CHAPTER 280: CHAPTER 265 BLUE DEMON

"Go! Move quickly!"

"Everyone, move faster!"

"The lord is waiting. If you’re too slow, it will cost you your lives!"

The whip cracked down, the sound of it striking flesh intermingled with muffled groans of pain, spreading quietly in the silence, exceedingly harsh.

On this road, only a hundred meters wide, a dense crowd of people of various races struggled to move forward.

They were shackled, and with each step, heavy metallic clashes rang out.

The heavy chains robbed them of the ability to resist; they could only bow their heads and resign themselves to marching forward.

On both sides of the road, the shadows of whips fused with flashes of electricity, falling continuously, each strike eliciting a groan of suffering. The Blue Demon messengers wielding the Thunder Whip appeared as demons to these shackled beings.

These demons forcefully invaded their stars, plundering all resources and wealth, abducting all their kin.

Cold-blooded and emotionless, they take pleasure in the anguished cries of those they torture, truly a gang of absolute demons.

"You demons, bloodthirsty and cruel, oppressing us living beings, you will eventually face the punishment of the Cosmic Law, it’s only a matter of time!" A tattered-clothed elder shouted loud, with spirited eyes, trembling lips glaring at the Blue Demon messengers on both sides of the road.

Crack!

But such words only warranted a strike of a thunderous whip shadow.

Lightning flashed, and the elder’s body was directly shattered by the whip shadow, turning into a mist of blood.

Cold eyes swept across all living beings, the sharp gaze like a blade made every one of them bow their heads, not daring to meet them.

"Hmph!" Retracting the Thunder Whip, the Blue Demon messenger sneered coldly, the invisible pressure silencing all sounds, the shackled beings didn’t even dare to breathe, for fear of becoming the next soul claimed by the whip.

The road stretched on, leading to a towering, majestic palace occupying more than a kilometer of ground and reaching into the clouds.

The palace was built of precious jade from the Cosmos, each brick was of great value.

Entering the palace, the walls carved from Golden Stone, beams cast of jade... everything was dazzlingly luxurious.

In the palace, a young man in blue robes reclined leisurely on a giant tiger’s pelt, surrounded by ten graceful, beautiful women attending him.

"Lord Blue Demon." A Blue Demon messenger approached the palace, respectfully saying, "The beings captured this time total one billion six hundred and thirty million, all above the War Master realm."

"Good." A lazy voice responded, the blue-robed youth vaguely glanced at him, "Go claim your reward."

"Thank you, Lord Blue Demon!" The Blue Demon messenger’s face lit up with joy, repeatedly expressing thanks, then retreated.

Clang clang...

A moment later, seventy million beings entered the palace first, dazzled by the opulent decorations they’d never seen in their lifetime, momentarily forgetting their fear.

The palace doors slammed shut with a "boom," isolating ninety-three million beings outside.

"You may leave now." The blue-robed youth waved his hand, and the ten maids gracefully retreated.

In the grand hall, only seventy million beings and the Blue Demon youth remained.

Thud! A being fell to his knees, crying loudly, "Lord Blue Demon, I beg you, spare us. We of the Tiger Race have never violated the law, please spare us!"

One by one, all beings knelt on the ground, weeping and begging for mercy from the blue-robed youth.

These beings did not know why they were captured here, but they had heard that every three thousand years, the Domain Master of the Blue Demon Star Domain captured the Wu Meng Warriors from within the domain.

This time, it was their turn.

The Blue Demon Domain Master is the strongest being in the entire Blue Demon Star Domain, he oversees everything within it, possessing supreme power over life and death.

Therefore, no one dared to defy the captors; if any being went against the Blue Demon Domain Master’s wishes, at best, the Blue Demon army would hunt them down with a vengeance; at worst, the Domain Master would personally act, jeopardizing the entire star’s inhabitants.

Several captures, several resistances—this time was no different, but the outcome was obvious, the Blue Demon army crushed everything, these weak Wu Meng Warriors stood no chance, and their race’s stars were all exterminated.

"Silence!" The blue-robed youth gently commanded, a powerful aura erupting and bringing instant silence to the whole palace.

All the trembling and frightened eyes focused on the Blue Demon youth.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, behind the blue-robed youth, a pair of large blue-gray wings appeared, each wing bearing a crack, through which light shone.

These were eyes.

Eyes growing on the wings, barely opened!

The appearance of the wings terrified seventy million beings, who could clearly feel the murderous intent penetrating their souls from the half-gazed eyes.

"You are all mistaken, coming here is not a capture, but rather a calling from God."

The blue-robed youth softly stated, "These wings are a legacy left to me by God, making me the inheritor of the divine."

"You have felt God’s will, been guided by the divine to come here, this is your honor, you should be grateful, for in your humble lives, God has always watched over you!"

The blue-robed youth’s words were filled with enchantment, his every move had a strong hypnotic effect on the seventy million beings, effortlessly hypnotizing them all.

"God is calling us."

"I am a sinner, deserving of death."

"Divine being, take me away."

Under the blue-robed youth’s every move, the seventy million beings became his most devoted followers.

"Come, use your blood to worship the great deity!" The blue-robed youth raised his hands high.

At once, beings started vomiting blood, destroying themselves, letting their blood spread out, filling the entire hall instantly with the smell of blood.

The blood of seventy million beings, in the blink of an eye, converged into a black-red pool of blood.

The blue-gray wings behind the blue-robed youth, whose murderous eyes barely opened, seemed to sense an exhilarating scent, with flashes of light stirring in those slits.

Splash, splash, splash~

The blood in the blood pool shot into the sky, transforming into masses of blood mist, all absorbed by these eyes of murderous intent.

Outside the palace, the remaining 93 million creatures all smelled the bloody air emanating from within. Each person’s face was filled with unease and fear, their bodies trembling, terrified to the extreme.

...

"Blue Demon Star Domain, finally, I have returned here once more."

In the teleport point, two figures appeared; it was Lu Chen and Wang Xu.

Senior Brother Lu Chen looked around at everything familiar, a complex emotion flickering in his eyes.

"Show your entry permits." A Blue Demon envoy stepped forward and said.

Lu Chen glanced at him, the corner of his mouth curling into a mocking smile: "Oh really, wanting to see my entry permit, you bunch of bastards aren’t qualified."

As Lu Chen spoke, his expression suddenly turned fierce, his five fingers forming a claw, directly seizing the Blue Demon envoy in his grip.

Poof.

With a soft sound, the Blue Demon envoy’s body exploded into a mass of blood mist.

Wang Xu looked at Lu Chen in astonishment, seeing an unprecedented cold killing intent flickering in his eyes.

"Senior Brother Lu Chen, this..."

"Junior Brother Wang Xu, first follow me to the Blue Demon Palace. Once we arrive, you’ll understand why I’ve become like this." Senior Brother Lu Chen’s tone exuded chilliness.

...

"Boom!"

The palace gates opened once more.

But to the terror of all living beings, the 70 million creatures that had entered earlier had all vanished without a trace!

million living beings, living breathing beings.

How could they possibly disappear completely into thin air?

"Enter!"

"All of you, get inside!"

"Anyone who dares to be slow, don’t blame me for being rude!"

The thunder whip came down, and the remaining 93 million creatures trembled as they entered the palace.

Besides the heavy metal clashing, the footsteps, and the breathing, there was no other sound around. For these 93 million creatures, the quieter the palace was, the more uneasy they felt inside.

Where did they go, where did they all go?

The 70 million creatures previously entering, how could they vanish in the blink of an eye?

Boom, the palace doors closed again, and the remaining 93 million creatures all entered the palace.

"The divine being is calling, he needs your companionship, you are the most devout believers, the divine being needs you..."

The enticing voice echoed in the palace, the 93 million creatures unable to resist, all hypnotized, becoming devout believers.

They knelt on the ground, devout in demeanor, mouths murmuring hymns of prayer, a holy light glowing behind each one, their devotion invoking the Cosmic Law, summoning the primordial holy light.

"The whiter the holiness, the more wondrous the blood, enabling the ’Eye of Life and Death’ to awaken faster."

The young man in the blue robe walked through the void, gazing down at the devoted believers below, thinking to himself.

A moment later.

"The divine being has waited long enough, God’s people, offer your blood, let the divine being bathe in your blood, become one with you, from now on, you will live forever by the divine being’s side, never to be separated!"

The young man in the blue robe spoke, his enticing voice spreading, and the 93 million creatures opened their eyes, revealing longing and determined light in their eyes.

"Together with the divine being, never to be separated!"

The final shout in unison, the voices uniform and resounding, echoed throughout the palace, lingering for a long time.

The young man in the blue robe smiled, absorbing this blood would allow the Eye of Life and Death to enter the first awakening stage, and his power would become stronger.

Suddenly——

"Wake up all of you!"

A roar rang out abruptly, piercing through the thick palace walls, stabbing into the ears of every living being, echoing in their minds.

"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

One by one, the creatures’ eyes became clear, all breaking free from the hypnosis.

"Who!" The young man in the blue robe’s face turned ashen in an instant, at a critical moment, just one step away, someone dared to disrupt!

Boom!

The grand palace ceiling collapsed suddenly, an unbelievably massive hand descended from the sky, all creatures looking up only to see the fine lines of the palm.

"How dare you cause trouble on my Blue Demon’s turf, courting death!"

The blue-gray wings flapped, the young man’s eyes shooting out a crimson light; as soon as this red light touched the gigantic hand, the hand disintegrated instantly, revealing the sky outside.

In the sky, one black, one white, two figures stood prominently.

"Long time no see, Blue Demon." Senior Brother Lu Chen said in a deep voice. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)