[World 55, Outside Gate of Immortality]
Aside from the Dragon Nation, Beacon Nation, Cold Nation, and the Sun Nation, more and more professionals from other countries were gradually joining the battlefield.
The former Eight-Nation Alliance, aside from the Eastern Nation, was now entirely present.
Clearly, the greater a nation's global influence, the more clearly it understood the stakes of this situation.
On the surface, it seemed that the Demon Emperor was merely targeting the Dragon Nation's necromancer, Zero.
But anyone with eyes could see that Zhang Yue was only the Demon Emperor's first target.
Once Zhang Yue was eliminated, the Demon Emperor's next move would inevitably be to extend his claws toward all of humankind.
Ever since the Ten Ferocious Beasts were resurrected by the Demon Emperor, these people hadn't lived a single day without fear.
Even though they themselves didn't have to face the Ten Ferocious Beasts, whose goal was Zhang Yue, through the data analyses of experts from many nations, one conclusion had become clear: an emperor-level boss had already surpassed the limits of human understanding of the otherworld. Its power was such that even myth-tier professionals could barely compete.
In other words, if a level-500 emperor-class boss were to appear in the otherworld, it would mark a catastrophe for humanity.
For now, it was only because the ten emperor-level bosses revived by the Demon Emperor were of relatively low level that they hadn't yet posed a threat to the entire world, they could only serve as deterrents against Zhang Yue.
However, this time, the Demon Emperor had revived low-level emperor-class bosses.
If next time he were to obtain another Resurrection God Stone and revive higher-level emperor bosses, how could humanity possibly resist?
So at this point, internal strife among humans was utterly meaningless.
Now, all nations had to unite, to stand together against the Demon Emperor.
As more and more countries joined the battle, the fight in the World 55 grew ever fiercer.
Though these professionals couldn't deliver fatal damage to the Demon Emperor, in fact, their attacks were no more than a tickle to him, their control techniques were first-class, completely restraining the Demon Emperor outside the Gate of Immortality, preventing him from stepping inside.
At this moment, the Demon Emperor was livid, his rage reaching its peak.
Just then—
Crash!
The ground split open into a massive crack.
Countless professionals were caught off guard and fell into the fissure.
The next moment, a colossal nine-headed serpent burst forth from the depths of the earth.
It was none other than one of the Three Main Gods, the God of Malevolence, Motan.
The only surviving Main God.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The moment Motan appeared, beams of death shot from its nine mouths, sweeping across the entire battlefield.
In an instant, chaos erupted, casualties were innumerable.
Professional teams from every nation were scattered in moments.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the Demon Emperor broke through the encirclement and leapt straight into the Gate of Immortality.
When the professionals turned back, they found the Demon Emperor already gone.
In his place, the God of Malevolence, Motan, now stood guard at the gate's entrance, blocking their advance.
Originally, the professionals had been blocking the Demon Emperor, preventing him from entering the Gate.
Now, the situation had reversed, the Demon Emperor had taken control, and it was he who was preventing them from entering.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Motan unleashed continuous streams of death rays from his mouths, sweeping through wide areas of the battlefield, making it impossible for the front-line professionals to even get close to the Gate of Immortality.
"Damn it! That thing's firepower is insane, we can't even break through!"
"Then forget going in! With the Gate of Immortality's instance difficulty, going in now is suicide anyway."
"No matter what, we've already bought the necromancer twenty minutes of time. From here on out, it's up to him!"
"Let's hope the Dragon Nation's necromancer can kill the Demon Emperor!"
"Forget killing him, just hope he can secure all the Resurrection God Stones inside before the Demon Emperor does!"
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At the same time, inside the Gate of Immortality instance, after passing through the light barrier, the Demon Emperor entered the instance.
Looking around, he saw an enormous dark domain, utterly ravaged.
The ground was littered with monster corpses strewn in every direction.
Where his gaze passed, no grass grew, no armor remained, no trace of life at all.
It was hard to imagine what kind of massacre these monsters had suffered before their deaths.
Following the traces, the Demon Emperor soon found a magic formation.
The magical aura around it had already dissipated, and the Resurrection God Stone that should have been placed within was gone.
Clearly, Zhang Yue had already beaten him to it.
So, the Demon Emperor moved on to the next location.
The Gate of Immortality, known as the nightmare of professionals, the paradise of monsters.
Yet at this moment, what the Demon Emperor saw upon entering was nothing but a graveyard of monsters.
Not only was there not a single living creature left, even several consecutive formations had already been destroyed.
The Demon Emperor could hardly believe it.
How had Zhang Yue managed to sweep through the entire Gate of Immortality in such a short time?
The truth was beyond what the Demon Emperor had expected.
He hadn't arrived late.
But Zhang Yue's slaughtering speed was simply too fast.
In just half an hour, he had completely conquered the entire Gate of Immortality.
Circling around the entire instance, the Demon Emperor found nothing of value, not a single Resurrection God Stone remained.
"Damn it!"
This time, the Demon Emperor had miscalculated.
He had thought Zhang Yue had only recently entered the Gate and that there was no need to rush, he could spend some time outside playing with the professionals.
But unexpectedly, that very delay had cost him dearly, Zhang Yue had used that time to seize the entire Gate of Immortality.
Just as the Demon Emperor began to suspect that Zhang Yue might have already taken all the treasures and left, suddenly, a voice came from behind him.
"You should've come sooner. Unfortunately, you're too late."
The Demon Emperor turned around.
Before his eyes stood Zhang Yue himself.
At first, he had been disappointed.
But seeing that Zhang Yue was still here, the Demon Emperor's confidence returned.
"Necromancer, you're clever," the Demon Emperor said, staring at Zhang Yue, "But do you know what your most foolish mistake was?"
"It's that even though you could have left here with the Resurrection God Stones, you chose to stay and wait for me."
As soon as he finished speaking—
BOOM!
A thunderous roar shook the ground.
Behind Zhang Yue, the God of Malevolence, Motan, burst up from the earth.
It seemed he had already wiped out all resistance outside the Gate of Immortality.
Now, the Demon Emperor and the God of Malevolence stood one before and one behind Zhang Yue, an obvious pincer attack.
Their intent to trap him here couldn't have been clearer.
Yet Zhang Yue showed not the slightest trace of fear.
Because he had stayed precisely to wait for the Demon Emperor's arrival.
Glancing back at the God of Malevolence behind him, Zhang Yue said calmly, "Good. You came."
"This way, the three Life Souls are finally complete."
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