Alex frowned slightly, a trace of suspicion flashing through his eyes. "Is this the Nether Soul Jade-Folding Hand? No, this technique is not the Nether Soul Jade-Folding Hand."

Regarding a long-established Ghost Race powerhouse like the Nether Earth Ghost King, Alex actually possessed a certain amount of intelligence and information.

He had already anticipated most of this old ghost’s techniques, including the bone spike attack from earlier.

But at this very moment, this bizarre technique was something he had never seen before, and he even found it somewhat inconceivable.

"Saint Lord of the Hale family, it is impossible for you to crack this move of mine." The Nether Earth Ghost King narrowed his eyes, mocking playfully.

"This divine ability was already created by me before you were even born. And after many long years of improvement and research, it has finally matured."

"This move right now is an existence invincible under heaven, sufficient to overturn the order of the world. Let you, a junior Hale family Saint Lord, have the honor of being the first one to die under this divine ability."

As he spoke, the black light lingering on the Nether Earth Ghost King’s left hand gradually condensed at the tips of his five fingers.

The next second, his eyes flared with intensity, he violently struck his palm against the ground, letting out a sharp thunderous shout.

"Nether Earth Soul Chase, Manifest!"

The Profound Nether Cave, which had just returned to tranquility, instantly produced earthquake-like tremors once again.

Centered around the Nether Earth Ghost King, streaks of cracks burst outward from his feet in every direction.

From the fissures in the ground, Alex felt a primal, wild aura surging upward, his expression became somewhat solemn, subconsciously taking a step back, tightly gripping two Vault of Divine Magatamas in his palms, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent or careless.

After these densely packed cracks reached a certain density, five coffins as pitch-black as ink burst out of the soil.

Every coffin was bound by iron chains lingering with black light, and engraved with the word Nether.

Each coffin was 60 feet high, large enough to hold the corpses of hundreds of ordinary humans.

The wildness Alex had just felt was permeating from the gaps of these coffins.

A strong and ominous premonition arose in his heart. Pearl also sensed the abnormal aura, its soft white fur standing on end all over its body, letting out an intimidating growl.

The corners of the Nether Earth Ghost King’s mouth curled up slightly, his eyes full of an excited, fanatical aura.

"Correct, this feeling this time is absolutely correct! Hahahahaha, the forbidden technique this old man will use to dominate all living beings has finally succeeded!"

The next second, the coffin lids of all five coffins fell to the ground with a loud bang, accompanied by an ear-shattering crash.

Inside the five coffins were monsters standing 60 feet tall.

Their bodies were extremely burly, appearing somewhat crowded even in such giant coffins.

Their entire bodies were covered in pitch-black fur, figures somewhat resembling gorillas, but their heads looked like wolves, with eyes as scarlet as blood and mouths full of sharp fangs.

Seeing these monsters, even Alex, who had made the best mental preparations in advance, couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

"The Giant Demon Race? This, how is this possible?"

The Giant Demon Race was an ancient race that had existed on this continent since a very long time ago.

Hundreds of thousands of years before the birth of the Human Race, they had already reigned supreme as the undisputed masters across the entire Azure Origin Continent, throwing their weight around with impunity.

At that time, all living beings on the Azure Origin Continent, including the later-born ancestors of the Human Race, were targets the Giant Demon Race hunted and fed upon at will.

They not only had astonishing destructive power and bodies covered in invulnerable fur, but also possessed nearly endless lifespans lasting hundreds of thousands of years.

It was precisely because of this tyrannical ability that the Giant Demon Race had no natural enemies, firmly standing at the very top of the food chain.

Due to their formidable vitality, their population eventually multiplied and flooded into a disaster.

Tens of millions of Giant Demons existed together in the world.

Every day, just for eating alone, they had to slaughter hundreds of millions of living beings. Spirit beasts, demonic beasts, soul beasts, including the human race, were all on their menu.

As long as it was a life possessing flesh and blood, the Giant Demon Race welcomed all comers.

As the years flowed by, the tribe grew even more prosperous and powerful.

But their flourishing brought the disaster of extermination to all other races.

It wasn’t until a meteor shower of falling stars descended from the heavens, bombarding the Azure Origin Continent for ten days and ten nights and slaughtering tens of millions of Giant Demons, that the Giant Demon Race finally exited the stage of history.

Whether that meteor shower was an accidental celestial phenomenon or the wrath of heaven provoked by excessive slaughter remains unknown to this day.

After that natural disaster, the Human Race’s Ancient Phoenix King and others took over the scepter, becoming the unique and unparalleled masters of the Azure Origin Continent and maintaining their dominance ever since.

As for the Giant Demon Race, only a few dozen survivors remained, still shackled by Forbidden Magic Stones and imprisoned in the dungeons of the Heavenly Flame Dynasty.

Why, then, would they appear here in the Hundred Ghost Mountain Range right now, summoned by the Nether Earth Ghost King?

In the brief moment Alex was stunned, the Nether Earth Ghost King had already raised his scepter and shouted sternly.

"Loyal servants, heed your King’s command! Use your strength to slaughter the invaders and take Alex’s life!"

At his command, the five Giant Demons instantly moved in unison.

Their massive, fiendish bodies took menacing, imposing strides as they slowly walked toward him.

The Giant Demons’ formidable strength and exaggerated weight caused the entire Profound Nether Cave to quake with every step they took.