The Xuan Tu Jin Long clan is born favored by the Dao of Earth and Metal, possessing a powerful physique and fierce attacks.

Even without cultivation, these creatures, with their powerful talents, can automatically break through to the Nascent Soul Realm upon reaching adulthood.

They were born superior to countless races.

However, their innate talent also makes the Xuan Tu Jin Long clan relatively weak in their understanding of the Great Dao beyond their talent.

The golden-eyed middle-aged man in front of them, who was suppressed by Lu Qing with one hand, was a powerful expert in the Dao Integration Realm.

However, he was not good at understanding the Dao of Space, and his movements were far less refined than Luo Yuantian's.

Before he knew it, Lu Qing had closed in on him and pressed down on his shoulder.

Despite sensing the changes in the golden-eyed middle-aged man's body and the sudden increase in power, Lu Qing remained completely calm.

The seed of the [Great Strength] supernatural power within his body trembled, and a surge of supernatural power flowed, instantly pinning down the struggling golden-eyed middle-aged man once again, rendering him unable to move.

Even the physical body that was changing was forcibly suppressed, reverting to its original state and unable to continue its transformation.

This press caused a great shock to the middle-aged man with golden eyes.

He felt that Lu Qing's hand pressing on his shoulder was as heavy as the heavens and earth.

Even with his divine consciousness clone, which possessed the perfected state of the ninth tribulation of the primordial spirit, he was completely unable to break free.

It should be noted that, as a member of the Xuan Tu Jin Long clan, strength itself is his most powerful talent.

Even a divine thought clone has a physical body that is far stronger than other clones at the Dao Integration Realm.

But now, he was actually suppressed by an eighth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, how could he not be extremely shocked?

"Stop struggling."

Seeing that the middle-aged man with golden eyes seemed to still want to struggle, Lu Qing said calmly.

"Although the Xuan Tu Golden Dragon clan is blessed with natural advantages and powerful physical bodies, your divine sense clone is too weak and is no match for me. If you move around again, I'll crush you."

After saying that, Lu Qing exerted a little force with his hand, and the middle-aged man with golden eyes immediately felt an indescribable and immense force coming from Lu Qing's palm, almost crushing his entire body.

He immediately stopped struggling.

Seeing this, Lu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

As for the demon kings on the periphery, they were already dumbfounded.

They never expected that their "emperor" would be so easily seized by Lu Qing, leaving them unable to move.

This demon is far more terrifying than the Golden Lion King and the others described!

"It's over!"

Even the Golden Lion King was filled with fear at this moment.

Although he had experienced Lu Qing's terrifying power and knew that Lu Qing's ability to escape unscathed from the siege of the elders of the Holy Mountain meant that his strength must be even greater than he had imagined.

But he never expected that even the divine sense identity of the "Emperor" was still no match for Lu Qing.

With just a flick of his wrist, he was completely subdued and unable to move.

Who exactly are you?

The middle-aged man with golden eyes was indeed a powerful being at the Dao Integration Realm. After his initial bewilderment, he quickly calmed down and stared at Lu Qing, asking a question.

At this moment, Lu Qing was no longer seen as an Eighth Tribulation Nascent Soul, but as a terrifying existence that even he could not fathom.

"Who I am is not important. What is important is that, as I just said, I'm here to collect a debt. Now, can we have a proper talk?"

Lu Qing said gently.

But when the middle-aged man heard this, a chill inexplicably rose in his heart.

He gave a bitter laugh: "Do I still have the right to refuse?"

“No.” Lu Qing shook his head. “If you refuse, I will first crush this divine consciousness clone of yours, then destroy the capital city below and ruin this holy city in the hearts of your demon race.”

Although Lu Qing spoke calmly, the middle-aged man with golden eyes could tell that Lu Qing was not just talking nonsense; this guy really meant what he said.

Moreover, he understood that the other party definitely possessed such strength.

With a quick thought, the young man with golden eyes soon came to terms with reality.

"You're talking about collecting a debt, so what kind of compensation do you expect from our demon race before you're willing to settle this score?"

"Good, that's straightforward." Lu Qing praised, "My demands are not high. Your demon race's compensation can be the same as the Holy Alliance's: 300,000 high-grade spirit stones and 100 top-grade spirit stones."

"Three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this number, the middle-aged man with golden eyes widened in surprise.

If he hadn't been suppressed by Lu Qing, he probably would have jumped up directly.

The demon kings on the periphery trembled upon hearing Lu Qing's words, all of them terrified by the number.

But it was precisely the feeling of that boundless, heavy, suppressive force on his shoulders that calmed the excited heart of the golden-eyed middle-aged man.

He gave a wry smile: "Fellow Daoist, your request is too outrageous. Even if we gathered all the savings of our entire demon race, we still couldn't raise that many high-grade and top-grade spirit stones for you."

"Is that so? In that case, you may all die."

Lu Qing ignored the other party's sophistry and exerted force with his hand, causing a cracking sound to emanate from the golden-eyed middle-aged man's body.

More than ten bones were shattered in an instant, and multiple cracks appeared in his body.

It seems like it's about to be truly crushed at any moment.

"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment!"

Seeing that Lu Qing was serious, the middle-aged man with golden eyes immediately shouted.

Lu Qing stopped what she was doing, but looked coldly at the middle-aged man with golden eyes.

It was as if he would be crushed if he dared to offer even the slightest excuse.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man with golden eyes secretly groaned inwardly.

How could this guy be so decisive? Generally speaking, don't humans like to inflate prices and then negotiate down?

Why doesn't he leave any room for negotiation? If anything goes wrong, he'll really kill you.

The middle-aged man with golden eyes wasn't reluctant to part with his divine consciousness clone.

He was afraid that after he died, Lu Qing would really go on a killing spree.

In that case, their demon race would truly face annihilation.

With this in mind, the middle-aged man with golden eyes finally made up his mind.

Spirit stones can be earned back, but once the capital is destroyed and all the elite demons inside are killed, then their demon race is truly doomed.

By then, what use will it be to keep the spirit stones?

“Fellow Daoist, I can grant your request, but you have asked for too many spirit stones. We will need some time to gather them.”

The middle-aged man with golden eyes sighed.

"One day." Lu Qing raised a finger with his other hand. "I'm only giving you one day to gather the spirit stones and deliver them to me. If you dare to play tricks, it won't be as simple as destroying the capital. I will slaughter your entire demon race. You should know whether I have that ability."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qing unleashed a terrifying killing intent that enveloped all the demon kings around him.

In an instant, all the demon kings felt as if they were being plunged into an ocean of killing intent.

Terrifying illusions surged within his primordial spirit, almost causing him to lose his balance and fall from the sky.

The middle-aged man with golden hair was not affected by Lu Qing's killing intent, but seeing the indifference in Lu Qing's eyes, he couldn't help but tremble.

He understood that their demon race had truly provoked an unimaginable evil star this time. What were those useless people, the Golden Lion King, good for? They hadn't even investigated the enemy's background, yet they dared to wade into such troubled waters.

Despite inwardly cursing the Golden Lion King and his group, the middle-aged man with golden eyes could only suppress his emotions and nod.

"Alright, one day it is. Fellow Daoist, you must keep your promise and not lay a hand on my demon race within this day."

"Don't worry, I've always been a person of my word," Lu Qing said.

He then withdrew his hand, releasing the middle-aged man from his suppression of the golden boy, showing no concern that he might take the opportunity to escape.

At the same time, he also withdrew the killing intent from his body.

But the demon kings seemed to be captivated and did not immediately wake up.

Feeling the immense pressure on his body disappear and his body regain its ease, the middle-aged man with golden eyes felt no joy whatsoever.

In that short time, he realized that the physical body of the demon before him was far more powerful than his divine consciousness avatar.

Furthermore, given that the opponent's spatial comprehension was no less than his own, if Lu Qing really wanted to slaughter the demon race, he truly had no way to stop him.

"What kind of monster is this, and why does it possess such terrifying strength in the Great World?"

Golden-eyed middle-aged people find it hard to understand.

Logically speaking, their divine sense avatars at the Dao Integration Realm should be invincible in the Great World.

But why would a freak like Lu Qing appear, whose strength could actually overwhelm his clone?

However, no matter how difficult it was to understand, the middle-aged man with golden eyes dared not delay.

He turned to look at the demon kings on the periphery and said angrily, "Didn't you hear me? Get out of here and gather spirit stones for me right now. If you don't gather enough spirit stones within a day, I won't bother with you bunch of good-for-nothings anymore!"

The other demon kings then seemed to wake from a dream, looking at Lu Qing in fear, but dared not utter another word.

The murderous intent emanating from that demon just now was terrifying.

Even with their primordial spirits having undergone five kalpas or more, they were completely unable to resist and were about to fall into the illusion.

If a real fight breaks out, the opponent might not even need to make a move; their killing intent alone would be enough to annihilate one's primordial spirit.

Therefore, when the "Emperor" ordered them to collect spirit stones, not a single demon king dared to object.

After bowing in agreement, they all used their spatial teleportation techniques to try and collect spirit stones.

Even the middle-aged man with golden eyes, after a moment of contemplation, disappeared and went to a more distant place.

With those useless people's spatial abilities, it's impossible for them to travel all over the demon realm in a day. We still need to let him do it.

Without his intervention, it wouldn't be easy to obtain the spirit stones accumulated by those demon kings who haven't been resurrected yet.

With the disappearance of the golden-eyed middle-aged man and the group of demon kings, only one figure remained in the sky.

Lu Qing's gaze fell on the other party, who was none other than the Golden Lion King.

Having just been resurrected, his cultivation level was only at the initial stage of the Nascent Soul realm, making it impossible for him to use spatial teleportation techniques.

Feeling Lu Qing's gaze, the Golden Lion King's body trembled.

Before Lu Qing could speak, he hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, my Golden Lion Clan has a lot of spirit stones. I will go and fetch them for you right now!"

Having said that, without waiting for Lu Qing's reply, he immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the capital city below.

He was afraid that if he was even a little slow, Lu Qing would object and not give him the chance.

After all, he had attacked this person on Tian Sheng Peak.

Having already been resurrected once, if this physical body is also killed, then he will truly perish completely and will be unable to be resurrected again.

Watching the Golden Lion King flee in panic, Lu Qing did not make a move.

To him now, the strength of these demon kings is insignificant.

Since the other party was willing to exchange spirit stones for his life, he didn't mind giving him a chance to live.

Lu Qing casually conjured a cloud of auspiciousness, sat cross-legged on it, and waited for the demons to return.

He didn't care whether these demon kings would use tricks or not.

He has already given them the opportunity. If these demon kings are truly so ungrateful, then he wouldn't mind erasing this capital from the Tianyuan Great World.

Moreover, he had already memorized the auras of those demon kings.

Having cultivated the [Ziwei Destiny Scripture], he could find even the most powerful demon kings no matter where they fled.

At that time, he will show them what true hell is like.

As Lu Qing sat cross-legged on auspicious clouds, awaiting the return of the demons, the entire Tianyuan Great World was also in turmoil.

The shockwaves caused by the battle at Tian Sheng Peak were terrifying.

In addition, there were many cultivators at the time who witnessed the scene of a group of demon kings and Holy Alliance elders being killed by Lu Qing.

Such a shocking event could not possibly be concealed.

Therefore, after several days of preparation, the news finally spread quickly throughout almost the entire human territory.

This includes the mysterious and unpredictable Netherworld Palace.

In a mysterious place, inside a dark palace exuding a strange Daoist aura, several powerful figures are gathering together.

"Is the news accurate? Were the elders of the Holy Alliance really all slaughtered?"

An old man in black robes asked, his tone slightly unsettled.

“It’s accurate. This is an image that our people secretly recorded using a recording stone.”

Another figure took out a recording stone and projected a light screen into the air.

The images on the light screen changed, showing Lu Qing killing a group of demon kings and elders of the Holy Alliance on Tian Sheng Peak.

Watching Lu Qing on the light screen, he blasted two Eighth Tribulation Demon Emperors apart with a single punch and killed more than ten Demon Kings with a single sword strike.

Later, he transformed into a giant thousands of feet tall and swatted all the elders of the Holy Alliance to death as easily as swatting mosquitoes.

The old man in black robes and the others couldn't help but gasp, utterly shocked.

Even just through the images, they could feel the overwhelming ferocity emanating from the so-called "demon" within.

"He shattered an Eight Tribulation Demon Emperor with a single punch, and even a Ninth Tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't withstand a single move. Luo Yuantian's divine sense avatar was helpless against him and had to admit defeat. Just who is this person?"

After a long while, the old man in black robes couldn't help but ask.

“I’ve already checked. This person should be Chen Qing, who became famous decades ago in the battle at Tian Shu Divine Mountain, and who, with his Golden Core body, reversed the fate of many human primordial spirits,” another figure said.

"However, Chen Qing is likely an alias. This person is proficient in transformation techniques and has used multiple identities while traveling in the Tianyuan Great World. He even infiltrated our Netherworld Palace and became an outer assassin."

"Furthermore, the mysterious cultivator who triggered the strange heavenly tribulation in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains decades ago could very well be him."

As expected of one of the most well-informed forces, the Netherworld Palace has already investigated Lu Qing's matter quite thoroughly.

"You mean, this person only just underwent the tribulation of the primordial spirit decades ago?"

The old man in black robes was greatly shocked and asked in disbelief. (End of Chapter)