"Die! Die!"

Duke Bari roared madly, slashing a claw at the six blood lines. A razor-sharp glint from his claw instantly sliced through all six.

Su Mi’s gaze was glacial. With a wave of her hand, countless blood lines converged into a Blood Spear. In the next instant, it plunged straight into Duke Bari’s head and began to frantically drain his Essence Blood once more.

"Get off! Get off of me!!"

A savage light flashed in Duke Bari’s eyes. He viciously slammed his thick legs upward, striking Shu Feng’s lower body and blasting it into a bloody pulp.

Shu Feng grit his teeth against the excruciating pain, activating his Supreme Demon Body to frantically absorb Duke Bari’s Power of Void Demon.

Duke Bari swiped his claw, slicing the Blood Spear that had pierced his body in two.

Su Mi waved her hand, and another Blood Spear materialized. It shot forward like a meteor, pierced Duke Bari’s body, and began to frantically drain his Essence Blood.

"Shameless! Han Feng, if you have any guts, fight me one-on-one! What kind of skill does it take to fight two against one? You despicable, shameless bastard! You’re not even worth Wei Tuxian’s little finger!"

Duke Bari’s remaining left claw smashed frantically against Shu Feng’s head.

Within the Base Space, the head of the Three-headed Dragon Hunting Dog exploded three times. This meant that Shu Feng had just been dealt a fatal blow by Duke Bari three times.

After the third blow, Duke Bari’s aura immediately began to fade. The vast, pure Power of Void Demon within his body was being continuously absorbed by Shu Feng.

"Stop! Han Feng, don’t kill me! Spare my life! I can be your subordinate and serve you!"

A flash of Fear appeared in Duke Bari’s eyes as he struggled frantically and screamed. His once massive Demon Body was now shriveled, unable to sustain him any longer.

"I don’t need you! Just become nourishment for my evolution!"

A cold glint flashed in Shu Feng’s eyes. He channeled his Supreme Demon Body and frantically devoured Duke Bari’s Power of Void Demon.

"I curse you! ...I curse you to a miserable death!"

Duke Bari struggled frantically, letting out a final, wretched scream. His body shriveled completely until it was nothing but a dried husk, which then fell to the ground.

A line of prompts appeared in Shu Feng’s mind: "Source Energy +100,000, Power Divinity +5, Agile Divinity +2, Defense Divinity +3, Holy Soul +7."

Any Void Demon Duke or Demigod Level expert possesses over 10 points of Divinity. It is this Divinity, combined with the Micro-level Power Control granted by a Demigod Format, that gives them the terrifying power to crush Spirit Saint Level experts.

When Su Mi killed the Blood Demon Clan Duke Balao Na, Shu Feng hadn’t obtained much Divinity. That was because Balao Na had been hit by a shot from Void Blue Night, causing his Demigod Format to shatter and a great deal of his Divinity to dissipate.

Shu Feng’s body flickered, and he reverted to his human form. However, a jet-black Demon Horn, inscribed with countless Profound Mysterious Curse Seals, had now appeared on his forehead.

The Demon Horn was the crystallized form of the exceedingly pure Power of Void Demon from Duke Bari’s body, and the countless profound Curse Seals were the key to keeping it sealed.

Layers of powerful Profound Demonic Qi enveloped Shu Feng’s body, forming a suit of jet-black Profound Demon Armor.

"Continue the coronation ceremony!"

Shu Feng walked directly to where the imperial throne had been. He used his Profound Qi to manifest a new, black throne and sat down. He then glanced at the envoys from the various nations in the distance and said coolly.

’Coronation ceremonies take a long time to prepare and involve countless procedures. I don’t want to waste any more time.’ Besides, only after ascending the throne could he formally and grandly marry the four women: Xiaozhu, Huang Pu Lihua, Yuan Xian’Er, and Murong Minghua.

’Only by marrying Yuan Xian’Er can I fulfill Han Feng’s wish, allowing my soul to transform and ascend once again.’

A grave expression flashed across Zhang Yong’s eyes. ’A Void Demon Duke! The Poison Emperor, Han Feng, actually killed a Void Demon Duke! How terrifying!’

Wanyan Xiong’s eyes narrowed. ’The Poison Emperor, Han Feng, and that mysterious beauty in red... together, they can actually kill a Void Demon Duke! As a team, they might even have the strength to challenge Wei Tuxian.’

For the past hundred years in the Black Tortoise Realm, Wei Tuxian was the only one who had ever slain a Void Demon Duke. No one else had managed it, not even the Gu Emperor, who was once ranked second strongest in the world.

Indeed, countless experts had met a tragic end at the hands of Void Demon Dukes on the Void Demon Battlefield, including a previous ’second strongest in the world’.

The envoys from the various nations returned to the completely wrecked Holy Demon Hall, where they continued to present their congratulatory gifts and complete the coronation ceremony.

After the coronation ceremony, Shu Feng officially named Xiaozhu and Huang Pu Lihua as his Empresses, and Yuan Xian’Er and Murong Minghua as his Noble Consorts. He also announced a series of personnel appointments.

「That night, in the Purple Cloud Hall.」

"His Majesty has arrived!"

The moment Shu Feng stepped into the Purple Cloud Hall, he saw Yuan Xian’Er. Dressed in magnificent attire, she was so stunningly beautiful that words could not do her justice. A look of delighted surprise on her face, she led a few palace maids forward to greet him.

"Your Majesty! What brings you here?"

Yuan Xian’Er curtsied to Shu Feng and said with a bright smile.

Shu Feng smiled. "I missed you, so I came. Am I not welcome? In that case, I’ll go see Li Hua instead!"

Alarmed, Yuan Xian’Er immediately hugged Shu Feng’s arm and pouted, "Your Majesty, that’s not what I meant at all!"

"I know, let’s go!"

Shu Feng put his arm around Yuan Xian’Er, laughing heartily as they stepped deeper into the Purple Cloud Hall.

A passionate night passed.

「The next morning.」

’It’s finally fused! My soul has ascended once more. I can absorb even more Holy Souls!’

After spending some time with Yuan Xian’Er, Shu Feng immediately entered a secret chamber to go into seclusion. He went to his Base Space and entered the Energy Evolution Tower.

’Implant the maximum number of Holy Souls into me!’

As Shu Feng willed it, a viscous fluid enveloped him, forming a large cocoon. One after another, Holy Souls plunged into his own soul. Then, under the power of the Source Energy, they shattered and were refined into incomparably pure Soul Power, becoming nourishment for his soul’s evolution.

Seven days later, Shu Feng’s evolution was finally complete.

’My Holy Soul has increased by four units. It has now reached the level required to advance to Demigod.’

Inside the large cocoon, Shu Feng opened his eyes, a fervent glint flashing within them.

Based on information from the various ancient texts he’d acquired from the Zhu and Fang Clans, which was then processed by the Central Analyzer, Shu Feng now understood the requirements. Ten units of Holy Soul and ten points of Divinity were the prerequisites for advancing to the Demigod level. If one’s soul wasn’t powerful enough, it would be impossible to ignite the Divine Fire, form a Demigod Format, and become a Demigod.

Shu Feng’s Holy Soul had reached thirteen units. This meant that in all three aspects—soul, Divinity, and physical constitution—he had met the standard to advance to the Demigod level.

If he had a sufficient supply of the Power of Faith, along with a Secret Technique to utilize it, Shu Feng could burn that power to ignite his Divine Fire, form a Demigod Format, and finally transform into a Demigod.