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Chapter 1099 An Unexpected Choice
"This villain is fierce and extraordinary. We don't need to go forward yet. Let those demon soldiers be cannon fodder and wear him down!"

Someone whispered a reminder to Dongfang Daqian.

Dongfang Daqian nodded.

With the Demon Soldier Village on the verge of destruction, the Demon Soldier Lords have been exposed and surrounded by enemies. It's not yet time to reap the rewards.

The Heart Demon Ring seemed to have a hidden trick up its sleeve, and its ferocity showed no signs of abating. Given this, many powerful families decided to wait and see.

"Heart Demon Ring, you're still stubbornly holding on? Do you really think you have an iron body, indestructible?"

A powerful demon soldier laughed and said, "You are now suffering from five tuberculosis and seven injuries, your insides have been hollowed out, and you are only hanging on by a thread."

"Open your eyes and look around. So many people want you dead. You won't be able to escape today!"

"Instead of letting others benefit, let's let our own people benefit!"

Before he could finish speaking, a finger was poked into his mouth, shattering half of his gums and tearing his cheek apart.

The Heart Demon Ring's cold voice rang out, "What's the use of all this nonsense?"

When he withdrew his hand, he had already ripped off the mouth of the mocking Demon Soldier Lord, and he himself suffered a backlash with his mouth full of blood.

The other powerful demon lords were not giving up and continued to mock him.

"Heart Demon Ring, stop struggling in your death throes!"

"Look at yourself. How many good skins do you have left? You're willing to fight to the death, but do you even know how many you can manage?"

so?
If Earthly Realm isn't enough, then let's advance to the Heavenly Realm, how about that?
The Demon Ring spread its arms wide, flashing a bright smile at everyone, which sent chills down their spines and made them subconsciously feel that an ominous sign was about to appear.

Then, the space around him solidified as if it were a physical entity, and cracked open with a snap.

Suddenly, winding cracks appeared in the previously empty space. The cracks intertwined with each other, much like the patterns on the surface of an eggshell about to hatch, becoming increasingly thick and clear.

The scent emanating from the cracks was instantly familiar to many present.

"He is breaking through to the Heavenly Sect level."

One of the powerful clans on the outskirts shouted urgently, "If you continue to stand idly by, once he breaks through to the Heavenly Sect level, the first thing he'll do is kill you demonic warriors!"

The demon soldiers and their lords shuddered, suddenly realizing what was happening, and simultaneously launched an attack on the demon ring that was breaking through.

Surprisingly, the 'traitor' Wu Linbei suddenly stopped and retreated, looking at the background of the Heart Demon Ring with a complicated expression.

He noticed Yin Hen's hateful gaze and turned his head away from him.

The aura of the Heart Demon Ring transformed from Earthly to Heavenly, which was not unexpected for the Demon Soldier, because the Demon Soldier's cultivation was inherently fraught with danger at every step, yet accompanied by rapid progress.

However, to break through from the Human Sect to the Earth Sect and then from the Earth Sect to the Heaven Sect in a single day is too astonishing.

This is equivalent to breaking through two major realms in one go, which is a miracle even among the Demon Soldier Lords.

Moreover, given the Heart Demon Ring's talent and abilities, once he breaks through to the Heavenly Sect level, he will surely find a way to remove the restrictions and heal his severe injuries. At that time, their doomsday will arrive.

We must interrupt his advancement before he breaks through and completely eliminate the inner demon ring.

"The sea warriors have appeared; it seems they are indeed supporting the Martial Arts Monument behind the scenes!"

Lian Feihong whispered a reminder to the group of helpers around him.

The maritime martial artists are a major force in the world. Zhou You had previously contacted several high-ranking members, but he did not expect that they had hidden the Nine Cauldrons Mantra as their trump card.

The question is, when did they choose the Martial Arts Monument to become a pawn for their support?

The sea warriors who gathered around the Martial Arts Monument were mostly grandmasters, and among them were some familiar faces to Zhou You.

These people stood out clearly from the other forces, attracting attention from all directions as soon as they appeared. "What? They're also going to participate in the selection of the emperor? And the nominees are from the Martial Arts Monument?"

News soon spread that the sea warriors were actually members of the eighteen ancient tribes, and their purpose in supporting the Martial Arts Monument was obvious.

Suddenly faced with a competitor, Lian Feihong was filled with shock and anger. "How can he participate? What qualifications does a lowly soldier have?"

"It's been cleared up!"

Da Xingchang just received news from his sources that Wulinbei had sided with the maritime martial artists in exchange for clearing his identity as a demonic slave and gaining the qualification to be a candidate.

Born out of wedlock and neglected, Wu Linbei harbored great ambitions and had extremely low moral standards. He chose to betray his allegiance without hesitation for a better future.

Well, being a demon soldier wasn't exactly a good identity to begin with, so he probably didn't feel too much psychological burden making this decision.

"Is that so?"

Zhou You sighed softly, realizing that the path of the Heart Demon Ring was likely to come to an end.

The second half...

His gaze fell on Yin Hen, who was not far away. No one paid attention to the wounded and dying soldier, because once the Heart Demon Ring died, he, as a loyal follower, would also be buried with it.

"Haha, you didn't expect that, did you?"

The inner demon ring uttered words, and the tongue root that had been severed due to the backlash grew back and healed, and the wounds on the body also gradually healed.

A new aura rose from his body, a sign of breaking through to a completely new realm... a symptom only seen in the Heavenly Sect.

The worst still happened!
The demon lords have already begun to back down. The Heart Demon Ring was already so ferocious when it was still in the Human Sect and Earth Sect, and now it has become even more powerful. Even if they gave their lives, it wouldn't be enough to fight it.

"Oops!"

The powerful families on the periphery also sensed something was wrong. Once the Heart Demon Ring became the Heavenly Sect, and he swallowed up all the powerful demon soldiers, they, the third parties who were watching from the sidelines, would hardly be spared.

Puff, puff!
After advancing to the Heavenly Sect level, the Demon Ring tested its skills by seizing two demonic weapons with its Ice Hand and killing two powerful demonic weapon lords.

His strength increased a hundredfold after the breakthrough, making killing demon soldiers and powerful lords as easy as killing chickens, but...

He also suffered the same injuries, showing that the constraints of the laws imposed by the small cauldron had not yet left a trace and remained on his body. The person who attacked from behind was truly cunning!

"Hahaha!"

Amidst the heart demon ring's loud laughter, its gaze, sharp as lightning, swept contemptuously over the demon soldiers, powerful lords, and aristocratic families.

Regardless of whether they belong to the Earth Sect or the Heaven Sect, under his unwavering gaze, they are all no different from ordinary beings.

"My inner demon ring will never look down on you bunch of trash. What I'm going to do is something you'll never even imagine until you die."

"From this day forward, many of you will live in fear and doubt, and will be restless day and night, for though I am dead, a nightmare called the Ring of Inner Demons will live forever in your hearts."

He clasped his hands together, and a perfectly round ring rose up in front of him.

"Come!"

The ring swallowed Yin Hen, then crumbled inch by inch, turning into ashes—this was the Heart Demon Ring.

He began to peel away piece by piece from his feet upwards, the fragments shattering on the ground and the ashes being blown away by the wind.

The scene was frozen as if encased in ice, with no sound and no change. The inner demon ring, which had been at its peak and held the advantage, gave up. This reversal came too quickly.

Nobody can understand why this is.
But the last words the other party left behind were etched into everyone's hearts like carvings, impossible to erase.

(End of this chapter)