Old Ancestor Bone Demon

The collapsed bone heap exploded with a thunderous roar, and a figure slowly rose from within.

It was still Old Ancestor Bone Demon, but his appearance had changed drastically. His shriveled body had swollen several times over, twisted bone spikes bulged beneath his skin, and three pairs of bone-white wings had sprouted from his back. The ghostly green flames in his eye sockets had turned dark purple, radiating an evil aura that made one's heart tremble.

Even more terrifying, he held a fist-sized, throbbing, dark red object shaped like a heart. Its surface was covered in demonic markings. With each beat, the surrounding space warped ever so slightly, releasing the purest... Nine Nether Demonic Energy.

"This is..." Duan Tian's pupils contracted sharply.

"The Heart of the Nine Nether." Old Ancestor Bone Demon grinned, revealing a set of ghastly white fangs. "That fool Ximen Wushang thought the passage in the Nether Abyss was the only one. Little did he know, His Majesty the Demon Emperor had planted three 'seeds' in the Western Domain three hundred years ago. There's one beneath Myriad Bones Cave."

He slowly pressed the heart against his chest. "Today, I'll show His Majesty just how mighty the power bestowed by the Demon Emperor truly is!"

The instant the dark red heart merged into his chest—

BOOM!!!

A terrifying demonic might, far surpassing the peak of the True Saint Realm, soared into the sky! Old Ancestor Bone Demon's body swelled once more, his skin turning completely into bone armor as curved demonic horns sprouted from his head. His aura surged higher and higher, breaking through a threshold in an instant and entering an entirely new level!

He had leapt straight from the half-step True Saint Realm to the half-step Saint King Realm!

"Ha ha ha ha! Power! This is