Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 225 Reconciliation, Extortion

The Seventh Extraterritorial Battlefield.

Above a massive demon race war base, a towering black temple, tens of thousands of kilometers high, floats, radiating immense power.

Inside the towering black temple at this moment.

The Venerable Lord who oversees the seventh outer battlefield of the demon race, the Cosmic Venerable Lord 'Xiaoyue' from the Sirius Clan, is listening to a report from a King-level Three-Eyed Demon Fox in the hall.

Before long, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox finished its report, and Venerable Howling Moon asked in a deep voice, somewhat incredulous, "You mean, more than nine hundred Blood Demons appeared simultaneously within the scope of my Seventh Battlefield?"

With so many clones, could it be that all of Blood Demon's avatars that were running rampant on other battlefields have come to the seventh battlefield?
The Three-Eyed Demon Fox said, "Your Excellency, based on the frequency and timing of the distress signals related to the Blood Demon, this is indeed the case."

Compared to before, the number of distress signals related to the Blood Demon has increased approximately tenfold.

"Damn it!"

Venerable Xiaoyue cursed and ordered, "Keep a close eye on any intelligence related to the Blood Demon."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The three-eyed fox bowed respectfully and then left the temple.

"You lowly blood demon, don't let me find a way to kill you!"

The curses of Venerable Xiaoyue echoed continuously within the majestic temple.

But aside from cursing, Venerable Xiaoyue had no other solution.

An enemy without a soul, unable to be enslaved, and capable of constantly resurrecting after death, is a major headache for demons!

"Hmm? The great Lord of Behemoths has summoned me?"

Suddenly, Venerable Xiaoyue's expression froze for a moment, then he turned his attention to the divine power avatar left in the demon race's territory.

Somewhere in the territory of the demon race, in the boundless starry sky, floats a magnificent golden palace that is hundreds of thousands of kilometers high.

Inside the majestic golden palace, the Lord of Behemoth sat on the throne at the head of the hall, while eleven demon figures, including Venerable Howling Moon, were also present.

These eleven demon figures were none other than the Venerable Ones who were in charge of the eleven extraterritorial battlefields of the demon race.

Of course, at this time they are not the real beings, but rather incarnations of divine power.

"Tell me, how should we resolve the matter of the Blood Demon?"

"The Lord of Behemoths asked in a deep voice."

As the supreme decision-maker of this extraterrestrial battlefield spanning tens of millions of years, the Lord of Behemoth also felt a severe headache.

Having lived for countless years, he had seen many powerful realm lords.

But this was truly the first time he had ever seen a realm lord as powerful as the Blood Demon.

With its extraordinary talent, coupled with the ability to be neither enslaved nor completely killed, it is definitely a formidable foe!
Moreover, things are different now than before; the number of Blood Demons active on the battlefield outside the domain has increased dramatically.

According to statistics, the number of Blood Demons on the extraterritorial battlefield has reached tens of thousands.

Tens of thousands of beings who can be resurrected indefinitely after death, and who are capable of hunting down even peak-level World Lords, are absolutely lethal to the vast majority of immortal beings in the demon race factions on the outer battlefield.

If the Blood Demon continues to slaughter like this, the immortals of the demon race on the outer battlefield will likely be reduced to only the Kings.

The immortal military leaders and marquis-level immortals in the demon race camp were either all killed by the Blood Demon or dared not go to the outer battlefield for training.

Furthermore, and most importantly, given Blood Demon's talent, it is inevitable that he will eventually reach the Immortal realm.

This fellow has already grasped the profound mystery of spatial teleportation. Once he enters the Immortal Realm, he will directly reach the peak of the King Realm.

A peak-level King-level Divine Body is 100,000 times stronger than a peak-level World Lord, and can also burn divine power.

A Blood Demon with ordinary life genes can kill a peak-level Marquis. It is speculated that the multiplier of its amplitude secret technique is extremely high, possibly reaching the limit of 100 times.

If one reaches the peak of the King-level realm, with a powerful treasure, one is invincible as an ordinary King-level being; without a powerful treasure, one is close to being invincible as a King-level being.

If there are tens of thousands of near-invincible kings who can resurrect infinitely on the extraterrestrial battlefield, specifically targeting the immortals of the demon race, what meaning would the extraterrestrial battlefield have for the demon race?
The solution lies in resolving the Blood Demon problem.

At the very least, we can't let the Blood Demon continue to rampage across the outer battlefields.

"This"

Upon hearing the Lord of Behemoth's words, the eleven Venerable Ones present hesitated.

There are solutions, but they dare not speak out, for fear of being branded as a disgrace to their community.

"Xiaoyue, you tell us."

Seeing this, the Lord of Behemoth began to call out names, looking at Venerable Howling Moon, who was stationed in the Seventh Domain Outer Battlefield.

There was no other reason for choosing Venerable Xiaoyue. Among the eleven Venerables present, Venerable Xiaoyue had the largest divine body and was the most conspicuous.

Venerable Howling Moon: "."

Shrinking his neck, Venerable Xiaoyue said, "Lord of Behemoth, why not unite the human race, the insect race, and the machine race, combining the power of the four major races to jointly besiege the Blood Demon?"
Although the Blood Demon cannot be completely killed, its ability to create clones certainly incurs costs.

"Hmph~, you think that's useful? Give me some real advice!"

A terrifying aura of consciousness erupted, enveloping the entire golden palace, and the Lord of Behemoth coldly snorted.

The idea of ​​uniting the four races to besiege the Blood Demon can only exist in theory.

At first, the Blood Demon killed everyone he saw, including members of all four factions.

But gradually, the Blood Demon stopped doing that and instead used the name of 'demon slayer' to specifically target and kill demons.

Given this situation, it would be a miracle if the Terrans, Zerg, and Mechs agreed!

Putting aside the fact that they were happy when their own demon race suffered misfortune, the three races dared not provoke the Blood Demon simply because they did not want their side to face tens of thousands of unkillable peak Marquis level beings.

Who would deliberately provoke such a ruthless opponent with no weaknesses? Do they think their own family is too wealthy?
Under the terrifying pressure of consciousness, Venerable Xiaoyue forced himself to say, "Why don't my demon race reconcile with them?"

What do you all think?

The Lord of Behemoth did not make a decision immediately, but turned to look at the other Venerable Ones who were in charge.

"Xiaoyue is right."

"I agree."

"Why don't we send Xiaoyue to negotiate with that Blood Demon?"

The ten demons, one after another, quickly shifted the topic to having Xiaoyue negotiate with the Blood Demon.

"Well, in that case, Xiaoyue, I'll leave this matter to you."

The Lord of Behemoth nodded and spoke to Venerable Howling Moon.

If you can't defeat your opponent, then you can only choose to make peace.

The sooner the reconciliation is reached, the better, because the sooner the reconciliation is reached, the less damage the demon race will suffer.

Otherwise, once the Blood Demon enters the Immortal realm, his strength will increase dramatically, and his appetite will definitely be even greater.

Venerable Howling Moon: "."

"Yes, Lord of Behemoth."

Feeling like he'd been made a scapegoat, Venerable Xiaoyue responded helplessly.

Somewhere in the seventh extraterritorial battlefield.

"Puff puff!"

Blue and gold sword rainbows flashed continuously, and a Blood God Child was hunting down a high-ranking scaled beast of the demon race.

"Blood Demon".

Suddenly, a voice rang out, and then a snow-white wolf ten kilometers long teleported in and appeared on the battlefield.

"Are you Xiaoyue, the demon race's commander of the Seventh Extraterrestrial Battlefield?"

After sizing up the newcomer, Lu Jin couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Lu Jin wasn't worried that this Venerable-level Sirius would attack him.

After all, if a demon race cosmic lord violates the rules of the extraterrestrial battlefield, the human, insectoid, and mechanical races wouldn't mind killing that demon race cosmic lord. Opportunities to legitimately kill a cosmic lord from an opposing faction are rare.

"You may leave now."

With a wave of his wolf claws, Venerable Howling Moon teleported the scaled beast, a high-ranking marquis, to a distance of tens of light-years.

"Considering that you are a cosmic venerable one, I, your ancestor, forgive your behavior."

Raising an eyebrow, Lu Jin said with an arrogant expression.

"you--"

Venerable Xiaoyue was furious, but remembering that he had come to negotiate, he had to suppress his anger and said, "Blood Demon, how can you stop your madness?"

"Huh? Your demon race can't hold on already? I thought it would take an entire era to kill you! And this is it?"

Lu Jin said with a 'shocked' expression.

Although Lu Jin did not show any mocking expression, in the eyes of Venerable Xiaoyue, the Blood Demon in front of him was full of mockery and disdain.

Venerable Howling Moon said in a deep voice, "Blood Demon, that's enough!"

Lu Jin nodded and said, "Alright, since your demon race is so sincere in wanting to resolve the grudges with the ancestor, then the ancestor can't be merciful this once."

Tell me what you want from me first, and then I'll quote a price based on your requirements.

"You must not use terms like 'slaying demons' to insult the name of my demon race, and you must not slaughter any more members of my demon race."

"That's what Venerable Xiaoyue said."

Lu Jin said, "The first one is negotiable. As long as your demon race can afford the price, it won't be a problem for me to change my name."

But the latter is absolutely impossible, otherwise, wouldn't I have to take a detour whenever I see demons in the future?

"Change your name, and you must not intentionally kill members of my demon race. Tell me what you want?"

"Howling Moon Venerable asked."

He also knew that it was simply unrealistic to prevent the Blood Demon from killing members of the demon race.

After all, the demon race has no effective means of restraining the Blood Demon. If they respond too quickly, the Blood Demon might turn its back on them as soon as it gets the benefits.

Lu Jin said to Venerable Xiaoyue, "Since your demon race has made two conditions, then I, your ancestor, will also make two conditions. Only in this way can it be fair. What do you think, Venerable Xiaoyue?"

Venerable Howling Moon: "Speak!"

Lu Jin said, "Give me a supreme treasure from a top-tier palace, and I will immediately change my name."

"Give me another supreme treasure from the pinnacle of the realm, and I, your ancestor, promise never to kill any more members of the demon race."

"Why don't you go and grab it?!"

Venerable Xiaoyue roared in fury.

A mere realm lord dares to try and extort two supreme treasures from the demon race, and they're palace-type and domain-type treasures at that? Aren't you afraid of being overwhelmed by their wealth?

"Jiejiejie——"

With a few strange laughs, Lu Jin threatened without any fear: "Venerable Xiaoyue, you are right, I am indeed robbing you!"
If the Realm Lord level isn't enough, then the Immortal level will do.

Once I reach the Immortal Realm, even without any great treasures, my ancestor can transform into nearly ten thousand beings, each possessing strength approaching that of an invincible king.

At that time, I, the Ancestor, will be present in any place where immortal demons appear, whether it be the battlefields beyond the realm, various secret realms, or even the territory of the demon race.

Will the demon race be able to withstand such losses?

"you!

Impossible. My demon race doesn't trust your reputation, Blood Demon.

Moreover, even the vast majority of great cosmic rulers don't possess such a treasure, so don't even dream about it.

"Howling Moon Venerable said with a firm expression."

"Alright, nobles are at least a top-tier clan, so I'll give you face."

"A supreme treasure of the highest palace, and your demon race can designate me to specifically deal with any faction."

Lu Jin said very generously.

By turning their attention to the forces designated by the demon race, they would likely find the demon race interested.

If they didn't extort all four major factions in the extraterritorial battlefield, it would be a disservice to the Blood God Child's true 'immortality'.

"Dealing with the faction designated by my demon race is possible, but the supreme treasure of the peak palace is impossible."

Venerable Xiaoyue nodded and then shook his head.

“You lowly beast, I regret to inform you that the negotiations have broken down.”

Lu Jin immediately switched back to calling him 'livestock' and said with a regretful expression.

"Ant, you are looking for death!"

Being called a beast to his face enraged Venerable Xiaoyue once again.

Lu Jin said coldly, "You can kill me, but if your demon race wants to negotiate again in the future, you'll have to add another top-tier treasure armor. I advise you, old beast, to think carefully before making a decision."

"you!"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Xiaoyue was furious.

"Alright, go do what you need to do. I, your ancestor, must continue to slay demons."

Lu Jin waved his hand and used spatial teleportation to leave.

Venerable Xiaoyue came to negotiate, not to fight, so he didn't seal off the surrounding space.

‘Damn it! ’

Watching the Blood Demon teleport to a distance of 1 light-year and then disappear without a trace, Venerable Xiaoyue, hesitant to make a move, cursed inwardly.

The demon realm, a majestic golden temple.

"Lord of Behemoth, that Blood Demon has an enormous appetite; he demands a supreme palace treasure before he can reconcile with my demon race."

However, the Blood Demon once said that after the reconciliation, my demon race could designate which faction it would specifically target.

Venerable Xiaoyue reported respectfully to the Lord of Behemoth.

The Lord of Behemoth said, "Tell him that at most one top-tier supreme treasure weapon, no more."

Otherwise, our demon race's powerful warriors will definitely hunt him down with all their might. Even if they can't kill him outright, they will still expend a great deal of divine power and their treasures. Let him think for himself about whether he wants to fight our demon race to the death."

Prior to this, the highest levels of the demon race had already discussed it.

The Blood Demon has no soul, cannot be enslaved, and cannot be killed, making him extremely troublesome. Paying money to avoid trouble is not an option.

Otherwise, if the hostility continues, unless the Blood Demon can be completely annihilated, there will eventually come a day when even the vast demon race cannot withstand it.

To comprehend spatial teleportation at the World Lord level—with such talent, Blood Demon has absolutely no problem becoming a Universe Venerable in the future.

Right now, even a World Lord level cultivator is causing the demon race a great deal of trouble. If he were to become a Universe Venerable, then no matter how vast the demon race's resources are, they wouldn't be enough to sustain the Blood Demon's rampage.

However, there is a limit to spending money to avoid disaster; the limit is one top-tier treasure weapon. Otherwise, the demon race would rather fight to the death.

"If the Blood Demon agrees, I wonder which force my demon race will designate as the Blood Demon's target?"

"Howling Moon Venerable asked."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Behemoth pondered for a moment and then said, "Let's choose the Machine Race."

The demon race is preparing for war, and the mechanical race will be their main target in the future. Let the Blood Demon fight the mechanical race like dogs.

"Yes, Lord of Behemoth."

Venerable Xiaoyue bowed in response and then withdrew from the majestic golden temple.

(End of this chapter)