"Another God Realm has been invaded by Abyssal Demons?"
Unlike the despair written all over the man's face, Li Yun instinctively felt a surge of excitement. The upward curve of his lips simply would not stay down.
To think such a good thing had fallen into his lap.
He had searched high and low in worn-out iron shoes, only to find it without the slightest effort.
"Y-you... what are you laughing at?"
"What's so funny?"
"You're a Divine Emperor too. How can you take such delight in another's misfortune?"
The man opposite him had been drowning in despair, but when he suddenly saw the smile tugging at Li Yun's lips, he trembled with rage.
Li Yun: "..."
Well, that was a misunderstanding.
No choice but to explain.
"You've misunderstood. I'm not taking delight in your misfortune. I simply got excited when I heard news of Abyssal Demons. I can't help it—it's an instinct carved into the bones of us Heavenly Demon Slayers."
"Heavenly Demon Slayer?"
"What kind of thing is that?"
The man's reaction was practically identical to those two Half-step Divine Venerables from the Desolate God Realm.
Upon hearing the words Heavenly Demon Slayer, he could not immediately recall what sort of existence that was. Fortunately, the literal meaning was fairly straightforward. The words 'slay demons' made it easy enough to associate it with eliminating Abyssal Demons.
With that, the man's anger quickly subsided.
The two of them then began talking.
Only then did Li Yun learn that the man was called Divine Emperor Qing Hua and came from the ancient God Realm known as the Qinglin God Realm.
The Qinglin God Realm was suffering an unprecedented Abyssal Demon invasion and had already reached an extremely perilous state. Even the Qinglin God Realm's strongest expert, Green Forest Divine Venerable,