"I prefer you all call me the Nine-Eyed Evil God."
As soon as his voice fell, two more sinister black eyes opened up on his chest and abdomen. Simultaneously, a pair of eyes appeared in the center of his palms. And what filled everyone with dread was that—these four newly revealed black eyes were also fully open!
The moment all nine eyes emerged, every cultivator present could clearly feel the entire Great Thousand World and all its planes trembling faintly. It was as if all of existence itself feared this entity known as the Evil God. Beneath him, the lands of the Northern Wasteland Hills began to quake and crack apart under the weight of his overwhelming demonic might!
Seeing the looks of despair plastered on the faces of the Undying Lord and the others, the Evil God smiled with evident satisfaction. He then turned his head to gaze toward the depths of the Northern Wasteland Hills.
He knew that deep beneath this region lay the remains of the once almighty Immortal Emperor. More importantly, this place was the prison that had sealed him for tens of thousands of years. Naturally, he loathed it from the depths of his being. And thus, his first act upon breaking free was to erase it entirely.
"Stop him!" roared Qin Tian, pushing down the terror that gripped his heart.
But just as their group prepared to muster their strength, the Evil God shifted his gaze toward them.
In that instant—just a single glance—everything fell apart.
Their rampaging spiritual energy froze completely. Some of the weaker Lesser Heavenly Sovereigns were outright obliterated as their bodies exploded into clouds of blood on the spot. Not even a cry escaped them.
"A bunch of scattered trash dare stand in my way?" The Evil God's voice rumbled like a thunderclap. "Still, I must admit, it's impressive that your kind forced my race into such dire straits."
As he spoke, he lazily raised a finger and lightly tapped the void. Instantly, thick black demonic energy condensed into a razor-sharp, spiraling spike that shot forth with terrifying speed, aimed directly at the ground below.
Though the spike itself was narrow, the sheer power imbued within it was enough to obliterate all the Heavenly Sovereigns present. Worse yet, the Undying Lord and the others were still unable to channel spiritual energy, leaving them powerless to resist.
Despair surged in everyone's heart.
But in that critical instant—
A brilliant, boundless sea of fire suddenly swept in from the distant horizon. Though dazzling in appearance, the flames were intensely domineering, immediately burning away the Evil God's shrouding black mist like paper in a furnace.
As stunned gazes turned skyward, a massive black heavy ruler—like a blazing comet—shot through the void and collided directly with the incoming spike. The collision erupted in a fierce explosion of heat and light.
The black spike, so deadly it inspired hopelessness, was shattered completely in that exchange!
"That's the one from the Endless Fire Domain!" someone shouted in disbelief.
Excitement surged through the crowd as they looked up. Above the scorched lands of the Northern Wasteland Hills, a tall figure stepped forth from the void. He raised a hand, and the black heavy ruler returned to his grasp with a whistle of fire.
"You… who are you?" The Evil God narrowed his brows at Xiao Yan. Though the newcomer's aura was similar to that of the Undying Lord, perhaps even a bit weaker, he had just nullified an attack that should have annihilated all of them.
"Flame Emperor. Xiao Yan." The name echoed calmly across heaven and earth.
Fiery torrents roared behind him, becoming an endless sea of flames. They surged forward, pushing back the demonic aura and carving out a clear boundary in midair—two opposing forces locked in deadlock.
He stood toe-to-toe with the Nine-Eyed Evil God!
"Flame Emperor?" The Evil God chuckled coldly. "My race has a title called Flame Emperor too. I didn't think the Great Thousand World had someone bold enough to claim it."
"Whether I'm qualified or not, I don't care," Xiao Yan replied indifferently. "All the others who called themselves that—I've already killed them. And those I didn't kill with my own hands were executed under my lead."
As he spoke, he opened his palm. A strange white flame ignited in his hand, dancing along his fingers like a ghostly spirit.
Seeing that flame, the Evil God's expression darkened. "That's the Sacred Demon Flame… So the Sacred Demon died at your hand too?"
"Not just him. Most of your Extraterritorial Evil Race's so-called Demon Emperors are rotting in the ground. And for the few that remain—I was the one who led the charge to put them down."
A chilling calm surrounded Xiao Yan's words. "You'll join them soon. I made a promise to the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor that I'd send you to keep him company."
"Arrogant fool!"
The Evil God stomped down.
Boundless black magic surged outward, crushing down on the land below like a tidal wave. The remaining Heavenly Sovereigns felt a fresh wave of suffocating pressure.
"No matter how defiant you act, you still haven't stepped into that realm. And so, you cannot possibly defeat me!"
"If I had reached that realm… wouldn't that just be granting your wish?" Xiao Yan said with a squint.
The Evil God's expression finally shifted. "What are you implying?"
"Must I spell it out? The true Evil God has long since perished. You're merely a fraud—using his corpse as a vessel." Xiao Yan's voice was firm. "You're the will of the world. Aren't you?"
He had his suspicions for some time.
Xiao Yan had once examined the Grand Thousand Demon-Sealing Array personally. Just as the Undying Lord had claimed, it contained power to both seal and annihilate the Evil God. And by now, every capable member of the Extraterritorial Evil Race had been eradicated. Even if a few stragglers remained, they lacked the ability to approach, let alone destroy the array.
Under such conditions, the Evil God should never have broken free.
Yet not only had he escaped the seal without the array being damaged—he had immediately returned to his peak strength.
There was only one force in the entire Great Thousand World capable of making that possible: the enigmatic World Will itself.
Others might not understand, but Xiao Yan had once encountered it directly. He knew well that it possessed its own sentience. Though it had helped him before, he had never fully trusted it.
He'd long suspected its involvement. But it wasn't until the Evil God said, "You must reach that realm to rival me," that Xiao Yan finally confirmed it.
The being before him—the Nine-Eyed Evil God—was not some reborn demon emperor.
He was the incarnation of the World Will.
(End of Chapter)
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