Chapter 698: The Descent of the Demon Divinity

Chapter 698: Chapter 394: The Descent of the Demon Divinity

“Ye Can, why are you here today? It’s not your turn to report yet,” a member of the Demon Sect emerged from the shadows and asked.

This person was one of the few friends Ye Can knew at the Demon Sect headquarters, someone who had taken care of him quite a bit, making Ye Can very grateful.

“I… I have something to report to the supervisor.”

“What’s happening outside again? The situation of the Demon Sect is getting more difficult; it’s nothing like the grandeur it once had,” the other sighed.

Members of the Demon Sect joined for various reasons; some were forced, some found the sect cool and improved their standing after joining, while others were in it for wealth and profit. The reasons varied greatly.

“Sigh…” Ye Can looked at his friend, wanting to reveal what he knew.

But at that moment, he noticed a strange look in the other’s eyes.

This peculiar expression made him choose to keep his mouth shut, not daring to mention the item related to the Demon Sect’s survival that he carried.

Seeing that Ye Can didn’t say anything, the other spoke a few casual words before turning to leave.

At the moment of turning away, his expression changed instantly, and he secretly thought, “I didn’t expect not to get anything out of him this time. It seems he’s got some good information and plans to report it for a reward.”

Watching his friend leave and disappear into the darkness, Ye Can quickly found a place to hide. With the Jade Scroll in hand, he’d completed his mission by bringing it to the Demon Sect headquarters. Now, he only needed to wait for the Qin Sect cultivators to attack from outside. It was all quite simple.

Before long, a loud shout erupted outside, causing the ground to shake as if something had exploded.

Hearing the commotion, Ye Can’s heart tightened. He knew very well that this was the beginning of their final assault.

The last headquarters of the Demon Sect was about to face an unprecedented massive attack. If they couldn’t withstand it, the Demon Sect, famous for many years in the martial world, would disappear into history, reduced to its former glory.

“Kill! Kill!”

“Kill them all!”

“Demon Sect members, those who stubbornly resist, kill them.”

In a place beyond Ye Can’s sight, the Qin Sect cultivators and the Demon Sect members engaged in a one-sided bloody battle.

It was one-sided because the Demon Sect’s overall strength was too weak, no match for the Qin Sect cultivators. Their Taoist Skills were astonishing in power, killing targets with fireballs and fire blades.

In contrast, the Demon Sect relied only on fists and Inner Strength. Only those in the higher Inner Power Realm or Grandmasters could compete with these cultivators.

Though taken by surprise, the Demon Sect responded quickly, and soon, many experts with complete Inner Strength arrived to join the battle. Amid the chaos, Ye Can, hiding in the corner, saw several Grandmaster Realm elders of the Demon Sect. They had all come out in force, except for the Sect Leader.

With the elders joining the fray, the situation for the Demon Sect began to turn somewhat. However, more and more Qin Sect cultivators kept arriving, including many strong ones.

Qin Yuesheng had been developing the Qin Sect for months, recruiting many powerful cultivators. In the current siege of the Demon Sect headquarters, these powerful cultivators were proving their worth.

As soon as the battle began, the trees used for concealment were blasted away by the Qin Sect cultivators, revealing a large hole leading underground. Both sides were in a stalemate at this point, with the outside cultivators trying to force their way in, and the Demon Sect members inside refusing to let them through.

Thus, the area around the large hole became a meat grinder, consuming countless lives, with not even a wail echoing.

“Outrageous! I’ll fight you to the death!” a goateed Demon Sect elder roared, biting his tongue and using his vital blood as fuel. The cost granted him immense power, but once the blood was exhausted, he would burn to ashes—a true fight to the death.

The Qin Sect, however, was not weak. A cultivator on a flying sword attacked the Demon Sect elder with a magical treasure, a bell. The bell’s reverberations enveloped the elder.

The Demon Sect elder, burning his blood to unleash his demonic skills, grew blood-red and swelled, resembling a demon.

Bam!

In an instant, the elder’s palm collided with the magical treasure, causing a loud sound. The elder’s palm shattered, with bones breaking and splintering, while the treasure also suffered damage, making the Qin Sect cultivator feel distressed. Every powerful treasure required immense resources to assemble, making damage a costly affair.

However, there was no time for concern. The Demon Sect elder had entered a demonic frenzy, his power unparalleled by ordinary sect members.

After several exchanges with the Qin Sect cultivator, they failed to gain the upper hand and resorted to evasive skirmishes to stall the elder.

Since the Demon Sect elder was using his blood as a sacrifice, they only needed to outlast his blood depletion to secure victory.

The Demon Sect elder was aware of this problem, so seeing the Qin Sect cultivator intent on a deathmatch, he turned instead to attack other Qin Sect members.

Since he was destined to die, he might as well bring down a few more with him.

At the very moment the battle on the ground was at its wildest, beneath the surface lay the Demon Sect Palace.

The Sect Leader, Hu Ying, was seated upon an altar, eyes closed, his face entirely devoid of tension.

Beneath the altar stood the Black and White Dual Monarchs along with several high-ranking members of the Demon Sect.

The altar was in the shape of a pentagon, with a small flag at each corner. The flags bore ghostly illustrations, adding to the eerie atmosphere.

With the power of the Five Qi Convergence Realm, Hu Ying slowly opened his eyes, looking at the Black and White Dual Monarchs without expression: “Who could have anticipated that the Qin Sect would unite with the imperial court to wipe out our Demon Sect? Their forces are overwhelmingly large. If the Demon Divinity is not summoned today, I fear we will not survive this crisis. We must all give our utmost support; only with the Demon Divinity can we hope to live.”

The Black and White Dual Monarchs were the first to nod in agreement: “As you command.”

The other high-ranking members also voiced their agreement: “We will certainly do our best to assist the Sect Leader. Today, the Demon Divinity will surely appear!”

“Let’s begin.” As Hu Ying spoke, his skin suddenly began to seep blood, all of which bled onto the altar and was entirely absorbed by it with a pulsating rhythm. As the altar consumed more and more blood, a strange phenomenon began to unfold.

Hu Ying’s entire body shuddered, and dark patterns started to appear on his face, his body undergoing obvious changes. Seeing this, a look of joy spread across the faces of those below the altar.

The Demon Divinity was descending upon Hu Ying; soon, the Demon Divinity would reappear in the mortal world!

Although the Demon Sect had a famous reputation in the martial world, no outsider truly understood it. To the martial heroes, the Demon Sect was a synonym for mystery; no one knew how it came to be, who its founder was, or what its purpose entailed.

They only knew that, over the years, the Demon Sect had been secretly conducting strange activities.

In the martial world, there were many villains, some were simply evil, indulging in murder and arson, doing as they pleased.

Though the Demon Sect also did evil, they never acted without purpose; each action was to acquire some form of artifact.

In short, the Demon Sect never acted without benefit.

As the Sect Leader of the Demon Sect, Hu Ying clearly understood everything about the Demon Sect.

The purpose of the Demon Sect’s existence was to summon the Demon Divinity into the human realm and gain the formidable power the Demon Divinity could offer.

The creation of artifacts was a necessary step for Hu Ying; with their aid, summoning the Demon Divinity would be easier. But to his utter disbelief, on that night in Celestial Secret City, the Divine Calculation Elder and Celestial Secret Elder took the artifacts from him at the last moment, preventing him from achieving his desire.

Thus, the summoning of the Demon Divinity had been delayed for a long time.

Given their current conditions, it was originally difficult to summon the Demon Divinity, but Hu Ying had no other choice. He could not let the Demon Sect, developed by generations of Sect Leaders, be destroyed in his time.

He aimed to embody the Demon Divinity, using its power to go forth and slay those Qin Sect practitioners.

Hu Ying’s transformation was becoming more pronounced, with the Black and White Dual Monarchs prepared to act at any moment. Should Hu Ying show any sign of faltering, they would immediately support him with their Inner Strength to help him withstand the embodiment of the Demon Divinity.

Crackling!

Feather-like scales sprouted from Hu Ying’s skin, and within moments his face transformed into a bird-like visage, with a long beak emerging at his mouth.

“The aura of the Demon Divinity is becoming increasingly apparent,” several Demon Sect Elders thought with delight.

Screech!!!

A high-pitched call rang out as Hu Ying emitted a powerful sonic boom from his body, blasting everyone around the altar away.

At this moment, Hu Ying was completely possessed by the Demon Divinity, gaining indescribable power.

“It succeeded…”

“You have summoned me from the dreamscape into this realm, yet you have not prepared the sacrifices I desire.”

Two voices echoed from Hu Ying’s mouth—one was his own, while the other was raspy, like nails scraping against wood, causing an involuntary shudder to anyone who heard it.

“Demon Divinity, the sacrifices are prepared for you, right on the surface,” Hu Ying pointed above, explaining.

His meaning was clear: at this moment, the followers of the Demon Sect were locked in a death struggle with the practitioners of the Qin Sect. If the Demon Divinity ascended, it would kill indiscriminately, showing no regard for allegiance.

He was prepared to sacrifice even his own sect members.

“I sense the taste of flesh and blood; it’s time to feast.” With these words, the Demon Divinity instantly soared, crashing through the ceiling of the underground palace.