Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

'First, I'll assess the strength of this continent and take a look at that Saint Prince. I need to see what kind of talent he is to have actually earned the favor of His Majesty Emperor Xuanyuan.'

The figure smiled faintly.

Although he was confident and arrogant.

He was certain that his arrival would, with no effort at all, inevitably bring a disastrous end to this newly promoted Saint Prince.

However, he was not reckless.

As a Divine King—and the most outstanding one under the command of the Prince he served, at that—he was still cunning. His first step was to inspect the powerhouses of this continent.

Upon inspection.

His expression shifted slightly.

For he discovered that the vast majority of people on this continent were not worth mentioning. Even True Gods were rare. Yet, he sensed the auras of Tier Seven Divine Marquis powerhouses—and more than one at that.

'Strange. Logically speaking, for a continent to have a Divine Marquis, there should be numerous Tier Six Divine Sects, over a hundred Divine Generals, and no fewer than a thousand ordinary True Gods. But here, there are only a handful of True Gods, yet several Tier Seven Divine Marquises. Could they have been sent by His Majesty the Human Emperor to protect that Saint Prince?'

'His Majesty the Human Emperor came here personally and also sent people to guard him. It's obvious this Saint Prince's talent must be exceptional, perhaps no worse than the Prince's.'

'Otherwise, after already having a peerless genius like the Prince, he wouldn't have chosen this new Saint Prince. Since that's the case, making a move openly is clearly not an option. If His Majesty the Human Emperor finds out, I'm afraid even the Prince would sacrifice a pawn to save the king and have me killed.'

His brow suddenly furrowed.

But just as quickly, it relaxed.

He started to smile.

'I see. To think I'd find the remnants from when His Majesty the Human Emperor achieved his Dao here. And it's connected to the Nine Netherworld, having sundered the void... This makes things easy. All it takes is one stalk of Thousand-Heart Illusionary Demon-Attracting Grass to lure a Dark Night Demon God. When that happens, the entire continent will be destroyed, let alone a mere Saint Prince?'

The figure was overjoyed.

With a flash, he instantly arrived at the Xuanyuan Sword Wall.

As he lifted his hand.

A stalk of utterly ordinary green grass appeared in his palm, and he tossed it into the Xuanyuan Sword Wall.

There, the Nine Nether Evil Qi was diminishing.

It seemed the void rift was about to close.

But even so, the Nine Nether Evil Qi was still present. Thus, even a powerhouse of the Divine King Level like him did not dare approach the area recklessly.

However, the stalk of grass in his hand showed no fear of the Nine Nether Evil Qi.

On the contrary, as if it had encountered some kind of delicacy, it began to continuously absorb the Evil Qi and flourish. In an instant, it transformed into a Spirit Grass that resembled a small, jade-green tree.

What was even more bizarre was that the leaves of this Spirit Grass were curled up like tiny hearts, and there were a great many of them.

Upon closer inspection, while there might not have been a thousand leaves, there were certainly several hundred.

Furthermore, each leaf emitted a different aura, and these auras were quite peculiar.

"It's starting. The Dark Night Demon Gods absolutely love the scent of the Thousand-Heart Illusionary Demon-Attracting Grass. And this place is connected to the Nine Netherworld, which is the main stronghold of the Dark Night Demon Gods. Once they catch a whiff of this strange fragrance, I'm afraid a Demon God will arrive very soon."

The figure smiled faintly.

Not long after he finished speaking, a terrifying aura suddenly surged out from the void rift that had already begun to slowly close.

Sensing this aura, the Divine King's expression changed instantly.

His figure flashed.

And he vanished completely.

And not long after he disappeared.

A massive, pitch-black hand stretched out from the nearly closed void rift.

It swiftly snatched at the spot where the figure had vanished.

In an instant.

The entire Nine Nether Earth Rift erupted with a deafening BOOM.

Endless black Demonic Qi surged through the sky.

Vaguely.

A colossal Demon God with two curved ox horns on its head could be seen climbing out of the Nine Nether Earth Rift.

It had the head of an ox with horns, a long tail covered in sharp spikes, and its entire body was clad in black scales. Its hands were sharp claws, its feet were ox hooves, and its aura was as deep as an abyss and as fearsome as hell. The sheer power of its presence was so immense that even the Divine King who had just vanished might not possess one-tenth of its strength.

What was even more terrifying was that wherever the black Demonic Qi from its body passed, nothing could grow, and all life was extinguished.

Its appearance alone.

Caused the Nine Nether Earth Rift to turn upside down. For a hundred miles, not a single blade of grass grew, and all living creatures perished.

"GRAH! What fresh air! HAHA! To think that after a million years, I, the Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable, would actually have the chance to come to this real world again! HAHA! This time, I will slaughter all the descendants of those gods! I will devour them all! HAHA!"

The terrifying Demon God, who called himself the Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable, instantly erupted in maniacal laughter.

Then, it suddenly turned around.

It raised a hand and swiped.

But instead, it slapped the empty space before it, forcibly smoothing over the void rift that had widened because of its appearance.

In an instant, it sealed the path from which it came.

At the same time, it swatted the Thousand-Heart Illusionary Demon-Attracting Grass, smashing it to pieces.

"Hmph. Thousand-Heart Illusionary Demon-Attracting Grass! For an outsider to dare use such a petty trick... Then again, if it weren't for this little trick of yours, I probably wouldn't have been able to get out. But since I'm out, there's no need for any other demons."

It let out a cold laugh, its pair of enormous, blood-red eyes revealing a sense of endless cunning.

Suddenly, as if it had thought of a great idea.

Its eyes filled with smug satisfaction.

Then, the enormous, terrifying body of the Demon God actually dissipated, transforming into swirling masses of Demonic Qi.

The masses began to coalesce.

Before long.

It reformed into a black-robed human figure.

What no one could have possibly imagined was that...

This terrifying Demon had transformed into an impossibly handsome man in black robes.

And what was even more frightening...

At this moment, although the aura around him was somewhat somber...

...it no longer held that terrifying, life-extinguishing power from before.

He looked just like a real member of the Human Race.

At most, he just seemed a little eerie.

The Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable glanced around, saw that the rift was completely sealed, and noted that the Nine Nether Evil Qi was also gradually disappearing.

A look of satisfaction appeared on his demonically handsome face.

He licked his lips and said, "Now, all the food on this continent belongs to me. But before that, it'll be more interesting to play with these weak little creatures first. Lord Demon Emperor himself once said: Treat your food with reverence!"

Maniacal laughter rang out.

The black-robed man that the Netherworld Erosion Demon Venerable had become strode out of the Nine Nether Earth Rift.

His first stop: the Celestial Cloud Region.