When he saw the torrent of blades from the Skywing Demon's sacrifice aimed at him, Kelin was completely stunned! 'You spent your life on an attack just to screw me?'
A King-level demon's sacrifice was no small matter. Such a demon was already troublesome, and without Kelin's bloodline advantage to suppress lower ranks, he would have found it hard to handle a Skywing Demon. Most importantly, this attack was a life-sacrifice, and the demon had broken through at the last moment. Its power was enough to destroy heaven and earth. After burning its body and life, the Skywing Demon was no longer subject to bloodline suppression. Even in a one-on-one fight against such a suicidal attack, Kelin would have had to give it his all, and even then, he might have been heavily wounded.
But the key was that the one attacking him wasn't just the Skywing Demon—it was the stone spirit too! The stone spirit's terror had already been proven; it had slain two King-level demons in a row. Now, it was erupting with power far exceeding its previous performance!
Countless Military Conquest Patterns lit up on its massive body, erupting with a river of weapons that poured toward him! The leading blades and swords each possessed power comparable to a King-level demon, and that particular pair was even stronger! Overall, the stone spirit's eruption exceeded even the Skywing Demon's sacrifice!
And now, both ultimate attacks were aimed at him!
A deathly crisis Kelin had never experienced rose in his heart. He never thought he would encounter such danger when invading such a weak world, nor did he expect a demon would dare to turn a blade against him! The black hole serving as his outer shell began to tremble violently.
Under extreme danger, he frantically mobilized his bloodline power, unleashed his strongest defense (the Infinite Black Hole), and produced his bloodline treasure. He used everything he had! But the crisis in his heart did not dissipate.
"Skywing Demon! How dare you strike at me!" he roared, his voice full of disbelief. His dignity had never been so violated. A low-blooded demon not only disrespected him but struck at him! How did it dare?
Faced with the roar, the remaining fragment of the Skywing Demon's consciousness said calmly, "I just didn't like the look of you. Just like those demons you killed on a whim. My friend was among them. Perhaps you don't remember... but it doesn't matter. Just remember that the one who sent you on your way was me, the Skywing Demon!"
Its tone was peaceful, with a hint of satisfaction. it had intentionally left a sliver of awareness to see the Prince die. It felt good!
The speed of communication at the Void Refinement Stage was fast; they finished their brief exchange before the attacks truly landed. Looking at the raging Prince, the Skywing Demon's long-suppressed resentment finally vanished. Kelin's fury only grew. 'That damn trash demon! I should have devoured it earlier!'
But he had no means to deal with the Skywing Demon now. The sacrifice was irreversible; even the sacred medicines of the Demon Realm couldn't bring the traitor back. Aside from glaring, there was nothing Kelin could do. And he had no time for anything else, because in the next moment, both the blade torrent and the weapon torrent struck the black hole.
Instantly, a horrific shock that made the world tremble erupted! Space collapsed! The earth shattered! Even the sky was torn open! Endless booming and Dao anomalies filled the battlefield. Every surviving demon felt the startling vibration.
"It's the Prince's aura!"
"And the Skywing Demon!"
"They're fighting the Star-Sea Stone King!"
"That shock is too terrifying. Why does the power seem so much stronger than before?"
"Can such a shock truly be caused by Void Refinement demons?"
The surviving demons were stunned. They realized that if they were caught in that, they would have no chance of survival.
"Who do you think will win?"
"With the Prince and the Skywing Demon together, they should be able to win, right?"
"Hard to say. Didn't you feel the power from the Stone King? Don't forget, he hasn't gone all out in his previous fights..."
The others agreed. The stone spirit was too strong, beyond expectations. They couldn't judge who would fall.
"But the Skywing Demon with the Prince surely won't live."
"True!" No demon disagreed with that. Kelin's reputation was that stable.
What they didn't know was that the Skywing Demon's killing power was aimed at the Prince. In a place they couldn't see, an attack that broke through the limits of the Void Refinement Stage erupted! Various horrific powers tore through Kelin's strikes. Under the seemingly endless onslaught, the black hole defense—which had never been broken—was torn apart!
It was instantly submerged by the following torrent. With his pride and joy torn away, the veil was finally lifted, revealing Kelin's true form...
It was a creature resembling a rat! Its appearance had nothing to do with being heroic or handsome; it was merely wretched.
"So your true form is a notorious Demon-Devouring Rat! No wonder you never dared to show your face! Hahaha, how ugly! How wretched!" the Skywing Demon mocked.
It finally understood why Kelin never showed his face. The Demon-Devouring Rat was a horrific creature of the ancient Demon Realm. They not only possessed immense devouring capability but could also use it to strengthen themselves, turning the bloodline abilities of others into their own. But the way they devoured... it was something even demons considered low and filthy.
Kelin had no time to respond to the mockery. His strongest talent was broken! It was a divine ability he had spent immense effort on, a defense that was nearly infinite. Now, it was broken by the two torrents! And it wasn't over. Moments later, his bloodline treasure was crushed and shattered! The remaining torrent poured over his body, and the ultimate explosion occurred.
When all the noise finally stopped, the place where they met had become a wasteland! Terrified and chaotic Great Daos twisted there; a single stray ripple would be enough to kill a Soul Transformation cultivator.
The stone spirit scanned the area, looking for Kelin. It had its strength ready to strike again as it digested more materials. The Boss told it that one could never be too careful with this guy. Fortunately, after checking with the fish using various methods, it confirmed that Kelin was ground to dust. If he could survive two such strikes, his strength would be off the charts.
At the same time, the Skywing Demon could clearly feel that the bloodline pressure from Kelin had completely vanished! In truth, Kelin might have had a chance to survive, but the final strike of the Five-Colored Immortal Light erased all hope.
Kelin was dead! He didn't even have a chance to struggle. With his traits, if he were given a chance to struggle, it would have been hard to kill him. Only an ultimate attack of this scale could kill such an existence.
The moment he fell, an immensely massive creature within the Demon Realm suddenly opened eyes that had been closed for eons.
"Kelin... is dead?"
The next moment, the entire Demon Realm began to shake frantically!
After confirming Kelin was truly dead, the stone spirit couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The pressure he brought was too much! Until he was dead, there was a risk of failure.
In its relief, the stone spirit looked at the nearly extinguished Skywing Demon. It didn't strike to finish off the invader; the demon would die on its own in a moment anyway.
"Why did you help me kill him?" the stone spirit asked, pointing at the spot where Kelin fell.
"Help you? Not really. I just didn't like him. I've wanted to kill him for a long time!" the demon smiled peacefully. There was no fear of death in its eyes.
Then came silence. The stone spirit was a creature of few words. But it watched the demon, waiting for it to be completely extinguished. Although the demon had helped, it didn't change the fact that it was an invader. For the Star-Sea and the Boss, the stone spirit had to ensure every demon was dead. It wouldn't believe a demon just because of one act. It wasn't a "gullible little stone"—except for the Boss, because the Boss used just a few stones to lead it away. But that was because the Boss was the best! No one else could lead it away.
"I hope your Star-Sea can win this war. If there is a reincarnation, I truly wish I could be a part of your world..."
Leaving that sentence, the demon's consciousness vanished. The Skywing Demon had fallen!
The stone spirit thought about the final words for a while but didn't understand. It just thought it was a strange demon. 'I'll tell the Boss about this strange demon when I see him!'
It cast the matter aside and followed the fish to kill other demons in the field. With Kelin gone, nothing else could threaten it. It had to win this battlefield!
Relying on its peerless defense and numerous tools, it gradually took control of the field. Aside from the close call with Kelin, it didn't encounter much danger.
But Meng Tianqi and Ji Qingyue were having a harder time. They didn't have the stone spirit's horrific defense or inexhaustible life force. Within their fields, there were many demons that could threaten their lives. To survive and win, they had to kill as many demons as possible before they could gather.
Meng Tianqi's situation was better; Qi Ping had provided him with a fish. If necessary, the fish could take him to the stone spirit's field. But Ji Qingyue was on her own.
Qi Ping had intended to give her a fish as well. Her strength was a massive boon to the Star-Sea, and he didn't want her to fall. But unfortunately, the fish that entered with her was forced into reincarnation by a bizarre blue silken demon at the very beginning. She was alone, without any support from the Star-Sea's resources or tools, relying only on her own accumulation.
The resources she had gathered as the number one expert had been nearly exhausted in her attempts to break through to Body Integration. It was hard for her to sustain a long battle of attrition. Yet, she had charged in regardless—not for the Star-Sea, but for her own path to immortality. It was the only chance she could see. Even if she wasn't sure she could leave the field, she wouldn't let this chance pass!