The Demon King's eyes burned with ferocity, and sharp teeth protruded from his lips. "Hero, you have finally come. Come, let me have my final battle with you. If you win, you will be sealed here forever. If I win, I can leave this accursed place. The outside world awaits my conquest."
"Hero?"
Chen Tian heard the Demon King's words and realized his role had been changed to that of a hero. Was this level actually a battle between a demon and a hero?
Who created this level? It's so familiar. Isn't this the kind of plot we often see in novels and on TV?
Chen Tian was speechless. Who would copy settings like this, directly using a hero and a demon? However, Chen Tian had no time for complaints. The Demon King's attack had already arrived. His claw extended, and a dark gleam streaked across it. Chen Tian followed suit, his palm floating out. Claws and palms collided, sending out shockwaves. Fortunately, this was the core region of the elemental spirits, and the space was extremely stable, allowing Chen Tian to exert his strength without causing collapse. This prompted Chen Tian to increase his power.
The Demon King felt Chen Tian's power surge, his arm trembling slightly. This strength... the Demon King dared not be careless and increased his power. Chen Tian's strength was undeniably immense. The Demon King knew he couldn't underestimate him. Chen Tian's palm and the Demon King's claw clashed for a full hundred seconds. After a period of stalemate, both sides retreated slightly. Chen Tian had a certain understanding of the Demon King's strength. To win, Chen Tian estimated his chances of victory at sixty percent by using the power of the Divine Realm.
If he were to use the abilities and energy of other worlds, he would have a sure bet, but Chen Tian did not wish to use the abilities of other worlds. Flames wreathed Chen Tian's palm. His fist, covered in flames, clenched tightly, and he threw a punch, like a volcanic eruption. Chen Tian's fist lunged towards the Demon King. The Demon King clenched his claw, wrapping it in demonic power. Black energy surged, and their fists met head-on. An explosion erupted, and waves of energy swept out. Chen Tian retreated three steps, while the Demon King stumbled back seven. At this moment, the Demon King's face was filled with shock.
"Your strength has reached such a level, even stronger than when you sealed me back then."
The Demon King expressed his astonishment at Chen Tian's power. Chen Tian ignored the Demon King's words. After all, these were characters pre-set by the game. Even if they had their own consciousness, they couldn't distinguish reality. Chen Tian took a step forward, wings unfurling behind him. The moment his wings opened, his speed was guaranteed. He appeared before the Demon King in an instant and threw a punch. This punch carried the power of gentle breezes, raging flames, and chilling ice. As Chen Tian's fist neared the Demon King, the Demon King's figure flickered, and he dodged with lightning speed.
Chen Tian couldn't figure out how he had dodged. Chen Tian's punch had blocked all escape routes. Dodging right before Chen Tian's eyes, Chen Tian found it unbelievable. The Demon King seized the opportunity, appearing behind Chen Tian and extending a claw. Chen Tian retaliated with a punch, and they clashed repeatedly, pure physical combat.
Demons were most powerful in their physique and innate abilities, followed by their bloodlines. Before their bloodlines awakened, the combat ability of the demon race was essentially zero. Of course, as the king of the demon race, the Demon King's bloodline had only awakened by one percent. This one percent of power allowed him to ascend to the pinnacle of the demon race.
Chen Tian and the Demon King clashed, fists against claws, fierce and intense. Chen Tian's punches were like steel, strong and resolute, with subtle, agile defenses that revealed no openings. While defending, he also attacked. The Demon King, though appearing to attack, was actually defending. In an instant, the tide of the battle turned. Chen Tian's fists gained the upper hand, and the Demon King was forced into a defensive posture.
The Demon King greatly admired Chen Tian's combat experience. "Indeed, you are the hero who sealed me. Your strength is far greater than before, and your combat experience has grown considerably. Those who could fight me to a draw before now completely crush me."
The Demon King felt a trace of comfort, as he too craved a worthy opponent. The blood within the Demon King ignited, and his power increased unconsciously. Chen Tian noticed something strange: this guy's strength was still growing. The more they clashed, the stronger he became. This was not right.
Chen Tian retreated with a punch, creating distance. At this moment, the Demon King's bloodline was fully awakened. The one percent bloodline awakening caused the Demon King's strength to soar, his aura engulfing the entire sky. The sky was shrouded in demonic power, forming a cage that trapped Chen Tian. Of course, the Demon Lord was also within it. The Demon Lord created this cage because he wanted to fight to his heart's content without interference.
Chen Tian saw through the other party's intentions and had no objection. In the dark space, Chen Tian and the Demon King became two streaks of light, clashing relentlessly. Brilliant fireworks erupted from the sky as the two beams of light intertwined, forming a peculiar pattern. Chen Tian and the Demon King reappeared. Chen Tian's face was slightly pale. The Demon King's awakened strength was thirty times greater than before, a thirty-fold increase in all attributes. Chen Tian found it difficult to cope with his physical strength alone.
Chen Tian took a deep breath and mobilized the power within him. The probing had ended. Now, the real battle would begin.
Armor materialized on Chen Tian's body, an energy armor coalescing. Divine Ice in his left hand, Divine Fire in his right. Wind elements beneath his feet, and wings unfurled behind him, composed of pure white light elements, dazzling and resplendent. The light held a hint of disgust in the Demon King's eyes. As a demon, he loved the night, and light was their most hated thing. Wherever demons went, light vanished.
If humans represented light, then demons represented darkness. Light and darkness could only coexist as one, until death.
Thus, demons regarded humans as enemies, and humans sought to exterminate demons.
This was the origin story of the Demon King. As for the story of his sealing, that would not be elaborated upon.
Chen Tian materialized and solidified his elemental powers, arming himself. The wind elements amplified Chen Tian's speed by five times. His armor boosted his defense by sixteen times. The Divine Ice and Divine Fire empowered his fists. This was a sign of respect for the Demon King. The Demon King knew that Chen Tian in this state was at his peak. Since the other party was fighting with his all, he could not let him down.
Sharp bone spurs slowly extended from the Demon King's back, fusing with his wings. New bone spurs grew from behind the Demon King. The Demon King touched his back with one hand and slowly pulled the bone spurs out from within. Black blood flowed out the moment they were extracted, but within seconds, new bone spurs grew.
In the Demon King's hand, the bone spur fused with his palm, transforming into a long sword connected to his arm. Chen Tian had never encountered a boss with such a setting before.
One could say that the developers of Chronos Era had a very interesting design, with remarkably active imaginations!
In Chen Tian's hands, a Divine Ice short blade appeared in his left and a Divine Fire short blade in his right. With the ice and fire blades in hand, their eyes met.
In an instant, they moved together, taking a step forward. A thunderous roar echoed.
Outside the blast radius, Pigeon placed his Divine Shield before him, shielding himself from the aftershocks.
Pigeon looked bewildered, unsure of how the battle was going.
"Forget it. I'll go back and look for information. This thing is not easy to deal with."
Pigeon decisively gave up on continuing the fight. His strength wouldn't last much longer after such a prolonged battle. Continuing would be disadvantageous to him.