Chapter 94: The Demon Emperor Appears

“Very well.” Jiang Xiaofei nodded and said no more.

Lan Lianshuang did not hesitate either, and at once summoned the Ice Shuttle.

Meanwhile, in a brightly lit grand hall, three people stood within. If Jiang Xiaofei were here, he would surely have recognized the man lying on the floor as Wang Dachui. But Wang Dachui was in a dreadful state: his eyes were shut, his body limp and collapsed on the ground, as if he had fainted away.

In front of him sat a woman in meditation, Gao Muqiu.

At that moment, Gao Muqiu looked like an old monk deep in stillness. On closer inspection, one could see a continuous stream of pale white energy rising from within Wang Dachui’s body, becoming wisps of white light that were drawn into her mouth.

Instantly, Gao Muqiu’s aura surged wildly, leaping straight from the peak of the Void Realm to the peak of the Profound Heaven Realm. More than that, her power continued to rise step by step, as though it had no end.

Seeing this, the Demon Emperor laughed and said, “Congratulations to the Ghost Emperor on breaking through once more.”

Gao Muqiu licked her lips and said, “A pure yang physique really is a fine thing. This emperor can already feel another breakthrough coming.”

The Demon Emperor smiled. “Of course. With a pure yang physique helping the Ghost Emperor restore her strength, I trust it will not be long before you return to your peak, and perhaps even go beyond it.”

“Hahaha!” Gao Muqiu laughed. “Then I must thank you, Demon Emperor. If you had not helped this emperor find this pure yang physique, I would likely still have to spend quite some time before getting what I wanted.”

“Hahaha.” The Demon Emperor chuckled. “Do not forget the condition you promised me.”

“This emperor will naturally keep her word.” Gao Muqiu nodded, then frowned slightly. “Just now, I heard fighting outside. Has someone broken in?”

“Look for yourself.” As he spoke, the Demon Emperor swept out a hand, and a scene instantly appeared in midair. Within it was Lin Ying battling the Black Mountain Old Demon.

The image then changed, revealing a group of people. It was Jiang Xiaofei and the others. Looking closely, one could see Lan Lianshuang in the crowd, using the Ice Shuttle to trace their way forward.

Seeing this, Gao Muqiu was slightly startled. “So it was them. But how did they discover us?”

The Demon Emperor said indifferently, “Presumably they came for the pure yang physique.”

“What should we do?” Gao Muqiu’s brows furrowed in worry at once. Though this was the Demon Realm, she was at the crucial point of absorbing the pure yang physique. If she were disturbed now, all her efforts would surely come to nothing.

The Demon Emperor smiled. “There is no need for concern. They are nothing but a pack of clowns. If they dare come here, this emperor will deal with them. You should simply absorb the pure yang physique in peace.”

Gao Muqiu let out a breath of relief upon hearing this and nodded. “Then I shall trouble the Demon Emperor to act.”

In the Land of Bones, Jiang Xiaofei looked at Lan Lianshuang and asked, “Have you found him?”

Lan Lianshuang nodded. “The Ice Shuttle can locate his position. We only need to follow it.”

“Good.” Jiang Xiaofei breathed a sigh of relief. “Then hurry. We can’t afford to be late.”

“Mm.” Lan Lianshuang nodded and released the Ice Shuttle at once. It shot away toward the north.

At the sight, everyone hurried to keep up.

Guided by the Ice Shuttle, Jiang Xiaofei and the others unknowingly arrived beside a riverbank. It was a great river, yet it flowed no more. It looked like a dead river. The water was blood-red, as though it were a river of blood.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaofei frowned. “Could it be here?”

Lan Lianshuang nodded. “If the Ice Shuttle’s guidance is correct, then this is the place.”

“Look, there’s someone across the river.”

At Ouyang Xiaofeng’s voice, everyone immediately looked to the opposite bank, where a man in a blood-red cloak stood.

When Jiang Xiaofei saw the man’s face clearly, his expression changed at once. “It’s the Demon Emperor.”

“What? He is the Demon Emperor?” Everyone was astonished, their eyes filled with caution. Though none of them had seen the Demon Emperor’s appearance before, they had heard of him. He was a ten-thousand-year demon dragon once sealed by King Xiao. Now that he had broken free, his strength was likely far greater than it had been back then. How could they hope to contend with him?

Thinking of this, they could not help regretting coming here. Destroying the Demon Emperor was important, but their lives mattered more.

Noticing their tension, Lan Lianshuang said, “Everyone, don’t panic. There are so many of us here. Are we really supposed to fear a single Demon Emperor?”

The others nodded. Though they relaxed somewhat, fear still lingered in their eyes.

At that moment, the Demon Emperor’s figure flashed, and he appeared directly above the blood river. Looking down at Jiang Xiaofei, he sneered, “Back in Phoenix Terrace Mountain, we fought side by side. I never expected that when we meet again today, we would have become enemies. Truly, fate mocks men.”

Jiang Xiaofei frowned and said coldly, “Cut the nonsense. Tell me where the Ghost Emperor is now.”

“Hahaha.” The Demon Emperor laughed aloud. “If you can defeat me, I will tell you where the Ghost Emperor is.”

“Do not be so smug. I will beat you to the ground.” Jiang Xiaofei’s eyes darkened, and he was about to charge at the Demon Emperor when Lan Lianshuang seized his hand.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaofei frowned. “What are you doing?”

Lan Lianshuang shook her head. “Do not fight him. He is provoking you on purpose to buy time. The Ice Shuttle was guiding us to this very place. If I am not mistaken, Wang Dachui is beneath the river. Later, I will join forces with the three association presidents to hold the Demon Emperor off. You use that chance to slip beneath the blood river.”

Jiang Xiaofei nodded. “All right. But be careful.”

“Don’t worry. If I cannot defeat him, I will simply unseal the power within me. At worst, I’ll just lose consciousness again.” As she spoke, Lan Lianshuang’s face became utterly resolute.

Jiang Xiaofei frowned. “But if you do that, you’ll suffer backlash from the seal. It could cost you your life.”

“Don’t worry. I will keep my limits in mind.” Lan Lianshuang finished speaking, her gaze sharpening as she turned to the Demon Emperor and shouted, “I will be your opponent.”

“Good.” Hearing this, the Demon Emperor laughed. “Back in Phoenix Terrace Mountain, I already wanted to kill you, but because of the Demon Star, I spared your life. Since you have delivered yourself to my door today, I shall grant your wish. I would very much like to see what has given you such confidence to oppose me.”

“Could it be the reincarnator? Hahaha!” The Demon Emperor roared with laughter and clapped a hand downward. At once, a blood-colored giant hand appeared in the void and came crashing down toward Lan Lianshuang.

Whoosh.

The power carried by that hand was so immense that it seemed to overturn the very void.

Under such oppressive force, Ouyang Xiaofeng and the others all chose to retreat. That giant hand seemed like a heavenly barrier, leaving them with no will to resist. Only then did they realize they had grossly underestimated the Demon Emperor’s strength. He was likely a peak expert of the Dao Extreme Realm, and before such a being, they were no more than ants.

Yet when that palm came crashing toward her, Lan Lianshuang showed no fear at all. In her eyes there was only endless coldness. With a sweep of her jade hand, vast runes of ice crystal whistled forth, transforming instantly into a massive shield of frost that blocked the hand’s strike.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaofei felt a trace of worry in his heart, for he knew that Lan Lianshuang had already unsealed the power within her body. Otherwise, she would never have possessed the strength to contend with the Demon Emperor.