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Chapter 139: The Great Demon Lord

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: The Great Demon Lord

Lilith’s pupils suddenly contracted. She could clearly feel the power of the formation.

Though it was her first time seeing it, the threat it posed was the greatest she had ever encountered in her life.

The combined power of the Twelve Nuns far exceeded her imagination.

"This isn’t good~" She licked the blood at the corner of her mouth. Her wings behind her unfurled again, the edges glowing with sharp light like countless blades. "Let me see just how strong your so-called Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns really are!"

A gleam of gold deep in her eyes grew even brighter. The wounds on her body, fueled by her fighting spirit, bled hot blood.

Yes, that aura was exactly the same as Imperial Princess Isabella’s.

From the golden hexagram magic formation shot out twelve streams of Magical Essence, transforming into twelve golden arrows flying toward Lilith.

The arrows were wrapped with tiny lightning bolts, leaving bright trails in the air.

Lilith activated her radiant wings, flooding forth purple Magical Essence like a torrent, crashing fiercely against the incoming arrows.

The Twelve Nuns wore serious expressions. They increased their magical output; the hexagram’s glow grew ever more dazzling. The entire Rose Valley was bathed in golden light, as if daylight had fallen.

In the shifting light and shadow, the Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns coordinated perfectly.

One instantly teleported forward to retrieve Imperial Princess Isabella back into the formation, using the residual Holy Light to heal her; three others rushed into the ruins of the Church, rounding up the fallen townsfolk.

Attack and rescue moved in seamless coordination.

Lilith began to struggle. Cracks appeared on her radiant wings under the impact of the sacred power.

If this continued, she would undoubtedly lose.

Ashu watched from afar, heart pounding. The Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns’ return was part of his plan. His objective had been partially achieved, but he could not allow Lilith to fall here.

He could feel Lilith’s power rapidly draining. "She can’t keep this up any longer!"

With that thought, a determined gleam flashed in his eyes. The black energy around him suddenly surged violently. The Reaper’s phantom appeared behind him, its giant scythe even larger and radiating a chilling aura.

"Reaper’s Embrace!"

He swung the scythe as the phantom swiped its claw, grabbing toward Lilith.

In an instant, Lilith was dragged back into the Netherrealm.

At that moment,

Ashu used Reaper’s Eye to see an old friend.

The battered Shava hurriedly flew toward him, shouting anxiously, "Hey, take me with you! Damn, I didn’t expect the Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns to be this strong together!"

Ashu smiled faintly.

From the start, he never intended to send Shava back to the Netherrealm.

Even after completing his mission, he planned to keep Shava in the mortal world.

The next second, Ashu vanished from sight. As a Devotee of the Reaper, he could freely move between life and death.

Shava stared wide-eyed, his red-skinned goat face frozen in expressionless disbelief.

"What a joke..."

At that moment, the pursuit voices of the Demon Huntress Nuns came from behind: "Trying to run? Not that easy!"

The other Nuns, seeing Lilith escaping, immediately shifted their focus to Shava.

Poor Shava, facing the twelve Demon Huntress Nuns’ encirclement, instinctively revealed a wicked smile along with two rows of neat teeth.

Seeing this, the Demon Huntress Nuns thought Shava was defiant to the death, so they immediately subjected him to torture.

His demon body continuously fractured under the impact of the holy power; chunks of flesh fell away, exposing the charred bones underneath.

Shava’s piercing screams were filled with despair and terror. "No! I’m not willing!"

But the twelve Nuns showed no mercy. Together, they launched their strongest attack. Twelve beams of light converged into a destructive force that completely engulfed Shava.

When the light faded, Shava was reduced to ashes, leaving only a pile of blackened ash scattered on the ground, drifting away in the wind until it gradually vanished.

Within the ashes, faint glimmers occasionally flickered, as if representing Shava’s lingering unwillingness and resentment.

Thus ended the era of the great Demon Shava.

The Demon chaos in Rose Valley was resolved by the Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns.

The demonic aura was blown away by the wind. When the sun rose on the new day, this place was free of demons — but the land lay in ruin.

Looking around, few could bring themselves to smile.

...

The embers of Shava’s destruction had not yet cooled when the high-ranking members of the Holy Cultivator Guild convened an emergency meeting in the Sacred Cathedral.

Beneath the dome, in the holy council chamber, twelve angel statues holding sacred flames lowered their gilded wings, casting a pure halo over the hall.

On the long table inlaid with red carnelian, the battle report of the Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns glowed faintly. The demon bloodstains on the parchment writhed strangely in the candlelight, as if marking a curse.

"This cannot end here! We must hunt down a Demon Great Lord to set an example!" The wrinkled Holy Grand Priest suddenly slammed his fist on the table, his silver-white beard trembling violently with passion. His scepter struck the floor heavily. "Shava was merely a minion. That half-Succubus too. Only by bringing down a Demon Great Lord can we demonstrate the Divine Judgement of the Divine Mother Goddess!"

At these words, other high-ranking clergy nodded in agreement.

The Holy High Priest adjusted his crown set with a red gemstone. "There are signs everywhere. This was only a probe. No matter what, it must never happen again."

His voice was low and hoarse, yet restrained the urge to send forces into the Netherrealm.

The aged Pope slowly rose. His weathered face appeared especially solemn in the candlelight. His pastoral staff struck the ground with a heavy thud, silencing all debate instantly.

His drooping lips parted slightly. "Open the Gate of Heaven. March into the Netherrealm!"

The Pope’s voice was deep and resolute; his words were final.

"Let those demons know — no one can withstand the wrath of the Divine Mother Goddess!"

...

Soon after,

The artifact "Gate of Heaven" was transported to the frontline by the Paladin order.

Twelve top-tier Clerics formed a tight circle, casting additional spells upon the "Gate of Heaven."

Suddenly, over the ruins of Rose Valley, a hundred-meter-high rectangular portal slowly rose.

The surface of the "Gate of Heaven" shimmered with sacred light, and swirling currents of air surged within the gate.

The Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns saw this and understood immediately.

They were the sword of the Holy Cultivator Guild, the executioners of the Guild—at a single command, they would strike anywhere.

As for fear, it did not exist.

...

Meanwhile, deep within the Netherrealm’s thorned fortress, Ashu and Lilith were recovering their strength.

Ashu sat on a stone bench, while Lilith sat astride him.

Lilith’s best method of restoring power, naturally, was by absorbing the essence of a man.

With each movement and breath, the lines on her body absorbed the surrounding Magical Essence, deepening her aura.

Purple and golden lights intertwined, forming a beautiful and mysterious tableau.

"Those Nuns are really tough to deal with," Lilith curled her lips, a trace of seduction flickering in her eyes. "But with you here, it’s only a matter of time before I surpass them."

Ashu opened his eyes. "That may be so, but they also have a way to enter the Netherrealm. We need to find a place to hide first."

"Huh? You’re just saying that... they really are coming!" Lilith sensed waves of intense holy power entering the Netherrealm.

"Then let’s retreat first."

"Wait, their direction... it seems like they’re not chasing us, but..." Lilith tracked the direction with her senses, "it’s the Demon Great Lord ’Hundred Graves’! Their goal is to bring down a Demon Great Lord! They’re here for revenge!"

"A Demon Great Lord?"

"Yeah, there are multiple Demon Great Lords in the Netherrealm, like there are many kings in the human world. These big demons, we’re all subordinates under a Demon Great Lord."

Ashu was certain of one thing: Lilith was definitely not blindly loyal.

So, an idea formed in his mind. "Let’s sneak a peek."

Since the Holy Cultivator Guild was coming for revenge, this was the perfect chance for Ashu to farm system rewards.

Back in the human world, things were urgent and he hadn’t had time to get closer to the remaining eleven Demon Hunter Nuns. Judging by Vivita’s quality, the other eleven were probably also top-tier beauties.

If he could bind them and wait for them to kill a Demon Great Lord, wouldn’t that guarantee a nice bounty of Divine Points?

"Good. Let’s go spy. If the Demon Great Lord wins, we wipe out the remaining cultivators. If the Demon Great Lord loses, then I’ll take that Demon Great Lord’s place," Lilith said.

"Let’s go!"

The two quickly set out. Lilith, being a local demon, found it much easier to find their way than the Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns.

They first secured a highly concealed position, one with special mineral interference that disrupted sensing.

Before long,

figures of the Holy Cultivator Guild personnel began to appear in their field of vision.

Everything was under Ashu’s Reaper’s Eye surveillance. He was quite familiar with Vivita’s life signature; using her as an anchor, he could pinpoint the other Demon Huntress Nuns’ locations.

When those eleven figures finally appeared within Ashu’s naked-eye view...

In his mind, the system’s prompt sounded immediately:

[Detected lifeforms with a score above 90...]

[Detected lifeforms with a score above 90...]

[Detected lifeforms with a score above 90...]

Eleven consecutive prompts came, and Ashu did not hesitate at all—he immediately bound them.

The entire binding process was straightforward, with no surprises; these Demon Huntress Nuns all came from very similar backgrounds.

Next, all that remained was to wait for them to launch their attack on the Demon Great Lord.

"Usually, once you step in here, you’re already within ’Hundred Graves’ line of sight. I wonder if they’ve noticed him. Anyway, Hundred Graves has definitely spotted them," Lilith whispered.

Suddenly,

an overwhelmingly terrifying and immense power spread out indiscriminately.

Even Ashu, who was watching secretly, felt suffocated.

Then, a giant stepped out of the mist.

The giant’s body, made of piled-up gray mud, stood towering and imposing, its surface covered with cracked patterns, like a living hill.

Black vines, like ravenous leeches, wildly grew from the cracks in the mud, piercing through the giant’s body, winding and coiling within the holes.