Lu Ya's Fall!

The conversation between Donghua and Lu Ya chilled the hearts of Bai Ze and the others. They had discussed having Lu Ya become the Demon Emperor, but they never expected that the biggest problem lay with Lu Ya himself.

At this moment, Bai Ze and the others glared angrily at Lu Ya, looking as if they wanted to tear him apart. However, it was understandable. In order to let Lu Ya leave the Western Land, they lost 100,000 elite demons, but now all of that had been destroyed by Lu Ya.

How could I not hate them? How could I not be angry!

Upon hearing Lu Ya's words, Donghua chuckled and said, "Lu Ya, don't you know that I am a vengeful person? Back then, you attacked West Kunlun without cause, injuring my wife and me, and trying to kill us."

"Since my birth, I, Donghua, have never suffered such a loss. So Lu Ya, do you think I will forgive you?"

Hearing Donghua's sarcasm, Lu Ya could only bite the bullet and say, "If it were the former East King Gong, I don't think so, but if it's the current Heavenly Emperor Donghua, I think so."

Donghua laughed heartily. He hadn't expected Lu Ya to understand him so well. To be honest, he was now in a state of indifference towards Lu Ya, neither willing to kill him nor not. As for hatred, it had vanished with Lu Ya's death.

However, he genuinely disliked Lu Ya and had a feeling of disgust towards him, so killing him was optional.

"Give me a reason not to kill you?"

Upon hearing Donghua's words, Lu Ya was overjoyed. He knew his chance had come, and immediately knelt down and bowed:

"Your Great Heavenly Venerate, from this day forward, I, Lu Ya, am willing to be Your Majesty's sharpest weapon, to lead the demon race on Your Majesty's behalf. As long as Your Majesty commands, I, Lu Ya, will fight for Your Majesty throughout the Four Seas and eight wastelands!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ya immediately knelt down on the ground, indicating his submission.

Upon hearing Lu Ya's words, Donghua smiled. Lu Ya was indeed a clever man, but too clever for his own good. Although he wouldn't kill him, he would definitely not let him go.

Donghua looked at Bai Ze and the others and asked, "What are your thoughts on this matter?"

Upon hearing Donghua's words, Ji Meng, whose temper was the most fiery, immediately stood up and angrily said, "How can such a shameless person be worthy of being the emperor of my demon race? He's nothing but a bastard! I, Ji Meng, will never acknowledge him!"

Ji Meng is an absolute loyalist of Di Jun, but he is also a straightforward and kind-hearted person, a rare breed among the demons. Back in the Heavenly Court, he dared to directly criticize Di Jun.

Because of loyalty, he was willing to let Lu Ya succeed him as the Demon Emperor. But because of loyalty, he now deeply hates Lu Ya. It can be said that because of Lu Ya's existence, Di Jun's last bloodline in the Primordial Wilderness has been wiped out.

"Lu Ya, did you hear that? How can someone like you be worthy of the title of Demon Emperor?" Donghua said to Lu Ya expressionlessly.

At this moment, Lu Ya also got up from the ground and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I..."

But before Lu Ya could finish speaking, Donghua interrupted him directly, raising his right hand slightly and suspending Lu Ya in mid-air. Donghua had lost interest in toying with Lu Ya; he found it pointless.

"Lu Ya, I will not kill you, but I will strip you of the Golden Crow bloodline and primordial power within you, so that the Sun Star may continue to nurture a new Golden Crow."

"If you survive, this will be your destiny, and the cause and effect between us will be resolved. If you do not survive, then disappear completely!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Donghua immediately took action. With a casual flick of his finger, the Swallowing Great Dao appeared above Lu Ya's head like a black hole, followed by an endless surge of suction power.

Lu Ya's figure instantly transformed into his true form, the Golden Crow. Then, the primordial power within his body, mixed with his true blood, was gradually extracted by Donghua.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

Lu Ya's mournful cries echoed continuously across Dragon Mount Shou, sending chills down the spines of all who heard them, yet no one Lu Ya any sympathy or assistance.

Ji Meng and the others felt that Lu Ya deserved his punishment, and they wished they could come in Donghua's place to strip Lu Ya of his Golden Crow essence.

As time passed, Donghua extracted all of Lu Ya's primordial power and Golden Crow True Blood.

At this moment, Lu Ya could no longer maintain his Golden Crow form and transformed into a ball of red and black flames. This was the Li Fire, which was also Lu Ya's original true form, the Primordial Spirit Power that had escaped back then. Unexpectedly, it had been nurtured by Lu Ya into such a state.

"Bump!"

Donghua waved his hand and collected the extracted primordial power and true blood, while Lu Ya collapsed to the ground, his cultivation level dropping from the Daluo Golden Immortal to the Golden Immortal Realm.

"Is it safe to take?"

"Lu Ya is completely convinced and thanks the Great Heavenly Venerate Venerable for sparing his life!" Lu Ya was filled with extreme grief, but he dared not show it, nor could he.

Donghua's power made him unable to muster even a shred of resistance, let alone a desire for revenge. As long as Donghua didn't kill him, he was willing to live a life of ignominy.

"Alright, it's your good fortune that you survived. I keep my word and won't kill you. Go now. From this day forward, our karmic ties are severed, and we'll be strangers if we meet again!" Donghua waved his hand generously, letting Lu Ya leave.

"Thank you for sparing my life, Great Heavenly Venerate Venerable!" After saying this, Lu Ya immediately struggled to his feet and then quickly flew away from Dragon Mount Shou, fearing that Donghua would change his mind.

Watching Lu Ya's fleeing figure, Donghua smiled gently, then glanced at Ji Meng unintentionally.

At this moment, upon seeing Donghua's meaningful look, Ji Meng instantly understood that he was being asked to eliminate Lu Ya. This was exactly what he wanted; having lost his Golden Crow bloodline, Lu Ya would show no mercy in his killing.

Ji Meng instantly flew away from Dragon Mount Shou, heading in the direction Lu Ya had left. He exuded a powerful aura and killing intent, making no attempt to conceal his purpose: to kill Lu Ya!

Facing Ji Meng's attack, Bai Ze and the others seemed not to notice him, but instead said to Donghua, "Great Heavenly Venerate has come from afar. Would you be willing to come into the hall for a cup of wine? Otherwise, we, as the hosts, would truly be failing in our hospitality."

Donghua smiled and glanced at Bai Ze, then patted his shoulder and said, "I am the Great Heavenly Venerate of the Three Realms, and I am the master no matter where I am in the Primordial Wilderness!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Donghua walked into the hall first, leaving Bai Ze behind, filled with regret. He didn't know what was wrong with him today. He, who was usually so quick-witted, had made a series of mistakes today, and now he had said the wrong thing again.

To dare call oneself "master" before this Great Heavenly Venerate is truly courting death.

But the words had already been spoken, so he had no choice but to accept them, and then he and Shang Yang and the others entered the hall.

Lu Ya left the Shouyang Mountain territory with a resounding clang, but as soon as he left, he couldn't help feeling the strange sensation in his body, and he spat out a mouthful of divine blood.

"It really hurts!" Lu Ya lay on the ground without any regard for his image. He felt as if his body and soul had been scraped by a knife. He never wanted to experience this kind of pain again.

But at this moment, he disregarded the pain in his body and soul, forced himself to stand up despite the agony, and then prepared to leave.

But as soon as he stood up, a figure appeared in front of him—it was Ji Meng!

"Lu Ya, you have desecrated the bloodline of the Golden Crow, causing His Di Jun to be childless. You truly deserve to die!" Ji Meng's murderous intent made Lu Ya, who was already seriously injured, suffer even more. At this moment, he felt the breath of death again.

"Ji Meng, would you spare me?" Lu Ya knew that his resistance was futile, and even begging for mercy was pointless, but he still did not want to die.

He had always pursued the Great Dao, and having finally been reborn, he absolutely did not want to die like this. As long as he could live, he was willing to have his dignity trampled on.

However, Ji Meng is not Donghua. Facing Lu Ya, who has lost his Golden Crow bloodline, he will definitely not show any mercy.

"Keep those words for your next life to repent!"

"No, you won't have a next life. I will annihilate you, body and soul!"

After Ji Meng finished speaking, a long sword appeared in his hand. The Great Dao Power burst forth, and he unleashed the full strength of Quasi-Saint. A beam of light flashed, and he charged directly towards Lu Ya.

Faced with Ji Meng's blade, Lu Ya had no power to resist and could only wait to die on the spot.

"Heavenly Dao, how unjust you are! Heavenly Dao is eternal, yet how cruel it is to me!"

With a "whoosh!" sound, Ji Meng's blade light directly cleaved Lu Ya, obliterating his body and soul, and even shattering the source of his Li Fire. It was an extremely tragic end.

Still not satisfied, Ji Meng unleashed several more slashes, reducing Lu Ya to dust, leaving no trace in the Primordial World.

Ji Meng sheathed his long sword and said softly, "Lu Ya, you not only tainted the Golden Crow bloodline, but also caused me to lose 100,000 men. You truly deserve to die. To finish you off so quickly is too good for you!"

Ji Meng waited for several years at the place where Lu Ya died, until nothing unusual happened, before leaving and returning to Dragon Mount Shou.

At this moment, on Mount Shou, Donghua stood alone atop the mountain, playing the zither and sipping tea, appreciating the unique scenery of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Meanwhile, Bai Ze and the others were busy working on behalf of the half-demons. They began to work on the mindset of the demon race. Since issuing orders was useless, they would personally go out and persuade them. Surely their subordinates wouldn't even give them this much face?

After years of persuasion by Bai Ze and his companions, who were full of confidence, they thought they would achieve results. However, they eventually discovered that no matter what they did, the demons were simply unwilling to accept these half-demons from the bottom of their hearts.

They believed that these half-demons had tainted their bloodline and were unworthy of being demons; in short, they looked down on them. However, considering that Bai Ze and others had personally intervened, they put on a good show, but their minds remained unchanged.

"Brother Bai Ze, this won't do! We can't fool the Great Heavenly Venerate at all. He can see right through us. If we don't resolve this soon, we'll all be the ones who die!" Ying Zhao looked at Bai Ze with concern, hoping that his clever brother would think of another solution.

But when faced with Ying Zhao's question, Bai Ze shook his head helplessly. This time, he had tried everything, even kneeling on the ground and begging those people, but it was all to no avail.

At this moment, Ji Meng, having finished dealing with Lu Ya, flew over and looked at Bai Ze with a happy expression, saying, "Brother, it's completely over. There's no such person as Lu Ya in this world anymore!"

"It's good that it's resolved!" Bai Ze said weakly, then his gaze remained fixed on the half-demon as he began to think of feasible solutions. He was not one to sit idly by and wait for death.

Ji Meng, who was initially happy, turned pale upon seeing the state of the group. He knew that the matter of the half-demon had not been resolved, Donghua's sword hanging over their heads could fall at any moment, which meant that their lives could be lost at any time.

"Brother, the Great Heavenly Venerate only asked us to deal with the half-demon matter. If it really doesn't work, we can just kill them all. If there are no more half-demons in this world, these conflicts will naturally disappear!" Ji Meng's gaze lingered on the half-demons, and then a killing intent pierced through the heavens and earth.

Hearing this, Bai Ze shook his head helplessly. He had thought of this method before, but he believed that if he dared to do it, Donghua would definitely take action first and kill him and his men with one slap without hesitation.

Seeing Bai Ze's attitude, Ji Meng said angrily, "If this won't work and that won't work, let's just drive them out of here. Once they leave the demon realm, these conflicts will naturally disappear!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had figured something out. He then happily patted Ji Meng on the shoulder and said, "You're truly our savior!"

Shang Yang exclaimed, then asked without replying, "Brother, are you really going to do this? The Great Heavenly Venerate will definitely not approve of this method. Isn't this method too heartless!"

Bai Ze laughed and said, "It's not about driving them out, but about separating them. Since neither the human race nor the demon race is willing to acknowledge them, let's establish a separate race, so that these half-demons belong neither to the demon race nor to the human race. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

"Yes, that's a good idea. It's simple and direct!" Ying Zhao her hands in agreement.

This approach not only fulfills the task assigned by Donghua, but also resolves the issue of the half-demon once and for all.

"Alright, since the brothers agree, let's do it this way!"

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the thousand-year time limit agreed upon by Donghua has arrived. Bai Ze and the others also arrived in front of Donghua as promised.

"Reporting to the Great Heavenly Venerate, the matter of the half-demon has been completely resolved. We request the Great Heavenly Venerate to make the final decision!"

Donghua smiled, gestured for Bai Ze and the others to sit down and talk, then said, "I already know what you did. Very good, you haven't let your clever minds down!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Great Heavenly Venerate Venerable!"

Donghua nodded, then told Bai Ze his true purpose for coming: to have Bai Ze assume the position of Demon Emperor.

"Great Heavenly Venerate, Bai Ze's strength and magnanimity are insufficient to shoulder this heavy responsibility. He is truly unworthy of the title of Demon Emperor. I beg the Great Heavenly Venerate to rescind his decree!"

Donghua glanced at Bai Ze in surprise; this was the first among them to refuse him. He then pressed his imposing aura against Bai Ze.

"Stop with the nonsense, just tell me, will you accept it or not?"

"I am willing, Your Majesty, I Bai Ze, pay my respects!" Upon hearing Donghua's words, Bai Ze immediately yielded and knelt down, as did Ying Zhao and the other two.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects!"

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