Chapter 599: Beast Tide Attack

"Jin Lin, is this the Profound Mystery Sect’s headquarters you were talking about?"

A massive silver wolf, exuding a monstrous aura, stared with blood-red eyes at the Profound Mystery Sect in the distance.

"Heh heh, Brother Silver Wolf, this is the place. It took me quite a while to track it down. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Armored Elephant. He’s a local Demon King and surely knows more about the Profound Mystery Sect than I do."

Jin Lin licked his lips, his expression one of excitement.

The Silver Wolf Emperor nodded, his gaze turning to a rather clumsy-looking elephant covered in scale armor and sharp spines.

The Armored Elephant Demon King hurriedly said, "Lord Silver Wolf Emperor, Lord Jin Lin is correct. This is indeed the home of the Profound Mystery Sect."

This terrifying group of Demon Kings was none other than the Silver Wolf Emperor’s forces, brought from the Wolf Emperor Hall by Jin Lin.

They had set out from the distant Endless Mountain Range, taking a full month to reach the Profound Mystery Sect.

Jin Lin and his cohort hadn’t been idle on the journey. As they passed through various mountain ranges, they subjugated all the Demon Kings they found.

As a result, their numbers swelled from a few dozen Demon Kings to over a hundred by the time they arrived at the Profound Mystery Sect.

This Armored Elephant Demon King was one such local, a native ruler of the Jin Yuan Mountain Range on the outskirts of the Profound Mystery Sect’s territory. He had been subjugated by one of the Silver Wolf Emperor’s Profound Beast Demon King subordinates.

As the Demon King of the Jin Yuan Mountain Range, which bordered the Profound Mystery Sect, the Armored Elephant was naturally well-informed about their situation.

The Silver Wolf Emperor nodded. As the Hall Master of the Wolf Emperor Hall, his intellect was far from ordinary. Instead of attacking rashly, he asked in a deep voice, "Then tell me, what is the Profound Mystery Sect’s strength?"

The Armored Elephant Demon King thought for a moment before replying, "Lord Wolf Emperor, the Profound Mystery Sect is one of the ten great human powers on the Dream Realm Plain, and it has a great many Martial Kings. However, something seemed to have happened a while back, and many of their Martial Kings left the sect. I’m not sure how many are left."

"Oh? And what of Martial Emperors?" the Silver Wolf Emperor asked.

The Armored Elephant Demon King smiled bitterly. "Your Majesty, that I do not know. As you know, I am merely an Initial-Layer Demon King. I wouldn’t dare get too close to the Profound Mystery Sect, or their experts would surely hunt me down."

The Silver Wolf Emperor nodded, a vicious gleam suddenly appearing in his eyes. He asked in a cold voice, "Then tell me, does the Profound Mystery Sect send its disciples into the mountains for training, to hunt Demon Beasts?"

Jin Lin, who was standing nearby, felt a stir in his heart. ’As expected,’ he thought, ’no Demon Beast who becomes a Demon Emperor is a fool.’

’Everything the Silver Wolf Emperor knows about the Profound Mystery Sect, he heard from me. This question seems casual, but it’s really a test to see if I’m lying.’

Jin Lin’s heart leaped into his throat. He glanced at the Armored Elephant, terrified its answer would ruin the plan.

But to his surprise, the Silver Wolf Emperor’s question made the Armored Elephant Demon King grow agitated. He nodded his head repeatedly like a chicken pecking at grain and said with sorrowful indignation, "Yes, Your Majesty! Of course they do! Let me tell you, the Profound Mystery Sect is utterly shameless. Every year, they organize training exercises for their disciples in the Jin Yuan Mountain Range. Many of my own subordinates have been killed by them!"

"And another thing!" The Armored Elephant Demon King suddenly spun around, presenting his rear. On his scale-armored backside was a deep scar that had nearly pierced his anus.

Tears welled in the Armored Elephant Demon King’s eyes as he spoke. "This spear wound... I got it from some Profound Mystery Sect disciples during their training. I was only a Tier Six Demon Beast back then, being chased by a few of them. Luckily, I was strong and quick enough to escape with my life. If not, that disciple would have run me clean through! That brat was vicious! The entire spearhead was buried in my backside! Oh, the misery! Thankfully, the spear missed my... ahem... chrysanthemum. Otherwise..."

At this, the Armored Elephant Demon King’s body couldn’t help but tremble.

The other Demon Kings all wore looks of terror, their faces turning pale.

The thought of a longspear piercing... a chrysanthemum... was enough to make the hair on every Demon King stand on end.

"Enough." The Silver Wolf Emperor frowned and continued his questioning. "Do these disciples ever go to other mountain ranges to train?"

"They do! Of course they do!" the Armored Elephant Demon King said, his face a mask of grief and fury. "Those human Martial Artists are extremely cunning. To avoid killing off all the Demon Beasts in the Jin Yuan Mountain Range and leaving none for their successors to train on, they often take their disciples to other mountain ranges. And they always have experts protecting them! If it weren’t for that, I would have killed every last one of those training disciples long ago! It’s infuriating!"

Jin Lin clapped him on the shoulder with a cold smile. "Rest easy. Today, you’ll get your chance."

"Really? That’s wonderful! I must devour every single one of those damned Profound Mystery Sect disciples to finally satisfy this hatred in my heart!" The Armored Elephant Demon King trembled with excitement.

His words completely dispelled the last of the Silver Wolf Emperor’s doubts.

His blood-red eyes fell coldly upon the Profound Mystery Sect in the distance.

"All Demon Kings, hear my command! Kill! Slaughter every human inside!"

The Silver Wolf Emperor’s voice was a low growl, his eyes blood-red, murderous intent flaring in an instant.

"ROAR!"

"Kill! Slaughter the humans!"

"Haha, let’s feast!"

The roars of countless Demon Kings shook the heavens and the earth.

After nearly a month on the march, the Demon Kings were filled with pent-up frustration. Now, it was finally time for a release.

BOOM!

The torrent of nearly a hundred Demon Kings surged toward the Profound Mystery Sect, a tide of darkness that blotted out the sun.

「Inside the Profound Mystery Sect.」

Countless disciples were gathered in small groups, chatting amongst themselves.

Although the operation in Ancient Yang City was a matter for the Profound Mystery Sect’s leadership and had nothing to do with these ordinary disciples, the news that had just returned had left many of them stunned.

On the plaza, they chattered excitedly, imagining how glorious it would be if their sect were to unite the entire Dream Realm Plain.

"Haha, once the sect unites the Dream Realm Plain, our status will be greatly elevated."

"Heh heh, then all the Martial Artists in the Dream Realm Plain will kneel at our feet! Gale Light Academy, the empires... they’ll all be nothing! Haha!"

"Maybe we’ll even be able to find ourselves an imperial princess to play with. Tsk tsk, now that’s a scene to look forward to."

Many of the disciples were beside themselves with excitement, their faces twisting into vicious expressions as they indulged in their fantasies.

But suddenly, a series of earth-shattering roars echoed out, so powerful they nearly knocked the disciples off their feet. Snapped from their daydreams, they looked up in shock and anger.

And then they saw a sight that struck them with horror.

A countless swarm of Demon Beasts was descending madly from the sky.

"This is..."

"Demon Kings... they’re all Demon Kings."

"How can there be so many Demon Kings? This aura... it’s too terrifying."

All the Profound Mystery Sect disciples looked up at the sky, filled with terror.

Nearly a hundred Demon Kings. It was a number difficult to comprehend. Each one was enormous. A hundred of them attacking at once blotted out the sky, eclipsing even the blazing sun.

"Humans, die!"

An avian Demon King dove into the crowd, let out a vicious cackle, and opened its maw to inhale.

The very same disciples who had just been gloating and fantasizing about their glorious future were sucked into the Demon King’s belly amidst terrified screams, dissolving into a slurry of blood.

"Hahaha! Humans! Kill them!"

Not to be outdone, the remaining Demon Kings swarmed in.

"Dammit."

Just then, streaks of light erupted from deep within the Profound Mystery Sect’s mountains. More than a dozen Supreme Elder-level Martial Kings, having sensed the disturbance, shot out. When they saw the scene, their eyes went bloodshot with rage.

Vice Sect Master Chen Kang, in a fit of rage, slammed his palm into a Demon King, sending it flying backward, vomiting blood.

"Activate the Sect-Protecting Array!"

Chen Kang roared in fury. The instant he spoke, countless white lights soared into the sky above the Profound Mystery Sect. RUMBLE! The mountains themselves groaned as patterns of light wove together between heaven and earth, forming a massive white barrier that enveloped the entire sect.

CRASH!

The great Array generated a powerful repulsive force. Several of the faster Demon Kings who had already breached the sect’s perimeter were instantly thrown back out, wounded.

He roared, his face a mask of fury, "What Demon Kings are you? Why do you attack our Profound Mystery Sect? Do you intend to violate the treaty between the Human and Demon Races?" He trembled inwardly as he gazed at the sky filled with Demon Kings, his roar a mixture of suppressed fear and rage.

The dozen or so Supreme Elders of the Profound Mystery Sect also had pale, furious faces as they stared up at the horde of Demon Kings.

"Hm? An Array? Attacking human sects is such a headache."

The Silver Wolf Emperor stepped out from behind the Demon Kings, transforming into a massive Silver Moon Demon Wolf. His blood-red eyes narrowed, and he slammed a claw onto the great Array. The entire barrier hummed violently, thundering as countless ripples of white light swept across its surface in a world-shaking display.

"What? A Demon Emperor of the Demon Race?!"

Cold sweat beaded on Chen Kang’s skin. The Profound Mystery Sect’s protective Array could withstand the assault of a Tier Seven Demon King, but it couldn’t possibly hold against the destructive power of a Tier Eight Demon Emperor.

Chen Kang cried out in alarm, "Your Excellency, wait! As a Demon Emperor, do you intend to provoke a war between the Human and Demon Races?!"

The Silver Wolf Emperor sneered. "I should be asking you that question. Experts from your Profound Mystery Sect have been running rampant in my territory, leading your disciples on training exercises, killing my subordinates, and slaughtering my people! Are you saying the Human Race is allowed to kill the Demon Race, but we are not allowed to fight back?"

Even as he sneered, the Silver Wolf Emperor continued his relentless assault. The entire protective Array groaned under the barrage. Large chunks of the mountainside crumbled away, and the barrier itself looked as if it could shatter at any moment.

Beneath the protective Array, every disciple of the Profound Mystery Sect was pale with terror, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.