Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1774 - 996: Pursuing the Nightmare Army, War Spreads Across the System! (Part 2)
Previously on Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf...
"What?"
Upon receiving the spiritual will, the Demon Star Lord was instantly consumed by a violent purple blaze, the intensity of which nearly scorched the high heavens into a deep violet tint.
Without pressing the undercover commander for more details, his consciousness immediately reached out to the clone he maintained in the external system!
In an instant, the chaos engulfing the entire outer system flooded his senses.
He bore witness to a multitude of vassal lords and Heavenly Venerable powerhouses as they offered up their essence blood and soul spirits in a desperate attempt to reconstruct the physical form of the Demon Emperor’s Son!
This sight caused his usually stoic and deep eyes to erupt with a terrifying divine light, as he struggled to process the reality of the situation!
"How can this be? This cannot be real!"
His roar thundered through the upper atmosphere; abandoning all pretenses of composure, he unleashed a massive spiritual will. He intended to lead his vast following, along with the Arctic Demon Emperor, Antarctic Demon Emperor, and other vassal lords, back to the source of the crisis.
Because he was only seeing these specific scenes, he remained oblivious to the fact that rebels in the external system were using his name as a shield while they slaughtered the Demon Emperor’s Son!
Consequently, the Demon Star Lord's only thought was to return immediately to uncover the truth and see if there was any way to salvage the situation!
However, just as he prepared to depart,
countless Trace Crystals, pre-loaded with light and shadow projections, began to manifest "coincidentally" throughout the systems of the nebula layer.
"Enemy invasion! Enemy invasion!"
"The Black Sun Evil Army has arrived!"
The projections within the Trace Crystals vividly depicted the terrifying Black Sun Evil Army as they surged from the borders of the Ten Thousand Demons System toward its heart, butchering every garrison in their path and seizing all available resources!
Everything was reduced to cinders, leaving nothing but desolation!
The presence of the unmistakable Dark Sword, Illusion Rule, and Shadow Origin served as silent, undeniable proof of the attackers' identities.
Though the footage on the Trace Crystals was fragmented, it moved rapidly toward the moment the signal beacons were ignited and the Demon Emperor’s Son cried out: "East Pole Demon Emperor, West Pole Demon Emperor, keep the order! My guards and followers, charge with me! I shall prove the vow I just made through my deeds. If we must fight, I shall live and die by your side! Dragon Chariot, move out at maximum speed!"
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The appearance of these Trace Crystals sent shockwaves through the entire exotic beast population of the nebula layer, causing a chorus of chaotic spiritual wills to erupt.
"What is going on? Has the Black Sun Evil Army returned? Didn't the Star Lord swear that a ten-Era peace treaty had been established?"
"Heavens! The Emperor’s Son is riding into battle with only a few followers! Are the East Pole and West Pole Demon Emperors completely incompetent?"
"'If there is battle, I will live and die with you! Dragon Chariot forward, at full speed!' This is the leader we truly trust and love! This is our rightful future ruler!"
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Among the voices in this spiritual cacophony were undercover agents planted long ago by Su Lin, all operating under his direct command as Dream Guards.
As a result, besides the Heavenly Ghost and the Emperor’s Son, the truth behind this tragic performance remained hidden from everyone.
Viewing these Trace Crystals filled even the Demon Star Lord with a sense of dread and panic unlike anything he had ever felt.
He realized that these images would utterly destroy his path to becoming the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons!
Even his own subordinates looked upon the Trace Crystals with disbelief: "Star Lord, you claimed the Black Sun Tribe would never return. How do you explain this?"
"Silence! We must return immediately!"
The Demon Star Lord screamed in a state of terror.
This region was the Emperor’s core power base; with the Trace Crystals spreading so rapidly, any further delay might mean he would never escape the Ten Thousand Demons Star alive!
But as the Demon Star Lord attempted to use Dimensional Truth to rip through space-time, a far more powerful Dimensional Truth suddenly crashed down upon him.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, the force slammed the Demon Star Lord back to his starting position!
It was the Ten Thousand Demons Ancestor, now wielding the Destiny Heaven Seal!
"Explain this to me! I have just performed a fortune detection; these Trace Crystal images have not been altered!"
The Ten Thousand Demons Ancestor was also ignorant of the theatrical deception and was consumed by shock and fury at what he saw on the crystals!
In truth, the Demon Emperor’s Son had begun to look like a more suitable candidate for the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons in his eyes.
Firstly, his claim appeared more legitimate,
and secondly, both in his political stance and personal conduct, the Demon Emperor’s Son behaved more like a true Lord of Ten Thousand Demons should!
He possessed tactical wisdom in diplomacy and a bloody, unyielding resolve in battle!
Who could have foreseen that a simple public address would end in such catastrophe?
How could this possibly be a mere coincidence?
"No! Ancestor, I am just as confused! I only wish to go back and find the truth!"
The Demon Star Lord pleaded desperately, struggling to break the imprisonment imposed by the Ten Thousand Demons Ancestor.
However, despite his newly attained half-step taboo power, he could not escape the Ancestor while the latter held the Destiny Heaven Seal, unless he resorted to an Extreme Heaven Realm Secret Technique.
Given the current vastness of the Ten Thousand Demons System, the power of the Destiny Heaven Seal could now match or even exceed that of Forbidden Level Heavy Weapons!
Meanwhile, the visual projections on the Trace Crystals continued to play out at high speed!
"Why? Why must the Black Sun Tribe hunt us even after we agreed to live like dogs? Kill! Emperor’s Son! I will follow you to the end!"
"Move aside! You can choose to be cowards, but I will not! Kill! If they won't let us live, we'll take them to the grave with us!"
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The footage showed many veteran frontline soldiers, driven to a murderous frenzy by the Black Sun Tribe's slaughter, beginning to charge alongside the Dragon Chariot of the Emperor’s Son.
Watching this, many ordinary military exotic beasts felt their eyes fill with tears as a wave of hot-blooded passion surged within them.
Even through a recording, the sheer desperation and madness of those veterans facing certain death was palpable.
The images flickered forward, soon reaching the point where the East and West Pole Demon Emperors commanded their vassal armies to stand down.
Shortly after, the commanding spiritual will of a ten-thousand-level rebel rang out clearly, paralyzing even those followers who had been looking for a way to save the Star Lord.
"Kill! This is all a plot by the Demon Emperor’s Son; he must have summoned the Black Sun Tribe himself! Don't listen to anyone—follow me and kill! It’s better to execute this useless prince who hides behind his father's name, so no one can challenge the Star Lord's position!"
This caused the Demon Star Lord’s eyes to nearly burst with fire: "No! This is a setup! I never had such intentions!"
But his pleas fell on deaf ears.
Before long, the final, overwhelming images on the Trace Crystals showed the Demon Emperor’s Son being struck by ten Extinction Arrows, followed by a bombardment of Forbidden-level foil weapons and dozens of Shadow Foils, before being completely erased by an Extinction Storm.
Throughout the nebula layer, the exotic beasts were filled with an intense murderous intent and a burning spirit for war.
Soon, every eye in the vicinity—including those of the Ten Thousand Demons Ancestor—fixed upon the Demon Star Lord.
From the surrounding distances, nearly insane spiritual wills began to rise in unison.
"Where is the Demon Star Lord? We demand his life as payment for the Emperor’s Son!"
"Is this his version of a peace treaty? What kind of peaceful coexistence is this? Demon Star Lord, you must have been a puppet of the Black Sun Tribe all along! Traitor, come forth and be buried with the Emperor’s Son!"
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Faced with these maddened spiritual wills, the initial shock in the Demon Star Lord’s eyes turned into pure terror and despair.
The former commander, who had once led billions of soldiers, realized in that moment that no explanation would ever be enough.
He was ruined!
Not only was his path to the throne permanently blocked, but he was also branded as a traitor on the pillar of eternal shame, never to be redeemed.
At this point, even his survival was in doubt.
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