Chapter 982: Body Replacement!
After saying those words, the Judgment Demon Sovereign ignored the stunned Demon Guards of Ten Thousand Swords and rushed straight into the throne chamber of the Demon Sovereign of Ten Thousand Swords.
Inside was a prepared replacement body, readied by the Demon Sovereign of Ten Thousand Swords.
The Judgment Demon Sovereign had considered preparing one before, but it was just too much trouble.
To forge a body perfectly compatible with himself, he would have had to slaughter many human Professionals and use their essence blood and flesh in a furnace to refine the final product.
It also required a number of extremely rare materials.
Even he, as a Demon Sovereign of Ten Thousand Demons, found the cost painful.
Of course...
The real reason he didn't prepare one was arrogance—he thought he'd never need it.
Until just now, before encountering Ling Zhan, the Judgment Demon Sovereign had immense confidence in his own strength.
He believed the lower realm was inevitably going to fall into the hands of the Ten Thousand Demons.
But after facing that bizarre and unfathomable non-specialist, he was consumed by fear.
This non-specialist was the most pressuring opponent he'd ever faced!
And...
He still didn't even understand how the Demon Sovereign of Ten Thousand Swords got hit!
How could he not be terrified under such circumstances?
Now that the Demon Sovereign of Ten Thousand Swords was dead and he himself had been infected by Black Flame, he had no choice but to use the prepared body.
Five minutes after entering the chamber...
The Judgment Demon Sovereign walked back out.
He still wielded a massive battle axe brimming with black demonic energy, but his appearance had completely changed.
He was no longer grotesque or fearsome—instead...
He looked like a human woman!
That's right!
A human woman!
The Judgment Demon Sovereign glanced at himself in the mirror, his face filled with rage, teeth clenched.
This body had the appearance of an innocent, sweet human girl.
He never expected the Demon Sovereign of Ten Thousand Swords to prepare this kind of body!
In truth, the Demon Sovereign of Ten Thousand Swords had long been planning to change his body.
His current one had been cursed by the Ten Thousand Swords Curse.
While it granted immense power, the curse had tortured him relentlessly for thousands of years.
Countless swords were embedded in his body. Though they looked harmless, every moment sword energy was tormenting him.
To rid himself of the cursed flesh, he paid a tremendous price, massacring untold numbers of human Professionals to forge this perfect body.
And why call it perfect?
Because after the body switch, the Judgment Demon Sovereign hadn't lost a single level.
Normally, changing bodies meant a drop of several levels.
Due to the new body not being fully adapted.
But not this time.
Still, the body of a human girl made the Judgment Demon Sovereign feel extremely awkward.
When the Demon Guards of Ten Thousand Swords saw a sweet, naked girl walking out, they were stunned. If not for the overwhelming aura unique to the Judgment Demon Sovereign, they might've pounced on her like hungry wolves.
Seeing the Judgment Demon Sovereign like this, they were dumbfounded and...
Stupefied.
He forced himself to remain composed and retrieved a battle robe from his storage ring, quickly covering the delicate white body.
Then he said coldly, "Immediately notify all Demon Sovereigns of Ten Thousand Demons, as well as the Spirit Sky Demon Sovereign, and tell them that the battle with the non-specialist ended in total defeat!"
"They must return immediately to re-strategize!"
"They have to be back within ten minutes! Otherwise, the northern magic defense barrier might not hold!"
The Demon Guards quickly nodded and rushed off.
The Judgment Demon Sovereign's expression was as dark as could be.
He looked toward the northern city wall.
Over there...
Towering emerald vines, like the tentacles of a massive octopus, were relentlessly slamming into the magic defense barrier.
And just like before, those tendrils were draining energy from the barrier.
He didn't even need to check the control center—he knew the mana levels were plummeting.
Despite all the mana reserves they had prepared within the Heavenly Demon Capital, the rate of replenishment couldn't keep up with the absorption speed!
In plain terms...
It was like trying to fill a pool when water was leaking out faster than you could pour it in!
So the pool was inevitably going to run dry!
Ten minutes!
That was the absolute limit!
At this absorption rate, ten minutes was the fastest it would drain!
The Judgment Demon Sovereign tapped his toes lightly and soared into the air, instantly appearing atop the northern wall.
The demon soldiers saw the beautiful woman appear and were momentarily stunned.
Then, upon reacting, they almost pounced on her.
Ready to tear her apart and devour her.
But as soon as she released that familiar and terrifying aura, they realized—this was the Judgment Demon Sovereign!
"What the..."
"Why did the Judgment Demon Sovereign turn into this?"
The demon soldiers looked at each other in confusion.
And it wasn't just them.
Even the other Demon Generals and Demon Emperors were shocked.
But to the Judgment Demon Sovereign, those expressions were deeply humiliating!
Yet he had no choice!
After being infected by that strange Black Flame, survival was impossible without changing bodies.
And not just the Ten Thousand Demons.
The Demon-Slaying Legion and Amethyst Legion, watching from afar through battlefield scopes, were stunned too.
"What the hell? Why is there a beauty standing on the Heavenly Demon Capital's wall? Is she a human traitor?"
"Wait... look at the battle axe she's holding! That's the Judgment Demon Sovereign's weapon!"
"Huh? What the hell? Who is this woman? The Judgment Demon Sovereign's wife?"
"Wife, my ass! The Ten Thousand Demons don't like human women. To them, humans are food. Would you marry your food?"
"Fair point. Then who is she? A world-class traitor?"
There were world-class traitors.
In fact...
There used to be quite a few of them.
They were the original members of the Demon Arrival Organization.
Today, they were considered the elders of that group.
Just like...
That Vice Leader surnamed Jiang.
He was the younger brother of Jiang Cuo, one of the Four Archmages of Dragon Kingdom.
Overshadowed by his brother's brilliance and unfairly treated by their family, he eventually stormed off.
Years later, Jiang Cuo discovered that the brother who ran away had risen to become the Vice Leader of the Demon Arrival Organization.
And now, when the brothers met again, it could only be as enemies.