339: Chapter 339 Yu You!

Li Shengyuan's eyes suddenly narrowed.

This roaring sound, the violent tremors of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and that faint, nauseating smell of blood...

How similar it was to the scene when the Demon Sect's Sacrificial Formation was activated back in Jiangnan!

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant: the Demon Sect's sacrifice plan in Da Qian had been sabotaged by him, the old Chancellor, and others, but here in the Demon Domain... they had clearly laid out their plans long ago.

If the Demon Sect successfully sacrificed billions of lives in the Demon Domain, the resulting blood-fiend power would be enough for the Demon Cult Leader to take another step forward, or even restart the sacrifice in Da Qian!

Long Qingcheng frowned slightly and looked at Li Shengyuan: "This is..."

"A Sacrificial Formation," Li Shengyuan said in a deep voice, speaking very quickly. "The Demon Sect High Priest once set up a similar Formation in Da Qian, using billions of lives as a sacrifice to gain the power to break the world's shackles. It seems their handiwork in the Demon Domain is even grander than in Da Qian!"

Hearing this, Long Qingcheng's expression became even colder, and the dragon might around her surged out like a tide.

"So the fluctuations coming from Da Qian a few days ago were because of this method!"

"Good, very good." Long Qingcheng said word by word, her killing intent palpable. "For such a grand Formation to be spread across the Demon Domain, it would be impossible without an inside agent. I shall see exactly which ungrateful wretches dared to stretch their claws into my territory!"

Netherworld Venerable, however, laughed wildly and without restraint, his laughter filled with triumph and arrogance:

"Hahaha... His Majesty the Dragon Emperor, don't you think it's too late to realize it now?"

He spread his arms as if embracing the distant roaring: "There's no harm in telling you! The Sacrificial Formation our sect has set up in the Demon Domain is not something that old fogey, the High Priest, can compare to!"

"That old fellow thinks he's in control of everything, but he doesn't know that the Leader has been wary of him for a long time!"

"Spanning a thousand years, spread across eighty-one nodes in the Demon Domain, using Great Demon Bloodline as the catalyst and the Demon Domain's Luck as the Foundation! Even if you take away a bit of Luck today, so what? The Foundation is set, and the Formation is complete!"

"When the blood moon hangs in the sky, billions of demons will all be sacrifices! At that time, your meager tricks will be nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a carriage!"

Before his voice could fade...

"A mere Second-grade, yet you dare to bark so arrogantly before me!"

Long Qingcheng moved.

She didn't even leave her seat; she simply raised her hand and made a grasping motion toward Netherworld Venerable from across the air!

In an instant, the world changed color!

A massive phantom of a golden dragon claw condensed out of thin air, its five claws like hooks, covering a radius of a hundred zhang, descending upon Netherworld Venerable with a force that could crush everything!

Even the Void Realm twisted violently under this grasp!

Before a Peak First-grade, even a Second-grade could be crushed at will!

Netherworld Venerable, however, smiled.

Not only did he show no fear, but he also bowed respectfully, giving a deep salute to the Void Realm behind him, his voice humble and fanatical:

"This subordinate respectfully invites the Emperor of Great Yu to open this final golden age!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Long Qingcheng's lethal grasp actually froze three feet above Netherworld Venerable's head!

It wasn't that she had shown mercy, but rather another force had forcefully blocked the dragon claw!

A figure dressed in a mysterious black dragon robe slowly stepped out from the Void Realm behind Netherworld Venerable.

He had a majestic face and deep features; his exact age was indiscernible, but he possessed the aura of a ruler who had long held a high position.

Most strangely, he did not possess the gloomy aura common to those of the Demon Sect; instead, he was surrounded by a grand yet heart-palpitating...

Aura of a ruler.

That aura was different from any First Grade expert Li Shengyuan had ever seen; it was deeper and more dangerous.

Netherworld Venerable prostrated himself on the ground, his forehead pressed against the floor, not daring to look up.

Long Qingcheng stared at the figure, her pupils suddenly contracting.

"So it's you."

The four words slowly escaped her mouth, carrying shock, realization, and a hint of complex memory.

Li Shengyuan's eyebrows rose slightly as his gaze swept back and forth between Long Qingcheng and the figure:

"Does the Her Majesty the Queen know him?"

Long Qingcheng did not look back, her voice low: "When I traveled with my elder sister years ago, I saw this person once from a distance."

She paused and said word by word: "At that time, he was a reclusive expert named Yu You, but sister saw that his Luck was extraordinary and sought him out."

"Only later did I learn that he was the crown prince of the fallen Great Yu, and now, the Demon Cult Leader!"

The figure in the mysterious black dragon robe... Yu You, smiled slightly upon hearing this. That smile held a bit of sentiment, a bit of reminiscence, but even more of an unfathomable darkness.

"The Dragon Emperor has a good memory." He spoke slowly, his voice deep and resonant, indeed carrying a sort of imperial majesty. "Back then, Fairy Yunmiao traveled to my place of cultivation with a little dragon girl, and we met once."

"That little girl hid timidly behind Fairy Yunmiao, and now, she is the Supreme who rules the Demon Domain."

He looked at Long Qingcheng, a flash of complexity in his eyes: "Time flies. Fairy Yunmiao remains detached from the world, while you and I have both become masters of our respective domains."

Long Qingcheng stared at him coldly, the dragon might around her becoming even more piercing: "I only remember a sentence my sister once said to me."

"Oh?" Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "What did Fairy Yunmiao say?"

"She said," Long Qingcheng spoke each word clearly, "that the crown prince of a fallen nation has a crooked heart and will sooner or later bring disaster to the world. If we ever meet, show no mercy—kill!"

Before her voice had even faded, she struck again!

This time, it was no longer just a claw, but the true might of the Dragon Emperor!

The entire Holy Dragon City trembled. In the sky, a massive phantom of a Five-clawed Golden Dragon roared toward the heavens and lunged down at Yu Yuan!

Li Shengyuan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze locked onto the figure in the mysterious black dragon robe as the Qi within him began to flow quietly...