Chapter 1029: Ultimate Darkness Domain

Entering the range of the Evil Energy Vortex, Lei En slowed the Star Destroyer.

Although there was an Invisibility Field, the Star Destroyer's weight and size were too great, and its motion and noise could not be fully concealed while flying; the nearer it got to the Abyssal Gate, the denser the demons in the sky became, and a careless move could have the demons shatter the invisibility effect.

The Luo Sheng Du halted about fifteen li from the Abyssal Gate, hovering over three thousand meters in the air; beyond that lay the demons' patrol airspace.

At the same time, the Igo arrived at the position.

The two Star Destroyers were east and west of each other, with the Abyssal Gate exactly at the midpoint between them.

Lei En, while gazing at the Abyssal Gate, simultaneously sensed the positions of the Aesinger and Karanos, coordinating the timing of a synchronized attack.

His plan was for the four Star Destroyers to fire together: the Aesinger would blast the Evil Beast King of Quint, the Karanos would destroy Morando's Abyssal Gate. After ensuring the targets were eliminated, regardless of the remaining Evil Beastmen and demons, Morando's Demon Lord could be ignored; the two Star Destroyers would instantly teleport to Igo to besiege the super‑large Abyssal Gate and the Fear Demon King.

They waited for two minutes.

Sarumon reached Quint; having earlier sent Thundercast Celestial Soldiers to transform into Evil Beastmen and infiltrate, he had scouted the enemy, and the Star Destroyer quickly locked onto the Evil Beast King.

Over at Morando things went smoothly; the Abyssal Gate was highly visible, discernible from dozens of li away. Mavoro found a Void Terror Demon and a Fire Demon Lord around the Gate; both demon lords were unaware and lay within the main cannon's lethal range.

Reslin was also aboard the Karanos, assisting Mavoro in slaying the demon lord.

Everything proceeded according to plan.

However, Lei En furrowed his brow; he only saw the Six‑armed Serpent Demon and could not locate any sign of the Fear Demon King.

Strange also rose from the captain's seat, scanning the Abyssal Gate and the Demon Camp, but found nothing, muttering, "Where did it go?"

Lei En's eyes burst with strange light.

His Soul Eye and All‑Seeing Eye operated at their limits; even though the sky was shrouded by the Evil Energy Vortex and the light dim, his vision could discern objects within a hundred li, let alone a massive Fear Demon King.

Know yourself and know the enemy; a hundred battles will never bring defeat.

Years ago, Lei En had sent several Thundercast Celestial Soldiers to infiltrate Igo, shapeshifting into demons to scout; they were very familiar with Igo's situation. The Fear Demon King's perception is extremely sharp, so the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers never approached it closely, only observing from afar a few times.

The Fear Demon King is a born shapeshifter, highly adept at disguise; its movements are extremely secretive, often disappearing for periods.

The Thundercast Celestial Soldiers had seen it enter the Abyssal Gate many times.

But yesterday, the Fear Demon King had just returned from the Abyssal Gate, entered a nearby Demon Palace, and had not emerged since.

According to its behavioral pattern, it would stay in the palace for at least half a month before reappearing.

Thus Lei En chose today for the attack.

At this moment, Luosadi'aosi was not in its Demon Palace; inside were only the Six‑armed Serpent Demon and hundreds of demon slaves, and its throne was empty, its whereabouts unknown.

"Could it have suddenly returned to the Abyss?"

Lei En pondered for a moment.

The Star Destroyer's primary target was the Abyssal Gate, to cut off the passage between the Prime Material Plane and the Abyss, halting the surge of Evil Energy.

Demons need to breathe Evil Energy to survive long‑term and to strengthen; Evil Energy is to demons what air is to humans. Without Evil Energy, a demon's combat power declines; the longer they stay away from Evil Energy, the weaker they become, until they perish.

Without the Abyssal Gate, demons in the Prime Material Plane become a trapped herd; no matter how many, they will eventually be wiped out.

Therefore, whether the Fear Demon King is present or not does not affect the overall situation.

Even letting it escape would be fine!

Lei En made a final sweep of the Demon Palace and the camp, still finding no trace of the Fear Demon King, and without further hesitation decisively chose to act.

"Attack!"

Four Grand Mage avatars received the signal and, almost simultaneously, activated the Star Destroyer's main cannon.

The Aesinger, Karanos, Luo Sheng Du, and Igo all shivered lightly at the same moment; the deck beneath the bow opened, revealing a massive barrel. Energy from the Titan Furnace surged into the barrel, countless lightning runes ignited, emitting dazzling arcs, but all were concealed by the Invisibility Field.

The main cannon required thirty seconds to charge.

Five seconds, ten seconds, fifteen seconds, twenty‑five seconds…

Lei En simultaneously monitored the three battlefields: the Evil Beast King settlement in Quint showed no reaction, completely unaware of the approaching danger; around Morando's Abyssal Gate, the Void Terror Demon suddenly let out a hoarse roar, its massive body shrinking into a cloud of black mist that leapt into the void, leaving the nearby Fire Demon Lord with a bewildered expression.

Clearly, the Void Terror Demon sensed the danger.

Reslin and Mavoro aboard the Karanos decided to let it go, allowing the Star Destroyer's main cannon to continue charging.

Conversely, over at Igo things were calm; the Fear Demon King still had not appeared, and the Six‑armed Serpent Demon was still snoring loudly.

When the main cannon entered its final seconds of charging, the Truth Will suddenly issued a warning.

"Something's wrong!"

Lei En felt a weight in his heart; his gaze swept rapidly but could not locate any anomaly, yet the arrow was already on the string and could not be held back—thirty seconds elapsed, and the main cannon completed its charge.

Boom—

The Aesinger and Karanos roared, firing two massive beams toward the target.

The Evil Beast King settlement in Quint was instantly engulfed by terrifying energy; tens of thousands of Evil Beastmen and their king turned to ash in the endless light and heat;

Morando's Abyssal Gate was struck by the Star Destroyer cannon, just like the Abyssal Gate of Luo Sheng Du's Blackstone Fortress last year; it immediately suffered a second explosion, a mushroom cloud soaring into the sky, the Abyssal Gate flattened instantly, and the surrounding hundreds of thousands of demons and Fire Demon Lords were vaporized in the blast.

But over at Igo, the Star Destroyer's attack was obstructed.

Almost as the main cannon emitted its beam, a pitch‑black, profound domain materialized in midair, vast in scope, enveloping the entire Abyssal Gate; it seemed even light could not escape it, and the two beams entered it as if massive stones were cast into the sea.

Two different energies collided, stirring violent ripples.

Boom—boom—boom—

A series of booming sounds echoed from that completely lightless domain, the earth shook, millions of surrounding demons were startled by the cataclysm, yet could not see what lay inside.

On the bridge of the Luo Sheng Du, Borch shouted:

"Ultimate Darkness Domain!"

He was too familiar with this black domain; the legendary Element "Ultimate Darkness Domain" not only possesses the strongest Shadow affinity, but can also combine with the Shadow Magic Darkened Sky to create a lightless realm with multiple effects.

It defends against magical attacks, blinds, creates illusions, hides one's own trace, accelerates Shadow Magic casting speed, boosts potency, controls shadow power to erode enemies, and so on.

But his Ultimate Darkness Domain had a diameter of only two hundred meters.

The Ultimate Darkness Domain that enveloped the super‑large Abyssal Gate had a diameter exceeding six hundred meters, more than three times his, even protecting the Demon Palace outside the Abyssal Gate.

That required at least two "Ultimate Darkness Domain" Elements, perhaps even three!

Strange said in a deep voice, "Fear Demon King!"

"Where is it?"

Bo Erqi startled, widened his eyes and tried to see through that pitch‑black domain, but saw nothing, even though he also possessed the same Element.

At that moment, the wave caused by the main cannon barrage subsided.

The Ultimate Darkness Domain also reached its limit of endurance, the domain collapsed, the dark sky veil dissipated within half a breath, revealing the Abyssal Gate. Its annular structure and its base each had a damage point, cracks spreading for over ten meters, looking severe but far from destruction.

Bo Erqi inhaled a cold breath.

"It didn't collapse! Is the Ultimate Darkness Domain really that strong?"

The Star Destroyer's main cannon power reached Ten-ring Spell level, and it was a single‑target attack, its lethality exceeding most Ten-ring Spells.

Now two main‑cannon barrages failed to destroy the Abyssal Gate, which was truly shocking.

"It's not entirely the Ultimate Darkness Domain's protection." Lei En shook his head; the All‑Seeing Eye observed the whole process, noting that the domain only offset about thirty percent of the main cannon's power, leaving the remaining seventy percent to still strike the Abyssal Gate.

However, the super‑large Abyssal Gate itself was sturdier than expected.

It was clearly imbued with a great power, perhaps by an Abyssal Lord or even a demon god, becoming a semi‑permanent structure, designed more cleverly than other Abyssal Gates, and capable of mobilizing demonic energy into a powerful protective effect.

After the main cannon pierced the demonic‑energy shield, its power was reduced to less than one‑third.

That was far insufficient to destroy it.

Lei En was not deterred; one shot wasn't enough, two weren't either, so fire ten, twenty, even a hundred!

"Continue the attack!"

"Advance!"

"All secondary cannons, fire! Launch the Thunder Spear Missiles as well."

The two Star Destroyers' main cannons instantly recharged, their barrels glowing, and accelerated toward the Abyssal Gate. The Electric Light Cannon's maximum range was only ten li, so they had to advance a few thousand meters to bring the Abyssal Gate within secondary‑cannon range.

Bang bang bang bang…

The Star Destroyer opened panels on both sides; rows of missile bays fired, trailing long, lightning‑shaped tails that streaked across the sky, plunging toward the Abyssal Gate.

At the same time, the Aixinger and Karanos ships rushed toward Yi Ge; a single teleport would bring them to the battlefield in half a minute.

"Roar…"

The entire Demon camp boiled, a million Demons raising their heads to roar.

After opening fire, the Star Destroyer in the sky was exposed, and Lei En had no intention of cloaking again, launching a full‑scale assault.

"By the command of the Great Luosadi'aosi Master!"

A six‑armed Snake Demon swiftly slithered out of the Demon Palace, its massive tail supporting its upper body, standing over five meters tall, clad in teal armor, six arms each gripping a huge curved blade, its gaping maw opened, and sharp Abyssal Language rang across the sky:

"Protect the Abyssal Gate!"

"Shoot down the sky fortress, tear the mortals inside to pieces, and offer their souls to the supreme Demon Lord!"

The Demon legion responded at once.

Within dozens of li, demons surged like a tide toward the Abyssal Gate; in the sky, countless flying Demons split into two streams, mingling and racing toward the Star Destroyer, covering the heavens like two massive black clouds advancing.

A few seconds later, the first batch of nearest demons rushed before the Luo Sheng Du, a swarm of Fro Bird Demons.

They resembled bald eagles, bearing a pair of foul‑smelling broad wings, yet their bodies were humanoid, with long malformed arms ending in black claws; their beaks emitted constant psychic shrieks, and their huge eyes brimmed with endless bloodlust.

A Thunder Spear Missile suddenly altered course, flew into the flock of Fro Bird Demons and detonated.

Boom!

A thunder‑like roar erupted, fire and heat burst forth, the shockwave swept hundreds of meters, and hundreds of Fro Bird Demons were blown to pieces.

Dozens of Fro Bird Demons outside the blast radius kept flying, bravely charging the Star Destroyer, shrieking continuously. When they met, the "Augustus Deflection Field" manifested; they collided with it and instantly turned into a pool of gore, without a ripple.

But this didn't frighten the other Demons; more flying Demons broke through the Thunder Spear Missile barrage and surged toward the Star Destroyer.

The Electric Light Cannon on the deck opened fire.

Straight electric beams swept the sky; any Demon struck was sliced in half. Thousands of short bursts erupted, each equivalent to a Three-ring Spell, but in great number, density, and rapid fire, they rained down like a storm, forming a saturated barrage.

Every second, hundreds, even thousands of Demons were torn into fragments, blood and limbs raining down like rain.

At the same time, even more Demons surged forward.

They used flesh and life to bluntly consume the Thunder Spear Missiles' and Electric Light Cannon's firepower; although fewer than one‑tenth of the Demons could pierce the fire net, they still lunged at the Star Destroyer with claw strikes, bites, breaths, flames, poison mist, slashes…

All kinds of attacks fell on the Deflection Field, leaving nothing unused.

From afar, the massive Star Destroyer was almost engulfed by the demon tide; the Demons clung to the hull like ants, but most only got one or two attack chances before being either smashed to pieces by the Star Destroyer or pulverized by the Electric Light Cannon.

The Star Destroyer's speed was not affected at all.

On the contrary, it accelerated.

Like a swift ship against the current, the Luo Sheng Du and Yi Ge braved the demon tide, annihilating demons with overwhelming firepower while racing toward the Abyssal Gate.

When the main cannon charged for fifteen seconds, the Abyssal Gate entered the Electric Light Cannon's range.

Boom boom boom…

The Star Destroyer was equipped with thirty‑two twin Electric Light Cannons; a full salvo could fire up to sixty‑four electric shells, each equivalent to a Nine-ring Technique.

As soon as they entered range, both Star Destroyers fired at full power.

A wave of Thunder Spear Missiles detonated as soon as they were launched, instantly clearing the nearby Demons; the sixteen twin Electric Light Cannons on the lower deck had just finished charging and fired massive electric shells.

Together the two Star Destroyers launched sixty‑four shells, from two directions, like two torrents of electric light hammering the Abyssal Gate.

Simultaneously, three successive waves totalling six hundred Thunder Spear Missiles followed closely.

(End of chapter)