Chapter 446 – Clan Head, Disaster Has Struck

“Arrogant!”

Demonic fiends from the Alien Realm had come to hold the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly, yet Mu Lin claimed they hadn’t obtained his permission.

Such words and attitude showed complete disregard for the demonic fiends of the Alien Realm.

Thus, as soon as these words were spoken, all the demonic fiends in the Black Mountain Hall were enraged.

“Bastard, who do you think you are… gah!”

“Hmph, why should we need your permission for our actions… ugh…”

“What if we don’t get your permission? What can you do about it… help…”

After hearing Mu Lin’s words, the demonic fiends in the hall were initially furious, cursing at him one after another, thinking him arrogant and overestimating his abilities.

However, in just three breaths, their curses ceased. The entire hall fell into dead silence, with no one daring to make the slightest sound.

The reason for this was that all the demonic fiends who had just cursed had clutched their hearts or heads and collapsed immediately after speaking.

They had been attacked and died instantly.

Dozens had died, yet no one had even caught a glimpse of the enemy.

This scene was utterly terrifying.

As representatives of the three major powerful clans—the Night Demon Clan, the Nightmare Clan, and the Insect Apostle—the envoys were not attacked.

Confident in their strength, they dared to speak up.

However, if only they dared to speak at such a grand Ten Thousand Demons Assembly, the assembly would be impossible to continue, and talk of an alliance would be nothing but nonsense.

Ye Huang and Kang Yan, the Holy Maiden of the Nightmare Clan, understood this well.

Thus, they wanted to stop Mu Lin’s slaughter.

It must be said that the Night Demon and Nightmare Clans indeed had their methods. Ye Huang and Kang Yan quickly discerned that Mu Lin’s method of attack was—a curse.

“That despicable human is using Curse Art to attack the envoys!”

Kang Yan: “Is there a way to stop it?”

“Naturally, there is.”

“Hum!”

As he spoke, Ye Huang’s wings suddenly unfurled.

The spread of his wings caused Ye Huang’s aura to surge dramatically. At the same time, darkness enveloped the entire Black Mountain like a curtain.

Enveloped by the Darkness Domain, Mu Lin was surprised to discover that their connection to the outside world had weakened.

To describe his own sensation in one word, Mu Lin thought of—Divine Concealment.

“Secrecy, fading presence… I never expected the Night Demon Clan’s talent to be so similar to my own darkness.”

“No, it should be said that the pitch-black night represents the unknown, secrecy, and imperceptibility… No matter who cultivates in this direction, they will awaken such abilities. Just as those who cultivate toward the sun will awaken flames and light.”

“In a way, this could be considered a case of all paths leading to the same origin.”

…

Under the dark canopy, the connection between everyone and the outside world was largely severed.

Although Curse Art was mysterious, it still required a medium.

Now that everyone’s connection to the outside world was cut off, they naturally no longer needed to worry about being attacked… or so it should have been.

Unfortunately, Ye Huang’s ability was too similar to Mu Lin’s.

This boundless darkness was indeed a challenge for others.

But Mu Lin was all too familiar with it.

His Candle Dragon Body could bring about night simply by closing its eyes.

“Playing with darkness in front of me? You’re seeking death!”

With this thought, Mu Lin focused his will and directed his attention forward.

Then, Mu Lin closed his eyes, making the night of Black Mountain even more profound.

His actions not only deepened the concealment of the darkness but also usurped most of the control over the night.

In the next moment, Mu Lin unleashed the killing intent within the night.

He allowed this boundless darkness to digest and assimilate the other Foreign Races within the night.

This was undoubtedly an attack.

The moment they were attacked, many Foreign Races became aware.

And to their horror, they discovered that the one attacking them was this boundless night.

“Ye Huang, what are you doing? Why are you attacking us?”

“Stop, we’re allies!”

“Bastard, I always said the Night Demon Clan was up to no good. They not only want to kill humans but also deal with us… Now that they’ve made their move, they must be trying to keep us here and send false messages back to our tribes.”

“Run!”

“Wait, don’t go, there might be a misunderstanding… Ugh!”

The night concealed everything, bringing the unknown, and the unknown itself easily gave rise to fear and chaos.

Now, with the attacks in the night and Mu Lin’s deliberate guidance, some Foreign Races immediately fled outward.

Of course, there were still those in the darkness who kept a clear mind, believing that Ye Huang couldn’t possibly attack them.

And those who remained rational were specifically targeted.

Inside the assembly hall, Mu Lin manipulated the power of the night, continuously besieging them, while in the distance, his Main Body held the Book of Life and Death, writing down their various causes of death.

Under this dual assault, those Foreign Races with a bit of cleverness died on the spot.

As for those with great wisdom… they fled just like the misled fools.

With true intelligence, they knew that the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly, disrupted by Mu Lin, was already half-ruined.

And if the countless Foreign Races couldn’t unite, they would be no match for the human alliance as a scattered force.

Thus, those wise ones had already lost hope of defeating humanity.

In such circumstances, they naturally took the opportunity to withdraw.

While ordinary Foreign Races fell into chaos and the wise ones fled, Kang Yan, the Holy Maiden of Nightmares from the three major powerful clans, couldn’t suppress her anger and questioned Ye Huang.

“Ye Huang, what are you doing? Why are you attacking the others?”

“It’s not me. I’ve lost control over half of the night. It’s that bastard attacking!”

  These words startled Kang Yan: “Where is he?”

“…I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?”

At this point, Kang Yan was completely enraged:

“This is your Domain, and you don’t even know where the enemy is?”

“I told you, half of this Domain has been usurped by him. I can’t figure out what’s happening in the darkness either!”

“Idiot, useless and only causing trouble!”

After cursing, Kang Yan still used her Nightmare Power to help Ye Huang calm the chaos in the assembly hall.

Because this wasn’t Mu Lin’s Main Body, and he didn’t want to expose himself.

After a confrontation, Ye Huang still regained control over the night.

However, by then, one-third of the Foreign Races had either left or been killed.

And the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly they had organized was half-ruined as a result.

Looking at the chaotic scene in the assembly hall, Ye Huang, who had been tricked, was furious.

“Bastard, whoever you are, I will be your sworn enemy!”

Ye Huang was raging and cursing, but soon he realized that his anger had come too early.

Mu Lin’s methods of tormenting others went far beyond that.

At the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly, Mu Lin stirred up constant trouble.

In the tribes of the Alien Realm, Mu Lin’s figure also appeared repeatedly.

With the lifelike and vivid nature of his Paper Substitute, Mu Lin disguised himself as emissaries sent by various Foreign Races and returned to their tribes one step ahead.

Well… the memories of these Foreign Race emissaries were stolen by Mu Lin using the Other Shore Flower.

With nearly identical appearances and various memories, Mu Lin’s disguises were mostly flawless.

Then, all sorts of false information was spread by Mu Lin.

“Why have you returned so early? How did the negotiations at the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly go?”

Emissary (Mu Lin): “Clan Head, those bastards look down on us completely. They want us to serve as the vanguard and wear down the Human Race!”

“Argue with reason? I tried, but they simply don’t care about us… Clan Head, we should just run. The humans are scum, and those powerful clans are no better! Or do you, Clan Head, think the Night Demon Clan and the Nightmare Clan are good-hearted, willing to sacrifice their own clan’s strength for our sake?”

“…Of course not.”

…

“Clan Head, something terrible has happened. Our mortal enemies, the Mist Spirit Clan, have made contact with the Night Demon Clan. They secretly discussed using us as the vanguard. If we refuse, they’ll kill us as a warning to intimidate the other races.”

“The Mist Spirit Clan—I knew it! Those villains have no good intentions. Let’s strike first and cripple them!”

“Huh?”

Such impulsiveness even caught the disguised Mu Lin off guard.

“Clan Head, isn’t this a bit too much? Shouldn’t we flee instead?”

“Flee? If they can ally with the Night Demons, we can attach ourselves to the Insect Apostle. But no matter what, we need to beat those villains up first.”

“…Clan Head, you are wise.”

…

“Clan Head, something terrible has happened. Our mortal enemies, the Corpse Fiend Clan, have made contact with the Nightmare Clan…”

“The Nightmare Clan?! Damn it, what should we do?”

Emissary (Mu Lin): “Clan Head, how about we seek refuge with the Night Demon Clan? But before that, I think we should give the Corpse Fiend Clan a good beating.”

“You’re right. We definitely need to teach those shortsighted bastards a lesson. But we won’t seek refuge with the Night Demons—we’ll turn to the Human Race… We’ve never bordered them before and haven’t fought any major battles with them. If we’re willing to submit, the chances of them accepting us are quite high.”

…

“Clan Head, something terrible has happened. Our mortal enemies have made contact with the Insect Apostle…”

“The Insect Apostle? I don’t believe it. I need to ask…”

“Ask your mother… Boom!”

…

Mu Lin, disguised as an emissary to sow discord, did not succeed every time.

Some clans possessed abilities that allowed them to detect that Mu Lin’s body was a Paper Figure, causing him to fail at the first step.

Other leaders were suspicious; despite Mu Lin’s repeated assurances, they remained unconvinced and wanted to contact others at the Myriad Fiend Gathering to verify the situation.

Faced with such individuals, Mu Lin’s Clone would simply explode on them.

Relying on substitute deaths and the accumulated Flame of Retribution, Mu Lin managed to kill quite a few leaders of the Demonic Fiends in the process.

At the same time, while Mu Lin’s efforts to sow discord sometimes failed, he also succeeded on numerous occasions.

In particular, when he incited the demonic fiends, it was not solely through words; the Other Shore Flower also played a covert role.

This contributed to Mu Lin’s relatively high success rate.

In the end, dozens of tribes were successfully swayed by Mu Lin—some fled, while others were misled into fighting their mortal enemies.

Moreover, over ten foreign races were persuaded by Mu Lin to directly pledge allegiance to the Human Race.

Their actions plunged the foreign races into chaos.

By the time the three powerful races learned of all this, numerous foreign races were already engaged in mutual slaughter, and many more had simply fled.

This scene nearly made Ye Huang spit blood in fury.

Before he could regain his composure, rumors spread across the demon-infested Black Mountain that the foreign races defecting to the Human Race were not merely dozens, but close to a hundred.

Now, a significant portion of them were said to be lurking on Black Mountain as spies, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment, or to turn traitor during a decisive battle against humans.

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(End of Chapter)