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Chapter 396 The Thousand Demons, the First Enemy!

"Lord Yu Zhun!"

With a shout of excitement, Zhuo Ge strode swiftly to Yu Zhun's side.

"The team-building process for all 100-person groups has been successfully completed!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun nodded slightly.

Without any external interference, the speed at which all the Hundred Demons were trained and integrated was even faster than he had expected.

Only ten days have passed since the end of the third round of the Demon Clan's war against the Godslayers.

As he had anticipated, over the past ten days, the other four Demon Lords had sent people to contact him one after another.

Yu Zhun did not refuse directly as before, but adopted a relatively ambiguous attitude, indicating that he needed to "think about it".

Through a series of maneuvers, Yu Zhun had bought the most precious time for the Killing Gods; now it was time to close the net.

Once the Gods of Slaughter can complete their final integration and advance to the Thousand Demons, they will not hesitate to unleash their killing intent on the six Demon Lords.

"Well done." Taking a deep breath, Yu Zhun slowly turned around.

Behind him were Helmod, Luwen, Yuzhu, and Udir, as well as five other chosen leaders of the Hundred Demons, including Zhuoge and Pag.

The nine of them, plus themselves, each led a hundred-man demon army.

"Now, combine forces!"

With Yu Zhun's low shout, a thunderous cheer erupted throughout the God of Slaughter's encampment.

One after another, figures rushed out at high speed, quickly transforming into ten True Demons of the Demonic Clan, each three hundred meters tall, in mid-air. Then, the ten True Demons formed a unit and formed ten Hundred True Demons of the Demonic Clan, each one thousand meters tall.

The ten true demons of the Hundred Demons looked at each other, their eyes shining with excitement, and then quickly gathered together to complete the final formation.

Amidst the overwhelming demonic energy that could make the entire Silent Demon City tremble, a terrifying true demon, nearly ten thousand meters tall, slowly stood up.

The next instant, the true demon's body trembled slightly before collapsing.

The members of the God of Slaughter reappeared, their eyes showing no frustration at the failure of the formation, only an undisguised intense excitement.

Although it was only for a moment, they gathered together the true demons of the Thousand Demons!

This is just the first attempt. With enough practice, they will surely be able to summon the true demons of the Thousand Demons more quickly and stably.

At that time, with the power of the Godslayers, any force will grovel before them!
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Hun Tian Demon City, Tianji Palace.

"Clang!"

With a series of smashing sounds, the Heavenly Demon Lord looked at the mess in the hall with a ferocious expression. His eyes were filled with uncontrollable killing intent, and a dangerous glint flashed deep in his eyes.

"Ten days."

"The Godslayers only took ten days to integrate with the Thousand Demons?"

“Yes.” Yi Sui lowered his head even further. “As you wish, sir, I have been secretly staying in the Silent Demon City these past few days.”

"I'm pretty sure they were able to barely summon the Thousand Demons True Demons in just ten days, though only for a moment."

"But at the normal pace of integration, the Killing Gods are already close to completely mastering the power of the Thousand Demons' True Demons."

"As for why they were able to do it so quickly..."

Yi Sui paused slightly, "They adopted the most extreme method of integration, first integrating ten Hundred Demons, and then combining them into a formation."

"Heh~" The Heavenly Demon Lord let out a cold chuckle, "You refused my, the Heavenly Demon Lord's, offer of recruitment, yet you dare to be so arrogant..."

"So, Yu Zhun, do you really think I can't do anything about him?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Sui couldn't help but glance at the Heavenly Demon Lord.

Is there any way?

It seems there really isn't one, right?
No matter how strong the Heavenly Demon Lord is individually, he cannot contend with the current God of Slaughter. The only thing he can rely on is the Heavenly Demon Clan.

嗏

Just a few days ago, when the Heavenly Demon Lord attempted to lead the Heavenly Clan to slaughter the God-Slaying Clan, he was stopped by the other demons who were also part of the Five Great Demon Clans.

Yu Zhun had already caught the eye of the other Demon Lords.

Those who were the first to make contact with Yu Zhun became the most wary of the other Demon Lords, and were constantly being watched closely.

Even though the Heavenly Demon Lord swore repeatedly that Yu Zhun had truly rejected him, the other Demon Lords didn't believe him at all. They all thought that the Heavenly Demon Lord was hiding something and secretly planning to join forces with Yu Zhun to wipe out the other factions...

In the end, the six demons stared at each other, none of them able to escape.

Therefore, the current Heavenly Demon Lord really has no way to deal with Yu Zhun.

Of course, Yi Sui couldn't reveal his own thoughts.

So he silently turned his gaze back.

However, this small action had already caught the eye of the Heavenly Demon Lord.

"boom!"

He slammed his hand on the armrest of the chair, smashing it to pieces, and stared intently at Yi Sui. "What do you mean by looking at me like that?"

"Do you think I can't do anything to Yu Zhun?"

“No…” Yi Sui shook his head violently, “My lord, I dare not think that way.”

"It's not that you don't dare, but that you don't think so?" The Heavenly Demon Lord sneered. "I'll deal with you later."

"The God of Slaughter Clan is growing stronger, but it is not yet the true Thousand Demon Clan. The Celestial Extreme Clan is being watched, but the other demon clans are not."

"Secretly find a member of the Thousand Demons Clan and have them wipe out the God of Slaughter Clan."

"If we can't have it, no one else can!"

“Oh right, I remember now.” The Heavenly Demon Lord’s eyes flickered slightly. “The Blood Slaughter Demon Clan, which is in the same demon city as the God of Slaughter Clan, is the Thousand Demon Clan. A few days ago, they even sent me a message.”

As one of the six great demon lords, he looked down on the Thousand Demons in the bottom-ranked demon city of Silent Void Demon City. Moreover, the Blood Slaughter Demon Clan was already on the verge of collapse and now dared not even participate in the war of demons.

Therefore, he didn't even look at the other party's message.

If he hadn't suddenly remembered this while dealing with the God of Slaughter, he might have completely forgotten about it.

Thinking of this, the Heavenly Demon Lord found the message sent by the other party, quickly glanced at it, and then burst into laughter.

"Heaven is helping me! Heaven is truly helping me!"

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes. "These Blood Demons mistakenly believe that we are secretly supporting the God of Slaughter, and have come specifically to ask if we need their help?"

"Of course we should help! We really need to give them a proper 'help'!"
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Silent Demon City, headquarters of the Blood Slaughter Demon Clan.

"Ten days have passed." Salo looked at the message he had sent out ten days ago, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Although the Blood Slaughter Demon Clan had more than two thousand members, they had not participated in the Demon Clan Wars for many years and had long been marginalized. It was normal for the six Demon Lords to disregard them and ignore their messages.

But... this put him in a difficult position.

"Chief, shall we continue to wait?" Ernst sat to Salo's left, crossed his legs, and tapped one hand lightly on the table. Neither his words nor his actions showed the slightest respect for Salo.

Ten days ago, he stormed out of the meeting in anger because his plan was ruined by Salo's scheme, but now things seem to have taken a new turn.

The Heavenly Demon Lord completely ignored Salo.

"The God of Slaughter has now gathered the first true demons of the Thousand Demons. Although it is unstable, we are all very clear that the God of Slaughter is not far from truly controlling the power of the Thousand Demons."

"There's an old saying that goes, 'It's better to offer help in times of need than to add flowers to brocade.'" "If the Godslayers really succeed in advancing to the Thousand Demons, then if we try to curry favor with them, they might not even look at us." Ernst spoke leisurely, but his gaze was extremely aggressive as he looked at Salo.

"Everyone has seen what's been going on these past few days."

"Not only the Heavenly Demon Lord, but several other Demon Lords have also sent envoys to our door. This God of Slaughter may be more important than we think."

“If our Blood Demon Clan can latch onto this powerful figure…” Ernst paused slightly, “perhaps we can rise again.”

"Chief, are you sure you want to give up such an opportunity?"

By the end, Ernst's tone had become subtly threatening.

"That's right, Chief, forget about the reply!" Tolin couldn't help but shout, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"Is it really that hard to go and give some gifts and make friends?"

This idiot!

Salo wished he could punch Torin on the head.

Just ten days ago, Torin confidently declared that the Godslayers were not the Thousand Demons, so why should they take the initiative to befriend them?

Ten days later, this guy actually reversed his status twice.

Thinking of this, Salo gave Ernst a deep look.

Was this also part of your plan?

Seemingly having guessed what Salo was thinking, Ernst returned a confident smile.

Old man, give up your spot.

The Blood Slaughter Demons should belong to me!
“Oh, right.” Ernst suddenly remembered something, pointed to an eyeball-shaped object next to him, and smiled slightly. “I have already arranged for all members of the Demon Clan to watch this meeting.”

"You?!" Salo's expression changed drastically, his gaze towards Ernst filled with boundless rage. "Ernst, what are you going to do!"

"We are all members of the demon race." Ernst smiled smugly. "The moment of life and death for the demon race has arrived."

“I think it’s necessary to let all members see this.”

"So, leader, do you think we should agree to this opportunity that could allow the Blood Demon Clan to rise again?"

A coup!

Ernst's chaotic actions directly led to a coup!

Salo's forehead veins bulged, but he dared not speak freely in front of more than two thousand members.

He realized that Ernst had come back with a vengeance, and what he wanted was the position beneath him. This ambitious guy had really made his move!
And Torin, who was originally on his side, was also turned to the other side by Ernst!

Just when they were at a loss for what to do, the message that Salo had been guarding for ten days suddenly trembled.

Salo was slightly taken aback, then his eyes suddenly flashed with a dazzling light. He immediately checked the communication token, and then his expression froze.

The next moment, Salo's expression completely changed.

He looked at Tolin and Ernst, his eyes no longer showing fear, but only the unfathomable scheming of an old fox.

"You mean the Godslayers have gained the favor of the six Demon Lords, so we should seize this opportunity to curry favor and latch onto their coattails?"

Ernst frowned slightly.

From Salo's unexpected change in words and actions, he vaguely sensed something was amiss, but after reviewing his own actions and finding nothing wrong, he steadied himself and his tone became firm, "That's right!"

"That's exactly what I mean!"

Salo tapped the corner of his mouth slightly, then looked at Torin, "And you, Vice Chief Torin?"

"Is that what you mean too?"

"Of course! We must befriend the Gods of Slaughter!" Torin, with his simple mind, answered without hesitation after being asked.

“Good, very good!” Salo’s smile became clear. “Our two vice-leaders of the Blood Slaughter Demon Clan almost dragged the entire demon clan into an abyss of no return.”

As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on the eyeball that was broadcasting the image to all the members of the Demon Clan. "Gentlemen, what a sin this is?"

"What...do you mean?" Ernst's expression changed slightly, as if something had slipped out of his control.

"What do you mean?" Salo raised the communication token in his hand expressionlessly, displaying the reply he had just received to everyone.

[Celestial Demon Lord: The Killing Gods are the enemies of our six Demon Lords. All past contact was merely to appease them. Whoever can destroy the Killing Gods can become a direct subordinate of the Celestial Demon Lord.]

Upon seeing this message, which bore the exclusive mark of the Heavenly Demon Lord and was impossible to fake, Ernst's face turned deathly pale.

Torin, who was standing to the side, hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation and couldn't help but shout, "What's going on? Ernst, you're lying to me?"

"Shut up!" Ernst jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and shouted angrily at Tolin!
Salo coldly watched his two deputies jumping around. Just a second ago, the two had almost driven him to the brink of despair, but now they looked like two clowns.

"I issue this order in the name of the leader of the Blood Demons."

“Kill Ernst and Torin, those two traitors who nearly destroyed the Blood Demons.”

“In addition…” Salo paused slightly.

"All troops, march forth! By order of the Demon Lord, annihilate the traitorous God-Slaying Corps!"
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The faces of the Thousand Demons, towering ten thousand meters tall, twisted, and just as Yu Zhun's face was about to appear, they collapsed again.

One by one, figures flew backward, quickly regaining their footing in mid-air.

The true demons gathered, but failed once again.

However, compared to the first gathering, there has been significant progress.

The assembled Thousand Demons maintained their power for a full four breaths, but encountered a minor problem in the step of establishing control.

Yu Zhun looked at the crowd behind him and couldn't help but smile.

In another week, the Killing Gods will be able to fully ascend to the Thousand Demons.

At that time, all actions can begin.

At that moment, a figure rushed over from the border of the God of Slaughter.

Those were some of the few unofficial members recruited by Yu Zhun into the Killing God Clan.

As their name suggests, they will not join the battle formation, but each of them has unique abilities and can do some trivial things for other members.

The unofficial member in front of us has extremely special surveillance abilities.

With him alone, he could control every little thing happening in the vast territory of the God of Slaughter, nipping any crisis in the bud.

Seeing the member's panicked expression, Yu Zhun felt a sudden chill in his heart, sensing that something bad was about to happen.

"what happened?"

"Lord Yu Zhun..." The other party stopped where he was, took a breath, and spoke quickly, "Something terrible has happened!"

"The Blood Slaughter Demons are attacking!"

"What did you say?" Yu Zhun's pupils suddenly contracted.

Blood Slaughter Demons?!

This virtually defunct Thousand Demons Clan is on the verge of collapse due to internal strife; how could they possibly have the resources to attack them?

Could it be that one of the six Demon Lords has made a move?

(End of this chapter)