In an environment resembling an altar, a black shadow sat cross-legged. Those withered hands exposed outside trembled slightly, obviously extremely angry.
“Your Majesty.”
A subordinate standing in the distance spoke the following words with trepidation: “Three fleets were all destroyed by the Eternal Sect.”
“A bunch of trash!”
The black shadow raised his hand, streams of light erupting.
“Boom!”
That subordinate making the report slammed heavily into the wall, blood gushing as he slid down.
“Notify the other fleets.” The black shadow’s voice was cold: “Even if you have to turn Cangyun System upside down, find the Eternal Sect and crush them to powder!”
“Yes…”
The subordinate dragged his heavily injured body away.
Just after leaving the secret chamber, a young man rushed over, kneeling on the ground with a thud, crying his heart out: “Why did you kill Mu Jin!”
That’s right.
It was Ling Li.
He had come out from Demon Abyss Valley.
“She traded her life for yours. That’s why.” The black shadow said indifferently. Since he was called adoptive father, he was naturally the Demon Emperor.
The System was right.
This person had lost a clone, which indeed brought impact to his true body. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be sitting cross-legged in the secret chamber healing.
“No…”
Ling Li directly collapsed on the ground.
The Demon Emperor said, “If you’re bound by emotion, sooner or later you’ll fall into a place of eternal damnation.”
“Adoptive Father…”
“Don’t say anymore. Go back and recuperate well. When the Universal Holy War begins, you must bring back the championship for your father.”
“…”
Ling Li stood up shakily, as if he had lost his soul.
Growing up experiencing cruel slaughter to survive, his life could be summarized as darkness. Only after meeting a ray of light did he have something to rely on and motivation. Now… he had lost it forever.
“Eternal Sect!”
Ling Li clenched his fists, his eyes splitting with fury: “I, Ling Li, will fight you to the death!”
He attributed Mu Jin’s death to the Eternal Sect, because without this sect, he could have completely taken the system championship, could have received his adoptive father’s praise, instead of being sent to Demon Abyss Valley, instead of implicating his beloved’s death.
Fury, killing intent.
Filled his body and sea of consciousness, his eyes gradually turning blood red.
“The power of love can change a person, and it can also激发 激发 a person.” The Demon Emperor observed Ling Li’s changes, thinking secretly: “Hopefully at the Universal Championship, he can vent his fury.”
“Your Majesty!”
Just then, a subordinate came to report: “The Night King Alliance seems to have received word and dispatched large numbers of experts to Cangyun System.”
“Oh, understood.”
The Demon Emperor responded indifferently, as if it was within expectations.
“Your Majesty.” An old strategist walked over, puzzled: “This Night King opposes us at every turn and even united other planes to form an alliance. Why not eliminate him?”
“It’s not that I don’t want to.”
The Demon Emperor said, “But I’m wary.”
The strategist said in astonishment: “There’s still an existence in the upper universe that Your Majesty fears?”
“Speaking solely of forces, this Emperor fears no plane. But speaking of cultivation, this Night King’s strength is likely not beneath mine.” The Demon Emperor said.
“Has Your Majesty fought him before?” the strategist asked.
“No.”
“…”
The strategist felt puzzled—if they hadn’t fought, why would he be wary?
“Have you heard of Weibu Zi?”
“I have.”
“Weibu Zi once performed a divination for the Night King, saying he is the only powerful cultivator in the upper universe qualified to step onto the path of eternal life.” The Demon Emperor said.
“…”
The strategist’s expression became solemn.
According to his understanding, Weibu Zi lived up to his name—foreknowing without divination, calculating without omission. Since he said so, it was enough to represent that the Night King was extraordinary.
“In this subordinate’s view.”
The strategist said, “Weibu Zi probably didn’t calculate that Your Majesty would emerge from nowhere in the future.”
“He calculated it.”
The Demon Emperor said, “He once came to find this Emperor.”
Shock appeared on the strategist’s face.
If these words came from someone else’s mouth, he might still have doubts.
“Transmit the order.”
The Demon Emperor considered briefly, saying, “Monitor the Night King Alliance’s people at all times. Report immediately at the slightest disturbance.”
“Yes.”
The strategist withdrew.
The Demon Emperor returned to the secret chamber.
He didn’t continue recuperating but stood in the central area, recalling the scene when Weibu Zi came to find him back then.
“Apologies, even if you unify all planes, it won’t change the universe’s structure.”
“Why?”
“Because you’re not qualified.”
“Ridiculous! If this Emperor isn’t qualified, who in the upper universe is qualified to change the structure!”
“Who can change the universe’s structure, I cannot divine. But I can confirm that you alone are not qualified, because… your killing intent is too heavy, your brutality too inhumane—it doesn’t conform to the laws of heavenly dao.”
Thinking of this, the Demon Emperor’s gaze turned cold: “The world says you foreknow without divination, calculating without omission. This Emperor will use actions to tell you—you can divine all living beings, divine heaven and earth, but you alone cannot divine me, the Demon Emperor!”
…
Eternal Sect Great Hall.
Jun Changxiao leaned back in his chair, clutching his chest in pain.
By rights, having destroyed another warship, he should be happy. Why did he look so miserable?
Because according to Yuan Gongzi’s latest statistics, to fill up the energy to activate Xiaotian Demon Slayer, they had cumulatively transferred over a billion superior spirit stones.
“No.”
Jun Changxiao said painfully, “My heart hurts so much!”
Eliminating a Celestial Secret Realm cultivator was enough to prove Xiaotian Demon Slayer’s combat power, but the energy consumption was truly terrifying!
Admittedly, Eternal Realm had quite a few spirit stone veins, and with his status as realm lord he could completely summon them at will, but burning billions at once—no one could withstand that!
“No wonder it’s so cheap!” Jun Changxiao howled in his heart.
Gou Sheng had originally planned to wait for Prestige Points to convert to Contribution Points and frantically purchase this type of mecha. Now he completely dismissed the idea—after all, one mecha cost over a billion. Dozens or hundreds would bankrupt him in minutes!
“Don’t panic.”
The System consoled, “Perhaps you can refresh an energy-saving version in the future.”
In certain situations, it would mock to the best of its ability, but when it came to shop spending, it would console to the best of its ability—truly an ultra-realist.
“I believe your lies!”
Just then, Old Man Taixuan walked over, saying, “Can you let our Array Formation Hall research Xiaotian Demon Slayer?”
This high-tech product was simply his greatest love. He couldn’t wait to immediately disassemble it and meticulously study its internal structure.
“Right!”
Jun Changxiao slapped his forehead, saying, “We can have Master try to modify it, transforming it from high power consumption to energy-saving!”
“Take it.”
…
“No! No! No!”
Outside Array Formation Hall, Jing Zhixiao stretched out his hands, crying in agony. Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, and others could barely hold him back.
“Everyone.”
Old Man Taixuan wore a white lab coat and professional mask, holding a clipboard in his left hand and pliers in his right, saying with profound tone, “Let’s begin.”
“Mm!”
The research team members nodded, then laid out various disassembly tools and walked in a line toward Xiaotian Demon Slayer standing on the martial arts field.
“Crack crack crack!”
“Whirr whirr whirr!”
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
Hand drill sounds, pneumatic tool sounds, and rotating shaft sounds rose and fell continuously.
“No…” Jing Zhixiao cried and struggled, but could only watch helplessly as his beloved, more precious than a wife, was disassembled step by step, finally reduced to a skeletal frame.
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