The words that slipped out startled both of them, especially the Demon God, who looked utterly shocked, as if he couldn't believe he had just uttered those words. For a moment, he even forgot to let go, and the room fell silent.

Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared on the right, and something flew straight towards the demon god, carrying a sharp killing intent. The demon god seemed to awaken from a dream, and the demonic energy around him instantly gathered into a wall in front of him, while he hugged Youyou tightly and retreated swiftly.

The next moment, a loud bang was heard. The force of the two opposing forces caused the entire room to explode and collapse. The demon god, however, had already carried Youyou and flown into the air. He stood in mid-air, looking down with his eyes slightly narrowed.

A figure slowly emerged from the dust below, wielding a sword in one hand and dressed in the standard white robes of the True Strike Sect. It was Yuan Qi, and it was clear that the attack just now was launched by him.

The demon god glanced at the other party, revealing a malicious smile, and said mockingly, "You only realize it now? Yuan Qi, you've really weakened quite a bit."

Yuan Qi glanced at You You with concern before turning to the Demon God. His usual gentleness was gone, replaced by an unprecedented coldness in his eyes. He tightened his grip on his sword and said, "Let her go!"

"What? Is this woman very important to you? She can make someone as cold-blooded and ruthless as you so nervous?" The demon god looked down at the person in his arms with some surprise, his eyes brightening and the malice in them deepening. "Then I can't let her go even more."

Yuan Qi's expression darkened further, as if he had remembered something. An unprecedented rage flashed across his face, and white light surged around him as he leaped into the air, raising his sword to slash at him. "You are not worthy to come near her!"

The demon god neither dodged nor evaded; instead, his demonic energy surged wildly, transforming into a sky full of sword energy that swept towards Yuan Qi, blocking him out and launching a counterattack. "Hmph, don't think I can't see that we're evenly matched now, neither of us is at full strength. Do you really think you can defeat me?"

He waved his hand, and the entire sky darkened instantly. The surrounding demonic energy increased, and the once lush and verdant floating peaks visibly withered away.

Finally realizing what was happening, Youyou's eyes widened in shock—it was her spiritual plant!

The demon god showed no sign of stopping. The surrounding demonic energy grew thicker and thicker, and within it, countless sword energies condensed, seemingly about to engulf the entire True Evolution Sect.

Seeing through his thoughts, Yuan Qi twirled his longsword, his whole body shone brightly with white light, and in an instant, he summoned a white barrier that enveloped the entire sect.

"Hmph! With such little power, you think you can save others!" The demon god sneered, and in an instant, all the demonic energy condensed into sword energy gathered in the sky. He raised his hand to swing it down, and it looked like he was about to send the sky full of sword energy falling downwards.

Youyou's heart tightened, and without thinking, she slapped his raised hand, "Are you crazy! The True Yan Sect is right below."

With a loud crack, the demon god, completely unprepared, was struck by her sudden blow, causing him to stagger. Even the sword energy filling the sky seemed to be severed, disappearing with a hiss and turning back into demonic energy.

The demon god froze, seemingly unable to believe that someone would attack him so directly. The key was that not only did it succeed, but his entire body showed no intention of resisting. He was stunned for a moment.

roar……

However, before he could figure it out, two huge roars rang out, and two giant beasts, one black and one white, descended from the sky from the left and right, pouncing directly on the demon god.

It was a soul beast and a little monster, who had obviously come to help after hearing the commotion. Just as the two giant beasts were about to fall, Fenze stretched out his lava-like tentacles and lashed them out at the demon god.

The demon god didn't even raise a hand; he merely glanced at them, and the surrounding demonic energy automatically bound the two giant beasts, turning them into dumplings with no chance to resist.

"So it's you two." The demon god frowned, his eyes narrowing slightly. "What? You've only been asleep for a while, and you don't even recognize me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, something emanated from his body, and the two giant beasts that were struggling in the air suddenly crashed down uncontrollably with a thud, directly hitting the ground and their entire bodies were flattened.

Before the little demon beast Fenze could react, the soul beast seemed to understand something, its eyes widening as it looked at the person in the air, "...Master?"

"Hmph!" The demon god snorted coldly, but before he could answer, a large swath of white light suddenly shot up from below, instantly breaking through layers of demonic energy and clearing a large expanse of clear sky.

The demon god's expression changed. This time, he did not summon demonic energy to block it. Instead, he quickly retreated and left the range of the white light at an extremely fast speed, looking down at Yuan Qi in shock.

The white light emanating from Yuan Qi's body grew even brighter, as if some restriction was being lifted. He seemed like a completely different person, radiating an aura that was impossible to look directly at, like a supreme being in the world—holy, majestic, and irresistible. Even his ink-black hair seemed to be dyed white by the light, gradually turning white.

"You haven't even recovered your abilities, and you really want to fight me?" The Demon God looked at him incredulously, giving him a look as if he were an idiot. After a moment, as if he had thought of something, he snorted coldly and said, "Fine, I'm only here to retrieve what's mine. You're crazy! I'm not playing along! Yuan Qi, until we meet again!"

After saying that, he suddenly raised his hand and tore through a patch of void, carrying Youyou inside.

"Demon God!" Yuan Qi cried out in alarm, trying to catch up, but it was too late.

The void closed instantly and vanished into thin air.

Yuan Qi's hands clenched tightly at his sides, and that violent emotion that was incompatible with his original nature rose again. Even the white light around him began to surge violently, carrying a hint of destruction.

He took several deep breaths to calm himself down, and the white light around him gradually disappeared.

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The demon god ran away quickly and decisively; not only Yuan Qi, but even You You, who had been captured, didn't have time to react. When she came to her senses, she was already in a vast and desolate palace.

The palace was enormous, yet incredibly spacious; you could hear echoes as you walked through it. There were few decorations inside, only countless stone pillars. As they walked, lamps lit up the pillars, illuminating the entire palace.

The intricate patterns carved on the stone pillars looked somewhat familiar. It wasn't until another hall door opened and she saw the tall stone statue that she remembered.

Isn't this the ancient demon palace from the Demon Realm?

"This is my Demon God's Temple!" As if sensing what she was thinking, the Demon God suddenly spoke.