Chapter 594: Facing Ming Wang
“Heh!” Grasping the Demon Emperor Seal in his hand, Ming Wang’s eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a very calm smile that nonetheless made others feel extremely uncomfortable.
“Just as King Father predicted, it’s perfect.” Huai Wang stopped attacking Xiao Yaohou and sauntered over to Ming Wang’s side. Though his body was covered in wounds, his smile was incomparably content.
“Your goal… is the Demon Emperor Seal!” Xiao Yaohou clutched her chest. Though her expression was calm, her bone-piercing killing intent had already frozen the surrounding space solid.
Low-level Xuan Adepts store their belongings using Space Rings. But at the Emperor Sovereign level, one can open up their own small space and place important items within that small space. Not only is it less prone to loss than a Space Ring, it’s also almost impossible for others to steal.
Because seizing someone’s small space is far more difficult than killing them… and if you actually kill that person, their small space will collapse as well, and the things inside will either be torn apart by the collapsing space or fall into Space Fissures, never to reappear.
Ming Wang had never acted personally, instead letting Huai Wang make a move. His purpose was to seize Xiao Yaohou’s small space while she was fully focused on dealing with Huai Wang and unable to defend herself… and obtain the Demon Emperor Seal inside!
“You should thank it, because it allowed you to live until now.” Ming Wang raised the Demon Emperor Seal in his palm, his voice as calm as water, yet it made people’s hearts tremble just to hear it: “This king knows that when a person of the Demon Emperor Clan has it on them, if they encounter a life crisis, it will automatically drink your Demon Emperor Blood to help you perform a Blood Escape, and might even allow you to directly leave this Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley! The price is just a loss of some Essence Blood!”
“This king has waited too long for this day… how could I possibly give you that chance!!” Ming Wang grasped the Demon Emperor Seal tightly. His originally calm smile finally turned somewhat ferocious.
Xiao Yaohou’s face turned pale for a moment. She clenched her teeth silently and said in a low voice, “Why… do you know the secret of the Demon Emperor Seal!”
“Hahahaha!” Huai Wang laughed unrestrainedly: “Xiao Yaohou, the things my King Father knows are far more than you can imagine! There are even some secrets of the Demon Emperor Clan that you don’t know, but my King Father knows them all too clearly!”
“This king might as well tell you. When the grand ceremony suddenly stopped, this king was suspicious of your purpose, but I had no clear clue. However, King Father knew exactly where you were going… because my King Father knows that using Demon Emperor Blood to activate the Demon Emperor Seal can forcibly open the sealing Profound Formation of Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley to enter it. And inside Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, you can also use the Demon Emperor Seal at the entry point to forcibly leave.”
Xiao Yaohou: “…”
“I have to say, Xiao Yaohou, after obtaining the Demon Emperor Seal, you directly interrupted the ceremony and came here at the first opportunity to awaken your bloodline. Truly a brilliant choice. If King Father hadn’t pointed it out, this king really wouldn’t have thought of it. Even if I guessed, it would have been far too late… If you really awakened your bloodline, it would have been a huge trouble for this king.”
“But unfortunately…” A mocking smile appeared on Huai Wang’s face: “Xiao Yaohou, in the end, you’re just a woman! And if a woman dares to awaken the Golden Crow bloodline, the consequence is only death! Throughout history, all Demon Emperors have been male, so no one ever knew this. Even you, a direct successor of the Demon Emperor bloodline, didn’t know… but my King Father knows it all too clearly! Coming here, you not only failed to achieve your wish… but instead delivered a great gift to us!”
“How could a pitiful woman like you ever be a match for my King Father!”
Xiao Yaohou’s hands clenched tightly. Her little face and lips were pale, but her eyes were filled with almost golden flames… Her anger, and her Profound Power, had all been raised to their limits at this moment.
“Without the Demon Emperor Seal, whether it’s Blood Escape or Space Escape… Heh, you have no possibility of leaving alive anymore.” Ming Wang smiled as he reached out his hand toward Xiao Yaohou. In his palm, a small ball of reddish-black flame flickered: “You can now rest in peace and die… And when you reach the Yellow Springs, don’t forget to send this king’s regards to your pitiful Emperor Father and Imperial Younger Brother… Oh?”
Ming Wang’s voice suddenly paused. He tilted his face and looked to the south, then let out a disdainful laugh: “Oh? It seems a little mouse has sneaked in. Princess Caiyi, it looks like your luck isn’t too bad. Before you die, someone actually comes specially to accompany you in death.”
By the time Ming Wang’s voice fell, Huai Wang and Xiao Yaohou had also sensed an aura approaching, and at an extremely fast speed—definitely an Emperor Sovereign-level speed. But the level of the aura being transmitted was abnormally low… only the Heavenly Xuan Realm! At most, it was only the peak of the Heavenly Xuan Realm.
A peak Heavenly Xuan aura, but a low-level Emperor Sovereign speed, yet it clearly came from a single person… And such a person, whether to Xiao Yaohou or Huai Wang, they had only ever seen one in their lives… And this aura, growing closer, was not unfamiliar to them either!
“Could it be…” Huai Wang suddenly turned his head, a deep look of disbelief on his face.
The elemental energy here was extremely active, and Yun Che’s Great Dao Pagoda Art absorbed the breath of heaven and earth far faster than outside. So Yun Che flew from the entrance all the way to the central area, maintaining his utmost speed at all times, with no trace of weakness and not even much consumption.
By the time Huai Wang and his group discovered Yun Che, Yun Che had already firmly locked onto Xiao Yaohou’s position…
Whoosh!!
A gust of wind swept past, the afterimages vanished, and Yun Che’s figure stood firmly in front of Xiao Yaohou. Seeing that Xiao Yaohou wasn’t dead and didn’t even seem to be injured, a large part of his heart instantly settled.
“Yun… Che!” Previously it was disbelief, but now Yun Che’s face was clearly visible in their sight. Huai Wang’s pupils dilated for a moment, and then a low growl escaped his throat, filled with shock, deep resentment, and killing intent.
And such an intense reaction proved that Yun Che had become a shadow in his heart and soul.
“Oh?” Ming Wang turned to look. The unexpected appearance, the young face, the speed completely inconsistent with his Profound Power—all of this made Ming Wang interested in this young man. And the name Huai Wang called out made the interest in his eyes multiply several times over. His slightly narrowed eyes swept over Yun Che’s body three times slowly.
“Why are you here!” Yun Che’s sudden appearance undoubtedly shocked Xiao Yaohou greatly, and it added another layer of gloom to her heart… Because he was here, Ming Wang and Huai Wang would never let him leave alive!
“Oh, I came out for a midnight stroll and suddenly noticed the seal at the entrance of Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley had disappeared, so I got curious and came in to take a look.” Yun Che said with a relaxed and carefree expression, as if he was completely unaware of the danger. He said this naturally to lower Ming Wang and Huai Wang’s guard… If they knew that he had already informed Yun Qinghong about the seal being opened, they would definitely strike without hesitation…
Given the current situation, every extra second he could stall would add another sliver of hope… Yun Qinghong had already realized that Ming Wang might be the true mastermind, so he would definitely not come alone, but would bring a team of experts strong enough to contend with Ming Wang!
If he could just hold on until then, Xiao Yaohou’s crisis could be resolved.
“Fool!” Xiao Yaohou naturally didn’t believe Yun Che’s words. The lightning-like speed he had shown earlier had already revealed his anxiety. She said in a low voice, “Get the hell out of here immediately! No matter what happens… don’t look back!”
As she spoke, the flames on Xiao Yaohou’s body shot up dozens of feet high. Yun Che looked at her in surprise… This Xiao Yaohou, who always seemed devoid of emotion, actually tried her best to block Ming Wang and Huai Wang to let him escape…
It seemed she wasn’t as cold-hearted as she appeared…
But obviously, this idea of hers was impossible to realize. Yun Che shrugged and said, “I might as well not waste the effort… If even you can’t escape from these opponents, then I have even less of a chance.”
“… Fool! Why did you have to be stupid enough to come here and die!” Xiao Yaohou said fiercely. That youthful face, which looked like a little girl’s, was filled with an incongruous rage and gloom.
“Oh… so you are Yun Che.” Ming Wang finished sizing him up and revealed a rather meaningful smile on his face.
Yun Che turned around, looked at Ming Wang, and said with a half-smile, “The illustrious Ming Wang actually knows my name. I am truly flattered.”
Huai Wang snorted coldly and was about to step forward to speak when his face suddenly stiffened… Because in Yun Che’s previous words, he had distinctly mentioned… “Ming Wang”!!
What was going on… How did he know about “Ming Wang”? Even the people of Yao Huang City hadn’t seen him in over a hundred years and had almost forgotten his existence. This Yun Che, who had only been in Yao Huang City for three months… why did he blurt out the name “Ming Wang”!
A flicker of surprise also appeared on Xiao Yaohou’s face.
“Oh?” Ming Wang’s eyes immediately narrowed into two long slits, and the light from within the slits fell unwaveringly on Yun Che’s pair of eyes: “Interesting. You actually recognize this king.”
“Of course I do.” Yun Che crossed his arms. Facing this terrifying figure—the strongest in the Huan Yao Realm, with influence that could cover the sky and a mind and schemes unfathomable—he showed no nervousness at all. Instead, he said with a grin, “Not only do I know you are Ming Wang, I also know…”
“It was you who colluded with the people of Tian Wei Sword Domain a hundred years ago to kill the Former Demon Emperor… and it was you… who personally killed the Little Demon Emperor!!”
Yun Che’s words were like a bolt from the blue. Xiao Yaohou’s entire body shook violently, and she suddenly raised her head, her sight momentarily blurred… And Huai Wang’s eyes clearly revealed shock that he couldn’t hide in time. Even Ming Wang’s gaze, which had been staring straight at Yun Che, wavered for an instant.
Yun Che’s brows sank heavily… This guess had now fully become a reality.
“Are you trying to anger him? This guy’s Profound Power has reached Sovereign Xuan Realm, Level 10! Killing you would take just a single finger!” Mo Li said solemnly.
“…” In this world where Divine Xuan existed only as a legend, Sovereign Xuan Realm, Level 10, was the absolute peak a Xuan Adept could reach! Whether in the Tian Xuan Continent or the Huan Yao Realm, it was the true emperor overlooking the entire world—a being that could be called a god among humans!
Yun Che had never imagined that he would face such a peak-level powerhouse so soon… a truly undefeatable person in the world!
Yun Che took a deep breath and answered Mo Li: “Of course I’m not trying to anger him. You have to understand—curiosity is one of the greatest weaknesses of humans! There are very few things in this world that can pique the curiosity of a figure like Ming Wang, but what I just said is absolutely enough to stir his desire to question me!!”
“Every extra word I say adds a bit more hope of escape!”