Traveling Between Two Worlds: From Bread for Maids to Fantasy Overlord

The teleportation portal opened, and a black mist carrying a bone-chilling cold swept over them. Huang Yiming, along with Qin Yuling, Zi Yao, Ling Xi, and a hundred elites from both realms, stepped into the Black Demon Realm. Completely different from the abundant spiritual energy of the Azure Nether Realm, the Black Demon Realm was filled with a dense, malevolent aura: the sky was dark, the ground was littered with the remains of skeletons, and the air reeked of blood and decay, sending chills down one's spine.

"This is the Dark Demon Realm? It's even more bizarre than the rumors say." Lingxi frowned, circulating the power of the Spirit Clan to resist the surrounding evil energy—back when the Spirit Clan's holy land was attacked by evil cultivators from the Dark Demon Realm, countless Spirit Clan disciples died tragically (echoing the Spirit Clan Massacre in Volume 5), she had a deep-seated aversion to the evil energy of the Dark Demon Realm.

Huang Yiming nodded, his spiritual energy erupting and forming a protective shield around them: "The evil cultivators of the Black Demon Realm have committed countless atrocities. Back then, they colluded with the patriarch of the Heavenly Evolution Sect to slaughter the Spirit Race, and they also colluded with the remnants of the Black Stone Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect to sabotage the fusion of the two realms (echoing foreshadowing in Volumes 8, 6, and 3). Today, we will not only destroy their lair, but also seek justice for all those they have harmed."

The group followed the direction where the evil energy was strongest, encountering many low-level cultivators from the Black Demon Realm along the way. These cultivators, upon seeing Huang Yiming and his companions, fearlessly rushed forward to block their path, only to be easily killed by Qin Yuling and Zi Yao. Qin Yuling's Azure Cloud Sword grew ever sharper, each strike carrying a chilling aura of righteousness. While slaying the evil cultivators, she was also venting the anger she felt when the Qin Family Fortress was harassed by the Black Stone Sect years ago (echoing the Qin Family Fortress crisis in Volume Two).

Zi Yao then used a secret technique of the Demonic Sect, and as the demonic energy surged, it backfired on the evil cultivator's body. Looking at the evil cultivator's painful struggle, there was no pity in her eyes. Back then, she was framed by traitors of the Demonic Sect and almost died. Those traitors were bewitched by evil cultivators of the Black Demon Realm (echoing the internal strife of the Demonic Sect in Volume 6). She should settle this score properly.

After traveling for half an hour, a massive black castle appeared before them. The castle was covered with strange runes, and evil energy poured out from within. It was the lair of the Black Demon Realm—the Black Demon Castle. Two evil cultivator generals at the mid-Nascent Soul stage stood at the castle gate, followed by hundreds of low-level evil cultivators, each with a ferocious face and a fierce look in their eyes.

"Huang Yiming, how dare you trespass into Black Demon Fortress! You've courted death!" The evil cultivator general on the left sneered, gripping a bone staff. "The Demon Lord has decreed that anyone who trespasses into Black Demon Fortress shall be killed without mercy! Moreover, you have slain our Demon General; today, we will grind you to dust!"

Huang Yiming's gaze turned cold as he recognized the evil cultivator leader—it was he who had led the Black Demon Realm's evil cultivators in a sneak attack on the Spirit Clan's holy land, killing Ling Xi's master (echoing the death of Ling Xi's master in Volume 5). "It's you," Huang Yiming said icyly, his killing intent surging, "You slaughtered the Spirit Clan disciples back then; today I will make you pay for your crimes in blood!"

"You think you can do this?" The evil cultivator general sneered, waving his bone staff. "I know you've broken through to the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage, but this is the Black Demon Realm, where evil energy is abundant. Your spiritual energy will be constantly suppressed, while we can use the evil energy to enhance our combat power! You are doomed to die today!" With that, he waved his hand, and hundreds of evil cultivators swarmed forward, charging towards Huang Yiming and the others.

"Yu Ling, Zi Yao, you two hold back the evil cultivators on both sides; Ling Xi, set up a purification array to cleanse the surrounding evil energy; I'll go and kill those two generals!" Huang Yiming ordered in a deep voice, and his figure flashed as he rushed towards the evil cultivator general on the left. Upon seeing this, the general swung his staff to meet him, and dense evil energy surged from the bone staff, transforming into a giant black hand that slammed towards Huang Yiming.

Huang Yiming neither dodged nor evaded, but instead activated the "Dragon Emperor Technique," where golden spiritual energy transformed into a giant dragon that crashed into the black giant hand, instantly shattering it. The evil cultivator general's expression changed, and he tried to retreat, but Huang Yiming grabbed the bone staff and pulled hard, breaking the staff in two. Huang Yiming's fingertips erupted with spiritual energy, piercing straight into the general's dantian.

"No! I'm not reconciled!" The evil cultivator general let out a shrill scream as his dantian was shattered and his body gradually turned to ashes. The evil cultivator general on the right, seeing this, was terrified and turned to flee, but Zi Yao's demonic whip wrapped around his ankle, forcibly dragging him back. "Trying to run?" Zi Yao sneered, tightening the whip and snapping his neck.

After dealing with the two generals, Huang Yiming turned to the low-level evil cultivators and unleashed his aura: "Those who surrender will be spared, those who resist will be beheaded!" Upon seeing this, the evil cultivators were so frightened that they knelt down and surrendered. Huang Yiming ordered the surrendered evil cultivators to be imprisoned, and then led everyone into the Black Demon Fortress.

Inside the Black Demon Fortress, the evil aura intensified. In the center of the hall stood a black altar, covered in blood and radiating an eerie atmosphere. Huang Yiming stepped forward and discovered a black jade pendant on the altar. The patterns on the pendant were exactly the same as the demonic mark on the patriarch of the Heavenly Evolution Sect (echoing the Heavenly Evolution Sect conspiracy in Volume 8).

"This is the Demon Core Jade Pendant of the Dark Demon Realm. Back then, the patriarch of the Heavenly Evolution Sect colluded with the Dark Demon Realm using this jade pendant to obtain the power of the demon race." Ling Xi stepped forward, her eyes filled with hatred as she looked at the jade pendant. "My master was killed by the evil cultivator who possessed this jade pendant."

Huang Yiming picked up the Demon Core Jade Pendant, unleashing a burst of spiritual energy from his fingertips in an attempt to destroy it. However, he discovered a faint consciousness hidden within the pendant. "Huang Yiming, you can't destroy me!" A strange voice echoed through the hall. "I am a wisp of the Black Demon Realm's Demon Lord's consciousness. As long as I exist, the Black Demon Realm will not be destroyed! Once the Demon Lord breaks through to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, he will surely raze your two realms to the ground and turn you and your five women into my slaves!"

"Wishful thinking!" Huang Yiming sneered, his spiritual energy surging as he bombarded the Demon Core Jade Pendant with all his might. The pendant shattered instantly, and the consciousness vanished along with it. Just then, the Black Demon Fortress suddenly trembled violently, cracks appearing on the walls, from which evil energy surged wildly.

"Oh no, Black Demon Fortress is about to collapse!" Qin Yuling's expression changed drastically. "And I sense a powerful evil aura rapidly approaching, even stronger than the demon general from before!" Huang Yiming's eyes darkened, and he thought to himself: Could it be the Demon Lord of the Black Demon Realm? He immediately ordered, "Everyone, evacuate Black Demon Fortress immediately!"

As everyone retreated, just as they were about to exit the Black Demon Fortress, a massive black figure blocked their path. His aura was overwhelmingly malevolent, and his cultivation had reached the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage, on par with Huang Yiming. "Huang Yiming, you destroyed my altar and killed my general! Today, I will make you pay the price!" The figure sneered, slowly turning around to reveal a狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) face—it was none other than the Heavenly Evolution Sect Patriarch, whom Huang Yiming had defeated years before (a role reversal, echoing the foreshadowing of the Heavenly Evolution Sect Patriarch's feigned death in Volume 8)!

Huang Yiming's pupils constricted, his face filled with shock: "You're not dead? I clearly crippled your cultivation back then, how did you become like this?" The Heavenly Evolution Sect Ancestor burst into wild laughter: "Hahaha, thanks to the Demon Lord of the Black Demon Realm, he not only saved me but also bestowed upon me the power of the Demon Clan, helping me break through to the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage! Today, I will take my revenge and reclaim everything that belongs to me!"

Qin Yuling, Zi Yao, and Ling tide immediately stood in front of Huang Yiming, their expressions grave. Huang Yiming took a deep breath, his eyes hardening again: "You committed countless evils back then, and today, I will utterly annihilate you, eliminating any future threat!" A clash of titans was about to erupt, and the tremors of the Black Demon Fortress grew increasingly violent, as if it were about to collapse at any moment, plunging everyone into a desperate situation. The patriarch of the Tianyan Sect had feigned death and resurrected, gaining the power of the Black Demon Realm, making him as powerful as Huang Yiming. The Black Demon Fortress was on the verge of collapse, and everyone was trapped in a perilous situation. At the same time, the aura of the Black Demon Realm's Demon Lord was rapidly approaching.