Chapter 781: Slaying the Moon Demon Lord (IV)

"!!!" Although Yun Che had already suspected it, his soul still trembled violently when he heard Jasmine utter the word "demon" in an incredibly heavy tone.

A demon! A transcendent being from ancient times, which dominated the primordial world alongside the ancient gods, surpassing humans and all other living creatures in every aspect of power, life, and soul.

Yet, gods and demons were clearly extinct millions of years ago!

While the fallen gods left scattered legacies, demons, according to Jasmine, had vanished without a trace.

"Jasmine... are you certain?" Yun Che's heart almost stopped as he spoke. If Jasmine's words were true, then standing before him was a terrifying creature that should have been extinct for millions of years, existing only in ancient legends!

"It's highly probable... The Eternal Night Illusionary Demon Art he's currently using, while not powerful, is incredibly pure! It's a world of difference from what Fen Juechen employed! Without a sufficiently pure demon body and demon soul, it would be impossible to manifest such pure demonic power... And the Eternal Night Illusionary Demon Art itself was a demonic technique that became extinct with the ancient demon race!"

Every word Jasmine uttered was as heavy as a thousand-ton boulder: "Fen Juechen and the Eternal Night Royal Family's Eternal Night Illusionary Demon Art very likely originated from this being!"

Yun Che was speechless.

"Who are you?! You actually recognize this King's demonic art!" Jasmine's words not only startled Yun Che but also surprised the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign. The rising dark demonic aura around it settled slightly, but the black light in its eyes flared intensely.

"Hmph, what a joke," Jasmine sneered. "Is the Eternal Night Illusionary Demon Art so rare? There are tens of thousands of people on the Profound Sky Continent who can use it!"

Jasmine's words were clearly a probing test.

"Nonsense!" the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign roared, his voice thick with fury. "The Eternal Night Illusionary Demon Art is unique to my Eternal Night Demon Race and the only surviving demonic art in this world! It is absolutely impossible for anyone else to wield it besides this King!"

"Is that so?" Jasmine retorted coldly. "If this demonic art truly belongs only to you, then how do you explain this princess recognizing it instantly and accurately calling out its name?"

The Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign fell silent for a moment, then black mist suddenly surged around its body, erupting like a violent tsunami. Yun Che was forced back dozens of paces, but he clearly perceived that the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign's rage wasn't directed at him.

"So that's it... so that's it!" the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign roared furiously. "It's that rebellious son... that rebellious son! He not only betrayed this King but also bestowed my clan's supreme demonic art upon humans... Argh—argh!!! Back then... I should have torn you into ten thousand pieces... torn you into ten thousand pieces!!!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign's emotions spiraled out of control, and its power surged erratically. Scattered dark profound energy violently crashed against the surroundings, unleashing deafening roars.

"What is he saying? His son?" Yun Che's eyes narrowed, and he remained fully on guard. However, he couldn't understand a single word of what the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign was roaring.

Jasmine spoke slowly and in a low voice: "We must find a way to make it reveal all its secrets! The fact that a demon is still hidden in this world is far more than just 'bizarre'! It's an earth-shattering event, big enough to astound the entire primordial chaos!"

"If it truly is a demon of the ancient demon race and recovers its strength one day, then... it will unleash terrifying calamity upon the entire primordial world!"

Yun Che's mind raced, and he sharply declared, "Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign! I can tell you that the 'Eternal Night Illusionary Demon Art' we know originates from a sword called the 'Heaven Punishing Divine Sword'! Is that sword connected to you?"

"The Heaven Punishing Divine Sword?" The Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign scoffed with a furious laugh. "That is this King's Eternal Night Demon Sword!"

The Eternal Night... Demon Sword?

The Heaven Punishing Divine Sword was the name given by the Eternal Night Royal Family, intended to warn future generations that using the sword was a crime against heaven. But the Eternal Night Demon Sword... was its true name?!

"Then why is it on the Profound Sky Continent? Did you leave it there intentionally?" Yun Che asked, his brow furrowed. As he spoke, he subtly reined in the profound energy he had secretly gathered with all his might. He reasoned that if he appeared weak enough—so weak as to be utterly defenseless, practically a dead man—the demon would more readily divulge further information.

The Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign's anger persisted; the mention of its "rebellious son" seemed to be the source of its lifelong hatred. Its voice was still an uncontrolled roar: "Ten thousand years ago, this King finally broke free from the seal. Although not dead, my life soul and soul source were utterly devastated. Upon contact with sunlight or moonlight, I would suffer unbearable pain and rapidly perish, forced to cower in this sunless place! To learn about the changes in the outside world, I cast the Eternal Night Demon Sword into the world beyond! And within the Eternal Night Demon Sword, the demon soul of this King's rebellious son was sealed!"

"This King believed he would, as I wished, inform me of everything I desired to know. But that rebellious son, he actually severed his soul connection with this King! He betrayed this King! He even passed the Eternal Night Illusionary Demon Art to lowly humans... Argh—argh!!!!"

"And to think this King personally destroyed his demon body back then, sealing his demon soul into the Eternal Night Demon Sword so he could be immortal alongside me! Yet, he betrayed this King... Rebellious son! Rebellious son!!!"

The Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign's emotions spun further out of control, its furious roars almost tearing Yun Che's eardrums.

"...Jasmine, did you understand what it was saying?" Yun Che leaned against the back wall and asked in a low voice.

"The Heaven Punishing Divine Sword is the Eternal Night Demon Sword it spoke of, and it contains a demon's soul!" Jasmine said in a low, grave tone. "However, that sword is nothing to worry about. Even the Eternal Night Royal Family could easily seal it, and its power is already utterly weak. By now, the demon soul inside, if not completely annihilated, must be on the verge of vanishing. But this Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign... why is it alive?! And still alive to this day!"

"This planet was created by the Evil God! And it claims to have been sealed for a million years, meaning it was very likely sealed by the Evil God! If the Evil God had the power to seal it for so long, why didn't he simply kill it? It also just mentioned that if its son's demon soul was sealed into its sword, he could become immortal, just like it... What exactly is going on?!"

A living demon—this fact carried an unimaginable weight and terror.

Jasmine's voice resonated once more in the Moon Slaughter Devil Den: "Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign! You repeatedly claim to be of the Eternal Night Demon Race, and you've claimed to have been sealed for a million years multiple times. Are you trying to tell us you are an ancient devil god? Ha, what a jest! Gods and demons became extinct millions of years ago; this is common knowledge even to a three-year-old in the primordial chaos. Every word you utter is utterly idiotic!"

"How dare you lowly humans question this King's demon body!" the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign howled furiously. "Gods and demons perished; half of my Eternal Night Demon Race died at the hands of the gods, and the other half by the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations! Only this King survived! But that accursed Evil God, despite clearly being afflicted by the 'Myriad Tribulations No Life' from the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations, continued to live for so long and used all his remaining power to seal this King in this lowly place!"

"...He truly was sealed by the Evil God, just as you said!" Yun Che whispered.

Jasmine remained silent.

"This King was sealed for a million years... over a million years!" the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign continued to roar, seemingly venting its fury, which had been inflamed by the "rebellious son." "That cursed seal was eroding this King's demon body and demon soul with every passing moment! I originally believed I would perish, body and soul, within the Evil God's seal. But unexpectedly, ten thousand years ago, the seal's power finally ran out, not only allowing this King to retain a wisp of life source and soul source but also regaining freedom!"

A momentary doubt flickered through Yun Che's mind as the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign spoke. Normally, breaking free from a seal would mean "regaining freedom and retaining a wisp of life and soul source." However, the demon stated, "allowed this King to retain a wisp of life source and soul source, and also regained freedom."

This phrasing suggested it might not have been free even before the seal.

However, this doubt only lingered for an instant in Yun Che's mind, as it could simply be a verbal slip from the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign.

"That Evil God surely never imagined that his full-force seal still couldn't kill this King... while he himself has been dead for a million years, hahahaha!!" The Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign's fury began to morph into maniacal laughter. "This is Heaven's blessing upon this King, Heaven's blessing upon my Eternal Night Demon Race!"

"The Evil God sealed this King in this incredibly lowly world, surely intending that even if I someday broke free, I would never be able to restore my damaged demon body and demon soul, merely awaiting death! But he could never have dreamed that those foolish, lowly humans would forge a perfect barrier for this King—one that not only completely isolated the light of the sun and moon but also prevented this precious demonic energy from dissipating, making it entirely usable by this King! Even more miraculously, a Netherworld Udumbara Flower actually grew here... absorbing demonic energy to restore my life source, and consuming the Netherworld Udumbara Flower to restore my soul source. Everything, absolutely everything, is Heaven assisting my Eternal Night Demon Race to once again establish demonic rule over the world!"

"!!!!" This time, Yun Che truly understood.

The Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign... a demon sealed here by the Evil God with his dying power before his own demise! The seal failed ten thousand years ago, allowing the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign to escape. However, it was simultaneously on the verge of death, having suffered the erosion of a million years under the seal; even after escaping, it was destined to perish sooner or later.

But, by a strange twist of fate, shortly after its escape from the seal, it was discovered by the ancestors of the Supreme Ocean Palace, who then erected a barrier... inadvertently creating an excellent place for its recovery!

Furthermore, the accumulation of dark power within the barrier nurtured a Netherworld Udumbara Flower!

The Supreme Ocean Palace originally intended to contain the terrifying demonic energy and the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign within the barrier... yet inadvertently saved it!

On the other hand, if not for this barrier, the terrifying demonic energy, whose origin was unknown, would have leaked out into the Profound Sky Continent, with even more dire consequences.

As Jasmine had stated, compared to the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign, the entity continuously releasing demonic energy was even more terrifying!

Jasmine spoke with an icy tone: "Back then, even the Evil God perished because of the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations. Why are you the only one still alive?! And sealing you for a million years is far more difficult than simply killing you. Why did the Evil God choose to expend all his power to seal you, rather than just destroying you outright?"

"Heh," the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign chuckled darkly. By this point, its anger had begun to subside. "Because the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations couldn't kill this King, and neither could the Evil God!!"

"Why couldn't they kill you?!" Jasmine pressed relentlessly. "Among the ancient demon races, the Eternal Night Demon Race wasn't top-tier! And even if you are the King of the Eternal Night Demon Race, you are by no means a supreme demon! Even the highest-level gods and demons, like the Creation Gods and the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, all perished... Why, then, are you the only one who didn't die?!"

The Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign offered no answer. As its anger and emotions subsided, the dark power around its body surged once more, and an icy, bone-chilling aura again locked firmly onto Yun Che. As it took a step forward, the entire Moon Slaughter Devil Den trembled violently. "Since you're so eager to know, go ask that cursed Evil God after you're dead! Lowly human, if you had merely been accidentally sealed here, this King would have been too lazy to act, letting the demonic energy consume you on its own. But you dared to covet this King's Netherworld Udumbara Flower... then truly enjoy the most brutal death this King bestows upon you!"