Chapter 164 - 120: Advent of the Shadow Demon Dragon, Instant Kill

Chapter 164: Chapter 120: Advent of the Shadow Demon Dragon, Instant Kill

"Hm?"

The Demon heard the provocative voice coming from the corner and turned to look.

It immediately saw a human in a wheelchair looking at it. His aura was as faint as an ant’s, but his eyes were as bright as stars.

Cold contempt filled the Demon’s eyes. It was about to say something when it suddenly seemed to choke on its words.

It saw the weak human suddenly take out a small, black ring.

Although the ring was shattered, it emanated an extremely dangerous aura.

"This is... This is..."

The flames in its pupils flickered. It was about to raise its Flame Greatsword to attack.

But unfortunately, only its upper body had emerged, so it couldn’t fully use the Power within it.

Shen Xing seized this opportunity to activate the Power in the ring!

WHOOSH...

A vast, dark aura erupted from the cracks in the ring, instantly filling the entire cave.

From within the darkness, an aura countless times more terrifying than a Hell Demon’s rose up.

WHOOSH— WHOOSH—!

It was as if some colossal creature was stretching its wings, kicking up gusts of scorching wind.

When the black fog slowly dissipated, a behemoth nearly occupying half the cave, with a Height of a hundred meters, was revealed!

A pair of black wings unfurled, almost covering the entire cave ceiling.

Its pitch-black scales, as if forged from black crystal, gleamed coldly in the firelight.

—The Shadow Demon Dragon had made its entrance!

Before this legendary creature, even the Demon seemed as small as a child.

"The aura of the Dragon Race... and it’s the soul of a dead Demon Dragon... This is impossible!"

"How could a mere Tier One ant from the Human Race possibly command the soul of such a creature?!"

The Demon’s voice was filled with intense disbelief, and the flames in its pupils flickered violently.

It even began to pull its body back, as if trying to escape back to its own world.

But clearly, Shen Xing wasn’t going to give it that chance.

"Tear it to shreds."

The colossal Demon Dragon Soul turned its head and glanced at Shen Xing, its pitch-black, vertical pupils cold and indifferent.

Then, it turned back, looked at the Hell Demon in the lava, and shot out a massive Dragon Claw, seizing it in its grip.

SQUELCH! SPLAT!

A series of flesh-tearing sounds echoed out. The Demon couldn’t even let out a scream. Like a gopher with its throat caught, it was brutally yanked from the portal.

And as more of its body was exposed, the cracks on the Teleportation Gate grew more numerous.

With a CRACK, the Teleportation Gate completely shattered, and the Demon’s figure was fully revealed.

The Shadow Demon Dragon had actually dragged it bodily out of the Hell Teleportation Gate!

Then, it lifted the Demon up, brought it before its face, and squeezed its Dragon Claw.

And just like that, it was over.

The terrifying Tier Three Demon was crushed into pulp, turning into a pile of dark red minced flesh that slipped through the gaps in the Dragon Claw.

And the Shadow Demon Dragon, from beginning to end, showed not a single shred of emotion, as indifferent as if it had just crushed a bug.

At that moment, the entire cave fell into a brief silence. Even the boiling lava seemed to freeze over.

Only after a moment did Shen Xing take a deep breath and recover from his shock.

’Holy crap. All I can say is, holy crap!’

’I knew a Tier Three Giant Dragon would be incredibly powerful, but I never imagined it would be this terrifying!’

’A fellow Tier Three Demon was like a real ant in its grasp, crushed to death so casually!’

He had looked up many guides on Hell Teleportation Gates from the start, so he knew that this type of Hell Demon couldn’t use its full power before fully emerging.

He had figured he would try summoning the Shadow Demon Dragon first to see if it could take care of the enemy.

If that didn’t work, he would just destroy the Teleportation Gate. He had a backup plan.

He just hadn’t expected the Shadow Demon Dragon to be so damn effective, insta-killing the opponent.

At this moment, Shen Xing looked up.

He found that the Shadow Demon Dragon was also looking at him.

Its eyes were lowered, and an inexplicable light flashed in its cold, vertical pupils.

Then, it turned its head again to look at the rock wall deeper in the cave.

Its indifferent vertical pupils contracted slightly, as if it could see through the rock wall to the scene in the deepest part of the mountain.

It looked back at Shen Xing, its eyes blinking, as if trying to convey something.

But just then, the five-second summoning time was up. The massive Shadow Demon Dragon dissolved into black fog and slowly vanished into the air.

The Soldier Types, who had been in a state of shock, finally regained their mobility.

They looked at the shattered Teleportation Gate with utter shock, then back at Shen Xing behind them, their eyes filled with unprecedented awe!

Their Lord was actually able to summon such a legendary creature. It was completely beyond their wildest imagination!

’As expected, our Lord is omnipotent and capable of anything.’

Thinking this, their reverence for their Lord deepened.

Shen Xing, unaware of their thoughts, was pondering something else.

’Just now... what did the Shadow Demon Dragon’s gaze mean? And what did it see?’

He muttered to himself, feeling as though it had been trying to convey some kind of message.

Of course, it was also possible he was overthinking it.

After all, this was just a Dragon Soul sealed in a ring, dead for who knows how many years.

’It’s uncertain if it even has any consciousness left, so how could it possibly send me a message?’

’Whatever, I’ll check the system prompts first.’

When the Shadow Demon Dragon had killed the Demon, a message had flashed before his eyes, but he hadn’t paid attention to it at the time.

But now, when Shen Xing opened the notification tab, his breath caught in his throat.

[Ding! You have successfully killed the War Demon General (Leader ★) and obtained 1000 x 3 points (Tier-Surpassing Kill)!]

...

...

「Meanwhile, in a meeting room on the top floor of the Jiang City Pioneer Association.」

"Director, have those guys really given up?" Elder Wang asked, leaning on his cane as he stood by the window.

"Yes, it’s not like they have a choice," the burly man said calmly. "The one who went out this time was Ghost Owl."

"They know that once Ghost Owl sets his sights on someone, not even a Master Level expert can protect them."

He paused, then added with some regret, "It’s a shame, though. They’ve all been intimidated and don’t dare to cause trouble in Jiang City."

"Otherwise, I would’ve really liked to fight them to the death and see if I could take down another Master."

"Oh?" Elder Wang’s eyes lit up. He asked tentatively, "Director, you seem so confident. Have you had another breakthrough recently, or have you cultivated a new Master Level Soldier Type?"

The burly man chuckled. "It was alright. Just a small breakthrough."

Elder Wang tactfully nodded and didn’t press the matter.

"Director Zhang, Vice Director Wang, do you think Shen Xing can take first place this time?"

From the corner, Jiang Rong asked curiously as she watched the leaderboard.

"He has a good chance," said the burly man known as Director Zhang. "With his current momentum, it shouldn’t be a problem as long as he maintains it."

"Indeed," Elder Wang agreed with a nod. "But Lachlan is hot on his heels. His point gain has increased significantly, especially in the last half hour."

"The gap between him and Shen Xing is closing. It’s less than six hundred points now."

"If he continues gaining points at this rate, he might just surpass Shen Xing at the last minute."

Hearing this, the other two frowned slightly, a hint of worry on their faces.

After a moment, the burly man said calmly, "It doesn’t matter. Second place isn’t bad either. After all, it’s been years since anyone from our Celestial Star Country has made it into the top three."

"With such an excellent prospect from Jiang City this time, we’ll have more grounds to apply for more resource subsidies from the higher-ups."

"True. Making it into the top three already makes him one in a million."

Elder Wang nodded slightly, no longer as concerned as before about whether Shen Xing got first or second place.

One has to know when to be content.

This rookie’s performance had already far exceeded their expectations.

But just then, Jiang Rong suddenly spoke up, "Director Zhang, Vice Director Wang, I don’t think there’s any suspense left. He’s going to take first place."

"Hm?"

The two men looked up at her at the same time, confused.

"Look at the leaderboard," Jiang Rong said with a smile.

Hearing this, they both closed their eyes, and the Fog Flowers on their wrists slowly began to spin.

And when they opened the leaderboard and saw Shen Xing’s score, their eyes instantly lit up.

...

...

「In a gloomy underground space somewhere in the Land of Mist.」

"Hurry up! Clear out all these damn Undead and keep pushing forward!"

Lachlan stood in a deep, narrow passage, commanding his Amazon Spearmen to advance.

Behind this group of spearmen followed an entire squad of Ogre Mages and Human Race archers.

Numbering over a hundred, their forces were formidable.

From both sides of the passage, a large number of vengeful souls and ancient corpses continuously swarmed out, lunging at them.

These monsters emanated an extremely strong necrotic aura. Just getting close made one’s body turn cold and their mind become muddled.

The claws of the ancient corpses were laced with a potent corpse poison. If one’s skin was broken, the poison would rapidly seep into the body, corroding it in a short time.

As they advanced, the passage was left littered with corpses.

There were monster corpses and Soldier Type corpses.

’There’s an hour and a half left. The gap between us is only five hundred points. As long as I maintain this pace, I’ll catch up to him soon.’

Lachlan gritted his teeth, pushing frantically through the passage despite the staggering losses.

He threw out one Low Tier Magic Scroll after another, coordinating them with the Ogre Mages’ Magic, illuminating the entire passage in a dazzling display.

To him, if his Soldier Types were gone, he could just recruit more. If his Scrolls were used up, he could just buy more.

But this time, he had to take first place!

But just then, a woman beside him, clad in tight leather armor with a bombshell figure, suddenly stopped.

"Sarah, what are you doing? Don’t screw up on me at the last minute!"

Lachlan looked at her coldly, his voice laced with a warning.

"Pride, look at the leaderboard." The woman turned back and said, trembling, "We might... not be able to catch him."

Lachlan froze upon hearing her words, then quickly opened the leaderboard.

And when he saw the score on it, his face instantly turned deathly pale, as if he had suffered a devastating blow.

"This is impossible! Impossible!"

"Twenty thousand points... a sudden increase of more than three thousand points! How is that possible!"