Chapter 481

Ye Lin glanced downward, feeling somewhat unwilling.

Although he desperately wanted to swallow that dragon corpse, he truly dared not dive any deeper now.

That dragon corpse was too bizarre; with his current strength, even the fluctuations produced by the corpse moving unintentionally could crush him to death.

Moreover, Ye Lin vaguely felt as if he had understood something.

"Could the demonic Qi of this Demon Realm be emanating from that dragon corpse?"

A thoughtful expression appeared in Ye Lin's eyes; whether it was devouring demonic Qi to condense into demon crystals, or directly devouring demon clans and monsters, both could provide him with a certain amount of dragon bloodline.

But if he devoured humans, there would be no such thing.

This meant that the entire Demon Realm was created because of the death of that dragon corpse?

This thought made Ye Lin's eyes widen in horror.

If a mere corpse after death could create a Demon Realm, then what kind of existence was that dragon corpse at the bottom of the Nether Demon River when it was alive?

And would this dragon corpse be related to the so-called world-ending catastrophe in Zhuge Qianxing's prophecy?

Ye Lin dared not think too deeply; he had originally thought his strength was nearing the peak of this world.

But now he realized that there seemed to be many things about this world that he could not comprehend.

Ye Lin took a deep breath, letting his mood slowly calm down, and stopped letting his imagination run wild.

As he was now, it was useless to ponder these things; these were not matters he could touch with his current strength.

Ye Lin hurried toward the opposite bank, where the Earth Spirit Demon Clan had long been waiting in anxious anticipation.

After all, Ye Lin had been diving into the water to fend off the Nether Ghost Rays for a long time, and they were very worried that their Emperor might have met with an accident; some Earth Spirit Demons were even itching to jump into the Nether Demon River to search for Ye Lin.

Seeing Ye Lin emerge, Xiao Jie was the first to spot him and immediately shouted excitedly.

"It's Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor! Our Emperor has returned!"

The rest of the Earth Spirit Demon Clan also became instantly excited; the current Ye Lin was a god in the eyes of the Earth Spirit Demon Clan!

Ye Lin leaped up and landed on the riverbank.

"Rest assured, this Emperor will be fine! From now on, Causeway Bay... oh no, wait, there can only be one Emperor on the other side of the Nether Demon River! And that is I, the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor!"

Ye Lin looked at Xiao Jie.

"Xiao Jie, tell this Emperor, which is the clan closest to us here?"

"My lord! I have already investigated clearly; the closest one to us is the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan!"

Xiao Jie hurriedly reported the collected intelligence to Ye Lin.

"This Soul-Devouring Demon Clan has five Demon Emperors sitting in command; this clan was quite powerful before, keeping a whole city of humans in captivity!"

"However, later on, a mutation seemed to occur within the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan, and all the humans in that city disappeared. Without human souls to feed on, the strength of the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan has greatly declined!"

"Three of the Demon Emperors, because of this, felt the current Soul-Devouring Empress was unworthy of her position and directly defected from the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan to join other races."

"At this moment, within the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan, besides the Soul-Devouring Empress, there is only one elderly Demon Emperor!"

"Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor, this Soul-Devouring Demon Clan is undoubtedly one of the weakest clans on the other side of the Nether Demon River now; I suggest we take the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan as our first target!"

Xiao Jie's face was full of devotion; this intelligence was something he had painstakingly compiled, and he believed this information would surely win the appreciation of Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor!

Unexpectedly, the response he got was a slap from Lord Demon Emperor.

Ye Lin slapped Xiao Jie on the back of the head, with just the right amount of force—enough to stun him without causing brain damage.

"The Soul-Devouring Demon Clan won't do; pick another one."

"Ah?"

Xiao Jie was stunned.

"But Lord Demon Emperor, if we don't move against the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan, the other one is the Great Strength Demon Clan. Their clan has a full five Demon Emperors! The strongest among them, the Strength Emperor, has terrifying strength; in terms of physical power alone, even the Demon Emperor has to look at him with respect."

"Moving against the Great Strength Demon Clan is truly somewhat irrational!"

Ye Lin raised his eyes and glanced faintly at Xiao Jie, who immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"Are you talking back to this Emperor? Can you not accept even a single mistake? Was I too gentle before? Or are you in your rebellious phase?"

"Xiao Jie dares not! Since Lord Demon Emperor has made up his mind, Xiao Jie swears to follow Lord Demon Emperor to the death!"

"Lead the way, to the Great Strength Demon Clan."

Ye Lin's lips curled slightly. The Soul-Devouring Demon Clan? He would go, but not now.

The reputation of the Earth Spirit Demon Clan hadn't been established yet.

Just as the Earth Spirit Demon Clan was moving in a grand procession toward the territory of the Great Strength Demon Clan, the Great Strength Demon Clan had already received the news.

The Great Strength Demon Clan was a demon clan known for their physical strength.

They could absorb demonic Qi and nurture it within their bodies to achieve the result of strengthening their physical bodies.

At this time, within the Great Strength Demon Clan, the five great Demon Emperors were gathered together.

"Everyone, that Earth Spirit Demon Clan is heading in the direction of our Great Strength Demon Clan." One of the Demon Emperors spoke in a deep voice.

"How peculiar. They aren't attacking the weaker Soul-Devouring Demon Clan, but instead coming toward our Great Strength Demon Clan? Could it be they are seeking death?" Another Demon Emperor's lips curled, his expression somewhat playful.

"Don't underestimate that Earth Spirit Demon Emperor. I've inquired; on the outskirts of the Nether Demon River, he has already consecutively crushed nearly twenty Demon Emperors. His strength is considered quite terrifying."

"I am well aware of that! Otherwise, an Earth Spirit Demon Clan with only one Demon Emperor wouldn't have been able to cross the Nether Demon River. However, the strength gap between the Demon Emperors on the other side of the Nether Demon River and those on the outskirts is not just a little bit. Not to mention anything else, among us sitting here, who hasn't stained their hands with the blood of Demon Emperors?"

"Regardless, since the other party dares to come, they must have something to rely on. We just shouldn't underestimate the enemy!"

"At worst, I'll just join forces with Old Four and Old Five! The three of us besieging him alone should be enough face, right?"

The Demon Emperor with the playful expression shrugged indifferently.

"That works too." Another Demon Emperor nodded.

At this moment, the Strength Emperor, who had not spoken until now, said in a deep voice.

"I will do it myself. It is said that the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor has a formidable physical body and is also skilled in close combat. My hands are getting a bit itchy."

The other four Demon Emperors all gasped upon hearing this.

The Strength Emperor was the most powerful existence within the Great Strength Demon Clan!

Give the Strength Emperor a few hundred more years, and he might even have a chance to step into the Emperor Realm!

Once a Demon Emperor appeared within the clan, the status of the entire Great Strength Demon Clan would rise with the tide, becoming a true Emperor-Blood Demon Clan!

"That Earth Spirit Demon Emperor is going to be in big trouble." The third Demon Emperor of the Great Strength Demon Clan laughed with malice.

Don't look at it as just the Strength Emperor acting; the strength of the Strength Emperor alone was even stronger than the other four Demon Emperors combined!

With such an existence acting personally, the only result for the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor would be to die without a burial place.

Just at this moment, a Great Strength Demon burst in.

"Reporting to the five Lord Demon Emperors, the Earth Spirit Demon Clan has already broken into our Great Strength Demon Clan's territory! And they have started slaughtering our clansmen!"

"This Earth Spirit Demon Clan really has a lot of nerve!"

The several Demon Emperors were all somewhat secretly angry upon hearing this.

The Strength Emperor slowly stood up; his nearly hundred-meter-tall body was like an ancient demon god, giving off an incomparably terrifying sense of oppression.

Don't look at the Strength Emperor's massive size; his speed was equally terrifying. Accompanied by a sonic boom, he disappeared from where he stood.

The other four Demon Emperors of the Great Strength Demon Clan sat steadily, without the slightest worry on their faces, and even started joking.

"Guess how long that Earth Spirit Demon Emperor can last in the Strength Emperor's hands?"

"I guess at most a hundred rounds before he gets stomped into a meat patty by the Strength Emperor. The Strength Emperor hasn't had a chance to act for so long, he's been holding back a lot of energy."

"A hundred rounds? You're overestimating that Earth Spirit Demon Emperor. If you ask me, I reckon even lasting ten rounds would be difficult for him."

"Not even ten rounds? That would be too weak!"

"You don't believe me? If you don't believe me, let's make a bet. I bet ten top-grade demon crystals!"

"Bet it is!"

Just at this moment, the second-ranked Demon Emperor of the Great Strength Demon Clan raised his head in confusion.

"Eh? Something has come back? Could it be the Strength Emperor?"

The other three Demon Emperors also raised their heads one after another; there was indeed a black object in mid-air coming at high speed, like a black meteor.

"No way? How long has the Strength Emperor been out, and he's already back? That Earth Spirit Demon Emperor really didn't last ten rounds? Damn! What a weakling!"

"Hahahaha! I won! I told you that Earth Spirit Demon Emperor wouldn't last ten rounds, right? Hand over the ten demon crystals!"

"Here, take them, take them. So annoying, how did this Earth Spirit Demon Emperor get so weak!"

While the four Demon Emperors were talking, the black object landed right in their midst with a boom.

They were all instantly stunned on the spot.

Because the black object that had smashed onto the ground was the Strength Emperor's head!