Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 478: The Greedy Demon Lords Surrounding the Great Heavenly Demon

Chapter 478: The Greedy Demon Lords Surrounding the Great Heavenly Demon

An Yun and An Shuo were both overwhelmed with excitement.

They had spent countless years here.

Ever since receiving this arduous mission from the First Great Heavenly Demon, An Cang, they had remained hidden, sitting in solitude within this ancient altar.

Every day, they plotted how to plunder living beings, how to extract more blood.

They didn’t even hesitate to drain the blood of their own lesser demons under their command.

Even their former subordinates had either left or scattered, many now serving other Great Heavenly Demons.

They had exhausted all efforts—mind and body—to revive the Demon Emperor's left hand.

And now, finally, they had succeeded!

The Demon Emperor’s left hand had been resurrected!

Beneath the ancient altar, the lesser demons and true demons revealed expressions of fear and instinctively knelt before the Demon Emperor’s left hand.

They had no idea what it was from the beginning.

But they could clearly sense it.

The blood flowing within that withered, skeletal left hand was a thousand, ten thousand times more noble than their own.

Among demons, bloodline defined status.

Even if they didn’t know the origin of that hand, they would still kneel from the depths of their soul and worship it devoutly.

Whoosh whoosh.

An Yun and An Shuo suddenly appeared before the ancient altar.

They gazed at the Demon Emperor’s left hand, eyes filled with intoxication.

“It’s done. It really worked!” An Yun muttered.

An Shuo’s eyes flashed with greed, and he licked his lips. “What does the Great Demon Emperor’s blood taste like?”

The Undying Demon Emperor—their father demon—was a realm above the Demon Emperor: a Great Demon Emperor.

“Notify An Cang immediately,” An Yun whispered.

An Shuo nodded at first, then shook his head, eyes filled with greed. “An Cang is the oldest and most mysterious among us. His seniority is the highest, and he’ll definitely use this to force us into giving him the biggest share of the Great Demon Emperor’s blood.”

“I think… we shouldn’t tell him. Nor the other Great Heavenly Demons.”

An Shuo whispered, “You and I are the youngest and least senior among the ten, barely over three thousand years old. Only that newly risen Fifth is younger than us.”

“Our control over authority is far less than theirs. The other Great Heavenly Demons have always looked down on us.”

“So why not keep the Great Demon Emperor’s blood to ourselves?”

“That way, we’ll each get more. Our power will also grow stronger.”

An Yun’s eyes lit up. “You’re right.”

The First Great Heavenly Demon, An Cang, was ancient beyond measure and the wisest among them.

To him, even the other nine Great Heavenly Demons were like toddlers.

All nine of them feared and revered him without exception.

Now that they had a chance to privately divide the Great Demon Emperor’s blood, why share it with An Cang or the others?

Why make other demons stronger, and themselves weaker?

That would be idiotic.

“An Zhenzhu, pass down the order: no demon is allowed to leave a ten-li radius around the altar! Any violators are to be killed on sight!”

An Shuo barked the order.

Behind him, a burly demon responded loudly, “By your command, Father Demon!”

In an instant, the ten-li area around the ancient altar was completely sealed.

Not even a demonized fly could escape.

“We still need considerable time to draw out the Great Demon Emperor’s blood. During this period, we absolutely cannot be disturbed by outsiders,” An Yun said softly.

An Shuo let out a sinister laugh. “I understand. Don’t worry. I’ve already laid down a heaven-encompassing net around this area. Not a single bit of news can escape!”

Only then did An Yun relax.

The two demons sat solemnly before the Demon Emperor’s left hand and began to guide the Great Demon Emperor’s blood.

However, the Undying Demon Emperor had died long ago, and the blood was thick and viscous, extremely slow to flow.

With their strength, guiding it out would take a great deal of time.

In an empty, unseen corner nearby—

An Zhenzhu casually pulled a female demon over...

The surrounding demons dared not speak.

After all, An Zhenzhu was one of An Shuo's most favored offspring.

If he wanted to mate with a female demon here, who would question it?

In the shadows—

The female demon wrapped her arms around An Zhenzhu's neck, her long, supple legs coiling around his waist, warm breath brushing against him.

But An Zhenzhu’s expression showed nothing but disgust.

He placed his palm gently on the back of her head.

With just a light push—

The female demon instantly lost consciousness.

An Zhenzhu pretended to move with lustful rhythm, but in truth, he had retrieved something from his storage ring.

A sound-transmission jade talisman.

Moments later, a deep and resonant voice came from the other side.

“Xiao Zhu? You actually reached out to me.”

That voice belonged to none other than the commander of Xuanwu Fortress—General of the Demon Suppression Guards, Zhang Longxiang.

An Zhenzhu whispered, “The Demon Emperor’s left hand has been revived. The Ninth Great Heavenly Demon, An Yun, and the Tenth, An Shuo, plan to divide it among themselves in secret.”

“An Cang won’t be blind to their nature. He definitely has a contingency.”

“You need to act. We cannot let the Great Demon Emperor’s blood fall into An Cang’s hands.”

Zhang Longxiang’s tone turned grave. “Understood. I’ll inform Tang Jinglong and Shi Tian immediately.”

“Find a place and activate the Demon-Evasion Miniature Teleportation Array.”

An Zhenzhu said seriously, “I’ve already set up the formation in a cave fifteen li south of the altar.”

He gritted his teeth. “You’d better compensate me for the military merits I spent during this time.”

“That teleportation array consumes a massive amount of supreme-grade spirit stones every second!”

Zhang Longxiang’s voice suddenly turned fuzzy. “Ah… the signal… not coming through clearly… can’t hear… can’t…”

“We’ll… head over… soon…”

Then—crack—the line disconnected.

An Zhenzhu let out a cold snort and put away the jade talisman.

He picked up the unconscious female demon with one hand and walked out.

“Tch. Useless. I didn’t even get started before she fainted.”

He casually tossed the female demon aside, speaking with disdain.

The surrounding demons immediately flattered him.

“Lord Zhenzhu, your might is unmatched! Even in bed, you're a force to be reckoned with!”

“I heard a powerful female demon appeared on the seventh level. Surely only she is worthy of our lord’s taste.”

An Zhenzhu gave a faint smile and said nothing more.

He only needed to play his part.

For over a hundred years, he had faked his death and infiltrated the demon race, earning An Shuo’s trust step by step to reach his current position.

Now, everything was about to come to an end.

His century-long infiltration had not been in vain.

…

Xuanwu Outpost No. 41.

“Demon attack! Massive numbers of demons approaching—already surrounding the outpost!”

A Demon Suppression Guard sprinted back to Xuanwu Outpost No. 41, bringing shocking news.

“How many demons? Speak clearly!”

Shi Dingyue was on duty atop the wall that day. Hearing the report, he rushed over and questioned urgently.

“At least a million lesser demons!” The guard was breathless, his voice hoarse with urgency.

Shi Dingyue’s heart clenched. With such a number of lesser demons, there were sure to be many True Demon Sovereigns commanding them.

“Hurry! Inform the four commanders immediately!”

Moments later, Shen Mo, Zhong Baisheng, Wang Xing'an, and Feng Cang gathered.

Below them stood centurions like Ning Tianying and Xiong Yuanshan—elite pillars of the outpost.

In the center of the hall stood a long table, upon which was laid a detailed map of the fourth level.

It outlined every mountain, canyon, and hidden river with precision.

Each outpost was marked like a beacon across the terrain.

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