Although the Lord of Light had warned him over and over,
the Demon Emperor still did not take it very seriously.
He merely nodded casually. "Relax, relax. I'll be careful."
The Lord of Light gave the Demon Emperor a puzzled look. He had been acting strangely lately, and even the way he spoke seemed completely different from before.
But since he could see no other changes in the Demon Emperor, he could only bury his doubts in his heart.
As they ventured deeper, they encountered more and more dangers along the way.
Soon, the Demon Emperor and his companions found themselves in a predicament.
Demon Emperor Daochen, the Lord of Light, and their other companion, the God of the Void, stood back to back.
All three strained to locate their enemy.
This time, they had truly run into a tough opponent.
They had been quite cautious.
Although the Demon Emperor did not take the danger seriously, he had not deliberately sought death or courted disaster.
Yet despite all their caution, none of the dangers they were destined to encounter had passed them by.
This enemy had appeared without the slightest warning.
His target was none other than Demon Emperor Daochen.
Fortunately, he had targeted the Demon Emperor. With the Lord of Light's strength, he might not have been able to block the attack.
This fellow had concealed himself so well within the chaos that even the Demon Emperor had failed to detect him.
He attacked suddenly, brushing his blade across the Demon Emperor's neck with extraordinary skill.
Had it been anyone else, that blindingly fast, razor-sharp slash
would probably have taken their head clean off.
But the Demon Emperor's body was as hard as steel. How could the enemy's weapon possibly pierce his defenses?
Amid a harsh scraping sound,
the