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An Changqing's pupils contracted.

How could this be...?

He had considered that things wouldn't go so smoothly, but he didn't expect his attack to be blocked so easily.

With the sword tip between his fingers, Liu Xiao slowly raised his head to look at An Changqing in front of him, his smile growing even wider.

"My dear junior, it's time for everything to end."

At this moment, the strength he displayed far exceeded that of ordinary students.

It should be noted that Liu Xiao was only one year older than them, and he himself was not one of the top students in the grade, otherwise he would not have hired others to be the Demon King's protectors.

According to Chen Guan's memory, Liu Xiao's strength was not as good as An Changqing's and the others. Even if he had improved, it would have been impossible for him to catch An Changqing's full-force attack so easily.

At this moment, the Liu Xiao in Chen Guan's memory and the person in front of him had no resemblance whatsoever, except for their voices and appearances.

"Silly boy, stop thinking of him as the Liu Xiao you know."

Baal saw through Chen Guan's thoughts and said mercilessly, "I've already said it before, Astaroth is a demon with a perverse sense of humor. He likes to lead people astray, and once you're entangled with him, there are only two possible outcomes."

"Either one person dies, which is good, at least they die with human dignity; or they are assimilated into His servants, and all the good things that once existed will perish from him. This has never been an exception since we met."

"Many people once thought they could resist temptation and stay true to themselves, but alas, wanting to get something for nothing from a demon god harboring supreme malice is a pipe dream."

"He thought he was still himself, he thought he was acting according to his own will, but little did he know that his will had been distorted and everything was revolving around Astaroth."

Seemingly to confirm Bahr's words, Liu Xiao continued speaking.

"Dear junior, it seems you've given it your all."

Liu Xiao's voice carried a light, cheerful tone, as if he were commenting on a dull play.

He flicked the sword tip lightly with his fingers.

clang.

With a sharp crack, the longsword in An Changqing's hand let out a mournful cry.

An irresistible force traveled along the sword, shaking An Changqing so badly that his internal organs were dislocated, and he was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

puff.

Crimson blood arced through the air as he crashed heavily to the ground more than ten meters away. He struggled to his feet, but then spat out another mouthful of blood.

"An Changqing!"

Hongyuan tried to step forward, but was entangled by an endless stream of magical puppets.

"You bastard!"

With bloodshot eyes, Long Ao abandoned the minions and gathered all his power into a single punch, unleashing it from a distance towards Liu Xiao.

Liu Chengjun reacted just as quickly, the towering flames condensing into a burning spear in his hand, which, along with Long Ao's fist wind, shot towards the figure standing in front of the heart.

Long Ao's fist, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, and Liu Chengjun's flaming spear, capable of melting steel, both collided with an invisible barrier and vanished without a trace when they came within three feet of Liu Xiao's body.

Liu Xiao didn't even move an inch; the pale purple demonic energy surrounding him didn't even cause the slightest ripple.

"Did you see that?"

Liu Xiao's gaze swept over the shocked and unwilling expressions on everyone's faces, and he enjoyed this moment.

"That's the difference."

"Under the grace of the great Lord Astaroth, you mortal prodigies are nothing but frogs in a well."

He opened his arms: "You think I'm on the first level, and you want to defeat me with willpower and courage."

"Hahaha, you're wrong."

"My guests, your fighting, your anger, your despair are the most wonderful fuel in the world for us."

He took a deep breath and savored the exquisite wine.

"Thank you for offering this last and most abundant energy for His coming."

The moment his words fell, the magnificent golden hourglass in the center of the stage emptied of its last grain of sand.

Time is up.

hum.

On the floor of the entire theater, all the scarlet magic runes shone brightest at that moment, and the enormous heart that had been pounding in mid-air suddenly stopped beating.

next second.

Boom!

The giant heart exploded.

An indescribably thick, dark purple beam of light shot into the sky from the center of the shattered heart, piercing through the theater's dome and reaching straight into the clouds.

Outside the theater, Yin Tianzheng and all the members of the Public Security Department looked up at the sky in horror.

The thick clouds above Shanghai were torn open by this beam of light, leaving a huge hole and a hideous wound in the sky.

An immense pressure from the ancient primordial era descended through the crack, enveloping the entire Demon City.

Inside the theater, apart from Chen Guan, everyone was trembling under the oppressive force, their legs were weak, and they could hardly stand. An invisible mountain was pressing down on everyone's heart.

Within that dark purple pillar of light that pierced the heavens and earth, a huge, blurry phantom of a demon god with six pairs of wings was taking shape.

The mere shapeless outline, the mere lingering shadow, caused the surrounding space to begin to exhibit an unstable distortion.

The demon god, Astaroth.

His afterimage descended.

Hahahahaha.

Liu Xiao laughed wildly and knelt down on the ground, offering his most fervent worship and respect to that majestic divine figure.

"Welcome, great Lord Astaroth, to your kingdom."

His performance confirmed what Barr had said earlier.

He is no longer himself.

Shenying's cold, indifferent eyes swept across the entire area, and all the puppets within his sight turned to dust.

His gaze swept over Liu Xiao, who was kneeling on the ground, without lingering.

His gaze swept over An Changqing and Long Ao, who were struggling to hold on, regarding them as mere dust on the roadside.

Finally, His gaze settled on the young man in the corner.

The instant Astaroth's gaze met Chen's coffin.

For the first time, an emotion that humans could understand appeared in the god's eternally indifferent expression.

That was a question.

Next comes vigilance.

Just one glance was enough for him to read Chen Guan's recent conversation with Baal.

A moment later, He felt relieved.

His will reverberated through space, transforming into an ancient, non-human language that was directly imprinted on the soul of everyone present.

"Baal..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiao felt a chill run down his spine.

Of all the people present, only a contractor like him could understand these divine words.

That was Baal, the legendary strongest demon god. How could he not feel terrified?

"After thousands of years, you have become so weak."

"Even your own power has been scattered into a thousand parts, and you need to gather them all together to restore it. How laughable! You are unworthy of the title of the leader of demon gods."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiao was first stunned, then his face lit up with ecstasy.

He got it.

He understood everything.

It turns out that what was inside Chen's coffin was not the complete head of the demon god at all, but merely a fragment scattered throughout the world.

But what he summoned was a genuine divine figure that descended upon this place.

At this moment, the protagonist who was being secretly criticized did not pay any attention to it, and his voice rang in Chen Guan's mind.

"Tsk, they actually made such a big fuss. The third brother's taste is as extravagant as ever."

"Hey kid, need any help?"