Chapter 482: Undercurrent
In an incredibly vast Demon Palace somewhere in the Void Demon Realm.
"King Jiale has fallen!"
Inside a great hall, King Talin, a Void Demon King from the Giant Demon Race, sneered. He stood ten meters tall with black skin and a bare upper body, his muscles forming a suit of natural armor. He had pointed ears, a green face, and protruding fangs.
"It’s a good thing that idiot fell! Now there’s one less person to share the resources of the Black Tortoise Realm with us."
Giant Mountain King, a three-meter-tall Void Demon King from the Strong Bull Demon Race with the head of a bull and the body of a man, also sneered. A Curse Seal containing the Law of Power was tattooed on his forehead.
Black Nether King, a Void Demon King of the Ghost Demon Race whose body was shrouded in gray mist, appearing slightly distorted and blurry, said flatly, "That fellow was killed by Wei Tuxian and the Poison Emperor Han Feng of the Black Tortoise Realm over the Golden Divine Source Fruit. Wei Tuxian used a Golden Divine Source Fruit to replenish his World Origin, ignite his Divine Fire, and ascend in a single step. He is now a Demigod."
These four—King Jiale, King Talin, Giant Mountain King, and Black Nether King—were the four Void Demon Kings presiding over the invasion of the Black Tortoise Realm. The four of them had joined forces to push the Black Tortoise Realm to the brink of collapse.
Once the Void Demon Battlefield was forced into the Black Tortoise Realm, it meant the realm would be slowly eroded by the Void Demon Realm. In just a few hundred more years, the entire Black Tortoise Realm would be able to accommodate Void Demon Kings wielding their full power. At that point, the realm would easily fall into their hands.
A hint of envy flashed in King Talin’s eyes. "A Golden Divine Source Fruit, wasted on a mere Demigod. What a waste. If it were given to me, I could evolve into a Lower-Rank Demon King!!"
The Golden Divine Source Fruit was a Divine Fruit that could only mature when irrigated with World Origin, making it incredibly precious. It was a rare fruit that only the Great Powers of the Void Demon Realm could enjoy at will.
King Talin and the other three Void Demon Kings had each lived for hundreds of thousands of years, yet they were still merely Ordinary Demon Kings. This was because their potential had been exhausted after evolving into Void Demon Kings.
But if they could consume a single Golden Divine Source Fruit and replenish their depleted origin, they could break through again and reach the realm of Lower-Rank Demon King.
In the Void Demon Realm, Void Demon Kings were divided into Ordinary Demon Kings, Lower-Rank Demon Kings, Middle-level Demon Kings, and Upper Demon Kings. These corresponded respectively to the Divine Spirit ranks of Minor Divine Power, Weak Divine Power, Intermediate Divine Power, and Powerful Divine Power.
To deal with worlds like the Black Tortoise Realm and Blue Star, which had no Divine Spirits to protect them, Ordinary Demon Kings and the Demon Armies under their direct command were more than enough.
These Ordinary Demon Kings constantly dreamed of evolving into Lower-Rank Demon Kings. Doing so would grant them a massive boost in strength and a significant increase in their lifespan.
Every Void Demon King possessed an extremely long lifespan, but their lives would still eventually come to an end. An Ordinary Demon King could live for about one to three million years. A Lower-Rank Demon King’s lifespan was about five to ten million years. A Middle-level Demon King’s was about twenty to forty million years. And an Upper Demon King could live for fifty million to one hundred million years.
While the lifespans of Void Demon Kings were unimaginably long in the eyes of mortals, the Void Demon Realm was vast and filled with countless experts. Nearly every year, a Void Demon King would die of old age.
When an Upper Demon King entered seclusion to cultivate for a short while, several thousand years could pass in a flash. Refining a single Divine Artifact could even take hundreds of thousands of years.
Aside from a few Void Demon Kings with no ambition, the vast majority yearned to continue evolving and become even more powerful.
Black Nether King said slowly, "The Poison Emperor Han Feng obtained eight Golden Divine Source Fruits. There’s no way he could have digested all eight fruits so quickly!"
As soon as he said this, the eyes of King Talin and Giant Mountain King lit up.
King Talin frowned slightly. "But the Black Tortoise Realm is too dangerous. It’s not suitable for our true bodies to descend."
As invaders, the moment these Void Demon Kings descended upon the Black Tortoise Realm, they would be heavily suppressed by the Heart of the World, and all their abilities would be drastically reduced. Furthermore, their luck would turn terrible; all sorts of low-probability dangers would become high-probability events.
Wei Tuxian was already incredibly powerful, and now he had evolved into a Demigod. If King Talin and the others entered the Black Tortoise Realm, they might very well be directly suppressed and killed by him.
"The Poison Emperor Han Feng is indeed nearly invincible in the Black Tortoise Realm! But his women and his master are not nearly as strong. As long as we capture his women and his master, we can threaten him into handing over the Golden Divine Source Fruits."
"However, to do that, we would have to dispatch the Void Demon Grand Dukes under your command," Black Nether King said.
The Void Demon Clan had experts as numerous as the clouds. Each of the four Void Demon Kings, like Black Nether King, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, had several thousand Void Demon Dukes under their command. However, they only had a few Void Demon Grand Dukes.
The step from a Void Demon Duke to a Void Demon Grand Duke was the most critical step in the transformation from a mortal being to a Demigod-level existence. The death of a single Grand Duke would be a painful loss even for these Void Demon Kings.
After all, for invasions of worlds without Divine Spirit protectors like the Black Tortoise Realm and Blue Star, the ones presiding were typically Void Demon Grand Dukes. The Void Demon Kings themselves would not easily enter the fray.
Giant Mountain King pondered for a moment before saying, "Fine!"
A cold glint flashed in King Talin’s eyes. "For the Golden Divine Source Fruit! It will be worth it even if every last one of them dies!"
「Inside the Base Space.」
’So this is the Golden Divine Source Fruit! Let me enjoy this properly!!’
Shu Feng sat cross-legged inside the Energy Evolution Tower, took out a Golden Divine Source Fruit, and ate it in a few bites.
An incomparably sweet juice filled Shu Feng’s mouth before flowing down into his stomach, where it immediately transformed into an immensely powerful, hot current that coursed through his body.
Countless rays of golden Divine Light instantly enveloped Shu Feng’s body, forming rings of gold around him. He immediately activated his Supreme Demon Body, frantically absorbing the power of the Golden Divine Source Fruit.
In a single instant, Shu Feng transformed into a terrifying, six-meter-tall Ancient Demon covered in Bone Spikes with a long demon tail. His massive body grew inch by inch, becoming stronger and more terrifying.
「Seven days later.」
Shu Feng’s Supreme Demon Body form had already transformed into a seven-meter-tall Ancient Demon covered in Bone Spikes, radiating a ferocious and terrifying aura.
"Shu Feng."
"Divine Life Form. Power Divinity 11/11, Agile Divinity 4/4, Defense Divinity 2/2, Constitution Divinity 1/1, Intelligence Divinity 1/1, Spirit Divinity 1/1."
"Divine Traits: Fixed Increase in Power Performance 550%, Fixed Agility Enhancement 200%, Defense Enhancement Fixed Increase 100%, Constitution Enhancement Fixed Increase 50%, Intelligence Enhancement Fixed Increase 50%, Spiritual Enhancement Fixed Increase 50%, Divine Resistance +20, Immunity to Legendary Level Lethal Spells!"
"Sun and Moon Scripture Tenth Layer, Hundred Refinements Steel Body Seventy Refinements, Ninth Layer of Illusion God Meditation Method, Ten Thousand Gu Demon Technique Seventeenth Layer, Supreme Demon Body Seventh Layer!"
"Power 5100 (+500), Agility 4900 (+500), Defense 4800 (+500), Constitution 4900 (+500), Intelligence 5000 (+500), Spirit 5300 (+500), Magic Power 500 million, Profound Qi 10 billion (+3 billion), Badge Power 1,320,000."
"Charm 3800 (+350), Spiritual Power 500 million, Holy Soul 20 (+6) units."
’My physical stats have broken 5,000 on average! This means my physical constitution is finally comparable to a Demigod-level Void Demon Grand Duke!! The only real gap between me and a Void Demon Grand Duke is the Demigod Format!’
’However, if I add my various Skills and the True Intent of Clouds, I might be able to fight a Void Demon Grand Duke in the Erosion Realm right now!!’