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The Great War of Humans and Demons (7)

In the heart of the Sea of Okhotsk.

A massive volcanic island transformed into an iron fortress.

Swoosh—

A black streak drew a long trajectory across the clear sky. As it suddenly slowed down, a high-ranking demon with two pairs of wings appeared at the front of the black trail.

The four-winged demon that crossed the sky was none other than the Great Demon Army’s Nakhal.

With a grim expression, he entered the fortress and soon arrived at the audience chamber where the Throne of Monster Bones, made from the bones of all sorts of monsters, was located.

On the Throne of Monster Bones sat a burly human-like figure with an indifferent expression, and in front of him, twenty human-like beings were kneeling on one knee, paying their respects to the entity seated on the throne.

“You may leave now. Although you have served a demon who is merely a subordinate of the Blood Demon King, the Blood Demon King and I belong to the same sect that serves the great Celestial Demon God Emperor. For now, I will incorporate you into the Brave Corps, which includes various races besides demons. Remember that.”

“We are deeply grateful for the magnanimity of the great Ox Demon King! We shall dedicate our lives to the prosperity of the northern demons until our last breath!”

After paying their utmost respects, the twenty human-like beings carefully left the audience chamber.

They also lowered their heads and posture towards the Great Demon Army’s Nakhal.

“You’ve come.”

“Who were those?”

“They say they’re the Mains who built the most prosperous force in the adjacent realm. It seems they’ve been serving as the Blood Demon King’s confidants for 50 years under the name of the Black Salvation Legion. They were so eager to be accepted that I promptly granted permission.”

“I was wondering who they were, as I sensed multiple unfamiliar auras. Their leader is at the emperor level, with twenty kings and two thousand soldiers under him… A new demon army might soon be born within our northern demon faction.”

“We’ll have to wait and see about that. More importantly, what happened? You said you’d turn that country called South Korea into a wasteland. Have even you, Nakhal, betrayed my expectations!”

Boom!

Black demonic energy erupted from the bone throne, pressing down on the space. The Great Demon Army general didn’t dare to resist the demonic energy and knelt down.

“…I have no words, even if I had ten mouths.”

“You should have something to say even with one mouth! Quickly, explain everything from start to finish.”

“I will report in detail. In that country called South Korea…”

The Great Demon Army’s Nakhal gave a detailed report, from his encounter with the Hero Sword Emperor and the collapse of the massive royal tomb he had prepared using the Pressure-Resisting Face, to meeting the 6-star late-stage Great Cultivator and engaging in an equal battle before hastily retreating.

As his subordinate’s words lengthened, the avatar of the Ox Demon King, the throne’s owner, began to wear a worried expression.

“It must be a guide planted by the Capital Sect. They must have been tempted by the talents of this small world. That guy won’t give up his guiding mission until the human race develops civilization by pioneering the small world… Hmm, this has become troublesome.”

“And as I mentioned earlier, the Great Cultivator of this place is different from the usual 6-star late-stage cultivators. It seems he maintains 5-star spiritual power normally but can temporarily emit 6-star late-stage spiritual power.”

“That’s probably a method to minimize the pressure of the veil. He must have learned a secret technique to store spiritual power normally and release it explosively in times of need. As a cultivator selected as a guide, he likely possesses various special divine abilities.”

The Great Demon Army’s Nakhal emphatically stressed the danger of the 6-star late-stage Great Cultivator, Hero Isaac.

What was visible wasn’t everything. Although the northern demon faction hadn’t used their trump cards yet, the same would be true for their opponent.

“As you said, the Great Cultivator was proficient not only in summoning techniques and domain formulas but also in mental system formulas.”

The 6-star late-stage Great Cultivator easily drove out the Great Demon Army’s Nakhal, who had reached the level of a rare species in the middle realm, by using mental system formulas in succession.

In particular, the second mental attack completely shook Nakhal’s mental barrier, inducing extreme fear of death.

In the moment he was hit by the mental attack, he couldn’t even perceive Isaac’s realm. It felt as if he would be annihilated without leaving even his primordial thought body if he didn’t flee immediately.

“Domain and mental systems too? He’s a talented one.”

“Indeed. Above all, the power of his mental system formulas was considerable. For a moment, I couldn’t gauge the opponent’s realm and felt a pressure as if I were facing Your Majesty’s main body. He must have controlled my ego with some bizarre mental system formula.”

“He controlled your ego while you were using the Pressure-Resisting Face? Are you saying that guy used 7-star level divine abilities inside the veil?”

“If the opponent could exert 7-star spiritual power, he wouldn’t have bothered to use mental system formulas. It seems he learned reversed heavenly mental system techniques from ancient ruins like the Spirit Realm Stele.”

“Ho ho… Well, now that we know the Great Cultivator’s capabilities, we must thoroughly prepare traps to counter him.”

“Of course. So, about that…”

The Great Demon Army’s Nakhal carefully continued. The Ox Demon King’s avatar, listening to his strategy, nodded with a stern face, and then a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

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Japan. Sapporo City.

Boom!

Boom boom boom!

As explosions erupted in the high sky, golden torii gates, the entrances of Japanese shrines, were summoned and rose up all over the city.

The golden torii gates grew to sizes of hundreds of meters each, and the golden particles rising from them gathered to form an invisible veil in the air.

The once peaceful sky was covered with dark clouds, and a turbid smoke mixed with despair and chaos rose endlessly from the northern region of the city.

Kieeeee!

Countless demon armies awakened from primordial darkness and roared as if to devour the world.

Their terrifying army, wrapped in black armor, advanced towards Sapporo, exuding a terrible demonic energy.

The outskirts of the city were torn apart by the claws of invasion in an instant, and the once quiet parks and streets were filled with the shouts and screams of the Self-Defense Forces, police, and citizens.

Boom boom boom!

Each time the demon army’s airships poured in and fired their main guns in succession, the golden torii gates grew larger to absorb the impact.

The barrier deployed by dozens of golden torii gates was unstably protecting the downtown area from external bombardment.

Kwagwagwagwang!

Whoosh―

A woman wielding ice powers and a man breathing fire stood back-to-back, unleashing ice and flames to annihilate thousands of demon soldiers in an instant.

However, the demons kept pouring into the empty spaces on the battlefield endlessly, with no sign of their numbers diminishing.

A samurai’s supersonic swordsmanship beyond human limits and hundreds of streaks of blood sliced and cut the demon soldiers’ limbs, but the heroes’ frontline was slowly being pushed back.

Whoosh!

It was then that a purple mist appeared high in the sky above Sapporo.

From within the purple mist emerged a winged black tiger, upon which sat a handsome young man in a black suit, quietly surveying the chaotic cityscape below.

Woong───────!

In the next moment, a wave of pure white light emanated from the young man in the black suit. The light wave dominated the atmosphere, endlessly expanding to instantly engulf the demon soldiers invading the city.

“Return to where you came from.”

The young man’s cry echoed in all directions. Half of the once-imposing demon soldiers perished on the spot, while the surviving elite troops retreated from the battlefield with all their might.

Shortly after, a middle-aged man who had been fending off the demon elite forces with dual swords tried to approach the young man.

But as soon as the young man’s lips moved, the dual-wielding middle-aged man stopped in his tracks as if they had shared a mental conversation. He bowed his head respectfully in gratitude, but when he looked up, the young man and the black tiger had vanished without a trace.

A few days later.

The Japanese media extensively covered how Isaac, humanity’s first SS-class hero, single-handedly repelled the demon army. Not only his miraculous achievements but even his every move became the subject of articles and news stories.

Moreover, as the pure white energy wave that enveloped Sapporo, Japan, was also observed in Canada’s Queen Charlotte Islands and the San Francisco area in the United States, people around the world learned that hero Isaac had protected not only China and Russia but also Japan and North America as a one-man army.

Faced with Isaac’s power that far surpassed human standards, people from various countries debated whether Isaac was a pure Earth-born human or a superhuman sent from the heavens.

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Three days later.

Euncheon Forest, Yangpyeong Province.

Having broken the momentum of the demons, Isaac visited a shabby tavern on the outskirts.

The branch leader of Jiyoungak, codenamed “Anonymous,” led Isaac to an underground secret room and carefully handed over the information collected over the past month.

Isaac grasped the scroll handed to him without even unrolling it, instantly comprehending its contents through his Empty Green technique.

Though bored, Isaac nodded with satisfaction after objectively assessing the plausibility of the information with his genius intellect.

“It seems credible.”

“Pardon? But you haven’t even looked at it yet.”

“I’ve already seen it. Here, take this.”

Isaac unhesitatingly handed over four high-grade demon stones, which were said to be obtainable only by peak masters. Anonymous bowed his head repeatedly at Isaac’s generous attitude.

“Please continue to use our services in the future. We hope that through this request, our Jiyoungak has earned your trust.”

“Good work.”

Leaving the old tavern, Isaac headed straight for the estate of the Eunha Trading Company.

Following a lean servant into a separate building, Wang Mu-un, who was confident he would become the next head of the company, greeted him with a grave expression.

“I’ve been waiting for this day to come.”

“I’ll check it out.”

Without hesitation, Isaac caressed the five scrolls prepared by Wang Mu-un, comprehending their contents through his Empty Green technique.

More than 70% of the content in the scrolls overlapped with the information provided by Jiyoungak.

This information was valuable even just for cross-verification.

“I see you couldn’t obtain the Purple Spirit Root.”

“Such a legendary medicinal ingredient couldn’t be obtained even if the Yongmu Sect and Hwarang Sect joined forces.”

“Your words have merit. To think such a secret was hidden in a forest near Yangpyeong Province. It was right under our noses.”

“…How do you know without even reading it?”

“I’ve already read it. As promised, I’ll grant one request from the Eunha Trading Company. Will you tell me now?”

“Yes!”

“Speak.”

“Please kill Hwang Gyu, the leader of the Yongmu Sect, the Supreme Sword.”

“The leader of the Yongmu Sect? Weren’t you an acquaintance of his son, Hwang Cheol?”

“I only approached him to seek revenge against Supreme Sword. Are you perhaps reluctant?”

Previously, Isaac had heard from a veiled woman that Supreme Sword had cultivated demonic arts by absorbing the essence blood of innocent civilians he had killed.

It seemed Wang Mu-un was asking for his death with a similar grudge as the veiled woman.

“It doesn’t matter. I promised to grant one request, so I’ll kill him.”

“I beg you. He is my mortal enemy who took the lives of my mother and siblings.”

“Whatever your circumstances may be. Tonight, he dies.”

Having completed his business, Isaac changed his appearance and checked into a room at the Woonharu Inn, which he had used a month ago. He enjoyed a delicious meal and organized the information about the Purple Spirit Root.

“The Ghost Forest, huh.”

The Ghost Forest was located south of Yangpyeong Province, a treacherous place where evil spirits were said to appear at the hour of the Rat (11 pm-1 am).

After cultivating his spiritual power for half a day, Isaac left his room late at night.

His steps were directed towards the Yongmu Sect.