Qin An pressed his hand down, signaling everyone to be quiet.

This time, Qin An's tribulation successfully convinced all the demon cultivators.

The fact that the Venerable One had survived 126 lightning tribulations unscathed was truly awe-inspiring.

After returning to the Demon Palace, Qin An sat on the throne.

"Bring up the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder."

Jiaqi and Liyuan escorted the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder to Qin An.

At this moment, the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder were no longer as glorious as before. They were now dragged over by Jiaqi and Liyuan like two dead dogs.

"Colluding with foreign enemies to plot against me, what is the punishment?" Qin An slowly walked up to the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder.

"Colluding with foreign enemies deserves the abolition of cultivation; plotting against the Lord deserves death!" the Grand Elder declared loudly from the side.

"Good!" Qin An agreed with the First Elder's statement. "You two heard that, right?" Qin An looked at the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder with cold eyes.

Upon hearing the words of the First Elder and Qin An, the Sixth and Seventh Elders trembled involuntarily. When they met Qin An's gaze, they lowered their heads in fear.

"Jiaqi, Liyuan, abolish the cultivation of the Sixth and Seventh Elders! Then execute them by slow slicing, and feed their flesh to the demon wolves!" Qin An turned around and stopped looking at the Sixth and Seventh Elders.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing Qin An's words, the Sixth and Seventh Elders turned ashen-faced.

When they saw Jiaqi and Liyuan approaching to abolish their cultivation, the Sixth and Seventh Elders struggled, crying out, "No, you can't do this to us!"

Jiaqi and Liyuan easily subdued the Sixth and Seventh Elders, then struck their dantian with a palm, instantly destroying their cultivation.

Instantly, the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder aged rapidly and became powerless to struggle.

Jiaqi and Liyuan took the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder away to be executed by slow slicing. Their screams echoed throughout the Demon Palace, sending chills down the spines of the other demon cultivators.

"Remember this, this is the consequence of betraying me!" Qin An's face was frosty as he rebuked all the demon cultivators present.

All the demon cultivators present changed their expressions and immediately knelt down: "We will not betray our Lord!"

"That depends on your performance," Qin An said.

After dealing with the Sixth and Seventh Elders, Jiaqi and Liyuan returned and stood on either side of Qin An.

Next, Qin An dealt with the henchmen brought by the Sixth and Seventh Elders.

Since the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder had allied with two opposing forces, and now that Qin An has eliminated the leaders of both opposing forces, their forces now belong to Qin An.

Qin An's sphere of influence in the Demon Realm has expanded even further.

After dealing with all the reactionary forces, Qin An announced the end of the proclamation meeting, and all the demon cultivators resigned and returned home.

"Your Majesty, what are you going to do next?" After handling everything, Jiaqi and Liyuan came to ask Qin An for instructions.

"Next, send a challenge to all those hostile forces!" Qin An rubbed the headband around his neck.

"Your Excellency, you mean..." Jiaqi and Liyuan's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Qin An's words.

"I will go and challenge those hostile forces, then subdue them, and finally unify the Demon Realm!" Qin An clenched his fists involuntarily.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys!" Jiaqi and Liyuan's hearts surged with excitement, their fighting spirit ignited. They couldn't wait to go and issue a challenge to the opposing forces.

After Jiaqi and Liyuan withdrew, Qin An sat back on his throne. He carefully took out the auspicious bird jade pendant from his chest and gently stroked the pendant and the hair ribbon that tied it.

"Master, it's almost time! I'll be able to unify the Demon Realm soon! You must wait for me!"

After issuing the challenge, Qin An immediately rushed to the opposing forces, defeating them one by one and then recruiting them to his side.

Unlike the former Demon Lord, Qin An was not bound by the constraints of cultivating forbidden techniques, which prevented him from easily unleashing his power for fear of losing his mind and becoming a bloodthirsty monster. Therefore, the opposing forces all underestimated the former Demon Lord, and consequently, Qin An as well.

So Qin An gave them a lesson. Of course, the price for this lesson was his own life and the loss of his power.

Qin An's big move caused a huge uproar in the Demon Realm and also leaked some information, which reached the cultivation world.

In the cultivation world, at the Star River Sect and Tinglan Peak.

Venerable Lieyang visited Shulan once again.

Shu Lan sat at the table in her room and poured a cup of tea for Venerable Lieyang. "Senior brother, please enjoy your tea."

Venerable Lieyang took the teacup, took a small sip, and then put it down. "Junior brother, have you heard about what's been happening in the Demon Realm lately?"

"What is it?" Shu Lan's expression remained indifferent, as if she wasn't interested in anything.

Regardless of whether Shu Lan was interested or not, Venerable Lieyang continued, "The Demon Lord of the Demon Realm has been replaced by a new one. His name is Demon Lord Shiyan. He took office after the previous Demon Lord fell."

Venerable Lieyang took a sip of tea and continued, "According to reliable sources, this Demon Lord of Slaughtering Flames has issued challenges to all hostile forces and then challenged them one by one, regardless of life or death."

"As a result, this Demon Lord of Slaughtering Flames continued to challenge without a single defeat, and now he is about to unify the entire Demon Realm."

Venerable Lieyang put down his teacup. "It seems this new Demon Lord has some skills."

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