1244: shadow

Within the oddly shaped Stone Forest.

Dozens of bone monsters scrambled, launching a frenzied attack on the uninvited guest who had trespassed into their territory.

As the earth trembled, just dozens of bone monsters unleashed a terrifying Aura comparable to a Charge of a tank battalion.

However, when they rushed before the uninvited guest, they were astonished to find that he hadn't even moved a step.

"Although I can't use my full strength to avoid startling the potentially hidden War Mother Nest, I can't appear too weak either. After all, on the surface, I'm an 11th Stage Middle Stage, so I need to maintain my standing."

Wang Chen thought to himself, looking at the bone monsters rushing closer, and extended a hand.

Boom!

In an instant, violent power erupted, and hundreds of giant wind blades materialized out of thin air, then shot forward.

The charging bone monsters hadn't even reacted before the wind blades sliced through them, severing countless stone pillars behind them and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

One bone monster, charging at the very front, was still roaring and brandishing its claws, attempting to grab Wang Chen, but as soon as it moved, it was horrified to find its body no longer obeyed it.

Looking down, the lower half of its body, from the waist down, had already separated from it.

And it wasn't just him; his companions behind him were also cut into pieces, falling to the ground with their movements.

"Roar?"

If this bone monster possessed intelligence and could speak, it would probably be questioning its existence right now, wondering how it died so easily.

But unfortunately, it couldn't.

Blood spurted like a geyser, its crimson eyes gradually lost their luster, and its half-body fell to the ground, several meters away from its upper half.

In an instant, a strong scent of blood began to spread through the Stone Forest.

"This experience is even less than a mosquito's leg!"

Wang Chen glanced at his gains, a half-deliberate, half-genuine expression of dissatisfaction on his face.

When he made his move, he had already noticed several prying gazes from the shadows watching him.

But the owners of these gazes, like the bone monsters just killed, failed to pique his interest.

Three 10th Stage demonic creatures, and one Lower Demon God equivalent to an 11th Stage Early Stage.

However...

Although he wasn't particularly interested, he still had to put on a good show.

After all, this was a very good start.

Thinking to himself, Wang Chen delved deeper into the Stone Forest, advancing like a 'God-slayer, Demon-slayer', instantly killing all low-level demonic creatures that appeared with a single slap.

...

"This Human Race is too arrogant!"

"An 11th Stage Middle Stage actually dares to rampage here, slaughtering our subordinates!"

In the shadows, seeing dozens more subordinates slain, the Demon God who had been following Wang Chen couldn't help but let out a low growl.

His form was very strange; if Wang Chen were here, he would find it completely unlike any Demon God he had seen before.

This Demon God had no physical body, like an aggregation of shadows, able to move through the shadows of various stone pillars.

And the few 10th Stage demonic creatures following him were similar in appearance, though their degree of shadow transformation wasn't as complete, their external appearance barely retaining a ferocious humanoid form.

"Lord Shadow, why don't we report the news of this Human Race coming to the Stone Forest to a stronger Lord? He's so arrogant, there will surely be other Lords willing to step in and subdue him."

Seeing the Shadow Demon God's angry tone, one 10th Stage demonic creature couldn't help but suggest.

Hearing his subordinate's words, the Shadow Demon God couldn't help but feel a little tempted.

The Stone Forest, covering an area of nearly a thousand miles, was divided into dozens of regions, each controlled by a different Demon God. Every so often, these Demon Gods had to send energy-rich sacrifices they collected to the War Mother Nest. If they failed to meet the standard, they would be melted down and remade.

Normally, the Shadow Demon God wouldn't care about the deaths of a few low-level demonic creature subordinates. These were cannon fodder; as long as the War Mother Nest willed it, it could produce a terrifying number of them in a short period by expending energy.

However, with the Stone Forest divided into regions, the Shadow Demon God had to pay attention to the lives of these low-level demonic creature subordinates. They were all excellent laborers, and if they continued to be killed like this, the number of sacrifices he handed over next time would definitely not meet the requirements.

At that time, if he were melted down and remade, his strength would fall from the Demon God Realm, and his current territory would also be lost.

But although the Shadow Demon God was somewhat tempted, he was more conflicted.

Asking other Demon Gods for help would also come at a considerable cost, and his reserves weren't plentiful. If he were severely cut, he would still be unlucky.

"Alright, you go and inform them, but don't mention this Human Race's strength. Just say I'm inviting them over for a grand feast."

The Shadow Demon God thought for a moment and instructed his subordinate.

He planned to make two preparations: first, he would try to kill this Human Race through a sneak attack himself. If successful, everyone would be happy. If he failed, with his strength and special form, he could also hold out against this Human Race for a while. By then, when the other Demon Gods arrived and saw the situation, they would surely feel obligated to intervene.

At most, he would lose a little face, but he would save a large sum.

It must be said that once demonic creatures reached the Demon God Realm, their minds became increasingly sharp, and their wisdom was almost indistinguishable from the Human Race.

...

In the Stone Forest.

Bang!

Wang Chen casually blew up the head of a 10th Stage demonic creature, his gaze sweeping around. There were no longer any standing demonic creatures in the field.

"The deeper into the Stone Forest, the stronger the demonic creatures I encounter. It seems even without the War Mother Nest, my gains this time won't be too small."

He shook off the blood from his hand and nodded with satisfaction.

He had just encountered thirteen 10th Stage demonic creatures, and after blowing them all up, he had made a small gain. If he continued to maintain such gains, even without the War Mother Nest, this trip's harvest would satisfy him.

However, what Wang Chen didn't know was that while he was satisfied, the Shadow Demon God hidden in the shadows was bleeding internally.

He had already sent almost all of his elite 10th Stage demonic creature subordinates to intercept Wang Chen, originally to create an opportunity for himself to ambush. But they all became cannon fodder, unable to even get close to that Human Race Strong before they died.

If this continued, he would soon become a bare commander.

"You two, go intercept him. Absolutely do not let him leave our territory and enter the regions of other Demon Gods, otherwise, I'll suffer a huge loss this time."

The Shadow Demon God gritted his teeth and ordered his two subordinates behind him.

These two subordinates were the same type of variant among demonic creatures as him, specializing in assassination and concealment. It could be said that before the Shadow Demon God was strengthened by the War Mother Nest to his current stage, his form was exactly the same as his two subordinates. So he knew how strong these two subordinates' assassination abilities were.

Absolutely, absolutely, they could create an opportunity for him to successfully ambush!