"Rest assured, Senior. I’ll complete the mission. If things get out of hand, you must focus on your own survival."

He would rather give up on revenge than lose Song Wanning.

Mo Yuan clenched his fists. He had to be extremely careful with the task ahead.

"Mm. Let’s begin!"

Time was short. They had to eliminate the Demon Lord before the Demon Sea closed.

At Song Wanning’s command, several High-Rank Magical Beasts were simultaneously teleported from every corner of the Demon Sea, appearing right before the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord, who had been running his mouth, saw his expression instantly darken. He spat fiercely on the ground, seething with anger.

’That damned little bastard, trying this trick again?’

’These magical beasts might be a bit tough to handle, but didn’t I kill them all in the end?’

’If anything, they just handed me a bunch of inner cores for free, helping me ascend.’ A sneer flashed in the Demon Lord’s eyes. ’An idiot is an idiot. You can’t expect him to grow a brain.’

Soon, the teleported magical beasts all fixed their gazes on the Demon Lord. One moment they were resting peacefully in their lairs, the next they were in a strange place. It had to be the work of the person before them.

And so, with a shared understanding, the magical beasts attacked the Demon Lord.

These were all Fifth-rank Magical Beasts with astonishing combat power. Faced with their joint assault, even the Demon Lord’s brow quickly furrowed, and he irritably launched another counterattack.

The Red Flame Fire Beast charged first, its magma-patterned scales burning in the gloom. Lava spewed forth wherever its hooves touched the ground.

Meanwhile, the Thunder Demon Wolf moved like lightning, leaving a trail of deep blue bolts that CRACKLED and flashed incessantly.

The largest of them, the Corrosive Poison Dragon Lizard, whipped its scorpion-like tail, unleashing a torrent of dark green poison mist mixed with scales that flew like hidden weapons.

...

"Mere magical beasts dare to challenge me?"

The Demon Lord’s cold laughter echoed off the cavern walls.

The Magic Wand in his hand erupted with a blinding, blood-red light. He stomped it fiercely on the ground, and the earth instantly shattered.

A hundred Magic Lock Chains shot out like dragons bursting through the heavens, instantly forming a spinning defensive net.

BOOM—

The streams of energy collided violently, and for a moment, space itself seemed to twist bizarrely.

The Demon Lord quickly formed a seal with his left hand, and a beam of light shot toward the magical beasts.

At the same time, the Corrosive Poison Dragon Lizard’s scorpion-like tail lunged forward.

The Demon Lord’s expression turned ruthless. He swung his Magic Wand with all his might, transforming it into a frosty blade that clashed with the tail.

CLANG—

Man and beast were both thrown back several meters.

SPURT—

The Demon Lord spat a mouthful of blood toward the sky, his expression filled with ruthless fury.

’Damn it! If I weren’t already injured, these magical beasts would be no match for me.’

But before he could dwell on it, the magical beasts attacked again.

The Demon Lord’s movements grew sluggish. Both he and the magical beasts had sustained injuries.

"Damn it, you little bastard! You think a few magical beasts can kill me? You’re far too naive!"

"Once I’m done with them, it’ll be your turn to die!"

"I’ll tear you limb from limb!"

It was difficult for magical beasts to cultivate, making Fifth-rank Magical Beasts exceedingly rare. It wasn’t surprising that a few existed in the Demon Sea, which had been around for countless millennia, but their numbers were by no means infinite.

Otherwise, Mo Yuan would have simply ordered them to swarm and kill him.

The Demon Lord cursed as he fought, already imagining a hundred different ways to torture Mo Yuan. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Just then, a flash of sword light suddenly struck.

The Demon Lord had just dodged an attack from the Red Flame Fire Beast when the sword struck him from behind.

He was instantly transported to an unfamiliar place. That familiar feeling was back.

An intense, oppressive aura seemed to be forcing him to submit.

The Demon Lord’s heart lurched. ’It’s that woman again!!!’

He slammed his Magic Wand into the ground. The skull on its tip suddenly opened its jaw, revealing ghastly white teeth. Eerie green Ghost Fire spewed from the skull’s seven orifices, coalescing in the air into a massive, shadowy serpent.

The giant serpent roared and broke through the Sword Dao True Realm, only to be met by another flash of sword light that shattered it to pieces. It dissolved into Demonic Qi and rapidly dissipated.

A figure clad in black slowly descended from the sky, coming to a halt about a hundred feet off the ground.

She had the face of a banished immortal, yet the Evil Qi radiating from her was like that of King Yan himself.

"It really is you!"

Upon seeing Song Wanning, the Demon Lord couldn’t conceal the murderous glint that flashed in his eyes.

’This was the woman who had ruined his plans time and again. Otherwise, Mo Yuan would have been dead long ago!’

However, just as he was about to strike, he caught sight of Song Wanning’s Cultivation level. His pupils instantly contracted.

"You... You’ve reached the mid-Divinity Transformation Stage? How is that possible?!!"

He knew better than anyone how hard it was to advance in the Divinity Transformation Stage.

But how much time had passed? And this woman had already reached the mid-stage.

The Demon Lord couldn’t help but feel a surge of jealousy. ’If my progress were that fast,’ he thought, ’I would have ascended long ago!’

Song Wanning gazed down at him with indifference. She raised her sword, answering his question with a new wave of attacks.

With a wave of her Longsword, it instantly multiplied into seven. The seven Will Swords, forged from starlight, shot straight for his Heavenly Spirit.

The Demon Lord surged upward, raising his Magic Wand to retaliate, but the magical beasts chose that moment to attack again.

He hastily threw several palm strikes with his left hand while countering Song Wanning with his right.

ROAR—

Several magical beasts roared as they met the palm strikes head-on. The last one, however, launched a sneak attack from behind, sending a bolt of flashing lightning toward the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord’s body went numb from the shock. His Magic Wand trembled, throwing his counterattack off course.

The sword light was already upon him. Unable to dodge, he was struck squarely.

The immense power slammed his surging body back down. A gash several inches long and deep enough to reveal bone appeared on his shoulder.

Meanwhile, the Demonic Qi serpent lunged at Song Wanning. She dodged swiftly while summoning her Golden Small Sword.

The Golden Small Sword transformed into a Golden Dragon that roared and lunged, snapping its jaws at the serpent.

With the advance in Song Wanning’s Cultivation, the power of her Golden Small Sword had risen accordingly.

The moment they collided, the Golden Dragon incredibly managed to clamp its jaws around the serpent’s entire head.

ROAR—

With a final, wretched cry, the giant serpent dissipated once more.

Song Wanning casually flung out a stream of Abnormal Fire, keeping the Golden Small Sword close as she executed one sword move after another that she had learned in the past.

She was a Sword Cultivator. Her entire life, apart from Alchemy, had been dedicated to studying swordsmanship.

Even without the inheritance from the Mo Yang Immortal Monarch, she was still a perfectly competent Sword Cultivator.

A tremor ran through Song Wanning, and ten thousand longswords materialized above her head.

She formed a seal with her hands and uttered a single, sharp command: "Go!"

Ten thousand swords shot forth at once!

Enduring the pain, the Demon Lord took out a jet-black jade seal and threw it into the air.

Fighting both the magical beasts and Song Wanning at the same time was proving to be utter misery.

The moment the jet-black seal appeared, it began to grow rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it had become a Demon Mountain that towered into the clouds, bearing down on Song Wanning with the power to destroy everything.

This seal was a treasure of the Demon Clan, the Heavenly Pillar Seal. Its primary function was suppression. Once Song Wanning was pinned beneath it, she would have no hope of escape.

The Demon Lord’s eyes were brimming with killing intent. ’Trying to harm me?’

’That woman isn’t worthy!’

In the cave, Mo Yuan was startled by the sight of the Heavenly Pillar Seal, and his shock quickly turned to fury.

’The Heavenly Pillar Seal was his mother’s Magical Treasure!’

’That beast! How dare he use it! Despicable!’