The Thunder Fury Emperor Beast, which had been preparing to trick Chen Fan by temporarily submitting, took a slap and was utterly stunned.
Chen Fan stood with his hands behind his back.
"I gave you a chance. Too late."
His killing intent was set.
The Seven Demon Saints were caught completely off guard too. Was this the bearing of a Great Emperor?!
He had said he would subdue it, yet now he went straight back on his word!
Ordinary people or mercenary groups survived by hunting weak demonic beasts. The strong went straight into the forbidden zone of the Emperor-Burying Mountain Range to hunt emperor beasts!
The very highest tier of demonic beasts, at the fourteenth rank!
Yun Lan could only watch as Chen Fan chased the Thunder Fury Emperor Beast, looking very much as though he would not stop until one of them was dead!
Too powerful.
Even an emperor beast could not put up a fight.
Was this really Chen Fan? Unbelievable.
Soon.
Under Chen Fan's frenzied assault, the Thunder Fury Emperor Beast died. Even in death, it never understood why, when they had agreed on submission, he had suddenly struck to kill! No martial honor!
It died at who knew what age.
[Ding, mission complete. Congratulations to the host on obtaining an Imperial Qilin.]
Chen Fan put away the emperor beast's corpse as though no one else were there.
At the sight, the Seven Demon Saints beamed with delight.
The First Demon mustered his courage and stepped forward. "The Seven Demon Saints pay their respects to the Great Emperor! Thank you for saving our lives, Great Emperor!"
By rights, they ought to leave.
But they had no feud with Chen Fan and had never met him. More importantly, from beginning to end, Chen Fan had never once glanced at the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood. Perhaps his target had only been the Thunder Fury Emperor Beast? And they could pick up a bargain?
In the distance, Yun Lan lightly bit her red lip. These Seven Demon Saints really were thick-skinned!
Just then, without warning, a woman's figure suddenly appeared.
Seeing Ling Qingcheng appear.
"It's you!" The Seven Demon Saints froze for a moment.
Without waiting for Chen Fan's response, they hurried to show their worth. "A mere ant dares approach this place! You offend the Great Emperor's majesty! You're courting death!"
"Great Emperor, there is no need for you to act personally! Let us do it for you!" Their reasoning was truly sound: they were defending the Great Emperor!
They all attacked.
"Little girl, all alone without the Divine Dao Holy Land's protection. Heh heh heh~"
Viciousness flashed across their faces. Back then, it was because of this woman that the Divine Dao Holy Land had made trouble for them!
Now, with a Great Emperor here, even if experts from the Divine Dao Holy Land were accompanying this little girl, it would all be futile! An ant had no right to covet the opportunity here!
Yet before they could get close, the imperial might erupting behind them froze them in place.
Ling Qingcheng's expression did not change. She remained utterly cold.
I'm relying on my husband. What of it?
The Seven Demon Saints were instantly dumbfounded.
"Great Emperor, what is the meaning of this?"
"Saving your lives?" Chen Fan immediately turned cold. "You spoke too soon."
He struck at once.
Though the saying went that one did not strike a smiling face, their smiles were far too ugly.
The Seven Demon Saints were grievously wounded in an instant, grunting as they flew away, coughing blood.
Their faces filled with terror. Under the suppression of absolute strength, ganging up was completely useless.
This scene caught Yun Lan off guard as well. Before the Seven Demon Saints could even react, Chen Fan had severely wounded them. He had shown not the slightest mercy!
The Seven Demon Saints' expressions changed drastically. They had absolutely no idea how they had offended this powerhouse.
Yet all they saw was Ling Qingcheng slowly moving close to Chen Fan's side...
Impossible! This woman was a disciple of the Divine Dao Holy Land. How could she have latched onto a Great Emperor?!
But there was no time to think further. They immediately began fleeing.
Just now, they had only survived because Chen Fan had freed them from the emperor beast, but they had no desire to die at Chen Fan's hands!
Boom.
Seeing this, Chen Fan sent an imperial palm phantom over with a slap, pinning the Seven Demon Saints down.
"Great Emperor, spare us." Unable to move, the Seven Demon Saints were utterly terrified.
Only after truly experiencing this power did they understand what the Thunder Fury Emperor Beast had just endured.
The emperor beast could not wipe them all out in one fell swoop with ease, but Chen Fan could!
Moreover, they had been severely wounded the moment he struck. A mighty Great Emperor had even ambushed them from behind!
No martial honor!
Yun Lan hurriedly held her breath.
Chen Fan ignored their pleas for mercy.
"Qingcheng, take your revenge."
I've pinned them down for you.
Ling Qingcheng felt as though this were a game. Even the atmosphere of taking revenge was no longer so solemn.
She nodded. "All right, husband." Her heart felt much lighter too. At least... there was no pressure at all! Nor any burden.
Then she looked at the Seven Demon Saints and said coldly, "Seven Demon Saints, today I avenge the destruction of my Lineage!"
Holding her treasured sword, she drew it with a hum.
Husband? The Seven Demon Saints nearly wet themselves in fright. What sort of fortune did this woman have, finding a Great Emperor for a husband? Heaven was playing a joke on them!
But now they were at another's mercy. "A misunderstanding, it was all a misunderstanding."
"No, don't kill us..."
"We are willing to submit!"
Chen Fan paid them no heed whatsoever.
Husband? Hearing this from afar, Yun Lan seemed to have been completely ignored amid this sudden turn of events.
"Looks like it isn't him..." she murmured to herself.
It was not Chen Fan. Her disciple had only just broken off her engagement with Chen Fan. How could he have married so quickly?
She let out a breath. It looked as though the Seven Demon Saints were done for, while she might be able to survive.
Rip.
Ling Qingcheng remained completely unaffected by their words. Her blade rose and fell, clean and decisive.
She cut down three demons in succession!
The three demons' heads were instantly separated from their bodies. When their souls escaped, Chen Fan seized them directly, while Ling Qingcheng followed up with finishing blows, erasing their soul consciousnesses.
Only then were they truly dead.
"Qingcheng, take a rest if you're tired," Chen Fan reminded her.
Cutting people down was physical labor too. An enormous difference in cultivation meant enormous expenditure. There was a distinction between strong and weak, a qualitative gulf.
Hearing this, the remaining four demons felt as though they had fallen into an ice cellar. Devil! Just listen to that! Was that something a human would say?!
Ling Qingcheng's breathing rose and fell slightly.
"Husband, I'm not tired!"
Once more, her blade rose and fell, slaying three demons.
She could not become a burden to her husband, dragging him down every day! She had to grow stronger!
Boom.
Her final sword strike fell with a clang.
She had not killed him?
Awkward.
"Husband..." Ling Qingcheng was quite cold.
"This demon has a special physique..." she said with complete seriousness.
Chen Fan understood instantly and added a palm strike. The demon's physique shattered at once.
"All right, try again."
The one remaining Demon Saint suffered an inhuman blow.
There was not only physical damage, but magic damage too.
Great Emperor, if you're flirting with a girl, why make things difficult for us?!
Rip.
The next moment, the demon's head was severed, blood flowed, and his soul was utterly destroyed!
Watching, Yun Lan felt very strange. Sure enough, when the gap in strength was large enough, even an icy daughter of heaven looked like a silly fool.
It was not that she was bad; it was simply how she looked by comparison.
"The Divine Dao Holy Land?" She had just heard this crucial detail. In other words, they might have come from the Divine Dao Holy Land!
Moreover, the Divine Dao Holy Land had produced a Great Emperor? When had that happened?
Meanwhile.
Ling Qingcheng let out a breath. Her great vengeance had been fulfilled!
With her current Body Integration Realm cultivation, even if a Saint Realm expert stood before her, she would have a hard time killing them.
The cultivation gap meant that even without a special physique, a Saint Realm body would be difficult to break through. That was the result of overwhelming strength.
Fortunately, she could rely on her husband.
But this only made her more certain that she had to cultivate diligently!
"Husband, after we go back... I, I'll bear you a child..." Not daring to look straight at Chen Fan, she only parted her red lips and said it with some shyness.
Besides fearing that her position as master's wife might become insecure, she also feared that her Great Emperor husband would suffer too much.
She did not dare ask, nor did she dare say anything. She could only act. There was no other choice.
Chen Fan's eyes lit up.
It hadn't been easy. He had finally melted his empress master's heart!
Did they even need to wait until they went back?
Just as he was about to respond, Yun Lan walked over.
"My respects, Great Emperor. Thank you for saving my life, senior..."