"How did you know?"
"You knew Ji Tianya?"
Li Yun gave Demon Emperor He Kong a long, searching look.
Demon Emperor He Kong snorted disdainfully. "Not only did I know Ji Tianya, I saw his fall with my own eyes."
"Heh, what a coincidence?"
"I don't believe you!"
Demon Emperor He Kong froze for a moment, then said angrily, "Believe it or not, I don't care!"
"Heh..."
"Fine. Since you said you saw Ji Tianya's fall with your own eyes, tell me what happened."
"Hmph, what's there to tell?"
"It wasn't some secret that those holy lands on the Source God Continent sent people into the abyss. Any Demon Emperor would know a thing or two about it."
"That Ji Tianya of yours died simply because he was unlucky."
"Back then, I had only recently become a Demon Emperor. I was still a nobody among Demon Emperors, so in order to secure my territory, I went around visiting some veteran Demon Emperors."
"One day, while I was visiting Demon Emperor Jingxiao, someone from the East River Holy Land happened to appear in Demon Emperor Jingxiao's Demon Cave. He had also come to visit Demon Emperor Jingxiao. Clearly, the East River Holy Land wanted to cooperate with Demon Emperor Jingxiao."
"Wait... what do you mean?"
Li Yun immediately cut Demon Emperor He Kong off, finding it somewhat unbelievable. "You're saying the East River Holy Land sent someone into the abyss to seek cooperation with Demon Emperor Jingxiao? Abyssal Demon Emperors actually cooperate with holy lands from the Source God Continent?"
Demon Emperor He Kong cast Li Yun a disdainful glance.
"Heh, what a bumpkin!"
"We Abyssal Demon Race are living beings too, cultivators too. The cultivators of the Source God Continent are also cultivators. We merely occupy different places—why can't we