Master of Strange Dao

Twenty days ago, the Abyssal Rift was breached. A strange black fish with four limbs, wrapped in demonic qi, rose upside down from the Abyssal Rift.

The One-eyed Wolf Demon saw this bizarre scene and immediately dismissed the slight doubt in his heart.

Initially, he noticed that the emerging Devil's aura seemed quite weak, and it appeared more like a Devil, unlike a Demon, which left him a bit puzzled.

After all, the ancient legend had long become just a legend. No one, not even his ancestors eighteen generations back, had experienced it firsthand.

They were forced into a desperate situation, almost out of living space, treating this ancient legend as their last hope.

The number of Demon Clan members practicing Devil Dao was already very few, and with no successors, the line was dying out. Possibly in a few hundred years, after all existing Devils have fallen, there will be no more.

They have forgotten many things, relying only on blood sacrifices to forcibly conduct rituals and open a path that has finally yielded results.

The black fish that floated out upside-down fell to the ground, and the sacrificial fire descended upon it, causing its body to slowly change.

The flesh on the black fish wriggled continuously, gradually transforming entirely into a human form.

His skin turned dark, covered in fine black scales, and his dead fish eyes transformed into a bewitching rose-red. One foot became a wolf's paw, the other a cow's hoof, one hand turned into a cat's claw, and the other into an eagle's claw.

Behind his head, feathers, fur, and sharp spikes intertwined, emerging from his scale armor-like skin.

In a flash, he became a bizarre monster. As the demonic qi surged on his body, threads of demon qi also rolled out.

At this time, his external appearance slowly faded, his limbs restored to human form, but the face and the area behind his head still bore obvious traces of both demon and devil intertwined.

Jiu Nian took a light breath, savoring the chaotic yet fulfilling aura, feeling satisfied.

He glanced down at the disabled Wolf Demon kneeling in wait, sensing the unique intertwining of demonic qi and demon qi on the Wolf Demon, and nodded in satisfaction.

He had forgotten about the existence of such a thing as a Devil. It was just a tool for digging back then, something overused.

Back then, he aimed to drag the entire Demon Clan into depravity, turning them all into Devils.

If he could consolidate the Devils and the entire Demon Clan, the numbers combined would be enough for him to drown all races, including the human race.

These two most prolific races are far more exaggerated in number than humans.

Winning a war wouldn't even be necessary. As long as they held a stalemate, with time, they could forcibly occupy all living spaces.

As long as they held on, they won the war.

Jiu Nian extended a hand, and one hand detached, flying onto the Wolf Demon's severed limb, wriggling and growing until it spread over the entire Wolf Demon.

Soon, the Wolf Demon's severed hand, leg, and blinded eye all regenerated.

A new hand had already grown out from Jiu Nian's severed wrist.

His rose-red eyes glanced around, the corners of his mouth stretching to his ears, his smile eerie yet wild.

"You have done exceptionally well, wait..."

Before he finished, a roaring sound abruptly came from afar, and the ground began to quake.

A colossal beast, a thousand feet tall with a lion's head and a leopard's tail yet possessing a bear's body, suddenly slammed onto the ground.

The giant beast started charging towards them, like a mountain moving horizontally, causing the ground to tremble continuously.

Jiu Nian's eyes trembled, swallowing back all the words he was about to utter.

The Wolf Demon glanced back, his gaze growing more somber, as he knelt on the ground.

"The progenitor has just revived. There's no need to engage with these stubborn-minded sorts. I urge the progenitor to consider the bigger picture and leave for now. It would be wise to confront them after some recovery."

The Wolf Demon spoke quickly, clearly ready to flee but still trying to maintain dignity.

Seeing Jiu Nian remain silent, the Wolf Demon continued.

"That's the Mountain Pushing Demon King under the Demon Emperor. It's possible that, due to our activities for the blood sacrifice, our whereabouts were exposed, and we've been discovered.

Since the Mountain Pushing Demon King is here, the Demon Emperor himself might come as well.

The progenitor is not fully restored yet. Please, progenitor, retreat with us for a few days."

Jiu Nian gazed distantly at the approaching giant beast, recalling memories of the past.

Back then, the Demon Emperor's expedition was led by eighteen Mountain Pushing Beasts. Now there's only one.

Not only had their own gods fallen, but the opponents of the past had declined as well.

A mere single Mountain Pushing Beast wasn't worthy of making him retreat.

Jiu Nian looked toward the Mountain Pushing Beast moving across the distance, let out a lofty howl, and the vast, deep sound waves reverberated, accompanied by an invisible divine resonance, reaching far and pouring into the ears of the Mountain Pushing Beast.

The massive Mountain Pushing Beast, charging forward, stiffened abruptly, unable to stop, and rolled forward, crashing into seven or eight peaks before falling to the ground, showing no movement for a good while.

Only then did Jiu Nian wave his hand, causing the sacrificial altar behind him to begin collapsing, and the Abyssal Rift was obscured, making everything seem as if it had never appeared.

Jiu Nian cast a glance at the Wolf Demon and said plainly.

"Lead the way."

The Wolf Demon grew even more respectful, leading the way at the front, while Jiu Nian followed leisurely, sauntering away.

After the Wolf Demon led everyone away and three two-hour intervals had passed, the Mountain Pushing Beast lying stiffly on the ground finally shuddered and struggled back onto its feet.