Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Ye Ge said, "Jiang Xiaoming said that he is willing to have a fair and square duel with you, a battle between the peak demons."

Jiang Xiaoming: "??????"

"No... Brother, when did I ever promise that..." Jiang Xiaoming was almost in tears.

Ye Ge glanced at him: "Didn't you always want to prove your strength to me? You chickened out when I let you fight a mere Demon Lord one-on-one?"

Jiang Xiaoming: "......"

"Is that so?" Kahn's voice remained icy, devoid of emotion, his gaze like a sharp icicle piercing Jiang Xiaoming. "If that's the case, why are you still hiding behind someone else?"

As the Demon Lord, he was very dissatisfied with Jiang Xiaoming's secretive behavior.

It is, after all, a being with powerful ancient magic, and must have some of the bloodline of a true demon, yet it is so cowardly and afraid of death!

Could it be that he deliberately put on this pathetic act to make the main body look down on him and lower its guard?

Kahn thought about it carefully and felt that this must be the case.

The last time it happened outside Crimson Dragon City, it was the same. This kid disguised himself as a lost college student and tricked the real person.

This time, the real person will definitely not be deceived by his disguise again.

"What's the rush?" Ye Ge smiled leisurely and said slowly, "Jiang Xiaoming said that he wants to see your true strength first, to see if you are... worthy of his full strength."

Kahn's dark red eyes narrowed slightly, a dangerous glint in them: "How do you see it?"

Ye Ge smiled: "For example, take care of that monster over there and show it to us."

Kahn: "Monster?"

"Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!!"

Before the words were even finished, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out!

At the heart of the ruins of the half-collapsed hill, boulders shot skyward, and plumes of dust rose like pillars!

A hideous figure wreathed in raging, eerie green flames roared with pain and fury, shaking off all the rubble and oppression around it, and stood up fiercely once more!

"!!!"

Xia Xiyao's expression brightened.

really......

Nangong Qiuyue tensed up instantly and instinctively raised her straight sword: "This monster is still alive!"

“Look, this is it.” Ye Ge raised her chin.

"..." Upon hearing this, Kahn didn't even turn around completely, but merely glanced back with a cold, indifferent look.

"Hahaha... Hahaha... Hahahaha—!!!"

The demonic orc Am let out a series of distorted, hoarse, and extremely manic laughs, as if his reason had been completely devoured by the violent power.

His massive body suddenly slumped down, and the ground beneath his feet collapsed and cracked under the weight!

In the next instant, it transformed into a meteorite completely enveloped in a ghastly green flame, leaving a ring of ear-piercing sonic booms in its wake! With the most savage and direct force, it charged wildly toward the location where everyone was!

"Roar--!!"

A bloody stench filled the air, and murderous intent surged like a tide!

In the blink of an eye, the green flame demonic shadow, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression, tore through the air and pounced right in front of them!

Xia Xiyao, Nangong Qiuyue, and Cang Feng's pupils shrank suddenly, their soul power surged instantly, and they all became alert and prepared for battle.

However, just as the orc Am, carrying immense force, swept past Kahn...

Kahn suddenly moved.

Only the hem of the Demon Lord's robe, a symbol of supreme authority, seemed to be gently swayed by an imperceptible airflow.

It was impossible to even see the trajectory of his raised hand; all that could be seen was his five fingers pointing towards the void, calmly clenching.

"Om-!!"

The orc Am, who was charging wildly, suddenly stopped his violent charge, which was accompanied by sonic booms!

The orc Am, charging wildly with the ferocity to shatter mountains, came to an abrupt halt as if he had struck an absolute barrier between reality and illusion!

Its enormous body, burning with green flames, was frozen in mid-air by an invisible yet overwhelming force, maintaining a strange forward-throwing posture, unable to advance an inch!

His manic smile froze, and for the first time, his wide, beastly eyes were filled with horror and disbelief as he stared intently at Kahn, who was so close yet hadn't even glanced at him.

Kahn's expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't take the powerful monster in front of him, which had been transplanted with demonized ancient bloodline, seriously at all.

He sensed the demonic aura emanating from the orc Am. The surging power within this monster was violent, yet murky and filled with chaotic roars.

He vaguely sensed an aura of ancient, forbidden power emanating from the orc Am. A clumsily grafted, extremely unstable ancient aura was struggling painfully.

That was the power of the three ancient divine beasts. Clearly, someone wanted to use the demonic cells of the demon race to control this ancient forbidden power. However, he did not fully analyze this power, which is why it appeared so turbid and savage, driving the monster into a state of extreme madness.

"I see......"

Kahn's voice was devoid of any warmth, only a cold indifference as if looking down on ants. He said coldly, "Another foolish fellow who dared to try and dabble in the forbidden power of the ancient times. Since ancient times, such people have always died a terrible death. What a pathetic fellow."

As he spoke, he grasped the orc Am's loosely clenched fingers from a distance and suddenly tightened them!

In an instant, all the magical energy vibrating in the surrounding air was mobilized by Kahn and concentrated on the orc Am.

The frenzied agitation and convergence transformed into countless invisible undercurrents, surging into the imprisoned monster's body!

The demonized orc Amna's crazed and ferocious face rapidly distorted, but he could no longer utter a sound. His body swelled up rapidly as if being inflated, and dark red and emerald green lights surged and clashed wildly beneath his skin...

Then......

"boom--!!!!!!"

The mutated orc monster's body suddenly exploded!

A devastating explosion! It wasn't just a matter of flesh and blood flying everywhere; the powerful body seemed to be torn apart and disintegrated from the inside by an extremely terrifying burst of power.

In an instant, it transformed into a rapidly expanding sphere of destructive light, a mixture of foul-smelling flesh, shattered bones, and annihilating energy!

Suddenly, chunks of flesh flew everywhere, and blood mist exploded!

The explosion also created a terrifying shockwave that spread outwards.

The terrifying shockwave roared and surged in all directions like a tsunami!

However, Kahn easily neutralized the shockwave with his force field.

Otherwise, the exploding body of the demonized orc Am alone would be enough to destroy the forest within a one-kilometer radius! Even Nangong Qiuyue and Cang Feng might be blown away by this force.

After a long while, the light and dust gradually dissipated, leaving only a huge charred crater and a nauseating, pungent smell of burnt matter and the eerie stench of annihilated energy in the air.

"..."

Xia Xiyao, Jiang Xiaoming, Nangong Qiuyue, and Cang Feng were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

"This...this is too powerful!" Nangong Qiuyue exclaimed in astonishment.

Cang Feng broke out in a cold sweat: "As expected of the Demon Lord Cain, hailed as the strongest being below demigod... his strength is truly terrifying..."

Xia Xiyao turned her head: "Xiao Mingzi, you're going to have a one-on-one fight with him in a bit, are you ready?"

Jiang Xiaoming: (⊙﹏⊙)......

"Clap clap clap clap..."

Ye Ge clapped at the opportune moment: "Awesome, awesome! You actually finished it off in a flash, even cleaner and more efficient than I imagined. Your Majesty, the Demon Lord, you truly live up to your reputation."

Kahn casually withdrew his hand, his face still bearing a cold, poker-like expression, as if he had just casually cleaned up some unwanted trash. His voice was calm and indifferent: "Actually, it can't be said that he was instantly killed by the main body; he was simply blown up by his own power."

Within that demonized beastman's body lies an extremely unstable power of the Heavenly Dao. Throughout the countless millennia of history, apart from the Creator God and the three primordial beasts, many others have attempted to dabble in this ancient forbidden power, but the final result has always been the same.

This force completely backfired, annihilating their souls and leaving them with no chance of reincarnation, their bodies utterly destroyed...

"Hmm, I can see that." Ye Ge's smile remained unchanged: "But it's quite remarkable that you were able to use magic to detonate the unstable mutated ancient power inside this monster from the outside."

Kahn looked at Night Song and raised an eyebrow slightly.

This human actually figured out at a glance how he killed that demonized orc.

Kahn suddenly became more interested in this human.

Unfortunately, he was not a dark race and could not be the opponent he could duel and devour.

Night Song had just revealed the power of the Azure Dragon, so Kahn's first reaction was to rule out the possibility that he was completely related to "demon".

“I have acted as promised.” Kahn stopped hesitating and his gaze shot like cold lightning towards Jiang Xiaoming, who was almost hiding in Ye Ge’s shadow. “Jiang Xiaoming, it’s time to keep your promise. Stand up and fight me.”

"Of course." Ye Ge naturally put his arm around Jiang Xiaoming's shoulder and gently pushed him forward. "Xiaoming, go for it! Fight well, and don't embarrass our human race!"

"..." Jiang Xiaoming stumbled from the push, and after regaining his balance, he turned around with a troubled expression and stammered, "Ye Ge... no, boss... master... are you serious?"

"This is a special mission, and I'm entrusting it to you." Ye Ge patted his shoulder again, speaking earnestly and seriously.

Jiang Xiaoming: "...Special mission?"

"However," Night Song changed the subject, looking at Kahn again with a friendly smile, "Although Jiang Xiaoming agreed to your request, he doesn't want to duel with you here. A battle between you demons should at least take place in the Demon Realm to be more formal, right? If he wins, it will be perfect for him to inherit the position of Demon Lord."

Upon hearing this, Kahn pondered for a moment.

I think Ye Ge's words make sense.

"Very well, since that's the case, then you shall return to the Demon Realm with me and, in the presence of the demons, formally duel with me!" Kahn said expressionlessly.

Without another word, he suddenly flicked his sleeve!

A deep, blood-red whirlwind appeared out of nowhere! The whirlwind howled, emitting powerful spatial fluctuations! It instantly engulfed the still-dazed Jiang Xiaoming.

"Ugh—!" Xia Xiyao and the others were forced to squint their eyes and raise their hands to shield themselves from the sudden surge of fierce demonic energy.

When the wind subsided and the bloodstains faded, the spot was deserted, with only wisps of demonic energy remaining beside the scorched earth pit. Demon Lord Cain and Jiang Xiaoming were nowhere to be seen.

"...Gone??"

Nangong Qiuyue was stunned for a moment, staring at the empty scorched earth and the remaining vortex of demonic energy, unable to react for a while.

Ye Ge let out a sigh of relief.

"call......"

"Finally, we managed to get rid of this troublesome guy."

He has no immediate plans to fight Kahn.

This Demon Lord, whose mind is practically devoid of anything but battles and advancement to demigod status, would likely never rest until he learns that he was the one who used the Demon God's Dharma Form in Crimson Dragon City and then disguised himself as a college student outside the city to swindle him out of a piece of black crystal.

Ye Ge doesn't have time to mess around with him right now.

Sacrifice Jiang Xiaoming to trick a Demon Lord away.

Wow, that's a huge profit.

"Xiao Mingzi, has he been taken away?" Xia Xiyao looked around.

"Yeah, I guess so," Night Song said. "I guess they were invited to the Demon Realm as guests."

"Is this alright?" Xia Xiyao pondered, "Jiang Xiaoming, he..."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not my true form, nothing will happen."

“Although it’s not the real body,” Cang Feng looked at him, “the puppet is still connected to Xiao Ming’s spirit and soul. If the Demon Lord discovers it, there might still be danger, right?”

Given the strength of Jiang Xiaoming's soul, it was impossible for him to withstand the pressure of Demon Lord Cain's Soul Searching Technique.

“So, I’ve already left some spells on him,” Night Song said.

He had already stayed when I patted Jiang Xiaoming on the shoulder.

Cang Feng suddenly realized: "I see..."

"Speaking of which, that Demon Lord just now clearly mistook Jiang Xiaoming for you, didn't he?" Nangong Qiuyue looked at Ye Ge with a sly smile. "It must have been you who did this, right?"

"Huh?" Ye Ge looked completely innocent and bewildered. "How could that be? I didn't know..."

“…” Nangong Qiuyue pouted: “Tch…you’re just pretending.”

"Xiao Ye," Xia Xiyao asked curiously, "how did you get here so quickly? Have you already deactivated the array on your side?"

"Hmm." Ye Ge looked at them. "What's the situation on your end?"

Cang Feng said, "We've found the approximate location of the array's core, and then we encountered that mad orc doctor from before, along with his group of demonized humans from the gene company who have been modified by the Dark Blood. Director Nangong and Arthur are still fighting those demonized humans in the woods over there."

Ye Ge nodded thoughtfully.

Just then, a gentle breeze came.

Ye Bing, Su Yanling, Yan Ji, and the others finally caught up and slowly landed in front of everyone from the air.