301: Bai Yan

Half a day later, a massive Demon City appeared before Xu Qing.

“As expected of the Demon Race!”

Xu Qing was surprised.

The city was entirely condensed from countless white bones. From afar, the Demon City emitted an overwhelming Evil Qi into the sky above it.

The white bone city walls were densely covered with saber marks and sword imprints, clearly having endured countless battles.

On the city walls, countless fierce-faced, fanged Demon Race soldiers stood motionless, their eyes vigilantly guarding the ancient city before them.

Additionally, under the densely inscribed demonic patterns, a grand Formation emanating a terrifying aura enveloped the entire ancient city.

This was the characteristic of a Demon Race city.

The Demon Race in the Demon Realm mostly lived in tribal forms, residing in small cities or villages. Only those who could command a huge Demon City had a Peerless Quasi-Emperor Demon Race member presiding over it.

The Demon Race was warlike and extremely Advocate for the use of force. Wars broke out daily, and even these major city powers would erupt into conflict at the slightest disagreement.

This bone city before him was named White Yama Demon City. Its City Lord was named Bai Yan, a Half-Emperor existence, extremely powerful throughout the Demon Realm.

He had numerous Quasi-Emperor Demon Race members under his command, and his power was immense. Furthermore, according to intelligence, he had no connection whatsoever with the Upper Realm, which would facilitate his rule.

Xu Qing’s body transformed into a phantom, swiftly traversing and instantly entering the city.

“Everyone, a succubus maiden! Starting bid, one hundred top-grade Saint Demon Crystals! First come, first served!”

“Hehehe! I bid one hundred!”

“I bid one hundred and ten!”

As soon as he entered the city, Xu Qing witnessed the cruelty of the Demon Race, selling other Demon Race beings as livestock in the streets.

He glanced at the succubus trapped in the cage. No wonder people of all races said that succubus women were enchantingly beautiful; the woman in the cage was precisely that.

Xu Qing’s Dao Heart was considered firm, but upon seeing this woman, he couldn’t help but be astonished.

However, living in such a world, if one was weak and beautiful, one could only become someone else’s plaything.

Xu Qing bypassed this small interlude and quickly arrived at the depths of White Yama Demon City.

These were pale white palaces, not built of bones, but they gave one a sense of dread.

And this White Yama Demon Palace had strict guards. These guards wore white armor and wielded standardized bone-shaped weapons.

Their entire bodies exuded a strong Evil Qi, clearly indicating countless lives on their hands.

Xu Qing moved through the shadows, quickly approaching the central palace within the White Yama Demon Palace. There, Xu Qing sensed the aura of a Half-Emperor.

There was only one Half-Emperor in the entire White Yama Demon City.

At this moment, within the Demon Palace, a figure emanating a solemn aura was cultivating in seclusion.

“Who? Who is there!”

Suddenly, he was startled and looked towards his left!

“Whoosh!”

Ripples appeared in the Void Realm, and Xu Qing emerged from it.

“Who are you?”

Bai Yan was a pale-faced middle-aged man with white clothes and white hair. At this moment, his heart sank, because he could not feel any Qi from Xu Qing.

“My name is Lord Xuanhuang!”

Xu Qing smiled slightly, “Don’t think about running. This place has been sealed by me. Without my permission, you cannot leave!”

Bai Yan’s thoughts were seen through, and he couldn’t help but panic.

Just now, he activated the grand Formation and then tried to use a secret passage to leave, but he lost his connection to the Formation. He tried to probe Xu Qing but felt a tremendous aura of death.

He was a Peerless Quasi-Emperor, and among those of his Realm, none could give him this feeling. If someone wanted to kill him, they would at least need to set up multiple methods. Clearly, the person before him was not a strong person of the same Realm, but an… Emperor!

And a Human Race Great Emperor at that!

“Great Emperor, I apologize for not greeting you upon your arrival!”

Bai Yan immediately knelt and said.

Clearly, Bai Yan was astute. He knew very well that facing an Emperor, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn’t escape death in this situation.

If his subordinates saw this scene, their worldview would undoubtedly be shattered, as Bai Yan’s name was highly renowned even in the Demon Realm.

“Do something for me!”

Xu Qing said in a calm tone.

“Please command, Great Emperor. Bai Yan is willing to serve you!”

To serve an Emperor, regardless of whether he was Human Race or not, would certainly be more beneficial than detrimental for Bai Yan in the future.

“I want you to unify the Demon Realm!”

“What?”

Bai Yan’s expression panicked upon hearing this.

He wanted to pledge allegiance to Xu Qing, but he didn’t want to seek death!

He still knew about the secrets of the Demon Realm. He knew there were Emperors in the Demon Race. Not to mention anything else, the Celestial Demon Race, as the rulers of the Demon Realm, definitely had Great Emperor existences.

Asking him to unify the Demon Realm was like an old man eating arsenic—seeking death!

“What? Unwilling?”

Xu Qing’s eyes narrowed, and a strong killing intent instantly enveloped him.

“No, no, no!”

“Great Emperor, it’s not that I’m unwilling, but the Demon Realm also has existences like you. I truly…”

Bai Yan hurriedly said, his face filled with an expression of wanting to cry but having no tears.

“Oh!”

Xu Qing calmly uttered a single word, and then a demonic light fell upon Bai Yan.

“Great Emperor, spare… Hm?”

Bai Yan originally thought Xu Qing wanted to kill him and was scared out of his wits, but when the demonic light fell on him, his Qi instantly surged, quickly breaking through his shackles and reaching the Realm he had long dreamed of, stopping only when he reached the level of a three-tenths peak Great Emperor.

“This is…”

All of this was like a dream, unimaginable to him, yet the surging Imperial Dao power within his body and the roaring Imperial Soul in his Sea of Consciousness all told him that it was real.

“Is that enough now?”

Xu Qing’s voice came!

“Enough, enough!”

“Master, rest assured. I will immediately dispatch troops to first occupy the entire Southern Desolate, and then send troops to the other regions. If I fail to complete Master’s task, I am willing for my Imperial Soul to forever sink into the Demonic Abyss!”

Bai Yan’s expression was reverent, and he even made a military pledge!

He still couldn’t perceive Xu Qing’s cultivation, but the other party’s casual methods allowed him to break through to a Realm he had longed for. Such methods could only belong to an existence above the Emperor Realm.

To work under such a great figure, he could foresee his future soaring to great heights!

Therefore, no matter how difficult the command given by the other party, he would complete it.

“This cauldron is for you. It can help you unify the Demon Realm!”

Xu Qing conjured the War Demon Cauldron and handed it to Bai Yan.

As soon as the cauldron appeared, Bai Yan’s expression changed, because he felt a suppression from his Bloodline, coupled with the appearance of the War Demon Cauldron, a guess immediately formed in Bai Yan’s mind.

“Master, this is…”

His voice was uneasy.

“That’s right! It is indeed the sacred artifact capable of suppressing your Demon Race. It has now been repaired by me!”

“Hiss!”

Bai Yan looked at the War Demon Cauldron in his hand with a shocked expression, his heart churning with stormy waves, and at the same time, immense joy appeared on his face.

With this War Demon Cauldron, coupled with his current cultivation, what did he have to fear in the Demon Realm?

“This War Demon Cauldron is not yet at Perfection. It needs to be sacrificed with the bodies of strong individuals. I have placed some things inside. As long as you sacrifice enough bodies, this cauldron will unleash supreme demonic light, which can enhance your cultivation. How you utilize it is up to you!”

“Remember, what I want is the unification of the entire Demon Realm. I give you a thousand years. If you cannot unify the Demon Realm within a thousand years, then you shall commit suicide!”

Xu Qing’s voice echoed in the main hall, while he himself had already disappeared from the hall.

“Yes, Master!”

Bai Yan respectfully bowed towards the direction where Xu Qing had just stood.

Afterward, he regained the prestige befitting the City Lord of Bai Yan City and issued an edict to his subordinate forces…