Chapter 971: The Demon King’s Seal!

After setting a goal in his mind, Nie Yan felt time had become even more pressing. He worked harder than before, and his leveling-up efficiency increased further.

Indeed, human potential is driven out through pressure.

Nearly five days later, Nie Yan finally obtained the sixth fragment of the Devil King’s Seal. The six fragments slowly fused together, forming the complete Devil King’s Seal, resembling an ancient emperor’s jade seal, engraved with a statue of a demon spreading its wings as if ready to fly.

The complete Devil King’s Seal!

Nie Yan glanced at the attributes of the Devil King’s Seal.

Devil King’s Seal: Special item. When placed in the backpack, grants an additional 10% experience when killing monsters, and a 1% chance for monsters to drop an additional magical item.

Excellent attributes, slightly better than simply having the six fragments.

No wonder it’s one of the legendary ultimate maps; the drops are truly impressive. Using artifacts as keys and having the Archangel Tyrode as a guard, such a map couldn’t possibly be simple, Nie Yan thought.

With the Devil King’s Seal, his leveling speed increased by nearly 10%, making it more hopeful to reach level 200 within five months.

Duoduo, I will come to find you soon, Nie Yan clenched his fists firmly. No matter what, he would never allow anyone the chance to destroy the Bull Player Tribe!

After synthesizing the Devil King’s Seal, Nie Yan felt there was no further point in grinding here, so he hurriedly flew towards the pyramid-shaped structure.

About half an hour later, Nie Yan arrived at the base of the bone mountain made of corpses.

Leaving pets like the Light-Dark Holy Dragon to grind autonomously in the distance, Nie Yan gradually approached the base of the Bone Mountain. Ahead, fifty to sixty colossal monsters completely blocked his path. Each of these creatures was far more terrifying than the Dark Demon King. Nie Yan moved closer to one of the giant monsters and cast Analyze.

Shadow Demon King: Level 210 Demon-Lord.

The monster seemed to sense something and turned to look in Nie Yan’s direction.

Nie Yan quickly hid behind a pile of corpses, activating Perfect Stealth. The giant monster scanned the area where Nie Yan was hiding but found nothing and turned away, walking into the distance.

Nie Yan couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat. It was a level 210 Demon-Lord, ten levels higher than the Dark Lord.

He basically confirmed that these monsters were beyond his capability to defeat, especially in such large numbers. Fighting head-on would be suicide.

After thinking, he decided to go back to his old tricks—sneaking past them!

Slipping past these super lords was no simple task; any single strike from them could instantly kill Nie Yan!

Nie Yan gazed at the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, the Gold Earth Dragon, and the Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon in the distance, and an idea struck him. He could use these dragon pets to divert the attention of some Shadow Demon Kings, thereby alleviating some of the pressure.

He didn’t expect immediate success but decided to give it a try, though he mustn’t get killed. If he died, the mission would fail.

Nie Yan circled around the Bone Mountain, carefully scouting the area. The front was the most heavily guarded, with 62 Shadow Demon Lords patrolling. The left and right flanks each had forty to fifty, while the rear only had 21. However, the back of the Bone Mountain was a steep cliff over a hundred yards high.

If he could lure away these Shadow Demons, he could climb up the cliff!

After selecting an entry point, Nie Yan had his three dragon pets move closer while carefully planning his next move.

After a brief hesitation, Nie Yan summoned his Shadow Assassin, which swiftly closed in on one of the Shadow Demon Kings. In no time, the distance between them narrowed to just two to three hundred yards.

The Shadow Demon King instantly detected the Shadow Assassin, let out a furious roar, and charged toward its location with overwhelming rage.

Nie Yan quickly issued orders, making the Shadow Assassin sprint outward.

The Shadow Demon King took massive strides forward, the earth trembling with its roars. Nie Yan could distinctly sense the distance between the Shadow Demon King and the Shadow Assassin rapidly closing.

Its movement speed was at least 8500!

Through visual estimation, Nie Yan gauged the Shadow Demon King’s approximate movement speed and was shocked—it was at least twice as fast as his own!

Encountering such a boss, you couldn’t even hope to run away!

The Shadow Demon King quickly caught up to the Shadow Assassin, lifting its massive axe and swinging it downward.

The Shadow Assassin suddenly dove sideways. With a loud boom, the spot where it had stood was split into a deep trench over a yard wide, carved by the axe.

The Shadow Assassin narrowly escaped, but before it could continue fleeing, the Shadow Demon King swung its axe once more. A deafening boom filled the air with dust and smoke.

System: Your Shadow Assassin has died.

It was gone!

The attack speed of the Shadow Demon King was at least 9,500, nearly 80% faster than Nie Yan’s.

Faced with such an attack speed, Nie Yan estimated that dodging two strikes would already be a remarkable feat. As for its offensive power, even the combined strength of the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, the Gold Earth Dragon, and the Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon wouldn’t be able to withstand a single axe swing from the Shadow Demon King.

Twenty-one bosses of this level clustered together—just imagining it was terrifying!

Nie Yan lingered on the outskirts for two days, occasionally dispatching the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon, Gold Earth Dragon, Shadow Assassin, and Holy Knight Lavers to probe the Shadow Demon King. He studied their attack patterns to prepare for the upcoming battle.

Suddenly, an intriguing idea struck Nie Yan—what if he used a forbidden spell against the Shadow Demon King?

Forbidden spells possessed an incredibly vast range of attack, with their maximum striking distance reaching an astonishing 1,200 yards. If he were to strike the Shadow Demon King from 1,200 yards away, what could they possibly do? Would they even pursue him over such a distance?

With this thought, Nie Yan positioned the Light-Dark Holy Dragon on a high slope 1,200 yards away. Gazing into the distance, he could see the Shadow Demon Lords wandering beneath the cliff, their faint silhouettes barely discernible.

The surrounding environment was somewhat dim; Nie Yan could no longer clearly see what was happening 1,200 yards away.

Summoning the Shadow Assassin, Nie Yan had it swiftly dart toward the cluster of Shadow Demon Kings.

Issuing a command to the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, it began chanting incantations. Holy light magical elements rapidly gathered in the sky, illuminating the surroundings as if it were daylight.

Forbidden Spell—Radiance of Glory!

This ability had the longest attack range, with the epicenter located approximately 900 yards from the Light-Dark Holy Dragon and an attack radius of 300 yards, perfectly covering the front line of the Shadow Demon King.

Sensing the massive gathering of holy light magical elements in the sky, the Shadow Demon King grew restless and agitated.

But their detection range couldn’t reach 1,200 yards.

After two rounds of chanting, countless white orbs of light cascaded down like a storm, detonating with a series of loud bangs—resplendent as dazzling fireworks.

At the moment the forbidden spell struck, Nie Yan had the Shadow Assassin activate Divine Judgment.

Boom! The white spheres of light exploded one after another, striking the Shadow Demon King. Each wave of attacks dealt nearly 100,000 points of damage to the Shadow Demon King, though such damage was insignificant to them.

Under assault, the Shadow Demon King instantly dispersed. Five of them swiftly advanced toward the position of the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, while the remaining ones scattered outward, fleeing beyond the attack range of Radiance of Glory. Unexpectedly, a clear path emerged at the center.

Through the Shadow Assassin’s vision, Nie Yan clearly saw the situation and couldn’t help but feel ecstatic—this method worked!

Although spells like Radiance of Glory couldn’t deal substantial damage to the Shadow Demon King, they could scatter them!

Driving them away would allow Nie Yan to approach the cliff and climb up to enter the pyramid-shaped structure!

To his surprise, he had stumbled upon a feasible method, albeit with some risk. If he encountered any scattered Shadow Demon Kings and took even a single hit, he would perish instantly!

However, there seemed to be no better method. How would he know without trying!

The Radiance of Glory persisted for roughly two minutes before the holy light magical elements in the sky swiftly dispersed, plunging the surroundings back into darkness. As five Shadow Demon Kings closed in, Nie Yan swiftly retreated to a safe distance with the Light-Dark Holy Dragon. Finding nothing, the Shadow Demon Kings eventually turned back.

Through the Shadow Assassin’s vision, Nie Yan noticed the Shadow Demon King regrouping beneath the cliff.

The duration of the forbidden spell was very limited; Nie Yan had to plan every step carefully or else it would be a failure!

He stayed for another day, repeatedly rehearsing in his mind before finally making up his mind to try it in person.

Putting away the Gold Earth Dragon and the Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon, Nie Yan had the Light-Dark Holy Dragon use its Clone and Berserk skills. Five Light-Dark Holy Dragons appeared on the high slope.

Nie Yan began meticulous preparations. Two Light-Dark Holy Dragons stood on the high slope, ready to cast the forbidden spell, while the other three approached the Shadow Demon King from both flanks.

Glancing at his skill bar, all skills were ready.

Nie Yan flew forward, concealing himself approximately 300 yards away from the Shadow Demon King. He then glanced to both sides—the three Light-Dark Holy Dragons were gradually closing in from the flanks: 300 yards, 200 yards…

Nie Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, his heartbeat quickening. It was finally about to begin!

The three Light-Dark Holy Dragons let out deep, resonant roars, akin to rolling thunder. The Shadow Demon Kings grew frenzied, with more than ten of them in pursuit of the dragons.

As the Shadow Demon King pursued the three Light-Dark Holy Dragons, a massive surge of holy light magic elements suddenly erupted in the sky—it was the forbidden spell Radiant Burst, akin to Radiance of Glory!

Soon, countless white light spheres whistled down from the sky.

Nie Yan estimated the timing by looking up and used the Divine Judgment skill.

Boom, boom, boom—countless white spheres of light exploded around Nie Yan. In an instant, dazzling energy surged in all directions, and shattered stones flew wildly.