"Su Ting?"
Once the group drew near, even the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings stopped in his tracks.
He first sized Su Ting up, then looked behind the Su Imperial Clan's group, seemingly searching for something.
"Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, you can stop looking. The Su Imperial Clan's ancestor didn't come!"
Su Ting looked toward the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, a trace of shock in his eyes.
The Devil Emperor of All Living Beings truly lived up to his reputation as the only corpse devil in the Black-Yellow Realm. In such a short time, Su Ting and the others had made practically no progress.
Yet the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings seemed to have grown even stronger than he had been in the Realm Sea.
Could he have broken through to the true Immortal Realm already?
"What are you here for?"
Hearing that Su Chen had not come along, the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
He really did not want to face Su Chen.
If they had not still needed to help the Source of All Evil retrieve the portion of his origin left in the Liu Imperial Clan, they would have found a way to leave the Black-Yellow Realm long ago.
According to the Source of All Evil's conjecture, Su Chen had likely already been possessed by a giant of the Immortal Realm.
Never mind that they had yet to truly reach the Immortal Realm. Even if they had, they would still be unable to withstand a single blow from Su Chen, who was suspected of being possessed by an Immortal Realm giant!
"We didn't come looking for trouble with you today!"
As Su Ting spoke, he looked in the direction of the Liu Imperial Clan.
There, a great formation enveloped the entire Liu Imperial Clan.
Through the formation, at least several hundred thousand people could dimly be seen looking toward the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings and Su Ting's respective groups.
This was now their only refuge, and their safest.
They were not all members of the Liu Imperial Clan.
There were likely also people from forces affiliated with the Liu Imperial Clan.
The Liu Imperial Clan's territory could easily accommodate several million people.
From the looks of it, some of the forces closest to the Liu Imperial Clan in the One Origin Continent it ruled had moved their entire sects into the Liu Imperial Clan's territory.
The Devil Emperor of All Living Beings's eyes shifted, and he suddenly smiled. "Ha ha! In that case, it seems we're here for the same reason! Su Ting, I never thought the day would come when our two sides would join forces!"
"Hmph! Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, don't go lumping us together!" Su Ting shot him a cold glance and said without mincing words, "We came here only to seek justice for what the Su Imperial Clan has contributed over the past hundred thousand years!"
"What your Devil Race intends to do, and what you, Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, have done, have nothing whatsoever to do with our Su Imperial Clan!"
"Heh heh!" The Devil Emperor of All Living Beings sneered at that and grinned. "Whether there's a connection or not isn't yours alone to decide. Doesn't that depend on what those idiots inside the formation say and think?"
The Devil Emperor of All Living Beings said this because, during this time, he had evidently heard plenty of what the living beings of the Black-Yellow Realm were saying about the Su Imperial Clan.
Naturally, the Devil Race knew that everything those people were saying was rumor, but the living beings of the Black-Yellow Realm did not see it that way.
He was happy to see it happen, and could hardly wait for these humans to fight like dogs. He was even less likely to explain anything on the Su Imperial Clan's behalf.
As for actually slandering the Su Imperial Clan himself, he really did not dare.
Unless... Su Chen was gone!
As long as Su Chen remained alive, the Devil Race would not dare lay a hand on the Su Imperial Clan's people.
"People of the Liu Imperial Clan, where's Liu Ruyan? Get the hell out here, all of you!"
"Your grandpa Su Ting is here! Didn't you claim you were going to put the Su Imperial Clan on trial?"
Su Ting led everyone straight past the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, and the group faced the Liu Imperial Clan's protective formation. "Where's that bitch Liu Ruyan? If she doesn't give the Su Imperial Clan a reasonable explanation, I'd like to see how many moves that little wench can take from your grandpa Su Ting!"
"Emperor..."
Behind the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, the Blood Annihilation Devil Emperor stepped forward and was about to speak, only to be interrupted.
"No rush! Let's watch first!" Amusement appeared in the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings's eyes. "Humans love throwing their weight around among themselves. Let them play for a while first. It's great fun!"
"Yes!"
The Blood Annihilation Devil Emperor stepped back again.
At present, their fighting force consisted of the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings and their five great Devil Emperors, along with a ten-thousand-strong Devil Race detachment.
As for how to deploy them, they only needed to follow the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings's orders in everything!
Meanwhile, inside the Liu Imperial Clan's formation...
Watching Su Ting and his group bearing down on the formation and hurling provocations, it was not just the Liu Imperial Clan's people who were furious. So too were the living beings of the One Origin Continent's major forces who had taken temporary shelter there.
"Who is that man? How outrageously bold, to show such disrespect to Her Majesty the Empress!"
"Did he call himself Su Ting? I heard the Su Imperial Clan's current patriarch is named Su Ting. Could it be him?"
"Well, well! We haven't even settled accounts with the Su Imperial Clan yet, and they've come knocking on our door."
"Look, everyone, the Zhao Imperial Clan didn't lie to us. The Su Imperial Clan really is colluding with the Devil Race. Otherwise, how do you explain those devils not attacking them?"
"That's right! Some Su Imperial Clan they are-a disgrace to humanity!"
"Kill them! Kill them! Avenge our countless fallen brethren!"
In an instant, roars and condemnations came rushing forth like a tide.
They were so loud that even the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings and the other devils behind Su Ting's group heard them clearly.
The more Su Ting heard, the colder his heart grew.
When that chill reached its peak, killing intent spread!
Crackle!
Crack! Crack!
A spear wreathed in seven-colored divine lightning appeared in Su Ting's hand.
He had never been a kind person!
Since these people dared harbor killing intent toward him and stand against the Su Imperial Clan, only their deaths could settle everything!
Boom!
In an instant, a Great Perfection Peak Emperor Realm presence erupted from Su Ting.
The people who had been clamoring to kill the Su Imperial Clan's members were so frightened that they shut their mouths on the spot.
If not for the Liu Imperial Clan's formation, Su Ting could have crushed them with his Great Perfection Emperor Realm pressure alone!
"The Great Perfection Emperor Realm?"
Behind the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, the Blood Annihilation Devil Emperor and the Soul-Devouring Devil Emperor watched Su Ting's back, wary.
By rights, they were both at the Great Perfection Peak Devil Emperor Realm, the same level as Su Ting, and should have had no reason to fear him.
Yet why did they now sense danger from Su Ting?
Just as tensions reached a breaking point, ripples suddenly spread through the void above the Liu Imperial Clan's formation.
Then space split open, and more than a dozen figures emerged from the rift!
At their head was none other than Liu Ruyan, the Liu Imperial Clan's first empress!
Following her were the patriarchs of the other imperial clans among the ten great imperial clans, as well as the Liu Imperial Clan's Great Emperor experts.
Four among them were especially conspicuous!
Like Liu Ruyan, all four had long golden hair and golden pupils.
And all were Great Perfection Emperor Realm experts.
Apart from the Su Imperial Clan, of the other five great imperial clans, only the Yuwen Imperial Clan, the third-ranked imperial clan, and the Huangfu Imperial Clan, the fourth-ranked, had two Great Perfection Emperor Realm experts apiece.
The remaining three imperial clans had only one each.
But the Liu Imperial Clan had six in total, counting Liu Ruyan and the Liu Imperial Clan's ancestor!
The difference was enormous!
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The moment Liu Ruyan appeared, nearly everyone's gaze instinctively settled on her.
Liu Ruyan parted her red lips, her phoenix eyes looking down imperiously. "Su Ting, have you brought the Su Imperial Clan's people here to beg forgiveness?"
It would have been better if she had said nothing. The moment she spoke, Su Ting flew into a rage.
Damn it!
He knew the Liu Imperial Clan was shameless, but he had not expected them to be this shameless.
There was no need to guess who had started the talk now surrounding the Su Imperial Clan-it had to be the Liu Imperial Clan.
And now, even after they had come to her doorstep in person, Liu Ruyan could ask without a blush or a racing heartbeat whether they had come to beg forgiveness?
"Well, well! That old hag Liu Wuyou really is ruthless!"
In the distance, the Source of All Evil, who had merged with the Devil Emperor of All Living Beings, let his gaze linger on Liu Ruyan for a moment before making that remark.