"What's this nonsense about reducing inflammation and swelling? Even the Heavenly Emperor back then couldn't do anything to me. Are you telling me your father is even stronger than the Heavenly Emperor?"
Boundless demonic qi surged through the Ancient Heavenly Palace. An elegant, handsome man, his face wreathed in terrifying demonic qi, stared sinisterly at the siblings Xiao Xiao and Mu Chen. Towering demonic qi surrounded them, along with several others sheltered between them-including Lin Jing, the little princess of the Martial Realm.
Mu Chen held a Crystal Longsword, its slender blade radiating boundless power that kept the demonic qi at bay.
Unfortunately, the boy was still only a Ninth-Rank Sovereign. Against a Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor, even one reduced to a remnant soul, he could not hold out for long.
"A brave little fellow. Too bad all of you have to die today."
A cruel gleam appeared in the eyes of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor, who had attached himself to the Heavenly Emperor's body. Yet Xiao Xiao, standing behind Mu Chen, looked utterly disdainful. She even flashed a mischievous grin.
"Really? I just hope you won't rush to your knees and beg for mercy when my dad gets here."
"Sis, stop bragging for a minute! If that old man doesn't get here soon, I really won't be able to hold on!"
Seeing how calm Xiao Xiao was, Mu Chen was the first to protest that he could not hold out. Facing such vast, towering demonic qi, a mere Ninth-Rank Sovereign like him was doing remarkably well just to resist for a moment, no matter what opportunities and good fortune he had encountered.
Under the assault of that terrifying demonic qi, even his Immortal Golden Body was on the verge of collapse.
"Hahaha! That's my son! Only ten years, and