While they were speaking, Demon Emperor Daochen emerged from the thick fog once again.
He looked at everyone. "Sorry I'm late getting back."
"Lord Qingpingzi, please join our group. Only by joining forces can we protect ourselves!"
Qingpingzi stared at the Demon Emperor in shock. "You came back alive? Impossible. You're only an ordinary Overlord. How could you withstand a Super Overlord's attacks? Even if you tried to lure him away, you couldn't escape his detection."
He steadied himself and examined the Demon Emperor closely, discovering a lingering trace of battle aura on him.
Clearly, the battle just now had been fierce.
Moreover, a dense aura of the Dead clung to him-the resentful qi left behind after a Super Overlord's death.
Only someone who had slain a Super Overlord could detect it.
The look in Qingpingzi's eyes changed as he regarded the Demon Emperor. Could this fellow's true strength be at the Super Overlord level? No, he already possessed the strength to slay Super Overlords.
This fellow had certainly kept his strength well hidden.
The Demon Emperor noticed Qingpingzi's gaze and made a shushing gesture.
He signaled for Qingpingzi not to reveal his strength.
Qingpingzi gave an almost imperceptible nod, then approached the Demon Emperor.
"Then let's go join up with the Primordial World. There's strength in numbers, after all."
Jin Pingzi patted the Demon Emperor.
He dispersed every lingering wisp of resentful melody on him.
The Demon Emperor looked around thoughtfully.
"So that's why. No wonder I kept feeling a chill at my back. I thought it was because of all this fog, but now I finally understand. It was resentful qi."
"But why was there so much resentful qi? What exactly happened?"
Qingpingzi smiled and said, "Beings above the Overlord level leave behind intense resentful qi after they