Chapter 397: The Blood Moon Descends
Time passed slowly.
The strange phenomenon in the sky above the battlefield lasted for three hours before it finally disappeared.
The red magic circle in the sky was also gone.
"Is this still not enough?"
Li Meng looked down at his hands.
Having devoured a million lives, his physical attributes had surpassed the million mark on average.
But even so, his body still couldn't bear the violent power within him.
It was just that the collapse of his body had slowed down significantly.
If nothing was done, he wouldn't survive for three years.
"One must act for oneself, or heaven and earth will strike! I will bear all the consequences!"
Whatever the future held for him, he could not die just yet.
Li Meng plucked three more hairs from his head.
The hairs floated with the wind, rising higher into the sky.
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Kingdom of Catemia.
Aelsy City.
As a coastal city, Aelsy City had once been the largest port city of the Kingdom of Catemia.
But the once-prosperous Aelsy City had now vanished.
In its place stood a city in a state of half ruin.
The city walls on all sides were severely damaged.
Even the buildings inside the city had collapsed in large parts.
Since the demon forces took Aelsy City, it had become their base on the southern continent.
That night, Aelsy City was brightly lit.
Looking around the city, one could see numerous human slaves working.
Under the supervision of the demon overseers' harsh orders, the city was slowly being rebuilt.
The former City Lord's mansion, now the Demon King's Palace.
In the Demon King's Hall, on the second floor viewing platform.
"What do you think that is?"
Five figures stood on the viewing platform.
They all wore elegant black robes.
They were of different races: there were Ghost Beastmen, Moon Demon Clan members who looked indistinguishable from humans, Magic Mantis Clan members, Bull Demon Clan with bull heads, and Lizard Demon Clan members.
These five were the current five Demon Kings.
The five stood on the platform, gazing up at the sky.
The sky tonight was different from usual.
In addition to the full moon, there was a blood moon.
"It appeared in the afternoon. Since its appearance, the human slaves in the city, upon death, leave no remains. Their bodies disintegrate into ash, turning into a red energy that floats toward the sky."
"Is this a forbidden technique? I can sense a powerful magical force emanating from the blood moon."
"This method has already surpassed the concept of a 'forbidden technique.'"
"Does that mean we can no longer eat meat?"
"It only works on sentient beings. I've tested it, and when an evil wolf dies, its body doesn't vanish, but when the King-level Evil Wolf dies, its body turns to ash and becomes red energy floating into the sky."
"Is there any news from Saint Odon City?"
"According to the soldiers who escaped, both the demons and the humans were annihilated!"
"Not only were they annihilated, but I received word that the entire Saint Odon City has disappeared."
As soon as Adelaide spoke these words, all the Demon Kings turned to look at him.
As the Demon King of the Ghost Beastmen, Adelaide was the strongest among the Demon Kings.
He was just one step away from the Holy Spirit realm.
"What happened to Saint Odon City?"
In a single battle, 200,000 demon troops were lost.
There were only a handful of demon warriors who managed to escape.
The war had barely begun, and they had already suffered such heavy losses, which made all the Demon Kings worried.
Adelaide looked at the blood moon in the sky, his face grim.
"I don't know, but I have a bad feeling. Something is about to happen."
That night, the night grew deeper.
It wasn't until the quiet of the night that Aelsy City finally began to calm down.
After a long night, dawn eventually arrived.
The next morning, Aelsy City began to stir once again.
The human slaves, who had only rested for a few hours, began their labor once more.
As the sun rose in the east, the temperature of the earth also steadily increased.
"Get moving, you waste of food!"
In a certain ruin within the city.
A Magic Mantis overseer wielding a long whip was shouting at the human slaves laboring.
Occasionally, it would lash out with its whip, striking the human slaves.
Each lash resulted in screams.
The human slaves' skin was cut and torn.
When someone fell to the ground, the nearby Magic Mantis demons would rush over.
In the past, they could at least feast on some of the bodies of the dead slaves.
But now, before they could even enjoy their meal, the bodies would disappear.
At that moment, the sky suddenly changed.
The sky was torn open, revealing a massive crack thousands of meters long.
A tremendous force enveloped the entire city.
Both the demons and humans within the city seemed to sense something and turned their gaze toward the sky.
At that moment, within the Demon King's Palace.
The five Demon Kings were listening to reports about Saint Odon City.
Almost simultaneously, all five Demon Kings' expressions changed slightly.
Their figures flashed and turned into shadows as they rushed toward the Demon King Hall.
This caused the demon generals and commanders within the hall to exchange puzzled looks.
Just as the five were about to leave the hall,
The space outside the doors suddenly tore open.
A ten-meter-long crack appeared.
The next moment, a young figure stepped out of the crack.
This scene caused the Demon Kings' faces to change, and they stopped in unison.
As the young man stepped out of the crack,
The crack behind him quickly collapsed and disappeared.
The Demon Kings in the hall stared at the youth outside, their faces full of wariness.
A human?
Hardly. He was definitely not human.
The Demon Kings could sense an overwhelming aura coming from the youth.
Their heartbeats quickened.
It felt as though they had fallen into an ice cavern, unable to stop shaking.
The youth moved. He took a step forward, entering the Demon King Hall.
As his foot hit the ground, a wave of blood-red ripples spread out.
"Thud!"
The demon generals and commanders in the hall suddenly knelt to the ground.
Each one was drenched in sweat.
Their hands were firmly planted on the ground.
It was as if they were bearing an immense weight.
Even the Demon Kings couldn't withstand the pressure emanating from the youth and knelt down as well.
The Demon Kings tried to resist, their muscles bulging.
"Ah!"
In the Demon King Hall, the roar of anger echoed.
All the demon generals, commanders, and even the Demon Kings simultaneously activated their Berserk Mode.
Bloodthirsty fighting aura erupted from the demon forces.
"Berserk Mode?"
This scene made a slight smirk appear on Li Meng's face.
His Mad God skill had evolved from the Berserk Mode skill.
Li Meng raised his right foot and took another step.
A new wave of blood-red ripples spread out.
"Boom!"
Wherever the blood-red ripples passed, all the demons collapsed to the ground.
Their Berserk Mode was undone.
The bloodthirsty aura was forcibly suppressed back into their bodies.
Li Meng had done all this just to give the demon forces a warning.
If they kept going, they would be completely crippled.
Li Meng moved his mind, retracting his power.
The demon forces felt the weight on their bodies vanish completely.
They got up, slightly embarrassed, and looked at the youth at the door, instinctively stepping back.