With Pimosh laying down his life to awaken the Asura Progenitor Demon God, the ritual was greatly hastened. The Asura King's flesh and blood withered even faster, and his hair turned snowy-white as the life force drained from his body. The Asuras of the Blood Sea Army outside burst into bloody mist, which were then absorbed by the surrounding formation runes.

Just then, the sun suddenly appeared in the sky and illuminated the dark world, exposing the hidden formation runes. Blasts of light were hurled at the formation runes, causing the formation to flicker in uncertainty. The rate at which it absorbed the asuras' blood and flesh slowed down.

"It's the Sun Goddess!"

As a long-time enemy of the Celestials, the Asuras recognized her right away and trembled in fear. They wondered if this was a ploy from the Celestials, and the thought that the Celestials had already infiltrated their forbidden land terrified them.

Just then, a gorgeous woman riding on a white elephant rode into the battlefield and shouted, "The Sun Goddess is my friend. She has come to save us!"

"Princess Liuli!"

Some of the Asuras recognized her and cheered.

The previous uprising had been contained within the upper echelons, so the Asura King and Princess Liuli still enjoyed tremendous prestige among the normal Asuras.

Princess Liuli quickly said, "This formation siphons away your blood essence and life force. Heed my order and destroy the formation runes."

Her voice wasn't particularly loud, but it was clearly relayed to every Asura.

The Blood Sea Army had just lost its vice-commander before being plunged into this abrupt crisis. They were without a leader at the moment. Now that Princess Liuli had taken their reins, they finally began to display the strength of the Asuras' most elite army. In an organized manner, they started destroying the surrounding formation runes.

Princess Liuli breathed a sigh of relief. The other three major factions, whom she and Xihe had liaised with, were on their way here. They'd thought that there would be a fight with the Blood Sea Army, only to see a vile formation plaguing them. It was a good thing that they could resolve this peacefully.

While Xihe illuminated the sky, she looked toward the Abyss of Eternal Night worriedly, wondering how Zu An was faring inside.

Zu An looked at the sight with a smile. He'd been worried that those two could have met with danger. It was a huge relief that they were fine.

The impairment of the formation prevented the Asura Progenitor Demon God from regaining its original strength.

Just then, Zu An heard a sigh beside him. "Darling, you have ruined my plan."

The Heavenly Devil Empress was a top expert specializing in illusions, after all. Zu An's illusion couldn't possibly trap her for long. The moment she snapped out of the illusion, she realized that the Asura Progenitor Demon God was nowhere as powerful as she expected it to be. That made her so angry that she clenched her jaws.

But Zu An didn't have the spare energy to answer her. The Asura Progenitor Demon God had already locked onto him, viewing him as the culprit who had hindered him from returning to his previous peak. He raised his leg, which seemed to cover the entire sky, to trample on Zu An.

Zu An sensed space constricting around him. He felt like Sun Wukong being faced with the Rulai Buddha's palm. But unlike Sun Wukong, Zu An was adept at spatial transformations. There was no way he could be trapped that easily. With a simple instantaneous movement, he dodged the devastating attack.

At the same time, he conjured countless swords to bombard the Asura Progenitor Demon God. When his target was that big, there was no need to aim at all.

But Zu An narrowed his eyes. He noticed runes glowing on the Asura Progenitor Demon God's skin the moment his attacks landed, neutralizing his sword ki. There wasn't the slightest wound inflicted.

The Heavenly Devil Empress laughed. "The Asura Progenitor Demon God is an entity who single-handedly fought off countless celestials back then. He carries the Asura Blessing. No weapon, fire, or water can get through his skin."

Zu An had also noticed the Asura Progenitor Demon God's insanely high physical and magical immunity. No wonder Pimosh had such faith in him and believed he could turn the tables.

Enraged by the attack, the Asura Progenitor Demon God rushed at him with a roar.

An Asura's strength could be estimated based on their number of arms. Even the strongest, the Asura King, only had nine arms, but this fellow had over a hundred arms! If he had regained his full strength, he could even have had thousands, if not tens of thousands of arms.

Zu An knew better than to clash directly with such an entity. His eyes glowed with a mysterious light—Primordial Mirage! It took a target's memories and desires to construct an illusory realm and trap them within.

While the Asura Progenitor Demon God was powerful, he had been dead for many years now. Even if he had retained some of his soul due to his overwhelming strength, that soul was now in an extremely feeble state.

On top of that, the ritual had been incomplete. There hadn't been enough sacrifices for him to make a full revival. Even saying that he had been revived was a misnomer; he seemed more like a zombie if anything. A powerful body driven by a weak soul could only act on sheer instinct.

Unsurprisingly, the Asura Progenitor Demon God clutched his head and wailed in pain. He flailed his hundreds of limbs around, but it was futile. He had already lost his target.

The memories Zu An had extracted from the Asura Progenitor Demon God were about his fight against the Celestials. No wonder the Heavenly Devil Empress wanted to join forces with him. She can relate to him.

"You brat! This move again!" The Heavenly Devil Empress had been watching the show when this happened. Naturally, she couldn't allow the Asura Progenitor Demon God to be trapped in an illusion. She rushed forward to save him.

You have successfully trolled the Heavenly Devil Empress for +444... +444... +444...

But Zu An didn't give her the chance to do that. He flashed to the Asura Progenitor Demon God's side and, with a light wave of his hand, conjured the River of History to devour the other party's head.

By the time the River of History faded, the Asura Progenitor Demon God had already lost his head. His hundred hands flailed around in futility before he collapsed to the ground, turning back into a vast mountain range.

The Asura Progenitor Demon God was powerful enough to survive all attacks, but not even he could withstand the erosion of time.

The Heavenly Devil Empress glared at Zu An angrily. "You have rendered my many years of effort futile. I'll take your soul as compensation for what you have done!"