The Game Ends Here

The Game Ends Here

Ten li southeast!

A short distance of ten li—five thousand meters—was only the time of one or two breaths for He Yu.

Controlling the demon cloud, he rounded several small peaks and arrived at the location Wolf Two had pointed out. Yet when he raised his eyes and looked around, there still was not a single demon shadow to be seen. He Yu could not sense even a trace of demonic aura. The surroundings were utterly calm.

Wait! This grim, stifling aura?

The corner of He Yu's mouth lifted, and a faint cold smile appeared. He already had a plan in mind.

When Wolf Two saw that there was not even half a demon present, let alone the Earth Bear King, his heart instantly lurched. His whole body lost all strength and went limp atop the demon cloud, his face filled with terror.

"My King! Wolf Two has deceived Your Majesty like this; he truly deserves death ten thousand times over. I beg Your Majesty to punish him severely!" Leopard One was very pleased now. Earlier, he had worried for quite a while! But now he was incomparably excited. As long as Wolf Two died, he would be the only vanguard under He Yu. Even if demon kings joined in the future, his seniority would still be the oldest.

"My King! This lowly one... this lowly one did not deceive Your Majesty! Even if this lowly one borrowed ten more guts, I wouldn't dare deceive Your Majesty!" Although Wolf Two did not know the contents of the voice transmission between Leopard One and He Yu's consciousness, he could more or less guess that it was unfavorable to him. His fear immediately grew even worse, and he completely hated Leopard One for it.

"Enough. Wolf Two did not deceive this king!" He Yu transmitted gently, and from his expression it could be seen that he was in quite a good mood.

"This...?" Wolf Two was dumbfounded. This was far too strange. In truth, it was not only him; Leopard One was also stunned, merely wondering in his heart whether He Yu had been so angered that his brain had stopped working properly.

"My King! There isn't even half a demon here, nor is there that Earth Bear King," Leopard One carefully reminded him.

"No, no, no. How could there not be? The Earth Bear King Wolf Two spoke of, the Four Great Commanders, and five thousand little demons are all here!" He Yu smiled as he transmitted to the two demons.

"Ah!" Wolf Two and Leopard One were both dumbfounded. They looked at the beautiful scenery around them—elegant mountains, clear waters, flourishing trees, and blooming flowers—yet unfortunately, there was not even half a demon there, nor could they sense the slightest demonic aura.

No longer paying attention to the two demons' strange gazes, He Yu was inwardly delighted. Who would have thought! Truly, who would have thought? This time, I originally believed there would only be the Earth Bear King and the four great commanders under him. To think there are actually three other demon kings as well, and their cultivation is a cut above Wolf Two and Leopard One's. This way, my Ten Demon Marshals can be considered complete. And this Earth Bear King really has given me far too many surprises!

Seeing that there was still no movement around him, He Yu sneered inwardly and directly swung one large pincer. An incomparably solid whip of demonic aura lashed out viciously, carrying an extremely sharp, bizarre shriek as it flew toward a spot not far away.

Crack!

The demonic aura whip struck an empty patch of space not far away. It seemed to meet resistance, and the void trembled, like ripples spreading out after a stone was thrown into a calm lake.

Boom!

The trembling void, accompanied by a thunderous crash, scattered into streams of yellow demonic aura that dispersed in every direction. At the same time, countless demons appeared in that empty space. The one in the lead was a giant bear, about three zhang tall, pale yellow all over, standing upright on his two hind legs like a human. A pair of enormous bear paws shimmered with yellow radiance. Standing behind him to the left were four great demons, precisely the Four Great Commanders under his seat.

Among the Four Commanders, one was a Green Musk Deer Demon, the second was a Red Python Demon, the third was a Cyan Ox Demon, and the last was a wolf demon. Unlike Wolf Two, however, this one was gray. The four demons' bodies were not small either, nearly comparable to the Earth Bear King. The python demon was even ten zhang long and as thick as a water barrel.

Behind the Earth Bear King on the right stood three demons: a Black Tiger, a Red Eagle, and a Pale Mountain Dove. From their expressions, it could be seen that the three demons were not the Earth Bear King's subordinates; they should be something like allies. The three demons' cultivation was also impressive, a cut above the Four Great Commanders as well as Leopard One and Wolf Two. Behind them were three thousand little demon subordinates. What surprised He Yu even more was that the cultivation of these three thousand little demon subordinates was a notch stronger than the little demons under the Earth Bear King and the little demons under Leopard One and Wolf Two!

Seeing the Earth Bear King and the other demons appear, Leopard One, Wolf Two, and all the demons were greatly shocked and lost their color. In their eyes, the demons had all emerged from the void, arising from nothing into being. It was incomparably miraculous, but they all felt fear toward it. This kind of situation—forget seeing it, they had never even heard of it!

The Earth Bear King, the Four Great Commanders, the three demon kings, and the eight thousand little demons behind them were all so shocked that they stared with mouths agape, looking at He Yu in disbelief. Never could they have imagined that he would actually discover them.

"How did you see through this king's illusion divine ability?" A deep voice entered He Yu's mind. Looking at the expressions of the demons opposite him, he knew it was the Earth Bear King transmitting.

"Illusion divine ability? So this is your innate divine ability? It can be considered decent. Facing those at the same level of cultivation, or even existences slightly higher, it can still bewilder them, but it is useless against this king!" He Yu also sighed inwardly for a while. This Earth Bear King truly had good fortune! He actually possessed such a sharp innate divine ability, and he also had an innate divine ability for finding Pangu's Information. Two great divine abilities had already appeared!

"Useless? I'm afraid you're immune to illusion divine abilities! You truly have guts, daring to follow this king. Unfortunately, you do not know this king's methods. Now, although the illusion has vanished, you still cannot escape death." The Earth Bear King said coldly. Earlier, when his illusion was seen through by He Yu, his shock had been beyond description. He had not used this divine ability many times, but it had never once failed. Even before the Evil Dragon Demon King, whose cultivation ranked first, it had not been seen through. But after carefully sensing He Yu's cultivation and discovering it was similar to his own, his heart immediately settled.

The Earth Bear King, however, did not know that He Yu's cultivation had already entered a new realm. Under the autonomous circulation of the Eight Meridians Mystic Pole, the demonic aura in his body was round and unified. For those whose cultivation was below his, if He Yu wished, he could make it impossible for them to sense his cultivation. As for when he did not bother, what they sensed would only be their own cultivation, as if looking into a mirror—inside and out, it was all oneself. The He Yu cultivation the Earth Bear King sensed was in truth his own cultivation, and what the demons behind him sensed was likewise entirely themselves.

Seeing that their side had many demons and a mighty force, possessing an absolute chance of victory, the Earth Bear King and the other demons all relaxed in expression.

The demons behind the Bear King all began releasing streams of demonic aura that coiled around their bodies. Their eyes stared fixedly at He Yu's group, waiting only for the Bear King's order before immediately launching an attack.

Seeing that He Yu's cultivation was "equal" to his own, the Earth Bear King also began pondering. Although he had many little demons under him, they were not of much help in a battle at his level. Even if all eight thousand little demons behind him attacked, it would be difficult for them to cause effective damage to He Yu. Instead, they would suffer heavy losses. Not worth it!

When the gap in cultivation was too great, numbers were almost useless—at least in the Earth Bear King's eyes.

After finishing his thoughts, the Earth Bear King immediately sent out arrangements through consciousness transmission. The Four Great Commanders, the three demon kings, and he would deal with He Yu, Leopard One, and Wolf Two together, while the little demon subordinates would deal with the little demons on He Yu's side.

In the Earth Bear King's view, this arrangement was simply perfect to the extreme. Their side's chance of victory was ten out of ten. Whether in quantity or quality, they surpassed the other side by far.

Roar!

The Bear King let out a giant roar, and surging, billowing, terrifying demonic aura erupted around him, like yellow sand filling the sky and blotting out heaven and sun. His momentum was extremely grand. Along with the Bear King releasing his demonic aura, the Four Great Commanders, the three demon kings, and all the little demons behind him released their demonic aura as well. For a time, demonic aura in every color, dazzling and resplendent, filled dozens of li of the sky.

Good fellow! This Earth Bear King is probably not far from the perfection of the early Golden Core stage, is he? Compared to the inner-residence Demon Cores in my body, he's much stronger. He Yu sighed inwardly, yet he felt not the slightest pressure. The Bear King's cultivation was indeed not bad, but it was still far from being able to pressure him. He had twenty-four great inner-residence Demon Cores and one mid-stage Golden Core Demon Core! If he went all out, his demonic aura could probably reach the perfection of the mid-stage Golden Core. How could the Earth Bear King before him compare?

"Protect your subordinates well!" After giving Leopard One and Wolf Two an instruction, He Yu directly released the demonic aura of two inner-residence Demon Cores, controlling his cultivation to a level slightly above the Bear King's. With Leopard One and Wolf Two controlling the demon cloud to carry the little demons, he himself controlled a demon cloud and headed toward the demons opposite him.

It was rare to encounter so many demons whose cultivation was still worth looking at, so He Yu could not help feeling moved. He wanted to fight for a while and temper his attack techniques. In any case, with terrifying demonic aura as his backing, he did not need to worry about getting trapped in the middle of them. Moreover, after his cultivation had broken through to the mid-stage Golden Core, the defensive ability of his crab shell had also improved tremendously. These demons were not enough to break his defense. At worst, if he displayed his true cultivation, he could also easily take down all the demons.

This excellent chance to practice was something He Yu did not want to give up. If he subdued them as subordinates, there would be no effect!

"Roar! All of you, go for this king!" Seeing He Yu come alone, the Earth Bear King was immediately overjoyed. With a call, he led the Four Great Commanders and the three demon kings to meet the attack.

Rumble!

Before the Bear King had even arrived, his pair of enormous bear paws had already slapped down toward He Yu. Two huge surges of demonic aura condensed into a pair of hundred-zhang giant bear paws and struck toward He Yu from across the air. A powerful demonic force enveloped He Yu's entire body, making it impossible for him to dodge the giant paws.

Although the demonic force was not bad, it would not be hard for He Yu to break free. After all, his cultivation was a whole realm higher! However, He Yu did not evade. His demonic aura was far stronger than the Bear King's. Did he need to dodge? Besides, it would not look good if those subordinates of his saw it.

Boom!

His two pincers sheared toward the descending giant paws. At once, monstrous demonic aura also spread out, forming two incomparably enormous cyan giant shears, each a hundred zhang in size, that cut toward the bear paws.

Rumble!

A massive collision boomed out. The void within a radius of ten li trembled, and great waves of cyan-yellow demonic aura shockwaves continuously spread out from the point of impact. At the same time, countless gusts of cyan and yellow demonic aura scattered violently in all directions.

With one exchange between He Yu and the Bear King, the might was enormous. The Four Great Commanders and the three demon kings all felt a burst of discomfort. At this moment, their hearts were incomparably shocked. Had they not sensed earlier that He Yu's cultivation was about the same as theirs? How could he possibly fight the Bear King to an even standstill!

They had originally felt puzzled about the Bear King arranging for them to attack He Yu together, but now the Four Great Commanders and the three great demon kings all understood in their hearts. So He Yu's "true cultivation" was no lower than the Bear King's!

At this point, the Earth Bear King's eight thousand little demons were all completely stunned.

"Roar!" Amid the enormous bear roar, the Bear King's conscious voice-transmission also entered the minds of the Four Great Commanders and the three Demon Kings: All of you, attack for this king! Take him down together!

Once the Bear King gave the order, the seven demons all exchanged glances. Although He Yu's cultivation had exceeded their expectations, he was still merely on par with the Bear King. With them added in, the combined strength of eight demons would be more than enough to easily deal with him. Thinking this, their hearts steadied, and they all rode demon clouds as they charged over, releasing all their demonic energy and attacking He Yu.

Against He Yu, the seven demons did not dare hold back in the slightest. And from the moment they struck, they also centered themselves around the Bear King; as long as He Yu attacked them, they could immediately dodge behind the Bear King.

With the seven demons attacking together, the Earth Bear King was overjoyed. They were not those little demons—their impact was enormous!

Whoosh! Bang! Rumble!

Streams of demonic energy came striking over, like whips, like swords, like blades, like axes, like hammers... Together with the Bear King's massive palm, He Yu was, for a time, enveloped in chaotic, ferocious demonic energy, enduring the attacks of eight demons with no way to dodge.

Sensing the intensity of the demonic energy, He Yu's heart settled. He secretly circulated demonic energy into his crab shell, reinforcing his defense. Then, no longer caring about these attacks, he charged straight toward the eight demons. Two streams of demonic energy surged from his pair of great pincers, and once he entered among the eight demons, he began swinging them. Those martial arts moves from his previous life, methods of combat and striking, were continuously unleashed.

Bang, rumble, rumble! Stream after stream of demonic energy kept striking He Yu's body, yet he suffered not the slightest damage. His defensive ability was even above He Yu's own estimate. Only the Bear King's attacks gave him any sensation at all; when the other seven demons' attacks landed on him, He Yu did not feel even a thing.

"This... how is this possible?" Seeing He Yu ignore their attacks and directly endure them all, the eight demons had originally been secretly pleased. But immediately after, they were shocked to discover that under the attacks of all the demons, He Yu was completely unharmed. This truly made them feel it was inconceivable. The Bear King, in particular, was the most shocked. He had once killed a turtle demon whose cultivation had not been below the seven demons, and whose defense had been abnormally monstrous. Yet even that opponent had found it hard to endure under his attacks, and after a great battle, the entire sturdy turtle shell had split apart in all directions.

In the Earth Bear King's view, He Yu's cultivation was powerful, but it was far from reaching the point where he could ignore their attacks. A crab's defense did occupy an innate advantage, but compared with turtle-kind, it was still somewhat inferior!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After all attacks from the Earth Bear King's side were rendered ineffective, He Yu's attacks arrived as well. Two streams of demonic energy no weaker than the Bear King's were swung by He Yu into a sky full of azure light and shadow. The martial techniques from his previous life emerged one after another—fist techniques, palm techniques, sword techniques, blade techniques... There was no particular order to them; He Yu used whatever came to mind, using them however felt most satisfying.

"Retreat!" Glaring fiercely at He Yu, the Bear King unwillingly gave the order. Their side's attacks were ineffective; they already could not deal with the opponent. Continuing the battle had no meaning.

Unfortunately, by the time the Bear King wanted to flee, it was already too late. He Yu's attacks encompassed all eight demons, and added to the speed of his demon cloud, the eight demons wanted to escape? That was nothing but a vain hope.

"Hmph! You don't know what's good for you!" Seeing that escape was hopeless, the Bear King's heart also filled with anger. With his cultivation, he believed he could leave, but it would be difficult for the seven demons and the many little demons. Battle intent immediately rose in his heart. Even if he could not kill He Yu, he would make him not dare keep entangling them.

Seeing that they could not pull away and leave, the seven demons also steadied their hearts and coordinated with the Bear King to attack He Yu with all their strength.

Facing the fierce attacks of the eight demons, He Yu also felt extremely delighted. Those martial techniques that had been in his heart before were tested in this battle—useful ones, useless ones, flashy but impractical ones... His gains were not small either. As long as he spent time organizing them, he would be able to create sharp techniques of his own.

Seeing that quite a bit of time had already passed, and that he no longer had any gains to make, He Yu also lost interest. Added to the matter of Pangu's Information, he grew impatient with this fight.

"The game ends here." He Yu's cold voice entered the minds of the eight demons, making them all freeze.