Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1769: 993: Nightmare Army, Emperor's Son's Tour and Address

The moment the Demon Star Lord crossed into the Ten Thousand Demon nebula layer, the Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly had already masked its presence and reached its destination.

In a calculated move, several Dream Guards infiltrated the ranks of the Dong Ji Demon Emperor’s followers. The Dong Ji Demon Emperor commanded an ancestor-level military force exceeding twenty trillion, yet the Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly managed to quietly eliminate and replace them without raising any alarms.

Such a feat was only possible for the Vanguard’s ultimate ace. Furthermore, the Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly assumed the identity of a standard commander of ten thousand within the Dong Ji Demon Emperor’s hierarchy.

They merged seamlessly into the Great Army, biding their time for the Emperor’s Son to make his entrance.

Due to the massive publicity surrounding the Emperor’s Son’s arrival, nearly every vassal town force situated outside the nebula layer had gathered along his intended route.

Even the exotic beasts who preferred the peaceful coexistence offered by the Demon Star Lord’s strategy still turned out to show proper respect to the Emperor’s Son, the rightful successor to the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons.

The Emperor’s Son had long been regarded as a compassionate leader. Throughout many eras, he had protected the Ten Thousand Demon System, making every effort to resolve tribal disputes with a fair hand, rewarding merit and punishing faults.

From the front lines to the most distant vassal tribes, wounded soldiers had all experienced the benevolence of the Emperor’s Son.

Consequently, even if the Demon Star Lord had commanded the tribes to maintain a strict watch over the vassal towns, the masses likely would have still flocked to catch a glimpse of the Emperor’s Son.

Regardless of the political outcome, the prestige and moral authority of the Emperor’s Son remained unshakable.

With the Demon Star Lord having recently finalized a peace treaty with the Heizi Tribe, these vassal military forces felt secure enough to abandon their posts to witness the Emperor’s Son’s procession.

However, these exotic beasts and vassal forces were unaware that as they crowded the patrol path, a massive force of over ten billion warriors—all draped in pitch-black battle robes—had materialized at the frontier of the Ten Thousand Demon System’s vassal territories.

These black battle robes functioned similarly to the soul robes worn by the Heavenly Ghost’s undead, yet they were distinct. They were part of a secret purchase made by the Ten Thousand Demon Emperor’s Son, numbering in the tens of billions, and were excluded from the official reward tallies.

Clad in these robes, the Nightmare Army appeared both formidable and shrouded in mystery. The vanguard was composed of elite captives from the Heizi Tribe, each possessing strength at the quasi-sovereign level or higher. Though their minds were warped by the Illusion Demon True Intent, they still radiated a terrifying aura of illusions and the Rule of Shadows.

Their commander was particularly fearsome; his mastery over illusion rules and the Rule of Shadows was so potent it seemed to turn the surrounding starry sky into a void.

While the Illusion Demon True Intent can erode the will and cause the Spiritual Sense to succumb to the Phantom Demon’s influence, it works differently than Shadow Puppets. Like the Charm Talent of a Charm Fox, the Illusion Demon True Intent does not diminish the victim's natural talents.

Despite their imprisoned minds and fallen Spiritual Senses, this Nightmare Army had undergone rigorous Cultivation in the Sky Wolf System for millennia under Su Lin’s command.

The former peak Heavenly Venerate of the Hei Wu lineage, who had been on the verge of the tenfold heaven’s late stage, had now reached its peak, nearly breaking through. This level of power made him a worthy opponent for the Ten Thousand Demon Emperor’s Son.

A chilling Divine Light gleamed within his ink-black eyes. After a brief wait, this powerful legion shattered the defensive formations of the Dong Ji Demon Emperor’s vassal territory.

They slaughtered the few remaining guards wherever they went, plundering resources, blood food, exotic plants, and treasures from military depots with ruthless efficiency.

Because every beast in this army was at least a quasi-sovereign, they moved with Divine Speed. Supported by a Star Sky Mother Ship Group for rapid deployment, they were an unstoppable ace army even within the vast Blazing Nebula.

“The Black Sun Evil Army has arrived!” a sentry screamed in terror. But before he could ignite the beacon fire of the Ten Thousand Demon System to spread the warning, a Dark Sword took his head.

The elite warriors of the Heizi Tribe led the charge; utilizing their Illusion Bodies and Shadow Origin, they remained virtually untouched by the disorganized defenders. They were born for slaughter.

The assault was so swift that the vassal towns were unable to light a single beacon fire along the path of invasion.

Meanwhile, the Ten Thousand Demon Emperor’s Son officially reached the outer vassal towns to begin his inspection and deliver his address.

Unlike the distant and cold Demon Star Lord, he chose to broadcast his spiritual will directly to all the surrounding exotic beasts through his followers.

“To forget war is to invite destruction!”

“We prepare our army for protection. If the Heizi Tribe were truly honorable, why would they provoke such reckless conflicts?”

“My father fell in battle, and many of my siblings died on the front lines. I despise war as much as any of you. However, trading our Star Core Business for a fleeting peace only ensures that a stronger Black Sun Evil Army will eventually be at our gates!”

“You may believe I act out of greed, but I have declared my will: upon my death, my third brother shall become the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons. I will join the campaign for the Star Core alongside you. Beneath the Star Sky Battle Flag, I shall live and die by your side!”

“The Ten Thousand Demon System shall never submit to slavery! As the Dragon Chariot moves forward, if any of you fear death, then in the coming Star Wars, I will offer my life to ignite your courage!”