Demon Lord

The demon's laughter pierced directly into Han Xing's mind, the aura of death spreading relentlessly.

Han Xing gritted his teeth, desperately trying to steer the Sky Island to escape.

Before him, the massive white bone horn trembled slightly. The demon chuckled, "Oh? So there are some lowly Humans here. Very well, I shall take you as my first blood sacrifice upon my descent!"

Han Xing's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. The bone horn vibrated violently – the demon was about to descend!

Just when he thought he was doomed, the bone horn's trembling suddenly ceased.

Han Xing was stunned. The scene was now like the calm before a storm, oppressively silent.

He assumed the demon was gathering power, and braced himself to face it head-on.

However, after waiting several seconds, the terrifying presence remained motionless.

"Hmm?"

Han Xing clearly sensed that something was wrong.

He raised his head, looking at the horn that pierced the sky, at least twenty meters tall, and made a rough estimate of the terrifying being's size in his mind.

Based on his calculations, the demon's height alone was no less than a hundred meters.

Compared to its colossal body, the summoning array on the ground, only four square meters in size, seemed completely inadequate.

It was like a human trying to squeeze their arm into a tiny pipe, hoping to emerge from the other side.

At that moment, a bizarre thought suddenly occurred to Han Xing.

Could this guy... be stuck?

Han Xing subconsciously spoke his thoughts aloud.

The demon horn, which had been completely still, trembled slightly upon hearing Han Xing's words.

The demon scoffed, "Hmph, insignificant human, how could you possibly understand the greatness of a Demon Lord!"

Hearing the demon's response, Han Xing was now certain – it really was stuck…

The premonition of death that had been looming over him vanished in an instant.

Han Xing's lips twitched a few times, and then he couldn't help but burst into unrestrained laughter.

"Haha! Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter!"

"I've never heard of a demon being stuck in a summoning array before! I'm dying, hahaha!"

Han Xing doubled over with laughter. "You're really embarrassing the demon race…"

"Human! Shut your mouth! Or I will crush you like an insect!" the Demon Lord roared.

However, Han Xing was now certain that this demon couldn't get out, and became even more reckless.

"I'll say it, I'll say it, embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing! Hahaha!"

Han Xing put his hands on his hips, mocking the demon while laughing wildly.

"Damn you!" The Demon Lord seemed to be infuriated by his laughter, and raged, "Human, don't let me catch you, or I will imprison your soul in the Abyss forever, to endure ten thousand years of torment!"

Han Xing's laughter suddenly stopped.

He wasn't intimidated by the Demon Lord's threat, but instead turned his head and glared. "What the hell? You embarrassing piece of trash, you dare threaten me?"

"You seem to be called Julius, right? You just wait! I'm going to record this scene and tell everyone that a dignified Demon Lord is actually stuck in a summoning array!"

"Oh, and I'm going to tell the Elves too!" Han Xing threatened.

Every survivor's system interface had a built-in recording and photo function. Han Xing had indeed clicked record when the demon was descending.

"Don't tell the Elves! Those lowly beings are not worthy to see my lordly appearance!" the Demon Lord said hastily, sounding flustered.

"You say I can't? I'm going to tell the Elves!" Han Xing was adamant.

"You…"

The Demon Lord seemed to be infuriated by the human before him. After a moment, he sighed and said, "Alright, human, you win."

"State your terms."

Han Xing was stunned, but immediately understood what the demon meant.

This guy wants to use benefits to shut me up?

The hell, am I that kind of person?

He was very indignant, and righteously said, "Let me tell you, don't think you can sway me with benefits!"

"Unless, you give me blueprints! A large number of divine artifact blueprints!"

"…"

The Demon Lord on the other side was also a little stunned. After a moment, he asked, "The divine artifacts you speak of, are you referring to the little toys made by those dwarves?"

Han Xing's eyes were filled with doubt. He didn't know much about the background of this world, so he replied, "Probably…?"

The Demon Lord sneered. "The toys made by those dwarves are not worth mentioning compared to our Abyssal Artifacts. Moreover, the greatest strength of our demon race lies in our own bodies, and we disdain to use those things, so I don't have the blueprints you want."

"You don't have them?" Han Xing continued to ask, "Then what are you talking about?"

"Farewell, I'll be spreading this recording among the Elf Race right away."

With that, he turned directly to leave.

In truth, Han Xing simply didn't want to linger with this guy any longer, as he was genuinely terrifying.

Given his immense strength, he could probably kill Han Xing thousands upon thousands of times with just a slight release of power.

Sensing Han Xing's aura receding, the Demon Lord grew anxious. He hurriedly called out, "Human, come back! You can tell others as you please, but first help me undo the summoning ritual before you go!"

However, Han Xing paid him no heed.

Just then, the Demon Lord finally said, "Human, if you help me undo the summoning ritual, I can directly give you a drop of Demon Blood!"

Han Xing continued to pretend he didn't hear.

He had no idea what Demon Blood even was.

The Demon Lord grew even more agitated: "I also have a greatsword that I used, and oh, I also picked up an Exotic Beast Egg in another dimension just now, I can give that to you too!"

Han Xing finally stopped. As he turned around, a system notification appeared before him.

[You have triggered an additional side quest: The Demon Lord's Request.]

[Quest Description: The Demon Lord is trapped in another dimension and can no longer invade your world. Only by undoing the summoning ritual can he return to the Abyss. The noble Julius has lowered his head at this moment, requesting you to free him.]

[Quest Rewards: 'Demon Blood', 'Demon Monarch Greatsword', 'Unknown Exotic Beast Egg', choose one of the three.]

[Please note that this quest is not a system-issued quest. Survivors, please carefully discern the quest information.]

"It really triggered a quest?"

Han Xing's eyes flickered. He had been wary of this monster, thinking he was deliberately luring him closer.

Now he realized that this Demon Lord seemed genuinely stuck.

His current situation was awkward, as he could neither come to Han Xing's world nor return to his Abyss territory.

At the same time, Han Xing saw the attributes of the three quest rewards.

[Demon Blood: The heart's blood of a high-level demon. Upon fusion, your bloodline will be replaced with a demon bloodline, granting you powerful demonic power, increasing all attributes tenfold, upgrading attribute gains threefold, and automatically changing your class to the hidden class, Demon Hunter.]

[Demon Monarch Greatsword (Red), Abyssal Artifact, Quality - Epic, Attack Power 10784~15462, All Attributes +3333, Special Effect - Kingship (While equipped, demon creatures of lower rank than high-level demons cannot harm you), Special Effect - Judgment (As a high-level demon, you possess supreme authority, dealing triple damage to creatures of lower rank than yourself), Special Effect - Demon Flame (Upon hitting an enemy, inflicts a Demon Flame burn effect for 10s), Special Effect...]

Equipment Requirement: Level 60.

[Unknown Exotic Beast Egg: Unknown attributes, unknown race, but can travel through different dimensions and seems to possess some void abilities.]

"Hiss..."

Seeing the quest rewards, Han Xing gasped.

Not because of anything else, but because the attributes of each of these three rewards were simply too heaven-defying...

The Demon Blood seemed to be an item related to a hidden class. As long as he fused with it, he could directly change his class to the powerful Demon Hunter.

The Demon Monarch Greatsword was even more impressive. It seemed to be this demon's sword, and its attributes were unbelievably powerful!

As for the last Exotic Beast Egg...

The system's explanation was somewhat vague, but without a doubt, anything that the Demon Lord valued wouldn't be too bad.

At this moment, Han Xing looked at the towering horn and finally became tempted!