Fighting his way up hadn’t been difficult at all.

On the 90th floor, five Nation Destruction Level Demons had appeared simultaneously.

But five of them were no match for him. Lu Cang had twenty creatures on his side. He would have won even if it was a one-for-one trade, let alone a four-on-one fight.

The 91st floor began.

Finally, a Tier Five Demon appeared.

A Level 3 War God Tower, skipping two tiers...

King Level.

Lu Cang had only ever seen two Tier Five Demons.

One was the colossal War Elephant, and the other was the King of Exotic Insects, which had nearly killed him.

The King of Exotic Insects, it seemed, was a King Level Demon.

It was a Special type of Demon, one with considerable Spirituality.

It had rudimentary cognitive abilities, but its thought processes were still simple.

From his studies over the past few days, Lu Cang had learned that even if Demons possessed intelligence, their cognitive abilities could hardly surpass a normal person’s.

Furthermore, nearly all Demons would indiscriminately attack intelligent species—devouring people, sowing destruction, and bringing annihilation...

This was what separated them from intelligent life.

That was why they were Demons, classified as beings impossible to communicate with and, in most cases, targets that had to be eliminated on sight.

Some people had even founded demon protection societies, hoping to foster friendly communication with them.

But in the end, it seemed they were all eaten by the "friendly" Demons.

This was more or less the extent of Lu Cang’s knowledge regarding Tier Five Demons.

’Surprisingly, it’s not Nation Destruction Level...’

Lu Cang found this a bit strange.

After all, when he transitioned from fighting Tier Three King Level Demons to Tier Four ones, he had been seamlessly matched against Tier Four King Level opponents.

Yet now, jumping from Tier Four Nation Destruction Level to Tier Five, he was facing King Level?

’Does that mean a Tier Five Monarch is stronger than a Tier Four Nation Destruction Level enemy?’

Lu Cang swept the area with his Perception.

He discovered there was more than one enemy.

Across the vast, barren battle Forest, there were fifteen creatures that were almost humanoid but whose forms radiated power.

It wasn’t just the one before him...

There were so many of them, and their bodies were no longer massive.

Their forms were somewhat similar to the King of Exotic Insects, but unlike it, which was almost perfectly humanoid, these King Level beings retained many demonic features despite their human-like shapes.

This time, he was facing Tier Five King Level Demons at their peak.

When he had fought the King of Exotic Insects, it had already been weakened by a Level 5 Adventurer’s Guild. That guild had fought to the death to grievously wound it, leaving it with massive injuries.

Then, there was the pressure from Izparut’s Array, which created gravity strong enough to instantly kill even Tier Four King Level Demons.

Only with all those factors combined did he get the opportunity to turn the tables and kill it.

Otherwise, he probably would have never even gotten ahold of the King of Exotic Insects at its peak.

And now... fifteen Tier Five King Level Demons, all in perfect condition.

’Interesting...’

A draconic creature with a long, reptilian tail was already charging at him.

BOOM!

Its tail struck a Void Pillar.

The impact slammed into the Void Pillar from his "Void Pillar Guardian." The pillar, which had an innate taunt Effect, was covered in a web of cracks from that single blow!

Oh—

Lu Cang took two steps back as a thick mist began to blanket the entire battlefield.

Illusory Heavy Mist Sea (Tier Three) (Level 301)

Mirror Illusion Water Dream Shadow (Tier Three) (Level 301)

He cast two illusion-type Magic spells.

Lu Cang’s figure vanished into the thick mist.

Within the mist, faint, hazy images of Lu Cang could be seen, but none of these Illusions were his true self.

His various Void Creatures were also enveloped by the fog.

A Mage’s greatest strength wasn’t pure combat prowess.

Rather, it was their vast arsenal of Magic, which could be combined to create incredibly potent abilities to Control the Scene.

When it came to pure killing power, Warriors were actually more proficient.

Lu Cang felt no sense of danger from these fifteen King Level Demons.

He only felt that he had finally found opponents who wouldn’t be instantly killed.

In fact, there were many things Lu Cang had yet to even try, simply because he hadn’t encountered a worthy, evenly-matched opponent.

Ever since becoming a Level 3 Mage, he hadn’t even had to use Sacrifice.

Every battle had been resolved without it.

Now, sitting on 315,220,000 souls, he had nowhere to spend them.

Lu Cang even felt that if he were to Sacrifice all of these souls in one massive explosion, he could probably blow away half of the City in the Circle!

Of course, that was just a thought.

In the mist, Lu Cang’s figure seemed to have vanished completely.

Only the four Void Pillars stood out in the mist, as clear as lighthouses. Seeing these four "lighthouses," the King Level Demons began to converge on them!

But the Humming Hunters, hidden within the mist, had already launched their attack!

The mist only confused the enemy’s Perception.

For his allies, however, it posed no obstacle at all.

Not only did it not hinder them, but it also provided a buff. Any allies he permitted could clearly perceive the movements of all living things within the mist’s Range.

PFFT!

Lu Cang’s offensive was simple.

Focus fire on one target!

In a group battle, the best tactic was to reduce the enemy’s numbers first. It was better to sever one finger than to injure all ten!

A slender, frail-looking King Level creature that resembled a Flower Demon was instantly swarmed by four Humming Hunters!

CLANG!

The Humming Hunters’ sharp blades slashed against its stem and leaves, letting out a deafening clang, like steel striking steel!

’Such tough leaves!’

’But they can be broken!’

Lu Cang was completely mentally linked with his Void Summoned Creatures. He could know all their thoughts and feelings and control their every action.