Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1771 - 994: Slaughtering Half a Faction, Battle Anthem of Blood!
Previously on Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf...
Beacon fire transmission!
The signal fires of the Myriad Demons System possess the power to pierce the star nebula, triggering a celestial sea of flames that can be witnessed across billions of miles.
The ignition of such a beacon is a certain omen of conflict—and not just any skirmish, but a total war!
It serves as a dire summons to all neighboring vassal towns and stationed military battalions.
Upon seeing this, the eyes of both the Eastern Pole Demon Emperor and the Western Pole Demon Emperor erupted with a mixture of shock and terror, shining like divine lanterns.
This was because the location was the very heart of the outer vassal territories.
If a beacon was lit here, the implications were horrifying.
It suggested that every vassal town and military outpost along a direct line from the center to the periphery had been annihilated, wiped out so completely that not a single soul could send a warning until now!
“This is impossible! Attendants, investigate the Wind King’s vassal town immediately! Did some idiot ignite the beacon by mistake?”
The Western Pole Demon Emperor was the quickest to find his voice.
However, before his followers could move, a massive tremor vibrated from tens of thousands of miles away, cutting through the air!
Su Lin’s Nightmare Army had clandestinely acquired shadow foil, which was now being pressed against the firmament. Hundreds of billions of ancestor-level soldiers stationed there were instantly crushed and pulverized in the vacuum of space.
“Enemy raid! Enemy raid! It’s the Black Sun Evil Army!”
The terrified shriek of an exotic beast echoed out.
That single cry sent the massive, crowded gathering of spectator beasts into a frantic stampede.
Chaos erupted as beasts were crushed underfoot, their spiritual wills weeping in sheer dread.
Even the Eastern Pole and Western Pole Demon Emperors stood frozen in disbelief. They couldn't fathom why the Black Sun Clan would strike at this exact moment.
Was the peace treaty nothing more than a scrap of useless paper?
While the agreement was technically only binding once the Demon Star Lord assumed full command, such an assault was completely unexpected!
Or was the propaganda of the Demon Emperor’s Son true? Had the Black Sun Clan merely sought a moment of quiet to prepare, never truly intending for the Myriad Demons System to know peace?
“Everyone, maintain your composure! Do not break ranks! I am here! All exotic beasts, disperse in an orderly fashion. Stop the trampling and organize into the Myriad Demons Battle Formation!”
Witnessing the carnage, the Demon Emperor’s Son roared his orders.
He projected his immense spiritual will in an attempt to steady the soldiers' hearts, but the tide of panic among the beasts was becoming impossible to stem.
A flicker of desperate madness crossed the eyes of the Demon Emperor’s Son. He unsheathed his Emperor Sword and shot a glance toward the Eastern and Western Pole Demon Emperors: “You two maintain order! My personal guard and I will lead the charge. The vow I made will be proven through my deeds. If war has come, then I shall live or die alongside you all!
Dragon Chariot, advance! Full speed!”
Though this was the first time the Demon Emperor’s Son had truly smelled the gore of a real battlefield, he showed no sign of cowardice.
He had been mentally prepared for this since the day his father fell in combat.
He was ready to die on the field of honor!
Staring at the front lines obscured by Shadow Origin and Illusion Rule, he almost forgot that this was supposed to be a staged performance coordinated with Mo Peng.
“Why? We agreed to be their dogs, yet the Black Sun Clan still hunts us? To arms! Emperor’s Son, I will follow you into the fray!”
Even the hardened veterans of the frontlines, seeing the unmistakable shadow foil and the signature Shadow Origin of the Black Sun Evil Army, lost their restraint and fell into a frenzy.
“To hell with it! You can be cowards if you want, but I won’t! Kill them! If they won’t let us live, let’s take them to the grave with us!”
Numerous Heavenly Boundary veterans shoved through the panicked masses of billions, charging straight toward the thundering horizon.
Leading the surge was the massive Dragon Chariot, radiating a majestic purple-gold light.
The Demon Emperor himself had once steered this very chariot into the heart of battle.
In this moment, the silhouette of the Demon Emperor’s Son atop the chariot seemed to merge perfectly with the memory of his father!
“Kill! The Emperor is invincible!”
“Kill! The Emperor is invincible! Glory to the Myriad Demons System!”
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In an instant, the various military units belonging to the Eastern and Western Emperors, as well as those under local warlords, ignored their original commanders.
They took to the skies, rallying behind the glowing Dragon Chariot!
The Eastern and Western Pole Demon Emperors panicked momentarily, but a realization began to dawn on them.
“Stay back! Do not follow the Emperor’s Son blindly! Gather behind me so I can assess the situation. The Black Sun Clan signed a treaty; how could they be here?”
“Listen to me, I am the Western Pole Demon Emperor! All Western forces, rally to me! This is likely a deception! That isn't the Black Sun Clan—it's a ruse!”
Both Emperors shouted at the top of their lungs, trying to halt the defection of their troops by sowing seeds of doubt.
They had anticipated many ways the Demon Emperor’s Son might try to win loyalty upon arriving at the vassal towns.
But they never expected a full-scale Black Sun attack.
They were convinced this was a theatrical setup by the Demon Emperor’s Son to bolster his image.
But just as their spiritual wills vibrated through the air and their troops began to hesitate in confusion,
A ten-thousand-strong elite unit of exotic beasts appeared behind the Eastern Pole Demon Emperor, clad in Starlight Battle Armor and bearing concealment runes.
“Kill! This is a trap by the Demon Emperor’s Son! He must have summoned the Black Sun Clan himself! Do not be fooled! Join me in killing this incompetent pretender who hides behind his father's name. Once he is gone, no one will challenge the Star Lord!”
This spiritual will was incredibly powerful, possessing the undeniable pressure of a Peak Heavenly Venerate.
The Eastern and Western Emperors looked back in shock. They couldn't identify the Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly hidden beneath the Starlight Battle Armor.
Based on her words, she seemed to be an ally on their side.
But why would a traitor proclaim such things so openly?
Was she another piece of the Emperor’s Son’s plan?
Or was she an assassin sent by the Star Lord to execute the Demon Emperor’s Son if things spiraled out of control?
At this point, even the two Demon Emperors felt they were losing their grip on reality.
Meanwhile,
The Demon Emperor’s Son’s dragon carriage had accelerated to the terrifying velocity of a Peak Venerable!
The massive army of over a billion ahead had ceased all other maneuvers, focusing entirely on the approaching carriage.
The two forces slammed into each other with violence.
“Kill! The Black Sun Evil Army and their wicked spirits shall be purged!”
As the Demon Emperor’s Son gave his command, a supreme being with an overwhelming aura at the front of the enemy line raised a pitch-black heavy bow.
The bow radiated a power that rivaled the Emperor Sword, and a soul-chilling intent of annihilation swept across the stars.
Before anyone could blink, ten Extinction Arrows tore through space, carrying an apocalyptic force directly toward the Demon Emperor’s Son!
Each arrow was trailed by horrific visions of the end of the world!
“Extinction Arrows!”
In that heartbeat, the Eastern Demon Emperor, the Western Demon Emperor, and every beast present couldn't distinguish truth from lies!
Those were genuine Extinction Arrows!
They were weapons capable of erasing any Heavenly Boundary lifeform!
Without dimensional protection or taboo-level ascension, nothing could block an Extinction Arrow!
“Argh!!! Kill! Demon Ancestor, descend!”
Facing certain death, the Demon Emperor’s Son roared in a frenzy, activating his ultimate secret technique while swinging the Emperor Sword!
This was his Origin Secret Art, a technique that called upon the scattered soul fragments of the ancient Demon Ancestor from the depths of the cosmos to inhabit his body.
His Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect manifested at the same time!
Boom!
Despite his efforts, the first arrow's impact sent the Demon Emperor’s Son flying off his carriage!
The massive Dragon Chariot, forged from the finest Heavenly Boundary materials, was nearly split in two by the arrow.
With the second arrow, blood sprayed from the Demon Emperor’s Son’s lips, yet he fought on with a manic will to survive!
“Ugh!!! Everyone, follow my lead! Destroy the Black Sun Evil Army...”
He was cut off as the third and fourth arrows struck!
Bang!
Bang!
Two more thunderous impacts followed. Even the legendary Emperor Sword suffered a visible chip!
The aura of extinction had already begun to rot the Demon Emperor’s Son’s strength.
Luckily, as the fifth and sixth arrows closed in, a figure in Starlight Battle Armor soared into the sky!
“Hmph! You think you can slay the Emperor’s Son while I am here? Dream on!”
The Heavenly Ghost intervened, unleashing a combat power that bordered on the late-stage Semi-taboo level!
He shattered the final six Extinction Arrows with a series of explosive strikes!
However, even the Heavenly Ghost took damage from the arrows fired by a Quasi-Sky Realm bow; his Starlight Battle Armor cracked and fell away.
But just as the Heavenly Ghost neutralized the threat, and before the perplexed Demon Emperors could react,
The elite unit of ten thousand, led by the Peak Heavenly Venerate, crossed millions of miles in an instant to hover over the battlefield!
With a flick of his wrist, he deployed three single-target Forbidden-Level Foil Weapons and over twenty standard Shadow Foils, raining them down upon the crowd!
The Heavenly Ghost’s face turned pale at the sight.
He suddenly suspected that Mo Peng intended to use this chaos to kill both him and the Emperor’s Son together!
These were Forbidden-Level weapons; how could even a Semi-taboo expert survive so many at once?
“Damn you!!! Black Sun Tribe! I will have your heads!”
The Heavenly Ghost snarled, rallying thirty thousand black-robed undead into a massive formation to intercept the lethal devices.
Two of the forbidden foils were locked onto him, while one was aimed directly at the Demon Emperor’s Son!
The rest of the Shadow Foils were meant to wipe out everything else!
At that moment, the Black Sun leader across the way drew his bow once more, launching ten more Extinction Arrows at the Demon Emperor’s Son!
This scene required no further explanation to the watching beasts.
Even the Eastern and Western Demon Emperors were now convinced that the Star Lord and the Black Sun Clan had conspired to assassinate the Demon Emperor’s Son!
Had the Star Lord betrayed them?
Or had he been corrupted by the Black Sun Clan?
The logic no longer mattered.
They only knew that if the Demon Emperor’s Son survived this, even as a cripple, the Star Lord’s influence would be finished forever!
“Save the Emperor’s Son! Protect him at all costs! He is the only hope for the Myriad Demons System!”
“To hell with orders! Today, we kill anyone who stands in our way! We must save the Emperor’s Son!”
“Charge! To the Dragon Chariot! Either we win or we die! We wanted to live in peace, but the Emperor’s Son was right! The Black Sun Evil Army won't let us live—they only want us as slaves!”
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In a heartbeat, every exotic beast and even the personal followers of the two Demon Emperors went into a rage. They broke formation and charged like a tidal wave toward the Dragon Chariot millions of miles away!
Many Heavenly Venerate experts flew ahead, intending to use their own bodies to shield the Emperor’s Son from the Forbidden-Level Foil Weapons!
Yet even with their lives on the line, they were too slow to reach the Shadow Foil that struck first!
A violent tempest of blood exploded across the stars.
However, within that crimson storm, the once-divided factions of the Myriad Demons System finally stood united, exactly as they had when the old Emperor was alive!
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