Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1771 - 994: Slaughtering Half a Faction, Battle Anthem of Blood!
Previously on Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf...
The beacon fire has been ignited!
The signal fires of the Myriad Demons System possess the power to pierce the very star nebula, sparking a celestial sea of flames that can be witnessed across billions of miles of space.
The appearance of such a beacon is a certain omen of conflict—and not just any skirmish, but a total war!
Its purpose is to alert every neighboring vassal town and all stationed military divisions.
This sight caused the eyes of both the Eastern Pole Demon Emperor and the Western Pole Demon Emperor to widen, flickering with a mix of shock, terror, and divine light.
They were currently positioned deep within the territory of the outer vassal towns.
If a beacon fire was being raised here, the implications were staggering.
It meant that every single military outpost and vassal town along a direct line from the center to the outer reaches had been annihilated, wiped out so completely that not a single soul could send out a warning!
"This is impossible! Attendants, investigate the Wind King’s vassal town immediately! Did some idiot ignite the beacon fire by mistake?"
The Western Pole Demon Emperor was the first to find his voice.
However, before his followers could even move, a massive tremor shook the cosmos from tens of thousands of miles away!
Su Lin’s Nightmare Army had clandestinely acquired shadow foil, which was now being slammed against the firmament. Hundreds of billions of ancestor-level soldiers stationed there were instantly crushed and pulverized in mid-air.
"Enemy raid! It's an enemy attack! The Black Sun Evil Army is here!"
A terrified scream erupted from an exotic beast.
That single cry sent the massive, congested crowd of spectating exotic beasts into a frantic retreat.
Panic reigned as beasts were trampled underfoot, their spiritual wills crying out in sheer terror.
Even the Eastern and Western Pole Demon Emperors stood frozen in disbelief. They couldn't fathom why the Black Sun Clan would strike at such a moment.
Was the peace treaty nothing more than a worthless scrap of paper?
While the agreement was technically only supposed to be finalized once the Demon Star Lord took power, an assault now was completely unexpected!
Or was the propaganda of the Demon Emperor’s Son actually true? Had the Black Sun Clan simply sought a moment of quiet to prepare, never truly intending for the Myriad Demons System to know peace?
"Everyone, regain your composure! Do not descend into chaos! I am here! Spread out in an orderly fashion—stop the trampling! Form the Myriad Demons Battle Formation immediately!"
Observing the unfolding disaster, the Demon Emperor’s Son roared his orders.
He projected his immense spiritual will in an attempt to steady the soldiers' morale, but the sheer volume of panicked beasts made them nearly impossible to control.
A flash of desperate madness crossed the eyes of the Demon Emperor’s Son. He unsheathed his Emperor Sword and cast a sharp glance back at the two Demon Emperors. "Eastern Pole, Western Pole—you two maintain the order! My personal guards and I will lead the charge. The promise I made will be proven through blood. If war has come, I shall live or die alongside you all!
Dragon Chariot, advance! Full speed ahead!"
This was the first time the Demon Emperor’s Son had truly faced the stench of slaughter and gore, yet he showed no sign of wavering.
Ever since his father fell in battle, he had lived in a state of constant preparation.
He was ready to meet his end on the field of honor!
As he stared toward the front lines, now obscured by Shadow Origin and Illusion Rule, he almost forgot that this was supposed to be a choreographed performance arranged with Mo Peng.
"Why? We agreed to be their dogs, yet the Black Sun Clan still hunts us? Kill them! Emperor’s Son! I will follow you into the fray!"
Even the grizzled veterans who had survived countless front-line battles saw the familiar shadow foil and the devastating Shadow Origin. Recognizing the signature of the Black Sun Evil Army, they were driven into a frenzy.
"To hell with it! If you want to be cowards, go ahead! I refuse! Kill! If they won't let us live, let's take them with us!"
Numerous Heavenly Boundary veterans shoved their way through the billions of panicked beasts, charging toward the thunderous battlefield.
Leading the charge was the massive Dragon Chariot, radiating a majestic purple-gold glow.
The Demon Emperor himself had once steered this very chariot into the heart of battle.
In this moment, the silhouette of the Demon Emperor’s Son standing atop the chariot seemed to merge perfectly with the memory of his father!
"Kill! The Emperor is invincible!"
"Kill! For the invincible Emperor! Long live the Myriad Demons System!"
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Suddenly, many of the military units that were originally sworn to the Eastern and Western Pole Demon Emperors, as well as various warlords, ignored their commanders.
They took to the skies, rallying behind the glorious Dragon Chariot!
The two Demon Emperors panicked momentarily, but then a realization dawned on them.
"Stop! Do not follow the Emperor’s Son blindly! Follow me instead—I need to see what is actually happening! The Black Sun Clan signed a treaty; why would they be here?"
"Stay calm! I am the Western Pole Demon Emperor! All Western Pole forces, rally to me! This is likely a deception—that isn't the Black Sun Clan, it's a ruse!"
The Eastern and Western Pole Demon Emperors shouted at the top of their lungs, trying to quell the desertion of their troops by voicing their doubts.
They had anticipated many ways the Demon Emperor’s Son might try to win the loyalty of the outer towns.
But a full-scale assault by the Black Sun Clan was not on their list.
They were convinced this was a staged event by the Demon Emperor’s Son to consolidate power.
However, just as their spiritual wills echoed out and their troops began to hesitate in uncertainty, a new force appeared.
Behind the Eastern Pole Demon Emperor, a ten-thousand-strong elite team of exotic beasts emerged, wearing Starlight Battle Armor marked with shielding runes.
"Kill! This is a trap set by the Demon Emperor’s Son! He is the one who summoned the Black Sun Clan! Do not be fooled! Charge with me—let us first execute this incompetent brat who hides behind his father's name. Then, no one will stand in the Star Lord's way!"
This spiritual will was equally vast, carrying the undeniable, invincible pressure of a Peak Heavenly Venerate.
The Eastern and Western Pole Demon Emperors looked back in shock, but the identity of the Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly in the Starlight Battle Armor remained hidden.
Based on her words, she seemed to be on their side.
But why would such a traitorous sentiment be shouted so openly?
Was she another piece of the Emperor’s Son’s plan?
Or was she an assassin left by the Star Lord to terminate the Demon Emperor’s Son if the situation spiraled out of control?
At this stage, even the two Demon Emperors could no longer tell truth from fiction.
But the momentum did not stop.
The Dragon Chariot had reached the velocity of a Peak Venerable!
The massive army of over a billion soldiers ahead ceased all other actions, focusing entirely on the Demon Emperor’s Son.
The two forces slammed together.
"Kill! The Black Sun Evil Army and their wicked spirits must be purged!"
As the Demon Emperor’s Son roared, the leading supreme being on the opposing side, radiating an overwhelming aura, raised a pitch-black heavy bow.
The power of this bow was no less than the Emperor Sword. Instantly, a terrifying intent of annihilation swept through the stars.
Before a reaction was possible, ten Extinction Arrows tore through space, carrying an apocalyptic force aimed directly at the Demon Emperor’s Son!
Each arrow was accompanied by horrific visions of the end of days!
"Extinction Arrows!"
In that instant, the Demon Emperors and the gathered beasts couldn't tell if this was a play or reality!
Those truly were Extinction Arrows!
They were weapons capable of wiping out any being within the Heavenly Boundary!
Anyone who had not achieved dimensional contact or taboo ascension would be powerless against them!
"Ah!!! Kill! Descend, Demon Ancestor!"
Faced with mortal danger, the Demon Emperor’s Son was pushed to the brink of madness. He immediately unleashed his ultimate secret technique while swinging the Emperor Sword!
This was his Origin Secret Art, a technique that summoned the fragmented soul of the Demon Ancestor from the depths of the cosmos into his own body.
Simultaneously, his Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect roared into existence!
Bang!
Despite the power-up, the first arrow's impact sent the Demon Emperor’s Son flying off the Dragon Chariot!
The massive chariot, forged from the finest materials of the Heavenly Boundary, was left with a gaping crack from the Extinction Arrow.
With the second arrow, blood began to spill from the Demon Emperor’s Son’s mouth, yet he fought on with a manic resolve!
"Ah!!! Everyone, follow my lead! Kill! The Black Sun Evil Army stands before us..."
His words were cut short by the third and fourth arrows!
Bang!
Bang!
Two more violent impacts followed. Even the legendary Emperor Sword suffered a visible notch!
The intent of extinction was beginning to ravage his body.
Fortunately, as the fifth and sixth arrows closed in, a figure in Starlight Battle Armor soared into the sky!
"Hmph! You think you can kill the Emperor’s Son while I am here? You are dreaming!"
The Heavenly Ghost intervened, unleashing a peak combat power that rivaled a late-stage Semi-taboo!
With explosive force, he shattered the final six Extinction Arrows one after another!
Even the Heavenly Ghost was wounded by the effort of blocking arrows fired from a Quasi-Sky Realm bow; his Starlight Battle Armor was reduced to shards.
But just as the Heavenly Ghost neutralized the threat, and before the Demon Emperors could process the scene,
The elite force of ten thousand, led by the Peak Heavenly Venerate, bridged millions of miles in an instant to loom over the battlefield!
With a flick of his wrist, he deployed three single-target Forbidden-Level Foil Weapons and over twenty standard Shadow Foils, raining them down upon the area!
The Heavenly Ghost’s face went pale at the sight.
He began to suspect that Mo Peng was using this chance to eliminate both him and the Emperor’s Son in one fell swoop!
Against single-target Forbidden-Level Foils, even a peak Semi-taboo would struggle to survive.
"Ah!!! Black Sun Tribe! I will have your lives!"
The Heavenly Ghost snarled, leading thirty thousand black-robed undead in a massive battle formation to intercept the falling weapons.
Two were locked onto him, while one was aimed straight for the Demon Emperor’s Son!
The remaining Shadow Foils were meant to wipe out the rest of the field!
At that same moment, the Black Sun Tribe’s Peak Heavenly Venerate drew his bow once more, firing another ten Extinction Arrows at the Demon Emperor’s Son!
The scene was so dire that no further explanation was needed for the watching beasts.
Even the Eastern and Western Demon Emperors were now convinced that the Star Lord and the Black Sun Clan had conspired to assassinate the Demon Emperor’s Son!
Why would the Star Lord do this?
Had he been corrupted by the Black Sun Clan?
They couldn't understand the 'why,' but they knew one thing: if the Demon Emperor’s Son survived this, even as a cripple, the Star Lord would never be able to challenge his influence again!
"Ah!!! Save the Emperor’s Son! Protect him! He is the only hope for the Myriad Demons System!"
"To hell with the Demon Emperor’s other orders! Today, we kill anyone who tries to stop us from saving him!"
"Charge! To the Dragon Chariot! Fight until the end! We wanted a quiet life, but the Emperor’s Son was right! The Black Sun Evil Army won't let us live in peace; they only want us as slaves!"
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In a heartbeat, every exotic beast—including the personal followers of the Eastern and Western Demon Emperors—went into a frenzy. Ignoring all previous commands, they surged like a tidal wave toward the Dragon Chariot millions of miles away!
Even the Heavenly Venerate experts threw themselves forward, hoping to intercept the Forbidden-Level Foils with their own bodies to protect the Emperor’s Son!
But despite their desperation, they were too slow to stop the first Shadow Foil from landing.
A horrific storm of blood erupted across the stars.
Yet, within that bloody tempest, the fractured factions of the Myriad Demons System began to unite, aligning themselves just as they had during the reign of the previous Emperor!
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