Chapter 92 : The Grand Duke

At this moment, the Shadow Demonkin had no thought of escape left.

His mind was completely blank.

Extreme terror and reverence had replaced all his thoughts.

Whoosh—

In the next instant, the black, withered branch tore through space once more, sweeping across.

His head instantly flew into the air.

The head landed.

His body then knelt and fell powerlessly amidst the gushing blood.

All three nobles had perished.

All were instantly annihilated by Lu Mo.

Lu Mo stood upon the ruins, her long hair dancing in the wind, her gaze cold and clear.

With the nobles vanquished and their corpses prostrate at her feet amidst the spreading crimson, she truly seemed to have become—

An existence akin to a Demonkin sovereign!

***

Lu Mo felt the flowing earth-vein power surrounding her and remained silent.

She didn’t even know if she could still be called human now.

Upon stepping into the Earth-Vein Realm and condensing the veins of heaven and earth, the power of the Demonkin had further integrated into her body and blood.

Even her soul was tinged with a trace of darkness, carrying a demonic aura.

However, due to the Fusion Sublimation, the originally erosive part that would have gradually robbed her of her reason was worn away amidst the intermingling of multiple forces.

At this moment, she felt no significant discomfort.

“Sixfold Fusion Sublimation…”

Lu Mo murmured to herself.

She had thought that after incorporating the Demonkin’s power, she could achieve at most a Fourfold Fusion.

She never imagined she would reach an unprecedented height.

In this state, defeating Solaris would be a matter of a single instant.

Even if the other party had already stepped into the Earth-Vein Realm before her and had further strengthened her divine power talent and God-blood.

“Such a Sixfold Fusion… it’s just…”

She frowned slightly.

“Very dangerous, and also very uncontrollable.”

Looking at the earth-vein power around her gradually transforming from gray to an extreme black, Lu Mo was clear she had stepped into a forbidden domain.

Confirming there was no more danger around, she slowly withdrew the earth-vein power.

Since the Soul-Devouring Demonkin’s power inherently possessed strong concealment characteristics, coupled with her deliberate suppression, the earth-vein power was quickly retracted into her body.

Soon, she returned to normal.

No demonic aura surrounded her anymore.

Now, she still looked just like an ordinary human girl.

However—

Lu Mo suddenly felt a bit afraid to look back.

Cecilia was right behind her.

She had seen everything just now—

The black earth-vein power, the scene of slaying the demonkin nobles, the aura that had almost completely transformed into that of a demonkin.

Such a version of herself could no longer be considered human, but more like a monster radiating demonic energy.

In this world, such an existence should rightfully be sent to the pyre, burned to ashes by the flames.

If Cecilia showed a fearful expression and retreated step by step…

That would be the most normal reaction.

However—

She heard the sound of running footsteps instead.

Urgent, panicked, even recklessly stepping into the pool of blood.

Thump—

The next moment, Cecilia hugged her from behind.

Her cheek buried deep into Lu Mo’s hair.

“Miss Lu Mo…”

Something warm and moist pressed against her back—whether it was breath or tears, she couldn’t tell.

“You’re okay… that’s… that’s really great…”

Cecilia’s voice trembled as she held on tighter.

Lu Mo fell silent.

She didn’t pull away.

She let her hold on like that.

In the depths of winter, the Sacred-Demon Wall had been breached, blood and slaughter sweeping through the entire city like a tide.

In the bitter cold, only they leaned on each other, feeling each other’s warmth.

—At this moment, life was the only thing they possessed.

And this embrace was destined to be brief.

Soon, violent tremors came from the sky again, and the earth shook in response.

High above, dark clouds and light intertwined once more.

The battle between the Demonkin Grand Duke and the Vice City Lords had reached a fever pitch.

“Alright, alright, stop wiping your snot on my back, you silly Cecilia.”

Lu Mo said softly, taking her hand.

“Our journey isn’t over yet.”

“Mm.”

Cecilia nodded in response.

Lu Mo looked back at the sky.

Dark clouds still blotted out the sky.

Even though the Vice City Lords’ thunder and blinding light constantly tore through the firmament, it still seemed feeble before that endless darkness.

She knew very well that even though she had achieved Sixfold Fusion Sublimation, she was still only a newcomer to the Earth-Vein Realm.

Before a battle of that level, it still wasn’t enough.

She had to keep moving forward.

Become stronger.

***

Meanwhile, high above at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

The two Vice City Lords were gradually being pushed into a difficult fight.

Thunder cracked, light tore through the sky.

But facing a Grand Duke-level Demonkin, they were clearly at a disadvantage.

Divine artifacts resonated, divine will and light intertwined.

A sword beam extended a hundred meters through the air.

The human woman unleashed her full power in the next instant, divine runes appearing on her hand as she locked onto the figure slowly approaching from the darkness and slashed down with all her might!

A violent storm of energy raged, the power of the Heaven-Defense Realm tearing the surrounding space.

However—

When the light faded, her pupils abruptly contracted.

The opponent had already evaded the attack.

“Not bad power, worthy of a God-descendant.”

The figure in the darkness spoke slowly.

“A pity you’ve only just stepped into Heaven-Defense, and your divine artifact hasn’t fully awakened yet.”

As the words fell, his form vanished into the dark clouds once more.

The next moment, the dark clouds transformed into a massive demonic shadow, and several demonic claws reached out from the darkness, pressing down toward the two.

The two Vice City Lords immediately defended.

And in that very instant—

The Demonkin Grand Duke appeared behind them.

He held a bloodstained demonic spear and thrust it forth!

The spear erupted with astonishing power, transforming into a spiral of blood and darkness!

“Watch out—!”

The other Vice City Lord sensed the anomaly and immediately turned.

Divine power erupted, the heavy shield lighting up with complex patterns, forming a wall of light!

BOOM—!

The spear and the heavy shield collided violently.

The Vice City Lord was sent staggering back, his shield-bearing arm cracked open in several places, blood flowing.

“Di Fan, your injuries…” The woman’s expression changed.

“It’s fine,” the man shook his head. “The most important thing now is to hold him back.”

They both looked up at the figure emerging from the darkness.

It was a male demonkin.

Clad in crimson battle armor, his face beneath short, deep red hair was youthful yet sinister.

Two demonic spears floated behind him, each exuding a dense aura of blood and demonic energy.

“Your strength is far from enough.”

The Demonkin Grand Duke spoke slowly.

“You think you can stop me, mere early-stage Heaven-Defense cultivators?”

“Your persistence is meaningless.”

“Meaningless?” The woman sneered.

“What’s truly meaningless is you demonkin, isn’t it?”

“Attacking our world again and again all these years, and every time, it ends with your Demon King being slain or driven back.”

“And now, launching an attack of this scale, your expenditure must be considerable too, right?”

The Demonkin Grand Duke smiled faintly.

“The power of His Majesty the Demon King is not something you can fathom.”

He didn’t respond directly.

But in fact, the human woman’s guess wasn’t wrong.

This offensive had indeed consumed a vast amount of the Demonkin’s power.

And furthermore—

The Demon Emperor was gradually losing patience.

She had ordered the Demon King to accelerate the pace of the offensive, to break through the Great Barrier and invade the human world as soon as possible.

And then, to prioritize retrieving—

Something that originally belonged to her.