655: devil

Within the collapsing Blood Moon Ruins.

The Blood Clan Progenitor's power had weakened to its extreme, a massive blood-hole appeared in his chest, his blood core was gone, and he could only lean weakly against a fragment, gasping for breath.

At this moment, his face no longer held the previous arrogance; only fear and disbelief remained.

"You actually cooperated with a Devil?"

"Zhang Dingguo, aren't you afraid that your Blue Star will also become a bargaining chip to be harvested in their eyes?"

The Blood Clan Progenitor stared fixedly ahead, his cloudy eyes filled with horror.

There, Zhang Dingguo's condition was even worse than his; his body had completely disintegrated, leaving only his Soul body.

"So what if it's a Devil?"

"Their contractual spirit is much nobler than your Blood Clan's!"

Zhang Dingguo said weakly, the light on the surface of his Soul body growing dimmer.

With his Peak 10th Rank strength, facing an 11th Stage Blood Clan Progenitor was still too much of a stretch.

Even if the opponent was already at the end of his life, with less than one-tenth of his Peak strength…

But 11th Stage was 11th Stage after all; the huge disparity caused his body to shatter even after he used all his trump cards.

Fortunately…

He was not fighting alone.

"Your Excellency Demon Lord, if you had been a moment slower in acting just now, this old man's life would have been lost here."

Zhang Dingguo turned to look beside him, saying with a bitter smile.

Standing there was a figure completely enveloped in darkness, blurry and indistinct, with only a pair of dark, deep, abyss-like eyes visible, and…

A curved purple horn on his forehead, enveloped in extreme darkness, yet still exuding an infinite sense of presence.

A Devil!

And it was a 10th Stage Demon Lord from the Abyss Hell!

This was the backup Zhang Dingguo had prepared for his current operation.

If this Demon Lord hadn't acted at the crucial moment, forcibly shattering the Blood Clan Progenitor's chest and seizing his blood core, he wouldn't even have his Soul body left now and would have directly turned to ash.

"Zhang Dingguo, our contract doesn't stipulate that I have to directly confront this 11th Stage being."

"Even if you die, as long as I kill this Blood Clan Progenitor, the contract will be considered fulfilled."

"Speaking of which, you should thank me for saving your life!"

A hoarse voice sounded, and the Demon Lord's cold gaze fell upon Zhang Dingguo.

"Demon Lord, don't be angry."

Locked by this cold gaze, Zhang Dingguo chuckled lightly:

"Of course, I cannot forget the grace of saving my life. This old bat's Soul shall be my gift of gratitude."

He pointed a hand towards the Blood Clan Progenitor, and his figure floated backward.

"Oh?"

The Demon Lord was startled by the words, somewhat surprised that Zhang Dingguo was so generous.

The contract he signed with Zhang Dingguo was an equal one, and the ownership of the spoils of war was naturally also equal.

An 11th Stage expert's entire body was a treasure, and the Soul and core of power were the most precious among them.

He had already obtained the Blood Clan Progenitor's power core, and now the other party was giving away the Soul…

"You're quite willing to part with it, then I won't be polite."

The Demon Lord glanced meaningfully at Zhang Dingguo's dim Soul body, then directly attacked the Blood Clan Progenitor.

Now that the Blood Clan Progenitor had lost his power core, his power had weakened to the extreme, and he had no resistance against the Demon Lord. In a blink of an eye, he was suppressed, and his flesh and Soul all turned into Materials.

A dignified 11th Stage expert died so aggrievedly in his own world.

Meanwhile, on the other side…

After the Blood Clan Progenitor completely died, the vast Blood River directly shattered.

In his Soul body state, Zhang Dingguo waved his hand, tearing a crack in space. Immediately after, a stone tablet several tens of meters high, exuding a heavy aura, rumbled out.

Boom!

The stone tablet heavily smashed onto the shattered Blood River. Then, the golden Luck on its surface gathered and condensed, forming a golden Divine Dragon with complete scales.

Boom, boom, boom!!

The Divine Dragon opened its mouth and inhaled, emitting a devouring power like a black hole, swallowing all of the disintegrating and dissipating Blood River into its mouth.

Boom!

The giant stone tablet and the golden Divine Dragon continuously expanded in size at this moment, reaching several hundred meters high in the blink of an eye.

The power fluctuations emanating from them caused cracks to appear in the surrounding space.

"Devouring the Luck of a race, Zhang Dingguo, your artifact already possesses a hint of a Dao Artifact prototype capable of suppressing a Great World!"

This immense movement attracted the Demon Lord's attention. Looking at the several-hundred-meter-high stone tablet exuding terrifying aura and the golden Divine Dragon entwined upon it, a flicker of greed and apprehension flashed in his eyes.

A Dao Artifact!

That was a terrifying artifact that even an 11th Stage could not possess, capable of suppressing a Great World, and was a standard for the top ten races among the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

Even in the Abyss Hell, their Devil Race only possessed three such items.

Any being who obtained and successfully refined such a terrifying artifact could immediately stand at the pinnacle of the pyramid of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

Unfortunately…

The Demon Lord saw that this stone tablet and Divine Dragon had gathered an immense amount of sentient thought power, formed by the thoughts of all living beings, making it impossible to forcibly seize.

"Your Excellency Demon Lord, you flatter me."

After completely devouring the Blood River, Zhang Dingguo breathed a sigh of relief and said modestly:

"This national luck stone tablet is connected to the hundreds of millions of citizens of my Dragon Country. Only by devouring the Blood Clan's Blood River has it gained a hint of a Dao Artifact prototype, which is still far inferior to Your Excellency Demon Lord's race."

As he spoke, he flew to stand on the national luck stone tablet. Enveloped by the power of Luck, the dissipation of his Soul body was directly halted.

"No need to be modest. The number of races in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms is more than hundreds of millions, and those who can achieve your accomplishment can be counted on your fingers."

The Demon Lord put away his greed, shook his head, and said meaningfully:

"Moreover, with the aid of this… national luck stone tablet, your power can already rival the 11th Stage, can't it?"

"It seems this is the ultimate trump card you prepared for this battle."

"Your Excellency Demon Lord is joking."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dingguo naturally wouldn't admit it, smilingly retorting:

"This national luck stone tablet only has a defensive effect; combat is absolutely impossible."

"This victory was still due to Your Excellency Demon Lord's assistance."

"Stop flattering me. Your Human Race has more tricks up your sleeves than even us Devils."

The Demon Lord shook his head impatiently, waving his hand to tear open a spatial rift:

"Our contract has ended. Remember to find me next time there's such a big job."

Before his words finished, he disappeared into the spatial rift, his whereabouts unknown.

Seeing this, Zhang Dingguo breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Devils possessed a strong contractual spirit, cooperating with them was akin to seeking a tiger's skin.

To have gone so smoothly was truly an immense stroke of Luck!

"Saint Zhang, what should we do next?"

At this moment, Yang Yuankong flew over from a distance and asked respectfully.

"Open the spatial passage. The most difficult part has already been solved by our Dragon Country. Now it's time for others to contribute!"

Zhang Dingguo chuckled lightly, sitting cross-legged on the national luck stone tablet and waving his hand.

Rumble!

In the dark sky, four spatial cracks, each a hundred li in circumference, were forcibly blasted open, and countless armies then swarmed out from within.