Control of the Entire Situation

After capturing the Bright King, Lei Dong quickly retreated to a safe distance. Seeing that the Devil King seemed poised to break through and flee, Lei Dong pressed one hand against Ajana's head and roared, "King of Radiance, if you still want your daughter to live, stop this at once and surrender!"

"Ke ke ke! Kid, I admire your willingness to stop at nothing." The King of Radiance let out a string of spine-chilling laughter. "That fool was worried about his daughter, so I turned the tables on him. Now I've backed him into a corner. Sooner or later, I'll devour every last shred of his consciousness. Damn it, you interrupted my sanctification ritual." The so-called sanctification ritual was the process by which the Devil King's consciousness used the life imprint within the essence to transform the body he had possessed into a High-ranking Devil Race body.

Lei Dong knew perfectly well that holding Ajana hostage wouldn't threaten the Devil King, so he ignored the arrogant demon and continued in a low voice, "King of Radiance, I know you can hear me. If you can't defeat the Devil King, not only will all your consciousness vanish forever, I'll also help you send your daughter on her way, so she can join you in the heaven you people believe in." In a way, those words could be taken as an attempt to encourage the King of Radiance.

Sure enough, the sinister, handsome face suddenly contorted in pain. Then it twisted out of shape. Clearly, Lei Dong's provocation had spurred the King of Radiance to begin fighting for control of the body again.

"Brothers, the King of Radiance is doing his best to resist the Devil King's consciousness." Seeing that his ploy had worked, Lei Dong issued a loud command. "Let's help