Over the next few days, the entire demon realm plunged into chaos!
In just a short span of time, the army led by Blood Shadow Demon Lord swept through everything like an unstoppable force. After capturing the Northern Demon Lord’s stronghold, Demon Martial City, they immediately marched straight toward the Southern Demon Lord’s territory.
At this moment, within the Southern Demon Lord’s Corpse Bone City, the remaining three demon lords gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
“Brother Chi Zhong, just who is this Blood Shadow Demon Lord? Even you are no match for him!”
The Southern Demon Lord looked at the Northern Demon Lord, whose body was wrapped in bandages, and spoke with astonishment.
As a descendant of the ancient demon god Chi You, the Northern Demon Lord had always ranked among the top four demon lords, second only to the Eastern Demon Lord, who was at the ninth-rank demon lord level.
Yet now, even he couldn’t defeat the Blood Shadow Demon Lord, which stirred fear in the Southern Demon Lord’s heart as he faced the impending attack.
“This Blood Shadow Demon Lord is eerily strange—formless and shadowless. Once his blood-colored light touches your skin, it devours your life force, turning you into a pile of rotting flesh. Look!”
The Northern Demon Lord tore off his bandages, revealing the horrifying wounds on his body, and spoke to the other two demon lords.
“Brother Chi Zhong’s wounds have had all the blood drained from them. It’s somewhat similar to the effect of the Western Demon’s old blood demonic energy!”
The Eastern Demon Lord, Han Xiaotian, examined the Northern Demon Lord’s wounds and, finding not a single drop of blood, spoke gravely.
“Brother Han is right. That Blood Shadow Demon Lord told me himself that the Western Demon Lord died by his hand!”
The Northern Demon Lord channeled his demonic energy to cover the wounds, beginning to repair his body, while speaking to the Eastern Demon Lord, Han Xiaotian.
“Blood Shadow Demon Lord, Blood Shadow Demon Lord—I understand now! This person is the mysterious demon who ambushed many of our generals earlier—the Shadow Demon!”
The Eastern Demon Lord, Han Xiaotian, repeated the name several times, and combining it with the Northern Demon Lord’s wounds, suddenly realized the truth, revealing the Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s real identity!
“No wonder he’s formless and shadowless—yes, it’s him!”
The Northern Demon Lord also caught on, realizing this was the mysterious Shadow Demon who had thrown the demon realm into turmoil just days ago!
“My lord, it’s bad! That demon has led his army and is attacking!”
Just then, a junior officer under the Southern Demon Lord rushed in frantically, delivering the news to the three lords present.
“Brother Chi Zhong, Brother Han, that Blood Shadow Demon Lord is attacking—what do we do?”
The Southern Demon Lord panicked instantly, turning his pleading gaze to the Eastern and Northern Demon Lords, his voice trembling.
“If it’s fate, it can’t be avoided. Come, let’s go meet this newly ascended demon lord together!”
With the enemy army pressing in, hiding was no solution, so the Eastern Demon Lord suggested they go out of the city to see for themselves.
Mustering thirty thousand troops, the Southern Demon Lord walked out of Corpse Bone City alongside the Eastern and Northern Demon Lords, where they encountered the Blood Shadow Demon Lord commanding tens of thousands of soldiers.
“Blood Shadow Demon Lord, killing the Western Demon was your achievement, and we three are willing to acknowledge you as the new demon lord. But why must you push so hard and attack Brother Northern?”
The Eastern Demon Lord, Han Xiaotian, frowned and shouted loudly at the Blood Shadow Demon Lord, who was shrouded in blood light.
“A mere Western Demon Lord is beneath my notice. If you three are willing to submit to me and honor me as the ruler of the demon realm, I am in need of talent right now. I might consider making you three kings and granting you territories. How about it?”
The Blood Shadow Demon Lord looked calmly at the Eastern Demon Lord, Han Xiaotian, pointed at the three of them, and spoke arrogantly.
“Unify the demon realm? You’ve got quite the appetite!”
As a ninth-rank demon lord, the Eastern Demon Lord, Han Xiaotian, was only one step away from the supreme demon emperor realm. If anyone had the right to talk about unifying the demon realm, it was him.
“You must be the Eastern Demon Lord, Han Xiaotian. I’ve heard you’re a ninth-rank demon lord, just one step from ascending to the supreme demon emperor realm. Today, let me test the skills of a ninth-rank demon lord!”
The Blood Shadow Demon Lord licked his lips, then suddenly transformed into billions of blood-colored beams of light, aimed directly at the Eastern Demon Lord.
“True Demon Form!”
Having heard of the enemy’s strange abilities, the Eastern Demon Lord, Han Xiaotian, dared not be careless and immediately unleashed his trump card as a ninth-rank demon lord—the True Demon Form!
The Eastern Demon Lord’s body suddenly swelled to several dozen zhang, a curved horn sprouting from his head, and his entire body was covered in cyan scales—this was the true form of the Heavenly Demon, one of the ten ancient demon gods!
“Brother Han can actually manifest the Heavenly Demon’s true form—truly impressive!”
The Northern Demon Lord watched Han Xiaotian’s transformation with envy. If he could manifest his ancestor Chi You’s Demonic Demon true form, he wouldn’t have lost so badly to the Blood Shadow Demon Lord!
The Eastern Demon Lord, now a several-dozen-zhang-tall Heavenly Demon giant, reached out with a massive hand and grabbed fiercely at the Blood Shadow Demon Lord!
“Blood God Son!”
The billions of blood lights converged again, forming a blood-colored giant of equal height, which threw a punch at the Eastern Demon Lord!
“Boom!”
The two exchanged a punch and a palm from a distance, and the boundless shockwave sent tens of thousands of troops on both sides staggering and tumbling!
“Again!”
The Blood Shadow Demon Lord, now a blood-colored giant, let out a rumbling voice, strode toward the Eastern Demon Lord, and threw a straight punch aimed at his chest.
The Eastern Demon Lord’s Heavenly Demon true form took the punch head-on, then retaliated with a fist to the blood-colored giant’s face, causing both to stagger back several steps.
“Sizzle!”
The Eastern Demon Lord, in his Heavenly Demon form, looked down at his chest where he’d been hit. The flesh there immediately withered, blood energy congealed and flowed sluggishly, and strands of life force were quietly draining away.
“Such a domineering devouring power!”
The Eastern Demon Lord’s voice boomed like a bell. Feeling the life force ebbing away, he dared not maintain the Heavenly Demon form any longer and gradually reverted to his original shape.
“Two brothers, this man’s technique is overwhelmingly powerful. Please join me in attacking, or none of us will escape unscathed!”
The Eastern Demon Lord, back in human form, had a sunken spot on his chest. He turned to the Southern and Northern Demon Lords beside him and spoke with a grave expression.
“Haha! All together now? Fine, saves me the trouble of hunting you down one by one. But I need to fill my stomach first to have the strength.”
The Blood Shadow Demon Lord also dispelled his Blood God Son state, reverting to a blood-light figure. He spoke, then shook his body, transforming into ten thousand blood lights that shot straight toward the thirty-thousand-strong demon army behind the Southern Demon Lord!
In an instant, screams erupted everywhere. Every soldier of the Southern Demon Lord’s army pierced by the blood lights turned into dried corpses, their blood instantly drained, dying in a gruesome manner!
“Haha! How satisfying! Three demon lords, take this!”
Having devoured thirty thousand demon troops in the blink of an eye, the Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s form solidified further, his Blood God Body nearing perfection. He smiled at the three veteran demon lords, then once again turned into a sky full of blood lights, charging straight at them!