Why must the devil be Defeated?

"Boom!"

Under a roar akin to the sound of the earth, the Demon Clan surrounding the entire Imperial City knelt down in unison, stirring up clouds of dust.

Everyone looked up at the sky with terror-stricken faces, at the human man who had suddenly descended from the sky, feeling as though they were being pressed down by a mountain, unable to move.

Among all the demons, only a few Demon Clan Officers could withstand the astonishing pressure.

However, feeling the magic power continuously rising from Shane's body and the terrifying pressure carried by the magic that enveloped heaven and earth, in that moment, whether it was the enchanting Glen, the hot-tempered Ireza, the bloodthirsty Qibul, or the gloomy and dangerous Alder, all were sweating profusely with fear.

Even Jiasinta's face suddenly changed, looking at Shane with eyes full of shock.

Because he could feel that Shane had become stronger.

Much stronger than when he had defeated Aridia in the Royal Capital.

"How… How has he become stronger again?"

Jiasinta's heart contracted violently.

As for Jesse and Lis, who stood behind him, they had already knelt down on the ground and looked up at Shane, whom they had once detested and despised. There was no longer any trace of their previous arrogance—only terror and amazement.

Only Hette Yada was staring intently at Shane, without any loss of composure.

Even this Limit Level officer under the Moon Demon maintained a very solemn expression, no longer as icy as before.

Shane descended, instantly subduing countless demons.

By his side, except for Lasha and Lasha who did not appear, Lilith and Tielle both followed.

Tielle, cloaked in black, her face unclear and her presence weaker than anyone else present, showed no signs of fear, instead displaying the same indifference as Hette Yada.

Lilith, on the other hand, was unreserved, tightly holding Shane's hand, her eyes flickering with a chilling ferocity as she looked down at the demons.

She knew that all these people had come for Shane.

Although Lilith could not understand why these demons wanted to trouble Shane, she did not care.

All she needed to know was that these people wanted to bully Shane, and that was enough.

Recalling the battle with Moro, where she had been unable to help Shane, resulting in his severe injury, the ferocity in Lilith's eyes turned into a murderous intent.

Just as Lilith was about to act and grind all the demons present into dust, Shane held her shoulder.

"Take care of Tielle."

Shane looked downward, squinting his eyes as he spoke to Lilith.

"Okay!"

The murderous intent in Lilith's eyes immediately vanished, turning into a nod like an obedient child.

Although she wanted to crush all the bad people plotting against Shane, since Shane had said so, Lilith no longer cared about the lives of those "pathetically weak" people and would just listen to Shane.

Shane then entrusted Tielle to Lilith, leaving them in mid-air, before using Instant Movement to confront the Demon Clan Officers.

This mysterious display of Instant Teleportation slightly jolted the officers.

Shane raised his eyelids, looking at them.

"You are the ones in charge, aren't you?"

Shane's gaze swept across the officers, pausing on Jiasinta and then falling on Hette Yada.

"I see, five Legends and one Limit Level, no wonder you're so brazen," Shane remarked sarcastically. "Now that I am here, what do you plan to do, try me?"

As he spoke, the magic power emanating from Shane grew increasingly vast, almost forming a storm, causing the heavens and the earth to tremble.

Defeating Moro and overcoming a being who had reached Transcendence Level had allowed Shane to jump to Legend status—furthermore, not just entering Legend, but at the top standard of Level 95, now making him even more powerful than before.

Previously, Shane already possessed strength comparable to Limit Level in his normal state, and now climbing to the peak of Legend, the pressure it brought to the Demon Clan Officers was imaginable.

At least, Hette Yada, who was also a Limit Level, already felt some pressure.

It must be noted, Hette Yada is from the Demon Clan.

The Demon Clan is renowned for its strength, generally being much stronger than the Human Race and the Divine Race at the same level.

And Hette Yada, being at Limit Level and from the Demon Clan, would theoretically be even more powerful than an average Limit Level fighter.

But now, even she felt pressurized, which could give an indication of how formidable Shane's current strength was.

"Are you the Hero?"

Hette Yada stared intently at Shane, no longer daring to shift her gaze.

"That's me."

Shane admitted straightforwardly, causing the other officers to tremble inwardly.

Clearly, only at this moment did they realize just how strong the man they intended to target was.

They had not left their investigation of Shane unchecked.

However, in just a few days, their investigation couldn't possibly be thorough.

Not to mention, they were unaware that Aridia, known as the strongest of the Human Race, had already been defeated by Shane, and that the Imperial Concubine he had defeated in the Empire was also a Limit Level fighter who even stepped into Transcendence later, yet was still subdued by Shane.

The time was too short for them to have learned of such information.

They didn't even know that this time, Shane had come to the Imperial City with Lilith.

Or perhaps, it's more accurate to say, they didn't want to believe that a Strongest Evil God, who could rival a Demon, would actually follow Shane like a shadow, acting as his guard and protect him at all times.

If they had known this, they certainly wouldn't have sought to trouble Shane.

Unfortunately, they found out too late.

"I had expected the Demon Clan to react excessively to my presence, but I truly hadn't anticipated that you'd come knocking senselessly to threaten others and demand that I be handed over."

Shane did not mince his words, as if he wanted to trample the pride and dignity of the visiting Demon Clansmen beneath his feet, and he laughed coldly.

"It seems that the Hero has been absent from this world for too long, so much so that despite knowing I am your nemesis, you still think you are capable. Do you really think I'm still immature and a soft persimmon that you can easily handle?"

Shane was very annoyed.

Originally, out of respect for Ai Yi, Lide, Milu, and others, Shane did not want to have too much conflict with the Demon Clan.

He knew his current identity was very sensitive, and once he acted, it might indeed lead to the disruption of peace, causing the Three Clans to go to war again.

For this reason, Shane was already planning to leave the Empire to find Lidas and Sera and have a proper discussion with them.

As it turned out, the Demon Clan was always the Demon Clan, many were habitually domineering and strong, not every one of them was as reasonable as Ai Yi and her group.

No, even Ai Yi and her group could not be considered reasonable.

They merely restrained their temper because of their personal connections with Shane, not brazenly showing their demonic nature.

But the rest of the Demon Clan clearly would not do so.

Since that was the case, Shane was not planning to restrain his temper for the sake of some ridiculous peace in the Otherworld.

"Come, I'll give you a chance."

Shane extended his hand and beckoned to the group of Demon Clan officers.

"I'll just stand right here, let's see who among you can do anything to me."

That statement ignited rage among the Demon Clan officers, instantly dispersing much of their fear.

Especially Ireza, who almost lost his patience in an instant.

"Is a Hero that impressive!?"

Ireza glared at Shane with hatred finally surfacing in his eyes.

"A thousand years ago, my brother and I together couldn't handle Hero Mithra. A thousand years later, I refuse to believe a green Hero could do anything to me...!"

As soon as these words fell, Ireza roared and his body swelled several times.

Simultaneously, Ireza's aura also strengthened several times, emitting an aura stronger than that of Aridia, who was at Level 95, similar to Shane.

This aura was undoubtedly such that even Aridia, at Level 98 without using his Unique Skill, wouldn't be a match for this fierce Beast Demon.

"Roar!"

Ireza then pounced towards Shane.

Despite his massive size, Ireza's speed was incredibly fast, like lightning, his huge form flickering in the air, soundless.

However...

"Bang—!"

Accompanied by a collision sound that echoed all around, Ireza, who had pounced towards Shane, ultimately met a heavy kick in his face.

Shane harshly kicked Ireza in the face, stirring up a terrifying wind of impact.

Ireza was thus kicked away by Shane, flying back even faster than when he came, like a cannonball, with a whistling sound, crashing into a distant mountain.

"Boom boom boom..."

The mountain immediately trembled as if struck by lightning and started to collapse.

While Shane performed an Instant Movement and disappeared, reappearing the next second back where he was, re-entering everyone's sight.

In response, the slight rage arising in the hearts of those present suddenly vanished without a trace.

Because, at this moment, in Shane's hand, he was holding a massive creature.

Who else could it be besides Ireza?

"Spurt!"

Ireza violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his face and body were covered in blood.

"Come, tell me," Shane said to Ireza with a smile, "what can I do to you?"

Ireza was unable to answer, his face filled with fear.

It was just a back and forth, and one of the six great officers under Beast Demon Liedodoma, a Level 95 Legendary Demon Clan expert—defeated!

Was the Demon Clan stronger than the Divine Race and the Human Race at the same level?

Then, as a being that receives the highest Growth Rate when leveling up, how could Shane, now Level 95, not be able to easily handle a Demon Clan member of the same level?

"Thump!"

Ireza was then thrown by Shane onto the ground, barely breathing.