Beneath the dim sky, the desolate land stretched as far as the eye could see.
A stone town stood amid it, with demon beasts moving about in every direction. Most were Demon Kings who had taken human form, all heading into the town.
Inside an inn, Donghuang Taiyi sat in a corner drinking, listening to the discussions of the surrounding Demon Kings. His brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes filled with jealous fury.
"Heavenly Emperor Qin... That guy again..."
Donghuang Taiyi snorted softly. He had thought Qin Jun was still cleaning up the mess in the Xuan Dang Great World, but he had not expected that guy to have already fought his way into the starry sky.
Before he had even made a name for himself, Qin Jun had already risen to fame. It made him deeply displeased.
But he was only at the Entering Saint Realm now. Naturally, he could not be as tyrannical and reckless as Qin Jun, killing whoever provoked him. That would only make enemies everywhere.
"No. I cannot fall behind him!"
Donghuang Taiyi gritted his teeth and thought, then set down his wine cup and slowly rose.
An incomparably resolute aura erupted from his body, causing the Demon Kings in the inn to pale one after another. Their gazes snapped toward him, filled with fear.
"Submit, or die!"
Donghuang Taiyi slowly turned around and swept his gaze across them. Not a single Demon King dared meet his eyes.
Within the boundless starry sky, Qin Jun sat cross-legged inside the whisk, both hands holding a basin-sized piece of blood jade. Strands of blood qi visibly flowed into his body.
This blood jade had been formed from the demon core of a Starry Sky Giant Beast at the Grand Unity Beginning Immortal Realm. It contained immense