"Five Thunder God Palm, come inside and talk, have a cup of tea," Zhu Li said, clasping his hands in greeting.
The clan has reached a consensus on the next clan leader. Since a vote cannot determine the winner, a martial arts contest will be held to decide the outcome.
They are a powerful clan of demon beasts, dominating one side of the demon realm. In ancient times, they were one of the six major clans of the demon realm, and now they are one of the four major clans of the demon realm. No matter what era, they will never fall out of the ranks of the dominant clans.
Moreover, this is a cultivation world where the strong are respected, and it is reasonable to determine the stronger through martial arts competitions.
So when he saw that Cao Ya seemed to be preparing to interfere in the clan chief election, he quickly interrupted.
Aokiji looked at Cao Ya, still not understanding why he spoke up.
The main mission of the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan is to awaken the Lord of Space, and then to investigate whether there are any alien spies within this demonic overlord clan. As for the stated reason for the invitation—to witness the battle of the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan's patriarch—that is the least important thing to them.
After all, neither Xiao Diao nor Hao Jiuyou were more than at the Reincarnation Realm. Although they were already very strong, especially considering their age, they were somewhat weak in the great war between heaven and earth.
Even ordinary Samsara Realm cultivators are not enough to contend with, let alone those in the Reincarnation Realm.
However, as an old acquaintance of Cao Ya, Qingzhi knew that Cao Ya would not interfere in this matter without some reason.
He knew that Cao Ya was someone who hated trouble.
This can be seen from the fact that Cao Ya has cultivated diligently for thousands of years and rarely makes a high-profile appearance. When he does occasionally use martial arts, it is only because someone comes to his door and he can only defeat them in a few moves.
Otherwise, with Cao Ya's strength, even if he were human, he could completely unify the demon realm and recreate the glory of the Six-Fingered Holy Dragon Emperor!
If he were to go to the four great domains of the human race, he could easily unify them. During the ten thousand years when many ancient super powerhouses were either seriously injured and perished, reincarnated, or forced into slumber, Cao Ya, the "Five Thunder God Palm," could truly be called "invincible under heaven"!
However, Cao Ya did not do that.
Aokiji knew why; he found it troublesome.
Cao Ya agreed to come here because of him and the Lord of Space.
Otherwise, would Cao Ya care about the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan?
What are these so-called demonic overlords? In the eyes of the most powerful beings in the world, they are nothing special.
At the peak of the Triple Reincarnation Tribulation, even the most powerful clans might not produce a single super strong individual like this after ten thousand years.
Such a figure did indeed appear in the Heavenly Demon Mink Clan. He was the Space Lord, one of the Eight Ancient Lords. Unfortunately, the Space Lord was seriously injured and forced to sleep to recover.
Moreover, in Qingzhi's opinion, even if the Lord of Space has recovered to his peak, he might not be able to defeat Cao Ya now.
Perhaps only the Ice Lord and the Devouring Lord at their peak, and my Dragon Clan's Six-Fingered Holy Dragon Emperor, can be compared to Cao Ya ten thousand years later...
Hmm, Cao Ya is stronger than me, so his senses should be better... Could he have noticed something amiss...?
Aokiji suddenly had a thought.
"Cao Ya, what did you discover?" Qingzhi asked softly.
He believed that Cao Ya would understand the meaning behind his words.
Have we discovered traces of the Otherworldly Demons?
Cao Ya did understand Qingzhi's meaning and indeed discovered traces of the Otherworldly Demon.
During the century that Xiao Diao was missing, Hao Jiuyou rose to prominence by joining the Demon Prison and becoming a spy for the Demon Clan within the Heavenly Demon Diao Clan.
"???" Zhu Li was bewildered and confused, unable to understand what the Five Thunder God Palm and the Azure Dragon King were talking about.
On the contrary, Lin Dong and Xiao Diao vaguely sensed something.
The murder of Xiao Diao a hundred years ago was highly suspicious of Hao Jiuyou, after all, he was one of the very few people who knew Xiao Diao's whereabouts, and his behavior over the past hundred years has made him the most suspicious.
Did the Five Thunder God Palm master obtain evidence?
The two brothers exchanged a glance, both feeling delighted; the sudden change in their emotions had caught them completely off guard.
Conversely, Hao Jiuyou, who was initially overjoyed, stiffened his smile and said in a hoarse voice:
"Senior Five Thunder God Palm, today is the day for my brother A Diao and me to compete to determine the clan leader. This is a matter for our clan, and I hope you will not interfere and will simply observe the ceremony."
Using the name of the Heavenly Demon Mink Clan to pressure Cao Ya is understandable, as outsiders interfering in the affairs of their own clan would naturally displease many members.
As the dominant race in the demon realm, the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan has its pride, and it will never yield even when facing the most powerful beings in the world.
As expected, many members of the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan showed some hostility.
Zhu Li knew he was in trouble. If he offended the Five Thunder God Palm, how could he ask him to investigate the situation of the Space Lord?
Furthermore, when the Five Thunder God Palm is unleashed in a fit of rage, even the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan, the dominant clan in the demon realm, would be unable to withstand it.
“Five Thunder Divine Palm, please be magnanimous and don’t take offense at a young man like me,” Zhu Li hurriedly said.
Undoubtedly, this act of showing weakness further displeased many members of the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan.
As one of the four dominant clans in the demon realm, does it need to be so weak?
Yes, the Five Thunder God Palm is indeed extremely terrifying, but their Heavenly Demon Sable Clan is not weak either.
If word gets out, I'll lose all face.
Only the elders knew that, putting aside the fact that they needed their help right now, they were far inferior in terms of martial prowess alone.
"Hao Jiuyou, your scheming and manipulative methods... I can only say one thing: you're really bad!" Cao Ya shook his head.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
After all that, it was all for this one comment?
Are you sure you didn't come here just to humiliate Hao Jiuyou?
Lin Dong and Xiao Diao were also quite confused.
Hao Jiuyou's face darkened, but he forced a smile and said:
"It's not comparable to the Five Thunder God Palm."
But I breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, the secret hadn't been discovered.
"What a clumsy Hao Jiuyou," Cao Ya sighed. "You framed Xiao Diao, causing her to disappear for a hundred years. This was a secret that no one would have noticed. As an important figure in Xiao Diao's faction, you should have taken advantage of Xiao Diao's disappearance to take full control of her inheritance. Instead, you turned against her and couldn't even win over an old friend from a hundred years ago. How can such a weakling be the patriarch of the Heavenly Demon Diao clan?"
He shook his head, seemingly looking down on her, then Cao Ya looked at Hao Jiuyou and said indifferently:
"By the way, summon the Otherworldly King behind you."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked, their expressions changed, and they all became serious.
The initial words had already shocked everyone. Was Xiao Diao's disappearance caused by information leaked by Hao Jiuyou? Xiao Diao had actually been betrayed by Hao Jiuyou?
Where did the Five Thunder God Palm obtain such secret information?
As they listened, the crowd couldn't help but agree with Cao Ya's assessment.
Indeed, regardless of whether Xiao Diao's disappearance was Hao Jiuyou's doing, no one knew beforehand. Judging solely from his deeds over the past century, Hao Jiuyou seems successful, having accomplished many great things. However, upon closer examination, it becomes apparent that Hao Jiuyou's methods were quite clumsy.
The high-ranking members of Xiao Diao's faction were highly regarded and wielded considerable power. Yet, after Xiao Diao's disappearance, they failed to seize this golden opportunity and had to start anew, competing against their original faction.
As expected, Hao Jiuyou's technique is quite clumsy!
After agreeing with Cao Ya's assessment, the previous dissatisfaction and hostility immediately vanished.
People are increasingly recognizing the ferret.
However, Cao Ya's next words caused all living beings to change color and be greatly shocked.
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