Chapter 226: Demon Lord Aston

  What do you mean by 'love'?Between me and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, it's all pure strategy, without a trace of emotion, okay?

  Hearing Golden Crocodile Douluo's words, Qin Xiao's face immediately darkened.

  This guy has lived for so many years, yet he still doesn't know how to talk properly?

  Ugh, seems like I said something I shouldn't have. Golden Crocodile Douluo had been watching Qin Xiao closely.

  Noticing the change in Qin Xiao's expression, Golden Crocodile Douluo quickly realized something was wrong and hurriedly smiled apologetically. "I was just saying that casually, just guessing randomly. Don't take it seriously."

  "Ha, ha ha ha."

  He ughed awkwardly, trying to smooth things over.

  Looking at the two major demons in the distance, Qin Xiao shook his head slightly, too zy to deal with Golden Crocodile Douluo, and pointed at the two demons. "The two major demons left, one for you and one for me, any problems?"

  Golden Crocodile Douluo gritted his teeth, "No problem."

  In reality, despite looking retively normal, he was already heavily injured from the previous battle.

  He was still able to fight, driven purely by sheer willpower.

  "Lord Qin, what about me?"

  On the other side, Snake Spear Douluo asked nervously.

  Qin Xiao's arrival had instinctively made him see Qin Xiao as their backbone.

  Qin Xiao didn't turn around, his back facing Snake Spear Douluo. "Snake Spear Douluo, you can hardly intervene in this battle. Why don't you go down and help the other soul masters resist the demon attacks? Your help should reduce a lot of casualties."

  He made the arrangements with an attitude that was like commanding his subordinates.

  But.

  No one thought there was a problem with that.

  Respecting the strong was a tradition on the Douluo Continent. Especially in such times, following Qin Xiao's orders was perfectly reasonable.

  However, looking at Qin Xiao's back, Snake Spear Douluo felt a bit dazed.

  He recalled their encounter at the pace in Heaven Dou City when Qin Xiao was still an unruly youth, with combat power comparable to a Level 95 or 96 Titled Douluo.

  But now?He couldn't even see Qin Xiao's shadow.

  Of course, this referred to the changes in cultivation.

  In terms of character, Snake Spear Douluo felt Qin Xiao had not changed; he was still the same Qin Xiao, always wild and untamed.

  "Boom!"

  A sudden loud noise brought Snake Spear Douluo back to reality.

  He then witnessed an awe-inspiring scene, with lightning snakes dancing and thunder roaring.

  Purple lightning bolts enveloped Qin Xiao, making him look like a god of thunder descending.

  He raised his hands, clenched them, and the terrifying purple lightning was drawn by an invisible force, forming a hammer in his hands.

  "Unbelievable, even a single bolt of lightning could injure me, yet he can control them so easily."

  Snake Spear Douluo took a deep breath.

  Thinking back to when he had arrogantly challenged Qin Xiao, he realized how merciful Qin Xiao had been to him.

  Otherwise, a single strike from Qin Xiao could have crushed him.

  "More power!"

  However, Qin Xiao seemed unsatisfied with the thunder hammer, which was powerful enough to easily annihite a Titled Douluo.

  As his voice fell, dense purple electric light surrounded him, making it impossible even for a Titled Douluo to see him.

  "Is he preparing an even stronger attack?"

  Looking at Qin Xiao's opponent, the demon comparable to a Level 97 Titled Douluo, Snake Spear Douluo marveled at the sight.

  The demon's body was covered in yers of purple scales.

  One yer after another.

  In just one breath, Snake Spear Douluo saw the demon's scales had increased by three yers.

  "No wonder Qin Xiao said his power wasn't enough."

  "Such terrifying defense can't be broken by ordinary means."

  Snake Spear Douluo realized that the battle between Qin Xiao and the demon was all about attrition.

  It was a contest of whether Qin Xiao's concentrated attack or the demon's defensive yers would prevail.

  After about three breaths.

  Snake Spear Douluo noticed that the speed at which the demon's scales grew had significantly slowed.

  After five breaths, the growth stopped completely.

  However, Qin Xiao did not stop.

  He continued to gather power for five additional breaths.

  Interestingly, during these five breaths, the demon tried to unch attacks. Unfortunately for the demon, every time it charged into the thunder zone, it was struck by lightning, forcing it to retreat, smoking and yelping.

  All those yers of armor for nothing. I thought your defense would be much stronger. Snake Spear Douluo wanted to ugh, but when he thought about how he wouldn't fare any better, he couldn't ugh at all.

  "Thunder Destruction Strike!"

  Suddenly, with a loud shout, Qin Xiao's figure burst out of the thunder zone, coming into Snake Spear Douluo's view.

  Unlike before, the hammer that Qin Xiao wielded was now the size of a house.

  Qin Xiao holding such a massive thunder hammer looked somewhat comical, but no one dared to mock the power of his strike.

  Boom!

  The thunder hammer smashed down with the force of a colpsing sky.

  Roar!

  A powerful demon comparable to a Level 97 Titled Douluo was crushed to the ground.

  Snake Spear Douluo saw clearly that the multiple yers of scales on the demon provided no defense at all, shattering instantly under Qin Xiao's strike.

  Boom.As the demon fell, the bck mountain trembled.

  Massive arcs of electricity, like giant pythons, wreaked havoc within a 500-meter radius of the demon's nding site.

  Demons below the level of Soul Sage were instantly turned to ash.

  Even the Soul Sage level demons were charred.

  Only those equivalent to Soul Douluo and above managed to escape by sheer luck.

  However.

  The aftermath of the battle alone caused the deaths of over a thousand demons.

  "Gulp."

  "The aftermath of that strike is more powerful than my full-strength attack."

  Snake Spear Douluo swallowed hard and quickly got moving.

  He remembered Qin Xiao's earlier instruction to help the others resist the demon assault.

  Now that Qin Xiao had finished his battle, staying idle was unacceptable.

  "Interesting. The power of the demons I sy doesn't dissipate but is instead drawn into me."

  Qin Xiao's eyes glinted with surprise.

  He could clearly feel that after killing two powerful demons, his cultivation had significantly increased.

  At this rate, Qin Xiao believed that with a few more strong demons, his cultivation could advance even further.

  "Let's test this."

  Unable to contain his eagerness, Qin Xiao scanned the battlefield and fixed his gaze on the demon fighting Golden Crocodile Douluo.

  "Golden Crocodile Douluo is struggling. I should help him and end this battle quickly."

  With a step, he disappeared from his spot.

  "Damn, if I weren't so injured, I wouldn't let a mere Level 97 demon show off in front of me."

  Golden Crocodile Douluo thought bitterly, feeling increasingly powerless.

  Currently, his battle with the demon was evenly matched.

  In fact, if the fight continued, the outcome was uncertain."Roar."

  The demon, however, grew more vigorous, letting out an excited roar. Purple fmes erupted from its great sword, increasing its power, and it sshed down at Golden Crocodile Douluo.

  "Damn it, this demon still had a trick up its sleeve!"

  Golden Crocodile Douluo's pupils contracted. The attack was so powerful he couldn't block it and instinctively tried to dodge.

  Qin Xiao's voice suddenly sounded in his ear, "Don't be afraid."

  Golden Crocodile Douluo hesitated. Was this an illusion cast by the demon?

  However, in a fsh, Qin Xiao appeared in front of him, using a teleportation skill. He raised a hand and caught the demon's great sword.

  "Roar!" The demon roared in anger, increasing its power.

  Strangely, Qin Xiao stood firm like a mountain. No matter how hard the demon tried, it couldn't move Qin Xiao an inch.

  "You go help the others. Leave this one to me."

  Qin Xiao said, his back to Golden Crocodile Douluo, before delivering a powerful punch. The force transferred through the great sword, causing it to fly out of the demon's grasp.

  With a swift movement, Qin Xiao appeared in front of the major demon, his fist crackling with electricity, and struck the demon's head heavily.

  "Roar!"

  The major demon howled in pain.

  No matter when, using one's head to meet Qin Xiao's fist was never a wise choice.

  "Wow, is it really that simple and brutal?" Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes widened.

  Qin Xiao's attacks had no finesse, just pure, unrelenting power.

  To see a major demon beaten so badly, its breath weakening, made Golden Crocodile Douluo wonder just how strong Qin Xiao's physical body was.

  "Damn human, stop right now!"

  Suddenly, a voice filled with rage and surprise shook the heavens.

  A powerful demon, engulfed in purple fmes, was rapidly approaching.

  Qin Xiao, as if not hearing the voice, continued his assault on the major demon.

  His hands gripped the demon's head, and with a forceful twist, he tore it off.

  After this, Qin Xiao held the demon's head aloft, looking at the approaching figure with a smile. "Sorry, you're too te. You can't take him alive. Do you mind taking him dead?"

  It had to be said, the approaching figure was far stronger than the major demon.

  Even stronger than Alba, whom he had killed.

  Qin Xiao estimated that this must be a demon lord.

  And in the demon dimension, they could exert their full power without any suppression.

  "You, insignificant insect, this is how you face the great Demon Lord Aston?"

  The voice of the powerful demon lord was icy cold as he stood not far from Qin Xiao.'

  "What kind of attitude should I have?"

  "Invite you for a drink?"

  Qin Xiao sneered, then carelessly tossed the major demon's head he was holding.

  "Anyway, I don't need it. Take it if you want."

  His tone was full of disdain.

  Aston's eyes bzed with immense fury. "You deserve to die!"

  He clenched his hand, and a fming purple-gold giant sword appeared, charging towards Qin Xiao without hesitation.

  "Do all you abyss demons have an obsession with these things?"

  Qin Xiao muttered, pulling out an item from his system space.

  It was a weapon identical to the purple-gold giant sword in Demon Lord Aston's hand.

  This was a spoil of war from Qin Xiao's victory over Alba.

  Although it was a demon weapon, it was far from reaching the level of a divine weapon. Thus, even in human hands, its power couldn't be fully utilized.

  However.

  Its deterrence might be weak, but its insult was immense.

  "Wait!"

  "That sword in your hand is Alba's. What happened to him?"

  Aston abruptly stopped, his movements halting mid-charge.

  Qin Xiao's weapon had clearly struck a chord of fear in him.

  "You want to know?"

  "Yes." Aston hesitated for a moment before answering.

  "Alright, I'll send you to meet him."

  Qin Xiao said, swinging the purple-gold giant sword towards Aston.

  His instincts told him that killing this demon lord would significantly boost his cultivation.

  …

  Meanwhile.

  After returning to the abyss dimension, the Spirit Emperor made his way unimpeded to the first yer.

  Not only was the Abyssal Holy Lord waiting, but the emperors of the first ten yers were also present.

  "Spirit Emperor, you're back so soon?"

  "Did something happen?"

  "I knew humans couldn't be trusted. They must be plotting something against us!"

  "…"

  "Silence! Let's hear what the Spirit Emperor has to say first."

  A figure wielding a halberd and engulfed in fmes roared, instantly quieting the room.

  "Holy Lord, my journey has been quite fruitful. I have confirmed that the Douluo Continent is indeed as vulnerable as the god named Tang San described."

  "That world is filled with ordinary people with no combat power. This alone makes them incomparable to our abyss dimension, where every one of our 108 yers… well, now 107 yers, is battle-ready."

  The Spirit Emperor began by describing the overall situation of the Douluo Continent.

  "Oh, if that's the case, it's even better."

  The Abyssal Holy Lord responded calmly, "What about their strongest fighters?"

  "The soul masters who can cultivate are only in the hundreds of thousands, scattered across the continent. In case of an emergency, they can't gather quickly."

  "The three most powerful forces on the Douluo Continent are Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and Spirit City. If we destroy these three powers instantly, the Douluo Continent will become a scattered mess…"

  The Spirit Emperor had a pn in mind.

  "I remember Tang San mentioned another god-level being on the Douluo Continent who could rival him. Did you find any trace of this person?"

  The Abyssal Holy Lord asked, and the Spirit Emperor's eyes flickered before he shook his head weakly. "Holy Lord, it's my failing. I couldn't find the god Tang San mentioned."

  The Abyssal Holy Lord waved his hand, "It's not your fault. If a god wants to hide, it's extremely difficult to find them. So, have you returned to propose that we attack now?"

  (End of Chapter)

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