Chapter 678 Jialuo Demon Lord

After reading the letter, everyone's expressions turned grave.

According to the message from Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name), the enemies beyond Zhen Water Island were formidably powerful—not only did they possess a massive fleet of over a 100 demonic ships, but also 3 heavenly demons at the Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm).

The foremost demon was known as Galo, the Demon Lord (Demon Monarch), a peerless prodigy among the extraterrestrial demon clans.

This demon possessed a Demonic God Body, having already reached the Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) a 1000 years ago. Though he had not broken through to the Primordial Spirit Realm over the past millennium, he now stood merely a hair's breadth away from that realm.

Most crucially, Lord Galos also possessed a natal pure Yin demonic treasure—the renowned Heavenly Demon's Immortal-Slaying Sword (Magic Treasure).

This sword was a supreme weapon of slaughter renowned throughout the world, its grade reaching the lower tier of the sixth rank. Even when Magnus the Virtuous Lord and Maris the Sea Steader joined forces, they could merely manage to fight it to a standstill.

After reading it, Daoist Tianhuang could not help but say with a grave expression, "That Heavenly Demon's Immortal-Slaying Sword (Magic Treasure) ranks first among the 10 Great Pure Yin Demonic Treasures of this realm. I fear none of us could withstand even a single encounter with it."

"This is indeed rather troublesome."

Eldrin nodded slightly before speaking, "However, although the Heavenly Demon's Immortal-Slaying Sword is formidable, the 1 in Demon Lord Galo's possession is merely a lower-grade sixth-tier weapon."

The Virtuous Sword of Heaven wielded by Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name), and even the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl of Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name) were no lesser than it. However, the Sea-Calming Pearl was ill-suited for offensive combat, and Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name) possessed spiritual power that could not compare to that of the Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm).

Moreover, the Demon Lord Galuo commanded a demonic army that greatly taxed their mental fortitude; otherwise, that Galuo would have already been defeated.

At this point, Eldrin concluded, "Once we take action to crush the demon army, the 2 seniors will naturally deal with Lord Garo."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief. So long as they didn’t have to face the Heavenly Demon's Immortal-Slaying Sword (Magic Treasure) directly, they feared no demonic tribe.

The master of Featherflight Pavilion pondered briefly, exchanged a glance with Elder Xuanxu, and declared, "Should we succeed in vanquishing the demonic forces, we may yet seize the opportunity to eliminate Eldrin, the Demon Lord."

To others, these words sounded perfectly ordinary, but to Eldrin (Person Name), they carried a different meaning entirely.

Lyra and Eldrin exchanged a glance, then quietly transmitted their voices, "Could it be they still have hidden cards up their sleeves?"

"Let us wait and see."

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke with detached calm, yet an inexplicable stirring arose within his heart.

He, Eldrin, was able to receive the gifts from the Eternal River Sanctuary and obtain an invaluable life-preserving spirit talisman. As for the Flying Feather Pavilion Master, he might also have a Dao Lord secretly watching over him, given that they too were existences with the potential to achieve the Primordial Spirit.

Suppressing his wandering thoughts, Eldrin said, "Since everyone has gathered, it is time to mobilize our forces."

The assembled forces advanced toward the Area of the Zhen Water Island, flying for several days before finally arriving at its outer perimeter.

Eldrin did not advance his troops immediately. Instead, he first communicated with Magnus the Virtuous Lord and others via spirit talismans, then covertly conducted reconnaissance before finally returning to the fleet.

Before the great battle, Eldrin gathered everyone and spoke directly, "According to our latest intelligence, the demon clan has clashed with Magnus the Virtuous Lord and others 7 or 8 times within the boundaries of Zhen Water Island."

"Now they only have 80-7 treasure ships left, and there should only be around 2 100 Eldrin remaining."

After some calculations, everyone felt a faint sense of delight. Elder Xuanxu stroked his beard with a smile and said, "By this reckoning, the demon clan’s strength appears even weaker than ours."

"Indeed." The Master of Feiyun Pavilion also smiled faintly before speaking. "Moreover, after the demonic treasure ship broke through the inner islands, its energy reserves must have been significantly depleted. Having now endured several major battles, the ship's energy reserves are likely nearly exhausted—it's probably relying entirely on blood crystals to replenish its power source."

"Looking at it this way, we hold a considerable advantage."

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this, but the 9 Rivers Taoist still spoke up, "However, the main demon forces under Demon Lord Galo remain. To crush them, I fear we will still need to fight a brutal battle."

The True Monarchs present all fell into silence upon hearing this. Vanquishing the demonic tribes was no simple feat—the great war would likely exact a devastating toll.

Eldrin furrowed his brow slightly, then murmured thoughtfully, "If we could first defeat—or even slay—the Demon Lord Galo, the demonic forces would likely collapse entirely."

Everyone was momentarily taken aback by these words. The Heavenly Abode Sect Master gave a bitter smile and said, "Fellow Daoist, you jest. With the Heavenly Demon's Immortal-Slaying Sword in his grasp, I fear even Magnus the Virtuous Lord and Maris the Sea Steader joining forces would lack confidence in slaying the Asura Demon Lord."

"Not to mention the demonic army fleet..."

The Sect Master of Tianlu reached this point in his speech, only to notice Eldrin’s gaze shifting toward the Master of Feiyu Pavilion and the Mysterious Void Daoist. His expression instantly turned cold.

Unexpectedly, the master of Feiyu Pavilion said to Eldrin, "Brother Xuanxu and I do indeed have some hidden trump cards. However, if we fail to slay the Demon Lord of Jialuo, I fear our accumulated resources would be squandered in vain."

"Not only that." The Mystic Void Taoist pondered for a moment before speaking. "If we assist the 2 seniors in slaying the Demon Lord Galo, I'm afraid those 2 Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) demons would require at least 5 experts to restrain."

Eldrin nodded, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Using the 10 1000 Immortals Demon-Suppressing Grand Formation to trap 2 Half-Step Primordial Spirit realm demons—approximately how long could it hold them?"

The Sect Master of Heavenly Abode calculated for a moment before speaking, "It should hold them off for about a quarter of an hour."

"Time is insufficient." Elder Xuanxu shook his head. "Demon Lord Nagara has been renowned for many years, and with the Heavenly Demon's Immortal-Slaying Sword (Magic Treasure) in his possession, even if we join forces, it would be impossible to slay him within a mere quarter of an hour."

Elder Changhe also smiled wryly and said, "A Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) expert possesses formidable power. It would require at least 5 late Nascent Soul stage cultivators to barely hold them off. To simultaneously withstand 2 such experts, we'd likely need 10 late Nascent Soul stage masters."

Eldrin (Person Name) furrowed his brow slightly. Among their ranks, there were only 20-some cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage. Considering they also needed to hold back the great demons at the late Nascent Soul stage within the demon army, they could likely spare no more than 5 late Nascent Soul cultivators at most.

At this thought, Eldrin pondered for a moment before saying, "Bring me the intelligence on the 2 Half-Step Primordial Spirits of the demon race."

Soon, someone brought the materials on the demon race. Eldrin (Person Name) glanced briefly at them before smiling and saying, "Heaven truly aids me."

Elder Xuanxu couldn't help but glance over before smiling. "Fellow Daoist's Yin-Yang Void Mirror is truly a supreme spiritual treasure. It seems this battle will indeed be worth watching."

It turned out that among the 2 Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) demons, 1 was a mighty figure from the Vajra Divine Demon Clan.

That Half-Step Primordial Spirit Golden Vajra Demon was born from the Netherspring Demonic Gold, a naturally occurring golden spiritual root demonic race.

This clan could truly be said to be heaven-blessed. Not only did they possess unparalleled physical strength, but they also feared no attacks—be it mystical arts, supernatural abilities, or even immortal swords.

However, they possessed a fatal flaw—since their physical bodies, demonic treasures, and even supernatural abilities were all of the metal attribute, they were exceptionally vulnerable to needle-based techniques and Eldrin Force.

Eldrin's spiritual treasure, the Yin-Yang Void Mirror, possessed formidable primordial magnetic power, specifically countering all immortal swords and supernatural magical artifacts.

Moreover, his Celestial Fire spiritual power was the natural bane of demonic cultivators. It could be said that against Eldrin, this Vajra Deity-Demon could scarcely unleash even 40 or 50 percent of its full prowess.