"Judgment." Long Xingyu's voice was exceedingly cold.
The moment his words fell, the ruby at the very pinnacle of the Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne released a strange radiance. What followed was a vast crimson-gold light that swept toward the entire demon army.
Upon seeing this, the Bear Demon God roared.
He immediately activated the Sixth Demon God Pillar, its aura violently erupting at that moment and forming a massive shield that blocked everything.
But he had still been one step too slow!
In the next instant, countless demons perished beneath this attack, including quite a few seventh- and eighth-tier demons. Only those at the ninth tier were able to react quickly enough to defend themselves.
Sensing all this, the Bear Demon God was consumed by rage as he glared hatefully toward Long Xingyu.
But at present, not a single Demon God had fallen, and the Demon God Emperor's power was still drawing him in and suppressing him. If he dared continue, Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu might personally come here.
And when that happened, things would become truly ugly.
That was not a sight the Bear Demon God wished to see.
Moreover, to these Demon Gods, the purpose of war was to reduce the excess demon population that reproduced too quickly, lest they consume the demon race's resources and leave all demons unable to eat their fill. That would be troublesome.
It was also meant to restrain humanity and plunder humanity's resources, nothing more.
If the latter could not be achieved, it did not matter as long as the former was. To the Demon Gods, those low-level demons were nothing but garbage. If they died, they died. It was of no consequence.
The Bear Demon God thought the same way.
So that was not what enraged him.
What enraged him was that Long Xingyu had actually attacked directly, taking advantage of the fact that he was being suppressed by the Demon God Emperor and launching a sudden ambush without giving him any chance to respond.
This filled the Bear Demon God with fury, but he did not dare make a move at all. He could only grit his teeth and, after the attack ended, continue, "Retreat!"
Very quickly, the demon army withdrew in disarray under the Bear Demon God's command.
The Bear Demon God did not return to his territory. Instead, he immediately rushed toward the Demon Capital, where Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu resided. He wanted to ask Feng Xiu why he had done this, and he intended to lead his army once more in an assault on Dragon Control Pass.
If that proved impossible, then after learning why Long Xingyu had entered demon territory, he could only find an opportunity to erase him directly and avenge this grudge!
The Bear Demon God simply did not know that this had been his closest chance to kill Long Xingyu.
After watching the demons depart, the draconic pressure that had suddenly appeared in the sky gradually dissipated into nothingness, no longer revealing itself.
Seeing this, Long Xingyu slowly lowered his own aura.
"Looks like my father-in-law has no intention of making a move personally."
"Good. There's still plenty of time."
"There are still around fifteen years until the Final Holy War. That's enough."
Long Xingyu spoke in a deep voice.
Sitting upon the throne, he began pondering something.
Then, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
Host repelled the Seventh Demon God, Mad War Demon God Ananda. Obtained Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne upgrade progress ×1. Host repelled the Sixth Demon God, Bear Demon God Oliver. Obtained Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne upgrade progress ×1. Note: When the Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne's upgrade progress reaches 50, it will automatically evolve into a Great Divine Artifact. Once it reaches 100, it will automatically evolve into a Super Divine Artifact. Current evolution progress: 2 points. Note: Repelling Demon Gods, defeating Demon Gods, killing Demon Gods, destroying Demon God Pillars, and all other matters related to Demon Gods can grant evolution points. Upon reaching the Super Divine Artifact tier, an entirely new evolution path will be unlocked.
Upon seeing these system notifications, Long Xingyu raised an eyebrow, a trace of interest surfacing in his eyes.
"An evolution path for a Super Divine Artifact?"
"This is quite good. It happens to be exactly what I need right now."
"The Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne, along with its matching armor and sword, are all Divine Artifact-tier equipment. Against ordinary Demon Gods, they have nothing to fear; one could even say they hold an overwhelming advantage."
"But if I have to face my father-in-law, that will not be simple."
Long Xingyu thought to himself.
He had previously been considering how to obtain a Super Divine Artifact, especially one suited to himself.
After all, not only was his father-in-law immensely powerful, having reached the one-million spiritual energy tier and become a demigod, but his equipment was equally extraordinary.
Not to mention the First Demon God Pillar, which was equivalent to a Super Divine Artifact, he also possessed the Heaven-Defying Demonic Dragon Sword and Heaven-Defying Demonic Dragon Armor. Both were terrifying pieces of equipment comparable to Super Divine Artifacts. The Heaven-Defying Demonic Dragon Sword in particular had been forged after his father-in-law removed one of his own core dragon bones and nurtured it within his body for over a hundred years. It was incomparably compatible with him.
How could such a setup not be powerful?
And it was incomparably compatible as well!
That was precisely why Long Xingyu wanted to find powerful equipment that suited him.
Now, all of this left Long Xingyu rather satisfied. No matter how compatible any other equipment might be, could it possibly suit him better than the Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne that had accompanied him for more than a decade?
That was simply impossible.
And if he successfully advanced it to the Super Divine Artifact tier in the future, then his chances of dealing with his father-in-law—of thoroughly grinding him down and teaching him a lesson—would increase considerably.
After all, he had never been particularly satisfied with this son-in-law of his.
Then he would beat him until he was satisfied!
Of course, by then, whether Long Xingyu was satisfied or not would no longer matter—after all, he would have gone to heaven.
The demon race and humanity were mortal enemies. How could he possibly let that go unavenged?
With that in mind, Long Xingyu began studying the system.
Driving back Demon Gods—namely, what the Bear Demon God and Ananda had just done by retreating their troops—could earn a small amount of Evolution Points.
Beyond that were defeating Demon Gods and killing Demon Gods. There should be different tiers of rewards. Killing an ordinary Demon God might perhaps earn one point, with the amount increasing accordingly. If he had been able to kill the Bear Demon God or Ananda earlier, the reward he received probably would not have been such a simple amount.
Destroying a Demon God Pillar would likewise grant a corresponding amount of Evolution Points.
There were also quite a few other Demon God-related actions that could be developed further.
Still, there were many things he could do. This gave Long Xingyu some ideas. The evolution of the Throne of Doomsday and Slaughter could not be delayed.
"Once I bring Yue'er and Haochen back to the Knight Temple, I can begin evolving the throne."
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