"Dick, why are you not pursuing the remaining forces of the Beiling Alliance? What do you want from me?"

On the other end of Dick Demon King's communicator, a deep, magnetic voice reverberated, an old voice that irresistibly lured one into its grasp.

"Master Su Qi, this is the situation..."

In front of Su Qi Demon King, Dick Demon King didn't dare to relax. He quickly relayed the whole story, then waited quietly for Su Qi's response.

"Oh, the Blood Sword King has returned, and is breaking through to the Life and Death Realm?"

From the other side, Su Qi Demon King's voice carried a hint of surprise. It was known across the entire Celestial Martial Continent that the Blood Sword King had perished in the Holy Tomb. No one had expected that two years later, the Blood Sword King not only emerged from the Holy Tomb but was also about to break through to the Life and Death Realm.

"I will come over immediately. Don't leave just yet!"

Su Qi Demon King said this, then turned off his communicator.

Putting the communicator away, Dick Demon King stood quietly to the side, watching Chu Ming within the red light barrier, eyes cold with murderous intent.

Within the span of a few short breaths, Chu Ming had already refined three streams of Power of Origin, his speed nothing short of terrifying.

"Hmph, when Su Qi Demon King arrives, that will be your end!"

Dick Demon King snorted coldly, then vanished into the void.

Inside the red light barrier, though Chu Ming was absorbing the Life and Death Origin, he remained keenly aware of Dick Demon King's actions. Seeing Dick vanish into the void, his vigilance did not diminish in the slightest.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Streaks of terrifying red light tore through the void, causing the entire world to tremble. Indeed, the aura of Chu Ming breaking through to the Life and Death Realm was so overwhelming that nearly a quarter of the North Sea could feel it.

In the depths of the North Sea, within a cluster of deep blue palaces, several ancient beings simultaneously opened their eyes, their icy gazes piercing the heavens. Above these palace clusters, three immortal words forged from ten thousand years of ice hung: Thousand Demon Palace. These words had endured through the ages, as if they could suppress all of eternity.

"A human prodigy is breaking through to the Life and Death Realm in the North Sea."

A sea beast, spanning a thousand miles and clad in emerald battle armor, with twin whiskers on its head and icy eyes, spoke faintly.

"Shall we go take a look?"

Another immortal presence asked indifferently.

In the depths of the North Sea, the power of the Thousand Demon Palace was supremely strong, second only to the forces under the Snow Emperor, surpassing even the Beiling Alliance.

"Better not. With the war between humans and demons raging, this is the perfect time for our Sea Race to recuperate, we should avoid unnecessary complications."

The sea beast in emerald battle armor spoke coldly.

Though sea beasts were also creatures of the Celestial Martial Continent, they had never gotten along with the human race. Thus, in the war between the humans and demons, the sea beasts chose not to participate.

"If we don't get involved in the human-demon war, what if the humans win and come for us later?"

Another invincible presence expressed mild concern. The human race was far superior to the sea beasts, otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to hold off the demon invasion.

"Heh, if they manage to defeat the demons, the human race will be greatly weakened. At that point, who controls the Celestial Martial Continent will be up in the air."

The sea beast in emerald battle armor said coldly. The sea race had been eyeing the continent's territories for a long time. The resources in the depths of the North Sea were sparse compared to the Celestial Martial Continent. Their rise to King Tier sea beasts had taken thousands of years of accumulation.

For a moment, the depths of the Thousand Demon Palace fell into silence once more.

...

A terrifying wave of demonic power swept across the heavens and earth. In Chu Ming's field of vision, a massive demonic cloud spanning thousands of miles appeared, obscuring the sky and sun, turning the whole world into a demonic realm.

"Hmm?"

Inside the red light barrier, Chu Ming's expression momentarily froze, then he felt a terrifying aura descending from above. Under this aura, even his soul trembled, as if it might shatter at any moment. Not even facing Dick Demon King had made him feel this way.

"Could it be a Top Tier Demon King?"

Chu Ming's heart sank. The presence of Dick Demon King alone was enough to make him anxious. If a Top Tier Demon King also arrived, breaking through to the Life and Death Realm would be troublesome even if he succeeded.

"No matter, the most important thing now is to break through to the Life and Death Realm!"

Quelling all other thoughts, Chu Ming focused solely on breaking through. He had already refined twenty-three streams of Life and Death Origin, and a quarter of the blood flowing in his veins had turned a pale gold.

Pale gold blood, both in density and purity, was far superior to his original blood. Breaking through to the Life and Death Realm would grant the martial artist another leap in evolution; at this level, the Life and Death Realm Kings had already transcended mortal bodies.

"Greetings, Master Su Qi!"

Su Qi Demon King's arrival was so overwhelming, spanning half of the North Sea. Countless sea beasts trembled under this oppressive force. Sensing Su Qi's arrival, Dick Demon King immediately emerged from the void, respectfully standing in midair.

Splitting sound!

"Rise!"

The void tore open, and an old man with a bent back emerged, surrounded by countless wisps of black energy. His black robe flapped without wind, and the terrifying aura around him surged like violent waves, crashing in all directions.

"Yes!"

Dick Demon King retreated respectfully. Although Su Qi Demon King appeared human, he was a true demon king. His current body was one he had seized from a powerful human several thousand years ago.

Su Qi's eyes gleamed sharply, like terrifying beams of light illuminating the cosmic starry sky. Under his gaze, the entire world fell into silence.

"Indeed, if allowed to grow, he will undoubtedly become a formidable enemy of our restricted area!"

Su Qi Demon King nodded slightly, his gaze capable of slicing through the starry sky.

"Master Su Qi, what should we do next?"

Dick Demon King asked cautiously. Protected by Heavenly Dao Laws, they couldn't approach Chu Ming until he completed his breakthrough, even Su Qi Demon King couldn't.

"We will just wait here!"

Su Qi Demon King glanced at Chu Ming with emotionless eyes, speaking indifferently.

"If Chu Ming does break through to the Life and Death Realm, his combat strength could rival Top Tier Kings in no time..."

Dick Demon King hesitated slightly, reminding Su Qi. After all, if he spoke too bluntly, he might incite Su Qi's wrath.