When had they ever landed themselves in such a state? When had they ever been subjected to others picking them out like goods?
Indeed, even heroes would be subjected to bullying when they were down and out!
Now that things had come to this, however, there was nothing that Anton could do, either. It could only watch on helplessly.
The splitting of goods didn’t last long before it concluded. All 17 Demon Lords went to new homes and became Bubbles and the others’ servants.
“Thank you for your generosity, Master!”
The 11 subordinates expressed their sincerest gratitude to Meng Lei.
“No problem!”
Then, Meng Lei turned to the demon army.
The longer the Netherworld Divine Fire blazed, the stronger it became. It had already spread throughout half of the sea of demons by this point. Innumerable demons struggled in pain and agony in the fire, shrieking and wailing shrilly.
This badly frightened the rest of the demons, who then fled toward the Far Northern Icelands.
They moved very quickly. Large groups of demons had even gotten out of the Netherworld Divine Fire’s range.
“Do they really think they can escape?”
Had Meng Lei been any other ordinary deity, part of the endless and infinite demon army certainly would have successfully escaped.
After all, their numbers were simply too great. By dispersing and fleeing, some would definitely be able to get away.
But who did they think Meng Lei was?
He was a cheat that could teleport and didn’t fear power of divinity depletion, so how could the demon army possibly escape?
The final outcome was obvious—the billions of demons perished in the sea of fire, burned to death, and reduced to ashes by the Netherworld Divine Fire.
Anton and the 17 Demon Lords bore witness to the whole process and almost wet themselves in fear. They had initially been rather displeased at having to submit to Bubbles and the others, but now?
Displeasure? Not anymore!
Indignation? Not anymore!
All they had were just lingering fears after a calamity and joy at having narrowly escaped death!
Had they not submitted just now, they would definitely also have been reduced to ashes like the demon army!
The thought of it alone sent chills down their spines!
“Master is simply too impressive!”
Bubbles and the others were also fairly frightened. The sight of billions of demons struggling and shrieking as they perished in the sea of fire was simply too brutal, too tragic, and too astounding. It made their blood run cold.
Then, Bubbles asked, “What do we do next, Master?”
“Let’s take care of the Beast People Empire’s matters. We’ll head to the Demonic Dragon Continent and pay that Demonic Dragon a visit when we’re done.”
Meng Lei cast a glance at the Beast People Empire people and quickly made a decision.
“Yes, Master!”
Bubbles and the others naturally didn’t have any objections to that.
They went over to the Beast God Pass’ city gates. The Beast People Empire half-deities, the Beast Emperor, and all the court officials quickly hurried over to greet them, lest they infuriate Meng Lei with their slow speed.
Bubbles barked fiercely, “Where’s the Beast Emperor?”
“Here! I’m here!”
Grom, the Beast Emperor, hastily bowed.
“If memory serves me right,” Meng Lei gazed at Grom and said, “The decree that I issued should already have reached the Beast People Empire three months ago. Why hasn’t the Beast People Empire taken any action even now?”
The Beast Emperor naturally knew what the decree that Meng Lei was referring to was. At once, he became incredibly fearful.
He knew what Meng Lei was doing—after all, revenge was a dish best served cold. What was he to do now? How should he explain this?
The Beast Emperor stammered, “Your Holiness, I—”
“Forget it. There’s no need to explain anymore.”
Meng Lei waved and said, “Since you’ve decided to stand against me, then you’ll have to suffer due consequences. On account of your status as the Beast Emperor, I’ll grant you a respectable death. Take your own life!”
Boom!
Thunderstruck, the Beast Emperor fell limp onto the ground. He knew that everything was over for him! All over!
He no longer had any way out!
All the officials were on tenterhooks and shaking like leaves. If the Beast Emperor had been ordered to take his own life, then what about them? How would Meng Lei punish them?
“As for all of you,” Meng Lei turned to the officials and said, “Your titles shall be stripped from you, and you’ll be demoted to commoners. Your clans are to be dissolved, and you are to hand over all your land and riches. Be honest and proper commoners from now on!”
“Thank you for showing us mercy, Your Holiness!”
At once, the officials were overjoyed, and they repeatedly bowed in gratitude. They had thought that they were doomed just now, but little did they think that they wouldn’t need to die. They had managed to keep their lives!
Meng Lei turned to Puhaman and said, “I’ll entrust the Beast People Empire matters to you, Puhaman. Do as you deem fit!”
Puhaman promised, “I thank Master for his trust in me. I definitely won’t let you down!”
Then, Meng Lei’s gaze turned to the direction of the Far Northern Icelands. He said, “Now that all the Beast People Empire matters have been taken care of, it’s time to head to the Demonic Dragon Continent!”
“Yes, Master!”
...
Vast and wide, the Far Northern Icelands were covered in ice and snow all year round. With pure white snowfields and lofty snow mountains, it was a world fully filled with ice and snow. Rarely did outsiders ever step into the area.
However, a group of unique beings had occupied a certain corner of the Far Northern Icelands. Demonic aura roiled around them—they were actually all Demon Overlords, and they numbered up to 100 of them!
These Demon Overlords formed an encirclement that protected a gigantic teleportation magic circle.
The teleportation magic circle was very big and spanned 10 miles in diameter. An infinite number of elemental crystals were embedded in it.
From this, one could easily imagine that the magic circle’s teleportation ability must no doubt be extremely powerful. It could definitely teleport more than a million demons each time.
Indeed, the demon army currently wreaking havoc in the Beast People Empire had come to Heaven’s Vault Continent using this exact teleportation magic circle. Therefore, it was evident just how crucial the teleportation magic circle was.
“I’m so bored!”
“I’m dying of boredom!”
“Why do Klas and the others get to lead the army and invade Heaven’s Vault Continent while we can only stay here obediently and guard the teleportation magic circle?”
“Exactly! The thought of it alone pisses me off. Why do they get to go while I don’t?”
“Those are living beings on mortals’ existential planes, y’know! They must taste very fresh and delicious. The thought of Klas and the others currently enjoying delicious blood and flesh makes me drool!”
“This goddamn mission!”
“No, this won’t do! I must talk to Lord Anton and Lord Baker next time and get them to put us in charge of invading mortals’ existential planes instead!”
“Next time? Who knows when that’ll be?”
“Exactly! I’m already 39,872-years-old, yet I’ve only experienced something like this twice. Who knows when the next time will be?”
“The thought of it pisses me off. Speaking of which, though, how long do you think our demon army will take to occupy Heaven’s Vault Continent this time?”
“No more than seven days! In no more than seven days, our demon army will definitely be able to flatten Heaven’s Vault C
ontinent, wipe out all the living beings on this existential plane, and turn this place into the demons’ paradise!”
“Indeed! With the demon army’s incredible prowess, we’ll need only seven days to completely take over...”
The 100 Demon Overlords chatted and exchanged comments with one another to pass the time.
They were bored to tears from being sent to guard the teleportation magic circle, so they were naturally greatly displeased.
They wanted to lead the demon army, too!
They wanted to invade Heaven’s Vault Continent, too!
They wanted to feed on the mortals’ flesh and blood, too!
But what were they to do?
The teleportation magic circle was the gateway to their invasion of Heaven’s Vault Continent. It absolutely mustn’t be destroyed, so dispatching Demon Overlords like them to guard it was the only way to ensure its safety.
Therefore, no matter how reluctant they were, they could only carry out their duty faithfully.
“Eh?”
A light breeze blew past them at this point, and a group of people appeared above them. The Demon Overlords looked over in puzzlement, and then, their countenances changed greatly right away!
“Human... deities?”
“They are human deities!”
“Why are there human deities here?”
Swept clean of their previous boredom and complaints, the Demon Overlords’ eyes bore into the newcomers that had suddenly shown up. Their eyes were filled with wariness and caution.
The newcomers were none other than Meng Lei and the others. As they hadn’t deliberately toned down the aura around them, the Demon Overlords had naturally sensed the divine power that they gave off.
One of the Demon Overlords barked, “Who are you?”
“You’ve already guessed it, haven’t you?”
Meng Lei flicked his fingers and ordered aloofly, “Kill them! Leave not a single one alive!”
“Yes, Master!”
“God’s Domain!”
“Aaahhhh!!”
“Aaahhhh!!”
“Aaahhhh!!”
In just a short while, all 100 Demon Overlords guarding the teleportation magic circle were wiped out. Not even a single one managed to escape. When faced with powerful combat power, even escaping was nothing but just a fantasy!
“Manifest a divinity personification each and let them guard the teleportation magic circle, lest someone destroys it.
“The others are to follow me to the Demonic Dragon Continent and pay that powerful Dark Demonic Dragon a visit!”
“Yes, Master!”
Chapter 274: The War Between Gods And Demons, The Secret of The Existential Planes
Demons and deities belonged to two different camps, and they were two completely different types of higher beings.
For a deity to gain strength, apart from having to comprehend laws of nature themselves, they also had to spread their faith. The more abundant their supply of power of faith was, the faster they would gain strength.
Therefore, the number of power of faith domains one had was an important indicator of a deity’s strength and status.
It was a different case for demons in comparison.
Firstly, demons didn’t need power of faith. They needed only to cannibalize one another or devour demons or deities of a higher level than them, and they would be able to strengthen themselves.
This was the simplest and most straightforward way—as well as what most demons did—for a demon to strengthen itself.
Apart from that, demons also had another way to strengthen themselves, and that was—to occupy existential planes.
The more existential planes a demon occupied and the bigger their territory was, the more rewards they would receive from the Void. As a result, they would also naturally gain strength even faster.
This was also the main reason why many Demon Gods were passionate about expanding their territory and occupying more existential planes despite clearly not needing power of faith.
This was the exact reason why Cyrus, the Dark Demonic Dragon, had invaded Heaven’s Vault Continent.
As a Demon God, Cyrus had taken only a short period of time to mature to what it currently was. To outsiders, it would definitely appear to be amazingly talented!
After all, Cyrus had come from a low-end demon existential plane. Moreover, it wasn’t even more than 30,000-years-old yet.
How talented must it be, then?
But the truth was?
The existential plane in the Void that Cyrus’ hometown was in was relatively unique. Surrounding it were dozens of existential planes that were entangled together to form a densely-packed existential plane cluster.
Yes, an existential plane cluster!
An even more crucial factor was that no Demon God or true god had ever graced the existential plane cluster prior to Cyrus’ emergence. It was an untouched area that no one had ever stepped into.
Cyrus effortlessly occupied the dozens of existential planes after its emergence. That was how it had managed to enhance its strength and become a Demon God in such a short amount of time.
Its great fortune made innumerable living beings green with envy, while the speed at which it gained strength made it seem like a cheat that was armed with a cheating device.
Currently, at Mount Demonic Dragon on the Demonic Dragon Continent...
As the loftiest and tallest mountain ranges on Demonic Dragon Continent, Mount Demonic Dragon was shrouded in blood-red clouds and black fog all year round.
No birds flew there, while beasts and insects also stayed clear.
There were barely any traces of human presence and no signs of life at all.
Mount Demonic Dragon was a holy and untouchable place in the whole Demonic Dragon Continent. Any living being that dared so much as to come near would be executed.
Thunderous snoring could be heard coming from a cave at Mount Demonic Dragon’s summit at the moment. Air currents from exhalation surged out of the cave like windstorms—the Dark Demonic Dragon was currently fast asleep in the cave.
Indeed, the Dark Demonic Dragon spent its day in slumber all year round. It handed even tasks like invading existential planes and occupying territories to its subordinates.
The only thing it needed to do was to wait for its subordinates to conquer an existential plane, return to the Demonic Dragon Continent, and then refine the Heart of the Existential Plane, and... that would do.
Every other moment of the day was spent in comfortable slumber.
“Grandmaster!”
Just as the Dark Demonic Dragon was still in sweet slumber, a panicked voice traveled over from afar. Then, another Dark Demonic Dragon passed through the thick blood-red clouds and black fog and quickly arrived at the cave.
The Dark Demonic Dragon prostrated on the ground, weeping as it cried out, “Something terrible has happened, Grandmaster!”
“Eh?”
The thunderous snoring died down at once. Then, a furious roar thundered. “Damn you, Baker! How dare you disturb my beauty sleep! If you don’t give me a satisfactory explanation today, I’m going to skin you!”
“Something terrible has happened, Grandmaster!”
The Dark Demonic Dragon was actually Baker, whom Meng Lei had previously killed. It sobbed loudly as it said, “The demon army in charge of invading Heaven’s Vault Continent has been annihilated. Even my demonic incarnation has died! Dead! They’re all dead, Grandmaster!”
“What?”
A pitch-black Dragon head emerged from the cave. Its blood-red eyes bore into the prostrating Baker as it barked fiercely, “What exactly has happened? Speak clearly!”
“Yes, Grandmaster!”
Not daring to dally and show any disrespect, Baker hastily recounted everything that had happened on Heaven’s Vault Continent. In the end, it even added, “That human deity is extremely powerful. Not only can he release Netherworld Divine Fire, but he even has the Grim Reaper Scythe that only t
he Grim Reapers possess. Both Anton and I were not his match even when we joined hands!”
Cyrus, the Dark Demonic Dragon, narrowed its eyes, hints of murderous intent flashing across them. It said, “No matter who you are, be it a Divine Netherworld Phoenix or a Grim Reaper, you deserve death for having the audacity to challenge my authority!”
As a Demon God that’s on the same level as an intermediate deity, the Dark Demonic Dragon wasn’t one to be intimidated that easily. It was well aware just how powerful the Divine Netherworld Phoenixes and the Grim Reapers were, but it was even more aware of the fact that beings from those two races couldn’t show up in a remote existential plane like Heaven’s Vault Continent.
But since they had indeed shown up, then there was only one explanation behind this—Meng Lei was very likely a descendant of the Divine Netherworld Phoenixes and the Grim Reapers.
The Dark Demonic Dragon didn’t fear that. More importantly, it had even thought of some other things by association.
“Heaven’s Vault Continent must be no ordinary continent if the Divine Netherworld Phoenixes’ and the Grim Reapers’ bloodlines have been passed down over there. A war between gods and demons might have broken out there in the past.”
“A war between gods and demons?!”
An unusual look flashed across the Dark Demonic Dragon’s eyes.
A war between gods and demons wasn’t something uncommon.
As adversaries, fights would break out between gods and demons whenever they encountered each other.
In fact, god-demon wars involving all the deities and all the demons in the Void and swept through the entire Void would break out every once in a while.
Thus, there was nothing that strange about god-demon wars. What the Dark Demonic Dragon was concerned about was what these god-demon wars left behind, such as their dead bodies, their weapons, their divine cores, their riches...
All of these were things to be coveted!
“Looks like there’s a need for me to make a trip to Heaven’s Vault Continent!”
An unusual glint flashed in the Dark Demonic Dragon’s eyes. It was no big deal, even if it ended up making a wasted trip anyway. It was nothing more than just wasting some time that it could’ve spent sleeping instead.
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