The so-called being deceived was precisely...
Back when Sikong Jing was at the Thousand Kings Holy Tower, he had entered a demonic state and reached the Divine Martial Stage.
That was why the demonic puppets believed the new Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts had met the realm requirement Black Demon had set and thus led him here. Who would have thought Sikong Jing had only reached it by entering a demonic state? He was no longer at the Divine Martial Stage now.
He had not even reached the Saint Martial Stage yet, so naturally, for the time being, they could not obey all his commands.
Black Demon's rule was, to Sikong Jing as he was now, simply a massive pitfall.
Of course, Sikong Jing could understand it.
A Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts who had not reached the Divine Martial Stage could easily die halfway through. If all the demonic puppets, along with every arrangement on Gods and Devils Island and within the Desolate Sea Absolute Formation, were wasted, Black Demon would probably weep himself to death even from beneath the earth.
That was why Black Demon had hardened his heart: without reaching the Divine Martial Stage, there would be no guidance.
That way, even if one died prematurely, the instincts left behind by the previous Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts could continue seeking the next one.
To put it bluntly, Black Demon did not want the new Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts to leave this Desolate Sea Forbidden Land before reaching the Divine Martial Stage. Yet Sikong Jing had temporarily reached the Divine Martial Stage earlier through his demonic state.
All that could be said was that Black Demon had miscalculated again.
The demonic puppets followed such preset commands absolutely. Black Demon was already dead, and no one could