ctnovel Chapter 554 - 320: Sea of Demons (Double-Length)
Chapter 554 - 320: Sea of Demons (Double-Length)
"Roar—"
The victor in the sky was drenched in blood, emitting a ghastly laugh, with the spine in hand still dripping with blood.
Bang bang bang!
This Demon was enormous and oppressive, its appearance ugly and hideous.
It pounded its chest forcefully, declaring its victory in the battle and intimidating all creatures who witnessed the fight with its might.
However, behind it, a massive teleportation gate suddenly appeared.
Soon after, a human figure appeared behind it.
Boom—
The Demon didn’t even have time to turn around to see what was happening before a slap turned it into a mist of blood.
[You have slain a Blood Fist Demon, gaining combat experience...]
[You have obtained: Demon Essence Blood×1.]
[You have obtained: ...]
After the kill, Rogel did not carefully review the prompts, as it was merely some useless items for him, only useful for trading with Black Tide Believers.
Retracting his hand, he cautiously glanced around.
However, besides the Demon that blocked the gate earlier, there were no other beings here.
This left Rogel a bit surprised.
He thought the Evil Lighthouse of the Sea of Demons was like fishing enforcement, hiding a swarm of prepared demons.
So, was that Demon just coincidentally in front of him?
Rogel touched his chin.
’Crushed him with a single slap...’
Furuya couldn’t help but swallow her saliva, Rogel’s power was beyond her expectations.
Or perhaps this was her first time witnessing the power of a strong individual like Rogel up close.
The dead Demon, if she wasn’t mistaken, was at least a Demon Warrior, possibly close to a Great Demon.
Yet in front of Rogel, this entity didn’t even have a chance to react before being slapped into bloody residue.
And this was without Rogel using the Authority Power he mastered...
"Where is the Demon Guardian?"
As she was lost in thought, Rogel’s question pulled her back to reality.
With the example of the doomed Demon earlier, Furuya’s attitude became more reverent: "... Demon Guardians generally reside inside Demon Fortresses..."
"Demon Fortress..." Rogel pondered, then looked at her: "Do you know where the nearest Demon Fortress is?"
Furuya shook her head.
She had fled this damned place long ago, and it wasn’t from this area originally; knowing the location of the Demon Fortress was impossible.
"Never mind, let’s find it slowly then."
Rogel frowned, but that’s all he could do for now.
"Fly on your own."
With that, Rogel let go of her hand.
Furuya felt a bit disappointed, but she dared not express it.
Rogel once again took out the Demon Pointer.
After confirming the direction.
He began moving in the opposite direction of the pointer.
Swoosh—
The massive Dragon Wings flapped, and Rogel advanced at high speed.
Furuya struggled to follow behind.
Along the way, Rogel observed the Sea of Demons.
Unlike the imagined Hellish landscape.
The sky of the Sea of Demons was dim, with blood-like mist spreading, within which a massive, single eye opened, scanning below like a sun.
Rogel could discern its origin.
This single eye should belong to a powerful Dominator in the Sea of Demons, seemingly monitoring its domain.
But Rogel cloaked himself with the Authority of Mystery long ago, and whether the Dominator didn’t see him or chose to ignore him, in any case, it did not react to Rogel...
Rogel was pleased with the situation.
He was here simply to find a Demon Guardian to lift the curse on Uvie Muzhe, not to stir trouble in the Sea of Demons.
This powerful Dominator not reacting was the best scenario for him, as he hated trouble.
Nevertheless, aside from these purposes.
Rogel found the area quite remarkable.
Purely from a sightseeing perspective, the Sea of Demons possessed a breathtaking "beauty of terror."
Whether it was the sun-like, blood-red single eye in the sky, the magma sea littered with Demon remains, or the hourglass-shaped lava mountains linking sky and ground, all would astonish a first-time viewer.
However, while astonishing, the dangers of the Sea of Demons are real.
Demonic creatures are brutal, no doubt about that.
But the dangerous environment of the Sea of Demons is enough to make one’s scalp tingle.
An ocean of lava is unnavigable, black toxic fumes rise everywhere, and the terrifying heat can turn one’s shoes and feet into charcoal at any time...
Moreover, Rogel sensed a strong invasive force in the surrounding environment.
This was the power of a curse.
If he didn’t have his current immense strength and tier power, he’d have succumbed to this omnipresent curse upon entering the Sea of Demons...
Disease, weakness, pain, mental chaos...
Even someone like Rogel, who doesn’t understand curses, could feel these surface curse powers.
Ordinary people, let alone those with some ability like Extraordinaries or Believers, would likely meet their doom if they ventured here rashly.
"Interesting."
But to Rogel, these were trivial matters.
Being an Angel Tier in his essence, wielding Demigod Power, environmental factors scarcely affected him.
He could even alter the territory by just releasing the power of the "Fear" authority...
"Oh? A gorilla-like Demon? I thought every Demon in the Sea of Demons had horns, wings, and scarlet skin..."
Rogel cast his gaze below.
The Sea of Demons was still predominantly an "ocean" of magma.
However, sometimes Volcano Islands or Black Rock Islands emerged from this sea of magma.
On these islands were various Demons of different forms.
Among them, a gorilla-shaped Demon hunting a weaker Demon caught Rogel’s eye.
To this, Furuya quickly explained: "What you’re referring to might be a Pure-blooded Demon; such entities are rare in the Sea of Demons, and they are mostly very powerful."
"Actually, in the Sea of Demons, most are mixed species with a trace of Demon Blood, and some aren’t even counted as such—they’re merely transformed by the curse of the Sea of Demons..."
She continued.
Rogel showed a hint of interest.
He looked at her, indicating she could go on.
Receiving this indication, Furuya felt somewhat pleased.
"...Setting aside low-ranking Demons transformed by curses, the most numerous in the Sea of Demons are Beast Demons."
"They typically have animal-like traits but possess demonic instincts, being brutal and vicious."
"Next, there are the somewhat rarer Elemental Demons. Their origins are mysterious, mostly born in fixed places, capable of mastering elemental powers, making them relatively stronger..."
"Then come the derivative species Demons, usually possessing unique bloodline abilities, such as my kind..."
"Finally, there are Pure-blooded Demons, ancient entities residing long in the Sea of Demons, being the oldest and most powerful, wielding the power of curses, inherently stronger than most Demons..."
Furuya explained diligently to Rogel.
As a native of the Sea of Demons, her bloodline was considered second-tier, a "derivative species Demon," and except for Pure-blooded Demons, hardly any Demon compared, so she had gathered quite a bit of knowledge.
Rogel listened attentively while advancing.
Yet after a while, his brow arched, and he halted his flight.
Bang!
"Ouch."
Exerting all her effort to follow him closely, Furuya crashed into his back.
But Rogel didn’t mind this; his gaze lingered on a cave within a Volcano Island below.
"...Among Beast Demons, are there human-shaped Demons?"
Rogel asked while watching the cave on the Volcano Island.