Chapter 1356: The Mutation of the Hell Gate (Second Update, requesting all)

However, the good times did not last long. As soon as Yenuogu released its protective barrier, a three-legged Golden Crow with a wingspan of several hundred meters suddenly appeared before it. Its sharp Bird Beak pecked fiercely at the black barrier, and combined with the still-raging Sun True Fire, the black barrier held for only an instant before being shattered, continuing to peck toward Yenuogu.

Without a doubt, this was the Demon Emperor Level three-legged Golden Crow that Li Zhangsheng had transformed into.

Yenuogu was shocked and hurriedly raised its sharp claws, colliding with the three-legged Golden Crow's Bird Beak.

Ding—

Yenuogu felt a massive force surge in, sending it flying backward uncontrollably. However, not far behind it was Adai, and its body seemed to be actively crashing into Adai's giant claws.

Because of the orb, Yenuogu could see through illusions and even had 360° vision with no blind spots. Upon discovering the giant claws of the Bronze Behemoth behind it, it was clearly startled and dodged at the last possible moment.

However, Adai had more than one giant claw. The next moment, three more giant claws struck out, almost enveloping Yenuogu.

Seeing that it could not avoid them, Yenuogu had no choice but to choose to brush past Adai at the minimum cost.

Black blood sprayed wildly, and a deep, bone-reaching wound appeared on Yenuogu's thigh. It was fortunate that Yenuogu was a Demon Monarch with powerful immunity abilities; otherwise, its thigh would definitely not have been saved.

Even so, Yenuogu's situation was extremely unfavorable.

Before Yenuogu could stop its backward momentum, a brilliant bolt of lightning struck down at an astonishing speed. Yenuogu had no time to react and was instantly hit by the lightning.

This was the Thunder Kirin's Xuancha Miemo Shenlei. Although its power was not as great as the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, it had a powerful restraining effect on the evil faction.

In addition, the Thunder Kirin had absorbed the Zixiao Miemo Xuancha Baozhu and comprehended the Pixie Shenlei Zhen Di. Coupled with the Divine Artifact Qiangliang's Wrath it carried, which significantly increased damage and Paralysis effects on evil creatures, even though the Thunder Kirin was still at the Demon Saint level, this strike dealt extremely astonishing damage to Yenuogu.

"Ah!"

Yenuogu let out an extremely shrill scream, feeling a bone-deep pain surging from all over its body. Its entire body was torn and mangled, and it suffered heavy injuries directly.

An even unluckier thing happened: Yenuogu fell into a state of Paralysis.

Although for Yenuogu, it could use Demonic Qi to dispel the Paralysis state in the blink of an eye, where would it have the chance to catch its breath at this moment?

Under Yenuogu's desperate gaze, the three-legged Golden Crow flew instantly above it and extended its third leg.

This leg was large and thick, and it could change its size and hardness. Crucially, it had holes on it that could spray Sun True Fire concentrated into liquid, catching the opponent off guard.

Regarding the three-legged Golden Crow's third leg, Li Zhangsheng could be said to be as dexterous as a finger, controlling it with ease as if it were a part of himself.

Under Yenuogu's desperate and fearful gaze, Li Zhangsheng's third leg hooked onto Yenuogu's head with one claw, and the Sun True Fire attached to the third leg once again permeated Yenuogu's entire body, causing it to scream repeatedly in pain.

Not giving Yenuogu a chance, the three-legged Golden Crow's third leg twisted with force, and accompanied by the crackling sound of breaking bones, it directly plucked Yenuogu's head off.

Just then, a black light rushed out from Yenuogu's head, intending to turn into a stream of light and fly toward the direction of the Higher Abyss Gate.

As a Demon Monarch, it was naturally impossible for Yenuogu to die so easily.

However, just as the black light had flown a short distance, a massive Devour force concentrated on it, and it was immediately pulled into the Hell Gate, then instantly transferred to the Gate of Heaven.

"Ah!"

Yenuogu's scream sounded again, then stopped abruptly; its soul had been directly purified by the Purification Light, scattering into nothingness.

An unexpected thing happened: after purifying Yenuogu's soul, in addition to an extra large mass of Abyss Consciousness in the Gate of Heaven, there was also a streak of pure black Qi.

Before Li Zhangsheng could react, this mass of black Qi was integrated into the Hell Gate.

As Li Zhangsheng's Dao-Achieving Item, he was more than usually concerned about the Gate of Light and Darkness, so he hurriedly used his Mental Power to check it carefully, fearing that the Gate of Light and Darkness might be damaged.

"Eh!"

Suddenly, Li Zhangsheng exclaimed in surprise. From the feedback of his Mental Power, the Gate of Light and Darkness—no, it should be said that the light spot representing the Hell Gate had clearly risen a bit.

At the same time, the Hell Gate underwent a slight change, mainly concentrated on the portal, where a portrait of Yenuogu had appeared.

"Could it be... that killing a Demon Monarch can strengthen the Hell Gate?"

Li Zhangsheng could not help but think to himself. It was no wonder he thought this way; it was mainly because the Gate of Light and Darkness had also devoured the souls of Demon Lords, Demon Commanders, and the like, but such a scene had never occurred.

If what Li Zhangsheng thought was true, then in his eyes, Demon Monarchs would become highly sought-after, becoming resources for the promotion of the Hell Gate.

With the promotion of the Hell Gate, the power of the Gate of Light and Darkness would also continue to increase.

Of course, it might also lead to an imbalance.

After all, this was a set of Strange Treasures. If the power of the Hell Gate far exceeded that of the Gate of Heaven, it would not only have benefits but also drawbacks, as it might no longer be possible to control it as easily as it was now.

"The soul of a Demon Monarch can allow the Hell Gate to be promoted, so what about the Gate of Heaven? The corresponding existence should be Seraphs? Or gods? Is the soul of an Emperor-level Demon Pet feasible?"

Li Zhangsheng began to fantasize. From the perspective of soul rank, Demon Monarchs, Seraphs, and gods were existences of the same level.

It was hard to say about Emperor-level Demon Pets. After all, compared to Demon Monarchs, most Emperor-level Demon Pets had lifespan limitations; perhaps only Emperor-level Divine Beasts could live forever.

Regardless, Li Zhangsheng wanted to try.

"It is very likely that it must be of the Light attribute."

Li Zhangsheng made this judgment. After carefully checking the Gate of Light and Darkness and confirming there were no problems, he withdrew it into his Consciousness Sea to nourish it.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng withdrew the Star Banner, and after casually surveying the situation at the Diamond Fortress, he began to leisurely collect the spoils of war.

Given the nature of demons, with the death of the Demon Monarch and the two Demon Lords, they were naturally routed and immediately fled at the fastest speed.

The Diamond Fortress garrison began to pursue them, chasing them all the way to the vicinity of the Higher Abyss Gate before stopping.

Li Zhangsheng had already finished cleaning up the battlefield. Yenuogu and the two Lords carried spatial items with them, but they all possessed Soul Imprints, so Li Zhangsheng had no choice but to soak them in Starlight Divine Water.

In addition, there was that orb that could see through illusions; these were Li Zhangsheng's gains.

With the fall of Yenuogu, the Heavenly Dao naturally gave rewards. Because Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen were Double-Character Kings, the Merit Profound Yellow Qi awarded this time was ten times that of an Emperor.

According to the contribution conversion, Ning Bizhen only got twenty percent, while Li Zhangsheng received as much as eighty percent.

(End of chapter)