Venerable One, I Came on the Venerable One's Orders

"Reporting to my lord! The demonic evils have been executed!"

"Reporting to my lord! West Mountain Prefecture has been completely swept clean!"

Shen Yi's mind echoed with the voices of countless Suppression Stones. Third-rank powerhouses were the key to deciding victory or defeat, but beyond that, the demon generals who had returned with the Southern Emperor likewise possessed the mighty power to wreak havoc upon the world.

Unfortunately for those imposing demon generals, the moment they stepped into the Divine Dynasty's territory, they were blocked by a defensive line formed from countless Suppression Stones.

Even at the instant of death, their eyes remained filled with confusion.

How could the glorious Divine Dynasty have secretly gathered a force of demonic evils even more vast than their own!

As prompt after prompt emerged, the demon lifespan on the panel began to soar.

The preparations he had left behind had reaped their richest harvest tonight.

[Remaining demon lifespan: 5,400 kalpas]

Although several thousand kalpas of demon lifespan did not even compare to what he would gain from killing a single third-rank Demon Venerable, it had been gathered from corpses enough to pile into mountains.

Monk Zhi Kong waited outside the half-open door. Though he tried desperately to steady his mind, he still could not help swallowing again and again with his dry throat.

Today was the day Lord Shen had spoken of.

Yet the other man merely sat quietly inside, his eyes slightly closed as though dozing.

The night grew deeper and deeper, and the surroundings became ever quieter. Monk Zhi Kong could hear only his own breathing, surging in wave after wave and drowning his entire body. The thick sense of suffocation made him open his mouth wide.

"!!"

Clearly, nothing had happened. Ravine Sun Prefecture City remained as peaceful