Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1774 - 996: Pursuing the Nightmare Army, War Spreads Across the System! (Part 2)

"What?"

As the spiritual will reached him, the Demon Star Lord was consumed by an even more violent purple blaze, the intensity of which nearly scorched the firmament into a deep violet hue.

Without pressing the undercover commander for more details, he immediately reached out with his mind to the clone he maintained in the external system!

In an instant, he felt the massive upheaval occurring across the entire outer reaches.

He bore witness to a scene where countless vassal lords and Heavenly Venerable powerhouses were offering up their essence blood and soul spirits, all to reconstruct the true body of the Demon Emperor’s Son!

This sight caused terrifying divine light to erupt from his usually calm and deep eyes; he found it impossible to accept as reality!

"How is this possible? This cannot be real!"

His roar thundered through the high skies. Abandoning all pretense of composure, he released a massive spiritual will, preparing to lead his many followers, along with the Arctic Demon Emperor, Antarctic Demon Emperor, and other vassal lords, back to the source.

He was only seeing this specific moment, entirely unaware that rebels in the external system were using his name as a cover to assassinate the Demon Emperor’s Son!

Thus, the Demon Star Lord’s sole intent was to return at top speed to uncover the truth and see if any bridge could still be mended!

However, just as he prepared to depart,

A multitude of Trace Crystals, packed with light and shadow recordings, appeared with suspicious "coincidence" throughout the entire nebula layer.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"It’s the Black Sun Evil Army!"

The projections from the Trace Crystals vividly depicted the dreaded Black Sun Evil Army. They were shown storming from the fringes of the Ten Thousand Demons System toward its heart, butchering every stationed battalion and seizing every resource in their path!

Everything was being turned to ash; they left nothing alive!

The presence of the unmistakable Dark Sword, Illusion Rule, and Shadow Origin served as silent proof of their true identity.

Though the footage on the Trace Crystals was fragmented, it moved rapidly to the moment the beacons were ignited and the Demon Emperor’s Son cried out: "East Pole Demon Emperor, West Pole Demon Emperor, keep the order! My followers and guards, charge with me! I will prove the promise I just made through my deeds. If there is a fight, I shall live and die alongside you! Dragon Chariot, full speed ahead!"

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The appearance of these Trace Crystals sent a massive shockwave through the exotic beast population of the nebula layer, causing a chorus of chaotic spiritual wills to erupt.

"What is going on? Has the Black Sun Evil Army come back? Didn't the Star Lord claim that a peace treaty for ten Eras had been signed?"

"Good heavens! The Emperor’s Son is heading into battle with only a few followers! Are the East Pole Demon Emperor and West Pole Demon Emperor useless?"

"'If there is battle, I will live and die with you! Dragon Chariot forward, at full speed!' This is the Emperor’s Son we should trust and love! He is the one who should be our true leader!"

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Hidden among these frantic spiritual wills were undercover agents planted long ago by Su Lin, all operating as his Dream Guards.

Consequently, save for the Heavenly Ghost and the Emperor’s Son, the truth behind this tragic performance remained a secret to everyone else.

As he watched these Trace Crystals, even the Demon Star Lord felt a wave of horror and dread unlike anything he had ever known.

He understood that these recordings would completely shatter his path to becoming the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons!

Even his own subordinates looked at the images in disbelief: "Star Lord, didn't you promise the Black Sun Tribe would never return? What is the meaning of this?"

"Be quiet! We must turn back immediately!"

The Demon Star Lord screamed in a state of panic.

This territory was originally the Emperor’s stronghold. With these Trace Crystals circulating, he might not even escape the Ten Thousand Demons Star if he lingered any longer!

But as the Demon Star Lord prepared to use Dimensional Truth to rip through space-time, a far more powerful Dimensional Truth suddenly crashed down upon him.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the pressure forced the Demon Star Lord right back to his starting position!

It was the Ten Thousand Demons Ancestor, wielding the Destiny Heaven Seal!

"Explain this to me! I have just performed a fortune detection; these images in the Trace Crystals have not been altered!"

The Ten Thousand Demons Ancestor was also ignorant of the conspiracy and was consumed by shock and fury at the scenes displayed!

In his private estimation, the Demon Emperor’s Son actually seemed better suited to be the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons.

Firstly, his claim was more legitimate,

And secondly, the Demon Emperor’s Son’s style and policies more closely mirrored those of a true Lord of Ten Thousand Demons!

He possessed both righteous strategy and a fierce, bloody resolve in battle!

Who could have foreseen that a simple public address would turn into such a catastrophe?

How could this be mere coincidence?

"No! Ancestor, I am just as ignorant! I only wish to return and find the truth!"

The Demon Star Lord pleaded desperately, struggling to break the confinement of the Ten Thousand Demons Ancestor.

However, despite his newly attained half-step taboo power, he could not escape the Ancestor while the latter held the Destiny Heaven Seal—at least not without using an Extreme Heaven Realm Secret Technique.

Given the current magnitude of the Ten Thousand Demons System, the Destiny Heaven Seal was now powerful enough to rival or even surpass Forbidden Level Heavy Weapons!

Meanwhile, the footage on the Trace Crystals continued to play out at high speed!

"Why? Why did we agree to live like dogs, yet the Black Sun Tribe still won't spare us? Kill! Emperor’s Son! I will follow you into the fray!"

"Move aside! You can choose to be cowards, but I will not! Kill! If they won't let us live, then none of them shall live either!"

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The images showed many veteran frontline soldiers, driven to a frenzy by the Black Sun Tribe’s slaughter, beginning to charge alongside the Emperor’s Son’s Dragon Chariot.

Those watching, including many common military exotic beasts, felt their eyes fill with tears as a surge of hot-blooded passion took hold.

Even through a recording, the sheer desperation and madness of those veterans facing certain death was palpable.

The images flickered on, reaching the point where the East Pole Demon Emperor and West Pole Demon Emperor commanded their troops to stand down.

Soon after, the commanding spiritual will of a high-level rebel rang out clearly, leaving even the followers who wanted to save the Star Lord standing in stunned silence.

"Kill! This is all a scheme by the Demon Emperor’s Son; he must have summoned the Black Sun Tribe himself. Don't listen to anyone—follow me and kill! It is better to first remove this useless brat who relies on his father’s name so that no one can challenge the Star Lord!"

This caused the Demon Star Lord’s eyes to nearly burst with fire: "No! This is a setup! I never had such thoughts!"

But his pleas fell on deaf ears.

Before long, the relentless images showed the Demon Emperor’s Son being struck by ten Extinction Arrows, then hammered by Forbidden-level foil weapons and dozens of Shadow Foils, before finally being torn apart by an Extinction Storm.

Throughout the nebula layer, the exotic beasts were filled with intense murderous intent and a desire for battle.

Soon, every eye in the vicinity—including those of the Ten Thousand Demons Ancestor—locked onto the Demon Star Lord.

From further away, nearly insane spiritual wills began to rise.

"Where is the Demon Star Lord? He must die to atone for the Emperor’s Son!"

"Is this his so-called peace treaty? What 'peaceful coexistence'? Demon Star Lord, you must have been a puppet of the Black Sun Tribe all along! Traitor, come out and be buried with the Emperor’s Son!"

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Faced with these maddened spiritual wills, the shock in the Demon Star Lord’s eyes quickly turned to pure terror and despair.

The former commander, who once led billions, realized in that moment that no explanation would ever be enough.

He was ruined!

Not only was the throne forever out of reach, but his name was now permanently etched into a pillar of shame. He would never rise again.

Whether he would even survive the day was now in doubt.

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