Meanwhile, in Demon Capital Heart City.
Seated on his throne, the Demon God Emperor frowned as he asked a middle-aged man, "Huang Shuo, is there still no news of A Bao?"
The middle-aged man said, "I have failed you. We found no information about A Bao in Great Yak City, but the place was already in ruins. We found traces of other Demon Race members' blood. All ten Demon Extermination Squads we sent out may have been killed."
Huang Shuo knelt. "Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Feng Xiu's gaze sharpened. "Enough. You may leave." Still, he would not blame this capable aide. He had failed to think things through, letting the hotheaded A Bao take another ten Demon Extermination Squads and... now even A Bao himself was missing.
Feng Xiu said coldly, "Humans, you must give me an explanation. If A Bao has been killed, I will wash the Six Great Temples in blood."
Even if he no longer enjoyed slaughter, that did not mean he had no anger. When an emperor raged, rivers of blood would surely flow.
However, the Demon God Emperor did not yet know that two Demon God Pillars would soon appear in the human world.
In the Dark Swamp, within the Death Domain.
Purple runes flashed, and a youth returned riding a five-headed Demon Beast. After completing its evolution, the five-headed Demon Beast had grown larger, reaching over ten meters in length, and gained another head. The eyes of its fifth head were dark purple. Even more remarkably, it had actually grown wings over three meters wide and more than six meters long.
The Demon Beast's aura no longer fell short of some ninth- and tenth-rank Demon Beasts. An imposing air radiated from it, while its purple scales held their luster within.
The youth beside