1145: Chapter 1145 The Spread of Demonic Power

The 'Seven Blades' were seven Rank Five Early Stage experts directly under Marshal Hei Yan's command. Each had their own specialties, and when combined, their power increased significantly; they were the elite of the elite.

Coupled with the two Rank Five Middle Stage experts, Nie Ku and Ming Luo, as well as a hundred heavily armed 'star-ripping assault ships'...

This force was sufficient to destroy a medium-scale interstellar civilization in a short period of time!

"Understood!" Cruelty and excitement flashed in the eyes of Nie Ku and Ming Luo as they responded in unison.

"I will remain here to continue pinning down the Hundred Flowers and Red Sun fleets."

Marshal Hei Yan slowly stood up from his throne, his mysterious black cloak fluttering without wind, as a suffocatingly terrifying aura radiated from his body.

"I will spread word that Hei Long has successfully established an outpost and is currently in a fierce battle with the natives, requiring backup.

You will leave the battlefield under the guise of 'reinforcements' and head toward the Blue Star at full speed.

Remember, move quickly and be ruthless. Leave no survivors, and leave no traces that could be tracked by the other two factions!"

"Yes! We will not fail the Marshal's trust!" The two bowed again, their eyes boiling with killing intent.

"Go." Marshal Hei Yan waved his hand.

Nie Ku and Ming Luo turned and transformed into two streaks of light, rushing out of the command room.

Soon, within the massive fleet array of the Black Cloud Empire, a formation consisting of a hundred streamlined, dark-purple assault ships with prows as sharp as thorns quietly detached.

Led by the flagships of Nie Ku and Ming Luo, their engines roared to life, turning into dark-purple meteors that tore through the edge of the chaotic war zone and sped toward the Blue Star! Seven slightly weaker but equally sharp auras followed closely behind.

This slaughter fleet, composed purely of experts and elite assault ships, lunged toward that azure planet with a mission of extinction.

Marshal Hei Yan sat back down on his throne and refocused his gaze on the tactical star map, looking at the Red Sun and Hundred Flowers fleets that were still entangled with his own forces, his eyes glinting with a chilling light.

"Holding me back? Perfect."

He muttered to himself, his fingertips lightly tapping on the armrest. "I also need time, waiting for Nie Ku and the others... to turn the Blue Star into Hell."

He looked up, as if he could pierce through the thick armor of the battleship to see the starry sky being rapidly shrouded by the shadow of death.

"Blue Star... this is the price you pay for daring to resist the Empire."

The deathly silent Blue Source Star hung in the originally vibrant sector like a giant, grey tombstone.

Above it, the pressure radiating from the white-haired, black-robed figure grew stronger by the day.

For Luo Xiu, the effects of devouring the Origin of an entire life-bearing planet were significant, but it did not come without a price.

Although the mixed life essence and astral power had been refined by the God-Demon Flame, they still bore the imprint of the Blue Source Star and its inhabitants; it would take time to completely harmonize and assimilate them.

But at the very least, his body, which had been riddled with holes due to burning and sacrifice, had received immense nourishment.

The fatal hole in his chest had already healed, leaving behind only a savage, dark-gold scar.

The Meridians within his body became tough and broad once more, and Divine Demon Power flowed like mercury. Although he was not yet at full capacity, he had recovered sixty to seventy percent of his combat power.

Most importantly, the Origin and Lifespan he had exhausted through sacrifice were greatly replenished and mitigated under the supplement of this vast life force.

Though his hair remained white, the sense of decay originating from the depths of his Soul had mostly dissipated, the cracks had shrunk considerably, and his light had become stable once more.

The recovery of the Four Demon Generals was even more direct.

Under the infusion of pure energy deliberately allocated by Luo Xiu, they had not only returned to their Peak, but their cultivation had even taken a step further!

The Heavenly Demon's demonic Soul condensed into something substantial, every gesture stirring ripples in the Void Realm.

The Flame Demon's demonic flames turned a deep, dark red, with a temperature high enough to melt metal and incinerate stars.

The Blood Demon's blood qi soared into the sky, transforming into a phantom blood sea that covered ten thousand miles.

The demonic sword in the Sword Demon's hand hummed, its Sword Qi tearing through space.

They had not only stabilized their previous half-step Rank Five insights but had even vaguely touched the threshold of a true Rank Five. They only lacked an opportunity or enough accumulation to attempt a Breakthrough!

Their combat power far exceeded what it had been in the past.

The restoration of power brought with it expanding desires and a need for more efficient plundering.

Luo Xiu himself still needed time to refine the Blue Source Star's Origin, and the Four Demon Generals' Breakthroughs and stabilization similarly required massive amounts of energy and life force.

Without needing many orders from Luo Xiu, the Four Demon Generals, who had just returned to their Peak and even surpassed it, cast their gazes toward other stars in the sector that emitted tempting life fluctuations.

Most of these stars were primitive life planets similar to the Blue Source Star; some nurtured rudimentary intelligent civilizations, while others were merely paradises for wild beasts.

In the eyes of the current Four Demon Generals, they were no different from pieces of fat meat emitting an enticing aroma.

"Foraging for the King!"

The Four Demon Generals transformed into four demonic shadows that tore through the sky, lunging toward the four nearest life-bearing planets!

The Heavenly Demon descended upon a planet covered in purple fungal forests, inhabited by soft-bodied intelligent beings.

With a flap of his wings, countless feathers burning with demonic flames washed down like a torrential rain!

Countless fragile lives were directly annihilated, their mental energy and life essence forcibly extracted, causing vast swathes of the purple fungal forest to wither.

As for some Vicious Beasts and fungal monsters with tenacious life force, they were demonized, becoming fearless Demonic Beasts!

The Flame Demon chose a scorching planet filled with volcanoes, inhabited by lava elementals and fire lizards.

He dove directly into the largest volcanic crater, where his demonic flames merged with the planetary core's lava, erupting into a terrifying tide of fire that could boil the heavens and the seas!

The fire lizards and lava elementals were either burned to ash and their spirits devoured, or under the erosion of extreme heat and demonic intent, their bodies mutated, their scales turned dark red, and their eyes turned crimson, becoming part of the Demon Beast Army!

The Blood Demon's target was a planet covered in wetlands, where countless aquatic creatures and amphibious tribes thrived.

He transformed into a ten-thousand-foot blood sea, directly covering vast oceans and swamps!

Wherever the blood sea passed, the flesh of all living beings dissolved, their essence blood was devoured, and their Souls sank into oblivion.

Within the blood sea, powerful water monsters and giant pythons underwent terrifying mutations under the erosion of blood qi, growing bone spikes and fangs, transforming into Demonic Beasts that surged and roared within the blood sea!

The Sword Demon descended upon a peculiar planet rich in metal deposits, inhabited by a tribe of 'Crystal Carapace Beetles' that lived by devouring metal.

He brandished the demonic sword in his hand, and ten million streaks of Sword Qi plowed the ground three feet deep, shredding large numbers of Crystal Carapace Beetles along with the underground mineral veins, as streams of life essence were sucked into his body.

The Four Demon Generals each displayed their Divine Abilities, using overwhelming power to turn the four planets into deathly silent lands similar to the Blue Source Star in a very short time!

A portion of the plundered massive life force, energy, and Soul essence was used for their own stabilization and Breakthrough accumulation.

The larger portion was continuously funneled back to the Void Realm near the Blue Source Star through special connections, where it was unceremoniously devoured and refined by Luo Xiu, accelerating his recovery process.

Not only that, under the continuous erosion of demonic flames and the deliberate 'catalysis' of the Four Demon Generals, the number of demonized native creatures began to swell at a snowballing pace!