This assassin is upright

Chapter 414 Fragments of "Mouth"
Inside the vast palace of the Serpent Soul Demon Clan.

Leader Mona sat on the highest chair in the palace, with the core members of the Serpent Demon Clan below her.

At this moment, everyone fell silent, looking at Mona at the head of the table with awe.

Mona's face was also tense and appeared very cold.

"Why hasn't the blood offering arrived yet?"

"What about those few demons you were asked to recruit before?"

“Leader, they are stalling.” A powerful demon stepped forward and said with a helpless expression, “We have blocked all their escape routes, but they have not given up and are trying to put up a stubborn resistance.”

"Although the demons are the source of blood offerings, if we don't win their hearts and minds and make them completely accept their fate, I'm afraid the efficiency of offering blood offerings won't be very high."

"As for this batch of blood food that is urgently needed right now..." The demonic expert paused for a moment, "the previous subordinate demons are no longer of any value."

"Just feed the rest of them."

"Hmph!" Mona snorted. "They refuse to accept their fate. I think these little demons just can't see the situation clearly."

"Alright, the serpent's soul also has certain requirements for blood food. This matter cannot be taken lightly. Let's do as you say."

"The previous subordinate demons are no longer needed."

At this point, Mona changed the subject, "Let's put the matter of blood offerings aside for now and talk about something more important than blood offerings."

"The Godslayers seem to be approaching our direction."

Upon hearing this, the palace fell into an even deeper silence.

The Killing Gods have been enjoying unparalleled popularity lately.

Having consecutively annihilated two of the Eight Directions Heavenly Demons, the Serpent Soul Heavenly Demon Clan naturally dared not say they could secure a victory against their opponent.

“I know exactly what you’re thinking,” Mona scoffed. “I’ve already reported this to the higher-ups.”

"The other side will secretly prepare a new treasure for us soon that is no weaker than the Serpent Soul, as a way to help us get through this crisis."

"You all know the power of the Serpent Soul; it is the best counter to formations."

"And then there's another treasure that's no less powerful than the Serpent's Soul..."

"We will definitely ensure that the God of Slaughter never returns."

Upon hearing Mona's resounding words, the expressions of everyone in the palace softened for a moment, then quickly became excited.

If they could wipe out the Godslayers, their fame would be secondary; the two treasures in their possession would be theirs for the taking.

Even if they still need to return the treasure they borrowed from the eleventh level of the Netherworld, they still have three of the Eight Treasures left.

There were three of the Eight Treasures, even surpassing the number of the Floating Pagoda Demons!

At that time, you can imagine how much influence the Serpent Soul Demon Clan will have in the tenth level of the Netherworld!

Thinking of this, everyone present was extremely excited and wished that the people on the eleventh floor would send the treasure over as soon as possible.

Seeing everyone's reaction, a smile flashed in Mona's eyes.

It is said that the Godslayers possess the legendary Heavenly Demon Battle Formation, which is why they are so powerful. If the rumors are true…

Then the Serpent Soul Heavenly Demons, having seized all of the opponent's treasures and the Heavenly Demon Battle Formation, will not only reign supreme in the tenth level of the Netherworld.

Thinking of this, Mona excitedly licked her lips.

At that moment, a violent roar suddenly resounded, bringing the excitement inside the palace to an abrupt halt.

The laughter stopped abruptly, and then everyone rushed out of the palace.

What came into view was a celestial demon, a thousand meters tall, wielding a razor-sharp blade, charging towards them.

This is…

The Godslayers?!
Mona's pupils suddenly contracted.

The Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors of the Godslayer Clan were clearly still some distance away, so why have they already attacked?
The moment the thought crossed Mona's mind, she remembered the eerie concealment effect of the Instant Dark Blade, and a surge of anger rose within her.

They hadn't even bothered the Godslayers yet, and the Godslayers had already come after them.

"Give it to me, place the order!"

With a loud shout, Mona suddenly raised her hand.

A hiss resounded between heaven and earth. The enormous serpent spirit raised its head high and bit fiercely towards the direction of the God of Slaughter and the Heavenly Demons. Boundless cold air raged, enough to make any demon on the battlefield freeze instantly.

Even though the God of Slaughter's formation was a higher-level Heavenly Demon Battle Formation than the Demon Descent Battle Formation, he still felt as if his joints were aging and his torso was not under his control.

In his haste, Yu Zhun only had time to enlarge the instantaneous dark blade in his hand and press it between the upper and lower jaws of the Serpent Soul to prevent the God of Slaughter Heavenly Demons from being torn apart by the opponent. When the opponent's momentum stopped, he withdrew his sword and retreated temporarily.

In that brief moment, the Serpent Soul Demons had already completed their formation.

The 100,000-meter-tall True Demon of Ten Thousand Demons raised his hand and clenched it, and the giant snake in the air transformed into a long, serpentine whip shrouded in cold air, which he then grasped in his hand.

"What a bunch of killers," Mona said coldly. "I didn't come looking for you, yet you came to me of your own accord."

"Do you really think that just because you wiped out the Jiaojian Heavenly Demon Clan and the Dark Blade Heavenly Demon Clan, you have the right to swagger in front of me?"

Yu Zhun did not respond, but felt a little regretful.

He had done his best to hide, and even managed to approach the Serpent Soul Demon Clan's stronghold silently, but he underestimated the chilling aura emanating from the Serpent Soul.

The chilling air, strong enough to freeze demonic energy, itself serves as a natural shield.

The moment the hidden blade touched the cold air, the concealed power also showed a slight flaw, forcing him to strike first.

However, the Serpent Soul Demon Clan, as a veteran demon clan, is not to be underestimated.

Such a swift reaction and response caused the God of Slaughter's sneak attack to miss its mark.

Since that's the case, let's face it head-on.

With a thought, the Instant Dark Blade in Yu Zhun's hand quietly transformed into pure black, and within that incomparably deep color, a power that seemed to surging instilled fear in one's heart.

The ultimate trump card of the instantaneous dark blade, an attack that is guaranteed to hit.

Previously, the Dark Blade Demon Clan rarely used this ability, but Yu Zhun unhesitatingly activated it at the very first moment of the battle.

"Die!" With a low shout, the figures of the Killing God Heavenly Demons, accelerated by the instantaneous dark blades, rushed towards the Serpent Soul Heavenly Demons at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

"Hahaha, it's useless!" Mona laughed contemptuously. "The Frostblood Serpent Soul can coat the wielder with a layer of cold air, and any attack will be greatly weakened when it comes into contact with the cold air."

"The moment the true demon is successfully summoned, you will be no match for me!"

"Is that so?" Yu Zhun said calmly, while simultaneously plunging the irresistible dagger into the bodies of the Serpent Soul Demon Clan's true demons.

Does reducing damage even work?

He can kill with a single blow!

"You..." Mona's smug expression froze instantly. She stared in disbelief at her true demon's rapidly disintegrating body. "How is this possible..."

“Nothing is impossible.” Yu Zhun said quietly, then wielded the Instant Dark Blade and struck one after another, killing all the important members of the Serpent Soul Demon Clan.

At this moment, he found himself missing the Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors.

If you have the ability of the Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors, you don't need to go through all this trouble.

After the Serpent Soul Demon Clan was completely annihilated, Yu Zhun casually grabbed the snake-shaped whip that had fallen to the ground. This was the original form of the Cold Blood Serpent Soul, and also its weapon form.

"Let's go, rejoin the main force!" With a soft shout, Yu Zhun casually tossed aside the Instant Dark Blade in his hand, which transformed into a dark cloud carrying everyone away. Halfway there, Yu Zhun took out the Frostblood Serpent Soul he had just acquired.

"I want to see what's so special about this treasure."

As he spoke, he began to sense things carefully.

A moment later, Yu Zhun revealed a look of surprise.

"What a formidable group of Serpent Soul Demons!"

"If I didn't have a sure-kill move, I probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to them today."

Like the two treasures obtained earlier, the Frostblood Serpent Soul also has four abilities.

The first ability is to transform into a palace.

The palace formed from the Cold Blood Serpent Soul is a giant, mobile serpent that crawls across the earth like a living creature.

This palace also has its own unique features.

That was the chilling aura that Yu Zhun had sensed earlier, the aura that enveloped the giant snake.

This cold air will affect external enemies, acting like a natural protective shield.

Yu Zhun has now acquired three treasures, but when compared, the palace formed by the Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors seems to be the most useless, as it has no special abilities.

However, the Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors can temporarily transform a true demon into a heavenly demon. This trump card has already balanced everything, but unfortunately, this trump card is no longer available in Yu Zhun's hands.

The second ability of the Frost Serpent Soul was also mentioned by Mona before her death.

That is, when transformed into weapon form, it can cause the wielder to be surrounded by cold air, granting them a high degree of damage reduction against any attack.

This damage reduction can even exceed 80%, which is quite astonishing.

It's fair to say that with this weapon, even a fragile character can instantly become a tank.

The remaining two abilities of the Cold Blood Serpent Soul are equally astonishing.

Its third ability is called Blood Thirst.

The blood food swallowed will exist within the body of the Frostblood Serpent Soul. Each portion of blood food will make the Frostblood Serpent Soul more powerful when it manifests its first ability, serpent transformation, reaching its limit. The giant serpent itself can even rival the true demons of the myriad demons.

But this blood offering has more than one use.

These blood delicacies are only temporarily stored in the body of the Cold Blood Serpent Soul, but the consumption rate is not fast. As long as there are blood delicacies remaining, the holder can absorb the remaining blood delicacies at any time, thereby quickly recovering from their own damage.

It's like having a portable blood pack that's always ready to use.

It is precisely because of this ability that the Serpent Soul Demon Clan continuously provides the Cold Blood Serpent Soul with demons as food, even at the cost of their own infamy.

The giant serpent was initially able to withstand Yu Zhun's attack and even nearly swallowed the Heavenly Demons of the God of Slaughter, also thanks to the large amount of blood it consumed.

As for the last ability of the Cold Blood Serpent Soul…

That was an ability called Serpent Transformation. It wasn't that the Frostblood Serpent Soul itself transformed into a giant serpent, but rather that the demon wielding it temporarily merged with the Frostblood Serpent Soul, and the true demon transformed into the form of a giant serpent of frost.

In this form, the effect of freezing the demonic energy with cold air will be greatly enhanced. Any opponent that fights against it will slowly condense, eventually causing the formation to collapse and be defeated.

It has damage reduction, health regeneration, and a powerful ultimate move that can wear down the opponent to death.

The Cold Blood Serpent Soul's abilities are not only very strong, but also a complete and systematic set of abilities.

Fortunately, Yu Zhun decisively activated the ultimate move of the Instant Dark Blade at the first moment, and at the same time, he possessed the unreasonable ability to kill with a single blow.

Otherwise, it's not certain that we would be able to defeat the Serpent Soul Demon Clan.

However, the Frostblood Serpent Soul is now in his hands.

His opponents are the ones who should be worried.

After Yu Zhun finished sensing the power of the Cold Blood Serpent Soul, the main camp ahead came into his view. The Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors hung horizontally above the main camp, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

Only after the two groups of the God of Slaughter reunited did Helmod step down from the Dragon Scissors and come to Yu Zhun's side, saying, "Everyone is here."

“Okay.” Yu Zhun nodded slightly. At this moment, he could already feel the attraction of the fifth fragment to him. He looked up and met the eyes of the Demon Lord Mo Lian, whose expression was complicated.

"The Serpent Soul Demon Clan has been annihilated," Yu Zhun said calmly, raising the Frostblood Serpent Soul in his hand.

Upon seeing the Eight Treasures exclusively belonging to the Cold Blood Serpent Soul, the group exchanged bewildered glances, and then simultaneously gasped in shock.

When the Soul-Severing Dragon Scissors appeared above them, they thought the Killing God Clan hadn't yet engaged the Serpent Soul Demon Clan.

Who would have thought that the Killing Gods Clan wouldn't need to mobilize all its members to annihilate the Serpent Soul Demon Clan, and that they accomplished this at such an astonishing speed.

In an instant, everyone became even more awe-inspiring of the power of the God of Slaughter.

“Lord Yu Zhun.” Xuan Huo strode forward and spoke respectfully on behalf of all the demons present, “From this day forward, we will follow the lead of the God of Slaughter.”

"We will obey any orders from the God of Slaughter."

“Very good.” Yu Zhun smiled slightly, his gaze falling on the Demon Lord Mo Lian.

"The 'mouth' fragment is for you." Demon Lord Mo Lian took a deep breath, raised his hand and handed the fifth fragment to Yu Zhun, while giving him a deep look.

I hope you will keep your promise.

"Don't worry, I said I'd spare your life, and I won't go back on my word." Yu Zhun waved his hand casually. "You can leave with the Mo Lian Clan now."

"In that case, I won't leave." Demon Lord Mo Lian's eyes flashed.

"We, the Mo Lian Clan, are just a small group of demons. It's not easy for us to stay on this dog-eat-dog tenth level. The Killing God Clan shouldn't mind having another subordinate, right?"

"Interesting." Yu Zhun couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

The Demon Lord Mo Lian is quite adept at climbing the social ladder.

However, it doesn’t matter anymore.

"Whatever you want," he said casually, then picked up the fragment of "mouth" and fused it with the other four fragments.

"You already have five fragments?!" Upon seeing this, the Demon Lord Mo Lian's pupils constricted sharply, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

She had assumed that Yu Zhun might have already obtained two or three fragments by now.

To her utter surprise, Yu Zhun was even more efficient than she had imagined.

Thinking that with just one more fragment, Yu Zhun would be able to control the complete Heavenly Demon Battle Formation, she couldn't help but secretly rejoice at her decision.

Yu Zhun, who was absorbing the fragments, ignored the astonishment of the Demon Lord Mo Lian. After sensing the ability corresponding to the "mouth" fragment, he couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

The ability corresponding to the fragment of "mouth" is called "truth".

This ability can consume the duration of the Heavenly Demon's duration to establish a rule, forming a region similar to a rule domain, thus making the battle advantageous to one's side.

However, this ability is not without its limitations.

If the established rules are too strong, the duration of the Heavenly Demon will be consumed too much, and it may collapse on the spot, turning into a fatal ability.

Unlike other abilities, to fully control the fragments of "mouth," one needs to probe the upper and lower limits of the rules, which requires a lot of experience.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhun couldn't help but look at the Demon Lord Mo Lian.

Meanwhile, Demon Lord Mo Lian obediently took out a scroll.

"All my experience with the fragments of 'mouth' is contained in it."

(End of this chapter)