# Chapter 2079: Demonic Beasts Display Their Might
After a gap of several thousand years, the Demon Domain reemerged into the world. The first thing they did was invite all the powerful forces of Qi Tian Holy Capital to gather at the Qi Tian Battle Platform, and then directly issued a challenge.
The Demon Domain did not choose to send the old-timers into battle. If figures at the level of Demon Lord or Saint Emperor were to fight, it would shake heaven and earth and shatter stones—the impact would be too intense, equivalent to declaring open war. But having the younger generation issue challenges was perfectly appropriate.
In the vast space, only the Demon Lord's voice echoed through the void. The silence was almost terrifying.
"Since no one speaks, it means you all tacitly agree," the Demon Lord said calmly. Then, a figure soared into the air with a furious roar, charging straight into the central Qi Tian Battle Platform. His gaze swept across the surroundings, his eyes sharp and piercing, his entire body radiating an incredibly terrifying blood energy.
"Among the various dynasties, ancient saint clans, or academies, is there anyone willing to offer guidance?" the Demon Lord spoke indifferently, his gaze fixed on the figure within the Qi Tian Battle Platform. "This is a youth from my Demon Domain, ranked ninth. He has no name—just call him Demon Nine."
The Demon Domain had thirteen inheritors of the blood sacrifice: two at the Emperor Realm, seven High-rank Emperors, three Mid-rank Emperors, and one Low-rank Emperor. Demon Nine ranked last among the seven High-rank Demon Emperors.
Of course, the people of Qi Tian Holy Capital did not know this. They only understood that this man was called Demon Nine, at the High-rank Demon Emperor realm. His meaning was clear: if they wanted to fight, they could only send someone of the same realm.
The entire space fell silent for a moment. Finally, from a certain direction, a young expert stepped forward, his body radiating a powerful aura, demonic energy swirling all around.
"Ling Cheng, a genius from the Demon Soul Academy. His demon soul is the Black Roc, a type of roc bird with dark attributes. His strength is terrifying—both his speed and attack power are extremely formidable." Many recognized him immediately. With an outstanding genius from the Demon Domain appearing, those from the Demon Soul Academy naturally would not accept it.
Ling Cheng's aura surged to the heavens, reaching an extreme point. Rolling blood energy burst from his body, forming a massive dark roc bird above him. His palms seemed to transform into incredibly sharp claws, and dark wings spread from his body as if for flight. The aura he emitted left people deeply shaken.
"Whoosh!" A gust of wind swept past as Ling Cheng's body charged into the Qi Tian Battle Platform. Instantly, a force isolated him within the platform. Ling Cheng moved like a dark bolt of lightning, countless terrifying dark arrows condensing into a dreadful black light that blasted toward his opponent. Those pitch-black claws gleamed with a horrifying luster.
"Because the people of Demon Soul Academy have demon martial souls and excel in extremely demonic powers, they are far more terrifying in strength and attack than other cultivators. Ling Cheng is especially so—his attack power is extremely strong. Even against a King-Sealed figure like Mad Ox, he could still clash."
The crowd watched that black lightning, but their pupils all contracted slightly. Because Demon Nine did not move at all. His gaze was icy cold, his hands clasped behind his back, looking down on all living beings as if he were the sole ruler of heaven and earth.
Ling Cheng's speed was extremely fast, as fast as a black light. But just as he appeared above Demon Nine, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly pierced through his pupils. An endless, violent, demonic slaughter force rampaged through his mind. He saw an incredibly shocking scene: hundreds of thousands of demonic beasts being slaughtered and destroyed, blood flowing like a sea. Finally, that sea of blood became nourishment. This violent, terrifying will instantly made him feel on the verge of collapse. It was an extremely brutal and fearsome power that made him let out a roar as blood seeped from his eyes.
At that moment, the crowd saw Demon Nine move. He reached out and grabbed forward. The crowd only saw a flash of blood light. Then Demon Nine's body appeared behind Ling Cheng. A spray of blood flew through the void. Everyone's eyes froze. What a horrifying scene they witnessed—Ling Cheng's head had been directly crushed and exploded.
Demon Nine did not even glance at Ling Cheng. His hand swept backward, and in an instant, terrifying blood light directly engulfed Ling Cheng's body. By the time the blood light disappeared, Ling Cheng's body had vanished without a trace.
From the Demon Soul Academy, a group of young experts suddenly stood up, shock written on their faces. Even the powerful figures of the Demon Soul Academy all stared fixedly at Demon Nine within the Qi Tian Battle Platform.
How could this youth from the Demon Realm be so powerful?
Everyone was speechless, all stunned by this scene. Ling Cheng had been so utterly outmatched. It wasn't that he was too weak—it was that Demon Nine was too strong, too terrifying.
"The Demon Domain." The crowd was silent. Even the powerful figures had nothing to say. They thought to themselves, "How did the Demon Domain cultivate such terrifying people? Besides Demon Nine, are there others just as formidable?"
From the direction of the Qin Dynasty, the Heavenly Soul Saint flashed a strange look in his eyes, then a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Interesting."
Indeed, interesting. He had thought that with his status as an ancient saint, having seized a Martial Emperor's body, he would be invincible and unrivaled at this realm. But now he discovered that the Demon Domain was very interesting. It seemed he had opponents. He was quite pleased—after so many years without appearing, to see that there were Martial Emperor peak figures who could be this powerful was not inferior to some geniuses of the ancient era.
On the Qing Xiao Continent, there were eighteen main cities. Among them, three were the most important main cities. Those who could become King-Sealed figures were already geniuses among geniuses—only a handful could achieve this. In each era, each of the three main cities would only produce a few such people. As for figures like Heartless Young Master and Wu Jue, across the entire vast Qing Xiao Continent, there were only a few. How rare were peerless geniuses? But this generation seemed somewhat different.
Powerful. This era seemed to have produced many terrifying figures. In the Holy City Central Continent, there were originally two King-Sealed figures, Ying Cheng and Ji Shang. But in this generation, Chu Chunqiu's talent was only stronger than Ying Cheng's. And Lin Feng, if he hadn't died in that battle, would also have been an absolute monstrous prodigy. And now, the Demon Domain had produced demonic figures—a galaxy of brilliant stars.
No one dared to imagine what terrifying price the Demon Domain had paid to create these thirteen people, including Demon Nine. Not long ago, they had at most been at the King-Sealed level, nowhere near their current state. But because of the million-blood sacrifice, they had all undergone transformation, becoming far stronger than before, gaining new life.
The only ones who were not shocked were the people of the Demon Domain. To them, this result was only natural. Otherwise, all their years of effort would have been wasted. Today, they would display an unprecedentedly powerful Demon Domain before the world, making everyone see its strength.
But the calm of the Demon Domain's powerful figures, as seen by the crowd, only made everyone feel an invisible pressure.
Demon Nine was so strong—who could contend with him?
The various dynasties, ancient saint clans, and academies all remained silent at the same time. This silence seemed to reflect the Demon Domain's power.
"With Demon Nine's strength alone, if I don't act, I'm afraid no one can defeat him. Moreover, the other Demon Domain youths behind those few powerful ancient demons are probably no weaker than Demon Nine." From the direction of the Qin Dynasty, the Heavenly Soul Saint said calmly. His words made the pupils of those around him contract. They all had the same feeling as the Heavenly Soul Saint, but they dared not think it—it was too insane.
"Demon Nine is ranked ninth. There are thirteen of them there, with seven High-rank Emperors. If ranked from strongest to weakest, Demon Nine should be the weakest among the High-rank Emperors," the Heavenly Soul Saint said lightly, making those beside him tremble inwardly.
"Can't those who received the predecessor's inheritance defeat Demon Nine?" Qin Qian transmitted a message to the Heavenly Soul Saint.
"They only received my inheritance a few days ago. I'm afraid they can't contend with Demon Nine. These thirteen Demon Domain youths probably all have terrifying inheritances," the Heavenly Soul Saint replied. Qin Qian nodded. He was also speculating—if it were really as the Heavenly Soul Ancient Saint said, that all thirteen were strong, then they must have obtained fearsome inheritances.
"I'll go." In the silence, someone from the Demon Soul Academy stood up again. It was Mad Ox, a King-Sealed figure of the Demon Soul Academy.
When the elders of the Demon Soul Academy saw Mad Ox stand up, worry flashed in their eyes. They didn't know what methods the Demon Domain had used to cultivate a terrifying figure like Demon Nine, but if Mad Ox went to fight, he would likely find it hard to win. If he were killed, it would mean the fall of a King-Sealed figure—an immense loss for the Demon Soul Academy.
"Since I am King-Sealed, how can I fear battle? To be King-Sealed is to be a king, a future king." Mad Ox's eyes revealed a mad determination. Ling Cheng had been easily killed, so he knew how terrifying Demon Nine's strength was—after all, he had fought Ling Cheng before. But since he was a King-Sealed figure, how could he shrink from battle? If he didn't go mad, how could he become the king of Qing Xiao? Without the courage and will of others, even if he had talent, he would forever be separated from the title of Qing Xiao's king. Even if there was danger to his life, he should not hesitate to fight.
Mad Ox stepped forward, his movements carrying a hint of tragic resolve. The elders of the Demon Soul Academy released sharp glints from their eyes. They did not stop Mad Ox. Since he was King-Sealed, how could he fear battle?
Lin Feng stood still, slightly moved in his heart. This Mad Ox had courage. He had also noticed Demon Nine's extraordinary nature. He also saw that Demon Domain youth who had fought him before—the one standing in the seventh position. If this one was Demon Nine, then that one must be Demon Seven?
As Lin Feng guessed, that person was indeed Demon Seven. At this moment, Demon Seven walked over to Hu Yue, a blood-red light flashing in his eyes. "An overreaching fool. If that lover of yours doesn't show up, I'll humiliate you publicly and see if he dares to come out and die."
Hu Yue's expression stiffened, a cold light flashing in her beautiful eyes. Where did she have a lover? She still didn't know who had wanted to save her, or whether it was the young man who had looked at her earlier.
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