# Chapter 1702: Unmatched Demon Might
The heavens are unworthy.
These four words, accompanied by the figure of the first Demon Lord in the history of the Northern Divine Region, were deeply engraved in the memories of all present.
At this moment, what they could feel was nothing but unsettling arrogance and great disrespect toward the Heavenly Dao.
But one day in the future, they would all clearly understand the true meaning of these four words in the Demon Lord's mouth.
No need to offer sacrifices to the heavens, directly crowned. As Yan Tianxiao's lengthy imperial voice fell, the Jiehun Great Demoness Jiexin and Jieling flew up, one on the left and one on the right, draping the Jie Tian Demon Pattern Cloak over Yun Che's shoulders and fastening a black crystal jade belt around his waist.
On the jade belt were inlaid three dark demon pearls of varying depths, each releasing the original demon auras of Jiehun, Yanmo, and Fenyue, symbolizing Yun Che's absolute control over the three king realms.
Above the Soul Heaven Ship, Chi Wuyue raised her hand lightly, and in the direction of her palm floated a divine crown carved with ancient demon patterns. This crown was cast in the likeness of the Demon Lord's crown of Jie Tian Mo Di recorded in history, and when it took shape, the winds and clouds shifted, and the demon might shook the skies.
Chi Wuyue did not step forward but instead turned to Qianye Ying'er and said: "Yun Qianying, let it be you who crowns him."
"Me?" Qianye Ying'er glanced sideways. "What kind of joke is this!"
Chi Wuyue smiled: "Since he is unwilling to follow the rules, then let him have his way. The one who crowns him need not follow the customs of the Northern Domain either."
"His path as a demon, spanning just a few short years, has been accompanied by you every step of the way to this day. Besides being a companion, you are also a guide, a catalyst, and a witness. Beyond the mundane rules, no one is more suitable to crown him."
As Qianye Ying'er's gaze rippled, Chi Wuyue placed the divine crown into her hands: "This crucial moment symbolizing the turning point of his fate — do you really want to yield it to another woman?"
Gazing deeply at Chi Wuyue, Qianye Ying'er took the divine crown, her figure rising. Under the gaze of all the beings of the Northern Domain, she slowly landed beside Yun Che.
Although her face was not revealed, even her silhouette alone was breathtakingly beautiful, like a celestial illusion.
The divine emperor crowns of the Northern Divine Region were all nine tassels and nine pearls, but Yun Che's Demon Lord crown had twelve tassels front and back and twelve demon pearls — unprecedented in the Northern Divine Region.
And this, too, came from Chi Wuyue's hand.
For this coronation ceremony, everything concerning Yun Che was personally handled by her.
Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er — two people who had together fallen into the dark abyss and together turned into vengeful ghosts. Their path of revenge, today, at this moment, had finally paved the long-dreamed-of road.
Raising her delicate hand, Qianye Ying'er looked at the figure of the man before her, admired by countless beings, feeling his calm yet warm breath, and with the gentlest motion, placed upon him the Demon Lord's crown — the symbol of the turning point of his fate and also the turning point of the Northern Domain's fate.
The crown adorned him, the Demon Lord descended upon the world. Yan Tianxiao knelt heavily and proclaimed loudly: "We pay homage to the Demon Lord!"
On the mysterious ships and within the holy domain, the people of the three king realms all knelt down, bowing their heads:
"We pay homage to the Demon Lord!"
"We pay homage to the Demon Lord!"
"We pay homage to the Demon Lord!"
The core forces of the three king realms were almost all present, symbolizing the absolute heart of the Northern Divine Region. The sounds of homage rising straight to the nine heavens were like crashing waves, shaking hearts and splitting souls, forcing the realm kings and overlords inside and outside the holy domain to bend their bodies in fear and kneel on the ground.
When all three king realms knelt, how could they have a place to stand?
The homage subsided, but Yan Tianxiao did not rise. Maintaining his bowed posture, he declared clearly: "The Demon Lord is the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor in the world. With the Demon Lord descending upon the Northern Domain, we will surely defy fate, change our destiny, and bring blessings to all ages."
"Yanmo Divine Emperor Yan Tianxiao is willing to accept the Demon Emperor's gift, follow the ancestors' will, and lead the Yanmo Realm to pledge eternal loyalty to the Demon Lord, taking the Demon Lord's commands as the supreme heavenly mandate and the Demon Lord's will as the pursuit of a lifetime. If I violate this oath, may heaven and earth annihilate me!"
Back then, Yan Tianxiao's submission was forced, and the intense humiliation nearly made him grind his teeth to powder. But now, every word of his oath was sonorous and resolute. From the king of a realm to the weakest mortal in the corners of the Northern Domain, all could hear the determination etched deep into his bones.
The former number one emperor of the Northern Domain, accustomed to looking down upon all beings, would have been the least likely to accept being beneath another.
Yet, not only did he swear loyalty and submission before all beings of the Northern Domain... but he did so with such fierce resolve.
This undoubtedly deeply shook the hearts and souls of everyone in the Yanmo Realm and beyond.
Yan Tianxiao's change in mentality was gradual and subtle. But without personally facing Yun Che, without personally witnessing and feeling the repeated destruction of cognition, it was probably beyond anyone's understanding.
And what Yan Emperor decided to do required no understanding or interference from others!
The complete transformation of his mindset was the long-hidden desire that suddenly ignited at a certain moment — the desire to defy fate.
When Yun Che first arrived in the Northern Divine Region, the information he obtained from Qianye Ying'er about the three king realms was that, aside from the Demon Empress of the Jiehun Realm who was ambitious, the other two king realms were content with their peace and oblivious to danger, enjoying the resources and status of king realms without ever thinking of breaking through the dark cage.
But it wasn't that they didn't want to; it was that they were utterly powerless. Not to mention the three divine regions — any one of the Eastern, Western, or Southern regions was far beyond the Northern Domain's ability to match.
Chi Wuyue, bearing the soul of the Demon Emperor, after gradually seeing the full picture of the Eastern Divine Region through Mu Xuanyin's eyes, had never truly taken action in ten thousand years.
But then Yun Che arrived, giving her real hope... and that hope was by no means slim.
No one wanted to be forever locked in a cage of darkness. No one wished for their descendants to eternally vanish within an ever-shrinking prison.
And when the long-suppressed, generation-after-generation desire to defy fate was truly ignited, the flames that burst forth were enough to make Yan Tianxiao burn his own divine emperor's life in wild, mad abandon.
He was like this, and so was Fen Daoqi of the Fenyue Realm, who had been the first to "surrender."
On the Fenyue Ship, led by Fen Daoqi, the Moon Devourers and Burning Moon Divine Envoys followed the Yanmo Realm, with the world as witness, swearing loyalty:
"We of Fenyue are willing to bind our souls as a covenant and pledge eternal loyalty to the Demon Lord. If we betray, may we suffer eternal calamity, our souls scattered, with all beings of the Northern Domain as witness!"
On the Soul Heaven Ship, Chi Wuyue's demonic voice condensed with cold and slowly spoke: "The Jiehun Realm, from this day forth, will serve under the Demon Lord. The Demon Lord's will shall be heaven's decree. The Demon Lord's enemies... are the mortal enemies of Jiehun!"
The last six words, though still in a faint demonic tone, made people feel as if they had fallen into a cold abyss, bone-chillingly icy.
The dark projection jointly cast by the three king realms was unprecedented in scale, surpassing all in history.
The density of the projections far exceeded that of the Star God projections during the Eastern Divine Region's Profound God Convention.
Thus, the oaths of loyalty of the three king realms were truly made before the entire Northern Divine Region.
"Rise." Yun Che looked straight ahead and uttered two words indifferently.
His spiritual sense swept across the Soul Heaven Ship. All eight Demonesses were present, except for the seventh Demoness, Huajin.
When this coronation ceremony was taking place, she had already infiltrated the Eastern Divine Region alone, beginning the first step of building momentum... and also the first prelude to his revenge.
Yan Tianxiao rose. His figure descended, and his eyes swept over the various heroes of the Northern Domain. He suddenly said: "Today's ceremony is not only the day of the Demon Lord's coronation but also declares the beginning of another era for our Northern Divine Region!"
"The Northern Divine Region's eternal fate has been fraught with hardship. Within the darkness are endless chaos, sin, and despair. Our three king realms, as the venerable ones of the Northern Domain, have failed to fulfill the duty of guidance, nor have we been able to reverse the dark fate of the Northern Domain."
"But what we cannot achieve, the Demon Lord surely can. This is the reason why Jie Tian Mo Di bestowed the Demon Lord upon us, and it is also the reason we are willing to pledge eternal loyalty to the Demon Lord!"
Yan Tianxiao's gaze lowered, his vast emperor's might as heavy as substance, pressing down on everyone's chests and heartstrings. His voice became extremely deep: "Are you willing to follow us in following the Demon Lord and jointly seek a new life for the Northern Domain!?"
His voice seemed to inquire, but it was actually the majestic decree of heaven.
The Jiehun Holy Domain fell into a terrifying silence.
Take the three king realms, and you take the entire Northern Divine Region.
When all three king realms had submitted, the wishes of the other star realms were utterly irrelevant. Inviting them here was by no means to seek their consent, but only for them to observe, witness, and...
The stance they must make!
Under the combined might of the three king realms, who dared to disobey!
As his voice fell, Yan Tianxiao's gaze sharply shifted to the foremost seats within the Jiehun Holy Domain — the seats of the three strongest star realms below the king realms of the Northern Domain: the Huangtian Realm, the Huohuang Realm, and the Shenmang Realm. At the head of these seats were the great realm kings of the three realms who had all arrived: Tian Muyi, Huo Tianxing, and the Kuishe Saint Lord.
In this coronation ceremony, the shock and complexity in their hearts were beyond words.
The last time they saw Yun Che was at the Heavenly Lord Gathering of the Huangtian Realm.
Now, in less than a year, they saw Yun Che again — above the nine heavens, above the king realms!
The gazes of all the realm kings present fell upon these three great realm kings. In the Northern Divine Region, they were virtually the only three who still held some small measure of say in the face of the king realms.
But, facing the unprecedented combined pressure of the three king realms, no matter how absurd or incomprehensible the command... did these three king realms truly have the courage to question or defy?
The three realm kings exchanged glances, seeing the extreme complexity in each other's eyes.
"Wait."
At that moment, Yun Che suddenly spoke. Two simple words directly shattered the suffocating silence. His arm extended, and instantly, Yan Tianxiao's unparalleled emperor's might dissipated in the air.
Yan Tianxiao's eyes flashed with surprise, but he said nothing, bowing his head and stepping back.
Under everyone's gaze, Yun Che walked forward slowly. His pitch-black pupils stared ahead, and his voice sank low as he spoke: "Right now, you are certainly thinking: a man born in the Eastern Divine Region, who arrived in the Northern Divine Region only a few years ago, having established no merit or foundation in the Northern Domain — what virtue and ability does he have to become the supreme ruler of this Northern Domain?"
"A youth not even half a jiazi in age, with a cultivation of merely an eight-level Divine Sovereign in the Profound Way — what qualifies him to lead the ten thousand demons of the Northern Domain and become the first Demon Lord of the Northern Domain?"
"You might even think: could this so-called 'Demon Lord' simply be a puppet jointly erected by the three king realms to better manipulate and control the Northern Domain?"
Yun Che's voice was icy and indifferent, each word slowly hammering into everyone's nerves.
They all raised their heads in shock, astonished by the words they heard.
And what Yun Che said was, without a doubt, exactly what was in their hearts.
Born in the Eastern Divine Region, half a jiazi in age, at the Divine Sovereign realm... yet becoming the Northern Domain's unprecedented Demon Lord, standing above the three king realms!?
Although there were rumors that he bore the Demon Emperor's inheritance and could unleash true divine power... rumors were ultimately just rumors.
But even if all of this were true, how could he, one man alone, have made the three king realms submit to such an extent in so short a time?
No matter how they thought about it, it was simply impossible.
"Puppet" — these two words appeared in the minds of countless Northern Domain profound practitioners.
But they never expected that these "two words" would be directly spoken from his own mouth.
"Heh," a faint smile, yet carrying an arrogance that scorned the world. Yun Che raised his head, his crown tassels swaying, and the Demon Lord's words sank deep into every corner of the Northern Divine Region: "Let this Demon Lord make you clearly see what qualifies!"
Boom!
A dull roar, like a thunderclap from the abyss. Yun Che's profound energy exploded, and the Evil God Realm Gates — Evil Soul, Heart Incineration, Purgatory, Heaven-Shattering, and Yama King — opened in an instant.
As his profound energy transformed into a deep blood-red color, his cultivation at the eighth level of the Divine Sovereign realm erupted with a terrifying pressure that made the Jiehun Holy Domain tremble.
The exaggerated tearing of cognition, the indescribable explosion of profound energy, nearly burst countless bulging eyeballs in an instant.
And in their extreme terror, they were utterly unaware that this was only the beginning.
The profound energy surged to its peak under the Evil God's power. Yun Che slowly closed his eyes, raising his arms. His long black hair pierced through the crown and danced without wind.
At this moment, his pupils, his entire body, and every strand of his hair began to glow with a gradually deepening dark radiance.
That was the ultimate demonic light belonging to Dark Eternal Calamity.
Rumble!
Above the sky, black clouds began to churn chaotically. The light rapidly dimmed.
Countless eyes contracted in silence. Countless nerves and soul strings trembled rapidly. Countless hearts pounded wildly.
Because a vast demonic might was descending between heaven and earth.
The moment this demonic might descended, it weighed so heavily that all dark profound practitioners instantly suffocated. But the next moment, it grew again, surging wildly. Gradually, it surpassed divine emperors, surpassed cognition, and even surpassed the limits of their will and belief...
Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!!
Light quickly faded. The churning of black clouds turned into a faint trembling, and then... a howl of terror that was almost clearly audible.
Beneath the sky, the Jiehun Holy Domain was trembling slightly. All the dark spaces trembled. And this was by no means the release of power — it was merely the pressure of darkness.
"W-What... is this?!"
Tian Muyi, the number one realm king below the king realms of the Northern Domain. His mouth gaped wide, his pupils nearly bursting.
The enormous change in Tian Guhu had given him far deeper knowledge of Yun Che than others, yet even so, at this moment, under this terrifying demonic might descending from the heavens, he was frightened almost to death.
Around him, the elites of the Huangtian Realm... and not far away, Huo Tianxing and the Kuishe Saint Lord — every single one of them showed nothing but extreme and intense fear and trembling.
What pressed down upon their bodies and souls was a demonic might so great that it shattered their cognition, threatening at any moment to scatter their souls. Under this demonic might, they felt as if they were caught in the claws of an ancient true demon, every inch of their bodies trembling with an beyond-belief terror.
Crack!
Black clouds collided, producing a world-shaking dark thunder.
But this thunder of the Heavenly Dao carried a subtle tremor... and even a hint of pitiful servility.
Above Yun Che, black clouds churned madly. The entire sky seemed to press down, almost touching his dancing black hair.
On his body and face, crimson demon patterns began to appear. These patterns did not come from his demon robe or crown but from the Eternal Calamity Demon Seal of his Dark Eternal Calamity at the great completion of the middle stage.
This was also the first time he had unleashed Dark Eternal Calamity without reservation.
Jie Tian Mo Di, as the first demon created by the ancient Primordial Divine, her Dark Eternal Calamity was the origin of darkness, the extreme of darkness... and in a certain sense, could even be called the dawn of darkness.
Under the demonic might of Dark Eternal Calamity, all demons were but ants.
Rumble rumble rumble...
It was no longer distinguishable whether this was the roar of the Heavenly Dao or the howl of fear.
Yan Tianxiao's pupils shrank. His lips trembled uncontrollably. His body slowly bent, and his knees hit the ground... and this time, the kneeling was not for ceremony, nor for swearing loyalty, but a reverence and submission born from the depths of his soul.
He had already personally experienced Yun Che's terror many times, yet only today, at this moment, did he realize that what had come before was still far, far from the Demon Lord's limit.
Yan Tianxiao knelt. The Yanmo knelt. The Moon Devourers knelt. The Demonesses knelt...
Beneath the feet of Demon Lord Yun Che, realm king after realm king, dark profound practitioner after dark profound practitioner... their demonic bodies, long before their will, knelt in trembling prostration on the ground.
In the ever-darkening field of vision, what they saw was not only the newborn Demon Lord of the Northern Divine Region but also the ancient demon god descending upon the world.