Chapter 804: Group Attack
"Sword Master Xuanyuan, this matter is no small thing. Are you certain it's true?" Huangji Wuyu's expression changed as he asked in a deep voice.
Qu Fengyi's face also darkened: "This matter sounds utterly preposterous! Sword Master Xuanyuan, regarding such an earth-shattering matter, you absolutely must not speak recklessly!"
"The new husband of Little Demon Empress... the new Demon Emperor of the Illusion Demon Realm!?" Ye Meixie's face had already turned terrifyingly dark, his eyes fixed on Yun Che like eagle's talons. Although it did sound preposterous, with Yun Che not matching the "Little Demon Empress" or "Demon Emperor" in any aspect, the person speaking these words was Xuanyuan Wentian. If he didn't have sufficient certainty, how could he dare utter such shocking words before the gathered heroes of the world?
If the reactions of the three Sacred Masters were like this, one could imagine how others felt.
Feng Hengkong's face changed again and again, the shock in his heart beyond words. Everyone present looked at Yun Che with expressions that had undergone earth-shattering transformation.
"Brother-in-law, is this... true?" Xia Yuanba's teeth were even chattering as he spoke. Yun Che being exposed as a "demon" had already pushed him into an abyss. But the "Demon Emperor" identity... that was an abyss beneath an abyss!
If he had been exposed as Yun Qinghong's son, Old Man Gu Cang could still speak leniently for him. But if the "Demon Emperor" identity was true, even if Gu Cang was given ten thousand times the courage, he would never dare say a single word in Yun Che's defense... and might even become his enemy immediately.
The atmosphere at the Sea God Platform changed drastically. Xuanyuan Wentian turned his back on Yun Che and slowly walked back to Xiao Yun's side, saying solemnly: "This matter concerns not just a single person's identity, but the safety of the entire Tian Xuan Continent! As the master of the Sword Domain, how could I dare have even half a word of falsehood or exaggeration in such a matter!"
"Xiao Yun, is it true that Yun Che married the Little Demon Empress in the Demon Emperor City of the Illusion Demon Realm seven months ago?" Xuanyuan Wentian asked Xiao Yun sharply.
"Yes..." Xiao Yun answered dazedly without hesitation.
Boom——
Although the answer was a single word, it confirmed Yun Che's identity that shocked everyone.
Xuanyuan Wentian nodded with a smile: "Very good. Let me ask you another thing. Yun Che is only in his twenties, and his time spent in the Illusion Demon Realm was very short. His status and seniority don't really match. Why did the Little Demon Empress agree to marry him?"
Xiao Yun still answered truthfully: "Yun Che was... bestowed with the Demon Emperor bloodline by the Golden Crow Spirit... thus enabling him and the Little Demon Empress... to continue the bloodline of the Demon Emperor Clan..."
"What?" The expressions of those from the Sacred Grounds changed again. They naturally knew what the "Golden Crow Spirit" and "Demon Emperor bloodline" were.
Thus, not only was Yun Che's "Demon Emperor" identity confirmed, but he also possessed the Golden Crow bloodline of the Demon Emperor Clan... and his Demon Emperor bloodline and identity were bestowed by the Golden Crow Spirit of the Illusion Demon Realm!
"Now, do you all understand?" Xuanyuan Wentian said loudly: "Yun Che is not just a demon of the Illusion Demon Realm, but also the Young Master of the Yun Clan, one of the Guardian Clans, and one of the two Demon Emperors of the Illusion Demon Realm. Moreover, this identity was personally bestowed by the Guardian Spirit of the Illusion Demon Realm!"
"Ever since the Little Demon Empress succeeded as Demon Emperor a hundred years ago, she has sent several messages to our Tian Xuan Continent, vowing to bathe our Four Sacred Grounds and the entire Tian Xuan Continent in blood! This is not just my words alone—the Holy Emperor of the Sacred Domain, the Sea Emperor of the Supreme Sea Palace, and the Heavenly Lord of the Sun Moon Divine Palace can all testify! Thus, for the past hundred years, our Four Sacred Grounds have been on guard against the Illusion Demon Realm without a moment's rest. Now, Yun Che, originally a demon of the Illusion Demon Realm, returned to our Tian Xuan Continent just one month after marrying the Little Demon Empress. His intentions are clear as day!"
Xuanyuan Guxing stepped forward in front of Xiao Yun, pointing at Yun Che and roaring: "Yun Che! Instead of staying in your Illusion Demon Realm as their Demon Emperor, you return to our Tian Xuan Continent. What exactly do you intend to do? Speak!"
"Hmph! Why waste words? Our Tian Xuan Continent and the Illusion Demon Realm are as incompatible as fire and water. His return here is obviously with malicious intent!" Xuanyuan Guyun followed with a roar: "Who could have imagined that this brat, who made a name for himself in our Tian Xuan Continent, actually has the true identity of a demon emperor from the Illusion Demon Realm! If not for Lord Sword Master exposing his identity and schemes, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
"Yun Che, you little brat," Heavenly Lord Ye Meixie's eyes flashed with killing intent: "Oh, I should say Demon Emperor of the Illusion Demon Realm. You really have hidden yourself deeply!"
"This is outrageous!" Sea Emperor Qu Fengyi's face was full of anger, killing intent in his eyes: "The person our Sea Palace so grandly invited is actually the new Demon Emperor of the Illusion Demon Realm... this is a disgrace to our Sea Palace! Yun Che, you went to such lengths to explore the secrets of our Sea Palace. What was your real purpose? Were you harboring ill intentions!"
Old Man Gu Cang only then recovered from his shock. He glanced at Yun Che and Xia Yuanba, let out a long sigh, raised his head, and said nothing more.
"Yun Che, you little brat! Speak! What conspiracy brings you to the Tian Xuan Continent? Confess now, and we might let you die a bit more pleasantly." The Purple Venerable of the Supreme Sea Palace said harshly.
From the Fenghuang God Sect, Feng Ximing's shouting voice also came: "Yun Che! Our Fenghuang God Sect has always treated you with sincerity, even humbling ourselves to resolve conflicts, backing down again and again... We never expected you to be such a wolf with a wild ambition, an utterly evil demon! Our Fenghuang God Sect will henceforth stand against you, enemies for eternity!"
"Shut up!" Feng Ximing's sudden roar made Feng Hengkong, already greatly disturbed, angrily rebuke him. He took a deep breath but couldn't stop his whole body from trembling. His gaze once again fell on Feng Xue'er, whose face had already turned deathly pale: "Xue'er, this... after all..."
"Yun... brother... he's not a bad person... not a bad person..." Feng Xue'er murmured faintly as if her soul had left her.
"Yun Che! What do you have to say now!"
"If not for Sword Master Xuanyuan, we would still be kept in the dark, allowing a demon emperor to swagger across the soil of our Tian Xuan Continent!"
"The Illusion Demon Realm is a terrifying land of demons, at enmity with our Tian Xuan Continent for generations. For him, the Demon Emperor of the Illusion Demon Realm, to come here—how could there be no scheme! We should capture this demon immediately and force him to reveal his... and the entire Illusion Demon Realm's plots!"
"Well said!"
"Demon of the Illusion Demon Realm, Yun Che! Your schemes have been exposed and you're at the end of your rope. Surrender immediately!"
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Chaotic voices surged around Yun Che like overwhelming waves. When the labels of "demon" and "demon emperor" were slapped onto Yun Che, their "righteous indignation" blazed fiercely, accompanied by a rarely seen "common hatred against the enemy."
It was as if he were utterly evil, unforgivable by heaven and earth, an unpardonable sinner of the entire Tian Xuan Continent.
Not because he had done anything universally abhorrent—on the contrary, he alone had saved the Cang Feng Kingdom and was admired and aspired to by countless young profound practitioners of the Tian Xuan Continent... It was simply because he was a "demon" and also a "demon emperor."
Roars, curses, accusations, interrogations... The sounds drowned him like rolling monstrous waves. Perhaps for another person, even an Emperor Lord, their will would collapse and all hope would be lost. But Yun Che felt nothing of the sort. His gaze was clear and calm, even his heartbeat extraordinarily peaceful, as if he were merely a bystander witnessing someone else's affairs.
He thought back to his life on the Cang Yun Continent, when he was ostracized by the entire continent, hunted by the entire continent... and he was forced from being a healer who took saving lives as his duty into a demon who could instantly poison ten thousand people without the slightest change in expression.
Fate seemed to be quietly cycling.
"Yun Che, your continued silence means you admit it, right?"
Compared to others, Huangji Wuyu's reaction was noticeably calmer. He had been silently observing the changes in Yun Che's expression, and his unusual calm stirred a deep sense of surprise within him: "Aside from your identity, there is one matter I am deeply curious about. How exactly do you travel back and forth between the Tian Xuan Continent and the Illusion Demon Realm? That you managed to keep us completely unaware... Could it be that you rely on the power of your master, 'Old Man Duotian'?"
The words "Old Man Duotian" immediately quieted the surrounding sounds. They suddenly remembered that Yun Che's master was said to be the supremely powerful "Old Man Duotian."
"Brother Huangji asks well!" As soon as Huangji Wuyu finished speaking, Xuanyuan Wentian responded immediately. Instead of answering right away, he turned to Heavenly Lord Ye Meixie: "Brother Ye, a few months ago, the fifteenth elder of your Divine Palace, Ye Shi, died at the hands of a black-robed man, burned to death by a very small flame. That black-robed man claimed to be Yun Che's master, named 'Duotian,' and used that to establish deterrence, forcing even the mighty Sun Moon Divine Palace to retreat and dare not act against him again. After that, rumors spread that Yun Che's master was likely the 'Old Man Duotian' who had dominated the world ten thousand years ago and must now have reached the divine level... Is this true?"
"That's correct." Ye Meixie nodded slightly.
"Hahahahaha!" Xuanyuan Wentian threw his head back and laughed, laughing with utter abandon: "The Sun Moon Divine Palace, one of the Sacred Grounds that has dominated the world for ten thousand years, was toyed with by a demon thief from the Illusion Demon Realm, even losing an elder and several guardians for nothing. What a tremendous joke and tragedy... Do you know that the so-called 'Old Man Duotian' never existed at all? He was completely fabricated by Yun Che to deceive the world and protect himself!"
"What?" Ye Meixie's expression changed drastically, and all the elders of the Sun Moon Divine Palace also paled: "Sword Master Xuanyuan, is this true?"
"Of course it's true!" Xuanyuan Wentian reached out his hand and directly pulled Xiao Yun, who was ten steps away, over: "Xiao Yun, tell Lord Ye of the Sun Moon Divine Palace, who exactly was the black-robed man who killed the fifteenth elder Ye Shi of the Sun Moon Divine Palace in the Ice Extreme Snow Domain north of the Cang Feng Kingdom six months ago, who claimed to be 'Duotian'?"
Xiao Yun moved his lips: "It was... Yun Che..."
The scene immediately fell into chaos. Ye Meixie's brows instantly sank. Among the Sun Moon Divine Palace, the ninth elder Ye Guying spoke up: "No! I was nearby at the time. After that black-robed man appeared, Yun Che was always right beside him... How could it be..."
"Hehe, Elder Guying need not be anxious," Xuanyuan Wentian said with a faint smile: "How could an upright man like you recognize Yun Che's cunning and deceit! Xiao Yun, let me ask you again. Who was the 'Yun Che' standing beside that black-robed man at the time?"
"It was Yun Che... who disguised me to look like him..."
Ye Guying went instantly rigid.
"And the flame that killed Elder Ye Shi? How did that work?" Xuanyuan Wentian continued to question.
"It was a special flame... that Yun Che prepared two hours in advance... it could only be used once in a short time..." This was the explanation Yun Che had casually given Xiao Yun back then. The dazed Xiao Yun repeated it verbatim.
"This is outrageous!" Ye Meixie flew into a towering rage, killing intent surging. He could barely restrain himself from stooping to personally strike Yun Che down on the spot. His Sun Moon Divine Palace had lost an elder in a tragedy, and because of the deterrence of "Old Man Duotian," they could only temporarily endure—one of the most humiliating experiences in ten thousand years. To think it had all been a deception... and his mighty Sun Moon Divine Palace had been toyed with by Yun Che!
Ye Xinghan, the Young Master of the Sun Moon Divine Palace, gnashed his teeth in fury, his chest feeling like it would explode. He roared hoarsely on the spot: "Grand Elder! Make a move and capture this beast! I want to kill him with my own hands!!"
"Young Palace Master, calm yourself. Don't be so agitated," Xuanyuan Wentian said with a faint smile: "Your Sun Moon Divine Palace is hardly the only one deceived. Half of the Profound Realm was successfully fooled by him. This demon thief of the Illusion Demon Realm has shown his true colors, and his so-called backing master is nothing but a fabrication. Now that all the experts of the Tian Xuan Continent are gathered here, there's no way he can escape our grasp. Young Palace Master, there's no need to act rashly in your anger."
"As for how he travels between the Tian Xuan Continent and the Illusion Demon Realm..." Xuanyuan Wentian cast a cold glance at Yun Che: "Naturally, he uses the same method as Yun Qinghong and his wife twenty-six years ago—the spatial forbidden artifact of the Illusion Demon Realm's Yun Clan, the 'Void-Breaking Ring'!"
"Void-Breaking Ring? So that's it." Huangji Wuyu nodded slightly, as if his doubts were resolved: "As the Young Master of the Yun Clan and the new Demon Emperor, it naturally goes without saying that he could use the forbidden artifact that Yun Qinghong and his wife once used."
Yun Che: "...?"
"Speaking of it, it's quite strange," Xuanyuan Wentian said slowly: "Since Yun Che's supposed master was fake, how did he manage to survive being trapped in the Primordial Mystic Ark back then? I asked Xiao Yun these past few days and learned that after the Primordial Mystic Ark disappeared, it somehow transferred to the Illusion Demon Realm, allowing Yun Che to trace his roots back to his clan there. He rendered outstanding military service for the Illusion Demon Imperial Clan and was later bestowed bloodline by the Illusion Demon Guardian Spirit, becoming the new Demon Emperor of the Illusion Demon Realm... Tsk tsk, this thief didn't continue being Demon Emperor in the Illusion Demon Realm, but instead used the Void-Breaking Ring to return to the Tian Xuan Continent. If anyone were to say he has no schemes, even a three-year-old wouldn't believe it!"
"Now that everything is exposed and he has fallen into our hands, how could we possibly let him return alive!"
Yun Che said not a single word. He coldly watched Xuanyuan Wentian's performance, his brows slightly furrowed... Strange! Xiao Yun was one of the few people who knew about the existence of the Primordial Mystic Ark. Logically, the Primordial Mystic Ark must have already been exposed before Xuanyuan Wentian. Why didn't he mention it, instead fabricating the "Void-Breaking Ring" as a reason?
Could it be...
Yun Che's brows twitched violently, and his gaze instantly darkened. At this moment, he suddenly understood why Xuanyuan Wentian didn't hide from the other Sacred Grounds that he had secretly seized his Reincarnation Mirror, but instead chose to "judge" him publicly...
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