Kong Fang stood atop the ruins of Cangwu City. He did not deliberately release any pressure, yet the aura naturally spilling from his body made shattered stones within a hundred miles float in midair. The grit on the ground seemed stirred by invisible hands, whirling round and round.
The Seven-Colored Tail Screen behind him spread slightly. The eye-shaped markings upon its nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine tail feathers flickered between light and dark, and with every flicker, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth trembled.
Not one of the Demon Kings or Demon Emperors prostrating themselves beneath the ruins dared raise their heads.
Several Greater Demons with weaker cultivation knelt on the ground, their backs trembling without cease, their foreheads pressed tightly to the earth. Even their breathing was deliberately slowed.
Kong Fang's gaze pierced through the mountains and rivers of the Central Region, through the skies stained red by demon aura, and looked toward a place far, far away.
Layer upon layer of rosy ripples surfaced in those peacock eyes of seven-colored concentric rings. After a moment, a deep voice left his lips, as though he were speaking to himself, yet also calling out, "Chi Ye, where exactly are you?!"
The final note scattered into the wind, unanswered.
Only the monsters spread across the mountains and plains lowered themselves even further.
The Demon Emperors looked at one another, unable to understand why the Demon God was so obsessed with that one.
At last, one trusted Demon Emperor could no longer hold back. Gathering his courage, he bowed and spoke, his voice filled with confusion. "Lord Demon God, there is something I do not understand.
"Although Chi Ye is also a Demon God, his true body was sealed away long ago. Now, he is merely a wisp of a