At that moment, Eastern Emperor Taiyi felt as if his insides were churning. He couldn't steady his breathing at all.
He lifted his head and looked at the red spearpoint hovering above him, his heart a jumble of emotions.
He had actually lost again—and so completely!
"Ye Jun, do you know that the Demon Heavenly Court isn't something you can shake all by yourself?" Di Jun mumbled.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi was suffering, but Di Jun wasn't having an easy time of it either. There was a reason the God-Slaying Spear was known as a supreme treasure of baleful energy.
The spear had struck him squarely. It was only because his Three-legged Golden Crow true form was so tough that he'd survived. Anyone else would have had their soul wiped out by that blow!
"The Demon Heavenly Court? What does that have to do with me? At worst, I can kill you and put an end to this so-called Heavenly Emperor!" Ye Jun said calmly.
His tone was mild, yet he radiated an imposing presence!
Outside the palace, Changxi and Xihe were seeing stars. He was so cool!
He was none other than the most outstanding Great Being in the entire Primordial World over the past tens of thousands of years.
He'd attacked the two leaders of the Demon Heavenly Court without hesitation, showing them no mercy whatsoever.
How ruthless!
Hearing Ye Jun's shameless words, Di Jun spat out another mouthful of blood. This monkey was utterly shameless!
So he really was the kind of man who had nothing to lose?
If Di Jun ever used the entire Demon Heavenly Court to attack Ye Jun, Ye Jun would come and kill him, the Heavenly Emperor?
Was he threatening him?
Di Jun's expression shifted again and again. Just as he was about to make another threat, he saw a fresh bloody hole appear in Eastern Emperor Taiyi's body.
"Ah! Ye Jun, you..." Eastern Emperor Taiyi screamed. He hadn't even said anything, and the man had just run him through with another spear thrust.
He hadn't said he was going to use the Demon Heavenly Court's forces!
Ye Jun held the bloodied God-Slaying Spear and stared coldly at Di Jun.
He ignored Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who was sprawled on the ground.
"Fellow Daoists, there isn't much room on Taiyin Star, so I won't keep you here. Is that acceptable?" Ye Jun asked coldly.
"Fine!" Before Di Jun could say a word, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's voice rang out.
What was this, a death wish?
If this kept up, he'd probably lose half his life!
"Good!" Ye Jun said, then immediately withdrew the Yin-Yang Two Energies enveloping Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
The moment the restraints around him vanished, Eastern Emperor Taiyi flashed back to Di Jun's side.
"Fellow Daoists, please!"
Ye Jun's cold voice rang out again. Di Jun had no choice, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi had already turned into a streak of light and fled.
The Eastern Emperor was scared!
What if this menace changed his mind? Wouldn't he be finished?
Better to run!
Di Jun frowned. That fellow had run far too quickly. Then he took off as well.
Watching the two streaks of light leave Taiyin Star one after the other, Ye Jun clicked his tongue and returned below.
"Brother Ye Jun, are you all right?" Changxi asked anxiously as soon as he came down.
Beside her, Xihe also peered at him, searching for any wounds.
"I'm fine. These two scruffy birds can't hurt me." Ye Jun put on the air of an eminent expert, making Changxi and Xihe look at him with even greater admiration.
With that, he returned to the palace with Changxi and Xihe.
"I don't think either of your injuries has fully healed. Let me take another look!" Ye Jun's hearty laughter rang through the palace.
"Brother, you're so naughty!"
Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had no interest in what was happening inside the palace on Taiyin Star.
Outside Taiyin Star!
"Brother, it looks like the heavenly marriage is off," Eastern Emperor Taiyi said, covering his face.
Di Jun's expression was exceedingly grim. Ever since the Demon Heavenly Court had been founded atop the Thirty-six Heavens, it had been invincible.
He'd never suffered such a heavy loss before!
Di Jun had given up on the heavenly marriage. The sisters on Taiyin Star clearly had nothing to do with him.
Besides, he'd already made his position clear: if his Empress wasn't the Taiyin Goddess, then he'd rather have no Empress at all.
"Once we return to the Heavenly Court today, make preparations. The Witch Clan has been at odds with us for a long time. It's time we made a move," Di Jun said unhurriedly.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's back stiffened. His brother planned to use a war against the Witch Clan to erase the stain of today's defeat.
"Understood," Eastern Emperor Taiyi replied solemnly.
He couldn't help feeling sorry for the Witch Clan. If not for what had happened today, the Demon Clan would have waited several more years before launching an attack.
But Di Jun clearly had no intention of waiting any longer.
Oh, Witch Clan, if you wanted someone to blame, you could only blame Ye Jun, that menace!
Eastern Emperor Taiyi shook his head. By the time the two of them returned to the Demon Heavenly Court, the Primordial World would likely be in turmoil.
In the blink of an eye, several hundred years passed in the Primordial World.
Ever since Ye Jun had beaten Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi senseless on Taiyin Star, he'd been living a comfortable life.
After the incident with the so-called heavenly marriage, Changxi and Xihe had become even more affectionate toward Ye Jun.
Even a Great Being with Ye Jun's cultivation had to admit he didn't have the energy to keep up with them.
During the days of Ye Jun's blissful life, the entire Primordial World had fallen into utter chaos.
The Demon Heavenly Court struck first. Its vast army marched straight toward the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, led in person by the Demon Heavenly Court's God of War, Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
This move completely set off the already fragile peace between the Witch and Demon Clans.
The two clans had originally managed to coexist in peace, but the Demon Clan's first strike shattered that arrangement. The Hundred Thousand Great Mountains were strewn with corpses, and lamentation filled the air.
The Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, Witch Clan council hall!
Di Jiang sat in the seat of honor, frowning as he looked at the injured Fire Ancestor Witch Zhu Rong and Water Ancestor Witch Gong Gong below.
"Brother, that old scruffy bird, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, has gone too far! Our Witch Clan has already slowed its expansion, and that scruffy bird still wants to start a war. If you ask me, we should fight to the end and see who gives in first!" Zhu Rong cursed.
Hearing Zhu Rong's words, Di Jiang felt as if his head had doubled in size.
Fight? Of course he wanted to fight. The problem was that the Demon Heavenly Court was currently on a roll.
Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi were both Quasi-Saints, while among the twelve Ancestor Witches, only Di Jiang had just begun to reach the threshold of Quasi-Sainthood.
Could they really win if they fought?
Though everyone in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains of the Witch Clan could fight, they couldn't afford to sustain losses like this.
Even if they managed to defeat the Demon Clan, they'd only win at a terrible cost. It wasn't worth it!
"Brother, in my opinion, Zhu Rong has a point. Eastern Emperor Taiyi dared to lead an army here today. Tomorrow, he'll go even further!" Zhu Jiuyin said, cupping his hands.
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