A red light shot down from the aerial battlefield and landed beside Long Haochen and Bai Yue. He snatched Bai Yue from Long Haochen's arms, then pointed at the Demon God Emperor, who had fallen alongside Agares and smashed a huge crater into the ground. "Haochen, kill him! Kill him now! Once he's dead, we humans can break free from the Dark Age and reclaim our splendid lands!"
The one who had suddenly rushed over and seized Bai Yue was Long Haochen's father, the Judgment and Trial Divine Seal Knight of the Knight Temple, Long Xingyu. Yet Long Xingyu's face was somewhat twisted at this moment, and his expression carried a savage edge, as though he were enduring immense pain.
Had the Demon God Emperor not said those words before the battle began, Long Haochen naturally would not have thought much of it. But now, his mother had actually leapt down from Dragon Guard Pass for the Demon God Emperor. In that instant, his heart was filled with agony.
"No, don't—" Bai Yue struggled in Long Xingyu's embrace and cried out, "Haochen, you can't. No matter who kills him, it cannot be you. He is your..."
Slap— Long Xingyu struck Bai Yue across the face, choking off the words at her lips.
"Father." Long Haochen hurried forward and caught his father's hand.
Bai Yue was stunned senseless by that slap. She fell to the ground and stared blankly at him, trembling all over. In her memories, Long Xingyu had never even spoken harshly to her, let alone laid a hand on her.
Within the deep pit, the Demon God Emperor and the Moon Demon God had both risen to their feet. Yet the despair in their eyes had not faded. Watching the scene unfold between Long Haochen's family, Feng Xiu's