Maiden Of The Splitting Moon

Ming Yue suddenly looked toward the location of those two, sensing the intensity and power of their battle. At the same time, Matron Shuang looked over as she focused on Kong Zhi.

"A True Vajra Form... To think he is able to achieve this already."

"True Vajra? What do you mean?"

"Kong Zhi was of the Stone-skin demons but he must have had traces of Vajra Demon. Having found the Starlight Manor, he managed to change his bloodline and transform it into the Vajra Bloodline. For him to have achieved this form means that he is beginning to integrate even further with it", the Matron explained.

"Now that he has activated this form, he is nigh unstoppable now", she said, "But that human is putting up a good fight, we should continue to thin out the demons before dealing with the next wave of demons."

Ming Yue looked around, her eyes then showed a bit of confusion as she looked towards the advancing demons that were called.

"Is something happening over there?" She asked.

The Matron turned around and surveyed them before her eyes widened in surprise. 

"Someone else is there!"

Off into the distance, they saw the oncoming army but they had been intercepted, slowed down by someone or something. From the skies came down lightning, pure white from which it changed into black sparks crashing down. The clouds began to swirl wildly and more and more lightning crashed down. 

"This is... Primordial Lightning! It's the Hundun Clan!"

As the clouds churned and the thunderous lightning fell, a massive formation appeared in the skies, formed from the black and white lightning. More and more of it gathered and coalesced and formed a chariot of lightning from which small spheres spread out, members of the Hundun Clan. 

And with them was a being of obsidian and lightning, it took Ming Yue just a split moment to recognize who it was.

"It's Dai Mian..." she muttered.

"Who?"

The Matron asked.

"Who's Dai Mian?"

However, Ming Yue only stared at that man or perhaps it was better to describe him as a thing. What used to be his red ruby-like eyes were iridescent ones that shined of various colors. His once broken body seemed to be patched up with lightning but there was something very strange about him.

"It's not him... It's not Dai Mian anymore..."

The more she looked, the more she was sure of it, there was no trace of him in that body. It was like they replaced him with something else. And when he spoke, it confirmed her thoughts. 

"Demons and Humans, feel the power of the Idol of Chaos, join the Hundun Sect or face death!"

His voice was stiff like a real puppet and most importantly, it wasn't even his real voice. It was like hundreds of voices meshed into one. Even if his voice was still there, it would be drowned out by the countless others. 

Matron Shuang glanced over at Ming Yue before looking at the now named "Idol of Chaos" grimly.

"Whoever that person was, they are gone now. The Hundun Clan must have destroyed their mind and used it for their own purposes. Calling itself the "Idol of Chaos", the situation is beginning to get complicated."

The battle had grown to a greater height with the Hundun Clan's entrance, all three powers were present now, a three- way struggle for power. 

"Tremble under the God of Chaos! Worship the one true lord! Fate is nothing but a paltry illusion! Destiny is but a false idea! Chaos is the truth!"

The Idol of Chaos continued to spout words as its voice was magnified to reach everyone's ears. 

But rage still fueled Kong Zhi, the words he heard only made him more furious.

"The Hundun Clan?! Shut your fucking mouths!"

He leaped away from Du Xiu and grabbed a spear from the ground with three of his ethereal hands. Filling it with his power, he threw it into the sky, straight at the Idol of Chaos. It flew fast, producing a booming sound as it shot up, piercing the Idol's body only to disintegrate into nothing. But the attack caught the Idol's attention, or rather it caught the attention of the entire clan. 

"Lowly demon, you may have transcended to a higher level but you are no true Vajra. Repent and return to the Primordial Chaos!"

Pointing its finger down, lightning crackled and thundered before a massive bolt came down from the skies, striking the spot where Kong Zhi stood. 

"You dare?!"

In his True Vajra Form, he did not dodge and took the attack head- on. With all six of his glowing fists, he began to punch the lightning bolt, dispersing it bit by bit with each blow. Suddenly, everyone turned to the Hundun Clan with the four commanders recognizing Dai Mian's puppet body. 

The Idol of Chaos looked around before speaking once more, this time with a sadder tone. 

"It seems that no one here is willing to join the true cause. If that is the case, then the Primordial Chaos will be your end."

Raising both of its hands, the clouds churned and churned with Ming Yue fully recognizing this energy. It was the remnant energy of the last Calamity and with the Idol of Chaos, the Hundun Clan could now utilize that power. 

Thundering echoed through the clouds and lightning cracked within them, the members of the Hundun Clan, those small sprites within their aura of lightning dancing around madly. It was like a ritual as lightning snaked down and touched their bodies. 

They were filled with joy and delight as their bodies turned to dust, waiting to join what they called "Primordial Chaos".

And the lightning that absorbed them turned into various colors: violet, black, crimson, white, and much more. The gray clouds then turned into a deep shade of violet before going pure black. The thundering and cracking grew louder and deeper before finally, the Idol of Chaos pulled their hands down, facing towards the victims beneath it. 

"Shield yourselves! Run! Retreat! Find cover!"

Everyone ran and shouted, trying to find someplace to hide. Many of the humans and beasts retreated below Elder Shu's tree which emanated a feeling of warmth and comfort. The demons huddled together, forming shield walls and taking on defensive stances. 

Even as they tried, massive bolts of lightning struck down but they were no ordinary bolts. Other than the ominous colors, each bolt of lightning took on the shape of flowing rivers. They crashed into the ground and began to spread out, shocking whatever touched even a spark of it. 

Those already injured or weak died in an instant but with the Elder Shu's final gift, the beasts and humans were able to survive with light losses. However, it wasn't one wave of this. After all, those bolts were shaped like flowing rivers, it only continued to fall, killing more and decimating the ground. Even the demon reinforcements that Kong Zhi summoned faced losses from this. 

And with the Idol of Chaos up in the clouds, they had no way of retaliating, that was except for Ming Yue. 

"The gems!"

She looked towards the cores in her sword before kneeling down to Matron Shuang.

"Fly me up there and I can stop it!"

The Matron did not even question it and began to circle around before flying towards the Idol of Chaos. Ming Yue's condition was still good even after using Pale Moon, the backlash was not as bad as she had thought for compressing its power down to a minute. The issue was whether she could repeat it once more, this time using the power of the gems in her sword. 

"I still have a fair amount of strength. Even if I don't kill it, I will at least stop this."

So long as her attack could disrupt the Idol of Chaos, it would give time for the others to escape.