Su Tiantian narrowed her eyes slightly and said, “Just a remnant of the former Demon Emperor’s power… Still, it does surprise me that a human like you could obtain it.”
Five thousand years ago, the Demon Emperor passed away, and the demon race plunged into a great war. The chaos lasted nearly a thousand years before a new Demon Emperor was finally decided.
Two consecutive Demon Emperors awakened the bloodline of ancient great demons, causing the power of the demon race to expand rapidly.
Li Jiuyue’s brows twitched at that moment. Even he had not expected that the demon race would produce two Demon Emperors in a row who awakened ancient bloodlines. The probability of such a thing was practically negligible.
A Demon Emperor who awakened an ancient bloodline possessed future potential no less than that of a human Great Emperor. With sufficient opportunity, they might even rival one.
Nine tails and an awakened ancient bloodline. When these two conditions were combined, the demon race might produce a Demon Ancestor capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with a Great Emperor!
This only strengthened Li Jiuyue’s determination to form a marriage alliance with her. Only a Demon Empress of such talent was worthy of becoming his partner…. Li Jiuyue, the Imperial Preceptor!
“Y-Young Master… today… we may very well die here…”
When the seventh-rank elder saw the Demon Empress appear, the overwhelming demonic aura alone nearly forced him to his knees. Behind him, the two sixth-rank elders had already wet their pants, warmth spreading through their trousers.
“Elder, do not panic,” Li Jiuyue said calmly. “Demon Empress, I am Li Jiuyue. How about we discuss a deal? If you and I were to marry, I could fully assist you in becoming a Demon Ancestor.”
“Tch!” Protector Hu flew into a rage upon hearing this. “You insignificant human. Why don’t you take a piss and look at your own reflection first? Our Empress is someone you could ever hope to reach!”
Protector Hu opened his huge mouth, and a thick stream of true qi shot straight toward Li Jiuyue.
Li Jiuyue showed no panic at all. Calm and composed, he glanced at Protector Hu, raised a hand, and black light surged forth, devouring everything.
“What’s going on!?”
Protector Hu was greatly shocked.
After doing all this, Li Jiuyue placed one hand behind his back, striking a lofty and imposing pose.
When Chu Feng heard that this guy was called Li Jiuyue, he immediately recalled what the middle-aged man at the inn had told him earlier. In his heart he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Damn! The King of Showing-off!”
When Li Jiuyue turned his gaze toward Protector Hu, his pupils suddenly trembled. His eyes, which had always been able to see through everything, actually could not see through the young man before him!
In his vision, whether it was Protector Hu, the rabbit-eared girl, or Xiao Qing, he could see them all clearly. Only this young man was different….his entire body was wrapped in a layer of five-colored light, making him impossible to see through.
As he activated all of his power, trying to forcibly pierce through the young man’s mystery, his sight finally managed to pass through the five-colored radiance. What he saw was a vague, graceful figure, and an ancient desolate aura rushed toward him.
As if she had sensed Li Jiuyue’s gaze, the figure lifted her head and met his eyes.
“Ugh!”
Li Jiuyue felt sweetness rise in his throat, and he couldn’t stop himself from coughing up a mouthful of blood. Blood tears also flowed from the corners of his eyes.
“Young master! Are you alright!?”
“I’m fine.”
Li Jiuyue waved his hand. What a terrifying existence. If he hadn’t withdrawn his gaze in time, these eyes would probably have gone blind! Just what exactly was that figure just now!?
“What’s going on? Is this human about to die?”
Protector Hu scratched his big head and said.
“It’s because after that human looked at him just now, he started coughing up blood.”
Xiao Qing looked at Chu Feng as she spoke.
Feeling the gazes around him fall onto his body, Chu Feng looked completely bewildered.
“???”
“Ahaha, why is everyone staring at me? I didn’t even say a single word earlier.”
Becoming the center of attention for no apparent reason made Chu Feng, the weakest little newbie present, feel immense pressure.
Li Jiuyue no longer dared to look toward Chu Feng. Instead, he looked at Su Tiantian and said, “Demon Empress, have you considered the suggestion I made earlier?”
Su Tiantian let out a soft laugh and gently raised her hand. The flame in her palm gradually turned golden. The golden fire churned within her palm, and a golden lotus of flame suddenly appeared.
As the fire lotus rotated, space itself began to twist and distort. Soon after, streaks of pitch-black cracks appeared.
With a flick of her finger, the fire lotus slowly drifted toward Li Jiuyue.
Facing this fire lotus, even though it was not directed at him, the seventh-rank elder could still sense an extremely dangerous aura coming from it.
Li Jiuyue formed hand seals with both hands. A terrifying black light burst forth from the figure’s body, finally gathering into a sphere that resembled a black hole devouring everything.
The black hole accepted everything that came its way and instantly swallowed the fire lotus.
“Heh, Demon Empress, it seems that right now, you’re still inferior to the previous Demon Emperor.” Li Jiuyue curled his lips, speaking with clear arrogance.
Su Tiantian revealed a faint smile and said leisurely, “Human, although the previous Demon Emperor was indeed extraordinary, that would only matter if that old fellow were still alive.”
Crack—
Lines of cracks appeared on the surface of the black sphere, revealing strands of golden flame.
As more and more golden fire poured out, the black sphere exploded in an instant.
Boom!
The golden fire lotus continued drifting toward Li Jiuyue without slowing down.
The fear of death loomed over the three elders. In the end, the seventh-rank elder grabbed the two sixth-rank elders and threw them toward the fire lotus.
“Elder, you—aaaah!!”
Before they could finish speaking, the two elders’ bodies were swallowed by the golden flames.
This action slowed the golden fire lotus.
The seventh-rank elder burned his blood essence and tore open space, seizing the chance. “Young master, let’s go!”
Li Jiuyue clenched his fists. Although he was unwilling, the current situation made it better to retreat first.
This was the first time he had fled in such a miserable state since becoming an Imperial Preceptor.
“I will return again, Demon Empress!”
After leaving behind that harsh declaration, the two of them stepped into the rift.
“Trying to leave?”
A cold glint flashed in Su Tiantian’s beautiful eyes as the golden fire lotus flew toward the rift.
At this moment, the figure that Li Jiuyue had previously been controlling suddenly regained clarity in its eyes.
The figure used all its strength to envelop the golden fire lotus.
“Junior, we must not become enemies with this human.”
The former Demon Emperor, the Heavenly Dog Demon Emperor, spoke.
With a faint sigh, he said, “He is an Imperial Preceptor. With his assistance, if our demon ancestors were to produce another Demon Ancestor today, why would we worry about failing to dominate the cultivation world? Therefore, this emperor advises you to agree to his proposal.”
Upon hearing this, Su Tiantian did not become angry. Instead, she smiled and said:
“Thank you for the reminder, senior. However, along my path, I have relied on neither any force nor any assistance, yet I have still broken through the shackles of my bloodline. As for becoming a Demon Ancestor, it is also something I will take as easily as reaching into my pocket….it is inevitable.”
The figure was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly. “It truly proves that saying from the human race: the new waves push aside the old waves. Each generation surpasses the last.”
“I hope that the Demon Clan can become great in your hands.”
In the end, the golden flames burned the figure to ashes.
“Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty!”
Protector Hu, the rabbit-eared girl, and Xiao Qing all rushed to Su Tiantian’s side.
Chu Feng followed her to her side. As he looked at the nine-tailed fox woman, he admired the way her fair skin intertwined with her snow-white fur, making her alluring form even more intoxicating.
“Your Majesty…”
Just as he opened his mouth, he saw a graceful figure collapse toward him.
“Huh—eh??”
Chu Feng didn’t have time to react before Su Tiantian fell perfectly into his arms.
Holding the soft, delicate body in his embrace, he inhaled the faint fragrance that was enough to intoxicate the senses.
“Th-This… what’s going on?”
At this moment, it was time for the personal maid to show her tact.
“Her Majesty used a technique and exhausted too much energy. Human, carry Her Majesty into the bedchamber.”
The rabbit-eared girl explained.
“Ah! Me?” Chu Feng held Su Tiantian in his arms. “Th-This…. shouldn’t you do it, Rabbit Sister?”
After all, he was a man. Men and women were not supposed to touch so freely. If the Demon Empress found out that he had carried her inside, what if she woke up and killed him?
“How strange.” At this moment, Protector Hu demonstrated exactly why the phrase “tiger-headed and foolish” existed. He said, “With this level of exhaustion, Her Majesty shouldn’t possibly—”
“Ao!”
Before he could finish, a miserable scream rang out. Protector Hu’s figure turned into a streak of light and disappeared from sight, leaving another huge hole in the roof.
The culprit was one of the nine fox tails. With a slight flick of the tail, space rippled, and Protector Hu was sent flying away like a meteor.
Now even Xiao Qing understood.
“That’s right. Human, carry Her Majesty into the bedchamber first. After that, leave the rest to us.”
“Hey, wait!”
Just as Chu Feng spoke, the rabbit-eared girl and Xiao Qing vanished from the spot.
He instantly stood there dumbfounded, then cried out in near collapse:
“At least tell me which way to go!!??”
In Chu Feng’s arms, the nine-tailed fox woman’s delicate body shifted slightly, finding a comfortable position, and her red lips curled faintly upward.
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