The human plan was proceeding smoothly.
The three Celestial Realm experts encountered almost no resistance, quickly arriving at the outermost layer of the Demon King’s Throne.
And the various squads had also reached their designated positions.
Everything now awaited only the Valkyrie’s final command.
“Next, we’ll trouble you three seniors.”
Rumina looked toward the pitch-black Demon King’s Throne and spoke to the three Celestial Realm experts.
“Please take care, seniors. We’ll meet again… in the new era!”
“Meet again in the new era,” the old man replied.
“Then… begin—”
Rumina issued the final command.
And at this moment, sacred power and divine energy abruptly erupted from three points around the Demon King’s Throne!
A massive phenomenon slowly unfolded, and terrifying Celestial Realm power was unleashed.
The next second, the three Celestial Realm phenomena completely ignited, fiercely blasting toward the outer layer of the Demon King’s Throne!
“Hummm—”
A tremendous sound reverberated through the gray-black sky and earth.
Even those positioned far away could feel a violent tremor.
“Look, the Demon King’s Throne—”
Soon, everyone saw that the layers of thick black rectangular prisms forming the outer layer of the Demon King’s Throne were actually cracking apart!
The solidified demonic energy instantly exploded, scattering in all directions.
Losing their support, the heavy black rectangular prisms plummeted down, crashing toward the ground.
“We succeeded!”
Someone gasped, breathless.
The outermost defense of the Demon King’s Throne had been breached!
But this was only the beginning.
Everything was far from over.
The demonic energy had just exploded, extremely chaotic and terrifying.
If one failed to avoid it, even a Celestial Realm expert would be severely injured and ultimately consumed.
Currently, the three Celestial Realm experts had already begun avoiding the areas where the demonic energy was exploding.
And at this very moment…
Demonic power suddenly surged forth from within the Demon King’s Throne!
And its might was also at the Celestial Realm level!
Seeing this, the human Celestial Realm experts swiftly dodged or defended.
But one of the demonic energies was too powerful and too swift.
Before one human Celestial Realm expert could fully deploy his defenses, that pitch-black impact had already struck his body!
“Senior!”
Someone exclaimed in shock.
The others were far away, unable to tell how severely the old man was injured, only seeing the black impact pierce through his body.
Blood gushed, mixing with the mist formed by the demonic energy.
The old man staggered backward through the air for some distance before barely stabilizing his posture.
Figures emerged from the shattered Demon King’s Throne.
They stood where the black rectangular prisms had fractured, positioned upon the void.
Three figures, three Archduke-level existences.
Countless figures followed behind them—elite demons, one after another.
“Launch the attack!”
Rumina coldly spoke at this moment, her figure already transforming into a streak of light, charging toward the breach in the Demon King’s Throne!
“The time for the decisive battle has arrived!”
“Kill the Demon King… end this era of demon invasion!”
Voices spoke out, and figures charged forth.
From three different directions, they attacked the breach, attacked the final three Archdukes.
Attacked… the Demon King at the end of the ancient throne!
“Hummm—”
For a moment, countless figures clashed together.
The sounds of weapons clashing and energy exploding rang out incessantly.
Mixed with roars, screams, and the tearing of flesh.
Blood sprayed, dyeing the black rectangular prisms crimson red.
Humans died.
But the demon casualties were far greater!
“Hummm—”
“Hummm—”
Above the breach, two figures continuously crossed paths.
Celestial Realm phenomena erupted with astonishing force, colliding again and again.
“Even like this… you still won’t fall?”
The demon Archduke, holding a long blade, spoke coldly.
Opposite him was the Celestial Realm human whose body had been pierced by demonic energy.
The demonic energy had pierced through his abdomen. From the start, the wound had been unable to stop bleeding.
During their clashes, the wound had also been continuously expanding, becoming more severe. Amid the mangled flesh, one could vaguely glimpse ribs and organs.
Yet, the other party endured the pain and the erosion of the demonic energy, persisting until now.
“Your condition doesn’t seem any better than mine, demon—”
The human Celestial Realm expert retorted.
“Fall? Before I kill you and kill the Demon King, I won’t die here.”
“I want to see the sun rise from here, burning all you bastards to ashes!”
The one he faced happened to be the demon Archduke who had been severely injured some time ago.
Although the Archduke appeared normal now, neither his injuries nor his realm had fully recovered.
“Arrogant! Foolish!”
The Archduke harshly rebuked.
He was about to continue attacking the person before him when he noticed that the breach below had already been cleared by humans.
The defensive line was broken, and figures were continuously advancing deep into the interior of the Demon King’s Throne!
“Damn it—”
The demon Archduke’s expression changed. He immediately headed toward the breach below.
The Celestial Realm phenomenon manifested, and he controlled it, fiercely suppressing the breach area!
“Hummm—”
And just as the phenomenon was about to crush the figures below, an enormous shield surface suddenly appeared, erupting with extremely brilliant sacred light!
“!”
The demon Archduke was struck by the recoil force, staggering backward, his hand cracking open.
“Is that all the strength you have?”
A mocking voice came. A burly man slowly emerged from within the sacred shield, giving the demon Archduke a scornful look.
“With a blade like that, you can’t kill anyone, demon—”
The burly man was also a human Celestial Realm expert.
Two human Celestial Realm experts against one demon Archduke.
The situation seemed to reverse at this moment.
The demon Archduke was about to fall into a disadvantage.
“Can’t kill anyone?”
The demon Archduke tightened his grip on the long blade and suddenly laughed.
“Ha… hahaha…”
“Don’t joke around. I’ll… kill them for you to see right now!!!”
The next second, he spoke with aa sinister expression.
He seemed to have activated some forbidden technique. In an instant, crimson patterns began spreading across his body.
The patterns awakened the black rectangular prism pillars below.
The crimson patterns flowing on the black rectangular prisms also lit up at this moment, connecting toward his body.
The rectangular prisms slowly melted, flowing along the patterns into the Archduke’s body, causing his aura to surge wildly!
The demon Archduke’s body swayed as he charged toward the human Celestial Realm experts.
“Clang—”
Three figures collided together once more.
***
“Hummm—”
The clashes between the human Celestial Realm experts and the demon Archduke created massive disturbances.
Even those already inside the Demon King’s Throne could still hear the tremendous roars from time to time.
The figures of Lu Mo and the others were currently traversing through the Demon King’s Throne.
They were lucky. Taking advantage of the earlier breach losing its defense, they quickly entered the interior of the Demon King’s Throne.
Without the Archdukes’interference, the remaining demon forces, even enhanced within the throne, were no match for them.
Sword light flashed, and countless demon bodies were torn apart, blood splattering everywhere.
“Tsk—”
Another streak of light cut through the sky. Sacred power tore through space and the thick demonic energy, charging toward the deepest part of the Demon King’s Throne.
“That aura… it’s the Valkyrie!”
“The Valkyrie and the others have entered the deepest part of the Demon King’s Throne. Are they about to begin the final battle with the Demon King?”
“Excellent!”
“In that case, we must also speed up… to witness the end of the Demon King’s life with our own eyes!”
This scene once again invigorated everyone present.
They increased their speed.
Squads dispersed.
Following behind Solaris, Lu Mo saw that the humans and demons around them were becoming fewer and fewer.
Finally, on this path, it seemed only they remained.
And at a certain moment, Solaris suddenly stopped.
“Why aren’t we advancing?” Cecilia stopped, somewhat confused.
Lu Mo didn’t speak, just looked at Solaris and the others in the squad besides Cecilia.
“Let’s stop here,” Solaris said lightly.
Hearing this, Cecilia immediately became extremely vigilant.
What did Solaris want to do?
“Before facing the Demon King, I think it’s necessary to resolve the matters between us.”
As Solaris spoke, she turned around, casting a cold gaze toward Lu Mo.
“Don’t you think… I’m right?”
“The Demonkin, the one who obstructs me… Lu Mo!”
She pointed Slayer at Lu Mo.
“Hummm—”
The next moment, divine power abruptly erupted from the sword!
Before anyone could react, the divine power had already surrounded Lu Mo.
At this moment… transforming into a cage woven from sword light!
“Cage!”
“?!”
Cecilia suddenly froze.
“Miss Solaris, I don’t understand your meaning.”
Even though imprisoned by the sword light, Lu Mo showed no panic, calmly looking at Solaris as she asked.
But she also realized—
Today, the aura emanating from Slayer and the sword light imprisoning her seemed different from any previous time.
“Solaris… what exactly are you doing!”
After a brief moment of shock, Cecilia immediately became furious again.
“How could Miss Lu Mo possibly be a demon?”
“What do you mean by suddenly wasting divine power here and trapping a teammate!”
Cecilia was angry.
But deep down, she also felt intense unease.
A Demonkin?
Had Solaris really discovered something?
“At a time like this, the threat of a spy is far more terrifying than a demon Archduke, isn’t it?”
Solaris spoke, her gaze sweeping over Cecilia before finally settling on Lu Mo.
“As for why I judge you to be a spy planted by the demons, the reasons are simple—”
Solaris listed them one by one.
As if pronouncing Lu Mo’s crimes.
“Third, and the most suspicious point…”
“Back in the misty region, how exactly were you able to survive near that black pillar?”
After saying the last sentence, she cast a cold gaze toward Lu Mo.
In truth, these so-called reasons were all quite flimsy.
But at this moment, Solaris was continuously applying pressure on Lu Mo with divine power.
As if interrogating her—
Do you admit it?
Do you acknowledge your guilt?
Yet, Lu Mo ultimately showed no fear or reverence.
She simply calmly met Solaris’s gaze.
“These reasons all seem rather flimsy.”
She spoke lightly.
“They can’t prove I’m a demon.”
“And you suddenly using a divine artifact against me here, wanting to judge me—is it because you truly believe I’m a demon, or is it… that any accusation can be fabricated when one is determined to find fault?”
Even at this moment, Lu Mo remained calm.
Clearly, she was the one imprisoned. Yet when Solaris met her clear, cold eyes, she was forced to avert her gaze by the sharpness hidden within.
Solaris disliked Lu Mo’s eyes.
From the very beginning… when they first met during the judgment ceremony, she had disliked them!
But feeling the divine power flowing within Slayer, Solaris smiled afterward.
“Indeed, wanting to judge you with these reasons is a bit flimsy…”
“But what if… it’s like this?”
The next second, she suddenly threw something toward Lu Mo.
That object passed through the gaps in the sword light, about to land on Lu Mo, but was sliced apart by Lu Mo’s sword.
“Sizzle—”
It seemed to be a token from a demon Archduke.
As the token was sliced open, the demonic aura contained within dispersed, enveloping the cage and Lu Mo.
Cecilia’s pupils contracted sharply, seemingly not expecting Solaris to do such a thing.
“And now? With such intense demonic aura emanating from you, can you still claim not to be a demon?”
Solaris withdrew her smile, abruptly pointing her sword at Lu Mo.
Not just her, but everyone in the squad except Cecilia also drew their swords at this moment, adopting defensive postures, ready to attack.
“You all…”
Cecilia suddenly understood at this moment—
Solaris had already conspired with the others in the squad.
Whether Lu Mo was a demon or not, today, she had to be a demon!
“Really, enough…”
Sweeping her gaze over the people before her, Lu Mo suddenly sighed.
She was about to erupt with power, tear through the demonic aura, and break free from the sword light cage.
But at this moment—
“Don’t think you’re the only Celestial Realm expert in this squad…”
Solaris spoke.
She no longer concealed her aura. A Celestial Realm energy fluctuation rippled out with her as the center.
At the same time, extremely brilliant golden patterns erupted from Slayer in Solaris’s hand!
Terrifying divine intent continuously poured forth from Slayer!
It merged with the sword light cage, crushing down toward Lu Mo!
At this moment, Lu Mo also understood why the sword light had felt strange to her earlier.
“Your Slayer…” she spoke.
“It has awakened,” Solaris replied, faint golden divine patterns flowing in her eyes.
“And today… I will use it to judge you—”