Master of the Demon Emperor

Night had fallen.

The Crimson Flame Lion King carried Su Yie and Wux Qingyao to a small river, with sparse woods on either side, and the croaking of frogs incessantly filling their ears.

It took Su Yie two days to travel from Yaojian Mountain to Sunset Ravine, let alone to the Seven Dynasties.

Therefore, Su Yie was feeling somewhat regretful now.

How long would it take to send Wux Qingyao back and then return to Yaojian Mountain?

Should he assassinate the Demon Emperor before sending her back?

Su Yie sat on a round stone and pondered deeply; he subconsciously glanced behind at Wux Qingyao, who happened to be looking at him.

Their eyes met.

Su Yie quickly turned his head away, his expression awkward.

Under the cover of night, it was impossible to see if Wux Qingyao's face was blushing, but her heart was pounding like a startled deer.

The Crimson Flame Lion King lay down not far away, already fast asleep, with snoring as loud as thunder.

To dispel the awkwardness in his heart, Su Yie closed his eyes and began to check Emperor Su's Sect's chat.

Shangguan Wuji: What about that reptile? Why isn't it popping up?

Demon Lord Qing Yan: Be careful, they're really powerful. They might actually go to the Abyssal Valley to settle the score with you.

Shangguan Wuji: Hahaha! Are you kidding me? I have roamed this continent for thousands of years. Whom have I ever feared?

Demon Wolf Star: Exactly! Senior Shangguan is a legend of the Demon Path, with no one before and no one after!

Serpent King of the Eastern Marshlands: Can you be any more nauseating?

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Su Yie was speechless as he read, guessing that Li Huahun had stopped speaking probably because he was scared of being bullied.

Sigh!

He felt a bit ashamed that such an honest newcomer was being treated this way.

Having thought this, Su Yie took out Li Huahun's sect initiation resources, with his back to Wux Qingyao, so he wasn't worried about being discovered.

In his hand appeared a cultivation technique, its cover a green color with bloodstains on it.

Five profound and mysterious characters were engraved on it!

He understood at a glance.

The Art of Stealing Heaven and Changing Bones!

Su Yie raised an eyebrow, it looked very powerful.

He immediately flipped it open to check it, and soon, his eyes widened, his breathing becoming rapid.

The Art of Stealing Heaven and Changing Bones allowed one to steal the bloodline of any creature and fuse it into oneself, a defying act, yet capable of deceiving the heavens!

This cultivation technique had only one level; once mastered, it could be used. However, the stronger the bloodline, the more difficult it was to merge.

The most defything part was that it absorbed only the excellence of the other's bloodline, enabling the absorber's bloodline to evolve the excellent traits of the other's, which meant that after the merger, the absorber would still be themselves.

But it also had a drawback, that it could only be used once!

Failure meant death!

"It seems Li Huahun is not so simple, this technique is extremely precious, but also quite a gamble—it's even like a poison, because the risk is too great," Su Yie thought to himself, suddenly discovering that Li Huahun was no ordinary individual.

Could it be that the boy was not scared, but had actually gone to the Abyssal Valley?

Having this thought, Su Yie began to memorize the Art of Stealing Heaven and Changing Bones. This technique could be cultivated, and perhaps it could come in handy in a dangerous situation in the future.

In this manner, Su Yie began to cultivate the Art of Stealing Heaven and Changing Bones, even forgetting Wux Qingyao's presence.

Wux Qingyao had skimmed through Emperor Su's Sect's chat for a while before she too began to cultivate.

She took a light view of affection.

Although Su Yie attracted her, she did not intend to deepen their relationship.

This was taught to her by Wux Ruyun.

Affection only hindered cultivation.

However, once her cultivation technique was accomplished, she could look for a Taoist companion.

But she did not know if Su Yie would still have feelings for her by then.

Casting aside distracting thoughts, Wux Qingyao quickly entered a state of cultivation.

A sleepless night passed.

With the presence of the Crimson Flame Lion King's demon qi, no monsters dared to launch a sneak attack on them.

Early the next morning, Su Yie proposed to Wux Qingyao, "I've offended the Demon Emperor and am worried that he might sneak attack Yaojian Mountain. How about you come back to Yaojian Mountain with me, and after I've killed the Demon Emperor, I can escort you back?"

Kill the Demon Emperor?

Wux Qingyao blinked, and even the Crimson Flame Lion King couldn't help but mock, "My lord Demon Lord, have you not woken up from your dream yet?"

Bang!

Su Yie sent him flying with a punch, soaring over a stream and only landing five hundred meters away, where he skidded across the ground for twenty meters amidst a cloud of dust before coming to a halt, motionless, his condition unknown.

The corners of Wux Qingyao's mouth twitched slightly, clearly somewhat speechless.

Su Yie turned back and asked Wux Qingyao, "If that's not possible, shall I have the Crimson Flame Lion King escort you back?"

Wux Qingyao shook her head and said, "Actually, I can travel faster by flying on my sword. Let's part ways here."

Having said that, she turned to leave, not wanting to trouble Su Yie.

Su Yie quickly grabbed her wrist and said, "You could die if you encounter a powerful Winged Demon King."

Wux Qingyao turned back to look at him and said softly, "Then I'll go with you."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Uh...

Can the reversal happen slower?

Continue your adventure with empire

Su Yie criticized in his mind, but outwardly he calmly said, "Let's go!"

The two of them walked towards the Crimson Flame Lion King, who was still in a state of unconsciousness.

Su Yie slapped him to wake him up.

The Crimson Flame Lion King erupted in fury. No more tolerance, always being treated like this, if I keep enduring, I'll be dishonoring the lion ancestors!

"After we return, I'll compensate you."

Su Yie spoke first, and upon hearing this, the Crimson Flame Lion King's rage was doused with a bucket of cold water.

He quickly asked, "Is it a reward from the Demon Treasury?"

"Hmm!"

Su Yie nodded and then leaped onto his back, with Wux Qingyao following suit, jumping behind Su Yie.

Clearly, she didn't want to give Su Yie any advantages.

The Crimson Flame Lion King scurried towards Yaojian Mountain.

Sunset Ravine.

The once magnificent Demon City had crumbled; corpses were everywhere, both cultivators and monsters alike.

The Demon Emperor stood atop a mountain of corpses, panting non-stop. He was covered in blood, his left arm severed, the white of his bones starkly visible.

In the not too distant rubble, Ye Zhonggang and Lu Yao lay, with the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner fallen into the river of blood.

The elder cultivator from the Qingyi Sect had met a grisly death, his head resting on the ground, eyes open in death.

"Just with you all... You think you can fight me?"

The Demon Emperor sneered cruelly, his right hand grasping the Black Blood Blade, supporting his body.

Lu Yao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, trying to stand, but found it was simply impossible.

Ye Zhonggang spat out a mouthful of bloody fluid, cursing in a low voice, "You demon... Look at the consequences of your impulsiveness!"

Lu Yao glared fiercely at the Demon Emperor and berated Ye Zhonggang, "Blaming me? Isn't it because you're not strong enough?"

Most of the cultivators who had come had already died, a quarter of them, with the majority of the rest having already fled, leaving only the two of them in the ruins of Demon City.

Although the Demon Emperor was gravely injured, he still possessed fighting ability.

In their current situation, their chances of survival were slim to none.

The Demon Emperor lifted his blade, struggling down from the mountain of corpses, approaching Ye Zhonggang and Lu Yao with killing intent.

Looking at the fierce face of the Demon Emperor, both men felt the despair and could only close their eyes and wait for death.

"Let them go."

Just at that moment, a voice full of authority sounded.

The Demon Emperor, startled, looked up and saw a figure that had appeared 300 meters in the air, seemingly out of nowhere.

His body was wrapped in black demon qi, revealing only a stern face with deep blue hair on his cheeks and eyes devoid of whites, only pitch darkness with two brown pupils.

"Blue Monkey Demon Envoy!"

The Demon Emperor exclaimed in astonishment, paused, then quickly pressed for an answer, "What do you mean by this?"

The Blue Monkey Demon Envoy looked down at him and snorted coldly, "I don't want to say it a second time. Do you really think of yourself as the Demon Emperor?"