Black Flame - Explosion!
In an inconspicuous castle in an unnamed mountain range outside Cloud Net City.
"Anna, has that fellow Rog still not left the city?" The red-haired young man emerged from cultivation and suddenly asked.
"Not yet. That Rog has been hiding ever since he entered Cloud Net City. Who knows how much longer he'll stay there?" The icy beauty Anna's tone was distinctly unfriendly. A mere Six-Star Fiend had actually made the two of them waste so much time.
Not long after Rog arrived in Cloud Net City, they had followed their target's trail and gradually found their way here. Unfortunately, Rog had remained in the city the whole time, never venturing out. And as for charging into a Sovereign's city to kill someone? Let alone two Seven-Star Fiends like them, even their master, Fulaite, probably wouldn't dare.
But of the pair, Rog and Dimont, the one who was often active outside was Dimont, a freak who simply couldn't be killed. They had seen the Battle Projection of that earth-shaking battle at the Shadow Tribe. The Cyclops named Nuoti had possessed strength comparable to an Asura after using Sovereign's Might, yet even he could do nothing to Dimont. The two of them had even less chance of killing him.
So Rog was the only target they could go after. Unfortunately, the fellow had stayed in Cloud Net City for tens of thousands of years without ever leaving.
"Let's keep waiting. He has to come out sometime. Besides, cultivating is much the same wherever we do it." Li Wei wasn't particularly anxious.
For the gods of the Infernal Realm, nothing was worth less than time. Let alone fifty thousand years, even five hundred thousand or five million years were nothing much. It was normal for some experts to sleep for hundreds of thousands of years at a time.
As long as their master didn't issue any new missions, they only had to stay here and wait for their prey.
"With my current strength, it's time I returned to the world. It's also time to claim the title of Seven-Star Fiend." Rog was in an excellent mood.
The purpose of cultivating was, first, to enjoy oneself, and second, wasn't it for an empty title? Once he claimed the title of Seven-Star Fiend, he, Rog, would have made a name for himself in the vast Infernal Realm.
"But I still need to complete three Six-Star Fiend Missions before I can challenge the Seven-Star Fiend Mission. I'll take this one. It's closer and relatively simple." Rog soon picked out a Six-Star Mission at the Fiend Castle in Cloud Net City. After lying low for fifty thousand years, he was finally going to show his edge!
A Metallic Lifeform bearing a purple tulip design flew out of Cloud Net City. This mission was simple: escort a caravan to the Zijing Continent. That happened to be where Lord Aiken lived, and Rog had never been to the Zijing Continent before, so this was a good chance to see it for himself.
He had never previously paid attention to the various sights of the Infernal Realm, and each of its five continents had its own unique natural scenery. Rog intended to use this mission as an opportunity to enjoy the sights along the way and look for inspiration.
Who knew? Perhaps something he saw would give him a flash of insight and lead to a breakthrough.
"Mr. Rog, we're counting on you for this trip to the Zijing Continent." The speaker was the employer for this mission, a tall woman with exquisite eyes like black crystals. She was a beauty with her own distinctive bearing.
"Miss Angelina, this is my mission," Rog replied indifferently. It was only an ordinary Six-Star Mission, and the pay was nothing special. His main purpose was simply to complete the required number of missions and relax along the way.
Still, Angelina was naturally no ordinary person if she could afford to hire a Six-Star Fiend as an escort. She probably came from a major family on the Zijing Continent, but he didn't care about any of that.
The Blood Peak Continent was indeed very far from their destination. No wonder she had hired a Six-Star Fiend.
After all, there were only two routes between the Blood Peak Continent and the Zijing Continent-
The first was to go straight across the Star Mist Sea.
That was the shortest route, but also more dangerous. The other was to pass through the Bifu Continent, which was safer but required a considerable detour.
Neither route was easy, but with Rog and Dimont here, it would be hard for anything to go wrong on this mission.
"I didn't run into a Fog Sea Riot last time. I wonder if I'll see one this time." Aboard the Metallic Lifeform, Rog's thoughts had wandered who knew where.
"My lords, the target accepted a Fiend Mission and has left the city." Outside Cloud Net City, Li Wei and Anna finally received good news from their subordinate.
After making them wait so long, they couldn't let the brat die too easily.
"Let's go. We'll intercept him up ahead." Li Wei and Anna were both Seven-Star Fiends, while the caravan Angelina was with relied on an ordinary Highgod to pilot its Metallic Lifeform. Its speed naturally fell far short of theirs. Before anyone in the caravan knew it, they had become someone else's prey.
Altai Mountain Range.
Li Wei, clad in black armor, and Anna, dressed in a long blue gown, looked into the distance-
A Metallic Lifeform was flying toward them, a purple tulip design on its surface.
"Anyone who dares oppose Master, die!" Li Wei declared, his voice full of killing intent, and drew his ornate weapon-
A pitch-black demonic sword.
Numerous flame-shaped red patterns adorned the demonic sword, giving it a striking beauty.
Sword in hand, he flew through the space of the Infernal Realm at an astonishing speed. By the time he entered the divine sense range of the Fiend on watch, everyone had almost no time left to react.
"Not good! A Highgod is coming-"
"Black Flame - Explosion!"
Li Wei's blood-red eyes brimmed with killing intent. As the icy words left his mouth, he abruptly raised the pitch-black demonic sword high. The scorching heat of fire divine power and the evil aura of dark divine power actually joined together, appearing on the blade under Li Wei's control!
Four-Star Fiend Boqi's divine sense had only just detected the unfamiliar soul aura when, almost instantly, the black-clad figure was already very close to the Metallic Lifeform!
"Hm?" Rog frowned as well. They had only recently left the city, so how could they be ambushed? Even bandits should have known better than to attack them here. After all, there were more than ten Highgods in the Metallic Lifeform.
Could it be an assassination attempt aimed specifically at their employer?
For the moment, Rog had no idea that he was the target. Instead, he rushed to Angelina's side. As long as he kept her alive, his mission wouldn't be considered a failure.
"Explode!" "Explode!" "Explode!"
The resounding roars of "Explode!" echoed throughout the entire area.
As Li Wei bellowed, Fused Divine Power poured madly from his body into the demonic sword. As the divine power continued to flood in, the heat radiating from the sword grew ever more intense, and it gave off a dark, evil aura. The strange patterns on the blade also began to shine a fiery red.
The demonic sword swept through the void, carrying scorching heat as it slashed vertically toward the Metallic Lifeform ahead.
Seen from afar, the space along the blade's path seemed to twist as though evaporating.
Light flashed abruptly on the blade, and a series of half-zhang-long, crescent-shaped red sword rays shot from it like lightning, carrying scorching heat as they savagely cleaved into the space ahead!
"Heh, I reckon that even if Rog doesn't die from this, he'll be gravely wounded!" The icy beauty Anna was in a wonderful mood, as though she could already see Rog in a sorry state.
She had great confidence in her companion's attack. Li Wei himself was a Seven-Star Fiend, and the move he had just unleashed was his strongest ultimate technique, Black Flame Stacked Explosion!
Black Flame - Explosion alone was already terrifying, and Li Wei had built up power before unleashing Black Flame Stacked Explosion. Its attack power was among the very best even among Seven-Star Fiends.
"Go!" Rog felt the overwhelming force. Although he wasn't afraid, their employer definitely couldn't withstand the aftermath of the attack, and he didn't want the mission to fail outright.
Rog wrapped himself around Angelina's tall figure and transformed into a streak of purple lightning, escaping the area like a phantom. Looking back,
The terrifying red crescent blades arrived almost in a flash. Before the other guards and Fiends inside the Metallic Lifeform could see what the red light was, an explosion like a thunderclap suddenly rang out above the Infernal Realm.
"Boom!"
As the thunderous sound faded, metal fragments mixed with flesh and blood scattered through the sky where the Metallic Lifeform had been. Only Dimont remained there, completely unharmed.