"Give—give me back my Demon Heart!"
Heavenly Evil God froze at first, then struggled madly like a crazed tiger. Yet no matter how he thrashed, the radiant ropes of flame still bound him fast.
"Heh heh, give you back what?"
Hidden within the endless darkness, the monster that had launched a fatal strike from behind Heavenly Evil God let out a strange, cackling laugh, and the claw that had pierced through his chest suddenly tightened.
Bang!
Under Heavenly Evil God's horrified gaze, the constantly beating Demon Heart exploded on the spot, and his already precarious aura plunged once more.
"Gulp."
"Wh-what on earth is that thing?"
Only now did the many powerful figures of the Great Thousand World, far above on the surface, clearly see what kind of creature had attacked Heavenly Evil God. At once, the sound of people swallowing spread through the crowd.
Behind Heavenly Evil God, a tall, strangely shaped mysterious creature abruptly entered everyone's line of sight.
This mysterious creature was wreathed from head to toe in eerie black flames. It possessed a humanoid body, but its hollow, scarlet eyes and beastlike, razor-sharp hands immediately made it clear that this black-flame creature was vastly different from any human.
One of its—or his—hideous beast claws was inserted into Heavenly Evil God's body from the back, piercing out through his chest at the heart. Its hollow scarlet eyes were fixed greedily on Heavenly Evil God, and thick drool kept sliding from its gaping maw.
The strange creature's mouth was still wriggling slightly, as if it was saying something. If anyone could have drawn a little closer, they would surely have heard it clearly: "I've struck it rich, struck it rich. This time, I'm rich."
"Pfft."
Perhaps sensing the gazes of the Great Thousand World's many experts, the strange