"Indeed, as expected of a Demon King, his skills are so powerful! I wish I could become a Demon King too. It's too bad I can't be bothered to even eat you Lesser Demons. Too much trouble for nothing." Now that Lycon had been eaten, the clumps of hair known as Yassoth started to talk.
Then, teeth started to fall out from the hairs onto the ground. The Yin monsters were too shocked to react as larger bones dropped out from the hairs. Then, crimson red worms started to surround the bones, curling around each other to form various parts of a human body. When everything was done, all there was left was a beautiful woman with raven black hair.
"You... you're the queen of the Identity Robbing Tribe, Sylvia! You actually stole Yassoth's identity?" The Yin monsters were all scared of her. She was renowned to be one of the Thirteen Unholy Demons council. All of the monsters on the council were at least top-tier Demon General rank.
"That's right. Even though it would be a waste to absorb the Lesser Demons, Demon Soldiers work fine for me!" A couple of flesh worms were thrown out, which started to worm into the skin of the targets. The remaining Yin monsters started to run away, in fear of someone stronger than them.
Within a few seconds, the monsters were all dissolved into a sand like substance. As Yassoth picked up the rock that Lycon has dropped when it died, she immersed it inside the sand. As the rock bathed in the sand, the sand disappeared as it was sucked into the stone in an instant.
"I can already feel my strength increasing. Once I absorb the Yin Soul, I will break through to Demon Emperor and this seal along with it!" The voice became more agitated as it talked. The excitement of achieving freedom once more could be heard in its voice.
"These foolish monsters summoned Blackheart to fight the Yin Soul. If all goes well, when the Yin Soul is weakened, I will swoop in to take the kill!" Sylvia's eyes burned with a cold fury. Once her king was out, they would finally take revenge on the empire which sealed her king!
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Back on Tang Peng's side, the heart demons were constantly evolving with every burst. They became more and more aggressive, while they evolved bone armour that protected them.
Tang Peng swiped the sword and whips at them, but they were too numerous. Only some were destroyed, upon which more hearts popped out of the destroyed hearts.
"What the hell is going on?" Tang Peng could not be more confused. How were the hearts producing at such a fast rate? They only produced more when they died, as if they were immortal.
The hearts had now grown to nearly half the size of Tang Peng. They jumped on him, relentlessly scratching at his exposed body, since they could not damage the purple robes. The scratches left deep marks on Tang Peng's skin, which recovered slower than the rate that they were being inflicted at.
"Grrr! How are you not dead already? I have already inserted dozens of Yin Toxins within you!" One of the largest hearts suddenly spoke. It then twisted to form the body of a man, except that the head was replaced by a beating heart that had a mouth and razor sharp teeth.
"So, you're that Blackheart that they summoned, right?" Tang Peng spoke to that heart as the whip full of hands headed towards that particular heart monster.
"That's right! I, the shadow of everyone's heart, am Blackheart! A mere mortal like you should tremble before my presence and fall over!" The beating heart dripped saliva from its large tongue, before it started to move.
The movement skill that Blackheart used was very weird, as a heart on Tang Peng suddenly burst, making Blackheart emerge from the burst heart.
"Sheer Negativity Charge!" Blackheart slammed its palm onto Tang Peng's leg, causing a black heart imprint to appear. The black heart then started to pump, spreading black veins all along Tang Peng's body.
"With this, you are guaranteed to die! Wait, why are you laughing?" Blackheart started to gloat about his own prowess, but Tang Peng suddenly did a maniacal laugh.
"I really pray for you. Your intelligence is too little!" Tang Peng could feel his strength increasing every moment after the Sheer Negative Charge was implanted into his body. This feeling of power was simply too addictive.
"Since you dared to insult me, it's time to stop playing around!" Blackheart was infuriated when Tang Peng insulted him. His power had been unparalleled across the Devil Forest, but this brat right here actually disrespected him.
All the hearts burst at the same time, as Blackheart started to absorb the hearts' strength. He actually started to shrink, until he became the size of a child. He also now looked like a shadow, constantly flickering. However, the presence he was emitting now was much more intimidating.
"Millennium Heart Curse." Blackheart suddenly became calm again, as he muttered a spell from his lips. From the shadow body of Blackheart, invisible hearts appeared, which slowly floated towards Tang Peng.
Then, these hearts attached onto Tang Peng's back, causing him agonising pain when they connected with his skin.
Blackheart smiled cruelly, as he watched Tang Peng bang his fists against the ground. The Millennium Heart Curse concentrated the pain of an entire millennia, which would cause not only physical, but emotional pains too. It would break anyone down into a train-wreck, once they encountered this skill.
Suddenly, a black haired woman appeared from nowhere and stabbed Tang Peng with her long claws, ripping open his body. Blackheart attacked the woman instinctively, shooting a heart projectile at her, which she blocked.
"Sylvia? What a surprise. I'm surprised your Identity Robbing Tribe haven't been eliminated already, considering how much people your "king" offended." Blackheart grinned as he shot more heart projectiles as Sylvia.
"Back off! This is my king's sacrifice. Otherwise, you will be offered instead." While Sylvia was defending against Blackheart, she was also using her hair to mutilate Tang Peng's body further.
"What makes you think you have the right to threaten me? You don't even have the power to back up your threats. Power is rule!" Blackheart turned into a flash, with dozens of heart apparitions appearing behind him. A claw was met with a shadowy heart, as Sylvia and Blackheart clashed together at the same time.