The Evil Soul Master is actually myself

The eight-armed serpent demon continued to explain: "Then one day, the Mother of Creep mutated. She monopolized the main blood pool and did not allow other demon lord forces to recruit soldiers there. At first, we didn't care, but because there was no source of replenishment, the demon lords became weaker and weaker in battle, while the Mother of Creep grew stronger by relying on the main blood pool."

Su Ming sighed. He knew the ending. No wonder he was such a chaotic and silly guy. He was outmaneuvered until his enemy grew stronger before he realized what was happening.

Then the Mother of Creep successively defeated various demon lord forces, and with the drying up and destruction of more than a dozen secondary blood pools, she finally dominated the entire abyss and was crowned king.

From then on, the source of the extraordinary was blocked, and this abyss had only one main blood pool. All the demons were born under the watchful eye of the Mother of Creeping, and bloodline control methods were planted early on.

Moreover, the Worm Matriarch established a blood tax, which made the main blood pool more and more powerful, and she herself benefited greatly. Her followers gradually devoured and replaced the demons in the entire abyss, establishing a virtuous cycle.

For various reasons, ordinary demons in this abyss have almost no chance of turning the tide.

"The Mother of Creep is an anomaly, and the main blood pool of this abyss has also mutated, accumulating in one go to the equivalent of ten times that of other abysses," the eight-armed demon said indignantly.

After asking a few more questions, Su Ming dismissed the high-ranking demon and his expression turned serious.

The Blood Pool Protector is a demon that arises from the Blood Pool itself. It appears from the moment the Blood Pool is established, whether it is the main Blood Pool or a secondary Blood Pool. Whoever controls the Blood Pool is absolutely loyal to that person, and there is no possibility of betrayal.

But this wriggling mother went against her nature.

“No, the accompanying blood pool… was built by praying to the abyss…” Su Ming suddenly thought of a possibility and muttered to himself, “In a sense, the Mother of Creeping is only loyal to the will of the abyss.”

The Blood Pool Protector's mission is to maintain a certain virtuous cycle in the Abyss. The Mother of Creep has not violated this nature and has been scientifically intervening in this cycle, both collecting blood taxes and producing demons.

Furthermore, after years of development, this abyssal blood pool has accumulated vast amounts of vital energy, and the total number of demons far exceeds that of other abysses. There are three million demons gathered here alone, while the population of other abysses is only one or two million.

"There's still a chance. If I seize control of this abyss, all of this will be mine." Su Ming took a deep breath.

The Mother of Creep is said to have inherited the strengths and weaknesses of the Blood Pool Protector. She is ignorant and her actions are all instinctive. She will only do things that are beneficial to the Blood Pool. She usually lies in wait by the main Blood Pool and kills anything that gets close.

In other words, as long as Su Ming doesn't get close to Him, he can kill all over the place without any problems.

"Surround the cities from the countryside?" Su Ming thought that he could first defeat all the demon lords step by step, and eventually rule the territories except for the Blood Pool, directly tearing apart the Abyss Lord's position of the Mother of Creeping. The rest would be easy.

The Demon Lord is easier to deal with. Su Ming estimates that with his strength and rank, his combat power is above Super Douluo but not quite Limit Douluo, so there is still hope.

Rumble!

In the distance, a pool of blood gushed forth, and endless crimson clouds soared into the sky. The enormous gray-white worm began to move, straightening its body like a python, its height reaching the clouds. Thick, gray-black clouds obscured its upper body, making it resemble Jormungandr, the serpent that devours the world.

As the enormous body moved, the earth trembled violently, as if a dragon had turned over. Cracks appeared on the plains, and some demons were carelessly swept by the writhing mother's tail, crushing many to death. Their blood stained the red soil, making it even more alluring.

The worms rose up like pillars of heaven and towering mountain peaks, unleashing a violent hurricane. The celestial phenomena changed, lightning tore through the sky, and a bloody storm fell, as if even the will of the abyss was celebrating.

The blood tax has begun.

Demons of various shapes and sizes prepared to come to the blood pool and throw in thick, crystalline blood essence, splashing huge blood flowers on the crimson lake. The water level rose wildly, expanding into a blood-red ocean.

Thump thump!

First came the seventeen demon lords, who led their men forward in a majestic manner. Some of them were as tall as mountains, their bodies rumbling as they walked, while others were cold and eerie, their figures obscured by shadows.

Su Ming's eyes were opened wide. What interested him most was a succubus lord whose figure was 'petite and delicate' compared to other demons, and who looked pitiful.

The naked demon's body was crimson, plump and soft, with exaggeratedly large, heavy breasts. Black hair covered the vital parts. The knees were turned upside down, and the demon trod on hooves covered in black flames. It had bat wings and a spiked tail on its back. A decadent fragrance wafted out. The demon's appearance was humanoid, stunningly beautiful, and charming.

Of course, even if she is 'petite' by demon standards, she would be 'eight feet tall' according to human proportions.

Don't get me wrong, Su Ming isn't an idiot; he's just looking for allies with a critical eye.

There was still some time before it was Su Ming's turn to pay the blood tax. He was in the camp supplementing his knowledge about the demon lords, planning to form alliances and make connections. From this, he learned that the various lords were not all on good terms.

The most dangerous one is this succubus lord. His territory is at the border with three demon lords, and he is besieged on three sides. This is mainly because demons also have physiological needs, or rather, they are even less restrained.

Faced with this delicate girl and a whole bunch of succubi in the territory, who could resist? Plus, the succubi aren't very strong, so who else would they bully if not you?

Originally, she could have easily managed things with her charm, but it seems she went too far before, using methods such as cheating, being a mistress, and selling her husband to become the lord, which made her extremely hated.

Su Ming remained calm, indifferent to whether or not they formed an alliance. No one could guess what these chaotic idiots were thinking, and backstabbing was a common occurrence for them.

"Master, I have something to report." Suddenly, Su Ming, who was in the camp, heard the demon outside speak respectfully.

"Come here, what is it?" The boy was slightly taken aback, then said coldly.

It was a mid-level Eye Demon, captured and controlled by Su Ming after its defeat. Its large eyeballs, as tall as a person, floated in smugly.

"I..." The moment its mental fluctuations were transmitted, its entire pupil suddenly contracted.

Buzz!

A violent mental storm swept through the void, and translucent ripples spread in all directions. The mid-level demons guarding Su Ming all had their heads explode, spilling out red and white like watermelons.

The high-ranking demons also collapsed in agony, clutching their heads, and like straw being cut, a large number of them fell down around Su Ming.

Only Su Ming remained unusually calm, as if a gentle breeze was caressing his face, his smooth, black hair fluttering in the wind. His mental state was completely unaffected, and even the blood splattered around him within a three-zhang radius seemed to be influenced by some force field, keeping it isolated.

The eye demon that came to self-destruct had its huge, crystalline pupil burst open with a 'plop,' and a disgusting, sticky blood oozed out from the dense, blood-red cracks.

A vast and powerful mental fluctuation gathered, forming a mental force field that distorted the surrounding scenery. A pale white and transparent figure appeared, forcibly extracting all the remaining spiritual energy from the Eye Demon to maintain the scene for a brief moment.

Su Ming raised his head slightly, his face calm as he looked at the figure formed by spiritual energy in front of him. It was a huge eye demon, its main eye as clear and transparent as amber, displaying the deep blue of the sea. The surrounding thirty-six secondary eye tentacles were long and slender, with crystal clear and beautiful pupils at their tips, displaying a variety of colors and shimmering light like precious gemstones.

Surprisingly, it didn't exude any evil aura; instead, it possessed a strange and beautiful quality, like a delicate work of art, a sacred noble piece. Even Su Ming was momentarily stunned.

Demonic spellcasting follows a bloodline path, which is why this superhuman charm is so Cthulhu-esque.

"Lord of the Eye Demon, what are you doing here? Killing your subordinates in front of me, is that a provocation?" Su Ming sneered.

"Hehe, you can understand it this way: killing one of my entire armies would have been a life-or-death struggle long ago," the illusory Eye Demon Lord admitted directly.

"Weak spiritual power." With just one sentence about the technique, the Eye Demon Lord's spiritual body became even more ethereal. It sighed, "Time is running out. Once the Blood Tax is over, you won't be able to cross the Wasteland."

Rumble!

As soon as it finished speaking, its spiritual body twisted and transformed into a pillar of light that shot into the sky, standing out conspicuously among the millions of demon camps, shining brightly against the gray-black sky.

This caused many high-level beings to turn their attention to the location of Su Ming's demon legion, and they all revealed gloating and discussed it.

"Who on earth is so unlucky as to have angered the Eye Demon Lord? You know, it's ranked among the top five among all the demon lords."

"The Evil Eye Mark—this is a kill order."

…………

Inside the camp, Su Ming sneered. The other party was trying to intimidate him. The fact that he had led his team to defeat an Eye Demon Legion would be leaked sooner or later. After all, Su Ming could only control mid-level and above demons to keep secrets, but he couldn't control the rumors spread by tens of thousands of low-level demons.

He was actually mentally prepared, but he didn't expect the Eye Demon Lord to be so arrogant and reckless.

Mental spellcasters are considered relatively calm among demons, but it seems they still can't escape their chaotic nature. If Su Ming had remained silent on the surface, he could have secretly struck a ruthless blow and caught the demon off guard.

"Or is this the survival rule of demons? A lord must respond forcefully when provoked, otherwise he cannot convince his followers?" Su Ming pondered to himself, sensing the strange looks he was receiving from the low-ranking demons who had surrounded him.

"So, I should respond now?" Su Ming shook his head. It didn't matter much to him; as long as he kept a firm grip on the demons of mid-level and above, that was enough.

"What are you looking at? Get lost!" The high-ranking fire demon suddenly stepped forward, his towering body enveloping the lesser demons watching the spectacle. He swept his flaming whip across the area, instantly causing numerous deaths and injuries.

The remaining lesser demons scattered in fear.

"Master, look at this Eye Demon Lord..." the Flame Demon said obsequiously as he stepped forward.

"It's alright. It wants to kill me, and I want to kill it too, to seize the territory." In front of the evil god's servant, Su Ming made no attempt to hide his ambition.

In his view, this was also an opportunity. Since the Demon Lord was no longer within the territory, he could not enjoy the blessing and was at most a Super Douluo specializing in the mind.

The blood tax continued to be paid, and gradually all seventeen demon lords had finished paying their taxes. Among them, the most pitiful was an abyssal gnoll lord.

It wields a rare flail-like magical weapon and ranks among the top three in combat power among all the lords. Unfortunately, it is also the most insane of the demon lords, constantly waging war and launching all-out attacks at the slightest sign of discomfort.

For a year, they had been fighting and had offended thirteen demon lords, all of whom they had fought against. They had also been waging wars on multiple fronts at the same time. As a result, their territory was devastated and their blood tax was insufficient. They had to sacrifice 20,000 demons to raise enough blood tax.

Su Ming witnessed firsthand how countless demons were pushed alive into the vast pool of blood and melted away. Even many high-ranking wandering demons could not escape this fate, demonstrating the cruelty and chaos of the abyss.

Soon it was Su Ming's turn, about seven or eight people after the Demon Lord, since Su Ming's military strength was second only to the Lord.

Unleashing his Martial Soul True Form, Su Ming swelled to several meters tall, with wings that blotted out the sky on his back, his body covered in fine obsidian dragon scales, a scorpion hook at the tip of his bony tail, and his palms gleaming with black and dark gold, exceptionally sharp.

He was in a half-human, half-beast state, which was caused by the activation of part of the calamity evil god tiger's essence. His demonic power was overwhelming, and he looked like a pure demon lord.

Stepping into the blood pool, Su Ming faced the gaze of the Abyss Lord for the first time. He felt a gaze descend from the sky, carrying boundless majesty.

The writhing matriarch's enormous body blotted out the sky, casting endless shadows that enveloped the small, continuous army of demons. With a slight nod, she unleashed a violent hurricane that echoed across the heavens.

Fortunately, he passed the test and cautiously stepped to the edge of the vast blood pool. The crimson glow illuminated Su Ming's blood, and the scarlet blood flowing below was scorching hot, with a powerful heat wave overflowing, showing a pure and vast life force.

Su Ming poured the blood tax into it, and it didn't seem particularly noticeable, causing no ripples.

The surrounding demon lords looked at this newly appeared 'high-ranking demon' with great interest, their evil and majestic eyes fixed on Su Ming.

It could be out of curiosity, malice, or even mockery.

The young man remained fearless. He didn't know why these demon lords, including some powerful mercenary demon commanders, didn't leave immediately after paying their taxes, but instead stood silently beside the blood pool.

But Su Ming also followed their example and prepared to quietly find a spot to wait, perhaps there would be some 'activities' after paying the blood tax?

Chapter 293 Blood Pool

Seventeen demon lords stood beside the blood pool, with the sapphire-blue beholder standing at the front, its azure pupils revealing a hint of human-like mockery.

Suddenly, a subtle mental fluctuation arose in the void, and a violent mental shock swept towards Su Ming, carrying a bewitching and insidious aura.

Su Ming originally intended to find a quiet place to wait, but he felt a swelling between his eyebrows, and a sinister aura spread from the void, and his spirits intertwined to unleash a terrifying wave that could destroy gods.

Boom boom boom!

The boy's head trembled, as if an invisible hammer had struck him heavily. He groaned, and wisps of dark jade mist overflowed from his seven orifices. The skull of the extraterrestrial demon shone brightly, desperately resisting this mental killing intent.

The great demons standing beside the blood pool all sensed the Eye Demon Lord's attack. They looked at Su Ming with schadenfreude and were even itching to make a move. They knew that this place was an abyss, and if he showed the slightest weakness, he would be swarmed up by the demons and devoured alive.

"Drink!" Su Ming shouted, his purplish-blue evil eyes flashing between his brows. Two vast and boundless spiritual seas intertwined, their silver and purple light reflecting each other. With a roar, he directly shattered the dense and insidious spiritual power.

The void seemed to explode, with fine, azure currents bursting forth and a deafening roar echoing through the air.

The Eye Demon Lord's enormous pupils were fixed on Su Ming. Although he had no expression, Su Ming could still sense the "gaze" and "greed" in Su Ming's eyes.

The enormous Titan Worm standing nearby did not react, seemingly unconcerned about the secret battles fought among its demons.

"Heh, demon of an unknown race, your demonic eye is quite interesting, but it's mine now." The Eye Demon Lord's round pupils gleamed with delight as he declared domineeringly through his mental fluctuations.

The Eye Demon Lord has evolved in a peculiar way, possessing the ability to devour and contain various 'spiritual eyes' and 'demon pupils'. To date, it has collected thirty-six strange eyes with different abilities as secondary eyes, whose power is unpredictable.

Su Ming's eyes were icy cold. This demon lord was too arrogant and didn't take him seriously at all.

He roared, and the evil light between his brows shone with a bluish-purple radiance. His Heavenly Demon Bone amplified his power, and invisible, transparent ripples spread from the void as he decisively launched a counterattack.

Buzz!

A mix of mental shock, fate's curse, and various other soul skills from the Heavenly Demon Fantasy intertwined, and Su Ming also simultaneously activated his second martial soul, [Nether Emperor]. An aura of death and annihilation swirled in the void.