As the lord of the plane was absorbed into the body of that Balrog, although he didn't feel his mother's sense of crisis, nor did he receive any danger signals from his mother, nor did he feel his mother's life weakening, Lasi still had to show his attitude, but his tone was so humble that he himself couldn't believe it, "This unknown powerful magical beast, we will not harm Lord Richard, we just want to see Mother and see if she needs us to do anything."
The Two-Tails, Matatabi, lightly scratched the ground with his claw, which was more than a meter long, creating a deep沟 in the ground. "You can see her, but you have to wait until they finish signing the contract. Before that, if any of you dare to cross this line without authorization, I guarantee you won't live for more than a breath. I believe you know I have this strength, even if you all come at me together."
None of the demons and insect soldiers present dared to doubt that this unknown cat-like magical beast had the strength. With the power just displayed, which was comparable to a forbidden spell, it was enough to erase them all from the world. Instantly, all life fell silent as they looked at the giant cat-like magical beast in front of them.
Lasi looked back. No insect soldier or demon dared to walk forward with him. He retreated sullenly, afraid that he would accidentally step over the death line and meet his doom. He said in a small, fawning voice, "We can wait, it doesn't matter."
The Two-Tails, Matatabi, had subdued all the demon armies and insect soldiers with just one Tailed Beast. Li Xi was also speeding up his pace to capture the Evil God Silkworm. Just as his progress was going smoothly, in the depths of the twenty-fifth layer of the abyss, in a huge blood pool, a young and handsome man was floating on it.
The handsome young face was paired with blood-red eyes filled with the vicissitudes of time. This person was none other than the progenitor of the blood race, Dracula. Since being ambushed and injured by the Dark Lady, he had been hiding in the abyss to recover from his injuries. He hadn't gone anywhere else, but had been in the twenty-fifth layer of the abyss.
After such a long period of recovery, the blood pool, originally the size of a small lake, was now only the size of a basketball court, and its depth was only enough to reach his chest. At this time, the blood in the blood pool was like a long-lost wanderer returning to the embrace of the most benevolent mother, constantly pouring into Dracula's body.
His originally severe injuries were healing, his severed limbs were regrowing, and his wounds were closing. He had basically recovered.
Dracula's eyes, which seemed to be able to see through space, looked into the distance. He had just sensed Theodore's death. However, there was not a trace of sadness in Dracula's eyes. There was only indifference, as if the one who died was not a subordinate who had accompanied him for thousands of years, but a complete stranger.
He just looked up at the sky for a few glances, and then a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he had seen something interesting. Then he lowered his eyes and stared into the distance, opening his mouth faintly, "You're here."
A giant figure walked out of the darkness. If Li Xi's Fiend form, activated by his abyssal bloodline, was a sky-high giant, then what appeared now was a giant's grandfather, a colossal giant.
With a height of nearly forty meters, every step he took echoed with a thunderous roar in the plane.
His throat, chest, lower body, and the back of his head, all weak points on his body, were covered by thick exoskeleton, which protected him better from fatal damage.
The power suppressed within his body was constantly radiating outwards, making his surroundings as scorching hot as the mythical Flaming Mountain. As he walked, the flames ignited in his footprints seemed to be a welcoming ceremony.
With a casual grab, a serrated long blade, capable of cleaving a city and dripping with lava, was pulled from the void.
He casually placed it on the ground, and a river was directly cut off. The rushing water could not break through this thick blade. Even the high temperature on the blade could not be reduced in the slightest. Accompanied by the steaming hot air, it could only unwillingly flow around the sides, continuing its course.
This was the next stage of the Balrog's evolution, the ultimate demon that could rule a plane, the Balor.
The Balor raised the serrated long blade in his hand and asked, "You've stayed here long enough. Now that your injuries have recovered, get out immediately."
Dracula looked up at this ultimate demon who disdained all life, and did not take his threat to heart. Having lived longer than ordinary gods, he had seen too many legendary lives, and naturally, he had killed many of these so-called legends, and the number was not small. "I know why you're angry, it's just that you lost a Great Balrog and a few Balrog subordinates. But I also lost a Prince, didn't I?"
"You weren't slow when you were taking benefits. Now that you've suffered casualties, you're feeling heartbroken. There's no such thing as getting benefits without paying a price in this world. Even the abyss has to be reasonable."
Facing Dracula's sarcastic remarks, the enraged Balor slammed the ground heavily, creating a crack a thousand meters long and several meters wide.
"Dracula, don't think I don't know that the benefits you've given me are only a fraction of yours, and each time you lose subordinates, it's always my lesser demons. You just have your subordinates instigate discord between the two sides. I'm tired of your despicable actions. You are no longer welcome here. Get out immediately."
Angry flames erupted on the Balor, and combined with the flames rising from his body, it was as if the entire plane was trembling in response to the Balor's voice, constantly pushing Dracula away, as if trying to kick him out of the plane like a ball.
Dracula was unconcerned. He smiled slightly like a gentleman and said apologetically, "It is indeed my fault for disturbing you for so long. My injuries have almost recovered, and I will leave now."
After saying that, he took a deep breath, and the blood pool the size of a basketball court beneath him was sucked into his stomach by Dracula.
The Balor did not believe that Dracula was so easy to deal with. He thought that Dracula would find other excuses to linger here, but every move Dracula made indicated that he had no ambition to occupy the abyssal plane, which was his territory. He left as he said.
Dracula drained the blood from the blood pool, then made a swipe, and a spatial rift appeared. But the moment Dracula stepped into the spatial rift, he turned his head and said meaningfully to the Balor, "Now that I'm leaving, you don't have to guard against me anymore. You can go all out to deal with the little fellow in that small plane. As an old friend, I advise you, his strength is not weak. If you want to make a move against him, you'd better be cautious. If you're not sure, it's best not to make a move, and then you can continue to live."
The Balor sneered, "As an ultimate demon, am I afraid of a Balrog? What a joke. In your eyes, Dracula, is my strength comparable to a slightly stronger Balrog?
When have newly hatched chicks ever defeated eagles!
"You don't need to worry about my business. From now on, you are not welcome here. The next time we meet, I will kill you."
Dracula seemed to see through the Balor's true thoughts and didn't take his threat to heart. So many lives had said such words of killing him in the endless years that he was tired of hearing them. He waved his hand, "Good luck, my little friend."
As Dracula stepped into the spatial rift, it immediately disappeared.
Seeing that his greatest concern had finally left, the Balor also breathed a sigh of relief without realizing it. The next moment, he roared at the entire twenty-fifth layer of the abyss, "Gather all forces, attack the small plane."
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On Li Xi's side, feeling the Evil God Silkworm coiled in his heart, Li Xi smiled because he felt a sense of spiritual connection. At this moment, he had successfully tricked and coaxed this Evil God-level worm into becoming his Gu.
What Li Xi could feel, the Silkworm could also feel. Unlocking the control of the Mangekyo Sharingan and the mystic runes covering its entire body, the now free Silkworm roared in Li Xi's heart, "Human, you lied to me, this is not a life-and-death contract, this is..."
"What is it?" Li Xi asked with a smile.
The Silkworm choked. A life-and-death contract should mean that if one party dies, the other will also die. But the current situation was that the death of one party would not cause the same death result for the other. This type of contract clause was very much to its liking, as it would not be implicated by this detestable human. However, the feeling from its heart was that it had been taken advantage of. From now on, it would have to obey this human, and he could control it!
Although the names were similar, it could not control him!
To put it simply, although this was different from a servant contract, it was similar. Wasn't this deceiving its pure heart?
"You don't need to be sad. I couldn't tell you before, but now that we are one, there are no secrets. I need divine power to evolve my bloodline. Currently, my bloodline is that of a Balrog. As long as I have enough divine power, I can advance to Balor in a short period of time. At the fastest, half a day would be enough."
Li Xi's words were earth-shattering. The Evil God Silkworm, as an abyssal life form, had lived for quite some time. How could it not know of such an evolutionary method?
The evolution of abyssal demons relied on killing, fighting, and devouring. This was already unreasonably fast in many planes, but this human could actually advance by drinking blood and eating meat. This was simply... simply not human!
But soon, Li Xi's words refreshed its worldview again!
"Moreover, I also have dragon bloodline within me. As long as I absorb the essence of dragons, I can also evolve. My current level is equivalent to that of an adult dragon, not worth mentioning. But once I absorb enough dragon essence, I can also evolve to the level of an ancient dragon in a short period of time."
"I have two more powerful bloodlines, one of which I haven't absorbed yet, and the other is the method I just used to control you. As long as you can help me provide enough divine power, I can stand at the pinnacle of the world. Gods will be nothing more than defeated foes under my command. At that time, anything you desire will be a cheap commodity that is within easy reach."
"How is it? Following me won't be a loss, right?"
The Silkworm stared with its beady eyes, trembling uncontrollably in the depths of its soul. This guy was really not human. How could such incredible evolutionary methods make it feel envious?
Compared to him, its own stingy behavior of saving divine power was not worth mentioning.
The Evil God Silkworm did not immediately believe Li Xi's words, but being in Li Xi's heart, all the blood flowed past its eyes. Soon, the Silkworm discerned that everything the human said was true and that he was not deceiving it.
"I admit that I am moved by your words. There has never been a strange evolutionary life form like you in this world, capable of containing so many bloodlines within its body and allowing each of them to evolve individually. Your potential has been recognized by me. Since that is the case, I can help you, but we have an agreement in advance. You cannot let me fight. I am the worst at fighting."
Li Xi laughed heartily, "You are the foundation of my power. I will protect you too much to bear to let you fight. As long as I don't fall, you will always be safe."
The Silkworm finally showed a happy smile. "I feel reassured when you say that."
Li Xi stood up, feeling a sense of ambition and the feeling that he could conquer the world with the Evil God of the plane in his hand. "Haha, with your help, I am like a tiger with wings. Who else in the world can be my opponent!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fiery blade sweep across the end of the Round Moon Plains, at the location of the abyssal portal. A spatial rift, three times the height of Li Xi's Balrog form, appeared. The spatial rift, carrying scorching heat, had just formed when, the next second, countless demons poured out like a tide, once again invading the Round Moon Plains that had just calmed down. The dense demon army was like an overturned ink bottle staining expensive rice paper.
These demons roared wantonly, looking at this small plane by their side like a delicate beauty. Before, they were ordered not to launch large-scale attacks. Now that the restrictions were lifted and the number of attacking demons was not limited, these demon armies were like wild dogs that would miss out on food if they were any slower, spewing out from the spatial rift.
At the same time, a sinister voice came from the other side of the spatial rift, carrying an aura of an upper-level demon that instantly activated Li Xi's inherited memories of the Balrog bloodline. A demon, a perfect war machine, appeared in his mind. This was a Balor, the highest-tier demon.
"Kill all living beings."
'It can't be this coincidental, can it? I just started to get arrogant, and the slap in the face came so quickly?' At this moment, Li Xi didn't know what to say. The Balor, as the lord of a plane, had only lost a few subordinates before leading an army to attack. Was he a bit too impatient?
The Evil God Silkworm was shouting frantically in Li Xi's heart, "Let's run! This Balor is a life form close to level nine. He's not an ordinary level eight expert like Theodore. He can fight ten or more Theodores. You have no chance of winning against him. Let's go to the main world. With your potential, it will only take a few years to grow, and you will definitely surpass him. Then you can come back to take revenge. There's no rush to fight him now."
Li Xi ignored the Silkworm's panic. It was understandable that she was so afraid. If it were anyone else facing the lord of an abyssal plane, they would have fled in terror.