish for the Devil of Aged Metal to reappear, he still acknowledged his strength.
Meng Wan looked at Feng Yunsheng, "The Devil of Aged Metal was so strong, and he had perished more than once. Then, the Wood Devil that had existed for so long …"
Yan Zhaoge continued, "The Shadow Devil, or the Wood Devil. His situation was rather unique, and the fluctuations of his strength were rather large."
After thinking for a while, he said, "If you want to describe the Shadow Devil's strength, these words might be the most suitable."
"Strong against the strong, weak against the weak."
Fu Yunchi nodded, "That's right."
Although she did not inherit the memories of the Exalted Rahu Luminary – Jian Shunhua, with her experiences in the Nine Underworlds, Feng Yunsheng had a deeper understanding of the Devils. She nodded as well, "However, this is only for opponents of the same level. For those below the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he only needs to suppress them with his cultivation base."
Yan Zhaoge smiled and said, "Those beneath the Heavenly Immortal realm wouldn't be able to see through his transformation at all. They wouldn't be able to differentiate the real from the fake, and they would lose without even fighting."
The Shadow Demon was the first Wood Demon among the Twelve Devilish Gods. It had existed since ancient times until now.
His special ability was to transform into someone else's appearance.
Not only was there no flaw in the appearance, more importantly, even the cultivation and martial arts of the other party could be imitated. It was completely the same.
That was why there was a saying that one would become stronger when encountering the strong and weaker when encountering the weak.
Within the same realm, the upper limit of one's combat prowess in a fight might be frighteningly high, or it might be extraordinarily low.
However, the Shadow Devil Transformation seemed to only be possible in front of the opponent, like a shadow following the body.
Since ancient times, until now, there had never been a Shadow Demon who had transformed into the same person after not meeting for many years.
Of course, this didn't mean that he couldn't do it. The Shadow Demon was cunning and it was hard for outsiders to know his exact details.
The main reason why the Shadow Devil had been active since its birth and was as difficult to kill as the Inner Demons was because of its unique Authority.
There was almost no one that he couldn't transform into.
According to the legends, the Shadow Devil had transformed into the head of Daoism's Four Imperials – the Heaven Reigning Purple Tenuity Polaris Emperor, the Demon Race's Great Sage of the Ocean Overturning – the Dragon Demon King, the Buddhism's Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and even the Nine Underworlds' first generation Devil of Fire.
"We cultivate the dao to comprehend the creation of the heavens and earth, as well as the laws of nature." Yan Zhaoge explained, "While we comprehend the heavens and earth, we're also influencing the heavens and earth, and the laws of the heavens and earth would be reciprocated to us."
"The Shadow Devil's uniqueness lies in the fact that he could come into contact with the laws of the heavens and earth, and form the miraculous laws of the heavens and earth."
"However, a shadow is still a shadow. Although he could transform into various supreme martial arts, he couldn't truly transform them into his own. Naturally, he couldn't pass them down."
"Most people think that he couldn't transform into an existence older than him, or an expert that surpassed the Heavenly Immortal Realm."
Yan Zhaoge spread his palms apart, "Even so, he's still very tyrannical. After all, as the first generation Wood Devil, he's already very ancient. There are only a few who are older than him and possess a higher cultivation."
Of course, the Shadow Devil's transformation into a real shadow might be countered.
At the very least, history had proven that he couldn't transform into the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Yellow Qi, the head of the Grand Clear Later Heaven Five Ultimates.
As for the Jade Clear's first scripture, the Peerless Heavenly Scripture, and the Prime Clear's last scripture, the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture, the Shadow Devil wouldn't be able to transform into any of them either.
Recently, Suo Mingzhang had proven that the Heaven Severing Scripture could stop the Shadow Devil's transformation.
If not, the Shadow Devil wouldn't have retreated so decisively.
"These are all problems that the Wood Devil would face when facing other bigwig experts of the same level. Now …" Meng Wan looked at Feng Yunsheng with a worried expression.
Feng Yunsheng smiled, "It can't be helped. Fortunately, the Nine Underworlds' Evil Devils are hated by everyone. Even the Wood Devil can't be too reckless."
After chatting for a while, Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng bade farewell to those of the Red Lotus Cliff. They exited this space and returned to the Eastern Vast Heaven Territory.
Now that the Eastern Vast Heaven Territory was unfolded, the Broad Creed Mountain's operations gradually resumed, and the Broad Creed Sect's disciples woke up one after another.
While consuming pills and medicinal qi to cultivate, they were also adjusting themselves to the current unstable situation.
Most of the Broad Creed Mountain's disciples were calm.
As the witnesses of a legend's birth, they were more confident in Yan Zhaoge than anyone else.
"The bigwigs of the New Kunlun Nine Luminaries of the past truly brightened an era." Ah Hu imitated Yan Zhaoge's actions and touched his chin, "However, they all had their own ideas."
"In the end, the Earthly Sovereign ended up alone. None of the Nine Luminaries of the past were of the same mind as him."
Xiao Ai sat in a lotus position and placed her hands on her knees. She held her chin and snorted, "He deserved it."
Yan Zhaoge shrugged, "Strictly speaking, only the Exalted Solar Luminary and the Exalted Lunar Luminary are on the same side. Of course, there's also the non-existent Exalted Concealed Luminary."
"Although the Exalted Wood Luminary is also inclined towards the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor, he also has his own ideas. Our ancestor, the Exalted Gold Luminary, seems to be in a similar situation."
"Moreover, it's still uncertain if the Gao and the Ling Luminary would always be on the same side."
Even if they were on the same path, it didn't mean that their methods, principles, and methods were the same.
There might still be differences.
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