Chapter 170: Reinforcements

"Mr. Luo De! Don't listen to him!"

The witch Demia floated down from midair, nearly stumbling when she landed.

Luo De scanned the surroundings: "Where's Pan Ni?"

Demia: "The soldiers brought by the demon were all corrupted by demonic blood and recently turned, becoming hellish creatures. The Ghouls' undead legion is perfectly suited to handle them."

The demon Artu, ignored, showed no anger.

He shook his shoulder, and the broken bone blade embedded in his wrist was pushed out by muscle, regrowing into a new blade.

He shook his head: "I never imagined such a small town as Shi Ying would harbor so many sixth-rank experts—ghouls, succubi, witches, orcs, zombies—all obeying you, Luo De. You're a born ruler."

The witch hurled a frozen spell orb at him.

He sliced it cleanly in two; the halves exploded beside him, coating the ground in frost.

Demia's face turned serious: "Be careful, Mr. Luo De—he's casting 【Suggestion】 on you."

"Spiritual magic doesn't work on me."

With that, Luo De closed the distance.

A massive spiritual force coalesced into 【Giant Slash】, sweeping across.

The demon Artu ducked swiftly, but one of his horns was sheared off.

"Perhaps you've already sensed it, Luo De—the anomalies in the extradimensional space are far worse than you think. With such chaos on the surface, do you believe they'll spare any energy to deal with it?"

CLANG!

They clashed blades.

Spiritual energy surged.

"But Hell is different—we stand united, and by nature we consume negative emotions. In cosmic beings' uprisings, we're always the first to gain the upper hand."

Luo De couldn't help sneering: "United? Hell has nine layers, each with at least one duke or lord. You're telling me you're united?"

As he spoke,

he deliberately took a slash with 【Dragon Scale Technique】, then swung out 【Eight Flash】.

Eight spurts of blood instantly bloomed across the demon's crimson body; the stench of sulfur filled the air.

Tally leapt from the shadows, struck a stealthy blow, then vanished instantly with 【Flash】.

"Annoying!"

The demon, exasperated, turned to pinpoint the succubus's leap location.

He spat out a rope of flame.

But Luo De severed it midair—Amy's crystal cleaver nullified magic, and the flame vanished at once.

Demon Artu roared: "Don't you understand yet?! Cosmic beings are formed from the emotional and mental energies of sentient beings in the material plane. Over the past fifty years, human numbers have surged—they're the true source of the extradimensional chaos. Once those increasingly powerful cosmic beings learn to adapt to spirituality, this entire continent will become their slaughterhouse!"

Luo De unleashed another 【Eight Flash】.

This seventh-rank demon, once human, was not as strong as the fey Karolin.

He could only brace again; flames erupted from his wounds, engulfing his body, then instantly extinguished.

He looked down.

All his wounds had healed—except his missing arm.

The scars were wrapped in domain power, bearing the aura of the zombie Selina.

No doubt that was why his arm couldn't regenerate.

Luo De sensed his physical functions and internal spiritual accumulation had slightly diminished.

Clearly, this was the effect of the demon's totem path.

The fey's totem was light—a purifying force.

Even 【Dragon Scale Technique】 and 【Lament That Shakes Heaven】 could be dispelled.

It likely carried domain power, its effect rivaling high-rank spells.

But the demon's effect was far simpler.

Wounds healed—but at the cost of reduced physical ability and spiritual accumulation.

But only slightly.

That meant he could nearly achieve infinite stamina and health.

Unless someone could obliterate him in a single blow.

Luo De: "So this is why you, of the Argyle family, sided with demons?"

"Everyone in the Argyle family is a fool of blind loyalty! Eighty percent of the officers who died on the Heavenly Flower battlefield were Argyle idiots! The fiercer this war rages, the more the extradimensional space stirs."

At that moment, nine arcs of spiritual energy slashed through the air.

They struck him precisely.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—

【Explosive Arrows】!

It was Little Horsemaid Bond.

【Explosive Arrows】 couldn't harm the demon, but their impact blasted him backward.

"More reinforcements?!"

Before he finished speaking,

a force field formed beneath him, then a massive magical serpent head surged upward, jaws wide, biting down.

He thrust both arms out, bracing against the upper and lower jaws.

The elf Kalistra walked forward from afar.

After completing the complex incantation, she raised her hand and pointed.

Magical energy shot forth.

Demon Artu froze; stone color spread rapidly from his feet and arms, then covered his entire body.

【Petrification】.

Luo De: "Did the naga side get handled?"

Kalistra: "Vivian drove them all back alone."

"Huh?"

That group of nagas had several sixth-rank warriors, all highly trained.

The treant had only recently ascended to?

As the elf drew closer,

a large horde of transformed undead emerged behind her.

Most were ghouls, but also included zombies, wraiths, and skeleton soldiers.

Most striking was a colossal bone-elephant, radiating powerful and terrifying evil energy.

Upon its saddle stood a white-clad ghoul with a voluptuous figure, silently standing.

Ghoul Pan Ni spotted Luo De, leapt down from the giant elephant, and bowed before her master.

Pan Ni: "Master, all hellish creatures have been eliminated."

"Well done."

CRACK—

The petrified demon Artu cracked open a fissure.

Elf Kalistra raised an eyebrow.

【Magic Prison】 【Stone Wall】 【Otrulic's Iceball】 【Otrulic's Exorcism Barrier】 【Ice Claw Prison】—

Magical lights flashed wildly, crackling.

She hurled a barrage of control spells.

Ghoul Pan Ni copied her, launching 【Weakness Mark】 and 【Drain Ray】.

Witch Demia limped over, her arm and half her body drenched in blood.

"Everyone, this demon has near-infinite regeneration. If we keep this up, we should consider sealing him—not defeating him."

Elf Kalistra shook her head: "No need. She's here."

"Who?"

Before she finished speaking,

the moonlight above was completely obscured.

A gentle breeze stirred; tree shadows swayed.

All present felt it, looking upward.

A lush forest appeared in midair, like a projection—entirely composed of spiritual energy.

【Forest Descends】.

And the treant Vivian floated silently within, her green hair swaying in the wind.

She still wore Luo De's short tunic.

But her aura now surpassed everyone present.

Witch Demia gasped: "Seventh-rank... mid-level? Vivian was only sixth-rank peak in spiritual accumulation!"

Kalistra pointed at Luo De: "Who knows what this guy fed her? When I went with her to find the nagas, I thought her spiritual energy was stagnant—but the moment she fought, she immediately ascended to seventh-rank—and skipped a tier."

(End of Chapter)