Divine-level Base
Chapter 377: Annihilating Duke Sketa
"Damn beasts!"
Weaving through the air, Marquis Aguluo easily dodged the Dragon Breath attacks from the Hundred-Colored Dragon Eagles. His eyes flashed with anger as he produced a Demon Spear and fired at the creatures in the sky.
A flash of Demon Light erupted, and a Hundred-Colored Dragon Eagle was instantly blown to pieces, plummeting from the sky.
The Void Demon Nobles who had managed to escape also took up their Demon Spears, firing at the Hundred-Colored Dragon Eagles in the sky. One after another, the eagles were blown apart by the nobles.
"Marquis Aguluo, I’ve found you!"
Shu Feng smiled, and with a wave of his hand, summoned Duke Lamata. "Kill him!" he ordered. "Destroy this fortress!"
"Yes, Master!"
A cold glint flashed in Duke Lamata’s eyes. Concealing his aura, his form blurred, and he shot toward Marquis Aguluo like a bolt of Lightning.
Within moments, Duke Lamata appeared before Marquis Aguluo.
"You sneaky bastard!"
A cold glint flashed in Marquis Aguluo’s eyes as he countered with a backhanded slash. A hundred-meter-tall phantom of a one-eyed Ghost Demon, with a savage face and Ghost Horns, instantly materialized. It transformed into a terrifying blade of light that slashed toward Duke Lamata.
A look of derision flashed in Duke Lamata’s eyes. His terrifying, Void Demon Duke Level Power of Void Demon erupted, and his sword shot out like Lightning, instantly piercing Marquis Aguluo’s heart.
"Devour...ing... Ghost Demon... Duke! You’re... a Devouring Ghost Demon... Duke!"
A look of utter Despair flashed in Marquis Aguluo’s eyes. He let out a heart-wrenching roar, and with a slight tremble, his life was extinguished.
"A Devouring Ghost Demon Duke!"
"Damn it, so it was them after all!"
"..."
The eyes of the Ghost Demon Clan nobles turned crimson as they charged at Duke Lamata.
The Devouring Ghost Demon Clan preys on the Ghost Demon Clan, and there was an irreconcilable, deep-seated blood feud between the two races. The moment the Ghost Demon Clan nobles saw Duke Lamata, they were consumed by an overwhelming killing intent.
Duke Lamata gave a sinister smile. He swung his greatsword, unleashing wave after wave of terrifying Sword Qi that surged toward the Ghost Demon Clan warriors.
As the terrifying Sword Qi rained down, the Ghost Demon Clan warriors were sliced to pieces, completely unable to withstand the assault.
"You vile Ghost-devouring Demon! You dare to break the pact and attack first. Then die!"
A chilling voice echoed from within the fortress.
A five-meter-tall figure stepped out of the fortress. It was Duke Sketa, a Ghost Demon Clan Duke with red hair, a single Ghost Horn, and clad in black battle armor, exuding a ferocious aura. He glared icily at Duke Lamata, a cold light flashing in his eyes as he gripped an Evil Sacred Artifact: the Corpse Cloud Remains.
Waves of evil, black light rippled across the entire fortress.
Grisly remains crawled forth from within the fortress. In a grotesque display, countless skeletons fused together, forming Skeleton Chains that shot out frantically toward Duke Lamata.
"The Corpse Cloud Remains!"
Duke Lamata’s expression changed drastically. The Power of Void Demon within him surged as he reverted to his true form: a five-meter-tall Ghost-devouring Demon with a single Ghost Horn, rippling muscles, and a palpable Evil Aura.
As Duke Lamata transformed, the Magic Sword in his hand grew into a five-meter-long blade. He slashed down, unleashing a terrifying black Sword Qi that shattered the incoming Skeleton Chains.
The seemingly endless Skeleton Chains surged relentlessly toward Duke Lamata, draining his Power.
The Skeleton Chains were forged from the Power of Evil refined from countless corpses. Once bound by them, even a Void Demon Duke would be suppressed, their life force eventually becoming sustenance for the Corpse Cloud Remains’ evolution.
"Duke Lamata, so it was you who defected to Shu Feng! It seems after your defeat, you became his captive and turned traitor."
"As a Void Demon Duke, you would never willingly submit to a mere human ant like Shu Feng. This must mean Shu Feng possesses some bizarre Spiritual Ability that allows him to control your mind."
"For that Ability to bypass all the army’s magical detection scans... how terrifying!"
The moment Duke Sketa saw Duke Lamata in his true form, his expression changed drastically as he rapidly deduced the truth.
Before revealing his true form, Duke Lamata could rely on an incredibly powerful Concealing Secret Technique to hide his identity and origins. But once he transformed, he could no longer conceal himself from a powerhouse of Duke Sketa’s caliber.
"You’re a clever one, Duke Sketa! But the clever ones always die first."
A calm voice spoke from nearby. Ripples flashed in the air, and the Inverted Cross Synthesis Beast appeared. An incredibly evil black aura emanated from the Inverted Cross upon it.
A ghastly black figure materialized on the Inverted Cross, and thin black threads formed from the Evil Aura snaked toward Duke Sketa.
"The Evil Sacred Artifact, the Sinful Inverted Cross?"
Duke Sketa’s expression changed drastically. The Power of Void Demon within him surged, and a wild black aura erupted from his body to resist the encroaching Evil Aura.
A blue necklace on Duke Sketa’s chest began to glow with a faint azure light, countering the black aura from the Inverted Cross Synthesis Beast and slowly dispelling it.
With another flash of ripples in the air, the Famous Gun Beast, Illusion Dragon, appeared and fired directly at Duke Sketa.
A colorless, transparent beam of light tore through the void and struck Duke Sketa, blowing his head to pieces.
With Duke Sketa’s death, the fist-sized Evil Sacred Artifact he was clutching—the Corpse Cloud Remains, forged from countless skeletons—fell from his grasp.
"This is just your unlucky day. Since you’ve learned Lamata’s identity, everyone in this fortress must die!"
A cold glint flashed in Shu Feng’s eyes. With a spread of his hand, hordes of elite Devouring Ghost Demon Clan Warriors materialized and swarmed the battlefield, savagely hunting down the Ghost Demon Clan Warriors.
Duke Lamata went on a rampage, slaughtering the Ghost Demon Clan nobles and crushing the resistance of their Warriors with impunity.
The three thousand Dragon Hunting Dogs quickly disengaged from the main battle, fanning out across the fortress to hunt down the fleeing Ghost Demon Clan Warriors.
Shu Feng released another two thousand Dragon Hunting Dogs, completely blocking off all escape routes from the fortress.