Chapter 521: This Lord

Elder Dong’s brow furrowed, but he quickly made a decision.

"Li Jun, you go after that Eagle-Vulture Demon King. I’ll kill this Liger Demon King."

The moment he finished speaking, Elder Dong was already gone, instantly giving chase to the Liger Demon King.

’A perfect chance.’ Seeing this, a flicker of excitement appeared in the Eagle-Vulture Demon King’s eyes.

What it feared most was being pursued by Elder Dong. Now that it saw a different Martial King chasing it, it immediately understood this was its only chance to escape.

SWOOSH!

At that thought, the Eagle-Vulture Demon King pushed its speed to the absolute limit, transforming into a black rainbow of light that shot across the sky.

"Trying to run?"

Li Jun shouted, and a brilliant light erupted from the long spear in his hand as he thrust it forward with all his might.

WHOOSH!

The black spear was like a bolt of lightning, tearing through the sky and appearing before the Eagle-Vulture Demon King in an instant.

Li Jun knew he couldn’t let this Eagle-Vulture Demon King get away. If it escaped, it would spell disaster for them.

No matter how fast the Eagle-Vulture Demon King was, it couldn’t outrun his attack. He just needed to intercept it. Once the other academy instructors arrived, or once Elder Dong turned back, its death would be certain.

But to Li Jun’s surprise, the Eagle-Vulture Demon King didn’t dodge or evade his attack. Instead, black rainbows of light burst from its wings, merging into a hazy black pillar of light that shot toward Li Jun.

It was a kamikaze attack, meant to take him down with it.

’Not good.’

Li Jun immediately halted, and a layer of Profound armor materialized over his body to frantically block the sweeping black pillar of light.

BANG!

Amidst the violent explosion, Li Jun coughed up a mouthful of blood and was thrown back a hundred meters before he managed to stop.

The Eagle-Vulture Demon King fared even worse. Having made no attempt to defend, its wing was pierced straight through by the black spear, sending a shower of blood into the air. Yet it paid the wound no mind, its body instantly turning into a streak of black light and disappearing into the mountain forest.

"Damn it."

Li Jun stood in midair, his face ashen.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Liger Demon King was being relentlessly pursued by Elder Dong.

’Damn it, why is this human Martial King chasing me of all people?’

The Liger Demon King fumed with rage.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

One after another, the diamond rings struck its body, leaving a trail of wounds that made it roar in pain.

It tried its best to counterattack, but against Elder Dong, it was useless.

PFFT!

A golden rainbow of light flashed past, slicing off a chunk of flesh from its right wing.

’Run, run, run!’

At this moment, the Liger Demon King’s mind was consumed by a single frantic thought: escape. A terrifying demonic cloud enveloped its body, turning it into a rapidly moving streak of light.

Its wings beat wildly as bursts of black demonic qi shot out from its body. The blood and qi on its surface roiled, and in an instant, its speed increased by nearly thirty percent.

’This Liger Demon King is really a handful.’

Elder Dong frowned and snorted coldly, staying hot on its heels.

Although his combat power far surpassed the Liger Demon King’s, most Demon Beast Demon Kings possessed Bloodline Power. Once their Bloodline Power erupted, all their abilities would increase by about thirty percent, and their speed was no exception.

Unfortunately, speed wasn’t Elder Dong’s strong suit, so he could only pursue it relentlessly.

’Thankfully, the burst from a Demon Beast’s Bloodline Power only lasts for a short time. Otherwise, it might actually get away.’

As Elder Dong continued his pursuit—

WHOOSH!

A streak of light suddenly flew over from the distance, kicking up a huge disturbance of Profound energy.

"Elder Dong!"

A loud shout echoed between heaven and earth.

Elder Dong’s eyes lit up. "Elder Yao, stop this thing for me!"

The newcomer was none other than Elder Yao.

"Alright."

Although he didn’t know what was happening, Elder Yao didn’t ask any questions. He raised his hand, and a curtain of Profound energy instantly appeared between heaven and earth, blocking the Liger Demon King’s path.

’It’s over.’

A bitter look touched the corner of the Liger Demon King’s mouth. It knew it could never escape now. Its pitch-black eyes turned crimson as it prepared to fight to the death.

However, it could barely hold its own against Elder Dong alone. Now, with Elder Yao added to the mix, how could it possibly resist?

In the end...

ROAR!

It let out a grief-stricken roar. Under the combined assault of Elder Dong and Elder Yao, blood sprayed from its body as it plummeted heavily into the mountain range.

BOOM!

A terrifying diamond sky-curtain directly shattered its heart meridian.

"Lord Kalu... humans... it was humans..."

Before it died, it sent its last words through the Soul Thought it shared with Kalu in its mind.

’Finally killed it.’

Elder Dong collected the Liger Demon King’s corpse and, without any hesitation, shot off in Li Jun’s direction.

"Li Jun, what’s the situation?"

Seeing Elder Dong arrive, Li Jun wore a bitter expression and said shamefully, "Elder Dong, the Eagle-Vulture Demon King escaped."

"What? That’s terrible news."

Elder Dong’s expression changed, his face falling. A grave and anxious look appeared between his brows.

"Elder Dong, Li Jun, Qingfeng, what on earth is going on?" Elder Yao asked nervously.

Qingfeng quickly explained everything that had happened.

"What? So you’re saying the area where we’re having the students do their trial is actually the territory of some powerful Demon Race faction?"

Elder Yao also realized how dire the situation was.

"If that’s true, now that the Eagle-Vulture Demon King has escaped, it probably won’t be long before more Demon Kings arrive."

"Then what should we do?"

For a moment, everyone’s face was filled with anxiety.

"The most urgent task is to stop the survival assessment immediately and get all the students out of here," Elder Dong said in a low voice.

"It’s the only way."

Qingfeng and the others all nodded.

The few of them were decisive people. After a brief discussion, they immediately made their decision.

"First, we pass this information to every instructor in this area, then have them notify each student one by one. We have to be fast. We have no idea how long it will be before those Demon Kings arrive."

"Right!"

"I’ll go and track it again, see where that Eagle-Vulture Demon King has fled."

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

With that, Elder Dong and the others transformed into several streaks of light and left the area to send out the urgent notice.

「At this moment, hundreds of miles away in the sky.」

A black figure stood proudly in the sky. He wore a suit of black armor, his features were rather blurry, and he exuded a strange aura.

The fluctuations from the battle between Elder Dong and the others had faintly traveled here, clearly entering the black figure’s perception.

’That Soul Power pressure... that should be Elder Dong’s aura. And the one fighting him doesn’t seem to be human. With such a dense demonic aura, could it be a powerful Demon King?’

’In that case, could it be that the Profound Beast Demon King of this region found out I seized control of the Black Rock Poison Spiders and has come back?’

In a cave below, Ye Xuan’s eyes gleamed as he muttered to himself.

Although the battle between the two Demon Kings and Elder Dong’s group was some distance from Ye Xuan, he had still keenly sensed the terrifying fluctuations of Profound energy.

So, he had immediately released his Devouring Martial Soul to observe from afar.

The figure in the sky, resembling a black War God, was his out-of-body Devouring Martial Soul.

The fluctuations from the previous battle had been clearly perceived by the powerful senses of his Devouring Martial Soul.

Although he hadn’t seen the battle clearly, based on the strength of the auras, Ye Xuan could clearly tell that Elder Dong’s side had won this clash. The heart that had been in his throat could finally rest.

If Elder Dong and the others had run into danger because he had enslaved the Black Rock Poison Spiders, Ye Xuan would have felt terribly guilty.

However, he also knew that even though Elder Dong’s side had won, an incident like this meant the survival assessment would probably end early.

Just as Ye Xuan was about to retract his Devouring Martial Soul,

He suddenly noticed a black streak of light rapidly approaching from the distance. It was an eagle-vulture covered in black feathers. Its body was covered in wounds, and blood dripped from it continuously as it flew.

’A Demon Beast Demon King!’

Ye Xuan’s heart skipped a beat. This was undoubtedly one of the Demon Beast Demon Kings that had just been fighting Elder Dong’s group. For some reason, it had fled here.

Just as Ye Xuan was frowning, considering whether to crush a talisman to notify the instructors, the Eagle-Vulture Demon King also spotted the black figure in midair.

’Not good, it saw me.’

Ye Xuan was alarmed. Just as he was wondering if he should take the risk and try to kill the Eagle-Vulture Demon King, he saw it rush over with a look of pleasant surprise.

"My Lord, this humble demon, Zong Jiu, is a Demon King under Lord Jingang of the Wolf Emperor Hall. I am currently being hunted by a human Martial King. I implore you, My Lord, to lend me a hand."

The Eagle-Vulture Demon King, dripping with blood, spoke in a wretched state, its eyes filled with both tension and hope.

Ye Xuan was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood. This guy had mistaken him for a Profound Beast Demon King.

In this world, only the Soul Thought of a Profound Beast Demon King could condense and take shape. So, when it first saw the Devouring Martial Soul that Ye Xuan had released, it had mistaken it for a human Martial King and was startled.

But then, upon feeling the terrifying Soul Power emanating from the Devouring Martial Soul, it instantly realized this must be the Soul Thought released by a powerful Profound Beast Demon King, and it immediately cried out for help.

Ye Xuan’s eyes darted slightly. The killing intent that had risen within him quickly dissipated as an idea formed in his mind.

"What happened?"

Ye Xuan’s Devouring Martial Soul released a Soul Thought that clearly entered the Eagle-Vulture Demon King’s mind.

"My Lord, it’s like this. This mountain range is the territory of our Wolf Emperor Hall..."

The Eagle-Vulture Demon King hurriedly explained the course of events. As it spoke, it couldn’t help but glance back nervously, its face etched with anxiety.

And from the Eagle-Vulture Demon King’s account, Ye Xuan also came to understand everything that had happened before.

’I never thought this area was the territory of a Demon Race faction. If that’s the case, the instructors from Gale Light Academy are probably in danger.’

When it came to the terrifying power of the Demon Race factions in the Endless Mountain Range, Ye Xuan knew far more than Elder Dong and the others.