Boom!

A powerful explosion shook the seas, and the impact obliterated the mountains.

A domineering figure stood in the sky, faced with five people, three with wings on their backs. They were not like humans, as they gave off a powerful yet soothing aura.

"Demon King, go back to the Netherworld. The Human world is no place for you." One of the winged men said.

"Hmph!" The figure addressed as the Demon King snorted coldly.

He had a devilishly handsome face, and his body was blood red. With a height of over six feet, his well-built muscles contracted as if waiting to explode with frightening power. Two short dark horns were on his head, and his long red hair fell on his back. His lower body was covered with black flames, leaving his upper body bare.

He stood fearlessly before these five people, showing no sign of backing down.

"Go back to that pit you came from as well. You want to chase me away from the Human World, yet you feel you should be allowed to stay." The Demon King sneered, "Pathetic. Even if your Lord returns, he's not qualified to force me away."

The winged man who spoke earlier wore an annoyed expression, he wanted to retort, but he couldn't. This was because their Lord was the first person the Demon King kicked out of the Human World.

Seeing his cold expression, the Demon King laughed, "Get the f*ck out of here before I kill you."

"You can try." The winged man was infuriated, but he didn't attack.

Of the three winged men, one wore a crown, and it was clear that his status was not low, "Why do you have to be so brutal? This is the reason you were chased to the Netherworld."

"Don't talk shit with me. I'll return sooner or later, tell the old man to keep my seat warm." The Demon King struck out as he spoke.

Black flames shot at the group of winged men.

The winged man who wore a crown frowned lightly and joined forces with the other two to block the attack. The attack forced them back, but they managed to stop it.

The other two people, who hadn't moved all this time, opened their mouths and started speaking in a strange language.

Seeing them, the Demon King was annoyed and slashed his hand at them. His hand turned into a giant claw that swiped at the duo.

At the same time, the hand turned to a large claw, the pair finished muttering what they were saying, and a bright light appeared in front of them. An extensive array with multiple lines intersecting appeared and shot out streams of golden arrows at the large claw.

The claw broke through the arrows, and the array in front of them shattered like glass. The claw didn't stop after it broke the array, it continued and hit the duo, who could not escape in time.

The claw sent the pair crashing to the ground, blood filling the air as their bodies flew through.

When the duo hit the ground, the three winged men returned. The one with a crown looked at the Demon King with an unsightly expression.

The Demon King was too strong!

The Demon King laughed arrogantly, "Haha! Are you feeling despair? This is just the beginning, once I'm done with the human race, you guys are next!"

Light burst out from the bodies of the two people that the claw sent crashing to the ground, and their injuries started to heal at a speed visible to the human eye. Before long, they returned to their original state.

"Thank you, Lord Ezkel, for your grace." They bowed to the crowned winged man.

The crowned winged man nodded at them, but his expression was still grave. He didn't think the Demon King would be this powerful. During the first battle, the Demon King ambushed the Lord and was able to send him back to their realm. Since the Demon King had to resolve to using such underhanded tactics, he felt he was close to the level of the Demon King. Only after the start of the battle did he understand that he was gravely mistaken. Two humans had been killed by the Demon King already, and they were ranked at the peak of strength in the human race.

The eyes of Ezkel changed, and he glanced at the two winged men by his side, "We'll have to summon the Lord back."

"Will he even give us that chance?" One of the winged men asked.

Ezkel looked around, his gaze landing on the two humans who had made their way back to them.

"We will hold him back while Lord Ezkel summons the Lord back."

The duo gritted their teeth. They knew fighting against the Demon King alone was no different from a death wish, but they could do nothing about it. Ezkel and the other two were the only ones who could summon the Lord back. Without the Lord, the Demon King was practically unrivaled.

Ezkel nodded, he didn't see anything wrong with what the duo wanted to do. If they stopped fighting, then the destruction of the human race would be imminent.

The trio started to say incantations while light burst from their bodies, piercing into the sky. They started working immediately; delaying would only bring trouble.

When the Demon King saw them taking action, he was alerted. He didn't hear their conversation due to Ezkel setting up a barrier. However, seeing them take action, he knew what they wanted to do.

He was about to attack when the two humans blocked his path, with both hands clasped together, they said their chants at the top of their voices, and an array considerably bigger than what they used the first time appeared. Also, their bodies visibly dried up.

"Get out of the way, ants!" The Demon King was furious when he saw the people blocking his path.

A stream of black flames shot at the duo.

"Holy Water!" The pair yelled simultaneously, and the array in the sky sent out a stream of water, trying to block the flames sent by the Demon King.

The fire and the water collided, causing steam to rise.

The faces of the duo turned pale as they tried to block the fire.

Seeing that his flame didn't break through, the Demon King snorted before expanding his body.

He grew to over ten meters and threw a punch at the array.

The array that had blocked the flame shattered from the punch.

The fist didn't stop there, it continued crashing down and hit the duo's body.

Blood spilled out of their mouths as the fist shattered their bones.

Ezkel, seeing their situation, was forced to send out a stream of light from his body as he tried to heal them.

Even though he knew they would not be able to stop the Demon King, he had to ensure they could at least delay him until they opened the passage.

The Demon King blocked the passage so that those from their realm could go out but could not come in. If the trio felt the danger of death, they would leave immediately. They still think there was some hope in defeating the Demon King.

The shattered bones of the duo healed in a blink, but they were once again crushed. This time, the pain was so unbearable that the duo shrieked hysterically.

"Die!" The Demon King was agitated. He could see that the passage had already started to open up.

Given the speed, he could tell that it was being opened from this side and the other side.

Ezkel's healing could not keep up with the destruction of the duo's bodies. He soon gave up, and the duo fell to the ground.

Their eyes were already listless, and although they were still barely alive, it was obvious that their mental state had been shattered. They had to endure the pain of having their bones and body crushed over a hundred times in a second. The pain even sent them into shock.

The Demon King raised his hand, and with his bare hands, he grabbed the space that started to open up.

"I'll not allow you to come back to this place." He said with viciousness flashing through his eyes.

Ezkel and the others didn't stop their chants. There was nothing the Demon King could do to stop them at the moment, if he dared to let go of the portal, it would enlarge, allowing the Lord to step into the Human World.

"Asura, why do you have to be so stubborn?" An ethereal voice came from the other side of the portal.

"I do whatever I want to do. Get lost!" Demon King Asura said coldly, forcibly closing the portal.

A sigh came from the other side of the portal, and with the sigh came an overbearing power that gushed out of the portal, forcing Demon King Asura to let go of the portal.

"I'll not be careless anymore. Stop your attack and return to the Netherworld." The voice from the other side commanded.

"Since when do I listen to what you say?" Demon King Asura asked overbearingly.

With a mighty roar, his body burned with black flames. The flames burned hotter.

"Even with their help, you will not come here." He laughed and slammed his palm at the body.

"Asura, are you crazy?!" The voice from the other side was no longer carefree, there was a hint of panic.

Asura laughed loudly when he saw this, "What? I'll do what I want to do. F*ck off!"

With Demon King Asura's laughter, his body exploded with a bang.

Ezkel and the other two ran away immediately, burrowing through the portal. Even with their speed, one could not escape, and his horrified scream resonated in the area.

The portal that was about to open was once again closed.

"Hahaha, on the day of my revival, the human race will be annihilated!"

An overbearing voice rang across the entire world.

The voice vanished, and so did Demon King Asura.

Demon King Asura had disappeared, but it didn't seem like a victory to the human race that had been fighting with the demons for a long time.

The winged man who could not leave gathered the two men who surprisingly survived the attack and returned to the capital of the human race. This place housed the strongest exorcist and the leader of the human race.

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"What do we do now? With the portal closed, there's no way we can fight against Asura on our own." The King said with a fearful expression.

The King had always been courageous, but at the moment, he was distraught. There wasn't even an ounce of confidence in him. His Elder brother, renowned as the strongest exorcist, is dead. The life and death of the two brought back were unknown.

"I can't stay in the Human World for too long. My body has started to dissipate." The winged man shook his head.

The hall fell quiet after he said that.

"I need three people." He suddenly added.

"For?" The King asked.

"The Demon King is injured, he would need to rest for a long time before returning. I have a way of disrupting his plan. The rest will have to lie on the shoulders of you humans." The winged man explained.

"What do you plan with them?" The King asked.

The winged man looked at the King, the hall was filled with people. With a sigh, he replied, "Sacrifice."

The faces of some of the people there changed.

"I need to find the Demon King's origin soul and see if I can destroy it. My power is not enough to do this." The winged man explained, "If it were when I was at my peak, I wouldn't have any problems searching for the Demon King's weak soul, but now, I can't."

After listening to his explanation, the others felt a bit relieved.

"You can use them, I'll join them as well. Since I'm the leader of the human race, it's my duty to help with such a mission." The King replied steadily.

This was an urgent mission, he didn't have the time to search for those willing to be sacrificed.

The two injured exorcists, alongside himself, would be sacrificed to search for and destroy the soul of Demon King Asura.

With no objections, the winged man started the procedure.

Before long, the two injured exorcists' bodies and the king's body dried up completely.

The body of the winged man dissipated at the same time.

They turned into four energy that merged and disappeared into the void in search of the Demon King's origin.

After searching for some time, they soon located it.

When the winged man saw the size, he couldn't help but laugh wryly. Just like Ezkel, he had underestimated the strength of Demon King Asura.

The consciousness of the King was still active, hearing the laugh of the winged man, he looked at him.

The winged man comforted himself and looked at the origin soul. In the darkness of the void, their souls lit up the area around them.

"Divide it." The winged man came to a decision.

He would separate the power of the Demon King.

Once the origin was divided, the Demon King would not have his original strength when he returned to life.

Burrowing into the Demon King's origin, he divided it into five parts. The Demon King would have one part, while the others would go elsewhere.

"Hopefully, the Lord can break the seal before he reincarnates." He muttered, and the light of their soul died out from the void.

On the other hand, the Demon King's origin soul that had been divided as they started to drift apart.