After a moment's thought, the demon god Jiuying quickly gathered his wits.
"Now that the Witch-Slaying Sword has been successfully forged,"
"we should report it to the Demon Emperor and Demon Sovereign at once!"
With that thought, Jiuying returned the Witch-Slaying Sword to the center of the blood pool. Then he flashed away toward the sun.
He naturally intended to go boast of his accomplishment before Demon Emperor Di Jun.
What Jiuying hadn't expected was that, just as he arrived outside the sun, he would run into Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
"Greetings, Demon Sovereign!"
Seeing Taiyi, the demon god Jiuying hurriedly bowed.
"Hmm?"
Taiyi furrowed his brow slightly and asked in a deep voice,
"Jiuying?"
"Weren't you in charge of forging the Witch-Slaying weapons in the First Heaven?"
"What are you doing here?"
After learning that human blood essence could break through the flesh of the Witch Clan, the demon race had quickly taken action.
They had established a weapons-forging hall in the First Heaven.
Their purpose, of course, was to capture humans and use their blood essence to forge Witch-Slaying weapons.
Jiuying had been personally appointed by Di Jun to oversee the task.
His appearance here naturally surprised Taiyi.
Hearing Taiyi's question, Jiuying hurriedly explained,
"Your Majesty, Demon Sovereign."
"This subordinate has successfully forged a Witch-Slaying Sword!"
Taiyi was astonished.
"What?"
"It's been forged?"
As he spoke, Taiyi was overcome with excitement. The solar flames around him surged, and his eyes shone with delight.
He hadn't expected Jiuying to move so quickly—to actually succeed in forging a Witch-Slaying Sword.
"Take me to see it at once!"
Taiyi could hardly wait.
"But..."
Jiuying hesitated, then said,
"What about His Majesty the Demon Emperor...?"
Before Jiuying could finish, Taiyi waved a hand to cut him off.
"My elder brother is with the