"You've already threatened to kill me. What have I got to lose by daring to do this?"
Jiang Yu's words made Demonic Elder burst into laughter.
He laughed so hard that his whole body trembled, as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world.
People could be arrogant, as long as they had the strength to back it up.
But the Demonic Law the man had shown him was clearly nothing like the one Jiang Yu had described.
"Let him go, and I can spare one of your people!"
Demonic Elder tried to bargain with him.
"What exactly do you want?"
Jiang Yu stared at him coldly.
Along the way, he had run into one danger after another. He had hoped to return and get some proper rest.
Instead, this old man had appeared, and now he wanted to take Jiang Yu's body!
"What I want..."
Demonic Elder considered it for a moment. Then he lowered his voice and said solemnly:
"I want to save every person in the world!"
"I want a new Demonic Law system to emerge!"
"I want humanity to stop being oppressed and exploited by monsters and demons!"
Jiang Yu gave a cold laugh.
"So your Demonic Law system needs my body as a sacrifice?"
"All that grand talk of yours is just a cover for your selfish ambition."
Those words seemed to provoke Demonic Elder. He hurled Little Tan to the ground.
"What does a little brat like you know? Have you ever witnessed a true catastrophe?"
"Have you seen those countless otherworldly demons, swarming across the land? Humanity is nothing but food for them!"
"They don't invade simply to let humanity multiply!"
"But if I can create a new Demonic Law system, humanity will finally be able to fight back against the demons!"
"So my life is worth less than the lives of a few ordinary people? Is that what you're saying?"
"I'm asking you: what's the point of all this?"
Demonic Elder roared in fury, his heart breaking.
He had given everything to create that new Demonic Law system.
Hearing that, Jiang Yu suddenly laughed. He was laughing at Demonic Elder's delusions.
"Your grand plan is to create a new Demonic Law system—the Spirit Core system, isn't it?"
"So you can become a high-tier Demonic Law master? What a load of nonsense!"
"Demonic Elder, you're delusional!"
"Besides, humanity isn't food for the demons. What do you think those demons who've been around for hundreds of years eat?"
"Not to mention, I have no intention of wasting my life along with yours!"
Jiang Yu looked at him with disdain.
He yanked the old man in Demonic Elder's grip closer.
Demonic Elder's entire body was now frozen by Jiang Yu's ice-type Demonic Law.
Demonic Elder was truly being driven to madness. He howled in fury:
"Let go, you despicable creature!"
"Fine. I'll show you what this so-called high-tier Demonic Law master can really do!"
Jiang Yu was shrouded in Little Tan's spatial Demonic Law.
In the next instant, he and the old man vanished from the spot.
Demonic Elder anxiously scanned the area.
A pair of silver-gray wings appeared on his back. They were demonic wings!
His demonic energy surged, and he transformed into a streak of silver light, chasing after Jiang Yu.
He wanted to save that stinking brat!
Meanwhile, the green-haired man left behind stood beside a group of Heavenly Abyss Demonic Law masters, their faces solemn.
"Go catch him! We'll deal with him when we get back!"
Without hesitation, the man gave the order!
Above the desolate wasteland, beneath the cloudless sky.
Jiang Yu's voice rang out behind Demonic Elder, drawing closer.
Demonic Elder's figure continued to grow until he stood ten meters in front of Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu stood proudly on the mountain ridge, his black clothes billowing in the wind like a banner.
In his hand, he held the unconscious old man.
Demonic Elder was a little apprehensive of Jiang Yu's terrifying aura.
For some reason, he suddenly felt that this man was extremely dangerous.
But he thought it over. How dangerous could a mere high-tier Demonic Law master really be?
"Enough, Demonic Elder. You've shown me how terrifying your Spirit Core is. Is that old man part of it?"
Jiang Yu rested his hand on the old man's head. He only needed to apply a little pressure...
Demonic Elder forced down his anger.
He had wanted to turn this arrogant brat into a grown man, to break his pride and spirit—
And now the brat dared to threaten him!
Demonic Elder was seething. He shouted:
"Let him go, and I'll let you leave. I'll even spare that little girl of yours!"
"I don't know her. Let me stay, and I'll find out whether he was born with a thunder-type ability."
Jiang Yu paused at the words, considering them.
"That's a tempting offer, but I won't take it."
He squeezed his hand hard.
"Ah!"
The old man felt a terrifying force about to crush his skull. He screamed at the top of his lungs.
Demonic Elder watched Jiang Yu's actions, baffled by his refusal to back down.
"Stop! Are you really trying to force me to kill him?!"
But...
"Crack!"
Like a watermelon, his head burst open, and a mix of white and red sprayed everywhere.
Even Demonic Elder could feel the warm, sticky liquid splashing over him.
He laughed in fury, his whole body going still for a moment. Then he wiped the clinging blood from his face.
"Good! Good!"
"You really are asking for death!"
Demonic Elder could no longer contain his rage.
He closed his eyes. Behind him, seven golden stars emerged.
They were a full 343 dazzling stars, joined together to form a gigantic constellation.
It was the constellation of a high-tier mage—high-tier Demonic Law!
Demonic Elder stared at Jiang Yu, his eyes cold. In his mind, Jiang Yu was already a dead man.
He felt no mercy toward him.
"Distant Demon's Gaze!"
It happened in an instant.
Above and below, everything was covered in a layer of gray gloom. Even the clouds turned to stone!
The petrifying gloom spread across half the sky.
"Brat, now you can see what a true high-tier Demonic Law master looks like!"
"Your so-called high-tier Demonic Law is still only high-tier!"
Jiang Yu remained standing, with Little Tan perched cleverly on his shoulder.
"Blink!"
He snapped his fingers. In the next instant, his figure disappeared.
But Demonic Elder only twitched his nose. He immediately turned and blasted toward a certain direction!
A moment later, Jiang Yu's figure was caught in his sights once more.
"You can't escape. Even if your scent reaches the ends of the earth, I'll find you!"
Demonic Elder sent the gray, petrifying aura behind him rushing toward Jiang Yu.
But what met him was a sky full of dancing flames.
"Flame Tempest!"
Jiang Yu's voice rang out from high above.
Flames instantly dyed half the sky red. The air filled with the crackling sound of blazing heat.
A vast red-gold dragon surged up from the earth with a roar.
That magnificent, mighty Flame Dragon charged straight at Demonic Elder in the sky.
"What power!"
Demonic Elder couldn't help exclaiming in shock.
That power looked as though it might even surpass the might of a high-tier Demonic Law master.
No—perhaps it already had.
The Flame Dragon collided with the gray, petrifying aura. The two forces clashed with a searing hiss.
The dragon's head was petrified, and the gray gloom was rapidly consumed.
When the clash ended, the enormous dragon had vanished into the air, and the petrifying gloom had disappeared completely.
A mid-tier Demonic Law had actually matched a high-tier Demonic Law master!
That was the power of a top-grade Spirit Core combined with a mid-tier five-element Demonic Law!
But Demonic Elder's expression was vicious.
"Brat, you're doomed. You've pushed me too far. This is where you die!"
In the next moment, he gripped a purple, scepter-like object. The air around them cracked and split apart.
"You should feel lucky. A mid-tier Demonic Law master made me bring out this thing!"
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