Chapter 1681: Demon Clan Eternal Tier! Annihilated!

"No—!!"

Carlos's shriek echoed through the crumbling ruins of the castle.

Xu Jingming's spear strike carried Doushen Shenlei, which ravaged his divine body like a persistent plague.

It wildly destroyed his divine body.

"How can your lightning be this strong?!"

Carlos was utterly horrified.

He had never seen lightning this formidable.

Ordinary Level Two Immortal attacks couldn't even pierce his protective law essence.

How could it directly erase 15% of his divine body?!

"Black Flame Scorching Heaven!"

Carlos roared, directly burning his divine body as his three pairs of membranous wings flapped furiously.

Black flames surged around him, transforming into grotesque flame demons that lunged toward Xu Jingming!

Each of these flame demons carried the terrifying power of Level Seven Immortal.

Wherever they passed, space twisted and shattered from the heat.

Yet—

Xu Jingming merely sneered, his heavenly thunder wings snapping open behind him!

"Teleport!"

Shu!

His figure vanished again; the flame demons struck empty air.

The next instant, Xu Jingming appeared to Carlos's left.

His spear shot forth like a venomous dragon emerging from its cave, piercing straight for his temple!

"Damn it!"

Carlos's pupils shrank sharply; he hastily raised his right arm, wreathed in black flame, to block.

Puch!

The spear tip pierced his arm; golden-green lightning exploded instantly!

"Ahh—!"

Carlos screamed as his entire right arm was blown to shreds, his divine body losing another 10%!

In just two breaths, his divine body had already lost 35%!

"This is impossible! What kind of monster are you?!"

Carlos frantically retreated, his eyes filled with terror.

He was a Level Seven Immortal who had forged a First-Class Divine Body, and now he was burning it.

Even facing a Level Eight Immortal, he should never be suppressed to this degree!

Xu Jingming said nothing; he would give Carlos no chance to recover.

"Killing Domain! Unleash!"

Weng—

Dark red, nearly black killing aura surged forth, instantly engulfing a three-thousand-kilometer radius!

Illusions of mountains of corpses and seas of blood appeared; waves of killing aura slammed into Carlos!

The killing aura, having devoured over twenty million insect hordes, had now become terrifyingly potent.

"What is this?!" Carlos's expression changed again.

He felt his thoughts growing sluggish.

His law manipulation slowed; even his divine body's recovery rate diminished.

Yet Xu Jingming moved through the Killing Domain like a fish in water.

His speed, strength, and law potency all surged comprehensively!

"Kill!"

Xu Jingming growled, thrusting his Ninefold Lei Yu Spear forward!

Gong long long—!!!

Heaven and earth changed color!

A brilliant golden-green lightning bolt, trailing the thrusting Ninefold Lei Yu Spear, swept toward Carlos!

"Black Flame Shield!"

Carlos burned his divine body desperately; black flames coalesced into a thick armor encasing him.

Yet—

Under the Killing Domain's suppression, his defense plummeted.

At the moment of impact, the black flame armor shattered piece by piece!

"No—!!! You can't kill me!

I am the Lord of the Planetary Fortress! If you kill me, my clan will not let you live—"

Carlos screamed in despair as his divine body melted furiously in the lightning.

40%... 50%... 60%......

When his divine body was erased beyond 70%, he lost all capacity to resist.

"It's over."

Xu Jingming flashed forward, appearing before Carlos, his spear driving straight into his third eye!

Puff!

The spear tip pierced through the skull, and the Solar Divine Thunder exploded completely!

Carlos's divine body lost all life in the brilliant golden-green lightning.

【Ding! Slain Eternal Stage 7 Demon Lord, Qizhian +2000!】

The system notification echoed in his mind.

Xu Jingming calmly withdrew his spear, the lightning around him slowly receding.

Carlos's shattered divine body crashed to the ground, striking the charred earth and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Meanwhile, the entire Blackfire Castle had been reduced to ruins.

Golden-green lightning danced across the ground; the air reeked of char and blood.

"L-Lord… dead?"

"Just a few spears! Lord Carlos, Eternal Stage 7, was killed by someone at Eternal Stage 2?!"

"How is this possible?!"

"......"

Around the castle ruins, over twenty demonic Eternal-stage warriors had gathered.

They were all garrison forces from Black Flame Fortress, their strengths ranging from Eternal Stage 1 to Eternal Stage 5.

They arrived the instant the battle erupted.

But when they sensed the ancient demonic aura emanating from Xu Jingming,

not a single one dared to advance.

Not a single one dared to strike.

Among the demon race, bloodline sometimes surpasses strength itself!

A being with such pure ancient demonic bloodline,

even if only at Eternal Stage 2, was not one they could afford to offend.

Moreover, the power this one had displayed had already exceeded their comprehension.

Eternal Stage 2, overpowering Eternal Stage 7?

And directly killing a First-Rank Divine Body Lord?

Such a thing, they had never even heard of!

"My lord..."

The Eternal Stage 5 deputy lord was the first to recover.

He instantly shrank his divine body to about three meters, knelt on one knee, and bowed his head deeply:

"Deputy Lord of Black Flame Fortress, Atum, welcomes the new Lord!"

His kneel was like toppling the first domino.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The twenty-plus Eternal-stage demons around him, regardless of strength, all knelt on one knee and shouted in unison:

"Welcome the new Lord!!!"

The sound shook the heavens, echoing above the ruined castle.

Xu Jingming stood with spear in hand.

The golden-green lightning around him had not yet fully faded; dark purple scales shimmered faintly amid the smoldering black flames.

He scanned the demons kneeling before him, a sly smile curling at his lips:

"So I'm the Lord now? I just killed your former Lord—no punishment?"

Atum kept his head bowed, respectfully replying:

"My lord, in the demon race, killing a Lord is indeed a grave crime.

But with your noble ancient demonic bloodline, this will not be an issue.

The clan will not punish you—on the contrary, it will recognize your strength and formally appoint you as the new Lord of Blackfire Fortress."

The other Eternal-stage demons nodded in agreement.

Among the demons, survival of the fittest is an iron law.

To be killed by a stronger one is merely to blame your own weakness.

Those with ancient demonic bloodline are born at the pinnacle of the pyramid, entitled to privileges.

"Oh? Really?"

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes, a half-smile playing on his face, "What if I were to eliminate all of you?"

"What?!"

The deputy lord and the other Eternal-stage demons froze, stunned, still uncomprehending.

Xu Jingming had already moved!

"Furious Thunderstorm!"

His deep voice sounded like Death's decree.

Boom—!!!

Centered on Xu Jingming, a terrifying thunderstorm tornado over five thousand kilometers in diameter erupted violently!

Golden-green lightning surged like countless enraged dragons, tearing apart everything around!

"No—!!!"

"My lord, spare us!!!"

"Run! Flee!!!"

Piercing screams and desperate roars erupted instantly!

More than twenty Deathless-tier demons violently unleashed their divine power, trying to escape this deathly Lei Hai.

But Xu Jingming's lightning was too fast!

Too terrifying!

Most of these Deathless-tier demons possessed only second- or third-grade divine bodies.

Far inferior to Carlos's perfected first-grade divine body.

Moreover, their ranks were generally only Deathless Third or Fourth Grade.

To Xu Jingming, they were as fragile as paper!

Crackling—!!!

Where the lightning passed, divine bodies melted like snow!

One by one, the bodies of Deathless-tier demons were torn apart in the thunderstorm.

Dark purple divine blood mixed with charred remains rained down like drops.

"Why... why......"

Atum raised his final flame shield.

Struggling desperately within the Lei Hai, his eyes filled with despair and confusion:

"You are already a Lord—why must you still..."

"Because I never intended to be your Lord."

Xu Jingming's voice was cold as ice; his right hand clenched at the empty air.

Hum—!

The thunder tornado suddenly contracted, condensing into a single golden-green Lei Zhu, only a hundred meters in diameter.

Yet so densely compacted it slammed down upon Atum!

"No—!!!"

Atum let out his final, defiant roar—his divine body utterly erased within the Lei Zhu.

'Ding! Slain Deathless Fifth Grade demon, Essence Point +500!'

'Ding! Slain Deathless Fourth Grade demon, Essence Point +300!'

'Ding!...'

System alerts flooded Xu Jingming's mind in a relentless stream.

In just five breaths, twenty-three Deathless-tier demons were annihilated!