Chapter 6045
“No need to shout, they’re all asleep,” Kai said calmly, walking step by step towards the Crimson Scorpion King.
The Crimson Scorpion King’s pupils contracted. He sensed that the auras of the guards outside the tent had vanished—not from death, but as if they had fallen into the deepest sleep, impossible to wake.
When did this person make his move?
How could he have been completely unaware?
“You…who are you?”
A sense of foreboding rose in the Crimson Scorpion King’s heart. Crimson demonic power surged around him, and his scorpion tail, like a venomous dragon, lunged at Kai!
This strike was as fast as lightning, the venomous needle containing enough poison to kill a sixth-grade Upper Immortal!
But Kai merely raised his right hand, his index and middle fingers gently pinching it.
Snap!
The scorpion tail venomous needle, powerful enough to pierce metal, was firmly held in place by Kai’s two fingers, completely immobile!
“What?!”
The Crimson Scorpion King was horrified, trying to pull back his scorpion tail, only to find it clamped like an iron clamp, utterly unable to move!
Kai tightened his fingers slightly.
Crack!
The Crimson Scorpion King’s incredibly tough scorpion tail stinger was actually crushed!
“Ah!”
The Crimson Scorpion King let out a shrill scream. The scorpion tail was one of his natal magic weapons, connected to his soul. The shattering of the stinger injured his soul.
But he was a veteran of countless battles, and the excruciating pain only fueled his ferocity. He slammed his other hand towards a crimson gourd at his waist!
That was his other natal magic weapon, the Crimson Scorpion Venom Sand. Once released, the venomous sand would blanket the sky, corroding everything in its path; anyone below the seventh rank of the Upper Immortal Realm would die upon contact!
However, Kai was faster.
The instant the Crimson Scorpion King struck the gourd, Kai had already taken a step forward, appearing before him, his left hand forming a sword-like gesture, pointing towards his brow.
The Crimson Scorpion King tried to dodge, but the surrounding space seemed to freeze; he couldn’t move!
“No!” Despair filled the Crimson Scorpion King’s eyes. *
Poof! *
The chaotic finger force pierced his brow.
The Crimson Scorpion King’s body stiffened, the light in his eyes quickly dimmed, his demonic power dissipated, and he collapsed to the ground as if all his energy had been drained.
Kai didn’t even glance at his corpse, but with a wave of his hand, he collected the crimson gourd and the Crimson Scorpion King’s storage ring.
Then, he looked at the two terrified fox-girls and said gently, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here to save you. Get dressed and come with me.”
The two girls snapped out of their daze, quickly straightening their clothes and looking at Kai gratefully.
Kai led them out of the tent.
Outside the tent, dozens of Crimson Scorpion guards lay sprawled on the ground, snoring loudly, clearly under Kai’s Chaos Bewitching Technique.
Kai didn’t kill them, not out of mercy, but because he didn’t want to alert the enemy.
He took the two fox-girls, transformed into streaks of light, and silently left the Crimson Scorpion King’s camp, returning to the Heavenly Demon Valley.
The entire process took less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
The Crimson Scorpion King had fallen.
And the divine army remained completely unaware. When Kai returned to the Heavenly Demon Valley with the two fox-girls, the Iron-Backed Bear King and Elder Deer could hardly believe their eyes.
“The Crimson Scorpion King… is he really dead?”
The Iron-Backed Bear King stared wide-eyed, repeatedly examining the Crimson Scorpion King’s token that Kai had brought back—the crimson scorpion-shaped token.
“Dead, his soul and spirit annihilated.”
Kai’s tone was calm, as if he had only done something insignificant.
He handed the two fox-girls over to Elder Lu for safekeeping, then looked at the sand table: “Next is the Black Bat King. He excels at nighttime operations and sonic attacks, and his bat demons are incredibly fast. We must eliminate him before dawn.”
The Iron-Backed Bear King trembled with excitement: “Brother Chen, your… your methods are simply unpredictable! If we can truly eliminate the five traitorous demon kings, our chances of breaking through will be much greater!”
Elder Lu, however, was somewhat worried: “Mr. Chen’s slaying of two demon kings will likely quickly alert the Demon Suppressor. If he personally intervenes, coupled with the divine army’s encirclement, I’m afraid…”
Kai’s eyes flashed with a cold light: “We must lure him out. Hiding in the Demon Suppressor’s Hall makes him harder to kill. If he dares to personally besiege me, I have my own ways to deal with it.”
He glanced at the sky: “Time is of the essence. I’ll set off immediately. Bear King, organize an elite squad and wait for my signal.”
“Once the Black Bat King is defeated, you will raid the enemy camp on the western front and seize supplies.”
“Understood!” The Iron-Backed Bear King nodded emphatically.
Kai transformed into a streak of light once more, disappearing into the night.
Western Front, Black Bat King’s Camp.
Unlike the extravagance of Red Scorpion King, Black Bat King’s camp was eerie and sinister.
All the tents were built in underground caves, countless bat demons hung upside down from the rock walls, and the entire camp was utterly silent, save for the occasional ultrasonic probe.
Black Bat King himself was cultivating in the deepest pool of blood.
He had transformed into a tall, thin man in black, with enormous black fleshy wings on his back, blood-red eyes, and sharp fangs at the corners of his mouth.
He cultivated an evil art that required absorbing the essence of demons to enhance his cultivation.
Dozens of withered demon corpses floated in the blood pool, all prisoners of the resistance.
Suddenly, Black Bat King opened his blood-red eyes, warily looking towards the cave entrance.
He sensed a strange aura; though extremely faint, its ancient and vast feel instinctively unsettled him.
“Who?”
Black Bat King said in a deep voice, his fleshy wings unfurling, ready for battle.
A gray figure slowly emerged from the shadows—it was Kai.
“The one who came to kill you,” Kai said calmly.
Black Bat King’s pupils constricted; he recognized Kai’s aura.
It was the infamous thug who had recently been the subject of much gossip, the one who had killed the five Venerables of the Divine Punishment Hall!
“It’s you!”
Black Bat King’s heart skipped a beat, but he immediately sneered, “How dare you trespass on my territory! Now that you’re here, don’t even think about leaving!”
He suddenly opened his mouth, unleashing a silent sonic attack!
This sonic wave was formless and intangible, yet it directly attacked the soul. An ordinary seventh-grade Immortal would have their soul instantly shattered if struck by this attack.
But Kai merely frowned slightly; his chaotic power formed a gray barrier outside his consciousness.
The terrifying sonic wave struck the barrier, vanishing without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.