These words caused the three demon lords to freeze for a moment. Good heavens, was this young man before them the formidable enemy they were tasked with eliminating?
"Oh? You are Wan Lei. You are still alive, and you've even broken through to the Tai Xu realm. It seems you've made considerable progress in the past half-year."
Fili, the demon lord, put away his tablet and looked at Wan Lei with a smile.
"Let me guess, Qiong Ku and the others… all the demons here are probably dead now. You won the battle between the two factions, didn't you?"
"To be precise, this was a war between invaders and defenders, a struggle between justice and evil. The brutal invaders are bound to be defeated by the brave defenders."
"And what about Liu Naiweng? Was he killed by you?"
"Yes."
"It's hard to imagine that your nascent Middle Spirit Plane could simultaneously produce three Immortal Realm powerhouses. Can your universe even withstand it?
However, it's not surprising you won with a two-on-one advantage. It's all the same, really. You killed him, saving us the trouble. We'll just kill you all, and then we'll go to modify the Heart of the Universe.
Fili placed his right hand on his chest with a smile.
"My enemies, I believe it's necessary for me to introduce myself.
I,
Of the Negative Plane demons,
Under the great leader of the Golden Empire, Envy Demon Venerable,
Belonging to the legion of the Respected Virtuous Demon Emperor,
The Grand Commander of the First Legion's Twelfth Array, Fili, the Demon Lord.
These two are my deputies, Dar, the Demon Lord, and Jing Feng, the Demon Lord, respectively.
The Qiong Ku and Qiong Xin brothers whom you killed, along with their demon marshals and armies, were all under my command. In order to attack your plane, nearly half of my forces were lost here.
This led to a sharp decline in my status at the forward base.
To reclaim my position and to atone for my mistakes, my two deputies and I were dispatched here to carry out a mission.
Our original mission was to kill Liu Naiweng, or to kill you. Whichever of you won, we were to kill the victor.
Alright, the introductions are complete. We can begin."
This Fili, the demon lord, like Qiong Ku, was the talkative type. However, he seemed much more polite than Qiong Ku. It was likely that high-ranking officers like him received different training and education.
Wan Lei did notice one thing: these demons seemed to have a habit of introducing themselves before a fight, clearly stating their legions, armies, demon emperors, and demon venerables. This was likely a matter of their honor.
Such a cohesive legion must be incredibly united and powerful, which explained their continuous invasions of other universes.
At least, Wan Lei had never seen a demon surrender, not even when facing certain death.
Of course, that oddball Qian Niao was an exception. He hadn't surrendered either; it was just that after all his comrades died, no one was supervising him, so he naturally went to help his friend.
Wan Lei regretted it immensely. If he had known that all demons had this habit of introducing themselves, he should have ambushed them just now.
However, with millions of people watching, would ambushing them tarnish the reputation of the Thunder Emperor…
While Wan Lei was lost in thought, the three demon lords opposite them moved in unison.
These three demon lords all wielded narrow, long sabers, their designs extremely ornate, resembling command swords more than weapons.
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu immediately donned their armor. The Thunder Emperor Hammer appeared in Wan Lei's hand, its massive head exuding a sense of power.
As the three demon lords advanced towards them, they dispersed midway.
Dar and Jing Feng, the demon lords on the flanks, began to circle around, while Fili in the center lunged at Wan Lei and his companion with a saber strike.
Wan Lei met him first, raising his great hammer high. Lightning crackled around it as it clashed with Fili's demon-energy-infused long saber in mid-air.
The collision produced a deafening roar, and both combatants were forced back several steps.
This initial exchange was a probing move, with both aiming to gauge the other's cultivation.
Wan Lei's cultivation, with the aid of the Creation God Disk and heavenly tribulations, had directly reached the peak of the Tai Xu realm. Generally, as long as it didn't require spiritual enlightenment to break through a realm, and only involved energy accumulation, Wan Lei's cultivation grew at a visibly rapid pace.
Fili, the demon lord, although only at the peak of the lower-tier demon lord level, equivalent to the peak of the Tai Xu realm,
had managed to force Wan Lei back in a single exchange, indicating he was no ordinary demon lord.
The other two demon lords were also at the peak of the lower-tier demon lord level, just like Fili. However, Fili was the Grand Commander, while the other two were merely deputies, which highlighted Fili's exceptional status.
Wan Lei had heard much about the cultivation levels of demons from Qian Niao. Among the demon realm's Immortal Realm cultivations, lower-tier demon lords were equivalent to the Tai Xu realm, and upper-tier demon lords were equivalent to the Tai Heng realm.
Lower-tier demon gods were equivalent to the Wu Liang realm, and upper-tier demon gods were equivalent to the Golden Immortal realm.
Wan Lei was puzzled why demon lords were described with "lower" and "upper" tiers, while demon gods were described with "low" and "high" grades. What was the difference?
Qian Niao's answer was that demon gods and demon lords were entirely different levels of existence. It was very easy for a lower-tier demon lord to break through to the upper tier, but for a lower-tier demon god to break through to an upper-tier demon god was like crossing an unbridgeable chasm.
As for above demon gods, there were demon emperors, who were equivalent to the Saints of the Positive Plane.
After this brief exchange, both Wan Lei and Fili began to regard each other with seriousness.
Wan Lei realized that the demon lords Qian Niao held in such high regard were not named without reason, and Fili understood that this little native who had only recently achieved immortality was not to be trifled with.
"Son of the Plane…"
Fili laughed heartily, his eyes filled with fighting spirit, and charged at Wan Lei once more.
This time, Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu attacked together.
They had to end this quickly!
They couldn't give the enemy any opportunity to transmit information to the demon race, nor could they allow the demon base to probe the true strength of the Lei Feng Realm.
This was a battle that truly decided the fate of the Lei Feng Realm,
and it was also Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu's… in the Lei Feng Realm.
Final battle!
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu moved swiftly, but they did not use their Wind Blade Evasion technique, allowing them to reserve energy and observe the opponent's moves.
Fili, the demon lord, raised his saber and attacked Wan Lei. Just as Wan Lei was about to block, Fili feigned a move and swung his demon-energy-condensed saber towards Fang Xiaoyu.
Fang Xiaoyu had been keeping a close watch on him. Seeing the attack, he immediately parried with his sword.
With barely any effort, Fang Xiaoyu skillfully deflected the long saber and pointed his right sword directly at the demon lord's forehead.
However, at this moment, Fili grinned.
Suddenly, two black energy ropes shot out from the sides, instantly binding Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu tightly.
The attackers were the two demon lords who had been flanking them. They had seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack while Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu were engaged with Fili.