Chapter 1410: Demonic Seed! Half a Hundred Million Lives!

As his words fell, Xu Jingming, spear in hand, became a violet-gold lightning bolt, charging toward the Gigantus Demon.

Boom—!

The demonic energy from the Purple Nightmare Demon Body intertwined with the Void Reaping Thunder, forming a regal violet-gold hue.

Then, they collided violently in midair.

Each clash exploded with ear-splitting roars, like stars crashing into each other.

Xu Jingming held the Black Gold Lei Yu Spear, his form swift as lightning.

Where the spearpoint passed, space seemed torn apart, leaving behind deep black fissures.

Though the Gigantus Demon stood eight meters tall, it faced Xu Jingming, barely one point nine meters.

Each thrust of the spear, when blocked, sent violent tremors through its body.

It felt as if it faced not a human, but a top-tier beast of the demon race!

Worse still, it wanted to dodge—but could not dodge at all!

It tried to evade, yet could never escape the relentless, shadow-clinging thunder assault.

"Damn it! What kind of monster is this?!" The Gigantus Demon's heart trembled in horror.

He had assumed his Star Seventh-Rank power would crush this mere Star Second-Rank human.

Yet reality forced him into nothing but defense.

The dark-gold thunder, entwined with destruction force and demonic energy, clung like a venomous parasite, steadily eroding his demonic armor.

"Sss! Is the boss's power really this strong?"

"Insane! Star Second-Rank is dominating Star Seventh-Rank!"

"This is the power of an Upper Law! And it's the third tier! I'd be lucky to grasp an Upper Law within ten years!"

"......"

Far away, Yue Ying and the others stared in stunned silence.

Xu Jingming's power was simply beyond all expectations.

For instance, Lan Yu and Yan Ji—neither had yet grasped an Upper Law; both remained at the peak of Upper Realm.

Xu Jingming's third-tier Destruction Law was naturally something they could only look up to.

"Bang!"

Ignoring Yue Ying's group's murmurs, Xu Jingming swept his spear horizontally.

Wild thunder coalesced into a crescent-shaped blade, slashing violently against the Gigantus Demon's chest.

The dark-red crystal armor, capable of withstanding a full-force Star Seventh-Rank strike, shattered like paper, spewing violet-black blood.

T5-tier Technique: Instant Hell Thunder Spear!

A T5-tier technique raised to advanced proficiency naturally possessed extraordinary power.

"Aaaah—!"

The Gigantus Demon screamed in agony, recoiling over a thousand meters.

It looked down at its chest wound—its famed demonic regenerative ability was useless!

The destruction law embedded in the thunder prevented any self-healing!

Shhh!

A flash of Lei Guang—Xu Jingming appeared behind it.

The Black Gold Lei Yu Spear, wrapped in overwhelming thunder, stabbed straight for its spine.

The Gigantus Demon barely twisted aside, yet the spear's tip still sliced open its left wing.

Three bony wings snapped clean off, falling like kites with severed strings.

"Damn it!"

The Gigantus Demon's face darkened.

The bony wings behind him were no decoration—they greatly enhanced his flight speed.

Now that three wings were severed, his speed had dropped by at least one-tenth!

Even before, he couldn't match Xu Jingming's speed; now, the fight would be even worse.

He might even be killed by this human!

Thinking of this, panic stirred in his heart. He hurriedly cried out:

"Stop! Human prodigy, you cannot kill me!"

"Oh? Why not? Because you're Star Seventh-Rank?"

Xu Jingming raised his dark eyebrows; after activating the Purple Nightmare Demon Body, his already stern face took on an eerie, demonic aura.

"Because of this!"

The Gigantus Demon suddenly opened his claws, and a pulsing crimson rune appeared in his palm:

"This is the demonic seed of my demon race!

Half a hundred million humans on Ironfall Star have already been seeded with this demonic seed!

Once triggered, all half a hundred million humans will be corrupted, becoming mindless demons!

You're a human prodigy—surely you won't stand by and watch half a hundred million humans turn into demons without acting?

Of course, should I die, this demonic seed will automatically detonate."

As his words ended, Yue Ying and the others watching from afar turned pale.

"Half a hundred million humans! This vile bastard!"

"Demonic seeds aren't easy to implant—how long has this Gigantus Demon been on Ironfall Star?"

"This is bad."

「...... 」

Yue Ying and the others glared angrily at the Giant Titan Demon.

Seeing this, the Giant Titan Demon grew even more smug:

「Let me go, and these people live. Otherwise... 」

The runes in his palm suddenly swelled another circle: 「I'll turn this entire planet into a paradise for demons! 」

「This... 」

Yue Ying's elven ears twitched slightly; she flew to Xu Jingming's side and hesitated:

「Jingming, maybe we should agree to him? 」

The elf race cultivates the Law of Life and reveres the Goddess of Life.

Seeing so many humans about to become demons, she naturally felt some pity.

「Yue Ying, you're too naive. 」

Xu Jingming's expression remained utterly unmoved, 「Do you truly believe demons keep their word?

Hasn't our human history suffered enough lessons from the demon race?

Never mind other cases—don't you know about the tragedy of the Bell Star System a million years ago? 」

Upon hearing this, Yue Ying's body trembled sharply.

The Bell Star System lay on the edge of the human domain in the universe.

It contained billions of life-bearing planets.

Back then, the scene was similar—a demon invasion, except this one was a Supreme Immortal-level demon.

It planted demon seeds on one-third of the life-bearing planets in the system, then used this as leverage to negotiate with humanity's top experts.

After humanity's top experts agreed, the Supreme Immortal-level demon immediately detonated all the demon seeds.

That disaster directly led to the Bell Star System being swallowed by the demon race.

This case was used by the Star Dome Academy as a classic example, mandatory study for every student.

Whether she or Xu Jingming, both had received this knowledge in the Virtual Universe.

「Sorry, I was too merciful.

I developed unwarranted trust in demons. 」

Yue Ying had simply cared too much about these half a hundred million people.

Now, with Xu Jingming's reminder, she understood.

The enemy truly wasn't trustworthy.

「Mm. 」

Nodding, Xu Jingming added:

「Moreover, the moment demonic qi enters the body,

they are no longer human—they are demons, with no possible reversal.

If it were truly that easy to reverse, how could the demon race have become one of the universe's peak races? 」

As the possessor of the Zi Yan Demon Body, he knew this well.

Even failing to cultivate the Zi Yan Demon Body would ultimately turn one into a demon.

Only because the Zi Yan Dominator had laid the foundation for him did failure become impossible.

「So, whether we agree or not, those half a hundred million humans are already beyond saving.

If so, the only solution is to kill the mastermind. 」

Xu Jingming's gaze turned cold; the Void Annihilation Doushen Shenlei swirling around his body began to boil.

「Damn humans! 」

The Giant Titan Demon muttered a curse.

He hadn't expected this trick to fail to intimidate Xu Jingming.

Indeed, if Xu Jingming had truly spared him because of these half a hundred million humans,

he wouldn't have felt gratitude—he'd only sneer at their stupidity, then detonate the demonic qi without hesitation.

But he hadn't expected Xu Jingming to be so sharp.

「Since you won't let me live, then let half a hundred million humans of your race die with me! 」

Boom!!

Amidst a ferocious roar, the Giant Titan Demon crushed the crimson rune in his palm!