Chapter 318: The Legendary Temptation Demon

The mages reminded by Jerm quickly cast spell-based defense shields. Even Hentia, who was now free-handed, managed to wield her axe, so although the spores released by the Flo Demon were highly aggressive, they couldn’t succeed right away. While these spores could threaten others, they offered no protection for the Flo Demon itself.

After repelling the spores, the Flo Demon once again faced a combined attack from several silver-ranked warriors. Meanwhile, the Berserk Demons led by Messel were also at their limit and could likely hold out for little longer.

At that moment, the angry roaring sound heard earlier resounded again. The two remaining gold demons suddenly became energized as if on stimulants.
“It’s here!” Donald said, his eyes gleaming.
It seemed the demon commander hiding in the shadows could no longer wait and intended to reveal himself.
Carlisle was also eager, rubbing his hands together excitedly. “Another fool seeking death! Finally, we can have a good fight. I hope that guy doesn’t disappoint me!” Just then, a massive figure appeared at the back of the demon army. At fifteen feet tall, it stood out sharply among the demons. With four arms—two of which were crab-like pincers—and a dog-like head, its purple eyes emitted a terrifying glow. Just its appearance was enough to scare ordinary professionals. It was the same Temptation Demon Donald had encountered before, but this one was clearly different from the one he had hunted—far more terrifying, with legendary strength.

“Wretched humans! The glory of the great Lord of the Deep Pit Web, Her Majesty the Spider Queen, is about to shine upon the main world! Surrender your faith, and as her most devout servant, I, Eshbachel, will forgive your sins. Otherwise, you will pay for your foolish actions!”

The massive Temptation Demon advanced toward the fortress with overwhelming authority, filling the human defenders with fear and a desire to submit.

However, strong figures like Donald and Carlisle were not greatly affected. The others were focused on dealing with the two remaining gold demons. Donald even sneered, “Using mere Illusion Magic to play tricks?!” With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a blast of magical flame, causing the massive figure and its terrifying presence to vanish like bubbles. It turned out the Temptation Demon that appeared was just an illusion without any offensive power.

“Damn it…” The demon from earlier cursed using the vilest and most filthy words from the abyss, appearing about 500 meters away from the fortress. It was exactly the same legendary Deception Demon as before. Now, it was only a few dozen steps away from Chris and the others. Clearly, it had used mirage magic as a smoke screen, planning to launch a surprise attack and take out a few opponents first. Although the legendary Deception Demon had enough strength to fight head-on against Donald and the others, its cunning nature made it believe that a surprise attack was far easier than direct combat.

“The real one has arrived, Carlisle! Let’s go! Be careful of its teleportation ability—don’t let it escape…” Donald called out before charging at the legendary Deception Demon together with Carlisle.

Deception Demons liked to use their eloquence to deceive enemies and avoid intense battles. However, when their words failed to sway their opponents, they would become enraged and immediately turn aggressive. But these humans not only saw through their tactics but also attacked fiercely right from the start, not giving them a chance to speak. This made Eschbachel, the legendary Deception Demon whose talents hadn’t yet been fully utilized, feel his anger surge!

Still, it didn’t take this human Silver Swordmaster seriously. It was the human Gold Mage who quickly defeated the Blood Lion Demon that puzzled it slightly. It only felt a hint of wariness—no fear at all. It was precisely Eschbachel’s underestimation that led to its suffering a heavy loss as soon as it entered the battle.

When Carlisle approached the legendary Deception Demon with his greatsword, the demon simply waved one of its pincers to block. In its eyes, a Silver Swordmaster couldn’t break through its most heavily defended pincer section; one arm was enough to deal with this human swordsman.

This underestimation gave Carlisle a great opportunity. Just before his strike hit the demon’s front pincer, his power surged suddenly, the sword light intensifying. A blade of energy infused with the power of laws pierced through the joint, severing the demon’s right pincer and simultaneously raging inside its body.

“Argh…”

Eschbachel, now missing an arm, screamed in agony. His face twisted with shock and fury, making his already terrifying appearance even more horrifying.

“Damn humans, it’s actually a legendary Sword Saint…” The voice of the Legendary Tempting Demon echoed from afar. Everyone atop Dragon Tooth Fortress was stunned upon hearing it. Two top Golden-level warriors among their reinforcements had already given them great confidence, and now a legendary Sword Saint had appeared. No wonder those from Celt had no worries about repelling the demons’ attack—there was such a backup in place.

After the shock, the human defenders burst into loud cheers. Now they were sure of victory!

Although the demons had a legendary great demon, there were more powerful humans on their side. Unless something unexpected happened, they should win easily in this battle.

“Hahahahaha…”

Since his identity had been revealed, Carlisle stopped hiding and laughed loudly and boldly, continuing his attacks. Soon, he inflicted several more wounds on the Legendary Tempting Demon.

Eshbachel wasn’t weak and helpless; it was also a powerful demon at the legendary level, plus a Legendary Tempting Demon who was also a Spider Queen Priest. Even under the constraints of the main world’s rules, it could handle one or two ordinary legendary warriors without trouble.

The problem was that the opposing legendary Sword Saint wasn’t an ordinary newcomer to legend—his attack power and techniques were both highly skilled and ruthless. Moreover, there was a human mage nearby who it couldn’t figure out, watching closely and ready to intervene at any moment. As a result, Eshbachel, with one arm severed, found itself in a difficult situation. If not for its strong demonic physique, it might not have suffered such injuries!

“Damn humans, prove yourself by fighting alone…” Donald, watching from the side, found it highly amusing.

“Since when do demons start talking about fairness and principles? Are you planning to switch sides, abandon that bitch Flora, and join the side of Justice and the God of Warriors?”

Eshbachel, the mighty Legendary Tempting Demon, was shocked by Donald’s words. While still stunned, it suffered another wound.

It never expected that someone would dare to show disrespect toward the great god it worshipped.

You see, even some of the most arrogant human warriors, even if they reached demi-god levels, wouldn’t dare to insult a god by name openly. They could only complain in private!

Because anyone who openly calls out a god’s name without concealment will inevitably attract that god’s attention.

“This is blasphemy! You’re blaspheming the great Queen Flora! She will surely send divine punishment!” a Legendary Tempting Demon screamed, pointing at Donald.

As the blasphemer himself, Donald felt no fear at all. The Spider Queen, who served the Abyssal Demon God, was not only abhorred by the gods in the main world but also regarded as a villainous figure that everyone wanted to punish. He assumed that she wouldn’t dare send down an avatar to punish him, for fear of other true gods intervening and weakening her own power. After all, losing an avatar meant at least a 20% reduction in the true god’s strength. The Spider Queen, who controlled the Abyssal Web, had many enemies in the abyss, and they would surely be happy to see her power decline, allowing them to attack her collectively, reaping benefits while venting their anger. If only a mere avatar of the true god’s will were sent, it wouldn’t be able to deal with him, who was already a powerful golden-tier warrior—something the demon god must have known as well. As Donald predicted, after he mentioned the name of the Spider Queen, Flora, twice in contact with the legendary Seductive Demon, the sky above them suddenly became stormy, as if heaven itself were enraged. Unlike the godless world of his past life, here, a powerful being was indeed angry. But that was all—it didn’t last long, and the sky returned to normal, without even a drizzle. The legendary Seductive Demon, Eschbach, stared at the sky in astonishment. It couldn’t understand why the Spider Queen, who ruled the abyss with tyranny and punished anyone who defied her severely, hadn’t sent any divine punishment despite being insulted by a mere mortal this time. It wasn’t that Eschbach was stupid; it simply didn’t know the frustration and anger of its goddess at that moment. Initially consumed by rage, she was even willing to risk losing a demi-god avatar to descend to the main world and reduce that human mage who had defiled her twice to ashes, throwing his soul into the flames of the abyss for endless suffering. Then, when she felt like it, she could transform him into the lowest-level demonic worm in the abyss and toy with him at will. Unfortunately, just as she sent out her avatar, before it could break through the dimensional barrier, it encountered two old rivals: first, the avatar of the Goddess of Agriculture, Eilien, blocked the way outside the main world, and then that wench, Lauren, rushed over after hearing the news. Several of her neighbors, who noticed one of their avatars had left the abyss, also became eager to take advantage of the situation.

By the time she finally managed to shake off the pursuit of those two goddess-like entities and returned to the Abyssal Web, intimidating several abyssal lords who intended to attack her, that demi-god incarnation had already shrunk by half. This showed that her attempt to steal advantage had backfired—she not only failed to punish that detestable human mage but also lost at least 10% of her own strength, a loss that would take at least ten to eight years to recover!

These abyssal demons, unlike the true gods of the higher realms, find it extremely difficult to obtain resources from believers. After all, aside from inherently evil races like demons, ordinary beings generally yearn for light and goodness. They may accept true gods from evil factions or even non-human deities, but it’s hard for them to accept abyssal demons who have invaded the main world time and again, causing so much disaster and suffering. Clearly, in the eyes of mortals, demons who have fallen to the abyss are considered part of the same faction as demons—though there’s nothing wrong with that view either.

As for the inherently chaotic demons, forcing them to devoutly worship a true god is no easier than asking them to go vegetarian!