Super God Golden Crow Record

Chapter 60 Demon King

The extermination of the Void creatures has finally come to an end, and life on Planet Gra is slowly returning to normal.

Zhao Chen assigned tasks to the camp. Goron, with his 40,000 warriors, was responsible for training, patrolling, guarding, practicing formations, and maintaining combat effectiveness. The elderly, women, children, blacksmiths, carpenters, and farmers were responsible for mining, farming, construction, and forging. Everyone did their own thing, ensuring everyone had something to do.

The dwarven anvil led his people in forging equipment day and night, the fires in the forges never going out. Gronn's warriors were responsible for transporting ore to the planet Loch, bringing it back to the dwarves, who forged it into weapons and armor, which were then stored in the warehouse.

The common people also cultivated a plot of land at the foot of the mountain and planted some fast-growing crops. Although the soil on Gela Star was not particularly fertile, it was still manageable to grow them.

Zhao Chen took out some agricultural technology materials he had seized from the angels from his storage ring and had the literate dwarves translate them into easy-to-understand language to teach the commoners responsible for farming. Although the harvest wasn't great, at least no one starved.

Zhao Chen delegated most of the affairs to Goron and Iron Anvil. Goron was in charge of personnel, training, and defense; Iron Anvil was in charge of forging, mining, and technology. Zhao Chen only needed to make decisions and didn't have to worry about the details.

He used his spare time to cultivate.

Zhao Chen doesn't plan to continue trying to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage for the time being. His mid-Nascent Soul realm isn't fully stable yet, and breaking through while his foundation isn't solid could lead to endless troubles. His current focus is on cultivating the spells in the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends that he hasn't mastered yet.

He had previously greatly improved his comprehension by devouring humans, which allowed him to learn everything quickly now. Zhao Chen had already mastered twelve of the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends, and among the remaining sixty, many were life-saving divine skills, which were of the highest priority to him.

Zhao Chen pulled out the general outline of the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends from his mind and listed out the spells he needed to learn.

Staff Transfer – Transfers damage, redirecting incoming attacks to an external object. This is a life-saving skill, ranked number one.

Staff Release – Substitute Death: In times of crisis, a substitute is used to die in place of the real person, allowing the real body to escape. This is also a life-saving technique, ranking second.

Averting disasters—eliminating calamities and resolving difficulties, dispelling heavenly tribulations, curses, and misfortunes. Ranked third.

Head Regeneration – Head regeneration after decapitation. The Pure Yang Black Bloodline already possesses a strong regenerative ability, but the Head Regeneration Technique allows him to reattach his head even after it has been severed, or even regrow it entirely.

A nascent awareness—the ability to foresee danger. A sudden urge to sense impending crisis can help avoid many potentially fatal situations.

The most difficult technique to master is Staff Transfer, which requires establishing a connection between one's own primordial spirit and an external object to transfer damage. Zhao Chen spent a month and wasted more than a dozen dark copper ingots—each time damage was transferred, the external object would shatter. Finally, he used a piece of meteorite iron to make a palm-sized iron plate, attached a wisp of his primordial spirit to it, and finally mastered the Staff Transfer technique.

The staff dismantling technique is even more complex. This spell requires placing substitute talismans in multiple locations beforehand, so that in a critical moment, the real body can instantly teleport to the location of the substitute.

Making a substitute talisman requires a lot of materials and time. It took Zhao Chen two months to make three talismans. One was buried at the foot of the North Mountain of Ge La Xing, one was kept in a storage ring for later use, and one was carried with him.

The rituals of warding off disaster and reattaching a head are relatively easy. The ritual of warding off disaster requires specific hand seals and incantations, which Zhao Chen mastered in about half a month. The ritual of reattaching a head is even simpler—the regenerative ability of the Pure Yang Black Bloodline is the foundation, and the ritual of reattaching a head simply enhances this ability, allowing him to retain consciousness after his head is cut off and to reattach his head or grow a new one.

The Sprouting Technique doesn't require deliberate cultivation. The essence of this spell is connecting divine sense with the workings of the Heavenly Dao to detect danger. Zhao Chen, having previously devoured so many void creatures, already possesses sufficiently keen spatial perception; the Sprouting Technique only needs slight guidance to be triggered. Now, when he's in seclusion, if danger approaches, he'll sense it in advance and automatically awaken from his meditative state.

After learning the life-saving spells, Zhao Chen then learned the ability to enter water—the ability to fight underwater. There are many ocean planets in the border star region, and he would need them sooner or later. The water-entry technique wasn't difficult; Zhao Chen mastered it in three days.

Then he learned the Demon Slayer Technique. This spell is specifically designed to counter otherworldly beings, and it has an additional lethal effect on void creatures. Zhao Chen used pure Yang True Fire to activate the Demon Slayer Technique, making it several times more powerful than when activated with ordinary magic power.

After learning all of this, three months had passed.

Zhao Chen wasn't in a hurry to learn more. Each of the Seventy-Two Transformations required a lot of practice; trying to learn too much at once would be counterproductive. He would first master the few life-saving spells, and then deal with the others later.

In his spare time, Zhao Chen continued to devour void creatures.

The influx of void creatures into the border star system has never stopped. Even after clearing out Gera, they remain on other planets. Zhao Chen travels out every month, flying across the surrounding planets to eliminate all the swarms of void creatures.

Each extermination was a feast for Zhao Chen. He devoured the Foundation Establishment stage Void Centipedes, the Golden Core stage Void Scorpions, and occasionally even the Nascent Soul stage Void Spiders. Zhao Chen drained their essence; their spirit, cultivation, physical body, talent, and fortune—everything—was transformed into pure energy that surged into his body. His spatial talent expanded continuously during the devouring, the color of his Pure Yang True Fire deepened, and the God-Slaying Spear absorbed baleful energy in the slaughter, its dark red patterns growing increasingly dense.

During a raid, he encountered a Void Mantis at the Nascent Soul stage.

This is the strongest opponent he has ever faced. The Void Mantis is not large, only the size of an average human, but it is extremely fast, and its twin scythes can tear through space.

Zhao Chen's Chaos Bell was cleaved seven times in succession, its golden light teetering on the brink of collapse. Zhao Chen thrust his God-Slaying Spear forward three times, but was dodged twice. The last thrust finally struck the mantis's abdomen, but failed to kill it.

For the first time, Zhao Chen felt pressure in front of an opponent of the same level.

Without hesitation, he used the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife.

The Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, concealed in space, arrived in an instant, silently. Just as the Void Mantis's twin scythes were about to strike Zhao Chen again, the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife suddenly appeared behind its head and slashed down. The mantis's head flew high into the air, its primordial spirit instantly shredded by the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife.

Zhao Chen landed beside the Void Mantis's corpse, placed his hand on its carapace, and activated his Devouring Talent. The essence of the Nascent Soul stage Void Mantis surged into Zhao Chen's body like a tsunami, more than ten times denser than that of the Nascent Soul stage Void Spider. His Spatial Perception Talent suddenly leaped forward—allowing him to now clearly sense spatial fluctuations and weak points within a radius of tens of thousands of miles around him, even with his eyes closed.

After absorbing the Void Mantis's malevolent energy, the dark red patterns on the God-Slaying Spear became dazzlingly bright, and its power surged dramatically.

Zhao Chen put away his magic weapon, and the Golden Crow's escape light instantly shone as it flew towards the planet Ge La.

Days passed by one by one.

As the camp on Planet Gela grew larger, the population increased from 200,000 to 300,000. Zhao Chen officially named this place—Demon's Lair.

Although Zhao Chen was not the emperor, nor did he want to be one, he needed a resounding title, a title that those who came to him would recognize.

"From now on, I will be the Golden Flame Demon King," Zhao Chen said to Goron.

Goron paused for a moment, then grinned: "Golden Flame Demon King. Alright."

There is a "Demon King" on the planet Grali who killed all the nearby void creatures and established a force called "Demon Cave"—this news spread rapidly in the border star field.

More and more tribes began to flock to the planet Grax. Orcs, half-orcs, dwarves, elves, and even some races whose names were unknown, came one after another to the foot of the northern mountains, requesting to join the demon's lair.

Zhao Chen accepted all comers without exception. He assigned all the newcomers to Goron and Iron Anvil for arrangement: those who could fight were incorporated into the army, and those who could not were incorporated into the civilian ranks, each with their own duties.

The army was responsible for training, patrolling, and guarding. Civilians were responsible for mining, farming, construction, and forging. The demon's lair was also operating more and more smoothly.

Standing atop the North Mountain, Zhao Chen looked down at the ever-expanding campsite below, silently planning his next move.

The Demon Cavern has begun to take shape, but it's far from enough. He needs more people, more resources, and greater strength. The void creatures won't stop invading, and Hua Ye will eventually discover the changes in the border starfield. He must build the Demon Cavern into a true power before an even greater storm arrives.