Chapter 445: In This Vast Demon Suppression Sea, I Shall Be the Only Peerless Talent

Zhū Què Fortress.

Standing beneath the towering stronghold, Ye Yan truly felt its majestic and imposing presence.

He had now completely restrained all of his demon clan characteristics.

But if needed, he could release them to unleash greater power.

“I’ve long heard that the Demon Suppression Sea is a joint defense effort of the three clans against the demon clan.”

“If that’s the case, this Zhū Què Fortress must be one of the fortresses guarding it, right?”

With this thought, Ye Yan strode toward the military camp beneath the fortress.

Before he could even enter, he was stopped.

A Zhenmo Guard on the left frowned and asked, “Who goes there?”

Ye Yan replied calmly, “I come from the Eastern Sea.”

The Zhenmo Guard on the right froze. “The Eastern Sea…”

His expression shifted dramatically. “Watch him—I’ll go get the commander!”

Moments later, a towering, mountain-like man strode out with blazing eyes fixed on Ye Yan.

“You said you came from the Eastern Sea?”

Ye Yan felt slightly uneasy under his intense gaze, but he still nodded.

“No one has crossed the ocean alone and reached Zhenmo Fortress in over a thousand years.”

“Young man, you’re impressive.”

The brawny commander gave Ye Yan an approving look.

“Would you be willing to join our Zhū Què Fortress as a Zhenmo Guard and fight against the demon clan?”

Ye Yan furrowed his brow slightly.

He had never encountered the demon clan, let alone bore any grudge against them.

To fight and risk his life against them without reason—he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Still, the man’s aura was undeniably powerful.

If he refused, things might not end well.

Ye Yan was proud, but he understood the situation.

“I’m willing,” he said immediately, “but I hope to receive certain additional benefits.”

The commander burst into hearty laughter. “Easily arranged! To cross the ocean alone and reach Zhū Què Fortress—you clearly possess great strength.”

“What we need most at Zhū Què Fortress… is talent!”

He then sighed. “How wonderful. Xuán Wǔ Fortress has a rising talent, and now Zhū Què Fortress shall have one too.”

“Among the three clans, it’s we humans who thrive the most!”

Ye Yan smiled faintly.

Talent?

He looked down on the so-called talents of the world.

Only Shen Mo was worthy of his recognition.

Right now, Shen Mo was likely still struggling to break into the Divine Palace Realm.

In this vast Demon Suppression Sea, he—Ye Yan—would be the only true peerless genius!

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Xuán Wǔ Fortress, Armory.

Shen Mo sat cross-legged on his bed.

Blood energy surged from within him, merging into the purple-black armor in front of him.

This set of armor was the Demon Armor.

Its remaining parts were stored in the top-tier warehouse—it was originally meant to be Lin Dongtian’s fated opportunity.

But Shen Mo had already seen Lin Dongtian’s character clearly through his life panel.

Such a treasure, if left to Lin Dongtian, would bring disaster to many.

So Shen Mo had taken it early on.

He had been refining and merging it piece by piece ever since.

After all, the armor had been scattered into many components.

It required a long period of nurturing before it could return to its original state.

Each night, Shen Mo used his blood energy to nourish the armor.

At this pace, the armor’s components gradually fused together.

At one moment, the armor emitted layers of purple-black mist—

As if countless demon gods and evil spirits were wailing and howling within.

Enough to shatter an ordinary person’s sanity.

However, none of these sounds escaped Shen Mo’s room.

After his last consecutive breakthrough shattered the old formation, Shen Mo spent a large amount of military merit to acquire a powerful new formation and reestablish the setup.

Now, unless a Dharma Phase Realm expert like Zhang Longxiang intervened personally, nothing would disturb the formation.

Naturally, the purple-black aura from the armor wouldn’t leak out either.

In Shen Mo’s mind, a sudden flash of insight appeared.

He instantly became aware of the armor’s name and origins.

“It is called… Taiyi Demon Armor.”

“A top-grade Heaven-tier spirit artifact.”

“It once belonged to the founding Human Emperor of Jing, who wore it during his campaigns across the land. It even housed a spirit artifact within.”

“However, during a battle against the demon clan, it was stained and corrupted by vast amounts of demon blood. The original spirit perished, and a new one was born within the Taiyi Demon Armor—one that gradually grew uncontrollable.”

“The Human Emperor handed it over to the Lingbao Zhengfa Sect, hoping they could suppress the new spirit within.”

“But not long after, the Lingbao Zhengfa Sect was ambushed by the demon clan. The sect was destroyed, and its legacy ended.”

“The Taiyi Demon Armor was also scattered during that battle.”

Shen Mo let out a long breath.

He hadn’t expected this armor to carry such a history.

Its former owner… was actually the Human Emperor!

That title had only ever been granted to the first emperor of the Jing Kingdom!

“What about the spirit? Could it have perished with time?”

Shen Mo reached out to touch the Taiyi Demon Armor.

Immediately, demonic energy surged from within, condensing into a vicious, grinning skull.

The skull opened its maw wide and lunged toward Shen Mo’s palm.

A mocking laugh echoed at the same time.

“Hahaha! Fool!”

“You really thought I was dead?”

“I’ve been waiting for you to touch me!”

“You’re just like my previous master—human scum, deserving death!”

Clang!

The jaws closed around Shen Mo’s hand.

A metallic clang rang out.

Shen Mo was completely unharmed.

But the skull’s teeth cracked and shattered, falling like shards to the ground, dissolving into demonic mist.

The skull stared at Shen Mo in disbelief, as if he were facing a monster.

Shen Mo remained expressionless.

This was already the second spirit he had encountered.

The spirit of Heavenbreaker, “Ziling,” never spoke again after their initial conversation. It hid in the depths of the weapon and only helped convert a hundred strands of blood energy into blood essence every day.

Since it was still obedient, Shen Mo didn’t bother to engage with it anymore—even if it chanted about the Martial Ancestor daily.

But this Taiyi Demon Armor’s spirit? This one was something else—rebellious to the core.

The moment it appeared, it tried to bite him.

And it dared to claim that both he and the former master deserved death.

These spirits were growing more defiant by the day.

If he didn’t discipline them now, when would he?

“You… You’re not afraid of demonic energy?” the skull asked in confusion.

After a pause, it grinned again. “Then I’ll just take over the armor and trap you inside!”

In the next instant, the Taiyi Demon Armor flew into the air, descending toward Shen Mo.

It resembled an execution device, attempting to bind Shen Mo’s limbs.

Shen Mo shook his head. “You’re not too bad. It’d be a waste to kill you.”

“I’ll give you one chance—get back into the Taiyi Demon Armor and behave.”

The skull burst out laughing like it had just heard the greatest joke.

“You want me to return to the Taiyi Demon Armor?”

“You want me to behave?”

“Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!”

“My previous master couldn’t tame me. The sect master of Lingbao Zhengfa spent five hundred years of his life and still failed to make me submit!”

“And you—a petty little cultivator, weaker than a chicken—why should I obey you?”

The skull laughed wildly, growing larger by the second.

Shen Mo shook his head again, then raised a finger. “One demon heart from a Peak True Demon Lord.”

He looked down at his abdomen—no reaction.

Shen Mo muttered, “Greedy little thing… Fine. Two demon hearts from Peak True Demon Lords. Not giving more.”

Buzz!

A pale flame suddenly surged from his palm.

In an instant, it engulfed the Taiyi Demon Armor.

The skull in midair froze.

Its laughter was abruptly cut off.

“Dad… Grandpa… Is it still too late to start calling you Master now?”

It lowered its gaze obediently.

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