The Demon Emperor's Good Name! Eastern Emperor Taiyi: What Evil Spirit Is This? Get Out of My Big Brother's Body!

At the Demon Court, outside the Demon Master Palace, the atmosphere had grown tense and bizarre.

Dijun stared at Kunpeng, who was kneeling on the ground, weeping bitterly and clinging tightly to his leg.

Kunpeng was still shouting for him not to come closer, and Dijun was completely dumbfounded.

His dignified, imperial face was full of bewilderment and innocence.

"Demon Master, what are you doing?"

Dijun spoke gently, trying to display the bearing of a wise ruler.

"Though our efforts to subdue the Human Race have not entirely succeeded, and there have been a few setbacks..."

"But I am not unreasonable. I would never blame you for that."

"Get up. The ground is cold."

As he spoke, Dijun reached out to help Kunpeng up.

"Don't touch me!!"

Kunpeng shuddered as if he'd been burned, then shuffled backward several steps on his knees.

Just then.

Tap, tap, tap.

A steady, forceful tread rang out.

Clad in golden divine armor, Chaos Bell above his head, Eastern Emperor Taiyi strode into the hall, his expression cold.

As soon as he entered, he saw them clinging to each other.

Taiyi's brows immediately knitted into a deep frown, and he grew displeased.

"My elder brother is the Demon Emperor, lord of all demons. How can he behave like this with one of his subordinates? It's utterly improper!"

"Kunpeng has always been all talk and no action, forever slacking off and shirking his duties."

"He must know he's done a poor job, and now he's pestering my elder brother to escape punishment!"

With that thought, Taiyi gave a cold snort and strode forward.

"Elder Brother!"

Taiyi's voice was low as his lightning-like gaze swept over Kunpeng.

"What is the meaning of this?"

Seeing his younger brother arrive, Dijun helplessly spread his hands.

"I don't know either. I was just about to invite the Demon Master to spend the night with me and have a heart-to-heart, and then the Demon Master..."

"Spend the night with you?" Taiyi's brows furrowed even deeper.

His elder brother was simply too kind!

With a slippery character like this, only an iron fist would do!

"Elder Brother, you should attend to your affairs. State matters come first."

Taiyi discreetly stepped between Dijun and Kunpeng, separating the two.

"Allow me to have a proper talk with the Demon Master."

Dijun was still full of questions, but seeing his younger brother's serious expression, he could only nod.

"Very well. Then I'll trouble you, Second Brother."

With that, Dijun turned and left, wearing the regretful expression of a man whose heart had been set on the moon.

Only after Dijun had disappeared completely did Eastern Emperor Taiyi's calm expression turn cold.

The Chaos Bell trembled above his head, radiating a terrifying pressure.

He glared at Kunpeng and said icily,

"Kunpeng, you're clinging to my elder brother and sobbing like this. Have you no sense of decorum?"

"Could it be... that you want to leave the Demon Court again and demand the strand of your soul you entrusted to the Monster Summoning Banner?"

At this, Kunpeng shook his head like a rattle, cold sweat pouring down his face.

"No, no! Your Majesty, Eastern Emperor, you've misunderstood. I have no such intention!"

"Then what is it?" Taiyi pressed.

Kunpeng swallowed, glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, then suddenly grew extremely agitated.

His face held an indescribable mix of strangeness and terror.

He edged closer to Eastern Emperor Taiyi, lowered his voice, and said with a tremble,

"Your Majesty, Eastern Emperor... I... I've discovered a shocking secret!"

"It's... it's His Majesty..."

"His Majesty seems to have... an unusual... fondness for men?!"

A terrifying blaze of True Sun Fire burst from Taiyi in an instant.

"Outrageous!!"

Taiyi flew into a rage, and the Chaos Bell let out a thunderous boom.

"Kunpeng! How dare you slander the Demon Emperor?!"

"My elder brother is a wise and mighty ruler. His ten princes are proof enough!"

"How could he have such... such a sordid proclivity!"

"If you can't explain yourself, today will be your last!"

Kunpeng was so terrified he nearly lost his soul, trembling like a leaf.

In a panic, he pulled the finest Recording Stone from his robes and raised it high above his head.

"Please calm your anger, Your Majesty, Eastern Emperor! I... I have proof. It's true!"

"This is footage I risked my life to record at the Human Ancestral Land. Please, Your Majesty, take a look!"

Taiyi forced down his anger and gave a cold snort.

"If it's fake, I'll show you no mercy!"

With that, his divine sense swept into the Recording Stone like a blade.

The next moment, Taiyi's murderous expression froze.

The image in the Recording Stone was crystal clear.

A figure with golden twin ponytails, wearing a miniskirt, radiated Dijun's aura—yet had the charming demeanor of a young woman.

Facing the camera, she gave an especially adorable wink and called out in a sweet voice,

"Ciallo~(∠・ω＜)⌒☆"

"I'm Dijun-chan~☆"

BOOM!

It was as if ten thousand stars had exploded inside Eastern Emperor Taiyi's mind.

Struck as if by lightning, he stood rigid as his worldview... utterly collapsed.

"This... This..."

"This is really my elder brother?!"

"This aura... it can't be faked... This origin... can't be faked either..."

Taiyi's hands began to tremble.

He suddenly remembered how his elder brother often visited the Demon Saints late at night.

He would say things like learning from each other, building affection, and having deep conversations...

At the time, Taiyi had thought his elder brother was devoted to his duties and his people.

Now that he thought about it...

"So... there was no learning from each other... and no building affection..."

"There was only... only this..."

Taiyi was too ashamed to say the rest. He could feel a rush of blood surging straight to his head.

"Haah... haah..."

Taiyi fought down his shock and took several deep breaths. His expression grew graver than ever.

"Guards!"

"Summon Lu Ya!"

Kunpeng asked cautiously,

"Why does Your Majesty wish to summon the Crown Prince? He's still young. Shouldn't you be a little gentler with your words?"

"Silence!"

Taiyi cut him off. A moment later, a small figure with a hint of heroism hurried in. It was Lu Ya, the Demon Race's tenth prince.

"Uncle, you summoned me?" Lu Ya bowed.

Taiyi looked at Lu Ya, his expression grave, almost tragic, and spoke in a low voice.

"Lu Ya, listen carefully."

"Your father—my elder brother, Dijun—has a fondness for men!"

Lu Ya stared in stunned disbelief and staggered back a step.

"What? What are you saying, Second Uncle?!"

In his heart, Father Emperor was a hero who held up the heavens!

Taiyi spoke solemnly.

"I don't want to believe it either, but the clues point to those disciples of the Saints at the Human Ancestral Land."

"Especially that Chan Sect Disciple, Daoist Ci Hang. He can actually summon... summon some kind of abnormal projection of your father!"

"Lu Ya, go investigate in secret. You must get to the bottom of this!"

"Remember, keep your actions hidden. Report everything you see and hear!"

Seeing how serious his uncle looked, Lu Ya knew this was no small matter.

"Your nephew obeys!"

Filled with shock and worry, Lu Ya transformed into a streak of light and raced toward the Human Ancestral Land.

After Lu Ya left, Eastern Emperor Taiyi could no longer suppress his fury and concern.

The Chaos Bell blazed with light. Taiyi's lightning-like gaze shot toward the direction Dijun had gone, murderous intent surging from him.

Kunpeng was trembling with fear.

"Your Majesty, Eastern Emperor, what are you...?"

Taiyi suddenly let out a booming shout that shook the Heavenly Court's Thirty-Three Heavens.

"Whatever evil spirit or wicked creature you are!!"

"Get out of my elder brother's body this instant!!!"

Before the words had even faded, he transformed into a streak of light and charged toward Dijun's bedchamber.

He absolutely refused to believe that this was his elder brother's true nature!

His elder brother had to be possessed!

At the Human Ancestral Land, after the Demon Race's army withdrew, the Human Race had survived the catastrophe.

They all bowed in worship to Zhao Gongming, Cihang, Xuandu, and Medicine Master, crying out, "Esteemed Immortals!"

Just then, Zhao Gongming's brow twitched.

His powerful divine sense instantly picked up an extremely subtle aura of someone spying on them.

"Hmm, a Golden Crow's aura?"

"This immature fluctuation... is it Lu Ya?"

Zhao Gongming turned the thought over in his mind and immediately guessed what was going on.

He glanced at Cihang beside him, still fretting over his transformation from earlier, his face not yet recovered from its blush.

A mischievous idea came to Zhao Gongming.

"Since you're here, you shouldn't leave empty-handed."

"The deeper this misunderstanding gets, the more fun it'll be."

So Zhao Gongming suddenly turned toward Cihang beside him.

In an exaggerated voice loud enough for anyone hiding nearby to hear, he laughed,

"Oh, Junior Brother Cihang!"

"Look! That random-summoning technique just drew out another projection of the Demon Emperor Dijun's aura!"

"Seems His Majesty Dijun is truly smitten with you, his fated one. He just can't forget you!"

"What a bond! It's truly earth-shaking and enviable! Hahahaha!"

At these words, Daoist Cihang felt as if he'd heard the most terrifying curse in the world.

His face turned deathly pale in an instant.

His PTSD flared up at once.

He remembered Dijun-chan winking at him, and the terror of being controlled by her.

"No... Stop saying that!"

Cihang's body stiffened, and both hands moved in a deeply unnatural way.

He clutched the back of his body, protecting a certain unspeakable part.

His eyes filled with terror and resistance, and the despairing plea of someone begging to be spared.

"Junior Brother, stop! I'm scared!"

Lu Ya, who was spying from his hiding place, saw all of it.

He heard Zhao Gongming say that Dijun was smitten and couldn't forget Cihang.

Then he saw Cihang's deathly pale face.

And that exaggerated motion of protecting his rear, so full of implications.

In an instant, Lu Ya's mind connected it all to what his uncle had said.

BOOM!

A bolt of lightning struck him from the blue!

Lu Ya clamped a hand over his mouth in sheer terror.

He was so afraid of making even the slightest sound that his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

The shock in his heart threatened to drown him.

"Oh my god!!!"

"Could it be... could what Second Uncle said... all be true?!"

"Father Emperor... he actually had those kinds of feelings for True Person Cihang?!"

"And judging by Cihang's reaction... had Father Emperor already... succeeded?!"

"It's over. The Demon Court... is tainted!!"