King of Creation
Chapter 1330: Chapter 1315: Branch Hall Master
Because the Demon Marshal’s Avatar needs to follow the army into battle to absorb the Innate Divine Souls of soldiers from both sides who die in the conflict, Ye Zhen must also participate in the battle.
After all, in Longnu the Bull Demon’s eyes, the formidable Soul Demon Sovereign Di Kuohai is merely an Avatar of Ye Zhen, lacking independent consciousness and requiring Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense to control it at all times.
Thankfully, Ye Zhen’s main body simply practiced cultivation under the protection of the Little Demon, quickly refining the High Grade Thought Spirit Pills obtained from Princess Changle by the Little Cat.
Compared to the Low Grade Thought Spirit Pills, the High Grade ones contain more refined energy, significantly speeding up the refining process and, most importantly, amplifying the Divine Soul Power several times over relative to the Low Grade ones.
Ye Zhen directed ninety percent of his Divine Sense into the Demon Marshal’s Avatar, focusing on handling the various crises during the battle.
As stated by Longnu the Bull Demon, battles between the Demon Clan Lords are often direct, with each feeling confident in their overwhelming strength before pushing forward.
The two lords who conspired to deal with Longnu believed their combined forces could easily crush him, not expecting that the sudden equipping of numerous armory within Longnu’s corps would strike them heavily, wiping out around 300,000 troops, including 70,000 from the main battle army, leaving them dumbfounded.
Even more shocking was the Soul Techniques enhanced by the Soul Demons in Longnu’s army. A single Soul Demon Commander could cause their main battle army to fall into chaos, with at least a third of the Demon Clan soldiers losing combat power.
These advantages turned Longnu, originally as meek as a lamb, into a fierce predator. After defeating their ambusher and crushing one Grand Lord while capturing most of the high-ranking generals along with him, Longnu split his forces.
One group, leading a small main battle army, invaded the fallen Grand Lord’s territory, carrying his head to accept his land and people.
As for Longnu himself, he led the elite main battle army to pursue the retreating forces of the other Grand Lord.
Besides the initial tough battles requiring action from Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal Avatar, Ye Zhen discovered he only needed to absorb the Divine Souls of fallen soldiers.
Chiefly, after seven or eight days of warfare, the Jade Finger Scorpion Poison within Longnu the Bull Demon and Great Demon Master Yue Dao was neutralized, with experts now handling matters.
Especially Great Demon Master Yue Dao, who, appearing as the Great Demon Master of the Demon God Hall, often acted unexpectedly.
In the Demon Clan territory, the Demon God Hall is generally considered neutral and doesn’t easily interfere in wars between lords.
But who would imagine a freak like Ye Zhen directly enslaving a Great Demon Master’s Divine Soul?
Longnu had fully inherited the insidiousness of the Snake Demon, being naturally ostracized by the Bull Demon tribe.
Knowing Great Demon Master Yue Dao was controlled by Ye Zhen, Longnu actively requested Ye Zhen to dispatch the Great Demon Master to meet the high-ranking generals leading the opposing forces separately.
Often, those generals were captured while still greeting Great Demon Master Yue Dao.
As for the subordinates of those high-ranking generals, Yue Dao’s single command was enough to silence them, "Under Divine Command, arrest your commander for questioning!"
In the Demon Clan territory, Divine Command is supreme and undeniably strict.
Usually, subordinates never dare joke about Divine Command.
In Yue Dao’s words, unless a Divine Command is personally delivered by a War God like Snake Wa, who among the Demon Clan can access a Divine Command?
Sometimes, Divine Command is the key method the Demon God Hall uses to tackle the Demon Clan.
Concerning the authenticity of Divine Command, besides the Royal Family of the Demon Clan intricately connected to the Demon God Hall, who else can discern its reality?
If you’re capable, go verify it with the Ancient Demon God who delivered the Divine Command!
This is why Longnu the Bull Demon is keen on forming ties with Great Demon Master Yue Dao of the Demon God Hall, to avoid being suddenly ’Divine Commanded’ by the Demon God Hall someday!
This accelerated Longnu’s expansion process immensely, while also reducing the number of battlefield casualties, especially in the final few days.
During the first four days of the war, Ye Zhen’s War Soul Blood Flag absorbed Innate Divine Souls numbering in the millions.
But in the following four days, the number absorbed by the War Soul Blood Flag did not reach 600,000.
Generally, this figure is approximately eighty percent of the fallen soldiers, considering the War Soul Blood Flag cannot absorb the Divine Souls of every deceased soldier.
However, Ye Zhen did not miss absorbing the Divine Souls of those powerful Demons and main battle army soldiers.
After all, one soldier’s Divine Soul from the main battle army equals that of a dozen slave soldiers.
Especially within the Demon Clan, some naturally possess a Divine Soul with the Four-colored Innate Soul Light. Absorbing such a soul is equivalent to absorbing the Divine Souls of hundreds of main battle army soldiers.
Ye Zhen was already very satisfied with this number.
Compared to the growth gained from killing the Demon Soul Army that constantly appeared in the Ancient Demon God Temple, absorbing the Divine Souls of these real blood-and-flesh soldiers offered even greater enhancement.
In Ye Zhen’s perception, the enhancement gained from killing a Ten-man General at the Vein Forging Realm in the Ancient Demon God Temple was less than that gained from killing a slave cultivated at the Soul Sea Realm.
It was even comparable to the enhancement from absorbing those lowest-level Earth Digger Demons cultivated at the Spirit Transformation Realm.
In Ye Zhen’s opinion, the Demon Souls in the Ancient Demon God Temple and the Divine Souls of these blood-and-flesh soldiers were missing something, specifically what it was Ye Zhen couldn’t articulate, but this missing part seemed crucial.
Therefore, even though over ninety percent of the one million six hundred thousand freshly slain Divine Souls Ye Zhen absorbed were Divine Souls of Demon Clan slaves and Human Clan slaves, their quality was no lower than the Demon Souls absorbed in the Ancient Demon God Temple.
As Ye Zhen expected, the grade of his War Soul Blood Flag rapidly advanced; merely absorbing four hundred thousand freshly slain Divine Souls caused a smooth promotion from a Mid-grade Suppressing Device to a High Grade Suppressing Device.
However, after absorbing one million two hundred thousand freshly slain Divine Souls, the grade of the War Soul Blood Flag did not promote from High Grade Suppressing Device to Acquired Spirit Treasure as Ye Zhen had anticipated!
Perhaps it was a matter of insufficient quantity, or maybe something else was lacking!
Ye Zhen wondered if the War Soul Blood Flag would promote to an Acquired Spirit Treasure after the war ended?
It seemed that each promotion of the War Soul Blood Flag brought about certain new capabilities.
The ability to directly devour the Divine Souls of nearby slain creatures upon promotion to a Suppressing Device was something Ye Zhen had only recently discovered.
Mainly because before this, Ye Zhen had not dared to summon the War Soul Blood Flag, or would immediately retract it into his Spirit Palace upon summoning.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the War Soul Blood Flag appeared too ostentatiously, it was no different than seeking one’s own death.
"Report, Grand Lord, we’ve discovered an elite army of about ten thousand soldiers rapidly approaching from a hundred miles southeast!" The void rippled suddenly, and a Shadow Demon scout appeared out of nowhere.
"Investigate further!"
Longnu, the Bull Demon, waved his hand before respectfully looking toward Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal avatar, "An elite army of about ten thousand soldiers, Master, I’d estimate there’s a strong chance these are reinforcements summoned by the lord we just killed."
"Reinforcements?"
The Demon Marshal avatar’s eyes slightly opened, and blood light pierced out like lightning, "So it’s a neighboring lord coming to assist with a force?"
"Excellent, we were just worried about a lack of excuses; wipe them out! Then, in one swift move, rush into their territory, defeat their army, and seize their land! Right, Longnu, you wouldn’t dislike having a larger domain, would you?" remarked the Demon Marshal avatar, smilingly.
"How could I!" Longnu laughed heartily, "For our Demon Clan, the larger the territory, the better; the more territory, the more resources I have, the quicker my cultivation can advance, and the higher my status within the Demon Clan..."
Halfway through his sentence, Longnu abruptly paused, a hint of bitterness flashing across his expression as he glanced at Ye Zhen, who was cultivating in the distance, realizing suddenly that despite his strengths, he remained an incredibly humble slave of the Human Clan in the eyes of the Demon Clan!
The Demon Marshal avatar seemed to see right through Longnu’s thoughts, "The stronger you are, the higher your master would value you, and the more significance you’d have in your master’s heart."
Longnu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal avatar incredulously, "Master? Are you also..."
Evidently, Longnu assumed the Demon Marshal avatar, transformed into a Soul Demon Sovereign, was also controlled over his Divine Soul by Ye Zhen, a human!
Before Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal avatar could respond, the newly arrived Great Demon Master Yue Dao hurriedly approached with a freshly captured general, his expression growing increasingly serious.
"Something troubling has occurred, the Branch Hall Master of this Demon God Sub-Hall has arrived! Not only did he come personally, but he brought along two other Great Demon Masters, over a hundred Demon Masters, and nearly two thousand Blood Guards of the Demon God!"
The Blood Guards of the Demon God serve as the guard force spread across the Demon Clan Territory dedicated to the Demon God, with numbers varying from ten thousand to one hundred thousand depending on the size of the Demon God Sub-Hall.
Each Blood Guard of the Demon God, at the very least, is from the mid-to-high level Demon Clan, with impressive individual strength, further amplified by the terrifying military formation of the Demon God Hall, resulting in an exceptional combat power.
The Blood Guards of the Demon God could compare to the most elite Luoyi Imperial Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty, requiring at least cultivation at the Dao Entrance Realm for selection, making their combat power exceedingly fearsome.
While the Demon God Sub-Hall at which Yue Dao was stationed had only three thousand Blood Guards in total.
But right now, this Branch Hall Master of the Demon God Sub-Hall suddenly brought over two thousand guards, signaling aggressive intentions!
"Now, we need to clarify what exactly this Branch Hall Master of the Demon God Sub-Hall has come for." Longnu expressed his concern.
"Is it due to my rampant invasions of other lords’ territories to hold me accountable, or could it be..." Subconsciously, Longnu looked with apprehension at Princess Changle!

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