Chapter 823: Demon Lord's Disciples Enter the Underworld

Chapter 823: Chapter 817: Demon Lord’s Disciples Enter the Underworld

“Heard it!”

“Heard it!”

The disciples of the Demon Lord lying on the ground stopped their wailing and reluctantly agreed.

As disciples of the Demon Lord, they were well aware of his temper and nature.

The Demon Lord threatened to have them slashed a thousand times, flayed and skinned.

In that case, their fate would only be worse.

Seeing these disciples obediently comply, the Demon Lord’s expression finally softened a bit.

“You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!”

“If you had obeyed so easily earlier, why suffer the pain?” the Demon Lord said coldly.

Seeing the Demon Lord’s demeanor, the disciples dared not express their anger!

Who would dare speak at this moment?

Anyone daring to defy the Demon Lord would instantly lose their life.

After the disciples agreed to obedient obedience, the Demon Lord directly slit his palm, letting his blood flow out.

The Demon Lord’s blood floated in the air, coalescing without dispersing, suspended in midair with no sign of falling.

Next, as the Demon Lord chanted and incanted, the blood began to change.

The blood squirmed continuously and transformed into dark black lotuses.

This was the Black Lotus Secret Technique.

“Go!”

After completing the final seal technique, the black lotuses shot forth, blending into the bodies of the disciples.

As the black lotuses entered their bodies, a black lotus mark appeared on the disciples’ foreheads, and their power rapidly escalated.

Within just a few seconds, they all reached Tier Two.

Though this method of forced enhancement only created the weakest beings among Tier Two.

Still, in any case, it was a legitimate Tier Two.

However, using their Tier Two powers greatly consumed their lifespan.

Even a single fierce battle could consume more than half of their lifespan.

After two or three battles, they would inevitably die.

“So powerful!”

“This power is so strong!”

“Thank you, Master!”

“Thank you, Master!”

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Feeling the immense power within their bodies, many disciples began to feel somewhat conceited.

They all shouted words of gratitude to the Demon Lord, as if they had completely forgotten how close the Demon Lord had come to killing them.

Seeing the appearances of the disciples, the Demon Lord thought to himself: “Happy now, you’re too early to rejoice!”

“After this battle, few of you will likely return alive.”

Among the Demon Lord’s many disciples, not all were fools.

There were one or two smart ones.

One disciple cautiously and tentatively asked the Demon Lord: “Master, with our power level increasing so rapidly, are there any side effects?”

Hearing this question, the Demon Lord’s face darkened.

Seeing the change in the Demon Lord’s expression, the disciple realized something was amiss, knowing he had spoken out of turn and displeased the Demon Lord.

He knelt with a thud, quickly begging for forgiveness: “Master, spare me. I shouldn’t have asked.”

“I merely wish to retain a useful life to serve you.”

The Demon Lord’s expression was cold, thinking, retaining a useful life to serve me?

No, your death, utilizing you to your fullest, is how you serve me.

The Demon Lord felt his plan was about to succeed, and he was naturally pleased, and, unusually, did not quibble with the disciple.

“Why would I blame you?”

“Rest assured, disciples, you are my disciples, I still need you to accomplish tasks for me, how could I harm you!”

“The blood I just gave you was my essence blood. With my essence blood, you gained such immense power.”

“Giving you such a vast amount of essence blood made me quite weak, but making you strong is all worth it!” the Demon Lord righteously spouted nonsense.

Hearing the Demon Lord say this, the disciples shouted in unison: “Thank you, Master!”

“Master has worked hard!”

“Thank you, Master!”

The collective gratitude of the disciples made the Demon Lord feel quite proud.

“Disciples! Go forth!”

“Do not disappoint your Master’s expectations!” the Demon Lord said.

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Encouraged by the Demon Lord, the disciples charged toward the Underworld as though invigorated.

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On the way to the Underworld.

“Sigh!”

“Suddenly possessing such immense power makes me feel something is wrong!” said the disciple who questioned the Demon Lord, turning to his friends.

This disciple was relatively smarter, feeling that the Demon Lord’s actions were too unusual.

The more unusual the Demon Lord’s actions, the more he felt something was amiss.

A nearby friend patted him on the shoulder, advising:

“Since Master is determined to force us to wreak havoc in the Underworld, refusing means death.”

“Now, with such immense power, we have slightly more opportunity ahead.”

“Stop overthinking. Even if there truly is a problem, what can we do about it?”

“We have no room to resist!”

Indeed, facing either the Demon Lord or the Yin Celestial Son, they had no room to fight back and could only be slaughtered.

With weak powers, they were destined to be cannon fodder.

Having endured so many wars in the Void, surviving to this point, they were already luckier than those who perished early.

“Look quickly!”

“In front is the Underworld!”

A Demon Lord disciple pointed to the Void ahead; following her direction, they could already see the Ghost Gate.

At this moment, under the Yin Celestial Son’s control, the Underworld was rapidly expanding.

Before long, the Ghost Gate had expanded to their proximity.

Given the current rate of the Underworld’s expansion, without intervention, the Void would soon be entirely consumed.

The Ghost Gate lay wide open, seeing it ajar, the Demon Lord’s disciples hesitated, afraid to advance.

“Enter!”

Suddenly, the Demon Lord’s voice echoed in their minds.

They saw the black lotus marks on their foreheads, emitting a halo, making them unable to control their steps, walking towards the Ghost Gate one by one.

Having been implanted with the black lotus mark by the Demon Lord, they were utterly unable to control themselves.

At critical moments, the Demon Lord could use the black lotus mark to forcibly control their bodies.

The Demon Lord’s black lotus mark bore a slight resemblance to the Six Paths of Reincarnation Mark once used by the Yin Celestial Son.

Under the control of the black lotus mark, all the Demon Lord’s disciples entered into the Underworld.

In the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

The Yin Celestial Son, who was fully controlling the expansion of the Underworld, suddenly opened his eyes.

As the Lord of the Underworld, everything in the Underworld was within his grasp.

He was aware the moment the Demon Lord’s disciples entered the Underworld.

However, he was busy with the Underworld’s expansion and couldn’t spare attention to deal with these people.

Moreover, he didn’t need to personally deal with a mere few of the Demon Lord’s disciples.

If the Yin Celestial Son were to personally handle the Demon Lord’s disciples, it would be bullying the weak with the strong, making people laugh if word spread.