Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

The brilliant radiance, like fireworks, lasted for a full quarter of an hour. The entire sea of blood trembled continuously, and surging waves mixed with a fishy stench crashed towards the group.

When the light dissipated and the sea of blood calmed, everyone could finally see what was before them.

The once invincible Nebula Insect Demon King, now battered by the fierce attack, had its carapace shattered, horns broken, and one of the wings on its back snapped off.

All of this happened so suddenly, exceeding the expectations of both the Nebula Insect Demon King and Chen Tian's group, leaving them stunned and at a loss.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, what do you think we should do now?"

After a moment of astonishment, the Diviner was the first to regain his senses. After pondering for a moment, he inquired of Chen Tian.

Hearing this, the others immediately turned their attention to Chen Tian. To be honest, none of them had expected the wooden puppet elder to ambush the Nebula Insect Demon King. The scene was truly unbelievable.

"The situation has changed, and we don't know what exactly happened. Therefore, I think it's best to remain calm and observe," Chen Tian said after considering the matter.

The others nodded in agreement, then dispersed, clutching their magical treasures, looking into the distance with confusion and vigilance.

"Why? Why is this happening?"

At this moment, the demon power within the Nebula Insect Demon King's body was still tightly sealed, preventing it from healing. It could only allow the emerald green blood to drip continuously.

However, its gaze remained fixed on the wooden puppet elder, its eyes filled with deep bewilderment and intense anger.

If the wooden puppet elder hadn't suddenly attacked, taking advantage of its unpreparedness to seal its demon power, it wouldn't have been in this state.

It could be said that the previous round of attacks was entirely withstood by its tough carapace. Although it had barely survived, the damage to its body was immeasurable. It now had no power to resist.

However, what chilled it to the bone more than the physical pain was the actions of the wooden puppet elder. They had lived here for tens of thousands of years, always close and intimate. Who would have thought that its most trusted companion would betray it at this critical moment! It all felt like a dream, making it hard to believe even now!

"Hehe, Brother Nebula, we were originally one. It was the master who forcibly separated you and me. Now, I just want to reunite us. There's no need to be so surprised," the wooden puppet elder said, his smile growing more sinister in the face of the Nebula Insect Demon King's shock.

Hearing this, the Nebula Insect Demon King seemed to realize something, its pupils dilating in fear. "You want to devour me?"

"Hehe, Nebula Insect, you should have noticed that although the master said he would return when he left, so much time has passed and he hasn't come back. This means that the master is probably already dead. If that's the case, then we don't need to keep guarding this place. It's time to break free from the shackles imposed on us by the master and regain our freedom!"

Speaking of this, the wooden puppet elder licked his lips, a hint of undisguised coldness flashing in his eyes. He then continued, "If we want to gain freedom, then there are only two choices: either you devour me, or I devour you. In either case, one of us must die. So don't blame me, blame yourself for being too stupid."

By some chance, they encountered a demon clan expert who had been transmitted from the upper realm and were taken in as servants.

From then on, they followed the demon clan expert and lived in this space.

However, one day, the demon clan expert suddenly left. Before leaving, he used his terrifying power to forcibly separate the two.

From then on, the tree was a tree, and the insect was an insect, no longer a single entity.

It was only after tens of thousands of years of evolution that they formed their current appearance.

In the beginning, they followed orders and killed all the intruders who disturbed them, eagerly awaiting the return of the demon clan expert through the teleportation platform.

But as tens of thousands of years passed, their anticipation eventually turned into disappointment.

The Nebula Insect Demon King had a simple mind. Although it sensed something was strange, it still firmly guarded the place because it firmly believed that one day, their master would return.

As for the wooden puppet elder, his mind was more complex. At first, he also believed that the demon clan expert would return, but as time passed, his beautiful wish was repeatedly shattered.

After being defeated by reality several times, he finally changed his mind and decided to break free from the shackles here and regain his freedom.

The reason why they had been guarding this ancient ruin and never left was because a powerful restriction had been placed on them by the demon clan expert. With their respective strengths, they could not break through it and could only be trapped here forever.

However, after deciding to regain his freedom, how could the wooden puppet elder endure any longer? So for tens of thousands of years, he had been plotting a grand scheme: to find an opportunity to merge with the Nebula Insect Demon King, allowing them to become one again.

And in order to implement this plan, he had been waiting for the best opportunity. It was not until Chen Tian and the others broke in that the wooden puppet elder realized that the opportunity he had been seeking had finally arrived!

In fact, Chen Tian and the others were able to enter here so smoothly and obtain the Heavenly Dao Spring all because he had deliberately arranged it.

After all, because of the demon clan expert's seal, they could not condense the Heavenly Dao Spring. They could only use Chen Tian and the others to take out the Heavenly Dao Spring and then snatch it back!

After that, he made a bet with the Nebula Insect Demon King to distract it, making it focus only on Chen Tian's flesh and blood.

And just when the Nebula Insect Demon King couldn't hold back any longer and finally planned to attack Chen Tian, the wooden puppet elder implemented his real plan, using Chen Tian's group's attack and his sneak attack from behind to make the Nebula Insect Demon King suffer attacks from both sides, eventually being captured!

Next, the wooden puppet elder only needed to devour the Nebula Insect Demon King and then drink the Heavenly Dao Spring water to break the seal placed on him by the demon clan expert and regain his freedom.

And this was his ultimate plan that he had been plotting for tens of thousands of years!