In the days that followed, Qin Tian was constantly on the move, with a relentless schedule that left him with precious little time to rest.Most of the time, he was stationed at the Broken Blade Defense Line, leading the soldiers of the Crimson Gold Battle Group to clear out the surrounding lava pools and fire caves.On the battlefield, he rarely charged ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) forward; more often, he played a supporting and stabilizing role—Divine Weapon Blessing improved the quality of the warriors' weapons, increasing their enchantment power, making every strike carry a sharp, demon-breaking edge; the green light of Rhythm of Life formed an invisible protective barrier, capable of healing wounds, dispelling the fatigue of battle, and enhancing the soldiers' combat effectiveness during skirmishes.Only when a sixth-tier demon broke through the defense line would he personally intervene, using Hidden Kill or thunder magic to eliminate the enemy.On the other hand, he transformed into a master strategist, firmly controlling the movement of troops across the three major defense lines.When demons attacked, he would rapidly deploy forces according to the joint defense plan, teleporting warriors to the battlefield to create a situation of numerical superiority; often, before the demons could form an encirclement, they were already divided and slaughtered by human warriors surging from three sides.With the close cooperation of the three great battle groups, the Demon Caves near the defense line were eradicated one by one.The previously continuous demon raids visibly decreased in frequency, and even more encouraging was the casualty situation; as long as someone wasn't torn apart by a demon on the spot, even if they were barely clinging to life, Qin Tian could snatch them back from the grasp of death.Consequently, the casualty numbers for all battle groups significantly dropped, and morale soared.After handling battle group affairs, Qin Tian would spend several hours each day stealthily entering Flame Mountain.First, he would meditate in the demon-energy-rich caves, allowing the 【Demonic Turtle Shell】 to convert the black demon energy into golden patterns for body tempering, listening to his bones emit crisp sounds like refined iron being quenched.Then, he would transform into a wandering demon butcher, hunting in the mountain ravines where firelight and demonic mist intertwined.Initially, thousands of demons died by his hand every day.Until one time, he keenly sensed a cold gaze from the center of the demon source, a gaze that carried a heart-palpitating oppressive feeling far exceeding that of an ordinary sixth-tier demon.He immediately decided to change his strategy, beginning to intercept the large demon armies leaving Flame Mountain, or to encircle and annihilate small Demon Caves rooted on the outskirts of the mountain range, thus avoiding potential risks while continuously harvesting evolution points.After more than half a month of this relentless pace, the evolution points on his system panel broke through the 25 million mark, the string of numbers flickering on the system light screen, emitting a heart-accelerating glow.According to previous patterns of evolution point leaps, such a quantity of evolution points might be enough to advance his 【Night Demon King】 bloodline, which was nearing deep orange.But he still felt uncertain—there were hundreds of Golden Bloodlines within the empire, yet there had only been nine Saint Blood-level existences from ancient times to the present.For thousands of years, not a single one had been added.The conditions for leaping from orange quality to a higher level must be unimaginably harsh, and the required evolution points would likely be an astronomical figure.“It's safer to accumulate more points,” Qin Tian wasn't in a hurry.He was quite satisfied with the current rhythm—during the day, he strategized at the defense line, watching the warriors steadily advance under the blessings of Divine Weapon Blessing and Rhythm of Life, eradicating Demon Caves one by one.At night, he infiltrated Flame Mountain, tempering his body with demon energy while harvesting evolution points with the Devouring Soul Flame.With both lines progressing simultaneously, the battle group and his own strength advanced in tandem, which brought him a sense of ease.The demons of Demon Suppression Abyss were endless; given enough time, doubling or even multiplying his evolution points several dozen times seemed not difficult.However, this composure was completely shattered one night.“Boom—!!”A dull roar, as if from the earth's core, suddenly erupted from deep within Flame Mountain.Unlike the usual clamor of surging demon tides, this sound carried an overwhelming, terrifying pressure, like the collapse of the sky, causing the entire Flame Mountain to tremble violently.At this moment, Qin Tian was inside Flame Mountain absorbing demon energy.When the tremor occurred, he quickly ceased his cultivation, his gaze fixed on the center of Flame Mountain—the demon energy there was boiling and surging at an unnatural speed, the demonic mist condensing into viscous black goo, like a stirred inkwell, forming a constantly rotating vortex in mid-air.“That is…” Qin Tian's pupils constricted.At the center of the vortex, a colossal shadow slowly rose.It was a Black Flame Lord—fifty meters tall, with wings spread like sky-obscuring bat wings, each wing bone flowing with magma-like dark red patterns; its body was covered in layers of obsidian scales, and the black flames spouting from the gaps were as viscous as ink, silently dissolving even hard volcanic rock where they landed, as if capable of devouring even light.Even more chilling was that it was actively devouring the energy of the entire demon source!The small Flame Demons that had just emerged from the demon source crack didn't even have time to spread their wings before an invisible force forcibly dragged them towards the Black Flame Lord.They let out shrill screams in mid-air, their bodies shriveling and disintegrating at a visible rate, ultimately transforming into wisps of crimson energy flow, converging into the Lord's body like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.The giant fissure at the center of the demon source, which had been gushing demon energy, now resembled a drained pool, its flow rate suddenly accelerating, the black mist forcibly drawn away and entirely poured into the energy core between the Lord's wings.“Roar—!!!” The Black Flame Lord let out a roar that pierced heaven and earth.Where the sound wave passed, the volcanic mountains cracked with a spiderweb of fissures, and magma erupted like startled snakes.The black flames around its body suddenly surged dozens of miles, engulfing half of Flame Mountain, and its previously peak sixth-tier aura rocketed upwards—half a foot into the seventh-tier.And—it was still rising!It was a terrifying pressure that completely surpassed the sixth-tier, like a materialized mountain, making all the demons of Flame Mountain gasp for breath.Qin Tian's gaze was solemn, the golden turtle patterns on his body flickering wildly, as if warning of some catastrophic disaster.“It’s attempting to break through to the seventh-tier—” Qin Tian clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the force.Seventh-tier—this was absolutely the ceiling of combat power on the first layer of the Demon Suppression Abyss.Once this Black Flame Lord successfully advanced to the seventh-tier, not only the three great battle groups, but all battle groups stationed near the Infernal Demon Sea would suffer.Even if the Black Flame Lord didn't stay long on the first layer of the Demon Suppression Abyss, its entry into the second layer would cause immense trouble for the Division Headquarters there.“Breiz, I need to borrow your power,” Qin Tian communicated in a deep voice, with an unquestionable resolve.Now, the only way he could stop the Black Flame Lord from advancing was the Burning Heaven Purgatory.“It’s too late.” Breiz's voice came from his mind, a rare trace of solemnity in his childish tone. “It has already succeeded.”Before he finished speaking, a blinding black light suddenly erupted from the center of Flame Mountain!The Black Flame Lord suddenly threw its head back, its wings spreading to their maximum extent in an instant, as if obscuring half the sky.The dark red patterns that had flowed on its wing bones now fully illuminated, like countless molten rivers embedded within, forcefully tearing apart the surrounding demonic energy vortex.“Roar—!!!” A roar pierced through the clouds.The Lord’s chest heaved violently, the last wisp of pure demonic energy from the demon source’s center completely absorbed into its body; the low-tier demons that had just taken shape didn't even have time to scream before they turned to dust in this suction.The obsidian scales on its body began to shed and reassemble, the newly formed scales gleaming with a dark golden luster, each appearing to be composed of solidified darkness.Bone spurs grew from the ends of its bat wings, glinting with a cold light that could cleave space, and as they flapped, they stirred up a black energy storm that sheared off half of the nearby mountain peaks.Most heart-palpitating was its aura—the previously violent energy was now completely contained, yet it was more terrifying than before.It was as if it had transformed into a bottomless black hole; the surrounding light, sound, and even space were collapsing towards it.Seventh-tier! This Black Flame Lord had broken through.

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