After hearing Long Xingyu's words, Ananda froze on the spot.
He did not know what to say.
In the past, he had always exhausted himself seeking out Long Xingyu for battle, and Long Xingyu would only fight him then.
What was this supposed to mean now?
Long Xingyu had actually set a time for a duel for the first time ever.
Ananda immediately intended to say something.
But in the next moment, Long Xingyu waved his hand, and a streak of slaughtering spiritual light burst forth. Its brilliant aura spread in every direction before instantly hurtling toward Ananda!
Very quickly, Ananda's avatar shattered.
The spatial gate formed through terrifying spiritual power also dissipated, vanishing into nothingness.
At that moment, Ananda lost all trace of Long Xingyu. Darkness filled his vision, leaving only a sea of blood-red before him.
That sight enraged Ananda terribly.
The bloody aura of the Mad War Territory gradually erupted like flames, and several volcanoes instantly erupted because of Ananda's fury.
Countless demons who had come seeking shelter trembled in fear.
Beside their ears, they could vaguely hear Ananda's roar. "Long Xingyu!"
"In three years, you will undoubtedly die!"
"To the ends of the earth, you will have nowhere to hide!"
None of the demons throughout the Mad War Territory could forget that tragic day. A knight named Long Xingyu had provoked the Mad War Demon God, driving him into a mad rage.
The result of Ananda's fury was chaos throughout the Mad War Territory, followed by environmental upheaval that caused countless demons to perish amid natural and man-made disasters.
However, Long Xingyu knew nothing of this.
Even if he had known, he probably would not have felt much. He might even have wanted to anger Ananda further.
After all, Long Xingyu would have been delighted by that.
Now, he silently waved his hand, and a special stream of spiritual power drifted slowly toward the Demon God Pillar beneath the throne.
The Demon God Pillar immediately resisted, but it could not succeed. It merely rose slowly and flew toward Long Xingyu before soon standing before him, its aura flickering.
Its aura was terrifying, but compared to Long Xingyu's, it felt utterly insignificant.
Had it possessed any greater intelligence, it would probably have trembled inside like the Wolf Demon God from before.
"This is my first time facing a Demon God Pillar directly."
"A novel experience."
Long Xingyu thought to himself, but he did not forget what he needed to do. He immediately raised his hand and struck the Seventy-first Pillar Wolf Demon God Pillar.
He wanted to see what would happen.
However, rather than seeing a change in the Demon God Pillar, he received a change from the system.
Detected that the host is shattering a Demon God Pillar. Current shattering progress: 0%. Once the Demon God Pillar is shattered again, it will re-form and belong to the host. Note: If the host does not regain control of the Demon God Pillar, it will return to its original state. It can automatically produce a Demon God Crown and summon a Demon God. Once the host regains control of the Demon God Pillar, both the Demon God Pillar and Demon God will answer to the host!
"Control the Demon God Pillar?"
"If that is the case, then I can shatter it without worry."
Long Xingyu calculated inwardly.
Originally, he had been considering whether to shatter the Demon God Pillars.
Under normal circumstances, he certainly would have shattered them. It was his duty. But he knew that the Demon God Pillars existed specifically to restrain Austin Griffin.
In other words, his son Long Haochen's future Magical Beast companion, Haoyue.
The God of Calamity!
Strictly speaking, the Seventy-two Demon God Pillars formed a grand formation called the Nine Heavens, Ten Earths, Five Elements Annihilation Formation. Its name sounded rather melodramatic, but its true power was worthy of that name.
It was a formation centered around the First Demon God Pillar, a Super Divine Artifact, and the Second and Third Demon God Pillars, Great Divine Artifacts. Its power was immensely terrifying, capable of suppressing and even erasing the fully matured God of Calamity, Austin Griffin.
Perhaps Austin Griffin had made some concessions, but the fact that it could erase him was enough to demonstrate the terror of this great formation!
Long Xingyu intended for Long Haochen to continue forming a contract with Austin Griffin. Their relationship had originally been excellent.
Moreover, Long Xingyu liked keeping everything under his control.
Naturally, he had to keep such a God of Calamity firmly in hand.
Of course, he was not fully confident that he could suppress Austin Griffin in the future. After all, this was the God of Calamity, far more powerful than even the Dragon God.
That was precisely why Long Xingyu had been hesitating.
But now that he could take control of the Demon God Pillars, it meant that Long Xingyu would have greater control over this grand formation in the future. With all of that combined, his chances of suppressing Austin Griffin in the future would increase considerably.
"Then let's shatter it."
"It can also raise the evolution progress of the Throne of Doomsday and Slaughter by a certain amount. Not bad."
Long Xingyu thought to himself.
Then, the God Seal Sword of Doomsday and Slaughter appeared in Long Xingyu's hand.
"Judgment of Holiness!" Long Xingyu shouted. The sword in his hand unleashed a streak of sword light, and crimson-gold radiance instantly slammed into the Seventy-first Pillar Demon God Pillar. In an instant, terrifying light erupted from within it, and the Demon God Pillar trembled as cracks appeared across its surface.
Detected that the host has begun shattering a Demon God Pillar. Current shattering progress: 25%.
Even though Demon God Pillars were incomparably tough—an epic-grade Demon God Pillar could even rival immortal-grade equipment in this regard—it was as fragile as paper before Long Xingyu.
Long Xingyu did not think much about it.
He simply continued attacking.
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After three strikes, the system issued a warning.
Then, the Demon God Pillar shattered completely, turning into fragments scattered across the ground. A layer of laws between heaven and earth also seemed to dissipate, while the fragments began to vaporize after sensing the changes in spiritual power nearby, preparing to vanish into nothingness.
Yet faintly, a special light shifted within, linking the laws belonging to the Demon God Pillar with the fragments of the Demon God Pillar here.
Demon Capital Heart City.
At this moment, Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu had been lying in bed, resting.
But suddenly, he sensed something.
He abruptly rose to his feet.
"A change in the laws?" Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu calculated suspiciously.
But then, he seemed to realize something. In an instant, wave after wave of terrifying Heaven-Defying Demonic Dragon might erupted from his body and spread in every direction, carrying overwhelming pressure.
"The Seventy-first Pillar Demon God Pillar?"
"What happened?"
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