Boom!
The clash between the Ice Demon Prefecture Master and the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor was still ongoing. It seemed like the two Great Demon Gods’ levels of strength were infinitely close to each other. Neither of them could do anything about the other even after such a long confrontation.
The Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor let out furious roar after furious roar as its attacks became more and more ferocious. The Ice Demon Prefecture Master discarded its previous sleepy demeanor and started to take the battle seriously.
Boom, boom, boom!
The skies became dim and overcast as the light from the sun and moon was blotted out.
Another series of clashes later, the two Great Demon Gods finally briefly separated from each other. Both were breathing rather heavily. Evidently, the battle had taken a huge toll on both of them.
“I’ve surprisingly underestimated you.”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s eyes bore into the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor as it said, “A powerhouse like you can’t possibly be a nameless nobody. Why haven’t I seen you before?”
“To tell you the truth.” The Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor said with an icy snort of laughter, “I came from Hell!”
“Hell? I see.”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s pupils constricted slightly as it nodded slowly. “It’s time to end the warm-up exercises. Show me your true strength!”
“As you wish!”
The Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor let out a deep roar. Then, as though an inflating balloon, it began to expand. A few breaths later, it had become an enormous monster.
Standing at 7,000,000 feet tall, waves of corpse aura churned all around it and shrouded the whole area within a million miles of where they were. All the demons within Ice Demon City felt their bodies going cold and chills running all over them.
Roar!
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master no longer held back, either. It transformed straight into its true form—a massive, 7,000,000-feet-tall Ice Demon fully made out of ice.
,000,000 feet = 2,100 kilometers!
Even the moon’s diameter was no more than just 3,400 kilometers!
From this, one could tell just how massive the two Great Demon Gods were!
Boom!
After transforming into its true form, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master and the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor started a new round of clashes.
The impact waves resulting from their clash became even fiercer and even more fearsome. The powerful energy waves had even affected Ice Demon City itself.
Innumerable buildings were destroyed, high-rise buildings collapsed, and huge rocks rolled and fell off. Many unlucky demons also became collateral damage.
“Run! Run!”
“A battle of that level isn’t something that we can watch at all! We’ll end up being killed!”
“O Sloth Demon forebears, please save your pitiful and lowly descendants...”
Ice Demon City was into total chaos. Innumerable demons fled the area in fear and panic, wishing they had been born with an extra pair of legs as they did so.
Boom, boom, boom!
Ice chips flew about as corpse aura churned and surged.
The two Great Demon Gods showed no signs of stopping at all, and the clash between the two continued all the way till evening fell.
Wheeze!
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master panted heavily like an exhaust fan. Riddled with wounds all over, the aura around it had weakened significantly compared to what it was like in the beginning. Not only had it exhausted a large amount of stamina, but it had also sustained considerable injuries, resulting in a significant drop in combat power.
As for the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor, its aura had also greatly weakened. Its corpse aura that had been running rampant had also substantially weakened. It was also bleeding profusely, evidently heavily wounded. Similarly, its combat power had also dropped considerably.
“You’re the first person in 40,000 years to drive me into such a state. However, unless you wish to see a situation where both sides suffer, you won’t be able to defeat me!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master barked, “I’d advise you to stop here. If we continue this intense battle, both of us will only end up suffering. There’s nothing in it for you.”
Upon hearing what he said, the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor’s gaze swept across the many Great Demon Gods around them who were watching the battle, as well as the 10,000,000 Ice Demon Prefecture Guards. A look of indignation surfaced in its eyes.
Though unwilling to admit it, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master was indeed right. The two of them were evenly matched. If it wished to defeat the other party, both parties would only end up suffering great losses.
A situation where neither side won wasn’t a positive outcome in the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor’s case. The 10,000,000 Ice Demon Prefecture Guards covetously watching them aside, just the many Great Demon Gods watching the battle alone would probably never let it off. It was likely that all the Great Demon Gods would try to kill it while it was injured.
As a veteran Great Demon God, the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor didn’t doubt that at all!
“Count yourself lucky this time, Ice Demon Prefecture Master!”
The Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor stared hard at the Ice Demon Prefecture Master before it turned and transformed into a streak of light that shot swiftly into the far distance. It would only end up putting itself in harm’s way if it continued the battle, and that was something that it would never do.
“Upon realizing that things were not to be, it promptly decided to leave.” A smiling Meng Lei marveled, “What a wise fellow!”
“There are no fools among those who could survive in the bloody and cruel world of demons.” A smiling Dodola then added, “Because all the fools have already been eliminated a long time ago!”
“That is certainly so!”
Meng Lei nodded slightly. Then, a shrewd glint flashed across his eyes, and he said, “It’s my turn now.”
“You intend to fish in troubled waters?”
Dodola cocked an eyebrow.
“So what even if I do? This is the demon world, after all!” Meng Lei let out a derisive chuckle and said, “Surely you do not intend to persuade me to be a man of honor?”
“What ‘man of honor’ nonsense is that? Hurry up and attack!”
Dodola said dryly, “Don’t worry, you can fight head-on at the frontline while I help you out in the background. With the two of us joining hands, there won’t be much of a problem killing the half-dead Ice Demon Prefecture Master!”
“Okay!”
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“It’s finally left!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master heaved a sigh of relief as it watched the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor leave. It had really been worried that the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor would have a one-track mind and insist on fighting it to the death.
If that happened, it would be hard to tell just how things would end.
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master swept its gaze across the Great Demon Gods, watching the battle in the surroundings, a look of warning flashing across its eyes.
One mustn’t be fooled by how docile and submissive those guys looked—the Ice Demon Prefecture Master was well aware that they would definitely pounce forward and rip it into shreds the moment something untoward happened to it.
Demons had never been one to speak of comradeship, after all!
The truth was indeed so, as well. The dozen or so Great Demon Gods watching the battle could hardly hide the disappointment in their eyes upon seeing the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor leave.
How they wished that the Purgatory Behemoth Corpse Emperor had fought the Ice Demon Prefecture Master to the death and concluded the battle with an outcome where both sides suffered great losses! That way, they would be able to profit from their losses and replace them.
What a sham
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“What a piece of trash!”
The Great Demon Gods cursed inwardly, though their countenances remained humble and reverent.
“Let’s go back!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master took a deep breath, and then it prepared to return to its residence to rest and recuperate.
However, it was at this point that an aloof voice suddenly rang out beside its ear.
“The challenge hasn’t ended yet, Ice Demon Prefecture Master. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?”
“Who’s that?”
A huge jolt went through everyone the moment the person spoke. Be it the 10,000,000 Ice Demon Prefecture Guards, the Demon Gods and Great Demon Gods watching the battle, or the Ice Demon Prefecture Master itself, they all looked toward the source of the voice in unison.
Upon which, they immediately spotted Meng Lei, who was taking step after step toward the Ice Demon Prefecture Master.
“It’s him!”
“It’s actually that guy!”
“Is he intending to challenge the Prefecture Master?”
“Who’s he?”
“Do any of you know who he is?”
“I don’t know who he is!”
“Never seen him before!”
“He’s awfully unfamiliar to the eye!”
Looks of perplexity couldn’t help but surface in the demons’ eyes as they gazed at Meng Lei. They were very clear on who the Ice Demon Prefecture experts were, yet they had never seen Meng Lei before.
Their understanding of Meng Lei was solely limited to how he had killed the Fire Demon God earlier. Aside from that, they knew nothing about him.
In spite of that, a lot of the demons were still greatly astonished when they heard that Meng Lei was going to challenge the Prefecture Master. In particular, those that had previously insulted and verbally abused Meng Lei even revealed looks of fear and horror.
How strong must Meng Lei be if he thought he could challenge the Prefecture Master?
Oh my goodness! They had even hurled such insults at Meng Lei just now. Weren’t they just courting death?
Disregarding the puzzled Great Demon Gods and fearful Demon Gods for now and focusing on the Ice Demon Prefecture Master instead, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master currently had an awful look on its countenance. Its eyes bore into Meng Lei, and killing intent shot forth from within them.
“You wish to challenge me?”
“That’s right.” Meng Lei nodded slightly. “You seem extremely awe-inspiring as the master of a prefecture. It has tempted me somewhat, and so I wish to try what it feels like to be one.”
“Challenger, one must be strong enough if they wish to challenge someone!” The Ice Demon Prefecture Master let out a deep roar. “Without it, they will only throw their lives away in vain!”
“Is that so? Let’s fight, then! Show me how much power you, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master, have left,” said Meng Lei leisurely with a flick of his fingers.
“Die!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master let out a deafening roar and promptly launched an attack. It raised its huge ice palm and slammed it at Meng Lei, using its full strength right away.
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master had launched a killing move right away. It wanted to end the battle quickly and use iron-fist means to take Meng Lei’s life so that it could intimidate the other thieves and rascals.
“Nice one!”
Meng Lei let out a long howl and vanished from where he was with a teleport. By the time he reappeared, he was already behind the Ice Demon Prefecture Master. As he glared hard at it, two bunches of black flames then burst forth from his eyes!
Boom!
Chapter 332: The Netherworld Divine Fire Evolves, Besieging The Prefecture Master
Boom!
Meng Lei abruptly appeared behind the Ice Demon Prefecture Master. Two bunches of flames manifested in his eyes and turned into a couple of fire pillars that sprayed onto the Ice Demon Prefecture Master.
The black flames blazed away right upon making contact and completely disregarded the Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s body of ice.
“Netherworld Divine Fire!”
“That’s the Netherworld Divine Fire!”
At the sight of the black flames, the expressions of the Great Demon Gods among the Ice Demon Prefecture Guards, the dozen or so Great Demon Gods watching the battle, as well as the many Demon Gods all changed dramatically. The way they looked at Meng Lei immediately changed.
“To think he’s actually royalty!”
Disbelief filled the demons.
The Ice Demon Prefecture belonged to the Dark Hell Demonic Kingdom, and the kingdom’s royal family was exactly the Divine Netherworld Phoenixes. However, the Divine Netherworld Phoenixes’ reproduction rate was extremely low, so pure-blooded Divine Netherworld Phoenixes were exceedingly rare.
However, it was exactly their rarity that made them elegant and noble!
Every Divine Netherworld Phoenix had a lofty and exalted status in the Dark Hell Demonic Kingdom. Everyone treated them with respect and deference wherever they went. Who would dare to slight them at all?
“To think he’s actually royalty!”
Some of the Demon Gods that had hurled insults at Meng Lei earlier sported grimaces on their faces. They’d initially thought Meng Lei a nobody, but little did they know that he was actually just pretending to be weak in order to take advantage of others.
Not only was he a Great Demon God, but he was even royalty! His posturing this time had caught everyone off-guard.
“You’re part of the royal family!”
Like the others, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master had also discovered the Netherworld Divine Fire blazing away on its back. Though surprised, it wasn’t as shocked and horrified like the many Demon Gods and Great Demon Gods.
As a Prefecture Master, its status was just as respected as Meng Lei’s—in fact, it wasn’t inferior to most typical members of the royal family.
What it was truly wary of was that Divine Netherworld Phoenixes were terrifyingly strong. They were nearly invincible among opponents of the same grade as themselves. In particular, Divine Netherworld Phoenixes were even the Ice Demons’ natural enemy!
Should Meng Lei really turn out to be a mid-level Great Demon God-level Divine Netherworld Phoenix, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master wasn’t confident that it could beat Meng Lei at all.
“You’re losing for sure today!”
Meng Lei teleported a few times consecutively and furiously cast Netherworld Divine Fire. His divine body was far inferior to the Ice Demon Prefecture Master’s. Fighting the Ice Demon Prefecture Master head-on was no different from courting death.
Therefore, being constantly on the move and teleporting about while casting Netherworld Divine Fire to burn the Ice Demon Prefecture Master was the best strategy.
“Defeating me? Dream on!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master let out a deep roar. Churning chilly currents arose around it and shook off all the Netherworld Divine Fire flames on it.
Right on the heels of it, it opened its mouth, and a white, chilly current sprayed out of it. The chilly current froze the air around it everywhere it passed through. Had Meng Lei not been fast enough with his teleportation, he would undoubtedly have been frozen to the spot.
Meng Lei teleported to a faraway spot and gazed at the frozen air, finding it an awfully thorny problem. It was one thing to watch someone else’s battle and something else altogether when he was the one actually battling.
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master was even more fearsome than what it had seemed.
“You’re surprisingly quick at fleeing!”
The Ice Demon Prefecture Master gazed coldly at Meng Lei before glancing at the Netherworld Divine Fire that it had cast off itself. A hint of an icy smile appeared at the corners of its lips as it said, “If my evaluation is correct, you’ve only gone through five rebirths at best, so your Netherworld Divine Fire can’t burn me to death yet!”
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Meng Lei had certainly given the Ice Demon Prefecture Master a shock earlier. It had initially thought that since Meng Lei had dared to challenge it, then he must be a mid-level Great Demon God for sure.
However, Meng Lei’s Netherworld Divine Fire was a lot weaker than what it had imagined. Thus, the Ice Demon Prefecture Master had basically judged that Meng Lei was just an ordinary Great Demon God.
He was just a mere ordinary Great Demon God, yet he had actually dared to challenge it? He was practically sending himself to death’s door!
“Haha! The Ice Demon Prefecture Master is looking down on you, Meng Lei!”
Dodola’s somewhat-gloating voice rang out in Meng Lei’s mind.
“Are you that happy that it’s looking down on me?” Meng Lei rolled his eyes. “It’s fine if you don’t wanna help, but to think you’re cracking wise at my expense!”
Dodola toned down its grin and said, “There’s a huge gap in strength between you and the Ice Demon Prefecture Master. Given your current prowess, you can only maneuver around it for a while at best. It’s impossible for you to kill it.”
Meng Lei fell silent upon Dodola’s response. Thanks to his teleportation ability, it was very hard for the Ice Demon Prefecture Master to kill him. However, his objective wasn’t to maneuver around it but to kill it.
By killing the Ice Demon Prefecture Master, not only would he earn vast amounts of Divinity Crystals, but he would also inherit the position of Ice Demon Prefecture Master and get his hands on the Ice Demon Prefecture’s treasury.
He must kill the Ice Demon Prefecture Master!
But the problem was—how was he supposed to achieve that?
Meng Lei couldn’t help but sweep his gaze across his stats interface. He asked, “System, how many Divinity Crystals does it cost to enhance my divine body?”
“Ding! The host’s Physical Body Constitution is currently that of a low-level higher deity’s and will rival that of a mid-level higher deity’s after enhancement. Enhancement cost is estimated at 60 million Divinity Crystals,” replied the system coldly.
“60 million...”
Meng Lei was lost for words in an instant. What a ridiculous price that was! He wouldn’t fetch that sort of money even if they split him up and sold him in bits and pieces. How was he supposed to enhance his divine body?
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