Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1772: 995: Sorrow Ascends to the Heavens
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Chapter 1772: Chapter 995: Sorrow Ascends to the Heavens
“Ah!!! Burn my essence blood, ignite my divine soul, hold on for me!”
The Demon Emperor’s Son had been driven to total madness!
A forbidden-level one-way foil weapon was something even a half-step taboo like the Heavenly Ghost found difficult to endure. Left isolated, the Demon Emperor’s Son could only gamble everything on a desperate struggle for survival.
Though he was aware that Su Lin had no true intention to slay him, the moment that forbidden-level foil weapon descended, his heart and divine soul felt as though they would shatter from the sheer pressure.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Following three thunderous blasts that rocked the Stellar Dome, the physical form of the Demon Emperor’s Son was pulverized into nothing but dust.
The sight left every observing exotic beast paralyzed with shock. Even supreme rulers like the East Pole Demon Emperor and West Pole Demon Emperor looked on as if witnessing the fall of an Emperor!
“Ah!!! Demon Star Lord, do you have any idea what you’ve done? Kill!”
“Exterminate them! Wipe out this Black Sun Evil Army! Leave no survivors! Our West Pole Town possesses hundreds of foil-level killing devices!”
The East Pole Demon Emperor transformed into a streak of light as he rushed forward, while the West Pole Demon Emperor brandished his own portable foil-level killing device.
However, they were too slow.
That elite unit of ten thousand had already retreated billions of miles the moment they launched the foil-level killing devices, not even pausing to confirm the destruction.
Meanwhile, the Nightmare Army, having realized their ten extinction arrows had been fired, let out a piercing whistle. They triggered a space-time altar beneath them and vanished instantly, as if stepping through the very fabric of dimensions.
By the time the two Demon Emperors reached the scene, the residual energy of the Shadow foil was still detonating, its echoes rippling across the stars.
“Break!”
Utilizing the raw power of veteran peak Heavenly Venerates, the two emperors forcibly carved a path through the Shadow foil bombardment. Yet, the two monstrous factions responsible for this atrocity had already vanished.
Between the use of the Shadow foil and the overwhelming aura that could corrupt the starry sky, all evidence pointed directly to the Black Sun Evil Army!
Aside from them, only the Shadow Clan wielded such terrifying illusion rules and shadow origins.
“Rescue the Emperor’s Son!”
The East Pole and West Pole Demon Emperors hurried toward the drifting remains of the Emperor’s Son, whose residual soul and shattered body were desperately trying to reassemble.
But just as his form began to knit back together, those ten extinction arrows—as if guided by a malevolent will—locked onto his aura once more.
They struck again, reducing his body to dust a second time, while the intent of extinction began to erode and dissolve his very existence.
This was a definitive killing blow!
One forbidden-level foil weapon was just the beginning. There were over twenty Shadow foils and ten extinction arrows to follow!
Against such a concentrated assault, even a half-step taboo would find themselves staring at certain death!
Rage consumed the East Pole and West Pole Demon Emperors as they watched, but they were pushed back by a terrifying shockwave before they could interfere.
“Ah!!! I have roamed the Blazing Nebula for countless epochs; two mere forbidden-level foil weapons cannot stop me!”
The Heavenly Ghost and his army of three hundred thousand Black Robe Undead combined their strength to utterly crush the two forbidden-level foil weapons. However, his aura had become unstable, and divine soul blood stained his Starlight Battle Armor.
Even the Heavenly Ghost—a powerhouse near the late stage of half-step taboo—and his elite Black Robe Followers had sustained heavy damage.
“Senior, please save the Emperor’s Son!”
Seeing that the Heavenly Ghost surpassed even their ancestors in strength, the West Pole and East Pole Demon Emperors cried out in desperation, clinging to this final hope.
They knew that charging into the extinction storm created by those arrows would be nothing short of suicide.
“Hmph! You useless fools. If you had charged alongside the Emperor’s Son from the start, we wouldn't be facing this disaster!”
With a cold snort, the Heavenly Ghost lunged into the extinction storm. Executing a breathtaking display of space-time mystique, he reached into the chaos to seize the remaining origin and true spirit of the Emperor’s Son.
“Reconstitute! Since you requested my presence, your life belongs to no one but the Black Sun Clan’s Sky Lord!”
A world-shaking light erupted from the Heavenly Ghost’s eyes. His immense divine soul power radiated across millions of miles, forcibly drawing in the vitality, essence blood, and lingering spirits of the fallen exotic beasts from the Demon Clan.
This massive influx of energy allowed the Demon Emperor’s Son to begin reforming once again.
Even with the invincible strength of the Heavenly Ghost, it took several tense moments for the body to take shape. Only when the violent energies of the battlefield finally subsided did a small portion of the Emperor’s Son’s physical form reappear.
By then, the remaining reinforcements had arrived in full.
Their eyes burned with a mixture of intense loathing for the Black Sun Clan and profound respect for the Emperor’s Son, fueled by the tragic atmosphere.
Without needing orders from the Demon Emperors, the exotic beasts instinctively created a wide perimeter for the Heavenly Ghost, the Emperor’s Son, the East and West Pole Demon Emperors, and the various Vassal Kings and lords arriving on the scene.
No one spared a thought for pursuing the retreating Black Sun Evil Army or the rebels; their gazes were fixed solely on the Emperor’s Son.
“There is a shortage of essence blood and soul spirits! Those at the Heavenly Venerate level—are you prepared to surrender half of your essence blood and soul spirits to ensure the full resurrection of the Emperor’s Son?”
As the body partially formed, the Heavenly Ghost projected this spiritual demand.
In truth, when the Heavenly Ghost had blocked the forbidden-level foil weapon, he realized that while it was devastatingly powerful, it lacked the ultimate Dimensional Truth.
Thus, while it inflicted horrific trauma, it couldn't completely erase one’s origin or soul spirit.
Even the Extinction Storm had surprised him; it was only a tenth as potent as it should have been.
This meant that out of those ten Extinction Arrows, only a single one was the real deal.
Nevertheless, the Demon Emperor’s Son remained in critical condition.
The first four Extinction Arrows he took were genuine, and that Forbidden-level Foil Weapon—even without Dimensional Truth—was more than a Peak Heavenly Venerate could normally survive.
Furthermore, he had been hit by over twenty ordinary Shadow foils and another real Extinction Arrow!
Only a pendant worn by the Demon Emperor’s Son was keeping him alive, emitting a rich vitality that slowly countered his injuries.
In reality, the Emperor’s Son would have eventually recovered on his own given enough time, even without the Heavenly Ghost’s help.
However, when the Heavenly Ghost touched the pendant, a Spiritual Imprint placed by Mo Peng long ago was suddenly transmitted into his mind.
This was all part of a master plan!
The goal was to use this tragic spectacle to bind every Heavenly Venerate-level Exotic Beast here to the Demon Emperor’s Son forever.
The Emperor’s Son was to be forged into a Demon Body capable of rivaling the greatest Monster physiques!
Any Exotic Beast that contributed its Essence Blood and Soul to this Demon Body would be bound by a bond of loyalty that could never be broken.
This was the ultimate secret of the Ten Thousand Demon System—the creation of a rare, acquired Monster physique.
“I will do it! I am willing!”
A Vassal Lord roared, forcibly extracting half of his Essence Blood and Soul Spirit to offer it to the stars.
“War King Green Snake of the East Pole, hereby sacrifices half of his Essence Blood and Soul Spirit to restore the True Body of the Emperor’s Son! May the Emperor’s Son take the throne and live eternally!”
“Gold-winged Kui of the Arctic, hereby sacrifices half of his Essence Blood and Soul Spirit to restore the True Body of the Emperor’s Son! May the Emperor’s Son take the throne and live eternally!”
“Entropy Bone Insect of the Antarctic, hereby sacrifices half of his Essence Blood and Soul Spirit to restore the True Body of the Emperor’s Son! May the Emperor’s Son take the throne and live eternally!”
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Caught up in the overwhelming wave of grief and tragedy, the majority of the Heavenly Venerate-level Exotic Beasts present offered up their sacrifices without hesitation.
To them, the assault by the Black Sun Evil Army and the rebels was a genuine assassination attempt on the Emperor’s Son.
This wasn't some staged play.
After all, who would dare to stage a play at this level of danger?
Would a half-step Taboo like the Demon Star Lord even risk such a thing?
Twenty Extinction Arrows, three Forbidden-level foil weapons, and over twenty Shadow foils!
That was enough firepower to kill a Peak Heavenly Venerate ten times over!
Even the mighty Heavenly Ghost, protected by his Black Robe Dead Souls Battle Formation, had been bloodied.
Without the Heavenly Ghost, the Emperor’s Son would have been lost; the Extinction Storm would have erased his every Heavenly Boundary Mark, Origin, and Soul Spirit.
“I, the East Pole Demon Emperor, also sacrifice half of my Essence Blood and Soul Spirit to reshape the Emperor’s Son! May he live forever, and may the Ten Thousand Demon System prosper eternally!”
Following the East Pole Demon Emperor’s lead, the Vassal Kings, Lords, and even the West Pole Demon Emperor surrendered half of their essence.
Nothing mattered more than saving the Emperor’s Son.
Whether the Demon Star Lord had turned traitor or if that rebel army belonged to him was a secondary concern now.
The reality was that the Black Sun Evil Army had invaded.
Though fear gripped them, they chose to stand and fight rather than be slaughtered like cattle.
As these Heavenly Venerate powerhouses offered their Essence Blood Souls, the other watching Exotic Beasts at the Heavenly Boundary and Ancestor levels cast their support to the Emperor’s Son.
His vote count exploded, quickly overtaking the Demon Star Lord’s numbers by several times and continuing to climb without end.
The Heavenly Ghost remained stoic, but internally, he was in awe of Mo Peng’s brilliance.
What should have been a bloody civil war for succession had been flipped. Using a small force to move a mountain, Mo Peng had secured the victory for the Emperor’s Son!
Most importantly, the victory wasn't just in votes; it had tied the entire military strength of the empire to the Emperor’s Son’s cause.
Even if the Demon Star Lord refused to accept the results, he couldn't start a war. The very soldiers he relied on had already shifted their loyalty!
As the Heavenly Ghost channeled the massive amounts of Essence Blood and Soul Spirit into the Demon Emperor’s Son, the body didn't just heal—it began to evolve toward a higher state.
The Emperor’s Son was nearing the Peak of the Ten Heavens. Whether he took a small step or fully awakened an Extreme Heaven Realm move, he was now undeniably qualified to rule the Ten Thousand Demon System!
A total victory!
The losing battle for the throne had been transformed into a decisive triumph in every possible way.
“Heheh, the payment from last time was far too low. I’ve spent so much effort carving this Demon Body; when you wake up, I’m going to charge you a fortune!”
Thinking this, the Heavenly Ghost pushed his Divine Soul Power to its limit, accelerating the birth of the Emperor’s Son’s new, dominating Demon Body!
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