Chapter 1124: Chapter 682
Eryao suddenly realized that countless Flying Birds appeared from all directions in the sky. These birds included sparrows, swallows, wild geese, and a variety of airborne Demons.
Although their levels weren’t very advanced, they were overwhelming in numbers—bats, crows, woodpeckers, and many more! Judging by their sheer number, there weren’t just tens of thousands, but likely millions!
From the ice surface in all directions, there were loud bangs—”Boom! Boom! Boom!”—as something resembling fishes broke through the ice sheets from beneath the sea!
Seeing this, Eryao wasn’t afraid at all. His electric attack, apart from targeting the giant formation, had already started striking the birds in the sky that were charging at him!
With deliberate calm, he unleashed countless bolts of lightning, dense like raindrops, crashing down like a torrential storm.
“Caw! Caw! Caw!”
The Bird Demons in the sky let out bloodcurdling cries as they were struck by the lightning. Many fell silent mid-air, their bodies charred into grilled meat before plummeting to the ground!
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Birds crashed onto the icy surface of the sea, creating craters upon impact. However, these craters were swiftly buried by the heavy snowfall cascading from above!
Eryao’s use of the Ice and Snow Spell worked by extracting moisture from the air—wherever there was moisture, the spell proved exceedingly potent. At the moment, this was the sky above the sea, an area with high humidity, making his magic even easier to execute!
The Ice Dumpy that Eryao had created was merely a manifestation of a spell, a newly invented Magic Artifact. There was only one Ice Dumpy, but it was enough; as long as Eryao continuously infused it with Spiritual Energy, the artifact would obey his command and keep spraying snow endlessly.
This scene unfolded on the sea of Nanhuang, a place typically as warm as spring year-round. But now, the temperatures had plunged to dozens of degrees below zero. Some Flying Demons, naturally accustomed to the warm weather of the South, found themselves hindered as the cold set in!
Those who had flown in from afar had already felt discomfort from the chill. Now that they were closer, the combination of lightning strikes and freezing temperatures left them tense and overwhelmed—they couldn’t even evade the lightning!
Perhaps it was because there were simply too many Flying Demons charging in at once. The dense, thunderous lightning rained down like a storm, striking them out of the sky one by one.
The Demon King was dumbfounded at this sight—it hurt his heart!
Faced with such a formidable enemy, should he intervene personally?
In the past, he always hid behind his subordinates, guiding the battle and strategizing from afar. Similar to the upper echelons of the Invincible Sect, he rarely appeared in the open, delegating tasks with commands and issuing orders as needed.
But today’s situation was extraordinary. If things continued like this, his forces might truly fail!
The Demon King quickly instructed his collaborators to move into action. If both sides teamed up, there might still be a chance of victory!
Meanwhile, the Sea Demons on the surface of the sea continued their “Boom! Boom! Boom!” headbutts with their hard bodies, smashing open small holes in the ice. But whenever one hole was created and they tried to surface for an attack, snow sprayed down to seal it up immediately!
It was like futile labor, all in vain. However, as the Sea Demons worked tirelessly, they started encountering corpses of Bird Demons embedded in the icy surface. These Flying Demons, roasted by lightning, emitted a faintly enticing aroma, only slightly chilled by the icy frost.
The Sea Demons, inherently creatures of predation, held no qualms about eating their own kind—or even different kinds of demons!
On this ocean, they could only consume the weaker fish. However, these lesser fishes lacked any Spiritual Energy.
To sustain themselves, they had no choice but to devour weaker demons—consuming not only their flesh but also extracting their souls!
Regular fish species lacked souls unless they had cultivated into Fish Demons. Even among seafood, most hadn’t yet become Demons, meaning those with Spiritual Energy were exceedingly rare.
Nonetheless, something was better than nothing. Now, the Flying Demons falling from the sky turned into delicacies for the Sea Demons. Initially driven by orders to fulfill their mission, they had been smashing the ice surface incessantly.
But now, driven by hunger, they began smashing the ice for food instead, trying to catch the fallen Flying Demons in their mouths!
After being struck by lightning, the Flying Demons’ bodies were burned bare, their feathers singed off, leaving behind only mouthwatering meat as they fell.
The Demon King was enraged by this. These gluttons—abandoning the mission entirely for food—prompted him to unleash a furious roar, blasting an intimidating soundwave to reprimand the Sea Demons on the icy surface, reminding them of their task!
But many of the Sea Demons had already eaten their fill. The remaining hungry demons descended into madness, scrambling to snatch food, leading to chaos under the sea, where fights broke out over meals!
These battles weren’t about facing enemies—they were purely about food. Fierce skirmishes broke out underwater, involving various types of demons. Initially, weaker Sea Demons were sent as cannon fodder, tasked with the upfront assault.
When it turned out that the first batch of cannon fodder profited greatly, devouring food and loading their stomachs aplenty, the smarter, higher-level Sea Demons behind them grew restless. These cunning demons drove away the weaker ones, inserting themselves into the fray.
With the emergence of more advanced Sea Demons, the situation took a slight turn for the better. The fallen Flying Demons continued to crash through the ice, leaving gaps for the Sea Demons to feast on.
Some gaps in the ice could no longer be patched quickly, leading one particular area to lose its icy cover altogether, allowing several Sea Demons to poke their heads out!