The Palace of Embracing the Moon in the Nine Heavens, the Star-Gazing Platform.

Lin Feng watched quietly on the holographic screen as Uriel unleashed a devastating attack and the demon army that descended from the sky.

His face was expressionless.

But his knuckles had turned white from gripping too tightly.

A long-forgotten emotion called "anger" was burning fiercely in his chest.

Since he became the leader of the empire, no one has dared to flaunt their power in his presence for a long time.

"The Four Heavenly Kings...the Demon King's Army..."

Lin Feng pondered these words, the golden light in his eyes growing ever brighter.

"Your Majesty!" Qin Lan's holographic projection reappeared, her voice trembling with undisguised despair for the first time. "We...we can't hold them off! That...that's a force we can't contend with! I beg...I beg you to immediately activate 'Project Ark'! Evacuate with the royal family and the flame of the empire!"

"Evacuation?"

Lin Feng slowly turned his head and looked at Qin Lan.

Suddenly, a sinister, crazed smile crept onto his lips.

"Qin Lan, how many years have you been with me?"

"Ten...ten years."

"Ten years have passed, and you still don't understand?" Lin Feng's voice became deep and oppressive. "The word 'evacuation' does not exist in my dictionary!"

"Some scum who calls himself 'Heavenly King' thinks he can make me give up the empire I built with my own hands?"

"He doesn't deserve it!"

boom!

A powerful golden psychic force, strong enough to make the entire Nine Heavens Moon-Embracing Palace groan, suddenly erupted from Lin Feng's body!

His white linen robe was torn to shreds, revealing a perfect body beneath, as if cast from divine metal, brimming with explosive power.

His hair, without any wind, stood on end, each strand turning a brilliant gold.

His golden eyes no longer held any human emotion, only pure, lofty, godlike majesty and rage!

"Notify all troops to hold their positions and await my orders."

"I must go and meet this 'Despair' King in person."

After Lin Feng finished speaking, his figure flashed and he disappeared from the Star Gazing Platform.

The next second.

A sonic boom that pierced the sky resounded above the capital of Chengtian.

A golden streak of light, ten times faster than Uriel's attack, tore through the atmosphere and shot toward the battlefield that had been turned into a bloody grinder!

God himself finally descended upon the battlefield.

The battlefield has become a living hell.

The demon army, like a red-hot, indestructible blade, easily tore through the imperial army's fragile defenses.

Wang Dachui's "Molten Fire" Legion is known for its fearlessness. They pilot the latest "Titan" mechs, which are as big as small mountains, in an attempt to stop the advance of the demon army.

However, within the demon army camp, several "death knights" riding hellhorses simply swung their greatswords, unleashing several hundred-meter-long sword energies that easily cleaved the "Titan" mechs, along with their pilots, in two.

This was a massacre in which the power levels were completely unequal.

Uriel, in a state of "despair," didn't even make another move.

He simply crossed his arms, hovering above his army, watching with interest the drama he had directed, titled "Despair," with the gaze of someone appreciating a work of art.

He enjoyed listening to the wails of mortals on their deathbeds.

He enjoyed watching the expressions of collapse on the faces of those so-called "elite" soldiers in the face of absolute power.

This feeling brought him pleasure.

Just as he was enjoying this feast of slaughter, he suddenly frowned and looked up at the eastern horizon.

A golden streak of light is approaching this place at an incredible speed.

The energy contained in that stream of light caused his ever-present, playful expression to turn serious for the first time.

"Oh? In this barren world, there are actually... 'insects' that can even slightly pique my interest?"

He muttered to himself.

Before the words were even finished, the golden streak of light had already traversed thousands of kilometers and appeared in the sky above the battlefield.

As the light faded, Lin Feng's godlike figure was revealed.

He hovered in the air, facing Uriel from afar.

His appearance brought a moment of silence to the chaotic battlefield.

Both the retreating imperial army and the slaughtering demons stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes to the two beings in the sky, who were facing each other like gods.

"You are their 'king'?" Uriel scrutinized Lin Feng, a hint of curiosity flashing in his golden vertical pupils.

"You are the 'fly' that woke me up?" Lin Feng's voice was cold and ruthless, filled with an undeniable domineering attitude.

Uriel was taken aback, then burst into a delighted laugh.

"Hahahaha! Interesting! Really interesting! A bug that's about to be crushed dares to provoke the foot that's going to crush it? I'm starting to like you a little, King of Mortals."

"As a reward, I will let you die with a little... dignity."

Uriel slowly raised his right hand, pointing his index finger at Lin Feng.

A black energy ball, exactly the same as the one that had destroyed Zhenbei Fortress before, rapidly took shape at his fingertips.

"Disappear."

He said softly.

The black stream of light shot out once more.

However, this time, Lin Feng did not dodge.

He simply raised his right hand slowly, just like everyone else.

Golden telekinetic energy gathered in his palm, forming a pure golden energy ball that was also spinning at a high speed.

"I've said it before, you think you're worthy?"

Golden light burst forth in Lin Feng's eyes.

The golden energy ball transformed into a golden streak of light and crashed into the black streak of light!

boom!

A terrifyingly loud bang, powerful enough to shake the entire planet, exploded in the sky!

Golden and black energies collided, annihilated, and exploded wildly!

A massive, black and gold energy storm formed in the sky, engulfing everything around it!

The clouds were torn apart, and space itself was shattered!

Countless gargoyles and Imperial fighters that got too close were instantly vaporized in this energy storm before they even had time to utter a cry!

A violent shockwave swept outwards in all directions!

On the ground, countless demon soldiers and imperial soldiers were blown hundreds of meters into the air by the shockwave, like garbage, before crashing down and turning into mincemeat.

The aftershocks from just the first blow in their exchange caused tens of thousands of casualties!

The center of the energy storm.

Lin Feng and Uriel remained suspended in place, completely still.

"It actually... blocked it?" For the first time, the smile on Uriel's face completely vanished.

Instead, there was an expression of disbelief and shock.

"Interesting." Lin Feng shook his hand, merely brushing off a bit of dust. "Your strength is indeed a little stronger than that of ordinary people in this world."

"but……"

"Before me, you are still nothing!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Feng's figure vanished in an instant!

"So fast!" Uriel's pupils suddenly contracted.

He couldn't even catch Lin Feng's movements when a deadly sense of danger came from behind him!

Without thinking, he threw a backhand punch behind him!

His fist was enveloped in dark magical energy powerful enough to distort space!

However, he only hit an afterimage.

"Too slow."

Lin Feng's icy voice rang in his ears.

A fist, gleaming with golden light and seemingly made of pure gold, was firmly imprinted on his face!

Bang!

Uriel's body was struck as if by a cannonball, transforming into a black meteor that shot towards the ground at an even faster speed than it had come!

Rumble!

The earth was smashed into a giant crater hundreds of meters deep.

The entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence.

All the demons stared at the golden figure in the sky with eyes that seemed to regard it as a ghost.

Their "King," the invincible, god-like being in their hearts, was actually... was punched down from the sky by a "mortal" of this world.

This...this is impossible!

"roar!"

From within the giant pit came Uriel's roar, filled with rage and humiliation.

A surge of black magical energy, more than ten times stronger than before, shot into the sky from the pit!

Uriel slowly flew up from the pit.

His handsome face was now somewhat distorted. A trace of black blood clung to the corner of his mouth. A crack had also appeared in his shadow armor.

He was injured...

"Mortal! You! How dare you! Hurt me!" Uriel said, each word distinct, his voice filled with boundless killing intent. "I will tear you to pieces!!"

He opened his mouth and let out a non-human roar.

His long, crimson hair suddenly swelled up, like burning flames.

His body began to swell, his muscles bulged, and countless strange, red-glowing demonic patterns appeared on his skin.

Behind him, a pair of enormous bat wings, made of what appeared to be rotting flesh and blood, slowly unfurled!

"Demon God Transformation!"

Uriel's aura is surging exponentially!

He finally got serious.

"That's more like it." Lin Feng looked at Uriel after his transformation, a cruel smile on his face. "Come, let me see just how much your so-called 'Heavenly King' really weighs!"

"die!"

Uriel roared, his massive bat wings flapped violently, and his figure vanished instantly!

This time, his speed was several times faster than before!

In the sky, only two streaks of light, one black and one gold, could be seen colliding wildly at a speed that exceeded the limits of human vision!

Each collision produces a deafening roar!

Each collision creates dark cracks in the space!

Their battlefield stretched from the sky to the ground, and then from the ground to above the clouds!

Mountains and rivers were razed to the ground by their fists and feet!

The river was instantly evaporated in their energy clash!

This is no longer a war.

This is mythology!

It's a death match between two god-level beings with world-destroying power!

On the ground, both the Imperial Army and the Demon Race were completely dumbfounded.

They could only stare blankly at the sky, watching the constantly flashing light that represented destruction, and feeling the constant pressure that made their souls tremble.

Faced with such power, their proud army and the weapons in their hands became a joke.

"boom!"

Another loud bang.

The two figures separated in mid-air.

Lin Feng remained as calm and collected as ever.

Uriel, on the other hand, looked utterly disheveled. His armor was tattered, one of his massive bat wings was torn off, and black blood rained down from the sky.

He was panting heavily, looking at Lin Feng with an incredulous expression.

"Who...who are you? Your...your power...why...why is it stronger than mine..."

He couldn't understand it.

He is one of the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's army!

He is the supreme being standing at the pinnacle of billions of demons!

He had never seen a "mortal" like Lin Feng.

"I am a god."

Lin Feng answered him in a matter-of-fact tone.

"And you are just a stronger ant."

"No! I don't believe it!" Uriel roared in despair. "I am one of the four strongest Heavenly Kings under the command of the great Demon King! How could I possibly lose to a mortal like you!"

"Demon King?" A golden light flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. "It seems you're not the mastermind."

"Die!!" Uriel went completely mad, gathering all his magical energy in front of his chest. "Taste my strongest move! The hellfire will devour your soul!!"

"Eternal Despair - Dark Nova!!!"

A black sun, larger, darker, and more terrifying than ever before, formed on his chest!

The entire world was devoured of all its light by this black sun.

"it's over."

Lin Feng looked at the black sun, powerful enough to destroy the entire continent, and slowly raised his right hand.

The golden telekinetic energy in his hand began to compress and compress again at an extremely high frequency.

Finally, in his palm, a judgment spear, a hundred meters long, formed from pure, extremely concentrated golden energy.

"I have never used this move before."

"To die beneath it is your honor."

Lin Feng's voice, like a divine decree from the heavens, echoed throughout the world.

He hurled the golden spear in his hand!

The golden spear, in the instant it flew out, seemed to pierce through time and space.

It made no sound and generated no wind pressure.

It simply flew silently toward that black sun.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, it easily pierced through it.

It's like penetrating a thin layer of window paper.

"Pfft."

A soft sound.

The golden spear pierced the black sun, and then, with precision, pierced Uriel's heart.

"Well……"

Uriel's movements froze.

The black sun on his chest, powerful enough to destroy the heavens and the earth, vanished quickly, like a punctured balloon.

He looked down, incredulously staring at the huge, transparent hole in his chest.

Golden flames were burning wildly from the wound, devouring his body and his soul.

"How...how...is this possible..."

His life force was slipping away at an alarming rate.

"You...you..." He used his last bit of strength to raise his head and look at Lin Feng, his eyes filled with resentment and hatred. "You...you shouldn't...be so smug...I...I'm just...the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings..."

"My lord... the great Demon King... His Majesty... has... awakened..."

"He...he will...descend upon...this world...and turn everything...into...despair...scorched earth..."

“I will be waiting for you… in… hell… for you… a mortal… god…”

After uttering his last words, his body could no longer hold on.

In the golden flames, it was completely reduced to ashes.

Uriel, one of the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army, known as "Despair," has fallen.

With Uriel's death, the black pillar of light in the sky that connected to the Demon Realm began to shake violently, and then slowly dissipated.

Without its commander and reinforcements, the demon army descended into chaos.

Their bloodthirsty ferocity was replaced by fear.

Looking at the golden figure in the sky, so otherworldly and seemingly like a god or demon, they let out a mournful cry of fear that came from the depths of their souls.

Then they began to flee.

"Trying to leave?"

Lin Feng's icy gaze swept over the fleeing demonic tide below.

"Did you get my permission?"

He slowly opened his arms.

Golden telekinetic energy transformed into endless golden chains that descended from the sky!

Like a golden rain of judgment!

Each chain pierced precisely through the body of a demon soldier, pinning them firmly to the ground!

Screams rose and fell.

But none were spared.

In just a few minutes.

The tens of millions of demons were completely wiped out.

The entire battlefield once again fell silent.

Only Lin Feng, that golden figure, hovered silently above the mountain of corpses.

He single-handedly suppressed an entire army.

He single-handedly killed a "Heavenly King".

He single-handedly ended this seemingly invincible war.

However, there was no trace of joy of victory on his face.

His gaze was deep and cold, as if piercing through the endless void and seeing a more distant and terrifying existence.

Demon King.