Chapter 178

These mists took on a demonic quality, twisting into various grotesque forms.

Demon Lords.

All of these mists were actually Demon Lords.

Countless Demon Lords, far more numerous than those on the Demon Lord battlefield, as if this place were the very realm of the Demon Lords.

Gaa gaa gaa. Jii jii jii.

One by one, Demon Lords moved in and out of the rotting swamp, absorbing the life-blood from the bubbles, emitting countless sounds of communication.

Above, the sky was filled with such black holes, like countless black stars, from which Demon Lords occasionally snatched living beings and hurled them into the swamp.

Fang Yu saw several Demon Lords seize a dominant shark from the sea and toss it into the swamp; instantly, the shark was swallowed, then—BOOM—it exploded into fresh blood-qi, and countless Demon Lords surged forward, devouring the fresh blood-qi entirely, after which their bodies seemed to grow stronger.

"Senior Fang, five years ago when I was still a disciple of the Yunei Sect, I came here. This swamp is called the Flesh and Blood Mire, formed from the rotting flesh and blood of countless living beings. Countless Demon Lords dwell within it, and at its far end stand the Demon Kings. Once, I gained a rare fortune here—but was also hunted by a Demon King, barely escaping death."

Long Xuan said. "Legends say this Flesh and Blood Mire was created when a Demon God of the Demon Lords shattered a star, fused the blood and flesh of countless living beings, and transformed them into this swamp, becoming a base for the Demon Lord army. Because this base has a Gui Xu passage leading to our world, these Demon Lords can cross through it to slaughter our world's living beings and strengthen themselves. Disciples of the Daoist and Demon sects often come here to train, slaying Demon Lords and enhancing their strength. The Flesh and Blood Mire is well-known."

"The lifeforms of distant stars are truly pitiful."

Fang Yu listened to Long Xuan's description and shook his head: a star destroyed outright by a Demon God, all its living beings killed and refined into this Flesh and Blood Mire, to breed the Demon Lord army.

If someone were unlucky enough to be born on such a star, their fate was sealed—only to feed the Demon Lords.

Fortunately, he was born on the Yellow Great World, far better off than those distant lifeforms.

And becoming stronger is what he must do now.

Fang Yu immediately activated the Five Prison King Cauldron; instantly, its array ignited, and the Soul-Devouring Array surged forth—those Demon Lords still absorbing life-blood had no resistance and were sucked into the cauldron.

In an instant, over a hundred Demon Lords were absorbed into the Five Prison King Cauldron, landing upon the Screen of a Hundred Ghosts at Night; immediately, the screen gained these hundred Demon Lords, its patterns stirring slowly, becoming more vivid, as a force flowed through the cauldron's array.

The power of the Soul-Devouring Array grew stronger.

Fang Yu directly propelled the Five Prison King Cauldron forward; in an instant, all the Demon Lords were sucked onto the Screen of a Hundred Ghosts at Night.

On the screen, the number of absorbed Demon Lords kept rising.

One thousand.

Three thousand.

Five thousand.

Ten thousand.

Fang Yu greedily absorbed the Demon Lords here; with the Five Prison King Cauldron in hand, ordinary Demon Lords had no resistance at all—not even escape was possible.

Gaa gaa gaa gaa echoed through the void, as if the Demon Lords had grown desperate—but the more Demon Lords the Five Prison King Cauldron absorbed, the stronger its array became; eventually, whirlwinds erupted from the cauldron, swallowing vast numbers of Demon Lords.

"For disciples of the inner sect, slaying even a single Demon Lord is extremely difficult. With such a magic treasure, dealing with Demon Lords is as easy as eating and drinking…"

Long Xuan stood to the side; she had intended to fly out of the Five Prison King Cauldron to show her prowess and train—but she soon realized none of the Demon Lords dared approach, even trying to flee, yet even fleeing was impossible, as they were swallowed into the Five Prison King Cauldron.

Within the Five Prison King Cauldron, in an instant, fifty thousand Demon Lords had been absorbed; from afar, it resembled a profound, deep painting, with ten thousand demonic shadows layered upon one another, receding into the distance.

All were Demon Lords. After being absorbed, both Long Xuan and Fang Yu felt the Five Prison King Cauldron's power surge rapidly.

Originally, Fang Yu's magic power was ten thousand Yellow Great Horses' strength, already exceptional for the Gang Qi Realm of the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities.

But after adding fifty thousand Demon Lords—even if each possessed only five Yellow Great Horses' strength—their combined force, amplified by the array, could unleash over two hundred thousand Yellow Great Horses' strength.

This did not even count each Demon Lord's full potential.

With the boost of over two hundred thousand Yellow Great Horses' strength, plus his own magic power, Fang Yu could now challenge even a 5th Stage of Divine Abilities Heavenly Man Realm expert.

This is what it means to challenge across realms.

Receiving a senior's magic treasure and harnessing the power of arrays grants the chance to challenge across realms.

"Too bad I can't absorb more Demon Lords. Fifty thousand are enough—they're an army. With the blood-qi of the Flesh and Blood Mire, I can sustain them for a while longer. If I take more, I won't be able to feed them—they'll turn on each other."

After cultivating fifty thousand Demon Lords, Fang Yu stopped absorbing more.

There was no choice: Demon Lords were still living beings, even if they were merely clusters of dark wind—they were still living beings, and living beings must eat.

If he kept cultivating more Demon Lords, their daily consumption would leave him destitute.

While letting the Five Prison King Cauldron absorb the Demon Lords, he also absorbed the gray mist—this mist was Flesh and Blood Xu Yuan Qi, enough to feed his fifty thousand Demon Lord army for months.

After a few months, he'd have to find another solution.

"The Demon Lords are sufficient. Let's go kill the Demon Kings."