"Ah!" Prince Jinwu let out a bloodcurdling scream. Because of what had just happened, most of his blood had been concentrated in his lower body. This was a truly devastating loss, and he would probably be called Prince Jinwu from now on.

The person who came was naturally Zu An. He had just followed the guard into the palace, recording the surrounding map while inquiring about Xue'er's whereabouts.

Normally, an ordinary guard wouldn't know the details of the inner palace, but he mentioned a strange thing: the people from the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace had cleared out a secluded courtyard in the palace today, and no palace maids or eunuchs were allowed to be in the vicinity. Even the guards were driven far away.

Zuan immediately realized that this was likely the Crown Prince's way of finding a secluded and quiet place to commit his illicit acts. After all, Xue'er was now the princess of the Elf race, and if the process of doing something to her became public knowledge, it would be bad for the royal family's reputation and they would be unable to explain themselves to the other races.

Just then, he received a series of anger points from the Golden Crow Prince, and immediately realized that he was already quite close to him, because anger points are the power of collected soul fluctuations, and once you are beyond a certain distance, you can no longer receive them.

After finding out the direction of the courtyard, he knocked out the guard who was leading the way.

As for whether it would implicate Hei Chiran afterward, and whether the investigation would lead to suspicions that someone could disguise themselves, he couldn't care less about that now. He just wanted to rescue Xue'er immediately and didn't dare to waste a single second.

It has to be said that Prince Jinwu's decision to send away the guards, eunuchs, and palace maids for the sake of convenience actually made it easier for Zu'an to enter. Otherwise, with so many experts around him, it would have been quite difficult to break through the defenses.

Fortunately, he arrived just in time. Seeing that he intended to bully Xue'er, Zu An was filled with rage and didn't care that he was a prince of the demon race. He attacked with deadly force.

Unfortunately, a strange feather appeared on the opponent's body, blocking his fatal blow.

After all, Prince Jinwu was an outstanding expert among the younger generation of the demon race, and it was not easy for Zu'an to defeat him. His fatal dagger was deflected, and in that instant, there was no time to stab a second time. He could only use his other hand to blast the opponent.

After smashing the lower half of the Golden Crow Prince's body, Zu An's right hand finally recovered. He used the poisoned dagger to stab the prince again, preparing to take advantage of the situation to end his life.

Just then, an angry shout came from the side: "You scoundrel, how dare you!"

Immediately afterward, an overwhelming force rushed over from the side. Zu An met it with his palm, and the two forces collided with a loud bang, shattering all the tables, chairs, and vases in the room.

Zu An felt his blood surging. He recognized the other party as none other than the Grandmaster who protected the Golden Crow Prince.

Almost simultaneously, two enormous eyes slowly opened in the clouds above the palace. The eyes were long and narrow, like phoenix eyes, but even more elongated, and their pupils glowed red.

Just those two eyes almost filled the entire sky; in that instant, a terrifying...

The oppressive aura was overwhelming.

Within the royal court, people of all races rose and stared at the sky, utterly astonished:

"Who provoked the Demon Emperor to take action?"

"Could it be that the human emperor has come knocking on our door?"

For so many years, no one has seen the Demon Emperor make a move, or even become angry.

For many years, he has lived a secluded life, and some of the younger generation have even forgotten the terror of the Demon Emperor.

In that instant, countless demons were forced to prostrate themselves on the ground by this oppressive force, filled with both fear and worship, their bodies trembling with excitement.

Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue, who were in the Serpent Clan's residence, suddenly stood up, their faces solemn.

"The Demon Emperor truly lives up to his reputation, and judging from his imposing aura, he is in no way inferior to Zhao Hao." Yun Jianyue had fought against Zhao Hao before, so she was naturally qualified to make such a judgment.

"Why did the Demon Emperor suddenly appear? At their level, they usually go into seclusion to recuperate and try to delay the arrival of the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man." Yan Xuehen asked, puzzled.

“Perhaps a powerful enemy has come,” Yun Jianyue said, then shook her head. At that time, besides Zhao Hao coming in person, who else would be worth the Demon Emperor’s personal attention? She stood at the window looking towards the palace and noticed the commotion there. “Something may have happened in the palace.”

"Who dares to cause trouble in the demon palace?" Yan Xuehen glanced at Yun Jianyue. The demon palace, like the human palace, was no less dangerous than the forbidden lands of life. Only a tiger like this demoness would dare to force her way into the palace.

Yu Yanluo also came to the window to look, a hint of worry between her brows: "Do you think... it might be Azu?"

"How could that be? That guy is very clever, how could he do something like this that's...suicide?" Yun Jianyue was quite confident at first, but as she spoke, she became uncertain.

Yan Xuehen's heart skipped a beat. That guy was incredibly audacious; he even dared to bully her. He really was capable of doing something like that.

While the girls were worried, Zu'an was desperately fleeing through the palace with Xue'er in his arms.

The Golden Crow Prince's true strength was roughly equal to his own. The reason he was easily injured was because the Golden Crow Prince understood his methods, his skills were exactly the opposite of the Golden Crow Prince's, and he seized the initiative with a surprise attack.

But once the Grandmaster beside the Golden Crow Prince appears, he will have no chance and may even be defeated by the two of them working together.

Moreover, the Demon Emperor's terrifying pressure made his hair stand on end, so why would he be foolish enough to stay and fight to the death?

He picked up Xue'er and rushed out.

Just as the Grandmaster was about to give chase, he heard the Golden Crow Prince's painful wails. He rushed over to check on him and was shocked to see the bloody and mangled lower half of the prince's body. The prince was so badly injured.

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