The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 206: A Saint Never Falls for the Same Trick Twice

Just as Lynn bathed in the twilight glow, sensing the newly learned skills, without waiting for a moment of pride, a beam of light descended again from the distant sky.

But this beam was completely different from the colorful twilight; it was a pitch-black light.

"The Destruction Demon God has made a move!"

"It’s the Destruction Demon God, we are saved!"

From the demon hordes below came faint cheers, though they did not dare to be too reckless before Illidan truly suffered.

As the black beam descended, Lynn wished to avoid it, but when he attempted to maneuver, he found himself like he was frozen, unable to move a bit.

Locked and controlled?

Lynn was speechless, somewhat helpless.

Near Gods, Near Gods, they are the mortals closest to deities, but before true deities, they are still like lambs awaiting slaughter.

Of course, this time, the demon god taking action was no ordinary demon god; it was the Demon God King, equal to the Light God King. If a mortal could even struggle a bit before HIM, it would be a joke.

But...

A deity can’t intervene across realms, right? Otherwise, which realm could resist? If everyone attacked the lower realm mutually, it would result in mutual destruction.

"That...that is the Demon’s Gift! It’s the Demon’s Gift!"

At this moment, Greed Demon King Liss shouted loudly, for she craved that black light unimaginably. Known as the Greed Demon King, not the Reckless Demon King, anything that provoked such rampant greed in her was no killing blow but a treasure! A huge treasure!

"Demon’s Gift?"

Lynn froze for a moment hearing Greed Demon King’s call, then realized it corresponded with the Divine Gift.

Indeed, this black light was leisurely, clearly in the form of light but lacked light’s speed. If it aimed to kill him, the Destruction Demon God wouldn’t act so leisurely—it would give the Guardian Demon God a chance to save him.

Lynn suddenly had a premonition; he might walk into the same trap again, yet...Saints do not fall to the same move!

"Come on!"

Immobilized Lynn could still speak, looking at the gradually falling black light. His fierce face showed a ferocious expression, then he roared at the sky as if to battle the heavens.

At the moment of "come" dropping down, the black light enveloped Lynn.

His premonition was correct; when the first strand of black light merged into his body, that familiar feeling came.

Originally, because he had slain many strong demon race members, his demon race level had increased significantly.

But compared to this Demon’s Gift, even the experience points gained from slaying demon race demigods were insignificant.

In just an instant, Lynn passively absorbed some essence of the Demon’s Gift, and his demon race level surged past the 900-level barrier.

This ultimate obstacle blocking countless demon race talents turned into a joke under the Demon God King’s blessing, unable to even make Lynn burp since he hadn’t really consumed much yet.

"What’s happening? Illidan...His Majesty the Demon Emperor’s aura is getting stronger!"

As the black light shone down, due to Greed Demon King’s earlier cries, many demon race strongmen reacted accordingly.

Yet upon truly seeing Illidan bathed in the black light unharmed, even enjoying it, most demon race strongmen displayed disbelief.

Firstly, they couldn’t understand why the Destruction Demon God would treat an opponent from their camp so favorably.

Secondly, Illidan wasn’t already a 999-level Ancient Demon Dragon? How could he still have space to grow stronger?

Beyond 999 levels, even increasing by one level would be reaching the Demon God Realm and even the youngest demon god couldn’t linger in the Lower Demon Realm, needing to ascend.

The division of realms in the Demon Realm is extremely strict, similar to Miracle World’s separation between mortal and divine realms.

No demon god can remain in the Lower Demon Realm, and no True God can stay in Miracle World; the moment of ascension marks their departure, and the world’s repulsion is not something even Demon God King and Divine King can counter.

The Destruction Demon God is inconvenient to directly erase Illidan, after all, two Demon God Kings have been competing for faith for years, and neither played such a blatant cheat before. Surely, the elder wishes to assist Illidan in directly achieving demon god status—after obtaining the Demon’s Gift, he would ascend immediately, and the Demon Emperor position would be vacant again.

But such a thought is very good, yet implementation seems flawed.

Illidan, despite being at the 999 level, managed to consume the Demon’s Gift to grow stronger without leveling up. What the heck kind of monster is this, consuming, digesting, absorbing without ascending?

Why aren’t you ascending!

Do you know how hard the Late Emperor Demon Dragon Emperor worked to achieve demon god status?

He endured over a thousand years on the throne, accomplishing numerous feats, just to obtain such a Demon’s Gift.

He had merit, he had toil, but couldn’t achieve this divine gift, thereby under duress had to personally invade the Miracle World’s core, leading to his ultimate demise.

If his elder had spiritual awareness, seeing his successor with the chance to ascend but not seize it, he’d likely be revived by anger only to die again.

"Not good!"

As the black light continued to shine, Lynn’s demon race level climbed higher and higher, soon passing the 950-level checkpoint.

At that moment, Lynn suddenly felt a slight tug from beyond the heavens, like a fine thread gently pulling him upward.

That slight tug obviously couldn’t move Lynn, yet the feeling of something trying to slowly detach him from the world felt ominous.

He hasn’t accomplished anything yet, let alone guarding Miracle World, altering Demon Realm affairs, just personal matters alone make him absolutely unwilling to leave.

What a joke, who would ascend when their wives are still virgins?

Ascension to Divinity must happen eventually, but only when all preparations are complete, otherwise, he’d be a fool.

Especially with the Demon Dragon Emperor as an example, becoming a demon god right now, who knows what circumstances he’d face, particularly when he seems to be becoming a demon god...

Damn! Team up!

Facing the ascension crisis, Lynn ignored everything else and immediately sent team invitations to the Seven Great Demon Kings.

"You all co..."

"Shua!"

"Shua!"

"Shua!"

...

Before Lynn could finish, Proud Demon King Ilya, originally maintaining order below, suddenly shuddered. Her aura uncontrollably exploded, forcing the surrounding demon race strongmen back several steps.