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

The tremors at Black Demon Castle intensified, with rubble falling from above, as if it would collapse completely at any moment. The Black Demon Lord raised his black scepter high, his body radiating evil energy that coalesced into a massive black pillar of light, containing world-destroying power, which hurtled directly towards Huang Yiming and the others.

Huang Yiming's expression was solemn. He tightly protected Qin Yuling, Zi Yao, and Ling Xi behind him, circulating all the spiritual energy in his body and combining it with the power of his dragon bloodline to raise the protective shield once again. He knew that this attack was extremely powerful, and his protective shield wouldn't last long, but he couldn't give up—he had to wait for the righteous reinforcements from the Hongmeng Realm to arrive, and wait to seize the system fragment from the Black Demon Lord.

"Hahaha, Huang Yiming, give up the fight!" The Black Demon Lord sneered, increasing the output of his evil energy. The power of the black light pillar grew stronger, and the cracks on the protective shield multiplied. "You think the righteous sects of the Primordial Chaos Realm will come to your rescue? They can barely protect themselves, how could they possibly help a supreme being from a low-level realm like you? Today, you are doomed!"

Qin Yuling gripped Huang Yiming's arm tightly, her voice firm: "Yiming, we'll die with you. No matter what happens, we'll never leave you!" Ziyao nodded, her eyes filled with determination: "Even if we die, we'll drag the Black Demon Lord down with us!" Lingxi gently stroked Huang Yiming's back, softly saying: "Yiming, don't give up. We'll definitely see a turning point."

Huang Yiming felt a warmth in his heart and turned to look at the five women (although Su Qingyue and Yang Xiu were not present, he was concerned about them), his eyes filled with guilt: "I'm sorry for making you suffer with me. After this is over, I will definitely spend more time with you and never let you fall into danger again." Just then, the protective shield cracked open with a loud snap, and a black beam of light was about to break through the barrier.

At the critical moment, a golden light pierced through the air from outside the Black Demon Fortress, crashing directly into the black pillar of light and instantly shattering it. "Black Demon Lord, do not harm my allies!" A loud voice echoed in the hall. The righteous envoy from the Hongmeng Realm led a hundred righteous cultivators into the Black Demon Fortress. The leading envoy's cultivation had reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, making him comparable to the Black Demon Lord.

"The righteous faction of the Primordial Realm? You actually came!" The Black Demon Lord's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with shock and resentment. "Instead of protecting the Primordial Realm, you've come to meddle in the affairs of a lower-level realm! You're practically courting death!" The righteous envoy sneered, his tone firm: "Supreme Huang Yiming is our ally, so naturally we've come to help! Black Demon Lord, you colluded with the evil cultivators of the Primordial Realm, slaughtering countless lives. Today, we will bring you to justice!"

The righteous envoy waved his hand, and a hundred righteous cultivators immediately stepped forward to engage the remaining forces of the Black Demon Lord in fierce combat. The righteous cultivators' pure spiritual energy countered the evil energy of the Black Demon Realm, and within moments, most of the Black Demon Lord's remaining forces were slaughtered. Enraged by this, the Black Demon Lord charged at the righteous envoy, wielding his black scepter: "Since you're courting death, then we'll all die together!"

The righteous envoy stepped forward, and the two instantly clashed. The pressure of the early Nascent Soul stage swept across the entire area, causing the Black Demon Fortress to tremble even more violently, with more and more cracks appearing on the walls, threatening to collapse at any moment. Huang Yiming took the opportunity to regulate his breathing, absorbing the spiritual power supplied by Ling Xi to quickly restore his spiritual energy. At the same time, his gaze remained fixed on the black scepter in the Black Demon Lord's hand—which contained fragments of the system.

"Yu Ling, Zi Yao, you two go and assist the righteous cultivators in clearing out the remaining forces of the Black Demon Lord. Ling Xi, you continue to supply me with spiritual energy. I'm going to seize the system fragments!" Huang Yiming ordered in a deep voice, and with a flash, he rushed towards the direction where the Black Demon Lord and the righteous envoys were fighting.

The Dark Lord was locked in combat with the righteous envoy when he sensed Huang Yiming's movement and panicked. He tried to stop him but was held back by the righteous envoy. "Huang Yiming, how dare you!" the Dark Lord roared, unleashing a wisp of evil energy that hurtled towards Huang Yiming. Huang Yiming dodged to the side, his figure flashing as he instantly appeared behind the Dark Lord, reaching out to grab the black scepter.

"You're courting death!" The Black Demon Lord's eyes flashed with killing intent, and he swung his staff backhand towards Huang Yiming's head. Huang Yiming was prepared, and activated the "Dragon Emperor Technique," where golden spiritual energy transformed into a shield to block the staff's attack. At the same time, he grabbed the staff's handle with his other hand and pulled hard, trying to snatch it away.

The Dark Demon Lord gripped the scepter tightly, refusing to let go, and the two were locked in a stalemate. Huang Yiming's spiritual energy erupted, his dragon bloodline operating at full power, golden spiritual energy enveloping the scepter, attempting to snatch it from the Dark Demon Lord's grasp. The Dark Demon Lord was not to be outdone, his evil aura surging, trying to shake Huang Yiming away.

"Huang Yiming, you won't take my scepter!" The Black Demon Lord sneered, his scepter erupting with evil energy that transformed into a giant black hand, slamming towards Huang Yiming's chest. Huang Yiming's expression changed, and he tried to dodge, but he was bound by the Black Demon Lord's evil energy and unable to move. Just then, Qin Yuling rushed forward wielding the Azure Cloud Sword, thrusting it towards the Black Demon Lord's back, forcing him to release his scepter and turn to defend himself.

Taking advantage of the situation, Huang Yiming snatched the black scepter, his fingertips radiating spiritual energy as he bombarded the runes on the scepter, attempting to extract the system fragment within. "No!" The Black Demon Lord let out a piercing scream, trying to reclaim the scepter, but was held tightly by the righteous envoy and unable to break free. "Huang Yiming, you destroyed everything I had! I will never let you go!"

Ignoring the Black Demon Lord's roar, Huang Yiming focused all his energy on striking the scepter. Moments later, the scepter shattered with a "crack," and a silver fragment flew out—a system fragment. Huang Yiming caught it, and the system immediately notified him: "System fragment detected. You can fuse with the fragment to unlock some advanced functions and enhance the host's combat power."

Huang Yiming was overjoyed and immediately integrated the fragment into his body. A powerful force surged through his entire body in an instant, and his cultivation showed signs of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. The spiritual energy around him became increasingly pure, and the power of his dragon bloodline was further enhanced.

"How is this possible? You really stole the system fragment and even increased your combat power?" The Black Demon Lord's face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with fear and resentment. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the righteous envoy unleashed his power, his longsword piercing straight into the Black Demon Lord's dantian. The Black Demon Lord let out a shrill scream as his dantian shattered, his body gradually turning to ashes.

After defeating the Black Demon Lord, the righteous envoy stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said respectfully, "Supreme Huang Yiming, congratulations on obtaining the system fragment and increasing your combat power. The Black Demon Lord is dead, and the threat from the Black Demon Realm has been temporarily eliminated, but the evil cultivators in the Hongmeng Realm are still very powerful, and we must join forces to fight them as soon as possible."

Huang Yiming nodded, his tone grave: "Thank you for your help, envoy. If you hadn't arrived in time, we would probably have perished in the Black Demon Fortress long ago. I will fight the evil cultivators of the Hongmeng Realm with all my might. However, there is one thing I don't understand—why is the system fragment in the Black Demon Lord's possession in the Black Demon Realm?"

The righteous envoy sighed: "This fragment was accidentally lost when the Dragon Clan and the righteous factions of the Hongmeng Realm joined forces to fight against evil. I never expected it to fall into the hands of the Black Demon Lord. There are four system fragments in total. You have collected two. Of the other two, one is in the hands of the evil cultivator leader in the Hongmeng Realm, and the whereabouts of the other are unknown. It is suspected to be in the hands of the Dragon Clan leader (echoing the foreshadowing of the Dragon Clan leader in Chapter 388)."

Huang Yiming's heart skipped a beat: to unlock the system's full functionality and find the Dragon Clan leader, he needed to collect all four fragments as soon as possible. Just then, Black Demon Castle suddenly trembled violently, and its roof began to collapse. The righteous envoy's expression changed drastically: "Oh no! Black Demon Castle is collapsing! Get out of here!"

Without hesitation, everyone rushed towards the gates of the Black Demon Fortress. The moment they stepped out, the fortress collapsed into ruins. Huang Yiming looked back at the ruins, his heart filled with mixed emotions—the threat from the Black Demon Realm was temporarily averted, but the threat from the evil cultivators of the Primordial Chaos Realm remained. Gathering the fragments, finding the Dragon Clan leader, and fighting the evil cultivators—there was still a long way to go.

Just then, the communication jade talisman in Huang Yiming's hand suddenly lit up. It was a message from Su Qingyue: "Yiming, something bad has happened! There's been an unusual activity at the Urban Immortal Cultivation Academy. The student who awakened his abilities has been kidnapped by an unknown force. They left a message telling you to go to the old city district alone, or they'll kill the student!"

Huang Yiming's expression changed drastically. He thought to himself, "This is bad! It's the evil cultivators from the Hongmeng Realm! They kidnapped the students to lure me to the city and set a trap." He looked at the righteous envoy and Qin Yuling, his tone grave: "Envoy, I trouble you to lead the righteous cultivators to guard the border of the Black Demon Realm to prevent a counterattack from the remaining forces. Yuling, Ziyao, Lingxi, you will come with me back to the city to rescue the students!"

Everyone responded in unison. Huang Yiming, along with Qin Yuling, Zi Yao, and Ling tide, flashed off towards the dual-realm passage. He knew there was a huge trap waiting for him in the old city district, but for the sake of his students and the safety of both realms, he had to go—that student was the key to the core area of ​​the Hongmeng Realm and absolutely could not fall into the hands of evil cultivators. Evil cultivators from the Hongmeng Realm had kidnapped a student with awakened abilities, luring Huang Yiming to the old city district to set a trap. As the key to the core area of ​​the Hongmeng Realm, could Huang Yiming successfully rescue the student and avoid the trap?