Xu Taiping did not answer. Instead, he crouched straight down and reached directly for the Demon Emperor Heart Aperture.
Xu Taiping had not forgotten that this Demon Emperor Heart Aperture would be of great use to the Demon-Suppressing Coffin on his back.
Only after tossing the Demon Emperor Heart Aperture into the Dragon-Trapping Tower did Xu Taiping slowly rise.
Just then, the Heartless Demon Emperor suddenly continued his threats:
"Xu Taiping, with your current cultivation and fighting strength, you can indeed run roughshod over the Lower Realm."
"But do not think this emperor cannot see it. After that blade strike just now, your essence vitality, essence blood, and divine soul have all been mostly depleted."
At this point, the Heartless Demon Emperor smiled smugly and said:
"So now, you no longer have the strength to fight this emperor!"
Xu Taiping still did not look at the Heartless Demon Emperor. Instead, he stepped forward to check the injuries of Duan Xiaoyu and the others, who had landed one after another.
When he discovered that they were merely unconscious, Xu Taiping finally let out a great sigh of relief.
At the same time, he took out the Cloud-Cloaking Umbrella again and covered the sleeping figures with it.
Then he picked up both the Storage Ring Demon Emperor Jiao had dropped and the Star Map Stone, which had also fallen to the ground.
Only after finishing all this did Xu Taiping straighten up again, turn toward the Heartless Demon Emperor, and ask with an expression as unruffled as an ancient well:
"So what?"
The Heartless Demon Emperor smiled.
"If you care nothing for whether these two live or die, then pretend this emperor never said those words."
"If you do care, you can consider the proposal this emperor just made."
"After all, once