Demon Realm, Demon Emperor City.
"Oh? He's still hesitating?" Demon Emperor Gu Xu's voice echoed through the Demon Emperor Hall.
"Yes. He doesn't want to offend the Human Race's Void Sage."
"He merely wants to bleed us some more. Burial Saint Valley will open soon. We must find every possible way to suppress Fang Yun and prevent him from becoming a Great Scholar before it opens. Once he enters Burial Saint Valley and communicates with the lingering wills of the human sages there, he will pose no small threat to me."
Inside the Demon Emperor Hall, three Great Demon Kings looked at the Demon Emperor in surprise. All three were his trusted confidants and knew him very well. Just a few years ago, the Demon Emperor had always maintained an attitude of utter arrogance. Never mind the Emperors of the Myriad Worlds-even ordinary Demon Race Half-Sages failed to receive their due respect from him.
The three Great Demon Kings saw nothing wrong with this, for the current Demon Emperor's strength was unparalleled throughout the ages. Even the will of an Ancestral God held him in high regard. He had the potential to become a Great Sage and enjoyed the deep trust of the sages.
Over the years, the Demon Emperor had never met his match. Among his peers, only Ao Yuwei, who had just become a Dragon Emperor, could truly be mentioned in the same breath as him. However, Ao Yuwei was too young and still lacked some seasoning.
As for someone who might threaten him in the future, there was the Human Race's Literary Grandmaster Yi Zhishi. Though Yi Zhishi was not skilled at combat, once he became a Half-Sage and mastered the Sacred Way, if its mighty power exceeded the norm, his every movement could unleash tremendous force