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Xiao Tingyu's appearance immediately diverted most people's attention, causing them to momentarily forget their earlier emotional outburst.
Aqi frowned. "Fellow Daoist Xiao, what is the meaning of this?"
Xiao Tingyu raised her voice from across the platform. "You say you received a dream from Song Wuya, but I disagree, so I've come to debate with you."
What do you want to argue?
"What you're saying is utter nonsense; there was absolutely no dream about you!"
Aqi's gaze darkened. These mindless cultivators could have been easily fooled by him, but Xiao Tingyu's appearance had disrupted everything.
He sneered, "You've all seen it too. The goddess still refuses to repair the four divine pillars. What does that mean? It means she has long since betrayed the divine decree and become a traitor to the will of Heavenly Dao!"
After saying this, he waited to see the shocked expressions on the faces of the cultivators below.
He looked down and froze.
Those brainless cultivators all crowded under the flower platform because the Xiao Household elders were distributing magical artifacts!
"Don't push, line up properly."
"Everyone gets a Earth Grade magic treasure!"
"Our young lady said she's in a good mood today and will be giving out treasures to everyone, everyone gets a share. But if anyone says anything bad about her junior sister, well, sorry, please get lost!"
Unexpectedly, the Xiao Household wasn't there to flaunt their wealth, but rather to distribute benefits. The cultivators practically fought tooth and nail for them. Divine pillars and goddesses were all illusory things; this was a real, tangible Earth Grade magic treasure!
Say a kind word about the goddess and you can get a Earth Grade magic weapon—only a fool wouldn't say it!
"When Pavilion Master Song was divining, he discovered the secret of the goddess's betrayal of the Heavenly Dao. Bai Fu killed him to protect his disciple, even at the cost of defaming his reputation!"
"The goddess is a traitor!" he raised his voice.
"The goddess is truly wonderful," said the cultivator below.
"I really like Junior Sister Qiao." Junior Sister Qiao's performance during the sect competition was truly impressive.
"I support Junior Sister Qiao!"
The cultivators were so engrossed in receiving the magical artifacts that no one was listening to what he was saying anymore.
Aqi:...
This is absolutely outrageous!
Xiao Tingyu wasn't trying to argue with him at all; she was just there to cause trouble!
"Now you understand, right? You can fool them for a while, but not forever." Xiao Tingyu admired her newly dyed nail polish. "With a little incentive, they can change their minds immediately."
"You're probably wasting your time, Demon God?"
Aqi's pupils contracted.
A whooshing sound came from behind me.
He turned around abruptly and met a gloomy, crazed face.
A small knife was plunged deep into his chest.
"You die, you traitor!"
"... Condensing, Ning Xuan?!"
Ning Xuan, his expression crazed, had lost an ear and wore a sinister smile. "Kill! Kill them all!"
"You idiot!"
Aqi gritted his teeth. In order to hide the demon bones, the Demon God had prepared a spare body for himself. Song Wuya was a decoy used to attract attention. The remaining two were Aqi and Ning Xuan.
He conveyed the divine decree to Ning Xuan through the Ear-Eating Beast, but Ning Xuan, being mentally fragile, went insane.
So he abandoned this body and chose Aqi. Perhaps because he had lost one hand and one ear, this body was the most suitable for him, perfectly concealing his demonic aura.
This body is too weak, not even reaching the Golden Core, but as Demon God, he has extremely high insight. Let alone ordinary cultivators, even if Bai Fu to ambush him, he would not be able to succeed.
Only Ning Xuan.
Only this demonic body, which he had chosen as his alternative, was one he would not guard against.
The only person who could think of having Ning Xuan ambush him was --
He looked down and saw Qiaoqiao giving him a smug smile from the crowd.
Goddess!
Goddess!!!
Wow--
Aqi spat out a mouthful of blood, no longer hiding it. His Devil Qi surged, and he raised his hand to tear Ning Xuan into pieces!
"Do you think this will be enough to deal with me?"
"Innocent!!"
He looked down at Qiaoqiao and gave her a sinister smile. "Well planned, but too bad, time's up."
Having said that, Devil Qi surged around him, and with a wave of his hand, the heavens changed. Dark clouds rolled in, and the midday sun was gradually stained black.
What is that?!
"The sun is being eaten by a celestial dog!"
What exactly happened?
Amidst a chorus of bewildered questions, the sun was completely swallowed by darkness. Despite it being noon, everyone felt a chill, and someone shouted out.
"Look!"
That is --
In the darkness of the world, only one ray of light shone brightly, illuminating everything above and below.
"Divine Pillar!"
"The Central Divine Pillar!"
Without any prompting, everyone suddenly understood, as if it were an instruction from the Heavenly Dao: that was the most important central divine pillar that truly supported the Three Realms.
The celestial phenomena suddenly changed, and darkness became the best cover for the Demon God. He took the opportunity to twist into a ball of Devil Qi and disappear into the clouds, leaving only his piercing, maniacal laughter echoing in everyone's ears.
"Hahaha!
"Time is up."
"Goddess, come to the pillar and find me! This Demon God is waiting for you!"
"I will destroy the world; ten thousand years of hatred will be settled today!"
A fierce wind howled, the dark clouds slowly dispersed, and the sun reappeared.
The Stargazing Platform was deserted; apart from a pool of blood left by Ning Xuan, there was no trace of the Demon God.
Xiao Tingyu gripped the railing of the flower stand, gazing towards the central pillar, her expression gradually darkening.