Though he remained tough on the surface, Xiao Yan's heart gradually sank. Just the lineup before them was already extremely difficult for him and Hun Tiandi to handle. Who knew whether other Devil Emperors were hiding in the shadows...
Perhaps even the exceptional existence Amon had mentioned—the Heart Heavenly Devil Emperor who had forced Hun Tiandi to abandon the Evil Spirit Continent—had come as well.
After hesitating for a moment, he willed a Token to shatter. The situation had reached the point where the Endless Fire Territory alone could no longer resolve it.
"Wow... the Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor actually launched a massive invasion of the Endless Fire Territory. Did the Heart Heavenly Devil Emperor's existence give him that much confidence?"
The Endless Fire Territory was the Xiao Tribe's stronghold, and the Xiao Tribe and Amon currently shared a symbiotic relationship. Nearly everyone had a Spirit Worm... so there were many Amons in the Endless Fire Territory as well.
Some parasitized the bodies of Xiao Tribe members, while others moved about independently in the outside world.
"Why can't I see the Heart Heavenly Devil Emperor?" One Amon looked around but found no unusual distortions in space.
"Maybe we're too weak to observe him. Don't forget, the Dark Heavenly Devil Emperor also possessed powerful spatial abilities. Since the Heart Heavenly Devil Emperor devoured him, it's perfectly normal for him to hide where we can't detect him." Another Amon sat on a rooftop, holding a handful of sunflower seeds as he watched the show.
Crack, crack... He cracked them with remarkable regularity, every sound occurring at precisely the same interval.
"Are we just going to watch from here? Aren't we going to help?" Another Amon crouched nearby, eating a slice of watermelon and leaning slightly forward to keep the juice from dripping