Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate

"Come in."

At the top of Nine-Headed Mountain, outside a sinister ancient fortress with surging blood energy, Jiu Ying’s familiar voice echoed in his ears.

Accompanied by the Three-headed Flood Dragon Lord, Lin You easily bypassed each demon nest below and reached the summit named Nine-Headed Mountain.

Which is precisely where Jiu Ying’s nest is located.

To Lin You’s surprise, Jiu Ying’s nest did not resemble the rough and grand style of other demons. Instead, it adopted the architectural style of the Human Race, establishing an eerie fortress across the mountain peak.

Around it, numerous lava pools roiled with magma, thickening the surrounding clouds even more, with a bloody smell mixed with a faint nitre scent.

Moreover, this place is very close to the inside of the Eastern Extreme Demon Realm, considered the last gateway on the outskirts of the entire Demon Realm. The intensity of the blood energy is nearly twice that outside, making it difficult for the average person to endure.

"Let’s go, Lord Jiu Ying has called for us."

The Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader’s voice was steady, as if after transforming into a Lord Demon, his aura had become somewhat different from before.

Lin You did not pause, immediately proceeding with him through the lava and into the fortress, arriving beside a giant green poisonous pool.

Is there something beyond here?

Lin You was secretly shocked.

Because at that moment, powerful demons of varying sizes were gathered around the poisonous pool.

The weakest possessed Tier Thirteen Lord Level strength, equal to the Three-headed Flood Dragon Lord.

Leading them were two gigantic figures and a semi-humanoid Blood Demon, reaching Tier Fourteen.

Clearly, they were the three major deputy generals under Jiu Ying!

With all three deputy generals and all Tier Thirteen Lords here, has something major happened?

Before he could think further, the poisonous pool in front of him suddenly roiled with a "splash" sound.

A terrifying black figure emerged from the toxic liquid, with nine heads standing arrogantly, calmly gazing at them.

Tier Fourteen Lord Monster, Nine-headed Flood Dragon!

With just one look, Lin You recognized the identity of the being, his heart immediately trembling.

This was his first time so close to Jiu Ying, the terrifying existence ruling the entire outskirts of the Eastern Extreme Demon Realm.

"You all have arrived."

The nine heads of Jiu Ying spoke simultaneously, the overlapping voices resembling a demonic chant, vaguely carrying a captivating power.

Even Lin You, confident in his formidable strength, nearly found himself entranced by this power.

Is this Jiu Ying’s true strength?!

"Greetings, Lord Jiu Ying."

All surrounding demons loudly called out, respectfully worshipping.

The Three-headed Flood Dragon beside Lin You was particularly deferential, lying prostrate on the ground, not daring to show any defiance.

As the highest-ranking Nine-headed Flood Dragon of the Flood Dragon clan, Jiu Ying possessed innate bloodline suppression over the Three-headed Flood Dragons.

And if the Three-headed Flood Dragon Lord wanted to advance to Tier Fourteen, he must break through the bloodline limit and transform into a Six-headed Flood Dragon, otherwise, Tier Thirteen was his highest potential.

Lin You had heard the Three-headed Flood Dragon boast before.

Millions of years ago, a member of the Flood Dragon clan had reached the highest bloodline level and transformed into a True Dragon, becoming one of the few supreme Demon Lords among the Demon Race, possessing power comparable to the Main God.

And Jiu Ying was likely in the process of transforming into a True Dragon!

"You may rise."

Jiu Ying’s body was mostly submerged in the toxic liquid, yet the nine heads still exerted an oppressive presence.

"I’ve specifically summoned you today to announce something extremely important."

"The Demon Lord has recently descended will, and the soul aura of the Main God of the Divine Kingdom has completely vanished."

"Soon, the Divine Hall of Origin will descend once more to select the next successor of the Main God."

"When that time comes, personnel from the Divine Realm will undoubtedly be dispatched to wrest the Divine Position. Our task is to seize the Divine Position!"

Divine Hall of Origin?

Divine Position contention?

A gleam flashed in Lin You’s eyes; was the system notification about Divine Position contention referring to this place named the "Divine Hall of Origin"?

Moreover, it seemed.

This Divine Hall of Origin was descending due to the fall of the Main God, and it might be related to the Ten Thousand Realms.

But regardless, the Divine Position which belonged to the Ten Thousand Realms, he would certainly not let the Divine Kingdom obtain it!

Because once a new Main God was born within the Divine Kingdom, seeking revenge would be nearly impossible.

Let alone revenge, a mere yawn from the opponent could annihilate all of them.

"There’s one more thing."

Just as all the demons were plunged into chaos, Jiu Ying’s voice resounded again, the nine pairs of eyes falling upon Lin You and the Three-headed Flood Dragon Lord.

"You two have reached the Lord Level, qualifying to become members of the High-level Demon Race."

"In the name of the Demon Lord, I grant you true names of the Demon Race—Demon King Lin You, Demon King Poisonous Demon. You will each command a troop of the Demon King Army responsible for guarding the southern and central entrances of the Eastern Extreme Demon Realm."

Demon King Army!

Lin You was instantly taken aback by Jiu Ying’s decisive actions.

The central entrance of the Eastern Extreme Demon Realm was right where he currently was, while the southern entrance was conveniently close to the Three-headed Flood Dragon Lord’s nest.

As for the north, that was where the magical army led by Demon King Barton had attacked a Pantheon branch.

Everything else was still negotiable.

The only thing he couldn’t understand was why his opponent trusted him, a human, enough to let him command an army?

Such a pity.

Before he could think further, streams of bloody light accompanied by Jiu Ying’s voice descended from the sky, fiercely infusing into him and the Three-headed Flood Dragon Lord.

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Demon Race true name blessing.]

[Dual identity activated; you now possess both Lord and Demon Race identities, acknowledged by both sets of rules.]

[Due to rule changes, all your skills can now affect demons and exert intimidation on demons of a lower level than yourself.]

Demon Race true name.

Could this really be the effect??

Lin You was stunned by the notifications echoing in his mind.

He had thought the true name mentioned by the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader was merely ceremonial, but hadn’t expected this kind of outcome.

So it seems.

He is now a combination of Lord and Demon Race?

This is actually good news for him.

Yet, he can’t quite understand what Jiu Ying is plotting by letting him, a lord, join the Demon Race. Lin You feels there’s more to it than meets the eye.

Then Jiu Ying, having just bestowed the names, curled his fierce lips into an obscure smile and said, "Alright, the matter is announced. Everyone go and prepare; I will notify you when the Divine Hall of Origin descends."

After speaking, his massive body submerged back into the Poisonous Pool, stirring up large, surging waves.

This was a veiled order to leave.

The demons naturally dared not linger long, bidding a quick farewell and flying back toward their respective nests.

"Let’s go, we should also return."

The recently empowered Poisonous Demon was elated, saying to Lin You, as he flapped his wings and flew off the mountain peak.

Lin You did not linger either, swiftly riding his Hidden Dragon to follow, while inquiring about the true name of the Demon Race and the Demon King Army.

Soon.

They reached the outskirts of the Demon Realm, parted ways, and hurried back to their respective guarded entrances.

However, Lin You didn’t return to his territory; instead, he made a detour to the Land of the Dead, seeking out the Dead Soul Leader who had previously lent him the Law Crystal Stone.

"Greetings, Demon King."

Unexpectedly, upon seeing him, the Lord of the Dead Souls’ attitude underwent a 180-degree change, becoming respectfully saluting him.

"What did you call me?" Lin You was stunned, not immediately processing.

"Naturally, Demon King." The Lord of the Dead Souls’ voice flickered like ghostly fire, "You are now the ruler of this outer region, all demons here will obey you."

"Such a thing?" Lin You was astonished.

Although he had heard from Poisonous Demon during the journey, confirmation of this revelation made him a bit lost in thought.

The area he is in is small, but it hosts numerous demons of Tier Thirteen Leader Level, among whom are the Dead Soul Leader and the Qiongqi Giant Beast Leader.

Thus.

He can lead the surrounding demons, repel Divine Kingdom incursions, significantly boosting defensive capabilities.

Moreover, he could launch wars, capture several neighboring towns, establish a realm between Lord and Demon Race.

If he had known this earlier, he wouldn’t have returned the Law Crystal Stone so quickly yesterday, and not lost tens of thousands of Tier Thirteen corpses....

If he had to make this guy regurgitate now, it would be difficult.

No matter, he doesn’t lack those resources anymore.

"I just swung by to take a look, keep wielding your corpses."

Taking a glance at the completely skeletal remains, Lin You didn’t say much further, riding his Hidden Dragon back into the sky toward his territory.

However.

To his surprise.

Upon flying through the bloody aura and returning to his territory, he found all the Great Emperors gathered around, gasping in astonishment.

"What’s happening?"

Lin You accelerated abruptly, reaching outside the crowd in an instant.

"Lin You, you’re finally back, come quickly and see!"

Seeing his emergence, Dragon Emperor immediately called out, seemingly facing something even he struggled with.

Lin You landed, flipped over the crowd, entering his territory.

With a glance, he saw radiant rhythms on the World Tree, two intense life auras transforming into streams of light, gradually consolidating into two humanoid light clusters in the array he previously set up outside his territory.

"Is this... someone successfully traversed the Heaven-Reaching Road?"

Lin You was both surprised and delighted that it had only been a little over a day since the Great Emperors from the Original World entered the Heaven-Reaching Road, and they had already successfully formed bodies and souls.

It’s worth noting they originally took a month to cross the Heaven-Reaching Road.

Seems like the Time Law accelerates within too; in their day and a half, a month passed inside.

The other Great Emperors were startled by his words, all turning to look at him.

"What did you say? This is the Heaven-Reaching Road?"

"Did you reopen the Heaven-Reaching Road?"

"So those emerging are our Ten Thousand Realms’ Great Emperors?"

Back when the Ten Thousand Realms was destroyed, the Heaven-Reaching Road severed, cutting off the path to the Divine Realm.

Yet so soon, Lin You single-handedly reopened the road, connecting the Divine Realm and Ten Thousand Realms.

And amidst their doubting surprise, a voice immensely familiar to Lin You followed closely.

"Lin You, I finally caught up with you."