Path to Death

The Beings of the Great Thousand World had been discovered in an uninhabited region of the Demon Domain. At first, the Extraterritorial Evil Clan had assumed that she had ascended from a Lower Plane.

But as certain scraps of news gradually spread, some experts born into the great clans of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan slowly realized her identity—she was the greatest beauty of the Great Thousand World, who had vanished after the battle at the Sacred Abyss.

They had thought the Martial Ancestor had already fallen, yet they had never expected her to still be alive and to ultimately end up in the Demon Domain.

The elite geniuses of the great clans participating in the Ten Thousand Demons Meet had the advantage of proximity, allowing them to try and obtain benefits from her. If they could subdue her and claim her for themselves, that would be even better.

A Heavenly Sovereign-level being was a treasure from head to toe, not to mention the incomparably formidable Martial Ancestor. Such an existence naturally stirred covetous thoughts in every Evil Clan expert present.

"This woman's life aura is astonishingly young. Her true age definitely does not exceed a hundred years. She truly is a heaven-defying genius!"

An Evil Clan prodigy looked at the imposing Divine Maiden in white and could not help sighing emotionally. Judging by her years of cultivation, the being before them should have belonged to the same younger generation as them, yet her accomplishments were on an entirely different level from those so-called prodigies.

"Hmph! So what if she is exceptional? Won't she still become our possession?" A young woman from the Spirit Demon Clan gave a soft snort, clearly unconcerned.

No matter how heaven-shaking one's abilities were, falling alone into the Demon Domain and facing the power of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan would ultimately lead only to the fate of being manipulated by others.

"Speaking of which, that woman really is tempting. If one could have her, tsk tsk..."

Someone spoke in a suggestive tone. As soon as those words were uttered, blazing, greedy light flickered in the eyes of the Evil Clan prodigies as they looked at the White-Clothed Woman.

"Hiss... Such exquisite blood food. I want to eat her so badly!" A Blood Demon Clan member radiating a foul, bloody aura trembled excitedly, nearly unable to suppress the instinct to rush forward and devour the woman before him.

He could sense that if he refined her flesh and blood, he would immediately transform into a Demon Emperor. Moreover, his cultivation path from then on would be smooth and unobstructed.

"Heh heh, it would be a waste to simply eat such a beauty. I want her to bear me a litter of demon brats!" Sinister light surged in the eyes of a horrifying Heavenly Demon Clan prodigy.

When women of the Great Thousand World joined with the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, there was a chance of producing powerful bloodlines possessing the talents of both races. The stronger the mother, the stronger the offspring she bore. This woman's talent was so astonishing that if she could bear him children, they might one day grow into top-tier "Evil Spirit Clan" members.

Among the demons, Shi Tianhuang, dressed in black, gazed at Mu Zi's flawless figure, and a strange gleam flashed through his eyes as well.

"What a perfect body. If it were refined into a Demon Corpse, it would surely be of the highest grade."

No one noticed that Lin Dong's expression beneath the shadows carried a terrifying chill.

His gaze swept one by one across those arrogant demonic figures. His eyes were indifferent, as though he were looking at corpses.

The revelry of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan's younger generation soon came to an end. They knew that empty boasts were useless; whether they could succeed in the end would depend on their own abilities.

Shi Tianhuang and the others were all top prodigies of their powerful clans and possessed core inheritances. Although their strength was still lacking, they had certain special methods that even ordinary Demon Emperors did not possess. That was where their confidence in coming here to try lay.

Although there was a risk of suffering backlash from the Divine Maiden, if they did not seize this opportunity to give it a try, none of them would be willing to accept it.

"Blood Spirit Divine Guidance!"

The Blood Demon Clan member could wait no longer and was the first to make an attempt. Standing far away, he performed a Secret Method through the air. A concealed ripple pierced through space and seeped toward the figure in the center of the plain.

Yet in the next instant, horror surged into the Blood Demon's eyes. In the blink of an eye, amid a shrill scream, his entire body eerily dissolved away.

Not only had he failed to turn the Divine Maiden into blood food, but he had instead buried himself here.

"This..."

The scene before them made the scalps of the young Evil Clan experts tingle. Witnessing the Blood Demon's miserable end with their own eyes forcibly cooled the greed in their hearts.

After that, several more unwilling people made probing attempts. In the end, without exception, they all met miserable deaths.

Seeing this result, Shi Tianhuang and the others who had been watching from the sidelines gave up on trying. Without any hope in sight, no one wanted to seek death voluntarily.

"Alas, this opportunity is not meant for us."

The Strength Demon Clan prodigy let out a deep sigh, voicing the thoughts of all the demons. The Divine Maiden before them was not someone they could lay hands on. Their beautiful fantasies were ultimately unrealistic.

The failure of the Evil Clan's younger generation caused Lin Dong's expression to ease slightly, but the gravity in his heart did not dissipate. Lin Dong knew that the ones who acted next would likely be the Demon Emperors of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.

"Please act, Senior."

Shi Tianhuang turned around and gave a slight bow toward a black shadow high in the sky. The latter's gaze was deep as a powerful aura slowly spread forth.

Lin Dong's pupils contracted. The aura of the Corpse Demon Clan elder at this moment far surpassed the realm of ordinary Demon Emperors. Even among Profound Demon Emperors, he was likely an expert!

His eyes flickered wildly as a faint silver glint, almost imperceptible, rose within them, as though he were preparing some kind of method.

If anything went even slightly wrong, he would take the risk and unleash it. No matter what, he had to protect Mu Zi!

In the sky, the Corpse Demon Clan elder looked down at the graceful white figure below, and a strange glint flashed through his eyes.

"I would like to see just what is so extraordinary about you."

Whoosh!

In the next instant, the Corpse Demon Clan elder's figure flickered, and he abruptly appeared above Mu Zi. He had actually taken the initiative to step into the "safe range."

Mu Zi slowly raised her head. Her hollow gaze turned toward the figure in the sky. With a tap of her toes, her body immediately rose into the air and pressed straight toward the Corpse Demon Clan elder.

A crystalline jade palm struck forward. The latter immediately extended his withered arm, driving his Profound Demon Emperor-level power to its limit as a deep-black demonic finger pointed ahead.

Bang!

Finger and palm collided, and invisible force spread outward, sending ripples through the void.

After striking with her palm, Mu Zi appeared completely unharmed. Her aura subsided as she slowly descended from the sky and landed on the ground.

At the same time, the Corpse Demon Clan elder's body paused slightly before shooting backward through the air, ultimately drifting lightly out of the safe range.

"Senior?"

Shi Tianhuang and the other young prodigies below saw this scene, and confusion flashed through their eyes.

Had that strike just now ended evenly?

Pfft!

Yet in the next moment, under everyone's horrified gaze, the Corpse Demon Clan elder exploded in midair into a sky full of demonic mist.