"Ha ha..."
A demon saint with the head of a sparrow, the body of a deer, and antlers laughed wildly. "A mere Human Race cultivator dares to act so presumptuously before me, Fei Lian?"
Fei Lian?
Gu Changqing paused slightly, then asked, "Then the one beside you must be Demon Saint E Lai?"
"That's right, I'm your grandpa E Lai!"
E Lai wore a ferocious expression.
"Good. Very good."
Gu Changqing nodded with a smile. Though E Lai was not one of the Ten Great Ancient Demon Saints, he was as famous as Fei Lian.
It was said that King Zhou had two treacherous ministers beneath him: one was Fei Lian, and the other was E Lai.
He wondered whether they were these two.
In any case, he had not seen Fei Lian or E Lai in Chaoge before.
"Martial Nephew Changqing, these two are Demon Saints with the strength of Quasi-Sages. Do you want me to deal with them for you?"
In Ran Deng's eyes, Gu Changqing was indeed powerful, but not powerful enough to contend with Quasi-Sages.
"No." Gu Changqing refused. "They're just two washed-up Demon Saints."
Are you kidding? If I let you deal with them, where would Di Xin find capable generals later?
They definitely did not truly submit before. But now, don't they have me?
Seeing Gu Changqing's confidence, Ran Deng thought of the Merit Treasures on him and felt relieved.
That was true. Merit Treasures were specially effective against demons and evil beings!
Fei Lian said disdainfully, "Hmph! Kid, you're young, but your mouth is rather big."
Gu Changqing smiled. "Not only is my mouth big, but my strength is too. Want to make a bet?"
"Compete with us in strength? Ha ha ha..."
Even the Western Sect experts wanted to laugh.
A Human Race cultivator wanted to compare strength with the Demon Clan?
Wasn't that absurd?
Even Ran Deng would not dare to be so arrogant.
Fei Lian immediately replied, "Fine! This Demon Saint will make a bet with you!"
He had thought there would be a bitter battle, but victory had come so easily.
Though strength was not his specialty, he was still a Demon Saint, still a member of the Demon Clan!
How much strength could Gu Changqing possess? No matter how extraordinary his talent was, his bone age was right there.
One could hide cultivation, but not age!
How much strength could a young man in his twenties or thirties have?
Fei Lian added, "If I win, you will release everyone from the Western Sect. How about it?"
"Fine!" Gu Changqing replied. "If I narrowly win, then you and E Lai will pledge loyalty to me."
"Deal!" Fei Lian agreed without a second thought, then asked, "How do you want to compete?"
Gu Changqing smiled. "If you can take one palm strike from me without falling behind, I lose."
"Excellent!" Fei Lian said smugly. "I could take ten of your palm strikes!"
Gu Changqing secretly sent a voice transmission to Di Xin. "Di Xin, lend me the Kongtong Seal."
"Fine!" In Chaoge, Di Xin agreed without hesitation, then said, "Teacher, how can I..." Before Di Xin finished speaking, the Human Emperor Seal within him was gone.
Gu Changqing directly used the exchange function. After spending one billion merit points, the Kongtong Seal was in hand.
"I'll return it when I get back!"
After saying that, Gu Changqing cut off his connection with Di Xin.
With the Kongtong Seal in hand, could he not flatten a mere Demon Saint?
Gu Changqing quietly merged the Kongtong Seal into his right hand and asked Fei Lian, "Are you ready?"
If Fei Lian truly wanted to flee, few people in the Primordial World could likely stop him.
But this was a wager...
"Come at me!"
Fei Lian crooked a finger at Gu Changqing.
Gu Changqing leaped into the air and struck Fei Lian with his right palm.
This palm strike was utterly ordinary.
That was it?
The demons were all dumbfounded. Even if he was throwing the match, he did not need to be this obvious!
Ran Deng quietly turned away. I don't know such an idiot!
By estimation, that palm could at most shatter a large stone.
Lapis Lazuli Bodhisattva was also dumbfounded. Had this kid changed his ways? Did he intend to deliberately lose the match?
Fei Lian, equally bewildered, sent out a palm strike. He even deliberately restrained his strength, afraid that he might slap Gu Changqing to death.
If he killed Gu Changqing with one slap and Saint Tong Tian came over, the Demon Clan's last refuge would be gone as well.
Then...
Bang!
Fei Lian was sent flying backward!
How was that possible?
The sudden reversal made everyone stare.
Fei Lian's heart and soul trembled even more violently.
That palm had appeared utterly ordinary, without even a trace of law fluctuations, yet it contained supreme power.
He even had the illusion that, if Gu Changqing had not held back, not even ashes would remain of him.
"How was that?" Gu Changqing smiled. "Want another chance?"
With a super brick in hand, why would he fear Fei Lian and E Lai?
"What happened?" E Lai grabbed Fei Lian and asked, "Did you deliberately hold back?"
Fei Lian shook his head bitterly.
If I were throwing the match, why the hell would I have come here?
Gu Changqing looked at E Lai and asked, "E Lai, do you want to try too?"
"I'll try, then!"
As he spoke, E Lai slapped at Gu Changqing.
He refused to believe that such an ordinary palm strike could be so powerful!
Fei Lian did not excel at palm strength, but he did!
Boom!
E Lai was sent flying backward and crashed directly through a mountaintop.
The greater the force he unleashed, the greater the backlash.
Naturally... his fate was even worse!
Gu Changqing flew above E Lai and smiled. "Want to try again?"
No matter how great his strength was, could it surpass the Kongtong Seal?
Heh!
E Lai was utterly dumbfounded.
He felt that something was wrong everywhere. He was a Demon Saint!
A Demon Saint renowned for his strength!
How could he lose to a Human Race cultivator?
Why?
Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, Nüwa...
Tell me, why exactly?
Am I a fake Demon Saint?
E Lai fell into self-doubt.
Ran Deng narrowed his eyes, roughly guessing that Gu Changqing had used a magical treasure.
What treasure could be so powerful?
Even the Heaven-Turning Seal was not this outrageous!
Fei Lian also came to his senses at this moment, but it was already too late.
Before the contest, they had never agreed that magical treasures could not be used.
Cunning human!
Fei Lian sighed inwardly. He came before E Lai, helped him up, and said, "E Lai, we lost."
"Why?"
E Lai looked utterly lost.
Fei Lian ignored E Lai. Instead, he turned to Gu Changqing and said, "Since you want our loyalty, can you tell us how we lost?"
Gu Changqing extended his right hand, and the Kongtong Seal appeared in his palm.
The Kongtong Seal?
They had not lost unfairly!
"You cheated!"
Upon seeing the Kongtong Seal, E Lai lunged straight at Gu Changqing.
This was too shameless.
They had agreed to compare palm strength, yet Gu Changqing had secretly used the Kongtong Seal!
"Come back!"
Fei Lian grabbed E Lai and said, "A bet is a bet. We never agreed beforehand that magical treasures could not be used."
Seeing Fei Lian act this way, Gu Changqing regarded him more highly.
Anyone who had survived the tribulation between the shamans and demons was no insignificant figure.
Holding the Kongtong Seal, Gu Changqing smiled. "You did not lose unfairly beneath the Kongtong Seal."
"Swear your loyalty."
"One day, you will certainly be proud of the choice you made today."
Gu Changqing was not afraid of the two going back on their word. If they truly did, he would not mind slapping them to death on the spot.
"Fei Lian willingly pledges loyalty to Gu Changqing of the Human Race."
"E Lai willingly pledges loyalty to Gu Changqing of the Human Race."
The two Demon Saints made oaths to the Heavenly Dao.
Though they were unconvinced, a loss was a loss.
"Congratulations to the host for winning over two Great Ancient Demon Saints. Reward: one hundred billion merit points."
One hundred billion?
Subduing ancient Demon Saints was this rewarding? Five hundred billion for each one?
Remembering that there were not many ancient Demon Saints left, Gu Changqing quickly accepted it.
No matter what, he could cultivate for a few more years now.
This round had been worth it!
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