Chapter 951: Iron Throne

On the Star Destroyer.

From the first moment the battle began, Lei En entered the mechanical alchemy chamber, opened the phone interface and watched the Soul Power Pool's energy surge wildly; every Demon slain by Ai Luoti Xi Ya and the Dark Angels had its soul absorbed and converted into energy.

He monitored the battle while consuming energy to create Thundercast Celestial Soldiers.

Creating a Thundercast Celestial Soldier requires only forty units of energy, but it takes more than a minute, which is already as fast as possible.

The third Thundercast Celestial Soldier had just stepped off the operating table when the Soul Power Pool was about to reach full capacity.

"The Soul Power Pool's capacity is still too small," Lei En muttered to himself, noting that this severely reduced energy utilization efficiency, but there was no alternative, so he had to use it immediately.

The two Dark Angels engaged in battle suddenly had their auras surge wildly.

Each clone housed a copy of a MutatedPhone in its mind, capable of absorbing souls and using energy to enhance Elements. As the fight progressed, nearly ten thousand units of energy were invested, pushing the many Elements of the two Dark Angels to their limit, becoming fully formed and boosting their power by more than tenfold!

Meanwhile, Lei En created two more Thundercast Celestial Soldiers.

The numbers displayed in the Soul Power Pool rose and fell; he managed the energy distribution, striving not to waste a single unit.

The sound of killing echoed through the steel fortress.

Ai Luoti Xi Ya and the Dark Angels were completely surrounded by a demon army; countless Demons surged from all directions, and overhead swarmed dark flying Demons—Batwing Demons, Kasu Demons, Fro Bird Demons, and the like—while Fel Magic rained down from the sky.

Every second she endured multiple attacks, most of which she dodged; those she couldn't evade were blocked by a layer of red protective shield disguised as Holy Blood Power.

During this time, any Demon that came near her died beneath the Soul-Eating Blade.

The Demons' blood stained Ai Luoti Xi Ya's armor, which was already dark red, making the hue even deeper.

In such intense combat, each swing of the Soul-Eating Slash drained a great deal of stamina, and Holy Blood Power plummeted like a broken dam, causing her breathing to quicken.

"Retreat first."

A Dark Angel beside her said.

Ai Luoti Xi Ya hesitated briefly, swung her sword to slay a few attacking Demons, and then followed the suggestion.

She turned and fell back into the formation formed by the Dark Angels, gaining a moment to catch her breath.

The speaking Dark Angel took her place, and together with several other Dark Angels advanced, holding back the demon army's counterattack. A few massive swords swung in perfect coordination, and the impenetrable blade light instantly sliced the charging Demons into fragments.

The Dark Angels trampled over the bodies and kept moving, maintaining the entire warband's forward momentum without slowing at all.

Ai Luoti Xi Ya's eyes were filled with disbelief.

The Dark Angels were towering, clad in heavy metal armor, wielding swords weighing over two thousand pounds; their speed was not sluggish. They surely expended more stamina, yet they seemed to possess inexhaustible stamina, showing no sign of fatigue.

"How did Lei En cultivate these monsters?"

The succubus seized the moment to recover stamina, but what occupied her mind was this question.

Using these few seconds of respite, Holy Blood Power and stamina recovered; she gripped the Soul-Eating Blade and surged forward again. Whenever her stamina faltered, she promptly fell back behind a Dark Angel, ensuring her combat power remained at its peak.

After repeating this several times, the warband had advanced to a great gate.

Behind the gate lay Barazakun's Steel Throne.

But at this moment the gate was tightly shut.

In front of the gate stretched a wide corridor hundreds of meters long, with passages on both sides leading to various barracks within the steel fortress; Demons surged from the passages like a tide, one after another, roaring slogans to defend Lord Barazakun, and launched wave after wave of charges at the enemy.

Above the corridor were tiered platforms where hordes of fire fiend priests stood, hurling clusters of fel flame fireballs that bombarded both sides indiscriminately.

The warband's fel mages reacted instantly, and as soon as they entered the corridor they bestowed advanced fire protection on Ai Luoti Xi Ya and the Dark Angels.

A faint red glow flickered on each of them.

The fel mages, while shielding their own, each selected a target and hurled various spells at the fire fiend priests above.

Spell Counter; Space-Time Shock; Spell Reflection;

Blindness Spell; Mind Freeze; Frenzy Spell; Banishment Spell; Spirit Whip;

These were not high‑damage spells, but their effects were immediate, promptly interrupting most of the fire fiend priests' fel flame fireballs.

Then, the fel mages returned a barrage of even more powerful fireball spells!

Nightmare demons, the Prince of Chaos, and vampires flashed into view, leapt onto the high platform, and appeared behind the fire fiend priests to launch assassinations.

The fire fiend priest corps instantly fell into chaos, unable to unleash a second wave of spell bombardment.

Nevertheless, dozens of the first‑wave fel flame fireballs were successfully launched, exploding over the corridor and detonating above the Dark Angel warband's heads.

Boom—boom—boom…

The violent explosions reverberated in the enclosed space; scorching flames swept the corridor like a fiery inferno, and the Demons pouring from the passages were blown to pieces, their corpses turning to ash, with almost no Demon escaping.

When the flames subsided, only the Dark Angel warband remained standing in the corridor.

Each Dark Angel's armor bore scorch marks and varying damage, yet none fell.

Ai Luoti Xi Ya also spread her demon wings to shield her body and breathed a sigh of relief.

"This can't be!"

Barazakun's voice boomed from behind the gate, his rage and terror mingling as he roared, "The defense and resistance of the terror warriors aren't this high; who exactly are you?"

The succubus's heart tightened, realizing she had been seen.

But she ignored the demon lord's doubt and ordered, "Break open this gate."

A squad of Dark Angels immediately obeyed, sprinting to the gate and pressing both hands to activate the activated metal, intending to melt the gate outright. After a few seconds they found it ineffective; the interior of the metal gate bore a rune sigil protected by a layer of magical energy, rendering the activated metal useless.

"It can only be destroyed by brute force."

The Dark Angel indeed fell back and said to Ai Luoti Xi Ya.

The succubus nodded, raised the Soul-Eating Blade to act herself, and Barazakun's command sounded from behind the gate: "Shan En Nuo Ke, now is the time for you to demonstrate loyalty. Kill these invaders, and I will grant you the reward you deserve."

"At your command, master!"

A hoarse voice answered in a deep tone, then shouted, "The bloodline of the fire fiend clan, the time has come to sacrifice for the great Lord Barazakun!"

Flames lit up the side passages of the corridor, and a hellish heat wave surged outward.

Following were countless fire fiend demons—minor imps, long‑spear fire fiends, fire fiend commanders, fire fiend hunters, sulfur hounds, fire fiend priests, fire fiend giants, hellfire, and soul‑scorching demons—thousands of fire fiends packed together like a torrent of flame crashing onto the warband.

In the largest passage, a towering figure emerged.

Its size is several times larger than other fire demons; the upper half is humanoid, its curved forehead horns nearly touch the passage ceiling, the lower half is a snake tail over ten meters long, covered with basin‑sized scales, it wields a massive black trident, its eyes blaze with two flames, and the aura it exudes shakes the spirit.

Fire Demon Lord Shan Nuo Ke!

Ai Luotixiya's expression flickered; it is the fire demon lord Lei En mentioned.

Shan Nuo Ke was once a Demon lord, but was defeated and enslaved by Barazakun, and now serves Barazakun.

The fire demon has collided with the line formed by dark angels; amid wave after wave of wailing cries, the fire demon is cut down by a great sword. The torrent of flame seems unstoppable, but the dark angels' line is even more unbreakable, holding the ground firmly.

Shan Nuo Ke, seeing his troops unable to breach the enemy's defense, feels the fire in his eyes surge, and roars, "Useless!"

It readies to go in on its own.

Ai Luotixiya inhaled deeply, retrieved two bottles of demonic elixirs from the dimensional pocket of her armor and drank them—a potent stamina‑restoring potion and a vial of Sunlight Blood; the elixirs took effect instantly, letting her feel her stamina and Holy Blood power return to their peak, her condition unprecedentedly fine.

"You break the gate."

After she orders the dark angel beside her, she brandishes the Soul‑Eating Blade, spreads her wings fiercely, and charges at the fire demon lord.

"A feeble succubus lord dares to strike me…" Shan Nuo Ke sneers, swinging his black trident toward Ai Luotixiya.

Now!

The trident and the Soul‑Eating Blade clash hard, emitting a booming crack.

Ai Luotixiya is flung back, unscathed, the enemy's erupting flames are blocked by her armor, but her power is clearly less than the fire demon lord's.

Shan Nuo Ke only steps back half a pace, glances at his weapon, where a cut several inches deep mars the massive trident, and he, enraged, stares at the succubus's Soul‑Eating Blade, "What kind of weapon is that?"

Ai Luotixiya, of course, does not answer.

This clash gave her great confidence; succubi are naturally frail and never rely on strength, yet she can face the massive fire demon lord head‑on, albeit at a slight disadvantage—this is the all‑round boost from Holy Blood power, with noticeably faster speed and more agile movement.

Moreover, she still has the Soul‑Eating Blade!

With a battle plan already forming, she vibrates her wings and strikes back at once.

The fire demon lord roars, flames blazing all over his body, and creates a Flame Domain a hundred meters in diameter; the steel‑cast floor and ceiling are scorched red and warped, the scorching fire spreads onto the trident, which he swings in a sweeping arc.

"Die!"

Amid Shan Nuo Ke's raging roar, he notices a flash; the swiftly flying succubus emits a burst of gold‑red light, her speed suddenly spikes, and his trident swings through empty air.

A haze of gray‑white light fills his view, countless hair‑thin sword rays slash his scales, cutting into his flesh.

"Ah…"

The fire demon lord feels his soul being gnawed, the unbearable agony makes him let out a howl.

Soul‑Eating Slash!

Ai Luotixiya disregards the burns from the Flame Domain, her figure folds back in mid‑air, she merges completely with the Soul‑Eating Blade, becoming a massive psychic sword light; in an instant, the blade flash slices through the fire demon lord's neck.

Shan Nuo Ke's howl abruptly stops, and the Flame Domain instantly dissipates.

Bang!

The fire demon lord's head falls to the ground.

The fire demons in the corridor see this scene, fall silent for half a second, and one, dazed, is cut down by a dark angel.

Ai Luotixiya's figure appears beside Shan Nuo Ke's corpse; she looks at the severed head she has cut, her thoughts tangled.

She never imagined she could one day slay such a powerful fire demon lord.

The Holy Blood Angel's robust physique, the Holy Swordsman's psychic sword art, together with the Legend Grade Soul‑Eating Blade, forged this victory.

But now is not the time for reflection.

Boom!

A deafening blast erupts; Ai Luotixiya turns and sees a dark angel hurling with all his might a steel spear five meters long and weighing several thousand pounds.

The massive spear, like a battering ram, twists into a heap of scrap the instant it strikes the metal gate.

The gate shudders, a half‑meter‑deep dent appears at its center, and the whole gate deforms slightly.

"Continue!"

Another dark angel immediately hurls a second steel spear.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom…

Each steel spear slams into the metal gate, producing one thunderous boom after another.

These dark angels are all fully evolved; their power reaches Level 14, and they have upgraded the Thunder God's Spear to Tier 3. Though to conceal their lightning power they omit the lightning when throwing the Thunder God's Spear, the steel spears' might is still astonishing.

Four steel spears in succession deform the massive metal gate severely; the central dent nearly pierces the gate, and the rune array inside is close to failing.

During this, the Destruction Demon King behind the gate makes not a sound.

Demons pouring from both sides of the corridor never cease for a second; they smash the dark angel battalion with their flesh and blood, trying to stop the angels from destroying the metal gate, but the absolute power gap leaves the demon horde unable to shake the battalion's line.

A dark angel throws a fifth steel spear.

Boom—!

The metal gate finally gives way; half of it crashes down with a roar, the other half shatters into fragments that scatter, revealing what lies beyond.

It is a massive black hall spanning tens of thousands of square meters; metal columns several meters in diameter support a dome over a hundred meters high. The floor, walls, and dome are all black, forged entirely of steel, and at the far end of the gate a series of steps lead to a platform dozens of meters high, upon which a gigantic throne is cast.

Steel Throne!

A demon the size of a giant stands before the throne, about fifteen meters tall; from waist to feet it wears intricate black armor, while its upper body is bare, showing muscles of explosive power, its skin gray‑white. A shoulder plate covers its right shoulder, and its right hand grips a massive hafted greataxe, nearly half its own height, the axe face like a wall.

It has human‑like facial features, but a single horn sprouts upward from its forehead.

The horn is long and massive, over three meters in length, resembling a huge curved blade, marking its status as the Destruction Demon King.

It is the master of Wang Long Fortress, the Destruction Demon King Barazakun!

Below the steel throne, the enormous black hall is packed with countless elite demons, over half of them high‑rank; their sheer number almost fills every inch of the floor.

Barazakun stands atop the steel throne, coldly staring at the fallen metal gate, raises his hand to point at the dark angel battalion outside, and shouts loudly:

Servants of the Lord of Darkness, crush them!

(End of chapter)