Dragon Hao Chen had now entered a special state, a feeling of spiritual sublimation, as if every halo he released saved the lives of his companions. This feeling was much stronger than when he actively killed enemies.

The war continued. The Holy War was always a war of attrition, and this was especially true now. The war was like a meat grinder, with corpses piling up like mountains beneath the city.

Although the arrival of Dragon Hao Chen and his companions had stabilized the situation in the Southeast Fortress, the demons’ offensive showed no signs of weakening. On the contrary, it became more and more intense. More demonic powerhouses joined the battlefield, impacting the defenses of the Southeast Fortress.

Circles of black light patterns continuously bloomed from the eight demon god pillars. Each light pattern covered a large area of demon warriors. Affected by these light patterns, the warriors of various demon races immediately became extremely excited, charging towards the Southeast Fortress without fear of death.

Leading the eight demon gods responsible for attacking the Southeast Fortress was one with exquisite beauty, resembling a stunning human woman. Yet, she possessed the robust body of a man, with a burly figure and six black wings on her back. On her forehead, there was a triangular black crystal.

Baimon, ranked ninth among the seventy-two demon god pillars, was an angel demon god, skilled in various types of black magic.

Apart from Baimon, the other seven demon gods present were ranked outside the top twenty. Therefore, he was naturally the commander here.

Unlike the Hell Demon God Marbas, Baimon, the Angel Demon God, was not a pure dark magician or hell magician. Instead, Baimon was skilled in both martial arts and magic, specializing in enhancing himself with various black magic. Without a race of his own, he could still rank among the top ten of the seventy-two demon god pillars, demonstrating that his individual combat strength was not much weaker than Marbas. He was also a good friend of the Moon Demon God Agares and held a very high position in the demon race.

When Baimon was young and had not yet inherited the position of demon god, he had served as a guard for the Demon God Emperor and received much care and guidance from him. Therefore, he was extremely loyal to the Demon God Emperor and resolutely carried out all of his orders. The Demon God Emperor ordered him only to deplete the strength of the Warrior Temple, and he would only deplete it. He was told to strengthen the attack, and he would strengthen the attack. He was only an individual and did not need to consider anything for his race. He only needed to follow the Demon God Emperor’s orders. Therefore, he was also praised by the Demon God Emperor as his most capable subordinate.

Of course, Baimon’s status could not be compared to that of Agares and Vashak. Those two were the Demon God Emperor’s closest brothers. Even so, Baimon only acknowledged the Demon God Emperor, the Moon Demon God, and the Star Demon God among the demons. The terrifying thing about an individual was that they had no worries. Therefore, even the Death Demon God Samigina and the Hell Demon God Marbas had to give him some face.

There was an exception, and that exception was the Battle Maniac Demon God Anan. Although Baimon would not obey Anan’s orders, he was absolutely sincerely convinced by Anan. He was subdued by being beaten. As individual demon gods, he had never won against Anan in sparring and was always beaten to a pulp.

“Lord Baimon, that newly arrived knight is somewhat threatening. Should we take action against him?” Beside Baimon, another demon god with a very handsome appearance and six black wings on his back said in a low voice.

Apart from being male with a female appearance, he was very similar to the Angel Demon God Baimon. However, he also had a third eye on his forehead, and this eye was closed.

Crosell, the Insight Demon God, ranked forty-ninth among the seventy-two demon god pillars. Because his appearance was very similar to Baimon, he had a good relationship with Baimon and was also an individual demon god, considered to be Baimon’s direct subordinate.

Baimon said, “Investigate him.”

“Yes.” Crosell agreed and looked towards the direction of Dragon Hao Chen. His demon god pillar rippled with a sinister deep blue color. Immediately afterward, his single eye slowly opened, revealing a deep blue pupil. A colorless, strange ripple shot towards the top of the Southeast Fortress like a straight line.

Dragon Hao Chen, who was constantly casting halos on the top of the fortress, suddenly felt dizzy, as if something was being drawn from his mind by a special force.

Alarmed, he immediately stopped casting spells and concentrated his mind to sense the sudden change.

In Dragon Hao Chen’s perception, the power that made him feel dizzy was a strong mental fluctuation, but it didn’t seem like an attacking mental magic. In terms of spiritual power, its intensity was so high that even he could not compare to it. However, this spiritual power did not have the intense impact of mental magic. Therefore, although his perception was strong, he couldn’t judge what this spiritual power was. He could only faintly feel that it came from the demons.

A faint layer of gold rippled in Dragon Hao Chen’s eyes. Then, this layer of gold began to expand outward from his eyes, quickly enveloping his body. Outside this layer of golden light, subtle deep blue light patterns could be faintly seen. In an instant, the light patterns disappeared, and everything seemed to return to normal.

“Eh?” The Insight Demon God Crosell revealed a look of surprise on his face. “Such strong mental power. That knight is clearly of the light attribute, how could his mental power be so strong?”

The Angel Demon God Baimon frowned slightly. “What’s the situation?”

Crosell said, “This human knight has strong mental power. My insight was discovered as soon as it landed on him, and his mental power automatically produced a rejection effect. I only detected a part of the situation. His cultivation should be around the eighth rank, and his mithril foundation armor is of epic quality, one meter ninety-two in height, and weighs about eighty kilograms. His external spiritual power is about thirty thousand or more. Compared to ordinary humans, his physical strength is much higher. Age…”

Saying the word age, Crosell’s eyes revealed a few traces of bewilderment. “His reaction was too fast, perhaps my detection was not accurate. The Insight Technique tells me that he should be less than thirty years old, but I didn’t detect his exact age. I can’t detect his other equipment either.”

“An eighth-rank knight who is less than thirty years old? It seems that your detection is indeed not accurate. Are you confident in using your exclusive ability?”

Crosell shook his head and said, “It’s difficult. Although his cultivation is much lower than mine, his mental power is very strong. I don’t have absolute certainty that I can succeed. With his mental power, even if I succeed, I’m afraid I’ll suffer a great loss of vitality.”

At this time, Baimon had already seen Dragon Hao Chen showering halo skills over the top of the Southeast Fortress, assisting the warriors of the Southeast Fortress in resisting the demon army’s attack.

“Try it. I’ll help you amplify it. There are very few humans who can wear epic mithril foundation armor, second only to the Divine Seal Knights in the Knight Temple. This knight is even more annoying than the ninth-rank warriors of the Warrior Temple. Moreover, since he has just arrived, he probably doesn’t know you’re here yet. The Warrior Temple hasn’t had time to remind him either.”

“Yes.” Crosell didn’t hesitate after hearing Baimon’s words. One of the most important reasons why he was appreciated by Baimon, the ninth demon god, was that he was obedient. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he was Baimon’s thug.

Closing his eyes, Crosell began to chant a spell. His voice became very low, and the demon god pillar not far behind him turned completely deep blue in his chanting.

As soon as he began to chant, Baimon flashed in front of Crosell, blocking the human side’s view. At the same time, he raised his hands, and a layer of black mist directly spread out from his body, covering all eight demon god pillars behind him. The overwhelming dark aura converged into a thick fog, and a melodious and pleasant sound faintly rang out. Then, angels flapping black wings began to soar around the black mist. Streams of black light continuously shot down towards the demon army below.

This was Baimon’s Fallen Angel Domain. Any demons below the seventh rank illuminated by this domain would instantly increase their strength by one rank for five minutes. Among the demon domains, the Fallen Angel Domain was definitely in the top three in terms of amplification effects.

At the same time, hidden in the black mist, Baimon also began to chant a spell in a low voice, with dark golden light surging in his eyes, turning into a vortex of dark gold that enveloped Crosell behind him.

Amplified by this dark golden light, Crosell’s chanting speed obviously accelerated. The dark blue light released by the demon god pillar hidden in the black mist began to show distorted fluctuations. The distorted ripples converged towards the center of his brow, and his single, only open, central eye began to become more and more demonic and profound.

Although a mithril foundation knight would attract Baimon’s attention, generally speaking, he wouldn’t let Crosell take such a risk. He didn’t know why, but after hearing Crosell’s introduction of Dragon Hao Chen, he immediately told him to take action without hesitation. Deep down, he seemed to faintly feel that something was wrong with this mithril knight, and only by completely killing him could the problem be solved.

Baimon always acted decisively. Whether the feeling was correct or not, it was never wrong to kill a mithril foundation knight of the Knight Temple.

Due to the small difference that had occurred before, Dragon Hao Chen slightly raised his vigilance. However, the mental fluctuation was only a flash in the pan and had not caused him any substantial damage, so he didn’t pay too much attention to it and continued to cast halo skills.

With Dragon Hao Chen’s current cultivation, he firmly believed that unless the top three demon gods of the demon race came here, the distance from him to the eight demon gods outside would be such that even if the other party suddenly launched a forbidden curse-level attack, it would not be able to do anything to him. The battles at Yulong Pass, Exorcist Pass, and Galing Pass had all deeply proven this point.

(To be continued)