’Once we’re inside the Demon Sea, everything will be fine!’

But fate had other plans. Before the Demon Sea could fully open, a figure appeared on the distant horizon.

Song Wanning’s expression changed, and she quietly moved to shield Mo Yuan with her body.

A jolt went through Mo Yuan, and his face flushed red with anxiety.

The moment he saw that familiar, hideous face, his thoughts and fury spiraled out of control. The beast in his heart broke free, and his eyes filled with earth-shattering hatred.

’That bastard was never valued by his family growing up. Though his talent was decent, reaching Great Success and ascending was utterly impossible for him.’

’Not until he met my mother during one of her trips.’

’The bastard was handsome, with a calm and reserved demeanor. Over time, he quickly won my mother’s affection.’

’She even rejected a marriage alliance with the Demon Clan for his sake, marrying him against everyone’s objections.’

’After the wedding, he stayed within the inner residence, playing the part of a loving husband and father. He appeared harmless on the surface, but in reality, he was already having a secret affair.’

’Worse, he exploited my mother’s trust to murder her!’

’He even squeezed every last drop of value from her, forcibly absorbing her Magic Power. How else could he have advanced to the Peak of Divinity Transformation so early?’

’Everything he has came from my mother!’

Mo Yuan’s eyes were bloodshot, his entire being on the verge of being consumed by rage.

Song Wanning let out a cold snort, jarring him back to his senses. Only then did she turn her gaze to the Demon Lord, who was breaking through the clouds and rapidly approaching.

The Demon Lord stood well over six feet tall. Though middle-aged, his features were still striking, possessing a mature calmness that added to his masculine air.

But his brows were perpetually locked in a frown, giving him a hint of ferocity and malice. It was clear at a glance that he was not someone to be trifled with.

This man was a complete gigolo—the kind of ruthless person who would drink your blood, eat your flesh, and even turn on his own kin.

He was every bit as bad as Gu Qingyuan, if not worse.

Song Wanning felt a deep, visceral disgust for this kind of repulsive scum.

But right now, her main concerns were how to protect Mo Yuan and how to get into the Demon Sea.

At the same time, the Demon Lord on the other side was sizing up Song Wanning.

As a cultivator at the Peak of Divinity Transformation, he saw through Song Wanning’s true Cultivation with a single glance, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

’No wonder Mo Yun and Mo Yu couldn’t catch her. This person is actually a Divinity Transformation cultivator!’

Feeling like he’d been played, his expression instantly darkened. Endless killing intent washed away his last shred of patience.

If it weren’t for this person, Mo Yuan would have been captured long ago.

Still, it wasn’t too late. As long as he could open the Demon Sea and use it to help him ascend, that was all that mattered.

As for this woman, a trace of wariness flashed through the Demon Lord’s mind.

’It wouldn’t be hard to defeat her,’ he thought. ’The difficult part is killing her completely. I might even get injured in the process, which would affect my trip into the Secret Realm.’

He frowned, approaching at full speed.

Their thoughts had flashed by in the blink of an eye, and in that time, the stone had begun to change.

The once-ordinary stone was now covered in crimson patterns. The complex markings were tangled together, impossible to decipher.

The intricate patterns grew brighter and brighter, then burst into a flare of light, as if they had caught fire.

Having lost too much blood, Mo Yuan’s face was deathly pale and his body was about to give out. Fortunately, Song Wanning had prepared Elixir Pills for him in advance, which helped him recover slightly.

Suddenly, the stone erupted with power and shot toward the sky.

Mo Yuan was thrown back, stumbling several steps away. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Seeing the Demon Sea about to open, the Demon Lord’s expression changed drastically. Without hesitation, he attacked Mo Yuan from a great distance.

He brandished a Magic Wand and swung it toward Mo Yuan.

The Magic Wand, shrouded in dense Demonic Qi and Evil Qi, appeared like a swarm of ten thousand demons, freezing the very space around it.

Song Wanning’s expression darkened. The Divine Nether Profound Fire shot from her hand, flying toward the Demon Lord first. At the same time, she swung her Longsword, unleashing the suppressive power of the Sword Dao True Realm in a sharp and imposing blast.

Her Golden Small Sword shot out from her Sea of Consciousness even faster, transforming into a Golden Dragon that roared as it charged him.

Song Wanning knew she only had this one chance to strike. If she couldn’t block his attack, she would lose her opportunity to be the first to enter the Demon Sea.

The instant after she launched her attacks, she grabbed Mo Yuan and flew toward the stone that was now high in the air.

"ROAR—"

The Golden Dragon roared, wreathed in flames, as the Sword Dao True Realm bore down with suppressive force.

Each of her techniques took the Demon Lord by surprise, but he remained calm and attacked again.

But the moment the Sword Dao True Realm trapped him, the Demon Lord was suddenly stunned.

’What is this thing?’

’For a second there, I felt an uncontrollable urge to submit.’

Luckily, he reacted quickly and broke free from the strange illusion. But in that brief moment of distraction, the Divine Nether Profound Fire had already reached him.

As soon as the Profound Fire got close, his Divine Soul began to burn as if scorched, making his heart tremble.

Without thinking, the Demon Lord swung his Magic Wand to knock it away. But in the next instant, a rain of swords sprayed forth from the Golden Dragon’s mouth.

The dense shower of swords filled every possible gap.

But the Demon Lord’s expression didn’t change. With a surge of his aura, the sword rain was blasted away, dissolving into nothing in the blink of an eye.

This was the difference between the Peak of Divinity Transformation and the Early-stage of Divinity Transformation.

Song Wanning’s most powerful moves couldn’t touch him at all.

Murderous intent flickered in the Demon Lord’s eyes as he attacked Song Wanning and Mo Yuan in the air once more.

The immense power tore at the space around them, distorting it. Song Wanning felt an overwhelming, destructive force rushing toward them.

She didn’t dare look back, simply dragging Mo Yuan and charging into the fissure that had just appeared.

The next moment, the attack was upon them from behind. She swung her sword to block, but with a loud "BANG," her sword move was shattered.

The ferocious attack then slammed into the two of them.

"SPURT—"

Song Wanning spat out a mouthful of blood, her face instantly turning ashen.

Mo Yuan’s internal organs were shattered, and he immediately lost consciousness.

At that moment, the Demon Lord’s figure caught up and attacked them again.

"SPURT—"

Song Wanning could no longer hold on and pitched forward.

It all happened so fast, giving them no chance to retaliate.

Fortunately, the gate to the Demon Sea had now appeared, transforming from a fissure into a passageway wide enough for one person to pass through.

Without a second thought, she threw Mo Yuan in first, then dove in after him.

"Trying to run?"

The Demon Lord snorted coldly and shot toward the gate in pursuit.

But the moment he entered the gate, his expression sank.

"What’s going on?"

He had been to the Demon Sea before. Upon entering, everyone would appear near the entrance, not be teleported to a random location.

But why were Song Wanning and Mo Yuan gone?

He scanned his surroundings again and again but couldn’t find any sign of the two.

"BASTARD!!!"

Rage boiled up in the Demon Lord. He had thought this was a sure thing, yet such an unexpected situation had occurred.

’What the hell happened?’

In his fury, he ravaged the surrounding ground until it was unrecognizable, but the anger in his heart only grew stronger instead of subsiding.

"Fine, fine, fine! You dare play dirty with me? Before I ascend, I’ll see to it that you both die a miserable death!"