Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 745: The Egg at the Center of the World

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Ultimately, the battle never broke out.

Once Taowu showed signs of launching an attack, Chen Huaian swiftly summoned his companion Qiongqi.

These two Fierce Beasts, though sworn enemies back in ancient days, had forged an unbreakable bond through countless reincarnations, becoming the closest of partners.

As Qiongqi drew Taowu's attention, Chen Huaian slipped around to its rear, jammed the Purple Gold Bottle right against Taowu's backside, and thrust it forward.

"Capture!"

Before Taowu could even respond, it got sucked entirely into the Purple Gold Bottle.

"Hehehe!" Chen Huaian tucked Qiongqi away once more, his face splitting into a broad grin. "Effortless victory, just like that~ Now rest up nicely inside!"

"You sneaky old fox! That's no honorable fight!" Taowu's enraged bellow rang out from the depths of the Purple Gold Bottle.

Chen Huaian's lips curled in a smirk as he stowed the Purple Gold Bottle, completely ignoring the outburst.

With the Fierce Beast subdued, surely the auspicious beast would now beckon him for some tea?

Yet Chen Huaian lingered there for quite a while, receiving no call from the auspicious beast.

This Demon Sealing Pagoda lacked the corporeal forms of guardians like the Azure Dragon or Vermilion Bird. After scouring every inch of the lower floor, he found only demonic beasts slowly regaining composure from their madness, with no other signs of life...

"What's the deal here? Has something befallen the auspicious beast in this Demon Sealing Pagoda?"

Chen Huaian rubbed his head in puzzlement. Though concerned for the auspicious beast's well-being, he had no means to ascend to the pagoda's upper floor.

Questioning Taowu proved pointless; the creature feigned ignorance, replying, "Huh? Auspicious beasts in the Demon Sealing Pagoda? An upper floor beyond the lower one? I've lingered here forever and never heard of such things!"

From Taowu's words, Chen Huaian realized further queries were futile.

Beyond the entrance, the lower level of the Demon Sealing Pagoda held no doors or passages, hidden or otherwise.

Finally, Chen Huaian halted in front of the partially open Well of Heaven.

If anything resembled a gateway apart from the pagoda's exit, it had to be this ajar Well of Heaven staring back at him.

The Well of Heaven gushed forth Spiritual Energy. Logically, it couldn't serve as a portal.

Still, with all viable options ruled out, even the least likely path might hold the truth.

"Worst case, this Venerable One can always flee back to the Cangyun Realm for safety."

Chen Huaian fixed his gaze on the Well of Heaven glowing with Spiritual Energy, shut his eyes, mustered his resolve, and dove straight in.

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Meanwhile, beyond the Demon Sealing Pagoda.

Darkness abruptly fell over the sky.

A roiling expanse of dark-gray demonic clouds, resembling spilled ink from a tipped bottle, ripped across the overcast heavens. Bearing an oppressive weight, it swiftly blanketed the zone around the Fifth Demon Sealing Pagoda.

From those clouds plunged a colossal, savage silhouette with a thunderous crash. The impact shook the earth fiercely, sending up a ring of debris.

Chen Niu's serpentine flood dragon form wrapped around a pillar near the Demon Sealing Pagoda. The vibrant rooster plumes dangling from its jaw stood out starkly in the faint glow. Its huge slit pupils blazed with spectral green flames, like piercing beams, scanning the pagoda's vicinity with icy watchfulness.

Beneath Chen Niu's overwhelming presence, the demonic creatures encircling the pagoda scattered in retreat. Others, paralyzed by fear, froze in place, quivering uncontrollably.

"Hmm?! This feels off!"

Chen Niu squinted its eyes.

Something was amiss here.

Earlier, the pair of Demon Sealing Pagodas in Shenlongjia fell under Great Thunder Temple's watch.

It recalled the setup of those structures clearly.

One had Qiongqi as guardian, the other Taowu.

After endless reincarnations, these Fierce Beasts' powers had dwindled to mere scraps, leaving them to oversee the Wells of Heaven at best.

Qiongqi's pagoda held nothing extraordinary, save for the White Tiger's lingering remains, infusing it with lethal aura.

Yet Taowu's domain showed stark oddities. Thanks to its innate power over creatures' moods, the beasts around its pagoda stayed perpetually berserk, immune to any intimidating force.

Thus, even a Demon Immortal incarnation like itself would face their assaults upon arrival.

But these demonic beasts now lacked their former savage ferocity.

That pointed to just one conclusion.

Taowu had perished!

Its Fierce Beast Demonic Soul was undoubtedly destroyed as well!

No way had the millennium-old savage Taowu abruptly mellowed, turning its minions into tame pups, right?

Chen Niu refused to buy that.

"Blast it! Taowu's been eliminated too? That leaves just four Fierce Beast Demonic Souls for Wu E to claim…"

Anxiety gnawed at Chen Niu's core, though certainty eluded it still.

It snatched up a nearby demonic beast, unleashing a horrifying burst of demonic power into its frame.

The creature dissolved into ash almost immediately under Chen Niu's vast demonic might.

And from those fading memories, Chen Niu pulled the details it sought.

A figure had breached the Demon Sealing Pagoda—a masked Sword Cultivator in white.

The intruder's features blurred, matching the exact 'unknown factor' that slew its prior incarnation!

Still, Chen Niu brushed off that revelation.

What thrilled it far more, sparking wild joy, was that this Sword Cultivator had slipped inside recently and remained trapped.

The Demon Sealing Pagoda's interior sealed off all space; escape via rifts was impossible.

Thus, exit demanded the front door!

It recalled its prime's directive vividly: seize alive or slay outright.

And the chance dangled right there!

"Chase it inside the pagoda?"

The idea flickered, then it dismissed it outright.

The pagoda's innards shifted unpredictably. Venturing in could lose the Sword Cultivator's trail.

But staking out the exterior ensured the foe emerged via the main gate.

Any sensible soul would pick the smarter play, no?

"Hmph! I'll stand guard here today and catch you on your way out!"

Chen Niu's eyes narrowed, confidence surging.

Its coiled flood dragon shape atop the pillar dimmed gradually, blending seamlessly with the surroundings. The dread demonic aura likewise withdrew into oblivion.

Soon after, a quarter-hour passed, and the cowed demonic beasts resumed their circuits around the pagoda.

Their gazes remained vacant, laced with subtle bewilderment.

They hunted for signs of Chen Niu.

Blind to its enormous form looming overhead. Through its mystic art, Chen Niu's essence had erased itself utterly.

Even glancing skyward, to them, it appeared as mere rugged stone.

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"So the path to the Demon Sealing Pagoda's upper floor truly lies through the Well of Heaven?"

Chen Huaian surveyed the scene unfolding before him, bathed in radiant light.

Unlike the lower floor's thick Demonic Energy, this upper realm brimmed with blessed vibes.

That said, this Demon Sealing Pagoda's upper level diverged from the norm. Heat dominated here!

Everywhere stretched swirling infernos.

Lava rivers coursed over the terrain, while myriad golden embers floated through the atmosphere. Blistering heat warped the air, and each inhale brought a searing bite. The whole domain burned fiercely, untainted by anything but the rawest, fiercest fire.

He perched at the fiery world's brink.

And deep in that endless blaze's heart, amid the most intense, eye-searing blaze that could forge all to liquid—

A single egg floated.

A enormous crimson egg, seeming sculpted from flawless red jade.

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Plot整理中，休假中。