Chapter 864: Massacre in the Battlefield

In the skies, where a shroud of demonic qi stretched over ten kilometers, a demon king stood tall, his true form towering more than eight hundred meters high. With three heads and six arms, it gripped a battle spear wreathed in black flames.

This late-stage demon king stood on high alert. All three of its heads stared in shock toward its left. Several hundred meters away, a youth with long, black hair had appeared out of thin air.

Compared to the massive demon king, Chen Chu seemed small and insignificant. Yet, the aura he emitted was unmistakably of the mythical level. What truly shocked the demon king, however, was that this opponent had somehow ignored its domain of dark laws and twisted space to teleport directly into the scene.

"Abyssal Demon Wheel—Total annihilation!"

In the blink of an eye, the demon king reacted with a roar and vanished, reappearing more than twenty kilometers away. At the same time, black flames surged from its body, rising into the sky and instantly swelling to ten times their original size.

Boom!

Behind the demon king, a ring of black gears exploded outward, forming a black hole several kilometers wide. 108 battle spears of black flame, each a kilometer long, shot forth from within and rained down in all directions. Each of these spears was entwined in black flames, like roaring demonic dragons. Every strike carried late-stage mythical power, distorting space with terrifying force.

From this seemingly insignificant alien, the demon king felt a chilling sense of danger. In a flash, it burned away half of its origin to strike with full force. Just as the demon king was about to unleash its explosive attack, a four-meter-long halberd appeared in Chen Chu's hand, a heavy aura spreading out from it.

Ever since Chen Chu ascended to the mythical level, both his armor and the Eight Desolations Creation Halberd had been refined with law origin. When his Demon God Body was reforged, both the armor and halberd were further strengthened.

Even without moving, the halberd’s immense weight radiated a pressure so intense that it warped the space around it, as if reality itself were being pulled inward like a collapsing black hole. Chen Chu, his expression cold and detached, held it in one hand. Golden, blue, and violent light surged from the weapon as it transformed into a halberd light a thousand meters long.

Boom!

The space across more than twenty kilometers ahead collapsed. Everything within that range was destroyed by the overwhelming force of the Vacuum Annihilation divine ability, shattered into fragments by the crushing impact and creating a massive black hole.

The demon king and the black hole behind it were annihilated together. The immense force of destruction swept across a hundred kilometers, unleashing surging shockwaves that sent the distant true demons and Heavenly Feathered warriors flying.

Such terrifying power instantly shocked two demon kings a thousand kilometers away, who had been charging toward the unmanned battle-pattern mechs. Startled, they both wore looks of horror. Though this alien only emitted the aura of the peak mythical level, obliterating a late-stage demon king in a single blow meant that he actually possessed strength comparable to a great demon king.

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

This kind of cross-realm power caused the two middle-stage mythical demon kings to instinctively halt in midair. If that enemy could destroy Katodes in a single strike, they stood even less of a chance, due to being in a slightly lower realm.

However, just as the two demon kings were gripped with fear, the shattered and chaotic black hole in the distance began to churn with violent demonic qi. In moments, the dark energy gathered once again, revealing the true form of the demon king with the dragon tail.

Now, however, the demon king’s aura was weak, its face deathly pale. Not only did it burn half of its origin already, it had to consume nearly ten percent more just to recreate its true form after that single strike.

Staring at Chen Chu, who stood cold and indifferent in the void, the demon king’s expression darkened. "Kuro, Ders, be careful. This human is extremely powerful. He’s still within the mythical level, but the power he commands is nearly impossible to defend against. Facing him head-on is a death wish. Forget about that legion. Join forces with me to stop him. We have to kill him no matter what. With my bloodline as the medium, I offer up my flesh and soul to summon you, Abyssal Bone Demon!"

In the midst of a strange chant, the demon king let out a fierce roar. All six of its arms suddenly plunged into its chest with a wet squelch, then tore it open. Black demonic blood gushed out, revealing a single massive black eye. A thick, malevolent blood mist spread out, ravenously devouring all nearby beings that contained flesh and blood.

"Katodes, you’ve gone mad!" The two demon kings stared in shock at the black eye, which seemed to be connected directly to the abyss itself.

"I already consumed too much origin just to restore my true form. I’ve surpassed my limits. Even if I’m doomed to stagnation from now on, I’d rather risk everything." As it spoke, the demon king turned to the distant figure of Chen Chu, who was still calm and composed. In all three of its heads, dark red eyes glowed with murderous intent.

For a mythical-level being, once more than sixty percent of their origin was burned, it caused irreversible foundational damage to both their divine soul and law origin, making future breakthroughs almost impossible. This was completely unacceptable to Katodes, who had intended to annihilate the Heavenly Feathered Race and devour their foundation to ascend to the rank of great demon king.

Rather than accept defeat, it would be better to risk everything in a final struggle. It would sacrifice its true body and divine soul to borrow power from the abyss. If it could kill that powerful human and offer it to the abyss, there could still be a sliver of hope.

Bathed in the blood mist radiating from the massive eye, Kato withered in an instant, shrinking to nothing more than skin and bones, like a dried-out skeleton. Shrouded in the swirling mist, he looked utterly grotesque and terrifying.

Crack! Crack!

The bone demon form swelled to a height of a kilometer, radiating the aura of a peak demon king. In its hands was a curved scythe over a thousand meters long, pulsing with deadly aura.

The exchange between the three demon kings and Kato’s sacrifice all took place in the blink of an eye, completed within just a few seconds. Under normal circumstances, that brief moment would have been more than enough for Chen Chu to obliterate all three demon kings. However, he made no move. Holding his halberd, he calmly stood dozens of kilometers away.

Even when it came to Katodes, Chen Chu had held back. He had only used a fraction of his strength to destroy the demon king's true form, deliberately choosing not to erase him completely.

This plane was currently being watched by a divine king and a demon god. Above the blue dome of the sky, golden light streaked brilliantly, while below, endless dark clouds churned violently. Both were manifestations of principles of the two supreme beings who had reached the late stage of the demon god level. At that moment, those two powerful beings were fighting outside the plane, causing time and space to warp, which left them with little time to pay attention to anything else.

Looking toward the intense battle, Chen Chu knew one thing for certain. If he had shown his ability from the beginning, that demon god would have broken through the boundaries of the plane and descended on him without hesitation.

If that happened, even if he managed to escape unharmed, he would lose the chance to eliminate the dozen or so demon kings and great demon kings in this realm. Mech No.1 would also miss the opportunity to absorb the vital energy it needed.

"

Muhahaha

... Die, Human!" With a spine-chilling cackle, the Abyssal Bone Demon flashed forward and appeared before Chen Chu.

The massive scythe in its hands, seemingly forged from a leg bone, swept sideways. In an instant, space was silently sliced like a solid surface, creating a black horizontal plane that stretched for several kilometers. All matter, energy, and laws were severed by the scythe; its destructive power nearly exceeded the limits of the mythical level.

Boom! Boom!

In the distance, two waves of overwhelming demonic force exploded outward. As seasoned warriors who had long fought on the Heavenly Feathered battlefield, the two demon kings reacted without hesitation. The moment the Bone Demon attacked, they each burned twenty percent of their origin and unleashed their full strength, launching a pincer assault on Chen Chu from both sides.

However...

Boom!

A thousand-meter-long golden-black halberd light swept across the void. The Bone Demon’s scythe was instantly crushed by its unmatched and tyrannical power.

"Impossible!"

Bang! Bang!

Before they could react, the two demon kings who had just lunged forward also had their law domains shattered. The overwhelming halberd light then exploded, obliterating them on the spot.

In that instant, with the Realm-Walking Divine Step ability, Chen Chu split into three forms, each crossing hundreds of kilometers to annihilate the true forms of all three demon kings in a flash.

And just as Chen Chu struck down those three demon kings, two other demon kings that were charging toward the mech army were quickly intercepted by Mech No.1.

"Out of my way!"

Blocked by a machine with no fluctuations of the power of laws, the three-headed, seven-armed demon king, whose true form stood over seven hundred meters tall, let out a furious roar.

Boom!

With its seven arms raised, this demon king, who had just broken through to the late stage of the mythical level, unleashed a surge of demonic qi. Dozens of massive demon claws, each spanning hundreds of meters, came crashing down toward No.1. Augmented by the power of laws, each claw was infused with immense force, distorting and collapsing the space beneath them and creating a display of destruction.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Just as the demon claws were about to strike No. 1, a golden force field rose to block them. On impact, diamond-shaped halos spread across the barrier.

Roar!

No.1 opened its jaws wide, unleashing a terrifying roar that was neither human nor beast. Its entire body began to swell with power as the mech's frame was forced apart by rapidly expanding muscle.

At the same time, the cockpit within flashed with a blinding red light.

[Warning: Synchronization rate has exceeded 100%. Now at 101%... 115%...]

[Warning: Armor restraints on Mech No.1 have been released by 60%.]

[Warning: Mech No.1 is entering destruction mode and will soon go berserk.]

As restraint after restraint was broken, No.1 grew to over four hundred meters tall, resembling a monstrous being cloaked in dark-golden armor.

The sudden change took the demon kings by surprise. The one who had just launched the attack and the one charging at the battle-patterned mech legion from a distance both stopped moving in shock.

The battle just started and now you're going berserk without even making a single move yet?

Seeing the crumbling space around the dark-golden monster, and sensing the aura it omitted, the two demon kings instinctively recoiled with fear.

Buzz!

Now fully in berserk mode, No.1’s eyes blazed with light. Two white-blue beams shot forth toward the demon kings with explosive force.

"Watch out!"

Boom! Boom!

Space shattered from the impact of the divine super light. The dark domains around the two demon kings collapsed instantly, and their true forms exploded into a mist of blood and gore.

From Chen Chu’s initial strike to No. 1’s destruction of the two demon kings, only a few moments passed. Their overwhelming power shook the entire battlefield. Every demon king and even the great demon kings felt a wave of fear ripple through them.

"They’re so strong!"

"Careful, those two are extremely dangerous!"

At the edge of the plane battlefield, the two titanic late-stage great demon kings attacking Anstira were startled by the power of the duo. The Six-Horned Great Demon King let out an enraged roar. "Armand, I’ll handle the situation here for now. You take care of those two!"

The strength displayed by Chen Chu and No. 1 had broken the balance of the battlefield. Demon kings of the same level were almost no match for them. Although their strength was still within the mythical level and couldn’t deliver fatal blows to demon kings, every time a one's true form was destroyed, they had to spend a huge amount of origin to recover. If the demon kings' true forms were destroyed ten or twenty times continuously, they would end up severely wounded, or worse, fall completely.

"You want to leave? I think you need to ask me for permission first."

Boom!

A figure like a blazing angel radiated brilliant light. Everything the light touched was burned to ashes, ignited by fierce white flames. Even the law-bound worlds surrounding the two great demon kings and their laws were set ablaze.

At the same time, high above in the sky, a golden vortex spun rapidly, and a giant white sword nearly ten thousand meters long descended. It burned with even fiercer flames, like a divine punishment unleashed. The formless aura of destruction it radiated caused even the two great demon kings to be visibly alarmed.

While Anstira continued to battle the demon kings, No.1 didn’t pursue the two recovering demon kings. Instead, it suddenly plunged downward.

Boom!

It crossed several hundred kilometers in an instant, crashing down onto the battlefield below. A surge of red light erupted from it, forming a massive shockwave that swept across a hundred-kilometer radius.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Wherever the blood-red light passed, over two hundred thousand true demons at or above the Sixth Heavenly Realm, along with demonized aliens at or above the Fourth Heavenly Realm, were all obliterated. Even several thousand members of the Heavenly Feathered Race caught in the blast were annihilated.

Whoosh!

More than two hundred thousand beings were erased in an instant. A massive suction force erupted from No. 1’s body, and countless clouds of scattered blood mist mixed with invisible soul power formed a roaring river of blood that swarmed toward it.

In just the blink of an eye, No.1 had devoured a vast portion of the battlefield. As it devoured and absorbed the flesh and souls, its body cracked and swelled again, rapidly growing to over 480 meters tall. The aura it emitted became even more terrifying.

Such a horrific scene shocked the surrounding demon kings and distant true demons once again. These humans were more demon-like than them; each of their attacks felt more ruthless than the last.

The sight of No.1 indiscriminately devouring everything caused many Heavenly Feathered gods to frown. The nearby warriors, who had been excited and eager, were also taken aback.

At that moment, Chen Chu's voice resounded across the battlefield. "Friends of the Heavenly Feathered Race, be careful. That mech is a bioweapon we created. While it’s incredibly powerful, it’s still in the experimental phase. Just now, it autonomously entered berserk mode when it came under attack, and is currently unable to distinguish friend from foe. Please stay at least one hundred kilometers away from it."

Once he finished speaking, Chen Chu's figure vanished. Then, a thousand-meter-long golden-black halberd light swept across the heavens and earth.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three demon kings whose true forms had just recondensed were blasted apart once more. The resulting shockwave swept across several dozen kilometers, destroying everything in its path.

Roar!

Surrounded by blood-red light, Mech No.1 roared. The golden barrier around it trembled, releasing wave after wave of diamond-shaped ripples as it blocked the overwhelming attacks from two demon kings.

Inside the cockpit, suspended in the void within the mech, Luo Fei stood silently, her gaze cold and emotionless. It was as if she was a being standing outside of the world, quietly watching everything unfold.

Roar!

No.1 let out a fierce roar, but didn’t counterattack the two demon kings assaulting it. Instead, it ignored their strikes and lunged downward. Within the rolling dark demonic clouds, tens of millions of demonized aliens and legions of true demons gathered, stepping on what seemed like solid clouds as they clashed with the Heavenly Feathered Race above.

Instead of causing panic by devouring just one demon king and the little energy it provided, it was far more worthwhile to annihilate over a hundred thousand transcendent beings at once, to consume their flesh, blood, and souls. The demon kings would be saved for last.

After multiple instances of complete Soul Synchronization, and even briefly entering its primordial mode, Luo Fei realized that what No.1 truly needed was not energy from flesh and blood, but souls. It required devouring a vast quantity of high-quality soul energy to restore its original form.

Boom!

A dark-golden monster nearly five hundred meters tall descended from the sky. A wave of blood-red light exploded from it, instantly sweeping across a hundred-kilometer area. True demons in their true forms exploded one after another.

With the demon kings unable to stop it, Mech No.1 began a brutal slaughter.