Heavenly Demon Decree

For a moment, everyone was stunned. Fighting was forbidden within Tongyun City, so not to mention the city lord's pavilion—even the doors of any small shop had not been dared to be broken for hundreds of thousands of years.

But the moment Yan Chihuo and the others saw them, they did not dare say a word. These dozen or so demons included Golden-Winged Rocs, Nine-Tailed Spirit Foxes, Vermilion Phoenixes, and Qilins—the four great Demon Races. Moreover, the four demons at the forefront were all at the Origin Core Stage. Any one of them was no weaker than city lord Li Ran.

Li Ran's expression changed, and he shouted sharply, "What are you doing?"

The demons ignored him. One demon stepped forth from the opposite side, covered in crimson feathers—a Vermilion Phoenix. The Vermilion Phoenix said, "By the Heavenly Demon Decree, Tongyun City Lord Li Ran stands accused of sinister designs and secretly refining a Void Vessel. He is hereby stripped of his position as city lord of Tongyun City and will be taken back to Heavenly Demon Ridge for interrogation. All uninvolved persons, stand aside!"

Having said that, the Vermilion Phoenix produced a token. Its front was carved with a Golden-Winged Roc and a Vermilion Phoenix, while its back bore a Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox and a Qilin. It was the Heavenly Demon Decree. The Heavenly Demon Decree had been jointly refined by the four great Demon Races and was recognized throughout the Myriad Demon Grassland. At the sight of the decree, its commands had to be obeyed without error.

Yan Chihuo and the others all thought, What crime did Li Ran commit? Not only is he being removed from his position as city lord of Tongyun City, he is even being taken back for interrogation.

He recalled what the Vermilion