“Thank you...”
Just then, the Demon Emperor’s cold voice rang out in gratitude.
Immediately after, he asked in confusion, “You three, where are the gifts you prepared?”
The Demon Emperor's words instantly stunned the Blood Refining Demon Lord and the other two.
Once they snapped out of it, they couldn't help but let out sinister laughs:
“Hehehe... Demon Emperor, you didn't actually think we came to give you congratulatory gifts, did you?” the Blood Refining Demon Lord asked, looking at the Demon Emperor.
He had always heard that this Demon Emperor had gone completely brainless from being in love, and it turned out to be true.
“Hahaha...”
“Cackle, cackle...”
The powerhouses from Wuhua Palace and the Blood Fiend Tower beside him joined in the mockery.
“Oh... Isn't that what you just said?” The Demon Emperor didn't seem to mind and asked in return.
At this point, the Blood Refining Demon Lord couldn't be bothered to waste any more words and said directly, “Demon Emperor, I won't beat around the bush with you. Commit suicide! The position of Demon Emperor will belong to General Dog from now on!”
As soon as he finished speaking, General Dog soared into the sky and stood beside the Blood Refining Demon Lord.
“Your Majesty, you cannot defeat the few of us!”
“If you commit suicide, I will allow you to be buried together with the Empress!” General Dog looked at the Demon Emperor and said arrogantly.
Below them, the faces of the assembled demons turned pale.
“What?”
“Make the Demon Emperor commit suicide?”
“General Dog wants to become the Demon Emperor?”
“General Dog actually colluded with demonic cultivators?”
The demons cried out in shock and fear.
“What are you all clamoring about? Shut the hell up!” General Dog roared, sweeping his Unity-stage pressure over the lesser demons below.
Under the terrifying pressure, the demons instantly fell silent, trembling like cicadas in winter.
“Minister Fox, let us wait and watch for now. Let them fight first.”
Minister Fox, who was trying to blend into the background below, suddenly received a sound transmission from the Grand Elder of the Haoran Sect.
“Alright!” Minister Fox agreed without a second thought.
General Tiger watched the scene unfolding above and exchanged a glance with Ye Fan.
They were waiting for the right moment to play the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind—waiting to sweep in and reap the benefits!
Meanwhile, Lu Ming was observing the situation, preparing for when chaos broke out.
He would quietly put on his cloak of invisibility, pull Big Yellow and the others into the secret realm, and make a run for it.
They had originally planned to slip away quietly, but Niu Lansan had gone to scout ahead and found that the outer perimeter was completely surrounded by demon soldiers.
Clearly, they couldn't just walk out.
“Hehe... Fellow daoists, I wonder if I can trade something for my life. I ask for nothing else but to be allowed to leave with the Empress. I don't even want the position of Demon Emperor anymore!”
As soon as the Demon Emperor finished speaking, tears welled up in the Empress's eyes once again.
She had made up her mind: after saving her father, she would commit suicide to join him in death!
Lu Ming and the others also looked at the Demon Emperor with curiosity, wondering what he planned to use to buy his life.
Ordinary items would probably have a hard time moving these old fogies.
When the Blood Refining Demon Lord and the others heard the Demon Emperor's words, their lips twitched.
This Demon Emperor's love-sickness was actually this severe!
However, it was impossible for them to let him go. If the Demon Emperor ever recovered one day, they would face endless trouble!
Still, the Blood Refining Demon Lord teased, “I wonder what you plan to buy your life with, Demon Emperor? You should know that ordinary things won't catch my eye!”
Whoosh...
The Demon Emperor didn't waste any words and directly took out a black box.
“I'll trade it for the Break Stage Grass. What do you think?”
“What?”
“The Break Stage Grass?”
“How could the Demon Emperor have the Break Stage Grass?”
As soon as the Demon Emperor spoke, the humans and demons alike couldn't help but cry out in shock.
Everyone's eyes locked onto the black box in the Demon Emperor's hand at the same time.
Lu Ming almost choked on his own spit.
If the real Break Stage Grass weren't currently sitting in his own storage bag, he might have actually believed it.
Ye Fan’s eyes also flickered. He looked at Lu Ming, thinking, Did this bastard give the Break Stage Grass to the Demon Emperor? What an idiot!
The three Unity-stage cultivators from the Eastern Province had even uglier expressions.
They hadn't expected this romance-addled Demon Emperor to actually offer the Break Stage Grass to trade for his life.
In an instant, they prepared themselves to snatch it.
It absolutely must not fall into the hands of the Northern Province.
Elder Gu’s eyes also lit up, and his heart pounded with excitement. Haha, I didn't expect such an unexpected windfall.
All of this will belong to the Southern Frontier!
While everyone was still caught up in their excitement, the Demon Emperor threw the box directly into the air: “I beg you all to spare my life!”
Whoosh!
The moment the Demon Emperor tossed the box, the prepared Grand Elder of the Haoran Sect and the others soared into the air to snatch it.
The three Northern Province demonic cultivators, who had still been doubting how the Break Stage Grass could be in the Demon Emperor's hands, instantly lost all suspicion when they saw the others make their move.
They also began to scramble for the black box.
Since the Eastern Province was fighting for it, they must have received accurate information.
If they're snatching it, we're snatching it too!
General Tiger and General Dog also rushed into the fray.
Right now, nothing was more important than the Break Stage Grass. As long as they obtained it and broke through to the Mahayana stage, what couldn't they have?
Minister Fox also flew up to join the scramble.
His goal was simply to curry favor!
Instantly, the air became a free-for-all, albeit a highly restrained one.
They were all terrified of accidentally damaging the Break Stage Grass.
Watching this, Lu Ming's mouth hung open. How on earth did they convince themselves that the Break Stage Grass was in the Demon Emperor's hands?
No, this won't do. I need to take this opportunity to escape. Once they realize the Break Stage Grass is fake, who knows what will happen!
Sigh! This feeling of being on the verge of losing one's life at any moment was truly miserable.
I must raise my cultivation level as quickly as possible!
Boom! A massive explosion shook the area.
Just then, a bloody light suddenly soared into the sky across the entire Imperial City...
The entire Imperial City was instantly enveloped in a blood-red light barrier.
This sudden development startled everyone currently fighting for the Break Stage Grass.
“Mwahahaha...”
At the same time, a sinister and arrogant laugh slowly rolled in from the back of the crowd.
Everyone instinctively turned around to see a figure in a patterned robe rising into the sky.
His robes fluttered without any wind, and his body was surrounded by countless glittering points of light.
Upon closer inspection, these turned out to be countless Gu worms. Blood Shadow Gu danced wildly around him, while Gold-Patterned Gu flickered with golden light at his fingertips.
Even beneath his feet was a writhing ring of Corpse Gu. Wherever he passed, the air was filled with a freezing, sickly sweet stench.
“The old bug demon of the Southern Frontier!”
The Grand Elder of the Haoran Sect couldn't help but cry out in surprise!
The crowd also stared at him with dark, sullen expressions.
“Indeed, it is I!”
A wicked, malevolent smile curled on Elder Gu's lips.
Worms seemed to writhe within his pupils as he spoke in a voice as cold as poison: “The Break Stage Grass is mine, and your lives are mine as well!”
“Arrogant fool! Who do you think you are?”
The Blood Refining Demon Lord couldn't help but roar in anger!
He couldn't understand how someone from the Southern Frontier, which was so far away, had managed to get here.
“Saintess, what are you waiting for? Activate the formation already!” Elder Gu turned to look at the Empress and shouted.
“I'm sorry!”
Teary-eyed, the Empress turned to look at the Demon Emperor.
Meanwhile, her hands did not stop moving:
“Xintong, is this your true purpose?”
“Hmm?”
The Saintess's eyes widened in shock as she stared at the Demon Emperor.
Bang!
The Demon Emperor unleashed a blast of spiritual energy, sending the Saintess flying backward as she spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, the activation of the formation in her hands was already complete.
Boom!
The moment she completed the motion, the light barrier surrounding the Imperial City erupted with an even more dazzling, crimson light.
A blood stench so thick it seemed almost tangible filled the air.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was forcibly drained away, replaced by a tearing pain in everyone's souls.
While the lesser demons in the city suffered agonizing soul pain, their life force also seemed to be drained from their bodies.
“Huh?”
Seeing the Saintess get blasted away, Elder Gu was also stunned. The Demon Emperor was supposed to be under the influence of the Love-Lost Gu. How could he possibly strike the Saintess?
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