I Was Clearly Here First...

Lin Dong and Xiao Yan returned An Ran.

They received an unprecedentedly warm welcome from the entire Sacred Abyss Branch, and even the Chief Elder from the headquarters of the Great Thousand Palace rushed to the Sacred Abyss Continent to meet with them.

Just as Sacred Abyss City was in an uproar, a man named Qin Tian returned.

Qin Tian, when he was the Earth Supreme Stage, teamed up with his friends to hunt demons, but the entire team perished.

Driven by revenge, he remained in the Sacred Abyss for two hundred years, finally breaking through the Heaven Supreme Stage.

Unexpectedly caught in a spatial storm, he was thrown into the heart of the Outer Realm Demonic Tribe. Just when everyone thought he was doomed, he returned with the remains of a Heavenly Demon Emperor. He was determined to establish the Great Thousand Palace, and even become the first Demon Slaying in the history of the Great Thousand World...

"Holy crap, where's my first Demon Slayer King? And who are Lin Dong and Xiao Yan?!"

As Qin Tian dragged the remains of the Heavenly Demon Emperor into Sacred Abyss City with great ambition, he discovered that two enormous names were shining brightly at the Top Rank the Demon Slayer Monument.

After a long silence, a bewildered Qin Tian decided to drag the External Incarnation the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor had deliberately left for him to find his old acquaintance— Lu Tong Master Lu.

Qin Tian, who returned with the remains of the Heavenly Demon Emperor, was naturally given a grand welcome by the Sacred Abyss Branch and became the third Demon Slayer King of the Great Thousand Palace.

However, the momentous occasion of instant fame that he had envisioned did not materialize.

With Lin Dong and Xiao Yan as shining examples, Qin Tian wasn't particularly outstanding. Remembering the first and second place winners was already exhausting enough; who the hell would remember who the third place winner was?

My Qin Tian. I never expected that I would lose my title as the first Demon Slayer King, even though I was the first to do so...

Great Thousand Tower in Sacred Abyss City.

"Qin Tian, congratulations on becoming the third Demon Slayer King of our Great Thousand Palace. The Chief Elder and the Palace Elder Council have recognized your identity. From today onwards, your status will be equivalent to that of Saint Grade- level Elder."

Lu Tong chuckled as he handed the specially made Demon Slayer Token to Qin Tian.

There is nothing else on the black jade token except for the word "" in an ancient font with a purple-gold color that occupies the entire token and shines brightly.

Special token for Demon Slayer King!

With this token, Qin Tian, whose cultivation level was only at the Immortal Grade Late Stage, could enjoy a status in the palace equivalent to many Saint-grade Mighty Expert elders, and could mobilize many of the Great Thousand Palace's troops and resources, among other hidden benefits.

Qin Tian took the token in a daze, without replying.

"In recent years, the Chief Elder has intended to retire, which is an open secret in the palace. Originally, the Chief preferred the One Emperor, One Ancestor who were ranked above you, but both the Northern Emperor Southern Ancestor had huge foundations that they could not give up, so they declined."

"Therefore, Qin Tian, as the third Demon Slayer King, you must seize this opportunity. As long as you reach the Saint Grade, you will surely become the next Chief Elder of my Great Thousand Palace, and all the elders in the palace will be willing to support you."

"You are Demon Slayer trained within my Great Thousand Palace; no one is more suitable for this position than you..."

Lu Tong assumed he was just too excited and continued talking to himself.

"Elder Lu, how about you take me to meet the other two Demon Slayer Kings?"

Qin Tian, who was lost in thought, suddenly interrupted Lu Tong's endless chatter.

"Very well. As the only three Demon Slayer King remaining in my Great Thousand Palace, you should indeed strengthen your bond. Come with me. Those two gentlemen have just decided to leave the Sacred Abyss Continent tomorrow."

Lu Tong smiled nonchalantly and led Qin Tian toward the top floor.

The highest floor of the Great Thousand Tower is where the two Demon Slayer King rest.

"Brother Lin, Brother Xiao, thank you so much for your help."

After Lu Tong gave his introduction, Qin Tian solemnly thanked the two of them.

Located in the heart of the Outer Realm Demonic Tribe, it was the great disturbance caused by the One Emperor, One Ancestor that attracted most of the powerful figures in the surrounding demon realm, allowing Qin Tian to escape easily.

"Brother Qin, that was just an unintentional act... Hmm?"

As Xiao Yan stood up, about to exchange a few polite words, his Immortal Grade Peak soul power vaguely sensed that Qin Tian's Spirit Soul was somewhat unwell, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

The cautious Flame Emperor scanned Qin Tian several times with his soul power, but could not find anything wrong with him. He could only extract a wisp of the Emperor Flame, compress it into an Emperor Flame Fire Pearl, and give it to Qin Tian.

"Brother Xiao, what's going on...?"

Qin Tian instinctively took the Emperor Flame Fire Pearl.

"Oh, it's nothing. This is a fire bead that I compressed using my own Emperor Flame. Brother Qin can carry it with him. In times of danger, it can protect its master from an attack."

Xiao Yan pursed his lips and forced a relaxed smile.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Brother Xiao."

Although Qin Tian found it a bit strange, it was only a kind gesture from Flame Emperor, so he immediately used his spiritual power to compress it into a thread and wore the brilliantly colored fire pearl on his chest, keeping it close to his body.

"Brother Xiao must have noticed something amiss, right?"

At that moment, a deep voice sounded from behind him.

"So it wasn't just my imagination; Brother Lin noticed it too?"

Xiao Yan turned around, his expression becoming more solemn than ever before.

Lin Dong is Immortal Grade Spirit Artifact Grandmaster, and in terms of cultivation of soul power (Mental Energy), he is in no way inferior to him.

What exactly are you talking about?

Now, Qin Tian, one of the parties involved, also noticed some clues.

"To put it simply, Brother Qin's Spirit Soul was tampered with, and Brother Xiao and I, after discovering this, wanted to remove it for Brother Qin."

Lin Dong walked over unhurriedly.

"They tampered with it? But I was never captured."

Qin Tian frowned slightly upon hearing this, but showed no sign of panic.

"Among the Thirty-two Great Clans of the Outer Realm Demonic Tribe, there is a race called the Heart Demon Tribe Clan, who are most skilled at manipulating the Spirit Soul. During the Ancient Great War, the powerful members of the Heart Demon Tribe were often able to plant the Heart Demon Seed in the souls of the powerful Spirit Soul of the Great Thousand World Realms without anyone noticing, thus causing us to kill each other."

"As for the opportunity to make contact with powerful members of the Heart Demon Tribe, Brother Qin recently brought back the remains of a Heavenly Demon Emperor of the Heart Demon Tribe, which is a good medium for casting spells."

Lin Dong said calmly.

"So that's how it is. No wonder I was able to accidentally stumble into the secluded cultivation place of a Heavenly Demon Emperor, and how I was able to kill a Heavenly Demon Emperor despite being of a higher level with my Immortal Grade body. I thought I had great luck, but I never imagined that it was all a conspiracy by the Outer Realm Demonic Tribe."

Qin Tian's burly body suddenly trembled, and a flash of inspiration struck him, connecting all the events and dispelling the fog to reveal the truth.

"Furthermore, Brother Qin, have you considered this: the Chief intends for you to succeed him. Once you break through to the Saint Grade and officially assume the position, as the Master of the Great Thousand Palace, you will inevitably be able to approach the core of the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array. At that time..."

Xiao Yan's voice, devoid of any emotion, rang out.

"At that time, I was the sinner of the entire Great Thousand World for opening the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array and releasing the Heavenly Evil God!"

Qin Tian smiled bitterly after hearing this, and his whole appearance aged considerably in an instant.

"Hey, Brother Xiao, why scare Brother Qin? It's not that serious. There are only the three of us in this room. As long as we help Brother Qin remove the Heart Demon Seed, who will know about this?"

Lin Dong gave Xiao Yan a push, both amused and exasperated.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty Flame Emperor was also so mischievous.