Demon Race.
Myriad Demon Mountain.
Several Demon Venerable gathered here, with Middle-aged Man at the very top, his skin somewhat reddish. He had a dignified expression, and the aura within him was incredibly terrifying, far surpassing that of the other immortal Immortal Venerable.
"Zi Kui and his team failed."
The Middle-aged Man spoke slowly, his eyes filled with coldness.
Everyone's expression was somewhat somber. They had prepared a series of plans, but none of them were needed. The fact that Zi Kui was killed before they could even react was enough to show that Human Race ambushes within the Nine Stars Empire, and that many top Human Race experts might already be lying in wait there.
Kill Zi Kui and enslave Venerable Tianqing.
This would require at least several Immortal Venerable, and even some of them might be top experts among the Human Race.
The Middle-aged Man's expression was extremely gloomy. Sometimes he truly couldn't understand why, no matter what plans the Demon Race used against the Central Continent, they were always ultimately thwarted by the Human Race.
The key point is that this method of resolving the conflict is very strange. It's as if they know about their Conspiracy every time and prepare in advance, just waiting for them to jump into the trap.
Damn it!
The Demon King was furious and helpless about this situation. He even suspected that there was a traitor among the Demon Race. Therefore, he did not fully disclose the plan and even came up with two more plans to confuse the Demon Beasts.
However, his real goal was the Nine Stars Empire.
But the Human Race still managed to crack it.
Damn it!
The Demon King felt like a million Grass-Mud Horse were galloping through his mind.
The other Demon Venerable dared not speak, knowing that the Demon King was extremely angry at the moment, and if they spoke now, the Demon King might take his anger out on them.
"Has the matter been investigated thoroughly? What exactly happened in the Nine Stars Empire Imperial City?"
To his lower left, a short, Old Man immediately spoke up.
"Reporting to the Demon Lord Wang, everything is proceeding as you predicted. The Empress has indeed broken through to the Immortal Venerable Realm. However, Tian Qing and Zi Kui could easily kill Empress. The plan was about to succeed, and the Empress was about to perish, but then a powerful figure appeared out of nowhere."
"That Human Race easily killed Zi Kui had almost no power to resist. Tian Qing was eventually enslaved as well."
"I suspect that Human Race isn't a local. He's very likely a powerful figure from Outside World. With Zi Kui's strength, even the strongest Human Race wouldn't be able to kill him so easily."
"To achieve this level of skill requires strength Above Immortal Venerable."
Upon hearing this, the Demon King's expression suddenly darkened.
Have powerful Outside World interfered in the affairs of the Cloud Firmament Realm?
Okay, okay!
A chilling killing intent flashed in the Demon King's eyes. "Originally, I planned to unify this Cloud Firmament Realm with the help of my people, but I was wary of Human Race discovering this, so I've always been quite cautious."
"And yet, they actually did this first. Since you Human Race have broken the rules, then we Demon Race have nothing more to say."
He is the Azure Nether Purple Crystal Tiger, an Ancient Era Divine Beast, second only to the dragon and phoenix among the top-tier Divine Beast.
The Demon King glanced at them, then said calmly, "Rest assured, everyone. I will send a powerful expert from my clan later. At that time, the Central Continent will be easily destroyed."
Upon hearing this, all the Demon Race were overjoyed.
Although they didn't know just how powerful the Demon King's clan was, a member of the Demon King had come once many years ago, and that person's strength was terrifying beyond their imagination.
He was an absolutely terrifyingly powerful being, far surpassing even the level of Immortal Venerable.
Moreover, the Demon King had told him that the person wasn't even the strongest in their clan; at most, he was only of average strength.
With such a terrifyingly powerful expert's help, who in the Central Continent could possibly stand against them?
Moreover, even if they were discovered by the Human Race's powerful members, they would have an excuse. After all, it was the Human Race that broke the rules first, so it seemed that there was no problem for their Demon Race to do the opposite.
Suddenly, one of the Demon Race couldn't help but speak up.
"My Lord Wang, what if that powerful figure among the Human Race is also incredibly strong?"
The Demon King sneered, his eyes brimming with confidence. "My clan has a certain reputation throughout the Myriad Worlds. Even if that person is strong, they can't possibly be stronger than someone from my clan."
"Rest assured, everyone, whoever he is, he is absolutely no match for the strength of our clan."
He himself might not be able to defeat Su Chen, but the strength of his clan behind him is extremely powerful.
The other Demon Race breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, after all, the ability to kill Zi Kui so easily was extremely impressive.
After the Empress broke through to the Immortal Venerable, the news spread quickly, and the Nine Stars Empire became another power in the Myriad Worlds to have an Immortal Venerable expert in charge.
The entire Nine Stars Empire was in an uproar, and everyone wore a smile.
The power of the Nine Stars Empire has benefited many locals.
Two weeks later.
This was the first time in recent years that the Nine Stars Empire had held court, but the person presiding over it was not the Empress, but Li Qingyue. Although she had not yet become the Nine Stars King, she was now practically in charge of the Nine Li Qingyue Nine Stars Empire.
The fact that the Empress allowed her to preside over the ceremony shows that the King Empress supports Li Qingyue becoming Queen.
On the day of court.
Li Qingyue was still wearing a white dress. In the Cultivation World, the attire of kings was not so complicated; it was generally quite casual.
Unlike in mortal empires where officials dress formally, courtiers in these empires are generally quite casual, dressed however they please.
Most importantly, those who attend court are basically the core figures of the empire; even a county lord is not qualified to participate. At the very least, one must reach the Immortal Lord level.
It's like an empire that isn't in the mortal realm, with a huge number of officials, big and small.
To put it simply, this kind of court session is somewhat similar to the Elder' Council Meeting in other sects and forces, where only those with the highest status and strength can participate.
Seeing the group approaching, Li Qingyue smiled and said, "Qingyue greets all the Elder."
"What are you saying? You will be the king of our Nine Stars Empire from now on. How can a king bow to us? Please don't do that again."
"That's right, the basic rules of my Nine Stars Empire must still be upheld."
Two Elder immediately spoke up, but their eyes were full of satisfaction. After being designated as a Nine Stars King, Li Qingyue did not become arrogant. On the contrary, she was very proper.
Li Qingyue smiled and said, "That was in front of outsiders. Now that we're all family here, and I'm just a junior, there's no need to follow those formalities. Please, everyone, take your seats."
She doesn't have the power right now, so she can't put on airs. She needs to get the support of these Elder as much as possible so that it will be easier for her to do things in the future.
Li Qingyue wasn't the kind of person who couldn't adapt.
To be a king, strength alone is not enough; one must also be cunning and calculating.
Su Chen told her this.