"Stop!"
"Stop this for me!"
"Qiu'er!"
Countless bloodshot streaks wound around Huo Yuhao's eyeballs. He struggled madly and roared in anger, his voice echoing between heaven and earth like a wild beast's howl.
"You wanted to ask if I am Qiu'er or Die-zi..."
"Now I can tell you... Silly, why is there a need to make a deliberate distinction? I have always... been Die Qiu."
Golden flames curled upward, eventually enveloping Die Qiu's entire body, and her voice, carrying a bit of a sob, spread out at this time.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Huo Yuhao let out a shrill, long cry. The cry spread far away, the heart-wrenching pain and helplessness contained within causing countless people's eyes to instantly turn red.
The Demon King was back, but the vast majority of the partners and wives he cared about were gone.
Whoosh.
The massive and gorgeous phantom of the Auspicious Beast erupted with ten thousand rays of rosy light at this moment, then began to slowly shrink. Huo Yuhao's vision also began to blur as the Auspicious Beast phantom faded, and his consciousness began to darken.
Before his vision completely blurred, a figure seemed to emerge—
She had her hands behind her back, two long braids tied casually with ribbons, swaying with a lively and moving curve. That pretty face wore a refreshing smile, just like when they first met on their distant homeland many years ago.
"Hao..."
...
...
"Dad!"
A crisp call woke Huo Yuhao from his grief.
Standing before him now was his son, Huo Yunhan. Ju Zi was holding her son's hand, looking at her husband through a face full of tears.
"Yuhao, Yunhan and the others still rely on you for protection..."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's expression was momentarily dazed as he met his son's firm gaze.
His gaze then slowly swept across the field. The entire battlefield was covered with various crystal fragments; those were his partners who lived with him day and night, and the warriors of the Eden Alliance...
Finally, his gaze fixed on the crystal sculpture of Xie Huanyue.
That was his brother.
He had fulfilled his promise, beating that Star-Devouring Monster to the point where its heart could be removed, guarding this continent.
"Fatty..."
Huo Yuhao's eyes fluctuated slightly, then he recovered his usual composure and looked at his wife and son. "You follow the Ice Empress and the others who returned with me to take refuge. I'll handle what comes next."
"Be careful in everything..." Ju Zi urged reluctantly, then led her son away.
"Go Dad!" Huo Yunhan waved his small fist, his small face full of fortitude.
Huo Yuhao nodded with a smile, then beckoned with his hand. The Demon King Halberd that had pierced through one Star-Devouring Monster returned to his hand.
At the same time, Gu Yuena and the Crimson Mother, who arrived shortly after, were struggling to oppose the ten Star-Devouring Monsters.
When Gu Yuena was forcefully pushed back, a powerful arm tightly wound around her slender waist, pulling her into an embrace.
"That kind of heart-wrenching experience—don't let me try it a second time, okay?"
Huo Yuhao held Gu Yuena tightly with one hand while pushing back a Star-Devouring Monster, his voice carrying an unmaskable deep pain.
Gu Yuena's heart trembled slightly. She slowly raised her head to look at that face; that appearance felt as if they had gone through thousands of reincarnations.
"Leave the rest to me." Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, turned his back to Gu Yuena, and gripped the Demon King Halberd in his hand.
Gu Yuena shook her head, stepped forward to Huo Yuhao's side, her breathtakingly beautiful face full of resolution. "They are all existences at the Supreme God King level. I will live and die with you."
Huo Yuhao's heart jolted, then he nodded slightly. Even though he had obtained all of Die Qiu's divine power now, he was only at a level a bit higher than an ordinary God King. Trying to oppose ten such Star-Devouring Monsters without Gu Yuena's help would undoubtedly be sending himself to his death.
What he could rely on was only the inherited power of the Demon God Lucifer.
Taking a deep breath, Huo Yuhao was very clear that only the Demon God who had once defeated the universal laws could possibly defeat these monsters.
"Come, Law Enforcers! Let me see just how strong you running dogs of the Universal Will really are!"
Huo Yuhao laughed heroically, spreading his eight Fallen Angel wings and unreservedly releasing his divine power.
Nine-colored light also flashed on Gu Yuena. The Dragon God position she achieved this time did not submit to the universal laws. Like Demon God Huo Yuhao, she was a thorn in the eyes of the universal laws.
The first Star-Devouring Monster launched an attack. Its eight long legs were like eight massive spears, carrying the sound of whistling wind as they lunged fiercely towards Huo Yuhao. A sharp tearing sound came from the air, as if space was being distorted by this power.
Huo Yuhao's eyes sharpened. His figure flashed like lightning, his speed so fast it almost left an afterimage. His figure shuttled freely between the long legs, every movement accurately dodging the attacks, as if dancing with danger.
Immediately after, he gripped the Demon King Halberd with both hands, his muscles tensed, and power converged in his body. With a roar, he violently swung the Demon King Halberd, a half-moon shaped air wave carrying endless dark power whistling towards the monster.
Wherever the air wave passed, space seemed to be sliced by an invisible sharp blade, making a "sizzling" sound.
Buzz...
The monster let out a sharp hiss. That sound was like an owl's cry, full of pain and anger.
One of its long legs was directly severed by the air wave. Black blood splattered out like a fountain, dropping onto the ground and making "hissing" corrosive sounds, instantly corroding massive deep pits into the earth.
However, this was only the beginning. The other nine Star-Devouring Monsters, seeing this, were like provoked fierce beasts, encircling Huo Yuhao and trapping him in the middle.
Huo Yuhao dared not be careless. He violently flapped his Fallen Angel wings, and powerful air currents spread outwards with him as the center, causing the surrounding monsters' bodies to sway...
At this time, the Eden Alliance citizens watching this scene through the soul guide giant screens couldn't help but clench their fists. The Demon King who once saved this continent was back, but the enemies he faced now were ten times more powerful than the previous monster...
They could only watch with their own eyes as Huo Yuhao brandished the Demon King Halberd in a life-and-death struggle against multiple Star-Devouring Monsters, his body pierced by the monsters time and again.
The Demon God had only two authorities: immortality and Super Fusion!
Huo Yuhao could not possibly integrate the universal laws into his body. Therefore, he was left with only one option for putting his life on the line—
Huo Yuhao's form gradually became massive, his body covered with pitch-black patterns, practically tearing and biting together with the Star-Devouring Monsters.
There was only one way to win against such opponents, and that was to use absolute physical attacks to tear the enemies to shreds!
Gu Yuena accompanied him, continuously executing the ultimate skills of the former Dragon God, blocking the enemies' sneak attacks one by one!
The citizens across the continent swallowed hard, holding their breath as they watched this scene.
They only wanted to do something for this last hero, even if it meant sacrificing their lives!
At this time, in an underground soul guide factory thousands of miles away from the battlefield, Kong Deming and a group of Class 9 soul engineers slumped to the ground in exhaustion, looking at the massive masterpiece before them.
"Lord Demon King, wait for us. The citizens of the Eden Alliance will never let you fight alone!"