Let Long Haochen Be the Demon God Emperor? (Part One)

Precisely because he needed to stall for time, Long Haochen did not refute the Demon God Emperor again. Instead, he asked with a curious expression, "What opportunity could there possibly be between you and me?"

The Demon God Emperor smiled faintly. "Of course there is. Perhaps you don't know this, but when I first saw you, my intuition told me that one day, you would grow to the point where I would have to take you seriously. And that time, if I remember correctly, was at Demon Extermination Pass. Back then, you were weaker than an ant. I could sense your talent and constitution. If I had wanted to kill you, it would have been no more difficult than lifting a hand. Did you really think those few people from Fall of the Demon God could have stopped me?"

The Demon God Emperor's words deeply shook Long Haochen. He had noticed me back at Demon Extermination Pass? Long Haochen could not help being astonished. That truly had been the first time he had seen the Demon God Emperor! At the time, he had merely been a reserve Demon Hunter, undergoing trials at Demon Extermination Pass, and it was also his first time seeing the Demon God Emperor appear. Yet he had never imagined that the Demon God Emperor had noticed such a weak Demon Hunter as himself. Since the Demon God Emperor could say that their first meeting had been at Demon Extermination Pass, Long Haochen believed him. Indeed, if the Demon God Emperor had wanted to kill him then, it would have been absurdly easy.

"The reason I did not kill you was naturally not because I was merciful. It was because I wanted to nurture you and let you truly grow. My ultimate purpose was to make you