"You humans are simply audacious, daring to enter Luoli's secret realm and steal this seat's belongings."
On the other side, an ancient, hoarse voice rang out, accompanied by a roar, and a hunched figure emerged. It was extremely emaciated, with dark skin, enveloped entirely in a layer of black mist.
Three powerful demon kings have arrived!
"As expected of a demon king, truly cunning," Zhou Yan muttered, his mind racing. A hint of golden light appeared on his body.
His body transformed into a blur, charging towards the figure in black.
He raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning, striking the demon king, but it caused no damage.
"Hmm? This demon king is wearing armor," Zhou Yan frowned, surprised. Even with his strength sealed, it could block his powerful physical force. This treasure armor is not simple.
The demon king's armor was clearly no ordinary item. It could not only block his lightning power, but the surface of the armor even pulsed with a strange energy, as if it had a life of its own, inhaling and exhaling arcs of electricity.
"Heh heh...."
The demon king sneered, his eyes filled with mockery. "Your physical body is strong, but it's a shame your soul is not strong enough. With such a weak soul, you dare to covet my demon clan's ultimate treasure? Deluded."
Not strong enough soul power?
How could his soul power be detected by this person?
The demon king strode forward, approaching Zhou Yan.
"I understand!"
"This demon weapon was personally refined by the Demon Emperor, containing his will. Only with a sufficiently powerful soul can one control it!"
Zhou Yan's eyes narrowed, and he instantly understood the true purpose of these demon kings.
Their goal was to lure his soul out of his body and possess it.
That's right!
The reason they had set up an ambush to corner him was to lure his soul out of his body, and then, when he was vulnerable, to take possession of him.
Suddenly, the demon king's eyes flashed with brilliant demonic light, sweeping towards Zhou Yan.
Under the demonic light, Zhou Yan felt a powerful mental attack assault his head, as if trying to tear his soul from his body. But these abilities had no effect on Zhou Yan.
This was an illusion.
Zhou Yan gritted his teeth, his mind remaining clear, and streams of chaotic energy gathered.
The next moment, Zhou Yan executed his Wind and Cloud footwork, his figure elegantly dodging.
"Damn it, his soul is too powerful. My soul is actually inferior to his."
Zhou Yan was very surprised. The souls of these demon kings were indeed quite strong. It seemed this old demon was not simple; he was likely possessed by some demon god.
This demon race was definitely at the divine level. After all, if Ye Xun could survive, this Great Wilderness must still harbor other levels of deities, but many were not easily found.
"You can't escape."
The demon king sneered sinisterly. Immediately after, the halberd in his hand slashed through the sky, charging towards Zhou Yan.
This halberd erupted with monstrous demonic might, like an ocean surging, covering everything.
Zhou Yan's expression softened slightly. This power was indeed impressive, worthy of a deity's methods.
"Hmph, a mere demon king dares to deal with me? Delusional. Be gone!"
Suddenly, an angry roar echoed.
The next moment, above the ruins, a ball of flame surged forth. This flame burned increasingly fiercely, and finally exploded completely.
Rumble!
A tremendous shockwave spread, and everything vanished.
Zhou Yan looked back and saw that the burly man in armor had been completely incinerated.
Just now, his soul had suffered a very powerful attack from the opponent. It was only because his own strength was high that he survived; anyone else would have died long ago.
"What's going on?"
"This secret realm is filled with strange force field fluctuations, greatly weakening my strength."
"This must be some kind of advanced formation from the Divine Realm, very powerful, not something an ordinary person can contend with, and it's very strange."
He scanned his surroundings, searching for a weakness.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, a cold arrow shot out, carrying a faint blue glow, tearing through the air, and piercing directly towards his chest.
Zhou Yan was already on guard. He shifted his body, dodging it, and then kicked out forcefully.
The black arrow pierced the air and attacked again, exuding a chilling aura.
Zhou Yan's heart became tense, and he dodged again.
The black arrow, embedded in the ground, caused the ground to crack, dust to fly, and soil to splash, revealing a sharp arrow tail.
What in the world is this?
Zhou Yan was shocked and quickly investigated.
It turned out that this black arrow was cast from pieces of black iron, its surface covered with runes, emitting a heart-palpitating destructive aura.
"Not good." Zhou Yan's heart was filled with extreme caution. These demon kings seemed to have refined the entire secret realm into a killing weapon, constantly attacking him.
Dense volleys of arrows whistled from afar.
"No, I must escape first."
Zhou Yan's figure flickered, his footwork accelerating. Within a few breaths, he had covered more than ten meters, escaping the battle circle.
Pfft~
The moment he paused, he heard a muffled sound behind him, and then another attack came towards Zhou Yan.
His back was grazed by a black arrow. Although it wasn't a serious injury, it was enough to prove the accuracy of this formation's archery.
"Hiss."
Zhou Yan took a deep breath, mobilized his soul, and launched a soul attack, attempting to strike the demon kings. Unfortunately, it was completely ineffective.
These demon kings were all half-human, half-demon, with incredibly resilient souls. Coupled with the strange formations of the Divine Realm here, Zhou Yan's attacks felt like they were hitting empty space.
These three demon kings were all extremely powerful; ordinary strength could not do anything to them.
"Heh heh... this young man has exhausted his tricks, hasn't he?"
A tall demon king, wreathed in demonic light, his muscles bulging like cast iron, stood there, exuding a wild and overbearing aura.
"Indeed, he has no trump cards left. From now on, we'll just wear him down. He'll eventually be unable to hold on."
"Haha, after I seize his physical body, I will definitely refine him into a puppet and have him help us conquer this continent and establish our own kingdom."
The remaining two demon kings spoke one after another, their mouths curling into sinister smiles.
"Heh heh, you are quite clever. Since that's the case, I'll play along with you for a while."
Zhou Yan's expression remained calm, and he smiled indifferently, not taking them seriously at all.
"Hmm?"
The three demon kings exchanged glances, and then were collectively stunned, unable to react.
Does this young man still have some hidden backup?
"Let's attack together and just kill him." one demon king said, his pupils flashing with crimson blood light, exuding killing intent.
"No, spare his wretched life," another demon king shook his head and said, "After all, he has cultivated his soul. We can possess his soul through methods of taking over. Then, he will be our slave."
"Oh, so that's your plan." Zhou Yan suddenly understood.