“Since you know your crime, how can you have the face to return to the Star Boundary?” Zhan Wuhen’s tone was aggressive, not showing any mercy.
Yang Kai lowered his head, “This junior has obtained the Great Emperor’s opportunity and was instructed by Senior Ming Yue to return.”
“Good,” Zhan Wuhen coldly snorted, “Do you think this King won’t punish you?”
Yang Kai replied respectfully, “Junior accepts your punishment!”
“What if this Senior wants to kill you?” Zhan Wuhen’s eyes instantly became sharp and filled with murderous intent.
Yang Kai pondered for a moment before raising his head to meet his eyes and saying firmly, “No matter what, Senior Ming Yue died in my hands, this junior's crimes are great. If Senior wants to take back the Great Emperor’s opportunity, this junior has nothing to say, but if Senior wants to take my life, although this junior is no match for Senior, I will have to resist!”
On the side, Li Wuyi turned his head to glance at him and secretly clicked his tongue, thinking that if he had been in Yang Kai’s situation, he probably wouldn’t have had the courage to say such words.
Zhan Wuhen also sneered, “You still want to resist? Can you even resist?”
Yang Kai slowly shook his head, “Everything depends on the individual. This junior doesn’t want to die yet, so he can’t die without resisting!” With so many family members waiting for him at High Heaven Palace, how could he die?
Just as Zhan Wuhen was about to say something, he was interrupted by Hua Linglong. The pleasant voice of the Flower Shadow Great Emperor formed a sharp contrast with Zhan Wuhen’s bloodlust, “Tell me about your experiences in the Demon Territory, especially about Ming Yue.”
Yang Kai adjusted his state of mind and said, “That year, this junior and Yu Rumeng were chased by Senior Li and fled to the Demon Territory. Their journey was smooth and they successfully reached the depths of the Demon Territory…”
It had only been a few years, so it wasn’t difficult for Yang Kai to recall everything he had experienced in the past few years.
There were many continents in the Demon Territory, the Great Emperors knew about the existence of World Gates. After all, many Great Emperors had joined forces to invade the Demon Territory. Even if they didn’t know the exact details, they had some understanding of the various continents and World Gates, but they didn’t know anything about the Demon Territory.
What Yang Kai currently possessed was precisely the information they lacked.
When they heard that there were hundreds of continents and twelve Demon Saints in the Demon Territory, the four Great Emperors’ expressions all became serious. Not to mention how many Demon Race citizens there were in those hundreds of continents, the number of Demon Saints was simply too great.
There were only ten Great Emperors in the Star Boundary, excluding the missing Hongchen Great Emperor, Bright Moon Great Emperor who had died, and Night Shadow Great Emperor who had betrayed the Star Boundary. Only seven Great Emperors remained.
In terms of the number of top forces, the Star Boundary was far inferior to the Demon Territory. The gap between them was almost twice as large, and once Great Emperors and Demon Saints fought, they would definitely suffer greatly.
Hearing that Yu Rumeng was actually one of the twelve Demon Saints, the Great Emperors were even more surprised.
Back then, Yu Rumeng had always been by Yang Kai’s side, appearing in front of several Great Emperors and even transforming into Li Shiqing infront of the Great Emperor Flower Shadow. However, whether it was Zhan Wuhen or Hua Linglong, neither of them had been able to detect any flaws in her aura.
Thinking about it now, it was simply inconceivable.
However, after learning that Yu Rumeng was the Demon Succubus Master, the various Great Emperors were relieved.
A succubus had always been proficient in the power of the Soul and was proficient in enchanting others, so it was not surprising that Yu Rumeng was able to accomplish this. In terms of Soul cultivation alone, even Great Emperor Serene Soul couldn’t compare to her.
The existence of the Myriad Demon Cave and Myriad Demon Pill made the Great Emperors frown. During the past few years of war between the two races, how could the Great Emperors not have noticed the terrifying number of Demon Kings on the Demon Race’s side? At first, they couldn’t figure out why, but now they understood.
There were many Demon Kings, one of the reasons being that the population of the Demon Race was massive. In a few hundred continents, there were almost a hundred thousand Demon Kings, a terrifying number.
Secondly, it should be because of the Myriad Demon Pill. This pill was unique to the Demon Territory, and although it was formed by the Myriad Demon Cave absorbing the vitality of the Demon Race across the entire continent, consuming it would greatly benefit the Demon Race’s cultivation.
When they heard that Yang Kai had used the Mysterious Boundary Bead to devour many of the Demon Territory’s broken continents, the Great Emperors were all shocked. They could destroy Demon Territory’s continents, but they definitely couldn’t swallowed them. Yang Kai’s strength might not be worth mentioning in their eyes, but such a method was truly astonishing.
After a while, he talked about the battle of the Eternal Heaven Continent, about the Great Twelve Demon Array, about how Ming Yue fight like a trapped beast, how he had been blinded by his illusion and died under his fist.
The hall fell silent as the atmosphere became tense.
After tens of thousands of years of friendship, they had all become accustomed to each other’s existence. One day, when one of them passed away, even though the Great Emperors were calm and composed, they couldn’t help feeling a bit sad. Yang Kai’s narration was so detailed that they felt as if they were witnessing the hot-blooded scene of Ming Yue fighting against the twelve Demon Saints all by himself, as if they had personally witnessed the tragic battle and how Ming Yue was wounded.
It was truly fascinating! It was as if they were fighting alongside him!
Yang Kai took a deep breath and said, “This is what happened.”
Hua Linglong nodded, “Thank you.”
During the Eternal Heaven Continent Battle, not only were there twelve Demon Saints, but there were also more than a hundred Half-Saints. Under the watchful eyes of all the masters present, Yang Kai was still able to obtain the opportunity to become a Great Emperor from the Bright Moon Great Emperor, a feat that no ordinary person could hope to achieve.
“What happened next?” Mo Huang asked, “You obtained Ming Yue’s opportunity, so how did you escape their pursuit?”
Although Yang Kai hadn’t said anything yet, anyone could imagine Yang Kai’s desperate situation that day. Obtaining the Great Emperor’s opportunity wasn’t a fortunate thing, but the beginning of his death! The Demon Race definitely wouldn’t let him take away the Great Emperor’s opportunity.
“It’s all thanks to Yu Rumeng!” Yang Kai replied seriously, “She helped me restrain a few Demon Saints, and it just so happened that Junior was proficient in Space Ability and was most proficient in escaping, so I was lucky enough to escape.”
He didn’t say it explicitly, because compared to Ming Yue’s selfless sacrifice, his own bitter escape was nothing.
Yao Jun said, “If that’s the case, the Demon Territory won’t let you off no matter what, so how can you return to the Star Boundary? Is there anything else?”
“That’s right,” Yang Kai nodded, “After this junior escaped from the Eternal Heaven Continent, he was seriously injured, but because of the Great Emperor’s destiny, he was able to sense something and his aura fluctuated slightly, showing signs of a breakthrough. This little brat wanted to escape back to the Star Boundary in one fell swoop, but the Two World Passageway was guarded by Can Ye all year round, so if this junior were to go, it would be no different from walking into a trap. In addition to the fact that he was on the verge of breaking through, he had no choice but to flee to Cloud Shadow Continent…”
Under the protection of his Embodiment, he dove into the depths of the ground. The strange phenomenon caused by breaking through the Third Order Emperor Realm had attracted Bei Limo. He then use the Profound Dark Needle to restrain Bei Limo so he could escape, but who would have thought that he would be used by Xuan Bing…
“Wait!” Hearing this, Mo Huang looked at Yang Kai with a strange expression, “You mean you planted a Soul Brand in the Knowledge Sea of a Demon Saint?”
He wasn’t the only one. The four Great Emperors present all stared at him with wide eyes. It wasn’t that the Great Emperors didn’t know what it meant to plant a Soul Brand, but it was precisely because they did that they were surprised.
On the side, Li Wuyi was even more dumbfounded… He silently calculated in his heart. A Demon Saint was comparable to a Great Emperor, and Yang Kai planting a Soul Brand in a Demon Saint’s Knowledge Sea was equivalent to controlling the life and death of a Demon Saint! In other words, it was equivalent to having a Demon Saint or Great Emperor subordinate.
This boy was only a Third Order Emperor Realm master! He couldn’t even be considered a pseudo-emperor!
Even Li Wuyi, who had always been gentle and refined, couldn’t help feeling the urge to curse.
“Yes!” Yang Kai nodded, “Actually, it can’t be considered my ability, it’s just that Xuan Bing is too vicious and came up with this method to harm others without benefiting herself. This junior is just taking advantage of the situation to reap the benefits.”
The four Great Emperors glanced at each other, their Divine Senses suddenly fluctuating wildly, obviously communicating something.
A moment later, Hua Linglong frowned and said, “Although your cultivation has improved, you’re still only a Third Order Emperor Realm master. Even if you really planted a Soul Brand in a Demon Saint’s Knowledge Sea, I’m afraid you won’t be able to control her life or death, right?”
Yang Kai nodded, “Senior Flower Shadow is right. The difference between my cultivation and Bei Limo’s is too great, so my Soul Brand is unable to control her life or death. It can even be said that if she focuses on breaking it, it won’t take long for her to break free from my Soul Brand and regain her freedom.” Pausing for a moment, Yang Kai continued, “But she probably won’t have this opportunity now.”
“What do you mean?” Zhan Wuhen raised his brow.
Yang Kai thought about it for a moment before replying, “Sorry for my rudeness.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his Divine Sense surged out like a tsunami and swept out in all directions, but it was quickly withdrawn.
However, in just an instant, the eyes of the four Great Emperors lit up, and Li Wuyi’s face filled with shock.
Among all the people present, besides Yang Kai, the weakest was a Pseudo Emperor, so his perception was naturally extremely strong. Even though Yang Kai had released his Divine Sense in a short time, everyone could still feel how powerful it was.
This was a cultivation of Divine Sense that was only below the Great Emperor Realm, but above all the Pseudo Emperors!
This kind of Divine Sense would normally only appear on top-notch Pseudo Emperor, and this Pseudo Emperor had to be proficient in Soul cultivation.
But now, the one who was using this Soul Power was only a Third Order Emperor Realm master who had just broken through!
Li Wuyi’s heart was filled with shock. Compared to what Yang Kai had just said about planting a Soul Brand in the mind of a Demon Saint, what he had just witnessed was even more unbelievable.
Although subduing a Demon Saint was amazing, it wasn’t much. After all, it was just an external force, and this external force wasn’t stable, so there was a risk of backlash. However, this Soul Cultivation was his own, his foundation! In comparison, if it was Li Wuyi, he would rather choose the latter.
At this moment, how could the four Great Emperors not understand what Yang Kai had just said? The strength of a Soul Brand was directly related to the cultivation of one’s Soul. The stronger one’s Soul was, the stronger the Soul Brand would be.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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