"The Demon Emperor is about to enter the Gate of Immortality! What should we do? Should we stop him?"
"But before Zero God entered the Gate of Immortality, he specifically told us not to fight the Demon Emperor, just to let him go in!"
"That's because Zero God was worried about our safety, he said that to protect us! But what is the Demon Emperor's goal in entering the Gate of Immortality? It's to seize the Resurrection God Stone, and then resurrect even more emperor-level bosses to threaten us human professionals."
"We have to stop the Demon Emperor, to buy Zero God some time."
With those words, the Dragon Nation professionals on the scene couldn't hold back any longer.
A huge crowd of players all grabbed their weapons and, without hesitation, charged toward the Demon Emperor, who was approaching the Gate of Immortality.
Ahead, the Demon Emperor was taking slow, deliberate steps toward the gate.
Suddenly, he sensed a cold wind surging from behind.
As he turned, he saw a large group of professionals rushing straight at him.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
As soon as the archers and mages entered their attack range, they immediately unleashed long-range attacks.
Countless sharp arrows and blazing magic orbs rained down from the sky, pouring toward the Demon Emperor like a storm.
At that moment, a look of disdain flickered in the Demon Emperor's eyes, "Courting death."
The instant his words fell, he raised his left hand and gave a slight wave. Instantly, a massive golden shield of light appeared before him.
The next second, all the arrows and magic orbs descending from the air struck the light shield.
Every single attack was effortlessly blocked by the Demon Emperor's defensive skill.
A moment later, the Demon Emperor released a burst of power, reflecting all the damage the shield had absorbed back outward.
BOOM!
A fierce golden shockwave surged forward from beneath his feet, sweeping outward in all directions.
The first wave of charging professionals was instantly engulfed by the golden light.
In just a blink, they were all killed on the spot.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Over a hundred streaks of white light shot up into the sky.
Since the last battle in the Hell Arena, the Demon Emperor's power had risen to just a step away from the quasi-emperor level.
His strength had long surpassed that of a King-rank boss.
Even though the "Death Territory" was suppressing his level, it didn't diminish his rank.
Right now, this group of players clearly wasn't a match for him.
To the Demon Emperor, they were nothing but ants.
With the smallest motion, the faintest gesture, he wiped them out with ease.
Yet the professionals did not retreat, nor give up.
After the Demon Emperor annihilated one group, he assumed the rest would back off.
Unexpectedly, they pressed forward even faster.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Arrows and spells filled the sky again, blanketing a wide area.
Within the range of fire, the Demon Emperor was completely shrouded in the rain of arrows.
Scarlet damage numbers floated above his head.
However, no matter how fiercely these level-280-plus players attacked, they barely made a dent in him.
After a concentrated round of fire from hundreds of archers and mages, the Demon Emperor's HP had dropped by only one percent.
But the archers and mages were deliberately using skills with freezing or immobilizing effects.
So even though their damage was negligible, they managed to control the Demon Emperor.
A warrior at the front shouted, "Chain your control skills! Don't give him a chance to break free, keep him locked down!"
In the next second, another volley of arrows and magic spheres rained down fiercely on the Demon Emperor.
Though his back was turned, he clearly sensed the attack coming from behind.
"You think you can trap me?"
"Ridiculous!"
Even while under control, the Demon Emperor could still cast spells through sheer willpower.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a world-shattering shockwave exploded outward from within him, sweeping across hundreds of meters in an instant.
All the warriors and knights trying to approach, along with the archers and mages attacking from a distance, were swallowed by the wave, completely immobilized.
Freed from control, the Demon Emperor turned around, his gaze falling on the stubborn human professionals behind him.
His eyes burned with killing intent.
"I didn't want to fight you, but must you insist on seeking death?"
"A bunch of worthless ants, even if I devour you, it won't improve my strength."
"But if that's the only way to make you understand your place… then I, the Emperor, will let you taste what death feels like."
As he spoke—
BOOM!
A red radiance burst forth from his body.
Under that crimson light, he looked like a demon crawling out from the depths of hell.
Seeing this, the outer ring of players were gripped by a sudden wave of fear and unease.
"What kind of move is that?"
"His aura just skyrocketed, it feels way stronger now!"
"Everyone, be careful! Don't get one-shot by the Demon Emperor!"
Even as they spoke, behind the Demon Emperor, a pair of golden wings unfurled.
The next moment, he soared into the sky, gathering power into the longsword in his hands.
A moment later, when the blade flared with blood-red light—
WHOOSH!
The Demon Emperor plunged down from the air, slamming his sword into the ground.
A surge of golden sword energy erupted outward in all directions.
In an instant, every Dragon Nation professional within range was knocked to the ground.
The damage was so overwhelming that all of them were killed instantly.
But what terrified everyone most was this time, the fallen professionals' bodies didn't turn into white light and respawn. They just lay there.
Then, the Demon Emperor began to draw energy from their corpses.
The sight immediately reminded everyone of the Hell Arena, back then, the Demon Emperor had used the same technique to devour high-level professionals.
"The Devouring Body!"
Someone in the crowd recognized the skill and shouted in alarm, "I remember Zero God once said, the body the Demon Emperor is using now is his former Asura body, and the Asura God once mastered a skill called 'Devouring Body.'"
"In that state, any enemy killed can't resurrect, their life force is converted into power and absorbed by the user."
"He's activated the Devouring Body!"
Realizing this, everyone instinctively stepped back two paces.
Before, even if they were killed, they could use resurrection scrolls to respawn in a safe zone.
But now, if they died here, they'd be gone for good.
As everyone stared at each other, too afraid to act, suddenly, from both sides, large numbers of new professionals surged in, roaring with fighting spirit, charging toward the battlefield once more…
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