Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 152 Demons and Power

The second level of the Purgatory Abyss.

Luo Shen and the Demon Lord were chasing each other in the sky above Flame Valley, one after the other, their momentum was immense and their aura astonishing. Ordinary infernal monsters dared not approach them at all.

Are you kidding me!

Judging from the imposing presence of these two, it was clear that at least two Demon Realm level experts were chasing after them. In the entire Flame Valley, only the Ten Monarchs were Demon Realm level experts, and none of them dared to interfere in their affairs.

Are you out of your mind?!

So along the way, all the monsters in the purgatory retreated to their lair and dared not show their faces.

At this moment, the Demon Lord looked behind him with a grim expression. Luo Shen's figure rapidly approached at a visible speed, and the fierce light bursting from his eyes clearly indicated that he did not intend to let it live.

So, the Demon Lord steeled his resolve and gritted his teeth, saying, "Since you won't let me live, then don't blame me!"

One mouth.

The demonic flames gathered within, instantly bursting forth with a purplish-black light.

"Um?"

Luo Shen, who was following behind, naturally noticed the Demon Lord's actions immediately. However, confident in his superior strength, he was not worried about the Demon Lord's dying struggle.

But to my utter surprise...

This attack from the Demon Lord wasn't actually aimed at him.

"boom!"

A pillar of fire shot into the sky, instantly blasting towards the distant horizon. The terrifying energy pillar illuminated the entire sky above the Flame Valley almost in an instant, and the long pillar of fire crashed heavily into a tall mountain peak about hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.

Luo Shen was still wondering why the Demon Lord's attack had gone so erratically off course.

Immediately afterward, a deafening roar echoed from afar: "Damn crawlers, how dare you disturb my precious hibernation time! I'm enraged, I'm going to unleash a massacre!"

Roar! !

A loud roar suddenly rang out, shaking the mountains and fields, and the echo reverberated.

Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the originally dark sky. Countless bolts of lightning scattered in all directions, and the sound of thunder and lightning was incessant. Luo Shen felt his soul tremble and his whole body felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Countless infernal beasts trembled and collapsed to their knees at the sound of this long roar, emitting mournful cries.

Luo Shen saw it very clearly.

Among these kneeling and prostrating infernal beasts were many extremely powerful cosmic-level beasts, but even so, they could not resist the fear in their hearts under this sound and knelt down.

Luo Shen's heart skipped a beat.

"Just what kind of terrifying being has this damned Demon Lord provoked?"

Before the owner of the voice could arrive, Luo Shen quickly seized the opportunity while the Demon Lord was slowed down by releasing the pillar of demonic flames. He instantly unleashed his fastest speed, his battle blade drawing upon the five elements of energy and drawing upon the most mysterious laws of space.

"Rip!"

The sharp battle blade easily tore through the Demon Lord's armor under the cutting force of space. The terrifying power instantly penetrated his flesh and blood. The Demon Lord was hit hard and spat out a mouthful of blood. He could no longer hold the skull battle blade that he was tightly gripping in his right hand.

Throw it away.

"Skull Blade!" Luo Shen's eyes lit up.

Before the Demon Lord could retaliate, he kicked off the Demon Lord's body with both feet, using the force to grab the Skull Battle Blade.

The Demon Lord's body fell helplessly to the ground like a kite with a broken string. If it weren't for a burst of demonic flames erupting on his body before he hit the ground, which slightly slowed his descent, the secondary damage from the fall would have knocked him unconscious.

"The owner of that voice is clearly not someone to be trifled with; we should retreat first."

Luo Shen thought to himself.

After all, the Skull Blade was already in hand, and the situation around them was still unclear. There was no need to fight to the death with these local powerhouses. If they attracted even stronger enemies, this clone might perish here.

Just as he was about to leave.

But the demon lord below, covered in blood, laughed loudly, "Human, do you think you can escape?"

Luo Shen glanced down at the Demon Lord, then ignored him.

"Although I don't know where you, a powerful being, came from," the Demon Lord continued, "I have awakened the demons. Every time a demon appears, it needs to devour a sufficient number of souls; otherwise, it will never be satisfied. And pure souls like yours, humans, are the demons' favorite food."

"You can't escape!"

demon?

Luo Shen's heart skipped a beat; he did know about this thing.

According to the Virtual Universe Company's records, this is a special life form living in the abyss of purgatory. It is a natural killing machine with extremely terrifying strength. It can even kill opponents of the same level but at a higher level.

In the limited records available, a cosmic-level demon is more terrifying than a peak-level purgatory beast of the domain lord level!

Look at the appearance of this Demon Lord.

The creature that was just awakened must be the legendary demon.

However, it is still unknown how strong this demon is. If it is at the cosmic level, Luo Shen might be able to put up a fight without using his Mind's Eye Blade.

If it's a Domain Lord level being, unless you use the Mind's Eye Blade, there's simply no way to contend with them.

Whoosh!

Luo Shen instantly transformed into a streak of light and flew back in the direction he had come from. As for the life or death of the Demon Lord on the ground, he didn't care at all. If it weren't for the Skeleton Battle Blade and knowing the situation here, he wouldn't have bothered to chase after it.

Now that he knows about the existence of the demon, why would he stay?

It had only flown a few dozen kilometers.

A terrifying energy roar came from behind, and black flames instantly surged from the spot where the Demon Lord had last stood. Terrifying energy fluctuations swept around, leaving a huge crater.

"This energy fluctuation."

Luo Shen's heart tightened, and he increased his flying speed by three points, fearing that the thing chasing behind him would target him.

Domain Lord level!

It's definitely a demon of at least the level of a domain lord!

Otherwise, a cosmic-level demon with strength comparable to a peak domain lord could not possibly achieve this level of power. Only a domain lord-level demon, with terrifying strength comparable to a peak world lord or even an immortal powerhouse, could possess such explosive power.

It flew tens of thousands of kilometers in one breath, with no one chasing it from behind.

Luo Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did you shake them off?"

Before the thought could even form in his mind, he heard a sinister voice beside him: "Not yet. If you fly any faster, I might not be able to catch up."

My body stiffened, and I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cave.

"boom!!"

His primal force surged instantly, chasing the brilliant blade of light that descended from the sky into the deep pit of the ancient god's ruins in his mind. All his insights into the three fundamental laws of water, fire, and space were concentrated in this one strike.

A single slash chills nineteen provinces!

This is the limit of Luo Shen's swordsmanship that he can currently unleash. Even the guardian of the fifteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge would be powerless against this strike!

I thought this strike would cause some damage to the opponent.

Luo Shen even thought that if the other party was careless, it might even leave a scar on its body.

however.

The next second, the other party made Luo Shen clearly see the power of the devil.

There haven't been any major moves.

The demon, entirely black and purple with symmetrical horns and wings on its back, casually extended two fingers, as if drinking water or eating, and effortlessly grasped the knife that Luo Shen had placed such high hopes on.

With a little effort.

"Snap!"

The sword, which was already damaged in the clash with the Demon Lord's skull sword, was now broken in half by the opponent with an extremely exaggerated force!

Yes, break it!

It should be noted that this battle sword was forged from F-grade metal, and it could withstand battles with even world lords for a long time. However, in this abyss of purgatory, it died in the line of duty after only two battles.

The damage to the sword was a minor issue.

After all, he had replenished his supplies with several more swords before he came, and with the newly acquired skull sword, he wouldn't lack weapons for the time being.

What's truly terrifying is...

This demon broke his F-grade battle sword with the strength of just one hand. This strength didn't seem like something a domain lord-level demon could possess.

Could this be a demon at the level of a World Lord, or even an Immortal?

Fortunately, the purplish-black demon did not attack him directly.

Moreover, Luo Shen also has a secret technique of willpower that he has hidden away. As long as it is a living being, whether it is a flesh-and-blood life form or an energy-based life form, as long as it is alive, it will have willpower, and the Mind's Eye Knife will be effective.

"Weapons forged by humans are still so vulnerable."

The purplish-black demon glanced at the half-sword in his hand, casually tossed it aside, and let it enter flight mode and fall naturally.

He looked up and glanced at Luo Shen.

"Human, wasn't it you and that little reptile who disturbed my hibernation just now?"

For some reason, this purplish-black demon did not kill him directly as it had done with the Demon Lord before, but instead questioned him in an unfriendly tone.

The fact that they didn't take action immediately suggests that there's still room for discussion.

Luo Shen hurriedly explained, "Respected Demon Lord, I am very sorry for disturbing your slumber."

The demon has a strange personality.

One second it's all gentle breeze and fine rain, the next it might turn into a storm, and they might even kill you without warning. So Luo Shen didn't waste too much time apologizing.

Seeing that the purple-black demon still hadn't made a move, Luo Shen felt a little more at ease and continued, "As my apology, I am willing to capture all the infernal beasts within this vast area and give them to you as compensation."

"Um."

The purplish-black demon slightly raised his eyelids and said disdainfully, "Do you think I care about your compensation?"

Seeing that Luo Shen wanted to explain, the purple-black demon waved his hand, interrupting him directly.

"I'm asking you, where is that skull sword?" The purple-black demon's gaze sharpened as he stared intently at Luo Shen, as if a sudden storm of wind and thunder would erupt if Luo Shen uttered a single wrong word.

"Skull sword?"

Luo Shen was a little confused.

With a flick of his right hand, he took out the Skull Battle Blade from his storage space device. He had previously snatched it from the Demon Lord and then casually stored it in his spatial ring.

Because they were in a hurry to escape the demon's pursuit, they hadn't had time to study it yet.

It seems that this battle sword has a more significant origin than he imagined. He just doesn't know how the skull battle sword ended up in the hands of a domain lord-level infernal beast like the Demon Lord.

Upon seeing the skull-shaped sword, the purplish-black demon instinctively reached out to touch it.

"Sizzle!"

As if possessing its own consciousness, the skull sword unleashed an unimaginable burst of scorching flames the instant the purplish-black demon's right hand touched it, instantly burning the demon's right hand.

"what!"

With a scream, the purplish-black demon succumbed, and the skull sword fell back into Luo Shen's hands.

Look again.

The purplish-black demon's right hand was burned in large areas!

It should be noted that even cosmic-level powerhouses can survive and fight on neutron stars, let alone this demon of unknown strength. Yet, even so, it was still scorched by the high temperature of the skull sword.

It's easy to imagine just how high the temperature of that flame was!

Luo Shen's heart skipped a beat.

It seems this skull sword is indeed something special. The flames emanating from it can even burn this demon. Could he use it to kill the demon?

But before Luo Shen could even form this thought, he noticed the mocking gaze of the purple-black demon.

The sword is powerful.

However, the true power that can be unleashed depends on its owner.

Just like its former master, the Demon Lord, who also wielded a skull sword, he was still beaten by Luo Shen and forced to run around aimlessly until he could only awaken this demon to try and perish together with him.

Seeing that Luo Shen's eagerness had faded, the purplish-black demon said in a sinister tone, "Human, I advise you not to have such thoughts, otherwise, I wouldn't mind sending you to hell first!"

He also ignored Luo Shen's thoughts.

The purplish-black demon stared at the skull sword for a long time before reluctantly looking away.

Luo Shen tentatively asked, "Your Excellency Demon Lord, may I ask what this skull sword is? It was able to harm Your Excellency Demon Lord; I am truly terrified to hold it in my hand."

As he spoke, Luo Shen tried to hand over the skull-shaped battle knife again.

The purplish-black demon instinctively reached for the sword, but just as it was about to touch it, it reacted, jerked its hand away, and retreated several meters.

"Human, are you trying to make me look foolish?"

The purple-black demon said coldly.

His wings unfurled instantly, his right hand opened, and his five silver fingernails, gleaming with a cold light, were slightly curved, as if he were about to kill Luo Shen with a single move.

Seeing that things had gotten out of hand, Luo Shen hurriedly said, "My Lord Demon, you're wronging me."

The purple-black demon snorted coldly, clearly not believing Luo Shen's nonsense.

But Luo Shen's main strength was flexibility, so he explained directly, "My Lord Demon, look at the flames erupting from this skull sword. Even you can't withstand them, and my strength is too weak. If it were to strike me like that, I would be burned to ashes. So it's safer to leave it in your care."

As he spoke, he was about to hand over the skull sword again.

"stop!"

The purple-black demon immediately called a halt, signaling Luo Shen to stand still.

Seeing that Luo Shen really didn't move, the purple-black demon explained helplessly, "The flames of this skull sword will only target our demon race and won't affect you at all. Otherwise, you've been holding this sword for so long, it would have burned you to ashes long ago."

Luo Shen naturally knew that this thing would definitely not work on him.

Otherwise, how come he was unharmed when the two of them touched the skull sword together, while only the purplish-black demon was burned by the flames?

It's obvious that this is targeting them.

But he still wanted to take the opportunity to find out what this thing was.

I never expected to get such a wonderful treasure so soon after arriving here. My luck is truly incredible!

Seeing Luo Shen's curious expression, the Purple-Black Demon thought for a moment and decided that even if he told Luo Shen about its origin, Luo Shen wouldn't be able to cause any trouble. So he simply explained the origin of the skull sword.

The authority of the abyss of purgatory!

To be precise, this skull sword is one of the supreme authorities that controls this infernal abyss!

(End of this chapter)