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Back at the eerie Yu Shui Lake...
"I fear that the Demon King is somehow awakening!" Luoyin explained to Old man Bao and Kai Zhen.
A cold laugh resounded then, and the ground ruptured right at the heart of the red formation.
A pale and lifeless Zhurong Fen emerged and rose up to float in place, hanging there limply as if invisible strings were holding up a soulless puppet.
The floral tattoo on her arm glowed brightly, and the petals peeled away into real petals which moved to swirl around her.
But then Zhurong Fen's body began to contort, and her skin grotesquely bulged and expanded. Veins and strains of muscle crawled over the limp body which creaked sickeningly as the bones were broken to realign and expand, till a large black figure was formed, an evil sneer on his face.
He was humanlike in overall form, but not in much else, with pure black skin, thicker than an elephant's, and patterns which resembled scales.
His ribs were large and protruding, with a pulsing purple heart at the center.
His torso and thighs were massive and muscular, he had deathly sharp claws and feet, with wicked looking spikes lining his calves and forearms, and two large and ridged horns morphed out of his head, curving outwards.
The true devil had indeed awakened!
"Filthy little creatures..." The Demon King said with a sneer, his deep voice echoing across the entire city as he rose into the air in a black cloud, growing much bigger as he did.
A collosal throne made of gigantic skulls and bones manifested in the air, and the now larger-than-life demonic entity appeared seated atop it, looking down on the entire city as if it were merely a circle of ants he had discovered.
"Hmph." He scoffed calmly. "Introducing myself again... I'm Yu Wang. Demon King, and ruler of all Three Realms."
Luoyin stood frozen in place at the sight, and beside him, Kai Zhen and Old man Bao wore identical expressions of worry.
From which angle did one begin fighting this monstrosity?
The aura emanating from the demon king was a thousand times more powerful than any they had ever felt, making even the Eternal Tier feel like an uncertain match.
Around the city, the immortals could see this giant manifestation and their hearts were filled with immense fear.
Meanwhile the Eternal Tier demons all fell to their knees, bowing their heads to the ground in reverence.
"Hail the Demon Lord's return!" They chorused from all around the city, causing the Immortals to stagger.
"Is there still any hope for the three realms...?" The Medicine Deity wondered aloud, but the Plague Deity who stood near him, could only shake her head...
Yu Wang sneered down at Luoyin.
"Yin Xiaolong, you were right." Yu Wang spoke. "The 'disguised oriole' indeed got the upper hand, but what use is all that now?"
He pointed one giant finger at Luoyin. "In my current form, it simply does not matter whether you're some magical or divine oriole... I can crush you at any time!"
He suddenly fisted his hands and an impossibly dark aura descended on the entire city, shattering several layers of ground and causing massive quakes.
One of the earthquakes sent buried lava shooting upwards and raining down on the city, adding to the chaos as the Eternal Tier demons rose to counter-attack with renewed vigor.
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The Endless Promise {COMPLETED}
FantasíaYin Xiaolong, the fearsome black dragon, is finally dead. But as the world rejoices, he awakens - reborn as Zhang Luoyin, a powerless human poisoned by his own family, and who is identical to his former self. Even worse, he must marry Xu Weiyan, the...
