nyslfriends Chapter 550: Demon Clan's End
Chapter 550: Demon Clan's End
Chapter 550: Demon Clan's End
The Concealed Emperor smiled at Perfected Huanglong’s question. “Junior Brother should be clear about the power of the Immortal Court. The Buzhou Immortal Sect did not rename itself because it claims to be of Master’s lineage.”
“You mean that the Immortal Court wasn’t destroyed in the great tribulation?” Perfected Huanglong asked. He didn’t wait for the Concealed Emperor to answer. “No wonder, no wonder. It seems that the Jade Fantasy Palace has fallen into your hands as well.”
The Concealed Emperor stayed silent, but Perfected Huanglong didn’t care.
“I’ll tell you that even the reborn Heavenly Lord of the Virtuous Way has ceded the dominance of Three Thousand Immortal Realms to us,” the Concealed Emperor said.
“The Heavenly Lord of the Virtuous Way?!” Perfected Huanglong cried out, losing his composure for the first time. He went through the information given to him by the Demon Clan. “Confucius? Is he the Heavenly Lord of the Virtuous Way? If he survived, what about Master?”
The Concealed Emperor’s smile disappeared. “Since the end of the primordial era, Master has not contacted me. None of Master’s artifacts rejected my attempts to refine them.”
Perfected Huanglong turned silent. He knew that the hope was slim, however, he always harbored hope. Now, the Concealed Emperor all but told him that the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning likely perished. “Damn devils.”
“Then what about the Heavenly Lord of Numinous Treasures? The Numinous Sword Sect is of his lineage,” Perfected Huanglong asked.
The Concealed Emperor shook his head. “You should know from the years of battle that the Numinous Sword Sect only deduced the Heavenly Lord of Numinous Treasure’s sword arts from the four Immortal Extermination Swords. They did not receive his orthodox legacy. The Heavenly Lord of Numinous Treasures taught without discrimination. How could his lineage only include sword immortals? You should know this better than anyone.”
“It’s understandable. Even Master failed, and only the most unfathomable of the Three Pure Ones saved his life, but at a cost. How could the Heavenly Lord of Numinous Treasures survive?” Perfected Huanglong said.
“Junior Brother, have you thought it through? If you are still unwilling, I am more than happy to test your strength, but once that happens, all the demons will perish,” the Concealed Emperor said.
“Don’t you threaten me,” Perfected Huanglong said. “You and I know that once we clash, we will not be able to hide it from the Buddhists. Once they see us, their guard will be raised. And they might even take advantage of our clash to advance their goals.”
“Luya already knows.”
“Luya, Di Jun’s son, the last of the Golden Crows? He’s still alive?” Perfected Huanglong let out in shock.
“He’s now the Sūryaḥ Buddha of Buddhism,” the Concealed Emperor said.
“What exactly are you planning?” Perfected Huanglong asked.
“To escape,” the Concealed Emperor revealed without reserve. “The Heavenly Throne allowed me to survive, but it also placed a shackle onto me.”
Perfected Huanglong sneered. “You should have known that the heavenly officials bear no good karma, even the highest seat.”
“It can’t be helped. I was only a clone. How could I disobey the Main Body’s command?” the Concealed Emperor asked. “Enough stalling. Tell me your answer.”
Gradually the Concealed Emperor and Perfected Huanglong’s figure became blurry. Even Tianyi could not sense them. It was as if they had entered a separate dimension untouched by spacetime.
Tianyi didn’t mind. He teleported next to Daoyi and teleported her inside into the Nine Heavens Universe. Next, he appeared next to Ba Shifang, who was standing next to Hu Landie. An awkward expression appeared on his face.
His clone had long gained independence, but they were from the same origin after all. Even before that, his clone was a separate individual with different thoughts and personality, but Tianyi still found it strange that his clone married.
When Ba Shifang and Hu Landie first announced their relationship, he had rushed to Daoyi saying that it was not his intention. It was Ba Shifang’s own choice, and he was not cheating. Yeah, that was an awkward conversation. Because of this, he generally did not contact Ba Shifang when he was next to Hu Landie.
“Do you want to enter my inner universe?” Tianyi asked.
“What about Landie, can she enter too?” Ba Shifang asked.
Demon Emperor Redraco was the most devout believer of the Perfected Huanglong, but at this moment, he turned away. Not just him, but many of the demons couldn’t accept it.
The Qilin Patriarch sighed and flew next to Demon Emperor Redraco. He wasn’t the only one. The Phoenix Patriarch and Dragon Patriarch did the same.
Many demons followed their actions, but they were the diehards. Most demons retreated. If they had a chance to live, they would not give up their life.
“Those who are willing to surrender, come to me,” Perfected Huanglong said. Most of the demons who were willing did so, leaving behind only a minority.
The demon emperors did not stop this. They just watched and when all the demons that were willing to surrender left, Demon Emperor Redraco stared at Tianyi. “Human, I challenge you to a duel to the death! Do you dare to accept?”
Only a few seconds passed, and Tianyi accepted. He flew forward and met Demon Emperor Redraco, who did the same.
The two started to fight, but although the clash seemed fierce, Tianyi felt rather disinterested. Demon Emperor Redraco’s ferocity exceeded before, because he had really given up on life and was using everything he had to kill Tianyi.
But he lacked a fire, the drive that pushed him to act before. Having lost his will to live, he was closer to a walking corpse in Tianyi’s opinion. Even if Tianyi didn’t kill him, his waning willpower would see to his end.
Not long later, Tianyi crushed Demon Emperor Redraco’s scale and annihilated his soul. He took the Realm Dragon Scales, but the Azure Dragon Blood Essence flew away and into Perfected Huanglong’s claws.
The next one to challenge was the Qilin Patriarch, and his chosen foe was Minister Everpast, who accepted.
Tianyi watched with apathy. Had he not fought Demon Emperor Redraco, he really thought the demon leaders were trying to deal the last casualty to them, but after discussing it with Minister Everpast and Vastlight, he learned the truth of the matter.
The demons, or the leaders at the very least, weren’t hellbent on fighting to the death, or maintaining their last bit of pride or dignity. Nor were they committing suicide using a borrowed knife. No, they were using their lives to pave a way for the Demon Clan’s future.
If the Demon Clan’s leaders like themselves surrendered, the humans would never trust them and would use all sorts of hidden methods to weaken them. They couldn’t rely on Perfected Huanglong to protect them because of the Concealed Emperor’s presence. If he could have protected them, he would not have surrendered.
Once they, the former leaders of the Demon Clan, died, the Demon Clan would enter a new age. The humans wouldn’t be as wary and might even allow them to restore their strength in the future. They were trading their lives for the future of the Demon Clan.
Just like with Tianyi, Minister Everpast won and killed the Qilin Patriarch. The demons who did not surrender and did not know the truth of the matter trembled. The Phoenix Patriarch sighed and glanced at them. “It’s not too late to regret. You still have a chance to surrender.”
Some demons did, but many stayed. Whether it was out of loyalty or their last bit of pride, no one knew. The Phoenix Patriarch came forward next. His battle lasted the longest because of his abilities. He still perished in the end.
Finally, it was the Dragon Patriarch’s turn, and he followed Demon Emperor Redraco’s footstep.
Tianyi sighed as he watched all this. There was no joy in his eyes as he watched them perished one by one. He glanced at the Black Tortoise, the only one who joined Perfected Huanglong. Even if the Black Tortoise was unwilling to give up, his death probably wouldn’t matter, so he simply didn’t join.
Still, that didn’t prevent the Black Tortoise from feeling grief. Compared to Perfected Huanglong, he could have said to have fought side by side with the contemporary Demon Clan and developed much deeper feelings.
Finally, the farce came to an end as all the Demon Clan’s leaders perished. Only a few demon kings and the demon lords remained. Some challenged the humans, but many stayed silent. Unable to leave, but unwilling to die.
The humans looked toward the Concealed Emperor for guidance. Should they step forward and slaughter these remnants or let them go?
The Concealed Emperor turned around. “Leave them.”
The members of the Immortal Court and Numinous Sword Sect followed behind. Perfected Huanglong and the demons did the same. Most of them followed the Immortal Court, but a few split off and joined the Numinous Sword Sect.
The final Divine Beast-Human War had come to an end.