These Demons who were slapped to death with a single palm even included two royal bloodlines.

One Butterfly Demon, one human-faced evil spider, both possessed Cultivation above the Fifth Bloodline Transformation. The heart-bewitching power and heaven-and-earth web they excelled at never got the chance to come into play.

"A Tier Seven Body Cultivator has descended..." some Demon wailed, its voice full of despair.

A Tier Seven Body Cultivator was equivalent to a Golden Core of the Human Race, a Great Demon of the Demon Clan, an existence that utterly towered above Foundation Establishment and Demon Generals.

"Run!!"

The remaining Demons who hadn’t died no longer had the slightest thought of besieging or ambushing Lou Yi.

Their joint actions, their long-planned cooperation, the carefully laid traps they’d schemed over and over...

Under that god-and-demon-like strike from the other side, all appeared utterly ridiculous.

Before absolute power, any conspiracy or trick is not worth a single blow!

"Run!"

"Ma... mama, save meh..."

"Regret coming to dip in this muddy water..."

The Demon Clan’s mentality collapsed; each and every one of them just wanted to flee as fast as possible.

But the Thousand Soul Mountain range, whose complex terrain had made it convenient for them to set an ambush, now instead became a shackle on their retreat, preventing their speed from reaching its limit.

The sky-supporting, terrifying giant hand once again rose high, then came crashing down.

’Boom!’

Like swatting mosquitoes, it once again created a field of ruins, slapping dozens—hundreds—of Demons to death.

The few Demons who survived by sheer luck all went mad as they fled in the distance, with not a trace of resistance left in them, their hearts filled only with boundless terror toward Lou Yi.

Even if they could escape this calamity...

For the rest of their lives, they would have to live under Lou Yi’s shadow.

As for the Human Race cultivators watching on the sidelines—whether they had worried for Lou Yi, or taken secret pleasure in his misfortune, or simply observed coldly—

at this moment, each of them stood there with mouths agape in a daze, feeling as if their worldview had completely collapsed.

"Is this power something that can exist on the first layer of the Celestial Abyss?"

Only after a long time did someone finally sigh like this.

"This kid’s strength has already surpassed the limit of the first layer of the Celestial Abyss.

I fear even supreme prodigies from the Ancient Era, with the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Platform or the Ninth Bloodline Transformation, might not be his match!"

"From this day onward, the first layer of the Celestial Abyss listens to him!"

Amid the crowd’s discussion—

Lou Yi’s gigantic body instantly shrank back to normal, and his face turned slightly pale.

After all, this "Disguise" talent at the stage of consummate mastery could, like the legendary Divine Skill of Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, freely alter his body’s size.

But such a massive form devoured Blood Qi at an astonishing rate.

If he hadn’t, before coming here, absorbed all the talents of the Demons he killed and pushed his Blood Qi to a new tier, he likely couldn’t have pulled it off.

Even so, he had expended more than half of his Blood Qi.

But to deal with these leftover stray dogs, it was more than enough.

’Shoo shoo shoo!’

He flicked his fingers again and again, sending crystal-clear Gang Qi light arrows flying out, streaking across the sky like Red Lightning, easily killing each Demon that tried to escape.

On the Attribute Panel, new prompts popped up without end.

In the blink of an eye, it reached 99+, just like the message alerts in his previous life’s WeChat Moments hitting the upper limit, making it impossible to see the exact number.

Lou Yi had no time to look; he just kept on slaughtering.

Whether royal bloodlines like the silver Divine Ape, the human-faced evil spider, the Nine-tailed Divine Fox, or ordinary bloodlines like the earth bear, the flame lion, the black-armored Scorpion Demon—each took only a single move.

Under the sky-pillar giant palm, all beings were equal.

No matter how the Demon Clan screamed, wailed, or begged, he did not show the slightest mercy.

Today he would kill until heaven and earth went dark, make the Demon Clan tremble, make the Human Race shudder; only then could he intimidate the four seas and eight directions!

Peace has never been earned by bowing and scraping.

He would use slaughter to prove the Dao, draw his sword at all Demons, and force them to bow their heads!!!

Above the Thousand Soul Mountain, ten thousand strands of Red Light crisscrossed; from time to time a brilliant firework of blood and flesh exploded...

In the end, the entire Thousand Soul Mountain range turned completely blood-red, covered by the essence blood of countless top-tier Demon Generals, difficult to disperse.

It even completely altered this region’s attributes, with the potential to be passed down ten million years, continuing to write the legend of the "Red Hero."

No one knew how much time had passed.

The Thousand Soul Mountain range—now worthy of being called the Blood-colored Mountains—finally became utterly tranquil, deathly silent.

Lou Yi stood with both feet in midair, two enduring silver beams shooting out from his eyes, sweeping across the surrounding region, leaving nothing hidden.

The Humans hiding in the dark all felt a chill over their bodies, a tingling numbness on their scalps.

The few scattered Demons still alive didn’t even dare to breathe loudly, cowering like cowardly dogs in concealed pits within the mountains, praying for a sliver of life.

"If any Demon targets the Corpse-Driving Sect again, I’ll flatten every Demon Su District in the Celestial Abyss." Lou Yi spoke.

His voice was very calm, but carried a determination and domineering will that brooked no dispute.

Hearing the declaration of that god-and-demon-like man in the sky, none of the people or Demons present felt any hint of arrogance—only that it was justified.

Simply because he possessed such strength.

"Go back and tell those decision-makers to think things through before they act. Otherwise, I’ll make the Celestial Abyss... forbid demons for three hundred years!"

With those words, Lou Yi vanished above the mountain range.

Only after he had left for the span of several hours did faint traces of movement finally appear in the surrounding area and within the Thousand-Soul Mountain Range.

Whether it was the Human Race onlookers watching the spectacle, or the Demon Clan who had narrowly survived this great calamity, every face still bore a look of shock.

"Forbidding demons for three hundred years... three hundred years is equivalent to staking the entire life of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

But the Demon Clan would have to stake the future potential of their whole race; they probably wouldn’t dare, and wouldn’t be willing to gamble on that!"

"Red Hero is too arrogant. He can forbid our clan for three hundred years? I don’t believe our clan’s mighty ones truly have no way to deal with him!"

"Outside the Celestial Abyss he’s nothing much, but inside the Celestial Abyss... it seems there really isn’t any effective way?"

"How many of the Demon Clan died at Thousand-Soul Mountain today? If it’s not a thousand, it’s at least eight hundred. The name ’Thousand-Soul Mountain’ is about to become literal..."

Very soon, the news of the battle of Thousand-Soul Mountain spread like madness.

It swept through the Celestial Abyss, swept through the Main World, stirring up unprecedented upheaval and shockwaves.

The Northern Domain Loose Cultivator Red Hero, with the strength of one man, suppressed and slew eight hundred top-tier Demon Generals!

Not spirits, not minor demons, but Demon Generals.

And not ordinary late-stage Demon Generals either—each one was a heaven’s chosen with bloodlines at Perfection or above, among them no shortage of Great Demon seeds who had undergone the Fifth or even Sixth Bloodline Transformation.

It could be called without precedent, and likely without successor.

Not only that, he even issued the threat of "forbidding demons for three hundred years," which was tantamount to declaring war on the entire Demon Clan with the strength of a single person!

"Red Hero is badass, too badass. From now on he’s my role model!"

"Who can suppress and slay eight hundred Demon Generals? Only our Red Hero, blade horizontal, horse rearing!"

"Our race has always been oppressed and provoked by the Demon Clan in the Celestial Abyss; today they finally got their retribution!"

Within the Human Race, the cultivators were all in high spirits, treating Lou Yi as an idol.

The Demon Clan, however, was the complete opposite; each and every one of them was seething with righteous fury.

"Red Hero is too brutal—he tricked and killed eight hundred of our clan; he has not a shred of humanity, comparable to a Demon!"

"Damn it, I refuse to believe the demons of an entire Celestial Abyss can’t do anything to him!"

"This man is far too arrogant; we must find a way to eliminate him!"

"Our clan also has Abyss Guardians in the Celestial Abyss, and it’s said there are mysterious monstrous geniuses whose strength is no weaker than an Abyss Guardian..."

In the Vast Sea Realm, the human and demon powers coexisted, but for nearly ten thousand years the Demon Clan’s power had generally been on top. How could they bear being threatened and brazenly mocked by a brat of the Human Race who hadn’t even reached Golden Core?

"My children!!" At this moment, from Divine Ape Peak—one of the top powers of the Demon Clan—came a tremendous howl of grief. "Today I will annihilate the Corpse-Driving Sect and avenge the blood hatred of my children!"

A towering silver figure flew out from Divine Ape Peak, its entire body brimming with chilling killing intent, about to head for the Northern Domain to once again strike at the Corpse-Driving Sect.

"You must not!"

Who would have thought that before it had flown very far, several massive dark silhouettes, whose auras were in no way weaker than its own, appeared and blocked its path.

"Brother Monkey, I know you’re in great pain, and I’m furious as well. Our kin in the Celestial Abyss have also suffered heavy losses... but this matter must be handled with long-term planning."

A Butterfly Demon with a petite frame and a body suffused with multicolored light spoke up, its voice ethereal, naturally carrying a calming quality.

"Long-term planning? My bloodline has all been slaughtered, and you’re telling me to plan long-term!" The Divine Ape Great Demon roared in fury, its eyes blood-red.

Its mood was not soothed in the slightest by the other party’s Divine Skills; the air between them was one word away from erupting into a brawl.

"Your bloodline is dead, but ours isn’t yet, and we don’t want to be dragged down by you for no reason." Another Great Demon spoke, its entire body snow-white, four wings sprouting from its back, a single horn on its head, surrounded by circles of holy radiance—a Flying Horse Great Demon.

Unfortunately, the words were far from pleasant, nearly choking the Divine Ape to death with rage.

"You mother...!" The Divine Ape Great Demon exploded, pounding its chest as lightning flashed and thunder roared, gales howling. "Today I’m going to tear you apart alive!"

"You think I’d be afraid of you?" The Flying Horse Great Demon hailed from the Heavenly Demon Horse clan; lotus flowers bloomed beneath its hooves, its speed astonishing. It showed no fear; its battle intent surged.

"Monkey, calm down." Two other Great Demons tried to dissuade him kindly.

Their actions, however, were far from friendly; they moved into a flanking formation to surround the Divine Ape, causing a flicker of hesitation to flash across its blood-red, ferocious eyes.

"Divine Ape, this matter is extremely thorny. Ten Thousand Demon Mountain has summoned us here for a meeting.

Before the conference’s resolutions are out, you must not act recklessly and stir up further trouble."

At this critical moment, among the group of demons, a gigantic Toad Demon whose entire body was covered in black spherical bulges spoke up, its voice deep and resonant, like heavenly thunder exploding.

Its body was even more massive than that of the silver Divine Ape Great Demon; though it had a toad’s torso, it bore a thick, furry tail that churned the void.

Each bulge on its body was the size of a true hill, and on each there was an inconspicuous black orifice.

From within, streams of black smoke gushed out, carrying an extremely dangerous aura, like a volcano of the Mortal World that could erupt with strange things at any moment.

It hailed from ’Wandering Island,’ one of the top powers of the Demon Clan—a Great Demon of that faction.

Wandering Island lay overseas and commanded a host of Toad Demons under its banner. Its exact stronghold was extremely well hidden, and it was relatively unambitious by nature, rarely taking part in Demon Clan affairs; no one had expected it to come for Red Hero this time as well.

From this, it was clear how seriously the Demon Clan regarded Red Hero—Ten Thousand Demon Mountain was even convening a special conference for him.

There had been such cases in history before.

But the targets were almost always peerless True Monarchs of the Human Race; there were few even at the level of Masters. Now they were making an exception for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator—this was absolutely an unprecedented level of treatment!

"Fine! I’d like to see just what sort of plan you can come up with!" The Divine Ape Great Demon sneered coldly. "That Human Race freak’s strength is probably even greater than that of a Ninth Layer Spirit Platform in the Ancient Era.

On the first layer of the Celestial Abyss, he is invincible!"

"There has never been a truly invincible person in this world, much less some small character who hasn’t even reached Golden Core. Does he really think that just by hiding in the Celestial Abyss he can remain safe and sound?"

The Toad Demon’s voice carried a trace of chill, and it revealed a piece of news the Divine Ape Great Demon had not expected. "This time, aside from our clan, the Human Race has also sent representatives."

"What?!" The Divine Ape Great Demon’s eyes widened in shock; it was extremely surprised.

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