The Demon Monarch's Surrender Offer, Plane Origin Power (Part Three, Three Updates Today-Please Collect and Follow)

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A cold glint flashed along the tip of the World-Breaking Spear as it darted around the Demon Monarch.

The Demon Monarch, a Three-Headed Giant Dog, tried to trade injuries, aiming to clamp one head around the spear while using the other two to attack.

But the World-Breaking Spear moved like a swimming dragon, its shaft deft and agile. More often than not, before the Demon Monarch could bite down, the spear had already opened a wound elsewhere.

The battle grew increasingly fierce. The Demon Monarch changed tactics and tried to counterattack, continuously spewing powerful dark energy from its mouths.

Unfortunately, the energy was either nullified by the powerful defense of the Four-Word Battle Armor or deflected by the spear.

As the battle dragged on, the Demon Monarch's injuries worsened. Its aura grew more unstable, and the plane's suppressive force gradually intensified.

Although the Demon Monarch had boosted its strength with a secret technique, it still hadn't reached God Rank.

If one had to put it simply, the Demon Monarch and Xie An, clad in Four-Word Battle Armor, were evenly matched.

But with the plane suppressing it, the Demon Monarch's defeat was only a matter of time.

A surge of powerful aura burst from the Demon Monarch, knocking Xie An back once more.

"Human, you're strong. I can feel it. But this plane is holding you back."

"Why not join us? Our plane may not be as powerful as your world, but as one of the Demon World's Five Pillars, I can report your case to the Plane Will. It will bless you, and you'll certainly break through this barrier."

Xie An found the offer amusing. "If what you say is true, and I reach God Rank, wouldn't I outrank you? Wouldn't you end up working for me?"

"You don't need to worry about that. With your strength, you'd surely hold a high position in this world."

"You can act as our inside man, working from within and without to open more Demon Passages and erode this world's Plane Origin Power."

"Then our Demon Plane will surely grow more powerful than yours, and reaching God Rank will be a foregone conclusion."

"You reach God Rank first. Once the plane evolves, we can reach God Rank alongside it. I know how to distinguish what matters."

"And you'll become the greatest benefactor of my Demon Plane."

"You'll become the Child of the Plane. Not only will your strength break through to God Rank, but you might even reach the legendary Second-Class God or First-Class God."

The Demon Monarch grew more and more excited as it spoke, its three heads swaying of their own accord.

"That sounds pretty good. I didn't expect such an ugly Three-Headed Dog to have such grand ambitions."

"But from what you're saying, you want me to betray the Douluo Plane?"

The Demon Monarch hurriedly shook its heads. "What are you talking about? Don't put it that way."

"As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to nest in, and a worthy minister chooses a lord to serve. What does a little betrayal matter if it means a better future for yourself?"

"Well? Accept my offer. I can feel the Plane Will of our Demon Plane awakening. It'll be here soon!"

"That's a very tempting offer."

Xie An smiled faintly.

The Demon Monarch's faces lit up with delight.

"But I refuse."

"History has proven time and time again that traitors never come to a good end."

With that, the World-Breaking Spear struck again and again. The Spear God Domain unfurled once more, launching an all-out assault on the Demon Monarch.

"Human, don't be ungrateful!" the Demon Monarch snarled angrily. "I'll show you the true power of my Demon Plane!"

A purple force suddenly appeared where the Demon Passage had opened earlier and poured into the Demon Monarch.

At the same time, the space around them began to shake violently, and the Douluo Plane started fiercely rejecting the Demon Monarch.

Xie An's expression turned grave. If the Demon Monarch's earlier boost had only raised it from Demigod to the peak of Quasi-God, he could still handle it.

But now, the Demon Monarch seemed to be breaking through Quasi-God and advancing toward God Rank.

Just then, a mechanical voice suddenly rang out.

[Beep! Detected the Plane Origin Power of another world. Host, please attempt to absorb it.]

Xie An's heart stirred. He hurriedly asked, "System, what should I do?"

[Beep! Host, please touch the power before you, or kill the enemy before you.]

Xie An was about to think it over, but as he felt the Demon Monarch's aura continuously rising, he gritted his teeth and charged straight at the energy.

"What? Has the sight of my God Rank power driven you mad?"

"Or have you changed your mind and decided to join the Demon Plane?"

The Demon Monarch spoke with disdain. In its eyes, this human—who hadn't reached God Rank—was powerful, but facing the Plane Origin Power of the Demon Plane was no different from a moth flying into a flame.

But it soon realized something was wrong.

Normally, when an outsider came into contact with the Demon Plane's Plane Origin Power, they were either devoured outright or assimilated and made part of the Demon Plane.

But this human wasn't being harmed at all. Instead, his aura was rising?

No, that was impossible. He was a being below God Rank. He couldn't do something like that.

The Demon Monarch couldn't help wondering if it was mistaken.

But reality soon slapped it in the face. The power flowing into its body was dwindling—and even running dry.

Was this being below God Rank devouring the Plane Origin Power!?

Xie An was in a strange state. The instant he touched the purple force, he could clearly feel his body being assimilated and his own power being devoured.

Could this system really be some kind of patch designed to erase him?

Xie An felt his heart sink and prepared to pull away from the energy.

At the same time, he braced himself to fight to the very end.

He, Xie An, wasn't just the War God Temple Master. He was also a soldier.

And he couldn't help feeling exasperated with the Douluo Plane. The enemy was already sending energy right to its doorstep, and it was still pretending not to notice.

Just then, the mechanical voice rang out again.

[Beep! Detected the Plane Origin Power of another world. Beginning absorption.]

Xie An felt a refreshing force wash over his body, and the power that had been assimilating him instantly vanished.

A higher level of power began to flow through him.

"System, leave some for me! The stronger I get, the more chances I'll have like this!" Xie An shouted in his heart.

The system seemed to understand what he meant and gave him more of that higher-level power.

To the Demon Monarch watching from outside, though, everything had become downright bizarre.

The humanoid being showed no sign of injury, and his aura was still climbing.

At the same time, the phantom of a Spear God Divine Position appeared behind the human, growing steadily more solid.

"No! Could that be the legendary God Position? Impossible! How could a being below God Rank possess something like that?"

The Demon Monarch failed to notice that the God Position was incomplete.

It spat out a ball of energy, hoping to interrupt Xie An, but the attack vanished like a stone sinking into the sea, without making the slightest ripple.

Xie An continued absorbing the energy. At last, the Plane Will on the other side seemed to realize something was wrong. The energy transmission began to diminish, then finally stopped.

"Wait! I haven't absorbed enough yet!"

"System, how much did you swallow? Hurry up and spit some more out!"

Xie An could clearly feel that his strength, which hadn't improved in years, had advanced by a step.

The step was small, but it meant a great deal to him.

Xie An had remained at the Quasi-God level for far too long.

Now, although he hadn't broken through to God Rank, he could no longer be described as a Quasi-God.

He was confident that if Yun Ming fought him now, he could settle the battle within three hundred moves—as long as Yun Ming didn't have the Golden Ancient Tree's support.

If he hadn't still needed to deal with the Demon Monarch before him, Xie An would've wanted to test himself against Chen Xinjie while the latter was using the Sea God Helmet.

"Enough, Demon Monarch. Now the real fight begins."

Xie An was still craving more as he gazed greedily at the Demon Monarch.