Evolution: From Little Devil to Devil Empress - Chapter 339: Plotted against
Chapter 339: Plotted against
The moment Darian’s words fell, several powerful auras surged on several locations across the battlefield.
The leaders of the Divine Clans suddenly all broke through in unison, turning from Weapon Masters to powerful Demon Saints.
No! Based on the stability of their aura, it was apparent that they had become Demon Saints long ago.
Instantly, the movements of everyone in the battlefield halted. Everyone was confused.
However, the eight Demon Saints and Darian did not care about their opinions. The moment they showed their true strength, they all attacked.
A black serpent emerged on one side of the battlefield, while a large sword appeared in another.
A three-headed monster, a tentacled creature, a long spear…
Even the rampaging Darian turned around and manipulated the demonic figure to strike at his opponent.
His blow merged with that of the rest of them.
Nine Demon Saint attacks blended together, and even veteran Demon Saints at the peak of the realm would have trouble defending.
Shockingly, the target of these people was none other than Liora.
She didn’t have time to react.
Countless flickering lights soon engulfed her figure, as nine Demon Weapons attacked her from all sides.
The Weapon Masters near her exploded.
Their Divine Aura could not help them recover, and they were instantly exterminated.
Although the dead people included members of their own Divine Clans, the nine Demon Saints did not pay any heed.
They continued delivering blow after blow, causing the entire mountain to break apart.
“She should be dead… right?”, one of the Demon Saints muttered a few seconds later as he sensed Liora’s aura disappear.
“Hehe. Even a Demon Sovereign might have died under our combined attack. I’m afraid that even her Demon Weapon has been destroyed. It’s such a pity.”, a woman clicked her tongue and smiled on the side.
“That’s what she gets for targeting our companions! Does she think that she can rule the Demon God’s Cemetery just because she has broken through?”, another one sneered.
Their conversation revealed the truth.
Surprisingly, these people had not gathered here to hunt down Darian as everyone believed, but were targeting Liora from the very beginning.
Everything, including the sacrifice of their own Clan members, was nothing more than an act to lead their opponent here.
Even Darian himself was involved in their plans, or rather, he was the mastermind behind everything.
“That person must have obtained a treasure from a Ruin and made rapid progress.”
“No one in the cemetery recognizes her. I’m afraid that she used to be an ordinary Weapon Master before.”, Matt judged as he took back his gauntlets and stared at the flickering lights in the distance with a greedy expression.
His body secretly tensed up, ready to rush forward and take the spoils of the battle when Liora’s death was finally confirmed.
The other Demon Saints had a similar plan.
They stared at Liora’s previous location, waiting for the dust to settle and for everything to become clear. Once they did, another, perhaps more bloody fight would start.
However, when the lights went out and the crumbling pieces of the mountain disappeared, everyone was left stunned.
Where the Demon Saints were expecting to see destruction and ruin, they only saw an unscathed piece of land.
Most importantly, they discovered a woman stood alone on that piece of land.
With long crimson hair, red eyes, and a silver umbrella hovering above her head, she was staring in their direction with faint interest flashing across her eyes
“I underestimated you fools. It’s unexpected that you all gathered together to attack me…”
“However, do you really think that you can hide yourself from my perception?”, she shook her head.
“Still, I have to thank you.”
“If you hadn’t gathered all these people here, I would have needed to spend days searching for them.”, Liora chuckled, her gaze piercing through the silver veil covering her and falling on the nine Demon Saints outside.
When her gaze landed on them, the Demon Saints couldn’t help but tremble instinctively.
They had the illusion that they were being stared at by a murderous beast, similar to how they felt when they were facing their fathers and ancestors.
“Kill!”
“Run!”
Ultimately, the nine Demon Saints made different decisions.
Half of them rushed forward and wanted to kill Liora, while the other half ran away, believing that they would never be able to deal with such an opponent.
Unfortunately, no matter what choice they made, their final fate was not much different.
“Since you’ve chosen to attack me, I should also reciprocate the favor.”, Liora smiled and said before lightly waving the umbrella forward.
Not much momentum accompanied her movements.
But the next moment, every Demon Saint, regardless of their actions, stopped in their tracks.
A silver light illuminated their bodies, and they were suddenly attacked.
Several punch marks appeared on Darian’s body, the result of gauntlets striking at him. Sword slashes appeared on the body of the Swordgod Clan’s Demon Saint, while part of the body of the Ouroboros Clan’s Demon Saint turned into food for serpents.
Similar events happened to everyone else.
The attacks were eerie and inexplicable, seemingly coming out of nowhere.
Most importantly, the attacks were directly related to everyone’s combat style. In an instant, everyone was riddled with injuries that were seemingly caused by their own attacks.
In fact, this was indeed the case.
Liora’s advancement to a Demon Sovereign had greatly improved the power of her Demon Weapon.
Moreover, the advancement had helped the umbrella awaken three brand-new abilities.
Among the three, two were directly related to each other: Sovereign’s Sanctuary and Counterattack.
“Sovereign’s Canopy”: The Demon Weapon can form a domain of absolute defense around the user. Unless a blow surpasses the maximum limit that the Demon Weapon can withstand, any damage the user faces will be completely negated.
“Retribution”: The Demon Weapon can “return” the damage it has previously negated. Depending on the opponent’s strength, the damage will be increased or reduced accordingly.
