Heavenly Emperor City.
The Demon Sovereign remained silent, while Xiao Yun felt much more at ease. Given the current situation, his avatar was certain to win. At most, it would only drag things out for a while—just a few months.
"Demon Sovereign, if I'm not mistaken, you hid an avatar you painstakingly nurtured within that Demon Mountain. The purpose was for it to merge with you one day, helping you break through your bottleneck and raise your cultivation, wasn't it?"
Xiao Yun smiled faintly. "Unfortunately, all your efforts have come to nothing. Once I destroy your stronghold, you will no longer be able to transmit power from the Immortal Path."
By then, the Undying Ancestor would no longer have any safety concerns.
The overall situation had been decided. Xiao Yun was completely relieved.
"Brat, don't get too smug."
The Demon Sovereign finally spoke, his tone very calm.
A plan spanning a million years had gone up in smoke. Anyone would be angry, anyone would be enraged.
But the Demon Sovereign was, after all, the Demon Sovereign. He quickly calmed down.
"That's right. I did hide an avatar there that I painstakingly cultivated, but it is not as important to me as you think."
The Demon Sovereign snorted coldly. "Back then, I was merely at the lower Heavenly Emperor realm. I prepared that avatar only to rise by a minor realm within the Heavenly Emperor realm."
"This avatar has limited potential. At most, it can reach the lower Heavenly Emperor realm. But now, I have become the strongest Heavenly Emperor on the Immortal Path. A mere lower Heavenly Emperor avatar is no longer of much help to me. Even if I lose it, it is no great loss."
The Demon Sovereign seemed somewhat unconcerned.
Indeed, merging with merely a lower Heavenly