240: The Crimson Flame Demon Lord's Ambition

Luoxia Mountain, deep within the Demon Cave.

The scene here was completely different from the valley outside, filled with an even more primitive and distorted evil energy.

Space seemed to be forcibly twisted and folded, forming an independent and vast cavern of Demonic Evils.

In the center of the cavern, a massive altar built from dark red rocks emitted heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

Dozens of figures stood around the altar.

They were of various forms with cold auras; they were the high-ranking Demonic Evils within the Demon Cave.

At this moment, atop the altar, eerie green Demonic Fire was burning over a dozen faint human Soul shadows.

Those shadows were distorted and in pain, letting out silent wails; they were the captured Luoxia City Spiritual Energy Bureau Agents from before.

Their bodies were confined to stone pillars below the altar, their eyes hollow.

Eerie bulges occasionally writhed under their skin, clearly being forcibly possessed and eroded by powerful Souls of Demonic Evils.

"How is the Demon Servant conversion process proceeding?" a low, raspy voice came from the top of the altar.

Speaking from above the altar was a blurry phantom.

His aura was as heavy as a mountain; even as just a projection of consciousness, the surrounding evil energy converged toward him like subjects worshipping a king.

He was the Dominator of this Demon Cave—the existence known as the "Demon Lord."

However, at this moment, he was merely a projection of consciousness; his true body was still trapped in a rift between spaces.

At this time, a Demonic Evil covered in black scales with a single horn on its head—the Unicorn Evil Spirit—respectfully reported:

"Reporting to Lord Demon Lord, of the twenty human Physical Bodies, seventeen have been successfully converted."

"The remaining three failed the conversion because their resistance was too fierce, causing severe damage to their Soul Origin; they have been sacrificed as nourishment."

The consciousness projection of the Crimson Flame Demon Lord seemed to fluctuate slightly:

"Seventeen... barely enough."

"Lord Annihilator has already descended. These 'insiders' will be important pawns for us to infiltrate the human world and help Lord Annihilator dismantle their defenses from within."

At the mention of the name "Incinerator," a hint of fanaticism and awe flashed in the eyes of all the demons present.

The Unicorn Evil Spirit said with a sigh of emotion:

"I didn't expect that during the years we were trapped, Lord Annihilator would actually successfully descend into this world!"

"That pure and overbearing aura lingering in the air can't be wrong! It is the aura of the Lord's Origin power!"

A Demonic Evil three zhang tall, covered in dark red carapace, chimed in excitedly:

"That's right! Such vast Divine Might must mean Lord Annihilator is campaigning in the main world! The Lord needs our strength!"

Another hunched Old Staff Demon, his eyes flashing with excitement:

"We've been trapped in this damn Planar Rift for too long!"

"Fortunately, the aftershocks of Lord Annihilator's descent shook the Seal nodes, allowing the Demon Lord to take the opportunity to tear open a crack and project part of our power through!"

"We must complete the ritual as soon as possible to open a stable passage and welcome the descent of the Demon Lord's true body!"

"At that time, we can follow Lord Annihilator and turn this weak world into a new territory of the Abyss!"

The demons discussed animatedly, filled with longing for the future and fanatical faith in the Incinerator.

They had all once been part of the legion under the Incinerator's command.

But during a cross-planar expedition, they encountered a powerful space-time turbulence.

The Crimson Flame Demon Lord and his legion were swept into this Planar Rift, like being trapped in a natural cage.

Resources here were scarce, and the spatial structure was extremely unstable.

They struggled to survive for countless years, their strength declining rather than advancing.

Until not long ago, a familiar and vast pressure of an evil god, mixed with the Incinerator's unique World-Burning Demonic Flame aura, faintly came from outside the planar Barrier!

Although it was extremely weak and distant, as if separated by countless layers of gauze.

But for the long-trapped Crimson Flame Demon Lord, who was extremely familiar with the Incinerator's power,

this was no different from a lighthouse in the dark!

He immediately realized that Lord Annihilator had likely successfully descended into the main world and was displaying his Divine Might!

This discovery threw the entire trapped legion into a frenzy of joy!

The Crimson Flame Demon Lord did not hesitate to consume his Origin to forcibly strike the weak points of the Seal.

He finally tore open a tiny crack and sent part of his power and an advance force into the Luoxia Mountain area connected to the crack.

He ordered his subordinates to seize every moment to convert Demon Servants and establish outposts.

Attempting to open a stable passage as soon as possible to welcome the descent of his true body.

Then, to assist his long-cherished Lord Annihilator and recreate the glory of the Abyss!

In their view, the resistance of those humans outside was nothing more than an ant trying to stop a carriage.

Once the Demon Lord's true body descended, all obstacles would be reduced to ashes!

However, just at this moment—

"Report—!!!"

A panicked scream broke the fanatical atmosphere in the cavern.

A Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil rushed in, crawling and rolling, and fell to his knees with a thud:

"Lord Demon Lord! This is bad! Outside... something big has happened outside!"

"What's the panic!" a Seventh-Tier Demon leader shouted sternly, "Speak slowly! What happened outside? Did human reinforcements arrive? How many? What's their strength?"

The Demonic Evil who brought the news had teeth that were chattering: "No, it's not reinforcements... it's, it's a human! There's only one human!"

"One person?" The shadow of the Demon Lord swayed slightly, his voice devoid of emotion.

"Yes, yes! Just one person!" The Demonic Evil spoke incoherently, his face full of terror, "He, he first broke the Demon Lord's Barrier! With just one punch!"

"Then, then Lord Demonic Lizard, Lord Spider Queen, Lord Bat King... they led the army to intercept him, but, but..."

The Demon Lord's voice suddenly deepened: "But what?!"

"Completely, completely wiped out!" the Demonic Evil wailed, "The three Lords and all the elites were... slaughtered to the last by that man in a very short time!"

"What?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire cavern was instantly in an uproar!

"Impossible! The three commanders are all seventh-order powerhouses; even against an eighth-order, they could hold their own. How could they..." the Unicorn Evil Spirit cried out in shock.

"How could a mere human do such a thing?!" the Old Staff Demon said in disbelief. "Could it be that a top-tier human powerhouse has personally taken action?!"

Panic and disbelief spread quickly among the Demonic Evils like a plague.

Three seventh-order commanders and dozens of mid-to-high-tier Demonic Evil elites were actually wiped out by one person in such a short time?

This was completely beyond their comprehension!

Just as the group of Demonic Evils was shocked by this news and unable to recover for a long time—

"BOOM—!!!!!"

An indescribable, magnificently overbearing, yet terrifying pressure carrying an aura of endless destruction,

like a volcano that had been building up for billions of years suddenly erupting, it swept in boldly from the outer perimeter of the Demon Cave, instantly enveloping the entire core area!

The strength of this pressure made the entire Demon Cave tremble violently!

The eerie green Demonic Fire on the altar flickered wildly, nearly going out!

The Souls of the imprisoned agents let out even more shrill, silent wails!

The moment this pressure descended, all the demons' bodies shook violently, and for the first time, expressions of unbelievable horror appeared on their faces!

"This... this power?!"

"What a terrifying pressure... it far exceeds the Lizard Demon General!"

"He's really here! And he's even stronger than imagined!"

At this moment, all the demons felt a shudder coming from the depths of their Souls!

They finally realized that the messenger's words were not an exaggeration!

This intruder likely truly possessed terrifying strength sufficient to threaten them!

"We can't hesitate any longer!" the leading Unicorn Evil Spirit roared, "We must stop him! We absolutely cannot let him get near the altar and disturb the Demon Lord's descent ritual!"

Hearing this, the Demonic Evils present also reached a consensus instantly, and a frenzied killing intent erupted in their eyes!

"All Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals, hear my command! Form the array! Meet the enemy!"

"For the Demon Lord! For Lord Annihilator! Kill this human!"

Terrifying evil energy erupted from the bodies of all the demons in the hall like a tsunami!

Countless distorted runes lit up throughout the palace, connecting into a massive, evil magic circle!

The entire core area of the Demon Cave was instantly transformed into a true dragon's den, filled with hidden killing intent!