Chapter 102: The True Demon King

"Ah!"

The Demon Commanders, who had been watching the entire battlefield from afar, were suddenly enveloped by pillars of light, and immediately after, they sensed their strength draining away rapidly, their bodies becoming extremely aged.

The crowd could not help but panic for a moment. "Lord Hall Master, what are you doing?" Mengka asked in great shock and bewilderment, questioning the culprit.

Among those with similar reactions was the succubus Demon Commander Aluola, who had considered himself a confidant of the Hall Master; facts proved that he was merely a sacrifice, and the Hall Master saving him back then was simply to avoid wasting a precious Demon Commander resource.

The Hall Master felt the strength within his body recovering and continuously strengthening with satisfaction, along with his increasingly youthful physique, ignoring the remarks of the many sacrifices.

"Hehe~" On the other side, Gexiusi felt his own weakness, yet he did not show any surprise.

He said coldly: "Has Demon Commander Mengka never heard of the great name of the Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array?"

Gexiusi had known about this step long ago, and was even the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. That was why he could be certain back then that Mengka would absolutely not be the final winner, because since both were losers, how could there be victory or defeat?

"Damn it." As a Demon Commander, how could Mengka not know the great name of the Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array? It was just that he had not expected this lost array to appear in the hands of the Hall Master.

Even with a simple mind, he understood. Everything that had happened during this period was merely a trap, intended to gather their group of scattered Demon Commanders together for the convenience of catching them all in one net.

"I will not just admit defeat like this." Mengka's face revealed a fierce expression as he began to condense the little strength remaining in his body, slamming heavily toward the pillar of light surrounding him.

"Bang~"

There was no surprise; that attack, which usually possessed great power, now only caused a ripple in the pillar of light, and Mengka did not give up, letting punch after punch fall.

The remaining Demon Commanders also displayed their own Supernatural Powers, one after another unleashing their strongest attacks in an attempt to break the pillar of light enveloping them.

Facing the resistance of the crowd, the Hall Master did not care at all; if the Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array he had meticulously arranged were so easily broken, he would not have poured so much heart and blood into it.

As time passed, everyone gradually lost their voices...

But what the crowd did not see was the strange smile curling at the corners of Gexiusi's mouth as he was about to close his eyes.

And when Xiao Han saw the scene within the pillars of light, his expression turned stern.

"What kind of thing is this Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array?" Xiao Han frowned, sending a voice transmission to Yunlei Jingling.

He could sense that the auras of those Demon Commander figures inside the pillars of light were rapidly disappearing, while the state of the Hall Master, who had already been at the end of his rope, was recovering drastically.

"Sigh, I didn't expect this old immortal to actually possess such an evil array," Yunlei Jingling sighed.

Without waiting for Xiao Han to ask, Yunlei Jingling continued: "The Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array, as the name suggests, is an array created and cast by an Emperor of the Evil Clan. In my inherited memories, it is an extremely powerful evil array."

"Although I don't know why this old immortal can cast the Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array with this Pseudo-King body, we might really be in big trouble this time."

The moment the Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array is activated, it will devour the lives of all targets within the range of the array and gather all this power into one person's body, allowing them to obtain powerful strength far exceeding their own.

The Evil Clan Emperor in Yunlei Jingling's memory had his aura skyrocket after casting this array, almost impossible for gods or demons to approach. At least ten Fighting Saint powerhouses had to sacrifice themselves by self-destructing just to drag that one down with them.

After telling Xiao Han about these circumstances, the two fell silent together.

Although neither the number of sacrifices, their strength, nor the strength of the caster could compare to the Emperor in the memory.

But just looking at the fact that this Pseudo-King had directly sacrificed all the Demon Commanders, it was certain that the opponent would break through to a Nine-Star Dou Saint.

Such a gap truly made one wonder how to make up for it. Xiao Han also had no intention of stopping it; was that a level of grand array he had the strength to interrupt?

He was even rejoicing that this so-called Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array would only devour creatures that cultivated Evil Qi; otherwise, Xiao Han estimated he would be finished without the Hall Master even needing to make a move.

Time passed second by second; Xiao Han's aura had already dropped back to the late stage of a Seven-Star Dou Saint, while in contrast, the Hall Master's strength had already broken through the Nine-Star Dou Saint barrier and was heading toward the mid-stage of Nine-Star.

"Hahahaha~" Finally, the Hall Master, who had been sitting cross-legged and absorbing the power brought by the many Demon Commanders, ended this state and laughed wildly without stop.

Demon King Realm, he had returned!

Seeing the Hall Master gently clench his hand, large areas of collapse immediately appeared in the void, and endless spatial turbulence tore at this dilapidated space.

Subsequently, the Hall Master turned his blood-red eyes toward Xiao Han and the other, who had been watching the show on the side; at this moment, both had the feeling of being targeted by a flood-dragon or wild beast.

"You..." the Hall Master said in a chilling tone, "how do you want to die?"

It was precisely Xiao Han's impulsive act that had caused such a huge loophole in his plan.

Previously, after the battle with Xiao Han ended, the Hall Master's body had been unable to bear the burden and was on the verge of destruction, so he had to take a desperate risk and activate the Evil Emperor Life-Devouring Array in advance.

Although the strength of the Evil King Hall had been greatly improved, because he was not in his prime state, his consciousness was affected by the baleful aura, appearing somewhat chaotic; the blood-red light in his eyes was proof of this.

He could not let the culprit of all this go.

"Hehe~" Xiao Han gave a bitter smile; this time, he really had to risk his life.

Before Xiao Han could continue to say anything to ease the atmosphere, he heard Yunlei Jingling's apologetic voice: "Sorry, I implicated you this time."

Xiao Han did not reply, only a trace of determination flashed in his eyes: "Rest assured, I will bring you, this Guest Elder, back to Langya Pavilion safely."

The tone was solemn and convincing.

"What are you going to do?" A bad premonition emerged in Yunlei Jingling's heart.

"My life is not something trash like you can take!" The Hall Master, who had victory in his grasp, heard such disrespectful words at this moment of triumph.

For a moment, the un-dissipated baleful aura pressed down on Xiao Han like a landslide. However, this energy, which could completely crush a Mid-Stage Dou Sheng powerhouse, turned into ice shards in front of Xiao Han.

Xiao Han walked toward the Hall Master step by step; Yunlei Jingling had been released from the armor form by Xiao Han at some point, reappearing in human form and appearing behind Xiao Han in surprise.

As for Xiao Han's abnormal behavior, the Hall Master did not make any move, only looking at this "clown's" strange actions with mockery; could he really think he could kill his King-level self by leaping over ranks?

However, he could not laugh for long.

"Frost Moon Lingtian, Ice and Snow Sacrifice!" Xiao Han opened his mouth slightly, and immediately, with Xiao Han as the center, a huge ice array enveloped the Hall Master and Xiao Han.

And the latter's long hair, which had originally returned to black, changed color once again; the crystal blue hue was so brilliant even under the permanently unsetting blood moon.