Yun Che naturally would not let him continue his breakthrough unchecked. He slammed a vicious punch into Hong Mian's head, and a little brain matter seemed to squeeze out through the cracks in his shattered skull.
But even that failed to stop him from forming a crown and breaking through to become an Emperor Realm Great Demon.
At this point, the cellular activity throughout Hong Mian's body had become terrifying. Even if Yun Che pounded him into a pile of mangled flesh, he could recover quickly.
Fortunately, forming a crown was no easy matter, as the illusory crown above his head made clear.
Even after swallowing the demon core of an Emperor Realm Great Demon, Hong Mian had only barely broken through to the Pseudo-Emperor Realm.
Aboard the Flying Boat, Gaia was so frightened that his mind went blank. He had never expected this.
Who could have imagined that a simple cleanup operation would lead to the terrifying sight of a demon forming a crown and breaking through to the Emperor Realm?
Without Yun Che, there was no doubt that everyone he had brought would have died here.
And because of this battle, his own name would have lived in infamy for a hundred years, perhaps even longer.
The families of all the soldiers who had followed him here would inevitably despise and curse him.
Others would not look into the reasons. All the world would know was that his error in judgment had led to the entire army's annihilation.
"General, why don't we retreat first?"
"With our strength, we have no hope of defeating an Emperor Realm demon. We must report this to His Majesty first."
"That's right, General. If we stay here, we'll surely die!"
Aboard Great Yuan's Flying Boat fleet, several officers spoke urgently to Gaia. Had