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The two Demon Venerables nodded slightly.

Although their experience in civilizational warfare wasn't as rich as Demon Venerable Bi Ze's, they still knew some of the Yao Race's methods for dealing with other civilizations.

First, stabilize the entrance, then seize a territory, and finally crush them with overwhelming strength; the Yao Race possessed powerful physical bodies and were a nation of soldiers.

Since they appeared in this world, no civilization had been able to resist the Yao Race's offensive.

"From now on, we two brothers will rely on Brother Bi Ze."

The two Demon Venerables flattered him.

Unexpectedly, Demon Venerable Bi Ze laughed and said, "You are mistaken."

"On the battlefield, the most important thing is to rely on yourself. If you want to survive, you must learn to assess the situation."

"Oh? What do you mean, Brother Bi Ze?"

Demon Venerable Bi Ze grinned, revealing his bloody mouth. "It means knowing when to step up and when not to once the war starts. Never be foolish or blindly confident."

"For example..."

"For example, what?"

Demon Venerable Bi Ze smiled hideously. "For example, you two idiots!"

Demon Venerables Qing Ya and Shi Jun were furious. "Bi Ze, what is the meaning of this? We specifically sought you out to travel together, yet you insult us."

"Jie jie..."

"Do you think I don't know what you're up to? Isn't it just that you want the heavenly soul flower?"

"Those two Demon Venerables outside the city have been eyeing our Shushui Marsh for half a month. The subordinates I sent out are probably dead by now."

Upon hearing this.

The faces of Demon Venerables Qing Ya and Shi Jun changed drastically as they shouted, "Attack!"

Demon Venerable Qing Ya moved to attack Bi Ze, while Demon Venerable Shi Jun reached out to snatch the heavenly soul flower.

Unhurriedly, Demon Venerable Bi Ze stepped back slightly and spat out a mouthful of thick purple mist, which quickly spread throughout the room.

"A mere parlor trick!"

Qing Ya plunged into the thick mist.

*Bang!*

In less than a second, Demon Venerable Qing Ya was heavily injured and sent flying backward. Black blood seeped from his mouth; he was already poisoned.

"How is this possible? Your poison..."

Demon Venerable Qing Ya couldn't understand. The Ghost Viper Demon clan had powerful Divine Souls and excelled at mental attacks as well as using poison.

But as a fellow Demon Venerable, Qing Ya knew Bi Ze well; that level of poison shouldn't have been enough to cause him fatal harm.

But now, he found that he couldn't mobilize the energy in his body, including his Bloodline Power.

On the other side.

After coming into contact with the thick purple mist, Demon Venerable Shi Jun was equally terrified.

An unknown force invaded his body. Even though he reacted quickly and closed his seven orifices, it was useless. The thick mist was pervasive, seeping through his skin and straight into his bone marrow.

*Smack!!*

Behind Demon Venerable Bi Ze, a tail lashed out like lightning, sending Demon Venerable Shi Jun flying.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

"My poison alone certainly couldn't cause you much harm, but the cups you used to drink were soaked in the venom of Lord Demigod Bi Ling."

"My poison was merely the catalyst."

"What?"

The two Demon Venerables were horrified. "Could it be that Lord Demigod Bi Ling predicted this long ago?"

Demon Venerable Bi Ze snorted coldly. "That's why I said you're stupid. With a treasure like the heavenly soul flower, how could Lord Demigod Bi Ling not give me some life-saving measures?"

Soon.

Amidst their wails, the two Demon Venerables turned into black bloody water. No Demon Venerable could resist Lord Demigod Bi Ling's poison; even their Divine Souls dissipated.

Demon Venerable Bi Ze sneered and walked forward to pick up the heavenly soul flower. "Two idiots, how could you be worthy of touching such a precious treasure?"

Just then.

An aura of death descended. His years of experience on the battlefield allowed Demon Venerable Bi Ze to react in an instant, his scales clamping shut as his hands protected his head.

A golden war blade appeared out of thin air.

*Boom!*

The powerful impact sent Bi Ze flying.

Staggering in mid-air, Demon Venerable Bi Ze's arms were scorched by golden flames, and his scales rapidly melted. Most importantly, his Divine Soul was severely wounded; that strike just now made him feel as if he had been disconnected from the world for an instant.

"Damn it!"

*Puh!*

Bi Ze spat out a thick mist in an attempt to extinguish the fire, but to his surprise, the flames erupted violently upon contact with the mist.

"Ahhh!"

Demon Venerable Bi Ze screamed in agony. Gritting his teeth, his figure distorted, and in less than a second, a new body shed from the original one.

However, the newly emerged Demon Venerable Bi Ze's aura plummeted, leaving him with only the strength of the Eighth Realm Early Stage, and his Divine Soul had been significantly eroded.

"Who are you?"

Looking at the flaming giant before him, Demon Venerable Bi Ze was beyond terrified, only able to judge from the aura that it was a human.

Xiao Weiqing did not answer. Since he had made his move, he had to settle it quickly; there were still two Demon Venerables outside the city who might already be on their way.

The Ghost Viper Demon clan indeed possessed incredibly powerful Divine Souls.

He had reacted the very moment of the sneak attack and had even survived a direct hit from the Seamless Soul Slash.

One must know that the Divine Soul was most unique; there were few ways to attack it and not many ways to defend it.

Back then, the Centaur Demon Venerable hadn't even resisted before his Divine Soul was annihilated.

*Buzz!*

"Domain!"

With a thought from Xiao Weiqing, a golden world descended.

"What!"

Demon Venerable Bi Ze's eyes widened. What power was this? He felt like a single grain of sand in a sandstorm.

"Soul Slash!"

The four divine runes of the thousand flame blade appeared. With one swing, the golden Samadhi True Fire surged out violently.

*Puchi!*

Demon Venerable Bi Ze's head was severed from his body, his physical form rapidly melting away, and his Divine Soul was also annihilated.

Demon Venerable Bi Ze, who had just used a scheme to kill two other Demon Venerables, never imagined he would die a violent death just a minute later. Crucially, he hadn't even seen what the person who attacked him looked like.

Below.

Several Great Demon Kings who heard the commotion took to the air.

"Slash!"

Another slash directly killed three Great Demon Kings.

Instantly, not a single demon from the Bi Clan Ghost Viper Snakes dared to step forward.

Xiao Weiqing did not linger. He picked up the box, packed the heavenly soul flower, and immediately fled.

Instead of returning the way he came, he continued deeper toward the south. Xiao Weiqing planned to take a long detour to avoid the two Demon Venerables lying in ambush outside the city... Two hours later.

As Xiao Weiqing made his way back via the long detour, he saw many Ghost Viper Demon cities gathering troops, including some small tribes that didn't even have a Great Demon King.

Xiao Weiqing slowed down and hovered in mid-air. From such a distance, he could hear the conversations of these soldiers clearly.

"What's going on? Why is the Clan Chief having us assemble?"

"I don't know. I had just laid down when I heard the horn."

"You don't know?" a Great Demon soldier said solemnly.

"What, do you have some inside information? Tell us."

The Great Demon soldier said, "Let me tell you, not long ago, a powerful human expert infiltrated our Ghost Viper Demon clan and killed a Demon Venerable."

"What?"

"The Human Race?"

"That's right, the Blue Star Human Race."

"I think I've heard of the Blue Star Human Race. I heard the Centaur clan is currently locked in a fierce battle with them."

"But how did a human expert end up here?"

The Great Demon soldier added, "No, no, you're focusing on the wrong thing. What you need to know is which Demon Venerable that Blue Star Human expert killed, and why he killed him."

"Stop keeping us in suspense and just say it. I'll buy you a drink when we get back from the battlefield."

"Alright, it's a deal."

The Great Demon soldier said, "The one killed was Lord Demigod Bi Ling's grandson, Demon Venerable Bi Ze."

"Demon Venerable Bi Ze?"

The snake demons were all shocked.

"No wonder. So, Lord Demigod ordered the assembly to go to the battlefield and kill Blue Star humans to avenge Demon Venerable Bi Ze?"

"Wrong. Our Snake Clan's participation in the war is in accordance with an oracle from the gods, but the reason for sending additional troops now isn't that."

"It's not?"

The snake demons were curious.

"Our Lord Demigod Bi Ling has more than a thousand descendants. Even those with the strength of a Demon Venerable number over a dozen. Why would he send extra troops for just one Demon Venerable?"

"Then why?"

This Great Demon Realm snake demon soldier paused and said:

"It's because of the heavenly soul flower!"