Chapter 1603: Demon Lord Slayer

While Juiblex was struggling, Li Zhangsheng thrust his spear out once again.

Crack!

Juiblex had no time to react; the God-Slaying Spear pierced directly through his throat and out the other side.

Even with such an injury, Juiblex did not die. Radiance of Divine Power emerged from his hands, but before he could cast it, Li Zhangsheng shook the God-Slaying Spear with force, injecting a tyrannical Five Elements energy into the spear shaft.

Boom!

A violent explosion resounded, accompanied by Juiblex's screams. The Five Elements Mutual Restraint unleashed a brutal power, directly shattering Juiblex's body into several pieces, which scattered across the ground.

Such a heavy injury left Juiblex on the verge of death. He glared viciously at Li Zhangsheng, and his head suddenly exploded; a Godhead shot out, attempting to transform into a streak of light and escape.

Unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng had long been prepared. He waved his hand, his sleeve seemingly transforming into the heavens and earth; no matter how fast the Godhead was, it was instantly enveloped.

"No..."

Juiblex's panicked voice rang out, then came to an abrupt halt, as he was thrown directly into the Gate of Light and Darkness by Li Zhangsheng.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng, having finished clearing the battlefield, left the 222nd layer of the Abyss and began heading toward his next target.

It took a full month; Li Zhangsheng was either slaying a Demon Monarch or on the road to finding his next target.

His harvest was substantial; he had slain nearly twenty Demon Monarchs, and as a result, he earned the title of Demon Lord Slayer.

However, because he was too mysterious, no one knew his background.

With so many Demon Monarchs, Li Zhangsheng naturally collected their "legacies."

The greatest harvest was the souls of the Demon Monarchs, which were interspersed with three or four Godheads, all of which were of the Darkness attribute. This not only allowed Li Zhangsheng to fully digest his remaining Light-type Divinity, but there was also quite a bit left over.

The "legacies" of these Demon Monarchs were undeniably vast; after all, they were essentially beings who had lived for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. Even if it were unconscious accumulation, after so many years, it was still incredibly rich.

Unfortunately, most of the items were specialties of the Abyss, and the rest were of little use to Li Zhangsheng.

Even so, there were still treasures that caught Li Zhangsheng's eye.

Most of these treasures were materials for artifact refining, and they all reached the Zifu Qizhen level or higher, fully capable of being used to refine Langhuan Supreme Treasure-level Strange Treasures or Divine Artifacts.

Besides these, there was also a Superior Quality Top-Grade Spiritual Root.

This was a giant tree with abnormally twisted branches; the branches were bare, and the patterns on the main trunk looked like a terrifying ghost face.

This was the Dark Sacred Tree; its primary function was to purify nearby Darkness energy to the extreme, transforming it into so-called Dark Sacred Power.

Dark Sacred Power had diverse effects, the most important being its ability to effectively increase the breakthrough probability of Darkness-type creatures.

Besides this, the branches of the Dark Sacred Tree could also serve as top-grade materials for the Darkness element.

The Dark Sacred Tree was the collection of a Demon Monarch who was also a part-time deity. This Demon Monarch had many powerful Darkness-type creatures under his command, and it was fortunate that there was a Succubus Queen acting as an inside agent; otherwise, Li Zhangsheng would have had to expend quite a bit of effort to kill him.

"I wonder if it can assist in the breakthrough of my Darkness-attribute Emperor Rank Demon Pet?"

Li Zhangsheng thought to himself. He carefully inspected it, and after confirming there was no Demonic Qi or Abyss Consciousness, he immediately transplanted the Dark Sacred Tree into his Secret Realm, causing the potential of the Secret Realm to rise by another notch.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng looked at the next name, which read: Spider Queen Luosi.

The current Spider Queen Luosi had not yet ascended to a Greater Divine Power, but she was still within the range of Li Zhangsheng's ability to handle; the key was that her state was not very good.

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment. He did not have the intention of letting Spider Queen Luosi go, but the difference was that he had no intention of dealing with her for the time being.

Spider Queen Luosi was once an Elf Goddess who governed chaos and fate. At that time, she was known as Aroshi the Weaver and was also the queen of the Elf Pantheon's chief god, Corellon Larethian.

But just as beings of the Heavenly Realm could fall into evil, deities were no exception. Deities also had their weaknesses, and desire was the greatest flaw.

Luosi was extremely hungry for power; she was not satisfied with her status as queen, so her soul, driven by desire, fell into darkness step by step.

Without Corellon's knowledge, Luosi made secret contact with Demon Monarchs. Although the incitement of the Demon Monarchs did not cause Luosi to fall completely, the seeds of evil had already been quietly planted in her heart.

In the end, for the sake of greater power, Luosi attempted to borrow the hands of several evil gods to kill Corellon, but unfortunately, her plan was exposed.

Remembering their past affection, Corellon could not bear to destroy Luosi with his own hands, so he simply stripped Luosi of her Divine Nature, transformed her into a new type of Tanar'ri demon born from a soul, and banished her to the Bottomless Abyss.

After becoming the lord of the 66th layer of the Bottomless Abyss, Luosi did not give up. She hated Corellon and began to expand her power, incorporating numerous spider-like creatures as her believers and transforming her former elf believers into the first batch of Drow Elves.

After regaining her Divine Nature, Luosi created a new pantheon—the Drow Pantheon—which became Luosi's faction.

The Drow Pantheon established by Spider Queen Luosi was quite hostile toward the Elf Pantheon and had always vowed to take revenge on Corellon Larethian and his people.

However, in the disputes with the Elf Pantheon, the Drow Pantheon had always been at a clear disadvantage; even if Spider Queen Luosi became a Greater Divine Power, the result was still being suppressed.

There was no help for it; the Elf Pantheon possessed two Greater Divine Powers, one of whom was Corellon Larethian, known as the Creator, Protector, and Ruler of the Elves, who was a quite powerful existence even among Greater Divine Powers.

Furthermore, according to the information held by the Succubus Queen, Spider Queen Luosi's situation had not been very good recently.

Decades ago, Graz'zt, the Prince of Darkness who ruled over three layers of the Bottomless Abyss, attempted to seduce Luosi into forming an alliance composed of numerous Demon Monarchs. If his plan had succeeded, Luosi would have lost a portion of her Divine Nature.

Although Graz'zt ultimately failed, the Prince of Darkness did not suffer retaliation because Luosi had expended a considerable amount of energy and power to fend off the invasion of the armies of two other Demon Monarchs, Demogorgon and Zuggtmoy.

Even now, the Drow Pantheon had not yet fully recovered its strength.

Li Zhangsheng would not only refrain from dealing with Spider Queen Luosi, but he would also cooperate with her—to be precise, the Succubus Queen would cooperate with Spider Queen Luosi to work together against the Elf Pantheon.

Although the Succubus Queen's strength was nothing special, she had many paramours and could always find quite a bit of assistance.

Li Zhangsheng's goal was to trigger a divine war, attracting the attention and energy of the Elf Pantheon so that he could take the opportunity to sneak into the Elf Plane and kill the Elf King.

As for whether Spider Queen Luosi could succeed in her revenge, that had nothing to do with Li Zhangsheng.

(End of chapter)