After the Oriole, the Demon Lord Descends
"Boom--!!!!"
That world-destroying torrent, jointly unleashed by thirty-six Golden Core Divine Generals, carrying terrifying power enough to make even Nascent Soul experts tremble, descended fiercely!
[Finished...]
Princess Changle slowly closed her eyes, her pretty face ashen.
A morbid sense of pleasure had already appeared on Li Hao's face!
The heads and patriarchs of the various powerful families seemed to already foresee the tragic end of that arrogant brat, who was blasted into ashes!
Meanwhile, the civil officials in the distance, watching this scene, had smiles that grew even brighter!
"Do it!"
However, just as that torrent, powerful enough to destroy everything, was about to completely engulf that figure in green!
The Dongfang Yueming, and finally, it moved.
He simply and calmly raised his hand.
[Divine Ability: Two Aspects Annihilation]!
"Buzz--!!!"
A terrifying will, indescribable in words and containing the two diametrically opposed rules of "creation" and "destruction," suddenly descended!
Suddenly, a Tai Chi diagram, containing the cycle of Yin and Yang and the beginning of all things, appeared out of thin air and instantly enveloped the invincible, world-destroying torrent!
"Boom--!"
Two equally terrifying forces, each capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, collided violently in mid-air!
However, the earth-shattering roar that was expected did not occur!
Only one thing happened: a sickeningly loud "sizzling" sound!
The seemingly invincible, world-destroying torrent, upon contact with the slowly rotating Taiji diagram, was as if it had encountered its nemesis, and was frantically decomposed, dissolved, and annihilated!
In the end, to everyone's utter astonishment, it transformed into the most primordial... nothingness!
"Wh... what?!"
"This... how is this possible?!"
The thirty-six Golden Core generals who were in charge of the formation were struck as if by lightning at almost the same time, and they all spat out a mouthful of blood!
Their faces were filled with an indescribable... horrification!
Princess Changle was completely stunned!
The smug look on Li Hao's face instantly froze!
The heads and patriarchs of the various powerful families were as if they had seen a ghost, their mouths agape, unable to utter a single word!
[He... he actually... blocked it?!]
[And... so casually?!]
They dared not hesitate or take any chances any longer!
Just as they were preparing to activate the great formation once more to completely annihilate this terrifying monster!
However, at that very moment!
"Kill--!"
Several terrifying figures, filled with boundless killing intent and... an aura of evil, shot out from behind them without warning!
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
One, a face-to-face encounter!
Several Golden Core generals, who were already mentally unstable, were killed on the spot!
"Demon... Demonic path?!"
"Oh no! An ambush!"
"Damn it! How did they get here?!"
"The demonic path... has actually been lurking within the imperial court all along?!"
In an instant, the entire battlefield was in complete chaos!
The major families, no longer able to pay attention to the terrifying figure in blue, turned around in horror to face those ghostly... demonic experts!
"Help me! Le'er! Help me!"
Li Hao was so terrified when he saw the demonic Golden Core that was grinning maliciously towards him that he was scared out of his wits!
Upon seeing this, Princess Changle's pretty face paled, and she instinctively reached out to draw her sword and help!
But the demonic Golden Core cultivator, just as he was about to make his move, suddenly stopped in his tracks!
He looked at Princess Changle, a strange smile appearing on his face.
"Your Highness..."
"We are, our own people!"
"What?!"
Princess Changle was completely dumbfounded!
And in that fleeting moment of distraction...
Li Hao, however, had already seized the opportunity and, with a single shot, pierced directly through the demonic Golden Core cultivator!
"Hahaha! Die!"
However, before he could even finish, a smile bloomed on his face!
Sudden!
A terrifying aura, filled with endless resentment and... pleasure, burst forth from behind him without warning!
"Pfft--!"
A pale hand, silently, pierced through his chest!
"You...!"
In disbelief, Li Hao turned around and saw that... familiar face!
"Fifth... fifth brother?!"
Princess Changle was utterly stunned by what she saw!
"Fifth Brother! Have you gone mad?! You actually... betrayed us and joined the demonic path?!"
However, the Fifth Prince merely gave a disdainful sneer.
He slowly withdrew his blood-stained hand, a morbid pleasure appearing on his face!
Hehehehe...
"My royal sister, my royal sister..."
"Now that things have come to this..."
"... Haven't you figured it out yet?"
[What... what is he saying?]
Princess Changle stared blankly at her fifth brother, who should have been "frail and sickly" but was now filled with endless ferocity, feeling as if her mind had gone completely blank.
She didn't understand.
She understands nothing.
Why would a loyal civil official be a spy for the demonic path?
Why would my fifth brother, who was so obedient to me, so ruthlessly kill his own people?
Why...
Just as she was about to completely collapse!
A figure, exuding boundless majesty and... domineering power, slowly emerged from the ruins of the imperial palace!
Indeed, it is the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty!
However, at this moment, he had completely lost all of his previous elegance and composure!
His body was surrounded by Heavenly Demon aura that was enough to change the very fabric of heaven and earth!
An immense pressure, several times more terrifying than any previous Golden Core, suddenly descended!
"Father... Father Emperor..."
When Princess Changle saw that familiar yet unfamiliar figure, she completely broke down!
Why...?
Why did this happen...?
The patriarchs of the various clans, who were still locked in fierce battles with the powerful demonic cultivators, were equally stunned upon witnessing this scene!
So the emperor was actually the demon lord!!
"I'm giving you a choice."
The Great Qian Emperor—no, he should be called the Demon Lord!
He looked down at the crowd below, who were already silent with fear, with an gaze as if looking at ants.
"Submit to me."
"Accept, my... Demon God Brand!"
Upon hearing this!
On the faces of all the patriarchs of the powerful families, a look of humiliation appeared!
"Your Majesty!" A hot-tempered Golden Core elder was the first to step forward, shouting sternly, "We, generation after generation, have shed our blood and sacrificed our lives for the Great Qian Dynasty! You..."
However, he didn't finish his sentence!
The Demon Lord simply pointed out with a casual finger!
"Pfft--!"
That arrogant Golden Core elder didn't even have time to react before he turned into a cloud of blood mist!
"Anyone else have a problem with this?"
The Demon Lord's voice was flat and cold, devoid of any emotion.
"..."
"We... we are willing to submit!"
The demonic path has triumphed.
The Fifth Prince's face was filled with a morbid sense of pleasure!
He, too, had no idea that his father was actually the legendary... Demon Lord!
But what does it matter?
He remains, still, a hero of the demonic path!
He remains the heir to the Great Qian Dynasty!
He turned his gaze to that woman, who was already utterly dejected, as if she had been completely broken... his "good sister."
A mocking smile appeared on his face.
At this moment, Dongfang Yueming simply watched this farcical scene unfold before him calmly, without the slightest ripple in his eyes.
He didn't care.
After all, from this day forward, the Martial Sect will have no further connection with this world.
But just as he was about to turn and leave...
The Demon Lord's icy gaze fell upon him.
"Martial Sect's envoy."
His voice was filled with an undeniable domineering authority.
"I will also give you a choice."
"Submit to me."
"Accept, my... Demon God Brand!"
He was equally shocked by Dongfang Yueming's terrifying strength in being able to withstand the "Heavenly Star Grand Formation"!
But he could never allow such an "unstable element," who knew all his secrets, to leave this place unscathed!
At this moment, everyone's gaze once again focused on that calm figure in blue!
However, Dongfang Yueming simply looked at him calmly.
It was as if I were watching a clown.
What if I don't?