Chapter 74 – Demon Seed and Divine Beast Species!

Volume 3: Rising Winds and Clouds

The first attacks came from Wen Yu's three Soul Pet companions!

Two blasts of Tyrannical Flame merged with a stream of Dragon Flame, forming a massive pillar of two-colored fire that roared toward the Demonic Creature formation!

Unfortunately, in a battle of this caliber, such a straightforward attack was nowhere near enough.

The instant the pillar of flame erupted, all twenty-six Demonic Creature fighters scattered, evading the attack. A barrage of ranged Skills then hurtled toward the three Soul Pet companions!

Flame and ice intertwined, mingling with the force of storms and waves of darkness. In the blink of an eye, the ground where the three Soul Pet companions had been standing was riddled with holes!

But they had already dodged the onslaught!

Then a gaunt, skeletal Demonic Creature activated a Skill.

Position Swap (A-Rank, Active Ability): Swaps positions with any target within the user's line of sight!

Its target was none other than Xing!

A strange pulse of energy flashed. Xing vanished instantly, replaced by the gaunt skeleton!

Seeing Xing disappear from beside him, One-Eye let out a furious roar and immediately lunged at the skeleton!

As One-Eye's cavernous jaws bore down on it, two green flames abruptly ignited within the skeleton's hollow eye sockets!

Assemble (A-Rank, Active Skill): Upon activation, immediately summons preselected targets to the user's side! Maximum of ten targets!

Black light flashed, and seven Demonic Creature fighters of various shapes instantly appeared around the skeleton!

One of them, a Bull Demon, swung the enormous bone battle-ax in its hands and brought it crashing down on the charging One-Eye!

A gruesome wound split open across One-Eye's body, and the tremendous force sent him flying!

"Our targets are those two dogs…"

A five-meter-tall Bone Demon rubbed its two bone-plate-like lips together, producing a grating sentence in the Demon Realm Language.

Hearing the Bone Demon's words, all eight Demonic Creature fighters charged straight at One-Eye and Faceless!

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The instant the skeletal Demonic Creature swapped places with Xing, the Ancient Demon Seed leading the group launched its attack.

All six of its arms rose high as overwhelming power surged through its body. Specks of red light gathered around its six fists, growing brighter and brighter!

Until they reached their peak…

The instant the skeleton and Xing changed places, the Ancient Demon Seed brought all six arms down like an enormous battle-ax, smashing them brutally into Xing's body!

Red light ran wild. The glow around its six arms seemed almost alive as it burrowed directly into Xing's body, then exploded with a deafening boom!

Internal Explosion (A-Rank, Active Ability): Upon activation, the user's next attack is imbued with the power of flame. When the attack strikes an enemy, the flame energy enters the target's body and detonates from within, inflicting tremendous damage!

It was as though six grenades had been stuffed inside Xing's body. Violent fire energy erupted from within him, blasting six massive, bloody holes through his flesh. Shattered scales and chunks of flesh sprayed outward as Xing roared and activated every ability he possessed!

Dragon Might Domain (SS Rank, Active Skill): Upon activation, a mysterious force field envelops the area around the user. All living creatures that enter its range are drastically weakened!

Dragon Blood Amplification (SSS-Rank, Active Ability): Burns the blood within the user's body to amplify all Skills and overall Physical Attribute! The ability can be deactivated at will, but the user's blood will continue to burn for as long as it remains active!

The two terrifying abilities activated at once. Combined with his injuries and the effects of Dragon Blood Amplification, Demon Dragon Armor immediately provided an astonishing degree of protection!

The energy still wreaking havoc inside Xing's body was forcibly expelled. At the same time, fearsome Dragon Flame surged out and engulfed the area around him.

The instant Xing activated Dragon Might Domain, the Ancient Demon Seed sensed its strength plummeting. It frowned slightly and rapidly retreated as the "bracelet" around its wrist suddenly began to transform!

The bracelet, originally about five centimeters in size, unfastened itself from the Ancient Demon Seed's wrist. The Serpent Demon Seed's body expanded in the wind, instantly returning to its terrifying original form: five meters thick and dozens of meters long!

Even under the suppression of Dragon Might Domain, the Serpent Demon Seed still possessed tremendous strength. It lunged straight at Xing!

A foul-smelling current slowly gathered around the two enormous fangs in the Serpent Demon Seed's mouth!

Death Venom (S-Rank, Passive Ability): A terrifying toxin nurtured within the body that possesses an exceptionally powerful paralyzing effect! Any unit below the Host's level will die upon contact with this venom!

At the same time, the Ancient Demon Seed activated its second ability!

Demon Qi Empowerment (S-Rank, Active Ability): Demon Qi empowers the Host's body, comprehensively enhancing the Host's Physical Attribute! The enhancement is one hundred percent! The Skill has no time limit, but continuously drains stamina while active!

Under the effects of Demon Qi Empowerment, the Physical Attribute suppressed by Dragon Might Domain briefly recovered. Although it did not completely negate the Skill's effects, it was enough to give the Ancient Demon Seed a fighting chance!

After all, the Ancient Demon Seed's Physical Attribute had already reached the Level 4 cap of 500 Points!

Dragon Might Domain had reduced it to 100 Points, but after activating Demon Qi Empowerment, its Physical Attribute rose to 200 Points!

Combined with the Ancient Demon's innate Racial Advantage and the advantages granted by being a Demon Seed, its current combat strength was not much weaker than Xing's!

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The terrifying maw drew closer and closer to Xing. The deadly venom coating its fangs made him frown.

He absolutely could not let that stuff touch him!

In the span of a single breath, Xing had already devised a way to deal with the Giant Snake!

His claws flashed out and slammed into the Giant Snake's head, smashing it face-first into the ground. Xing pinned it down, leaving it completely unable to move!

At the same time, violent Dragon Flame gathered inside Xing's mouth. With Dragon Blood Amplification active, the power of his Dragon Flame was truly terrifying!

Just as Xing's Dragon Flame was about to strike the Serpent Demon Seed, one of the many ordinary Level 4 Demonic Creatures that had been standing idly in the distance activated a Skill!

Stun (Rank C, Active Ability): Releases a mysterious wave that disrupts an enemy unit's mind, briefly inflicting the stunned status. The duration depends on the difference between the two sides' Physical Attribute!

The Skill itself was not very powerful, nor was the Demonic Creature that had been standing on the sidelines. Xing only froze for an instant before swiftly recovering!

The Dragon Flame erupted from his mouth and struck the Serpent Demon Seed!

Unfortunately, it had only hit an empty skin…