Chapter 1725: Chapter 1725

The horned demon in front of him had black twisted horns covering his whole body, making it look like a suit of armor. This armor was full of spikes, making the whole body resemble a hedgehog.

"It’s actually a horned demon; this thing’s combat strength is not weak," Du You said.

Although horned demons are relatively common among demons, not many reach the high-end level. Yet, no one can ignore their combat strength. Although they only excel in close combat, they are quite formidable in that regard.

Using an eighth-tier horned demon to charge and break through is also part of the demons’ plan, I suppose.

Of course, it’s also possible the horned demon charged too fast; being unplanned is typical for demons.

"Leave it to me; having just broken through, I need an opponent to verify myself," suddenly, an undead reaper over three meters tall walked out, with cyan skin and a crown on its head.

"So it’s the corpse king, Your Highness." Someone immediately recognized the figure before them.

Du You also recognized it; it had broken through after the surge of breath from him. In fact, it was the second breakthrough in this world. It didn’t follow the path of death but rather an aura of rot, likely the path of the zombie. Official source ıs 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝕟𝕖𝕥

It’s rare for someone among the death gods to insist on their path, merging suitable laws and origin for themselves. Without years of accumulation, this guy couldn’t have broken through taking advantage of this opportunity.

Perhaps among all the undead, the corpse king is the most confident in himself.

After all, relying entirely on oneself, without the suppression of the world, it’s the same anywhere.

Approaching, the corpse king cast a disdainful look at the horned demon charging at him, clenched his fist, and punched forward. A massive explosion centered between the two directly spread out.

Surrounding eighth-tier beings nearby were instantly blown away.

However, Xi Qianxue and others had been prepared, having stayed hidden within Du You’s territory, unaffected. While observing from a distance feels less clear, this isn’t the divine war battlefield.

Fighting here wouldn’t reveal many laws, offering no help to the understanding of the seventh tier.

Both sides are equally matched in strength, but it’s the corpse king who is injured. On one hand, the demon’s aura inherently possesses corrosive restraint against normal laws; on the other, the horned demon’s fists also have sharp horns.

During attacks, these horns release a special power, inflicting more severe damage on opponents.

Yet the corpse king was unconcerned, spreading open his arms, releasing a vast black aura. Soon, Du You noticed a large number of zombies appearing within this black aura.

Indeed, the corpse king used a summoning-type skill. But will this large number of zombies be useful? Among them, the weakest are only second-tier, and even the strongest have just reached the seventh tier.

Moreover, it seems these seventh-tiers were modified from the corpses of the demon kings used earlier.

"So many in number, but lacking in quality, will this really work?" Before Du You could ask, someone else did. Clearly, even some of the death gods themselves weren’t optimistic.

"Idiots, watch closely to understand summoning. As the strongest summoning type among the undead, do you think it’s that simple? If the summoned entities acted independently, why would we waste time learning summoning skills?"

The corpse king in front of them was the strongest summoner among all death gods, aside from Du You.

Next, Du You saw what true summoning was, which was completely different from his own. His undead summoning skills were indeed not weak, but he lacked any complementary skills.

The black aura seemed like a field ability, significantly enhancing the zombies within, making them stronger and more coordinated. These zombies formed into formation within the field, creating a special array. This array seemed to be the product of some skill, something Du You couldn’t discern from the surface.

In the next moment, Du You was surprised to find all the zombies seemed to merge with the black current, their figures nearly invisible. The military formation switched from being solemn to dynamic, becoming a flowing torrent.

These torrents, directed with precision, tangled with the charging horned demon once again.

Every punch and kick from the horned demon could easily shatter part of the torrent, with the zombies within turning to dust. However, Du You noticed each attack consumed a significant portion of the horned demon’s power.

These seemingly useless zombies could actually have such an effect. The combined force was forcibly elevated to a special degree. This power had a strong corrosive effect even on the demon’s power.

"So this is the true application of summoning ability," Du You sighed.

He finally understood why powerful seventh-tier and eighth-tier undead summoning skills summon entities that serve primarily an auxiliary role. If all undead mages were , wouldn’t they be rendered useless by the seventh tier?

Now Du You realized it wasn’t they who were rendered useless; rather, he hadn’t thought of using it this way.

Coordinating with military formation, merging with the field, perhaps this was their true application. Without any special abilities, one would be like the horned demon in front of them, trapped in endless torrents, unable to break free.

In such a torrent, one’s power would be continually weakened until, ultimately, exhausted.

With this setup, the corpse king continuously seized opportunities to attack the horned demon, causing it to struggle to cope. If not for the nearly seamless, heavily fortified horned armor of the horned demon, it wouldn’t have remained unscathed.

After observing for a while, Du You could only reluctantly admit that even if he were trapped in such a formation, he might only be able to break it with overwhelming power, as simple skills wouldn’t work here.

Moreover, this black mist could affect his senses. Even with his perception skills now elevated to the eighth tier, they’d still be impacted.

Of course, this skill was not without flaws, mainly the number and quality of one’s undead subordinates.

Once the number of subordinates was insufficient, this offensive stance would likely be stalled. The stronger the undead, the more it enhanced this formation. In this regard, the corpse king apparently hadn’t much accrued.

After all, having just broken through to the eighth tier, achieving this was already impressive. Frankly, if the horned demon wasn’t restrained by him, the battle wouldn’t have seen the corpse king dominate.