Chapter 890: Tree Spirit
To the Demon Emperor,
The sight before him was truly shocking.
He never imagined that this divine weapon could autonomously change forms—and attack!
The key was...
As a mere level-170 low-tier Demon Emperor, he had no way of defending against this razor-sharp sacred artifact!
Shua!!
The blade light flashed.
Black demon blood sprayed into the air.
Under the Demon Emperor's terrified expression, he was cleaved in two.
His body was sliced apart, and his life extinguished in an instant.
Buzz!!
The Ten Thousand Demons's Undying Secret Art activated again.
His third life began!
This time—
The low-tier Demon Emperor no longer dared to covet this bizarre divine weapon.
Escape!
Escape with all his might!
That was his only thought!
He hadn't expected that even after fleeing so far, the opponent's divine weapon could still catch up this fast.
This was just too damn outrageous!
He couldn't block it at all!
The sacred weapon pursued him like it had eyes—slashing nonstop!
Just as the Demon Emperor was about to flee again—
Suddenly, before he realized it, a tall, cold-faced human man stood in his path.
In that instant—
His heart sank completely.
He looked on in disbelief as the sword that had been chasing him returned to that man's side, transformed obediently into a ring, and slipped onto his finger.
The man looked at him calmly.
That man was none other than—
Ling Zhan!
The Demon Emperor was as if facing a great enemy.
He had already activated his third life.
Four more lives remained.
But what made him despair—
He didn't believe even four more lives would help him escape from this non-specialist's hands!
This was the man even the Crimson Phoenix Demon Sovereign ordered to be dealt with using full force!
"Damn it! I'll fight you!"
Though cowardly and life-loving—
The Demon Emperor still held loyalty and faith toward the Ten Thousand Demons.
Knowing he was no match, he charged at Ling Zhan without hesitation.
It wasn't to fight to the death—
But to self-destruct!
At this moment, his strongest move was self-detonation.
A level-170 Demon Emperor self-destructing could flatten a city.
The explosion would affect a radius of a thousand miles.
However—
Ling Zhan calmly raised his hand, clenched it toward the Demon Emperor.
Buzz!!
A mysterious spatial power instantly isolated the surrounding space.
A square spatial prison formed, imprisoning the now-bulging Demon Emperor.
Space Dominator!
Ling Zhan's attributes now rivaled those of level-190 powerhouses.
Even a casual skill from him was an ultimate move to others like David and Jana—let alone a low-tier Demon Emperor.
Boom!!
A muffled sound.
As expected—
The Demon Emperor's explosion failed to break the spatial cage.
Like a firecracker, it popped—then silence.
His fourth life regenerated inside the prison.
"You can keep trying."
Ling Zhan coldly said, staring at the revived Demon Emperor.
At the same time—
The spatial cage compressed even further.
The Demon Emperor's space shrank rapidly.
"Kill me if you must! Why humiliate me like this?!"
The Demon Emperor roared in rage and shame.
"Didn't I say already?"
"If you want to die, just blow yourself up."
Ling Zhan replied icily.
The Demon Emperor had no retort, glaring with fury.
Ling Zhan asked again, "What's wrong? Scared now?"
Silence.
His face turned from anger to shameful fury.
Hmph…
He shouted loudly earlier.
Claimed to be unafraid of death.
But now Ling Zhan asked him to self-detonate—and he flinched.
Any intelligent being, even beasts, feared death.
It was instinct.
Even if they acted brave, deep down—they wanted to live.
Of course—
Some beings truly did not fear death.
But those had their own beliefs and convictions.
Ling Zhan never believed someone who fled the moment the tower fell would have a backbone.
Watching the silent Demon Emperor, Ling Zhan said calmly, "Spare your life—hand over the fortress layout."
The Demon Emperor remained silent.
Ling Zhan never liked to waste words. Coldly, he said, "Last chance. Three seconds. When the countdown ends, so do you."
"Three!"
"Two!"
"Wait!"
The Demon Emperor cried out in panic.
"One!"
However—
Ling Zhan ignored him and clenched his fist!
Buzz!!
The square spatial cage compressed into a speck of dust!
Pfft!!
The Demon Emperor's body was crushed.
And—
Due to the tight space, his fifth, sixth, and seventh lives died the moment they revived.
He had no way to escape.
Each time he revived, his body was instantly crushed.
He couldn't break the cage.
Thus, each revival ended the same.
Coldly watching him perish,
Ling Zhan turned to his left.
There—
An empty clearing with no creatures.
But Ling Zhan calmly said, "Come out yourself, or I'll drag you out."
"You have three seconds."
This time—
Maybe having learned from the Demon Emperor's fate—
The hidden figure immediately revealed itself before Ling Zhan could finish the countdown.
It was a demonized female tree spirit.
But she was a bit special.
Though infected by demonic aura, she still retained her intelligence.
Her eyes looked at Ling Zhan pitifully, gesturing rapidly.
Fortunately, Ling Zhan was widely read and knew about tree spirit sign language.
He understood her intent.
She knew the approximate layout of the surrounding fortress area.