The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 238 - 234: The Boss Covers the Rear (Part 2)

After the appearance of the large loli, the remaining six great Demon Kings appeared in succession. Following them were Demon King level powerhouses from the Dark Demon and Chaos Demon clans. Mochel, knowing he was outmatched, already harbored thoughts of retreat. However, if he fled in panic now, he would surely be pursued relentlessly. He had to try to intimidate the opponents in order to find a good opportunity to escape.

Not only couldn’t he kill Illidan today, even retreating unscathed became a challenge. In all his years of battle, Mochel was facing such a predicament for the first time.

After all, they had always relied on their formidable strength to wreak havoc, enhancing their power through continuous destruction, thus growing stronger with each battle. But this time was completely different. The enemy demons were much stronger than them. Even in a group fight, they were no match and had no foundation to grow stronger. On the contrary, they were occasionally countered, resulting in losses. They were getting weaker with each fight.

"Kekeke~~ You’re here at the right time. Don’t seek to kill the enemy, just hold each one of them off for me, and I can kill them all!"

Lynn, amidst the crowd of demons, saw the seven Demon King sisters gathered together and laughed maniacally. He was getting annoyed by being entangled by these fellows. There were just too many enemy demons; even if a single demon’s attack was insignificant to him, the joined forces through the array could indeed injure or even seriously harm him.

To avoid being caught off guard, he had to only occasionally counterattack, making it difficult to cause massive harm to the enemy demons.

But now, with the seven great Demon Kings present, along with Demon King level powerhouses from the allied two clans assisting, there was hope to completely annihilate the remaining one hundred or so Yellow Springs Demon Kings in front of him.

"Proud Demon King Ilya, taking command!"

As the eldest sister of the seven great Demon Kings, Ilya was the first to respond to Lynn’s command, raising her sword and charging forward without hesitation.

The other Demon Kings and Demon King level powerhouses weren’t idle either. It might be quite challenging for them to frantically slaughter these opponents of the same level, but just holding them off wasn’t too difficult.

"Charge!"

Although the number of Demon King level powerhouses in the Guardian Demon God faction was still fewer than the opponent, with the invincible His Majesty the Demon Emperor and seven mighty Demon King majesty present, their morale was exceptionally high.

There was no room for low morale. Since the start of the battle, they had slaughtered countless Purgatory Demons and witnessed the fall of many Purgatory Demigods. Now, with the Illusion Array broken, and the ground covered with the corpses of Yellow Springs Demon Kings, their momentum soared.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly! This prince will cover your retreat!"

Mochel, holding a scepter exceedingly similar to the Demon Emperor’s Staff, ordered those Yellow Springs Demon Kings surrounding Illidan to retreat in time.

As the eldest son of the Demon Dragon Emperor, he couldn’t abandon his post when facing a false demon emperor. If that were the case, he tasked himself with preserving some seeds for the Yellow Springs Demon Race, hoping that one day, they and the Purgatory Demon Race could unite and make a comeback.

The war of faith, though brutal, never sought to annihilate the losing side throughout history. As long as they survived this round of pursuit, the victorious Guardian Demon God faction should not aim to root them out completely.

Though the Yellow Springs Demon Race and Purgatory Demon Race were not good at management, they could still seize a world or two to survive. The worst outcome would be losing their way back to the Demon Realm, becoming wandering ghosts instead.

"The boss covering the retreat while letting the little brothers escape first, now that’s interesting... This prince thought you were just relying on your father’s connections for power among the Yellow Springs Demon Race."

Lynn hovered in the air, leisurely observing Mochel. He’d seen bosses let the little brothers cover the retreat, also seen bosses flee with their little brothers. But a boss covering the retreat while letting the little brothers escape? That was new.

"What connections, he was like an ancient mummy..."

The large loli pouted on the side at these words. In fact, the Demon Emperor wasn’t mistaken. Mochel rose to power originally because his father was the Demon Dragon Emperor, his mother was the daughter of the Yellow Springs Demon Race’s clan leader, and he himself married the clan leader’s granddaughter. He leveraged his parent’s power and family connections to suppress many competitors. Otherwise, how could he possibly compete against the original Yellow Springs Commander-in-Chief with his own abilities?

It’s known that his rival was renowned early on alongside Rivers as a pinnacle demigod, whereas Mochel was merely a newly advanced demigod when he rose to power.

Yet, to be fair, he stood out to cover everyone’s retreat now, providing his subordinates with a way to live. At least as a leader, he did alright, not too poorly.

"Huh, regardless of who stays behind, none can hold out for more than three seconds, so what’s the point? This prince might as well step in personally, at least able to hold you off for a while..."

Though it seemed he was facing death, the Eldest Prince regained his rightful pride. As the son of the Demon Realm’s Supreme, he had to maintain proper dignity no matter what.

"Is that so? With so many demons attacking simultaneously, can you withstand it?"

Furious Demon King Sara said angrily. She hated wily guys like Mochel the most. She had passed by the Illusion Array eight times without seeing through it, which hit her quite hard. If it weren’t for her lustful sister holding her back, she would have dashed up to bash him.

"This prince won’t give you a chance to entangle them. If they can escape, within a hundred years, my master the Destruction Demon God still has a chance to make a comeback. But if they suffer too heavily, it might not be until the next Demon Emperor that a return is possible."

With these words, Mochel displayed the confidence that allowed him to hold back nearly a hundred Demon King level powerhouses.

It was a super magic array covering the entire field, inspired by the Palace Protection Array of the Demon Emperor Palace.

The Palace Protection Array was constructed through the wisdom and power of countless generations of Demon Emperors and Demon Realm powerhouses, consuming an astronomical amount of precious resources.

Yet, Mochel was just a mere demon, incomparable to any single Demon Emperor, let alone all Demon Emperors combined.

Thus, his magic array was essentially a youthful enjoyable mini version of the Palace Protection Array, incomparable to the original but enough to impede Demon King level powerhouses.

However, present in the field were not just ordinary Demon King level powerhouses. Although the seven great Demon Kings were still young and didn’t pose too great a threat, Illidan was a true Demon Emperor level powerhouse, an invincible Near God. Blocking his path wasn’t something an ordinary version of the magic array could achieve.

Therefore, Mochel gritted his teeth, linking his life and the array together, tightly binding himself to the array, then directly swallowing the key. Thus, before his own complete death, the array was unbreakable by anyone, unless Illidan immediately ascended to a Demon God and struck the array before ascending to the Upper Demon Realm.

However, achieving Demon Godhood was more difficult than ascending to heaven. His father had struggled for centuries without success. If the desire to become a god weren’t so urgent, he wouldn’t have risked himself, leading an emperor expedition to the deeply-rooted Miracle World, and wouldn’t have unexpectedly fallen in that Otherworld.

"Today, I may be doomed, but don’t think you can eradicate the foundations of my race! Kekeke~~"

It is said that when a demon is about to die...

In short, seeing Mochel laughing incessantly even at death’s door undoubtedly meant he had something up his sleeve. Could he really cover the retreat of such a large force under the noses of so many top powerhouses?

"You all step back; I’ll give it a try."

Lynn cautiously ordered the seven Demon King sisters to step back. He couldn’t be sure whether the Demon Dragon Emperor left weaponry of mass destruction for his eldest son, so only he, who wouldn’t be instantly killed even if caught off guard, could personally probe. He wasn’t comfortable even having Ilya make a move.

After all, the Guardian Demon God could grant him the miraculous Guardian Refraction. Though the Eldest Prince was generations removed from Destruction Demon God, there’s no knowing how many generations by now, and unlikely to have such overbearing Demon’s Gift, caution should still be observed.

Thus, Lynn stepped forward boldly alone, switching to a war axe, which wasn’t as handy as his magic staff, then fiercely cleaving down on the ostentatious Mochel.