In almost an instant, as the brilliance of Winged Demon Demon Venerable Yii Tuo’s palm erupted, five thousand winged demons equipped in standard gear flew out in perfect formation.
These winged demons were primarily four-winged winged demons of the Dark Palace Realm, with every thousand winged demons having twenty six-winged winged demon leaders.
The cultivation of these six-winged winged demon leaders was mostly at the Early Stage of Realm King Realm, with only one of them at the Middle Stage of Realm King Realm per thousand.
Meanwhile, the other two Eight-winged Wing Demon Demon Venerables were not idle either; brilliance flew out from their palms, releasing a large number of winged demons.
The strength of the winged demons they released from their inner Little World was similar to that of Yii Tuo, mainly four-winged demons with six-winged leaders, but the quantity was much smaller.
The number of winged demons they brought totaled only three thousand.
These were all their own private soldiers.
For the battle over the inheritance of the newly emerged Ancient Demon God, these winged demons, much like the Three-eyed Demon Clan, were divided internally.
In the grand scheme of things, they were a unified winged demon force, but when it came to the fight for the Ancient Demon God’s inheritance, each one of them was a competitor.
Therefore, before entering, they all tried their best to bring in private soldiers they trusted and who were loyal enough.
The Demon Clan had countless experiences in competing for Ancient Demon God inheritances and had long gained experience in this aspect.
Earlier, when their Five Elements People companions were killed by Ye Zhen, it wasn’t an unacceptable issue for them.
However, Ye Zhen snatched Yii Tuo’s Heritage Banner, which became a very deadly problem.
The Heritage Banner, through their respective Blood Sacrifice Secret Methods, could not only transport them to the Inherited Secret Realm, but also guide them to the location of the Demon God inheritance within that realm, and potentially provide the key to obtaining the Demon God’s legacy.
Thus, the moment the Heritage Banner was taken by Ye Zhen, Yii Tuo panicked and decisively released his private soldiers prepared for critical moments.
If they couldn’t reclaim the Heritage Banner, it would all be for nothing.
Similarly, the other two Eight-winged Wing Demon Demon Venerables held the same thought.
Originally, they had to follow Yii Tuo’s lead to find the Ancient Demon God’s inheritance before attempting to seize it.
But now, if they could reclaim the Heritage Banner that Yii Tuo lost, they would instantly turn from passive to active participants.
Though each of them had only fifteen hundred elite private soldiers, much fewer than Yii Tuo’s private soldiers.
Yet, for battles and wars, the outcome is determined by fighting and competing, not just by comparing numbers.
Otherwise, everyone would only need to compare troop counts.
At this moment, with eight thousand elite winged demons appearing on the scene, their enormous black wings unfolded, instantly creating an impression of blocking out the sky and sun. The winged demons held long spears in their left hand and black, large bone bows on their right shoulder.
As the long spears were slightly raised, an indescribable fierce killing intent spread from all directions, overwhelming everything.
Below, within the Secret Realm, magic souls and bone demons had completely formed, rapidly organizing into murderous formations.
Some demon souls even coalesced into bows and arrows, beginning their assault on the circling winged demon army in the sky.
Yii Tuo furrowed his brow and waved his hand, silently issuing commands, causing two-thirds of the winged demon army to shift formations and charge towards the ground-bound demon souls and bone demons.
With black wings vibrantly flapping, these winged demons accelerated to the extreme in an instant, the standard long spears in their hands shining with countless mysterious talisman patterns, merging with the dark light emanating from the winged demons.
In the blink of an eye, thousands of winged demons charged into the group of demon souls and bone demons on the ground like black lightning, the sound of piercing echoing continuously.
Thousands of winged demons formed perfect arcs, rushing towards the skies on the other end of the ground, their spears skewering at least one bone demon or soul demon each.
Those carrying more resembled strings of candied fruit, skewering several bone and soul demons.
As they flew back into the sky, with a flick of their spear, black flames carrying an ultimate destructive aura ignited atop their spears, instantly reducing the demon souls skewered on their spears to ashes.
As for the bone demons, while their bodies didn’t shatter immediately, their heads were pulverized into powder by the winged demons using dark force.
Those whose brains were pierced at the start were already beyond saving.
The winged demons executed these actions seamlessly.
In the next instant, black streaks once again, like a meteor shower, charged towards the ground as the winged demons commenced another assault from the heavens to the earth.
In just a breath or two, the freshly congregated demon souls and the awakening bone demons within ten miles were exterminated in their entirety.
This scene left Ye Zhen slightly stunned.
He’d heard of the formidable and terrifying reputation of the Winged Demon Corps, rumored to require at least a hundred thousand human soldiers with similar cultivation to withstand the assault of a ten thousand strong winged demon army if truly mobilized.
Yet Ye Zhen had never witnessed the terror of the winged demons because he had never been to the Human Demon Battlefield.
But today, Ye Zhen had seen firsthand.
This was not just an overwhelming force, it was like a cavalry of lightning from the sky.
The speed and skill, once unleashed in a mass charge, even human armies of equivalent cultivation couldn’t withstand.
Especially when faced with such extremely elite winged demon armies composed of experts from the Dark Palace Realm and Realm King Realm on the battlefield, their presence was akin to killing gods, especially during group battles.
Ye Zhen was taken by surprise, but Yii Tuo did not order the remaining Winged Demons to make a move. They merely surrounded them, with thousands of cold spear lights focused intently on Ye Zhen and the others, giving them a prickling sensation on their backs.
Frankly, this feeling was exceedingly unpleasant.
Whether it was Xuan Hu or Zhu Hong, the protective spirit armor around them emitted a dazzling light. Zhu Hong’s large belly was pulsating as if it were breathing, moving in a peculiar rhythm.
Winged Demon Demon Venerables Yii Dong and Yii Sang coordinated with Yii Tuo’s actions.
The grand strategy had to be united externally; it’s a common prohibition within the Demon Clan. Their chance would only come during the dispute for blood flags.
Winged Demon Demon Venerable Yii Tuo eyed the blood flag atop the Mystical Mechanism Avatar’s head and Ye Zhen’s inherited banner in his hand, his black vortex-like eyes narrowing into a slit.
"If you want to live, relinquish those two blood flags in your hands. I might consider letting you go!"
Yii Tuo was a Demon Venerable of the Demon Clan and knew the internal intrigues of the clan all too well.
He was well aware of his two subordinates Yii Dong and Yii Sang’s calculations. Most importantly, if chaos erupted, he wasn’t entirely confident he could secure the inherited blood flag.
In other words, once chaos ensued, his two subordinates still stood a chance.
If the inherited blood flag fell into their hands, the opportunity for Yii Tuo to inherit the Ancient Demon God’s legacy would be reduced by at least half.
The Ancient Demon God’s legacy.
What is called the Ancient Demon God is the human clan’s Creation God.
Whether in the Demon Clan or the Human Clan, or even any other clan, breaking through from Dao Realm Peak to become a Creation God is the biggest threshold in this universe.
Countless astonishingly talented geniuses from all heavens and myriad clans have been stuck or died at this threshold. Their numbers are practically innumerable.
Yet, obtaining the legacy of an Ancient Demon God could exponentially increase the chances of crossing this threshold.
Moreover, if he could obtain this Ancient Demon God’s legacy, not only within the Winged Demon Clan but also across the entire Demon Clan, invaluable resources for cultivation would be directed towards him.
And even if he couldn’t temporarily break through to become a Creation God, merely possessing the Ancient Demon God’s legacy would bring him countless benefits and significantly stronger power.
So virtually everyone qualified to be here is scheming intensely to obtain this Ancient Demon God’s legacy.
Right now, he’d much prefer the chance to directly take the inherited blood flag from this Human Clan member before him.
If he can avoid taking risks now, he’d prefer not to risk anything.
"You want this?"
Ye Zhen shook the inherited blood flag that had just fallen into his hands, a strange smile appearing suddenly at the corner of his mouth.
"Hmm, surrender these two blood flags. I can decide to let you leave at this, and I can swear on the honor of the Winged Demon Clan!" Winged Demon Demon Venerable Yii Tuo promised earnestly.
Beside him, Yii Dong and Yii Sang had traces of anger on their faces. They were also clear about Yii Tuo’s calculations, but under the iron discipline of the clan, they could only listen.
Their only hope was that the Human Clan member before them had the guts not to fear death.
Though it’s unlikely.
But in the next instant, an unexpected delight suddenly appeared in the eyes of the two Winged Demon Demon Venerables, Yii Dong and Yii Sang.
"You want this? Kneel and call me grandpa, beg me!" Ye Zhen said as he taunted with the inherited blood flag he seized.
Yii Tuo’s face immediately reddened as he roared, "You lowly Human Clan member, you’re seeking death!"
"So you’re refusing?"
Ye Zhen chuckled, gesturing, and the battle soul blood flag above the Mystical Mechanism Avatar flew over; as its blood light expanded, Ye Zhen casually tossed the weakened inherited blood flag over.
Before Ye Zhen could urge it, the blood light of the battle soul blood flag swept down suddenly like a large tongue and swallowed the inherited blood flag, making it disappear without a trace in an instant.
"No!"
"How dare you!"
Yii Tuo roared in fury.
"It’s already done; what else wouldn’t I dare?" Ye Zhen’s eyes narrowed into a slit with his smile.
His assumption was correct.
The battle soul blood flag not only had ties with this inherited blood flag but possibly shared the same origin or harbored deeper mysteries.
Just now, after the battle soul blood flag devoured the inherited blood flag, its power didn’t increase the slightest, but its inner origin power or quality showed noticeable improvement.
In Ye Zhen’s perception, after consuming this inherited blood flag, the battle soul blood flag got closer to the mark of an Acquired Spirit Treasure.
With another two or three, perhaps even fewer inherited blood flags like this, the grade of the battle soul blood flag might just rise to an Acquired Spirit Treasure.
Ye Zhen couldn’t help but gaze towards the distant sky, where continually, strands of blood light passed through the void barrier and fell to the ground.

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