The darkness shrouding the entire core area before them seemed to sense the hostility radiating from Aster Grant and the others.

The black Demonic Qi within it surged and boiled, as if issuing a threat.

"Demon God Valley is right inside!"

Iris Ashford watched the scene before her and spoke lightly.

As a Vicious Beast, Demonic Qi could not block her Perception.

On the contrary, within Demonic Qi her combat strength would increase dramatically.

Aster Grant nodded, looking at the veiled core area ahead, his brows tightly knitted.

The most important point was that he had no idea what the situation inside the core area was.

Had the other Demon Gates been completely unsealed?

Everything was unknown.

Therefore, forcing their way into this region would be extremely unwise.

Even though the strength of his two Beastbond partners had now reached Divine Level, Aster Grant still wouldn’t do something so foolish.

But if they didn’t go in, they would have to lure Demon God Valley out.

"Valley! It’s been a while. Have you forgotten me?"

"Or is it that you, a Demon God, have chosen to curl up and hide?"

As his voice fell, the darkness ahead, writhing and roiling like a living thing, abruptly froze.

Demon God Valley knew full well that his purpose was to guard these Demon Gates.

To bring the other Demon Gods to this world as soon as possible.

But....

A bug that had once been easily crushed in his hand now dared to get in his face and provoke the dignity he held as a Demon God.

A mere ant actually wanted to stand before him as an equal.

"You... deserve death!"

A voice, repressing its fury, came from within the darkness.

Immediately after, all the Demonic Qi started madly collapsing and converging toward a single point in the center!

The viscous darkness was forcibly compressed and molded, releasing a terrifying pressure that froze the soul.

A vague outline slowly rose from that collapsing center.

At first it was only a constantly shifting shadow, then the outline quickly sharpened and solidified.

In the end, a humanoid being several hundred meters tall stood towering within the darkness.

He wore a ferocious suit of armor, over which dark-purple Demon Flame flowed.

The armor’s style was ancient, and upon it were engraved countless faces of living beings screaming in agony.

His head was enveloped beneath a helmet shaped like a twisted crown.

Only at the eye sockets of the helmet—

Two eyes, as large as wagon wheels, locked firmly onto Aster Grant.

This was Demon God Valley’s true body, his most genuine form.

Every time he revealed this form, it meant that world was about to usher in a true cataclysm.

"An ant that fled in panic from my hand actually dares to appear before me again."

"Previously I could crush you to death with one hand, and now I can do the same."

Hearing these words, Aster Grant couldn’t help but laugh.

That laugh was steeped in mockery.

If Demon God Valley really had the ability he boasted of—

Then he’d have already made a move and crushed Aster into dust.

How could he have fallen to trading words with an ant?

"In that case, come and try!"

As he spoke, Aster Grant shot a glance at Isabelle and Iris Ashford.

The three would attack together!

After all, he didn’t know just how monstrously strong Demon God Valley truly was.

He had seen Demon God Valley take action before.

But at that time, he had been far too weak to feel any of Demon God Valley’s overwhelming might.

He only knew that before a Demon God, Laws had almost no Function at all.

Thus, facing this unprecedented foe, the pressure on Aster Grant was far from as light as he made it seem.

The same held true for Isabelle and Iris Ashford.

The Demon God’s power was beyond doubt; even a stunning genius like the Dragon Emperor had fallen to a Demon God’s hand.

As juniors whose strength did not match the Dragon Emperor’s, they naturally could not let their guard down in the slightest.

At this moment, the Demon God’s gaze swept over Isabelle and Iris Ashford.

"A Dragon Clan? A Vicious Beast?"

"The Dragon Emperor died by my hand, and yet there are still Dragon Clan who dare oppose me."

"As for you, Vicious Beast..."

A vicious light flashed in Demon God Valley’s eyes.

Vicious Beasts were originally creatures tainted by Demonic Qi, beings not fully Demonized.

In principle, Demonized Creatures should obey the command of the Demon Clan.

However...

Iris Ashford’s situation was far too special.

Even a Demon God could not exert the slightest influence on her.

"You actually stand opposed to the Demon Clan! Are you sure you’ve truly decided?"

As those words fell—

Killing intent swept across the entire region, almost taking physical form.

This killing intent was not only directed at Iris Ashford.

It also enveloped Aster Grant, Lazuli, Vera, Veridia, and Isabelle—all of them!

"You still talk this much nonsense."

Facing this Demon God killing intent, enough to shatter the mind of a Totem Ninth Tier powerhouse, Aster Grant’s expression remained eerily calm.

After his Divine Body Awakening, his Life level was already the same as a Demon God’s.

Therefore, it was already impossible for the Demon God to threaten him through sheer momentum.

More importantly—

Last time, before Valley, he couldn’t muster a single ounce of power to resist.

Now, he could stand openly on Valley’s opposite side, possessing the qualification to speak with him as an equal.

"Lazuli, Vera, Veridia!"

As Aster Grant’s voice fell, the three Beastbond partners slowly stepped forward.

Their eyes locked firmly onto Demon God Valley.

Last time, they had watched helplessly as Aster Grant was crushed into a pulp in Demon God Valley’s hand, while Lazuli and Vera were powerless to do anything.

That was a permanent scar in their hearts.

Standing before Demon God Valley again, their eyes burned with rage.

Veridia was the same!

Sensing the resolve of the three Beastbond partners, Aster Grant began slowly stirring his own Power.

The Soul-devouring Talent, the Sovereign Talent, and various Divine Pattern Powers had all fully transformed into Divinity.

As Aster Grant drew upon his Power, the golden Divinity turned into torrents of golden currents.

They formed a Link with the three Beastbond partners.

Under the influence of this Power, the three Beastbond partners suddenly sublimated.

And this was not the Soul-devouring Talent’s multiplicative stacking on their Attributes.

Nor was it the Sovereign Talent, bestowing various Status buffs upon the Beastbond partners.

It was using Divinity to completely activate the Divine Positions within the three Beastbond partners.

For the other Beastbond partners who had not obtained a Divine Position, the boost from Aster Grant’s Power was very limited.

But for Lazuli, Vera, and Veridia—

At this moment, Aster Grant’s Power was like the final gear in a precision instrument.

Only with this one gear in place—

Could the entire machine operate fully, unleashing unimaginable Power.

"Boom——!!!"

As three pillars of light shot into the sky—

The three Beastbond partners, after obtaining their Divine Positions, were unleashing their full strength for the first time.

Destruction, Guardian!

Slaughter, Power!

Devouring, Life!

The two Laws manifesting on each Beastbond partner slowly merged into their bodies.

Gradually, these various Powers became their Authorities.

Feeling the auras of the three Beastbond partners, the Demon God’s eyes grew completely solemn.

If it had merely been five Pseudo-Gods—

Even if he couldn’t defeat them outright, five Pseudo-Gods would still pose no true threat to him.

At worst, they could shatter his body, but it wouldn’t be long before he could condense it anew as a Demon God.

But what stood before him now....

Were actually four Gods!

True Gods!

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