136: Want to see you

Not every Demon Emperor is qualified to receive a title.

It is said that in the Demon Seed faction, almost every month, a ranking is conducted for all subordinate forces based on the number of humans hunted and overall strength performance.

Those who rise in rank will receive generous rewards, and among them, the most praised by the demon army is the hard currency of the demon race—Demon Seed Flesh!

Just by devouring it, one can instantly increase their strength, and even if they don't choose to use it, trading it with other demon armies can almost get them anything they want!

But similarly, those who fall in rank will face reprimands at best, and at worst, the Demon Seed Flesh they devoured will be directly stripped away!

Stories of Demon Seed Flesh being reclaimed due to cowardice or various reasons, leading to a drastic drop in cultivation, are already commonplace!

Getting sidetracked, a titled Demon Emperor is only qualified to receive the title if they have never fallen out of the top nine in twelve consecutive monthly rankings for a full year!

Demon Emperor Tuo, the seemingly deceased Demon Emperor Luo Mian encountered earlier, was one of them.

And now, this gender-ambiguous, indistinguishable Demon Emperor Liang is another titled Demon Emperor!

Every titled Demon Emperor may not be the strongest in terms of raw power.

But his overall combat intelligence must be the strongest in the world!

“Eastern Abyss, you are very strong,” Demon Emperor Liang’s voice slowly resounded throughout the world.

Meng Yun met Demon Emperor Liang’s gaze.

The opponent clearly made no movement, merely standing there casually, yet it caused the spiritual energy circulation around Meng Yun’s body to almost halt.

A Great Ascension Realm expert is terrifying to this extent!

“Heh heh.” Facing the surging, majestic aura, Meng Yun activated his hundredfold combat power. Although still far inferior, he still showed a disdainful smile: “So, you are the Three Saints Palace’s final trump card?”

As a human cultivator, yet colluding with the ultimate evil that pollutes the world.

Three Saints Palace?

Bah.

“More words are useless. Kill you, and this Emperor will naturally retreat.” Demon Emperor Liang was expressionless. With a casual flick of his hand, the Demon Subduing Sword in Meng Yun’s hand instantly vanished.

It was completely beyond his control.

“This is…” Demon Emperor Liang held the Demon Subduing Sword in his hand and gently stroked its blade with his fingers.

His movements were so gentle, as if he were treating his most beloved lover.

“A replica of Wu Yinyao’s Demon Subduing Sword?” A hint of surprise flashed in Demon Emperor Liang’s eyes, and his level of regard for Meng Yun increased once more.

Being linked to that woman, even if it was just a replica of her divine weapon, he could not afford to underestimate him in the slightest.

Being caressed by the Demon Emperor, a crimson aura caused the Demon Subduing Sword to instinctively reject it.

“Buzz…”

The treasured sword hummed and vibrated, its sharp edge fully revealed.

Although it was not being controlled, it still made Demon Emperor Liang feel a slight prickling pain.

“You’re not being obedient~”

Demon Emperor Liang lightly flicked his finger, and the humming sound of the Demon Subduing Sword instantly ceased.

Countless tiny cracks emerged on the sword body, vying for prominence, and then.

The Demon Subduing Sword completely disintegrated, transforming into the finest particles in the world.

Vanished without a trace.

The Demon Subduing Sword, a peak-level divine weapon forged by countless skilled craftsmen of the Tianjian Dynasty, exhausting heavenly treasures and earthly resources, which had followed Meng Yun in slaying several Tribulation Transcenders.

Turned to ashes with a flick of a finger.

Demon Emperor Liang’s strength was unfathomable!

“Eastern Abyss, this is as far as you go.”

Demon Emperor Liang’s pale right hand slowly extended, and the entire White Tiger Heaven instantly turned crimson.

For ten thousand li around.

Countless chains abruptly burst forth from the sky, from the ground, from mountains, and from rivers, mercilessly harvesting all living beings within their range.

After being stained with blood, the chains’ aura surged exponentially, each one possessing strength no weaker than a Tribulation Transcender!

The true Locking Heaven of a Saint God, manifested in a single thought.

Burning the heavens and destroying the world in a casual conversation, rewriting the laws of heaven and earth in a short time—this is a true Great Ascension expert!

The chains born within ten thousand li were more than hundreds of millions; at this moment, they all pierced through the void, fiercely converging towards the very center!

Their destination, Eastern Abyss!

Even a fierce eagle hunting a rabbit will use its full strength. This was Demon Emperor Liang’s most crucial creed, having gone through countless battles and never tasted defeat!

“Peak Lord!!”

“I still have strength to fight!”

“We advance and retreat with Eastern Peak Lord!”

“We live and die with our Immortal Sect!!”

The few hundred remaining disciples, in unison, unleashed their final strength. Faint streams of spiritual energy rapidly converged, vaguely forming some kind of combined combat formation!

“Fight!!”

“Never, surrender!!”

Above the combat formation, a long sword of spiritual energy condensed. The ripples slowly spreading from it actually possessed a Tribulation Transcender level!

“Slay demons, execute evildoers!”

Hundreds of disciples roared in unison, and the long spiritual energy sword, with the force of wind and clouds, swept straight across the incoming chains.

Although Saint Wuji could not escape, with Saint Emperor Liang present, he believed that Eastern Abyss was certainly doomed to die:

“Heh heh, Cang Yuan, what good is it for you to trap me?”

“Why don’t you…?”

“Shut up!”

Cang Yuan’s voice was already so weak as to be almost inaudible, but he still stubbornly focused on sealing Saint Wuji.

One Demon Emperor had already plunged Meng Yun into a complete dead end.

If Saint Wuji were released again, these remaining disciples of the Immortal Sect would likely perish instantly!

Delay, even one second of delay is worth it!

With hundreds of millions of chains overwhelming him, even with the hundredfold combat power amplification, Meng Yun at this moment only felt endless despair.

Even with the assistance of the Immortal Sect disciples’ combat formation, to break through such an offensive, ordinary methods would likely be difficult to achieve!

“Since that’s the case, I’ll just have to be extravagant!”

Having made up his mind, Meng Yun no longer hesitated.

The Holy Ape Avatar emerged from his body.

A thousand-zhang phantom appeared behind him, the Holy Monkey standing with a golden staff, facing the hundreds of millions of chains with only endless fighting intent in its eyes.

“Sorry, buddy.”

“Explode, for me!!”

A strong will was transmitted, and the Holy Ape Avatar did not hesitate, resolutely executing Meng Yun’s will.

“Roar—!!”

The Holy Ape Avatar let out its last roar in the world, its entire body instantly swelled to ten thousand zhang, and then, it violently detonated!

Boom boom boom!!

That momentum instantly swept ten thousand li; how powerful would the self-detonation of the Ninth Avatar from White Tiger Heaven be?

Nearly half of the crimson chains were completely pulverized into dust by the impact of the Holy Ape Avatar’s self-detonation.

The pressure sharply decreased.

Joy appeared on the Immortal Sect disciples’ faces, and they quickly manipulated the spiritual energy longsword to sweep through the army, and in a blink of an eye, chains were severed batch after batch!

Meng Yun also rapidly struck out in the explosion, enveloping himself with the Heaven and Earth Smelting Furnace Fire, instantly refining all invading chains, completely burning them into particles harmless to the world.

“Naive.” Demon Emperor Liang calmly commented, looking at Meng Yun fighting relentlessly.

Such actions, in his eyes, were no different from a last-ditch stand.

With a thought, hundreds of millions of crimson chains once again grew wantonly from all corners of heaven and earth.

As long as he was not extinguished, the Saint God’s Locking Heaven was but a single thought away.

Meng Yun’s movements faltered for a moment.

Despair began to spread across the entire world.

…

Cang Xuanzi, Sect Leader, along with a few people and a cat, sped through the spatial wormhole.

Even though he had overdrawn his abilities and pushed his speed to the limit, it would still take ten *kun* minutes to reach the Immortal Sect!

At a certain moment, Dragon Spirit, who had been keeping her eyes tightly shut due to physical discomfort from the extreme speed, suddenly opened them.

“Master Sect Leader, I’m so scared…”

So scared, it might be too late.

“Disciple, I can only go one step ahead…”

With a look of determination on her face, a dense spiritual energy appeared in Dragon Spirit’s palm.

She slammed a palm fiercely into her own chest.

Her heart instantly shattered.

Blood spilled from the corner of her lips.

Her speed was so fast, and the sudden turn of events was so abrupt, that even Cang Xuanzi, Sect Leader, who was focused on hurrying, could not react effectively!

When he looked back, she was already on her last breath!

“Dragon Spirit!!”

“Meow ao? Meow—!”

Dragon Spirit was barely breathing, completely disregarding Shangguan Qing and Ruyi’s cries, and smiled faintly at Cang Xuanzi, Sect Leader:

“Master Sect Leader, your disciple is leaving…”

Blood streaked across the void, and Dragon Spirit’s entire body began to dematerialize. A pure white fox phantom gently enveloped her.

Great Dream Reincarnation Art.

Heh heh.

She was merely a toy for Emperor Linglong, a grand dream.

But even a puppet had someone she wanted to see.

At the brink of death, the Great Dream Reincarnation Art granted her the strongest speed in the universe.

Thought speed.

In a single thought, Dragon Spirit, carrying her nearly shattered body, arrived beside Meng Yun.

I want to see you.