The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 326 - 278: The Battle Begins (Part 2)

Although the man at the end made the Demon feel uneasy, they had overwhelming numbers. With so many strong fighters surrounding him, unless he was a Demigod-level Human Race warrior, he absolutely wouldn’t be able to escape.

From the intelligence they gathered after entering the Divine Protection Continent, this world’s Human Race was quite weak, far inferior to the many worlds they had destroyed. If it hadn’t been for the gods interfering with that "decapitation strike" more than a year ago, not just half of the Divine Protection Continent, but even the last territory of the Miracle World, Divine Protection Continent, would have long fallen into demonic hands, starting the countdown to world annihilation.

"Mere Humans! In other worlds, I’ve slaughtered not less than a million!"

Leading the charge was a notorious Demon King from the Purgatory Demon Race. Though his 810-level strength wasn’t enough to qualify him as a true Demon King, in terms of personal kill count, he was among the top in the entire Purgatory Demon Race, often praised by his peers as a Demon King of slaughter.

Lynn narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. Even though the Purgatory Demon Race had never invaded the Miracle World, the million people he killed were complete outsiders to him and the Miracle World, possibly even different species. But that’s no reason to be indifferent. Whether it’s a million human lives, or the lives of cats and dogs, it’s enough to enrage anyone with a shred of kindness.

"You’re lucky I’m really pressed for time now, else I’d seriously give you what you deserve."

As his words fell, Lynn’s wrist shook, and he charged into the demon horde with his sword.

In just a single encounter, including that Demon King of slaughter, three Peak Great Demons were wiped out with one slash, leaving no corpse behind.

They were demons exiled by the Seven Great Demon Kings, regardless of their level, none of them had life-saving Demon Artifacts. This made Lynn clear them out easier than in a game, because they didn’t have health bars, they could be killed in one hit, and once dead, they wouldn’t revive nor respawn.

"What the hell!"

A slightly slower Purgatory Demon strong fighter was splattered with blood and flesh of fallen comrades, exclaiming in shock.

Originally, the first to strike was their strongest, but Demon Race warfare doesn’t involve commanding generals in the center. Usually, the leader goes first, or provides power to the Legion Commander to help them achieve higher combat strength for killing the enemy.

Yet the enemy before them just casually swung a sword, and the over 800-level Peak Great Demons were shredded like paper, obliterated completely, not even able to piece them into a whole shape.

"Damn it! Must be a Human Demigod! Retreat first!"

As soon as the Legion Commander died, the Purgatory Demon masters who struck simultaneously hit the brakes, retreating frantically without daring to face Lynn’s sword.

The Purgatory Demons were often fearless, but fearless doesn’t mean reckless. Knowing they would die and be powerless, even the Demon Race knows how to flee.

However, the frantically retreating Purgatory Demons couldn’t run far before hitting an invisible wall, rebounding back embarrassingly.

Lynn said nothing, only focused on swinging his sword, killing the pursuing Purgatory Demon masters.

This was the same setup he used when storming the Celestial Destiny Imperial Palace, angrily cutting down the Celestial Emperor, using One-Way Road and Absolute Seal.

These were both 800-level Demigod and Saint Tier artifacts, so he had to swiftly kill the strongest who could forcibly break the seal.

As for the remaining ones, if given enough time, mere Saint Artifacts and Demigod Artifacts wouldn’t be enough to lock them down, but since Lynn had already taken action, where is the time...

"Fuck! There’s no way out! Charge back and fight him!"

After being rebounded back several times, giving their utmost but failing to break the seal, a strong Purgatory Demon among the fleeing demons shouted loudly, raising his blade to charge back.

Then he was promptly one-shot.

Even using the ill-fitting Guardian Demon Emperor Set, he slaughtered Purgatory Demigods like pigs and dogs. Although the current Saint Emperor Divine Artifact Set only had half of the set, lacking the full set bonus, the Light Attribute and Saint Emperor’s Sword’s restraint on Demon Race was apparent, fully compensating for the lack of attributes.

After all, this was crafted by the Light God King personally, a special artifact against the Demon Race. If it wasn’t sharp enough for demon slaying, wouldn’t that question the skill of Lord God King?

"Can’t escape now! Damn, fight him head-on!"

The splattering blood and cornered reality made the Purgatory Demons regain their viciousness. If they were facing the proper Demon Emperor Illidan, they might consider surrendering to save their lives.

But the Human wielding his sword in the demon horde, surging with Light Fighting Spirit, was obviously the absolute enemy of the Demon Race.

Internally, the Demon Race had room for religious wars and conversions, but Light was a common enemy of both Demon God Kings of destruction and protection. As long as they remained demons, they could never surrender to Light!

So, even knowing they were outmatched, the Purgatory Demons charged at Lynn with madness, taking no steps back despite their comrades falling around them.

Given their "humble" strength, they couldn’t even leave a scratch on Lynn.

As the slaughter continued, the remaining strong Purgatory Demons abandoned engaging Lynn directly, leaping to detonate themselves upon meeting him.

Self-destruction from Great Demons was somewhat impactful, though not enough to hurt Lynn, but he didn’t wish to be bathed in demon blood.

"Lynn, Lynn, we’ve leveled up, time to tag others in!"

At this moment, from nearby where the battle was fierce, Helena and Natasha shouted together.

Lynn glanced at the team status, finding both knight partners and friends had simultaneously broken the 800-level mark.

They originally had a strong foundation above level 720. While Lynn didn’t consume experience clearing hundreds of mini-bosses at higher levels, alongside their own fierce combat in the Demon Race camp, reaching level 800 wasn’t surprising.

"Come to me, I’ll take you to swap Catherine and Vivian in."

He finished off the last self-destructing Purgatory Demon with a swing and looked back, seeing the strong cold flow of Ten Thousand Miles of Ice sealed raging towards the Demon Race camp, quickly letting Helena and Natasha leave the team, pulling Catherine and Vivian into the team.

Ten Thousand Miles of Ice could freeze even Demigods, a powerful Divine Artifacts. Taking a direct hit would be unbearable even for Helena and Natasha upon successfully reaching Peak Saint Tier. Only under Lynn’s personal protection could they withstand the cold flow and return to the safe zone shielded by the Fire Element Divine Artifact.

Upon hearing the order, the two friends abandoned continuing their slaughter of the disordered Demon Race troops. Natasha transformed into human form, carrying Helena on her back and rushed to Lynn’s side.

Lynn promptly slung one knight, one dragon over his shoulder, soaring high into the sky, flying straight back.

Seeing the Demon Slayer King fly away, the demons frantically scattered and fled.

Even the Legion Commander was casually obliterated, they had no chance, taking advantage of Demon Slayer King’s restraint from slaughtering them, when else could they run if not now?

However, seeing Demon Slayer King fly toward the snowy mountain direction, they figured fleeing definitely couldn’t be towards the way he went, right?

That meant running forward was the only choice, though that led to the occupied zone of the Divine Protection Continent alliance. They’d prefer to crash into the defense line of hundreds of thousands of troops rather than face the terrifying warrior who dispatched Peak Great Demons as easily as chickens.

Yet not all demons thought this way. Some experienced demons believed the most dangerous direction would be the safest. Demon Slayer King stormed from the rear, surely he wouldn’t chase a group of fleeing scattered troops? He must be slaughtering all the way through Ten Thousand Miles of Snow Mountain!

Thus the Demon Race camp erupted in chaos, fleeing troops scattered everywhere. Among them, the self-proclaimed smart ones charged upward, escaping along Lynn’s flight direction.

Then the cold flow swept in, leaving behind mountains and fields of demon ice sculptures...