Due to the recent fierce battle, the Six Desires Envoys had all suffered varying degrees of injuries.
Among them, the Desire of Taste Envoy was the most heavily injured.
"You six are still useless," a voice suddenly rang out.
The Seven Emotions Envoys were all Mid-Stage Daluo Golden Immortals.
"When it matters most, we still have to rely on us Seven Emotions Envoys."
They were the Joy Envoy, Anger Envoy, Sorrow Envoy, Thought Envoy, Grief Envoy, Fear Envoy, and Shock Envoy.
"Why is it you seven? Shouldn't the seven of you be guarding Lord Demon Ancestor while he is in secluded cultivation? Lord Demon Ancestor is right at the crucial moment of his breakthrough."
The Joy Envoy sneered, "Desire of Life Envoy, Desire of Death Envoy, Desire of Hearing Envoy, Desire of Sight Envoy, Desire of Taste Envoy, Desire of Smell Envoy, the few of you have truly disgraced our Demon Race. You can't even deal with this pretty boy."
The Desire of Life Envoy retorted, "If the seven of you are so capable, why don't you go up yourselves? Besides, before Lord Demon Ancestor entered secluded cultivation, he explicitly commanded you all to stand guard. What kind of propriety is this for you to leave your posts without authorization?"
The Anger Envoy shouted angrily, "It's all because of you six useless fools! Lord Heavenly Demon God sent us out to check on the situation."
Yuanqing watched their exchange. It seemed that the Demon Race was far from united from within.
The Desire of Death Envoy snapped, "If you're so capable, why don't the seven of you go up?"
The Thought Envoy intervened, "Alright, stop arguing. The seven of us should first deal with this fellow Daoist seriously."
The Grief Envoy remarked, "This fellow Daoist is truly formidable to have broken their formation. You finally have the qualifications to cross swords with the seven of us."
With that, the Seven Emotions Envoys exchanged glances.
The Joy Envoy said, "Let's finish this quickly. We still have to return to guard Lord Demon Ancestor once the battle is over."
"Form the array!"
The Fear Envoy declared, "This is the array of us Seven Emotions Envoys, personally created for us by Lord Demon Ancestor. It is called the Seven Emotions Demonic Domain Formation—a supreme array that Lord Demon Ancestor spent a great deal of effort to conceive."
The Seven Emotions Envoys nodded to one another and immediately formed the Seven Emotions Demonic Domain Formation.
The formation took the shape of a seven-pointed star. Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from it, Yuanqing sensed a terrifying surge of energy that truly inspired awe.
"System, my dear System, the energy condensed within this array is so immense that even Demon Ancestor Luohou himself would have to hold his ground against it for a while," Yuanqing thought.
"Host, do not panic. If they want to play with arrays, we shall play them at their own game."
"System, my good System, that Immortal Slaying Sword Formation—I'm saving that specifically for Demon Ancestor Luohou."
"Host, then we have only one other method. This array shares the same fundamental principle as the Six Desires Annihilation Array from earlier: attack a single point and shatter it completely. Once that point is broken, the entire formation will collapse, and the casters will suffer varying degrees of backlash. It is up to the Host to decide which approach to take."
"System, I will use the second method then. I cannot expose my true strength and trump cards too early and alert them. Safety first—better to remain as steady as an old dog, provided I don't use the Four Swords of Execution and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation."
"In that case, I have no choice but to use the coffin lid of the Heaven-Burial Coffin, the supreme Heavenly Dao offensive treasure."
Once both the body and the lid of the Heaven-Burial Coffin were acquired, they possessed the terrifying ability to bury the heavens, bury the earth, and bury all living beings.
Because the current Primordial World did not permit the existence of Chaos Spirit Treasures or Chaos Supreme Treasures—and even if such treasures existed, they would only be incomplete ones, functioning virtually identically to Innate Treasures—the coffin lid of the Heaven-Burial Coffin radiated an aura that was practically indistinguishable from that of an Innate Supreme Treasure.
The coffin lid possessed an archaic and heavy appearance, as though it bore the weight of endless epochs and boundless power.
Its material appeared to be a mysterious chaos stone or profound iron, its surface covered in ancient runes and symbols that potentially harbored immense divine might or mysterious power.
Yuanqing knew that even with the main body of the coffin missing, it remained an extraordinarily formidable supreme treasure.
True to its status as a supreme treasure, the coffin lid was massive, exuding an aura of inviolable majesty. Standing several zhang tall and several zhang wide, it stood like a miniature mountain, radiating a deeply intimidating presence.
Yuanqing was well aware that this very Heaven-Burial Coffin had once buried three thousand Demon Gods of the past—every single one of whom had attained the Heavenly Dao Realm.
Suddenly, a figure soared out from the Demon God Palace—it was none other than the Heavenly Demon God Ezu.
The Heavenly Demon God Ezu cast a look of greedy covetousness upon the treasure in Yuanqing's hand.
He blurted out, "Could this be... the Heavenly Dao offensive treasure, the Heaven-Burial Coffin? No, it's only the coffin lid. Just the coffin lid. No matter, even if it's only the coffin lid, it is still a top-tier offensive treasure of the Primordial World!"
Ezu immediately commanded the Seven Emotions Envoys trapped within the Seven Emotions Demonic Domain Formation, "You must snatch that slab from that brat's hand! Whoever brings it to me shall receive a heavy reward!"
The Seven Emotions Envoys were far from blind. Though they did not recognize the Heaven-Burial Coffin itself, the sheer aura radiating from the supreme treasure was enough for them to realize it was no ordinary spiritual artifact.
Exchanging glances, they decided to seize the treasure first and distribute it later.
With that, the Seven Emotions Envoys pushed the array to its maximum output.
They prepared to beat Yuanqing to death or cripple him before stepping forward to plunder the treasure.
Yet our protagonist, Yuanqing, had already seen through their intentions. He muttered to himself, "You want my treasure? We'll see if you have the life to take it."
The coffin lid of the Heaven-Burial Coffin was instantly activated, billowing boundless bloody light into the surroundings. This crimson radiance not only symbolized the terrifying might of the Heaven-Burial Coffin, but also signified its power to devour and destroy all things.
Yuanqing shouted, "Prepare to meet your doom! Watch me break your array!"
Wielding the coffin lid of the Heaven-Burial Coffin in his left hand, Yuanqing charged straight toward the Shock Envoy—the weakest of the Seven Emotions Envoys—while flanked by the Celebration of the Heavens and the Rivers and Mountains Land Map for protection.
Yuanqing swung the coffin lid down fiercely toward the Shock Envoy's head. The Shock Envoy barely managed to dodge; otherwise, his skull would have been smashed open—though wounds could heal, the pain was certainly real.
As Yuanqing channeled more energy into the coffin lid, the ancient runes upon its surface grew increasingly eerie, flashing with an ominous green light. These patterns formed mysterious symbols imbued with formidable magical power and curse-like properties. Anyone who drew close or touched those runes would instantly feel an overwhelming wave of evil intent and fall prey to a mysterious malevolent force.
The Joy Envoy, leader of the Seven Emotions Envoys, cried out, "Get back, Number Seven! That fellow is channeling energy into the supreme treasure!"
However, it was already too late.
The Shock Envoy's head was smashed open by the impact, spewing wisps of demonic qi and dark blood as he collapsed into unconsciousness.
Yuanqing remarked calmly, "Don't worry, he won't die. I know how to measure my strength."
With that, the formation shattered.
Every single one of the Seven Emotions Envoys suffered severe injuries to varying degrees.