The Demon Realm, the Demon King's Palace.
"Reporting to the Demon King, a letter has arrived from the Fox Clan. Four more fox demons have cultivated nine tails and have reached the tenth level of strength."
"Reporting to the Demon King, in recent years, three tiger demons from the tiger clan have advanced to the tenth rank."
"In recent years, only a few members of the wolf clan have been promoted, but three Venerable Ones recently broke through to the eleventh rank."
"The other races have obeyed the Demon King's orders and are diligently cultivating. Their advancement speed is much faster than before, and many have even increased."
"And then there are the aquatic creatures of the Four Seas..."
Demon King Tu Huan listened attentively to his subordinates' reports on the various demon races, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face. Tenth-tier demons were equivalent to early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the human realm. The number of tenth-tier demons in the demon realm far exceeded the number of demons in the major sects of the human realm, which greatly pleased Tu Huan. The more high-tier demons there were, the better he could plan for his future endeavors.
If there's one thing that Tu Huan's greatest regret in his life is, it's that he was defeated by the Heavenly Maiden Qin Yan when he first unified the demon realm a thousand years ago. Originally, the various races of the demon realm ruled independently, disliking each other, like a scattered pile of sand. It wasn't until Tu Huan unified the demon realm that the demon race had its first true king.
At that time, it had just advanced to the tenth rank and subdued various demon races. Its confidence was inflated to the limit. Young and arrogant, it thought it was omnipotent and even allowed its subordinates to provoke the immortal cultivators. As a result, it was beaten to a pulp by the Heavenly Maiden Qin Yan and her followers.
Tu Huan still believes that the reason he lost was because he underestimated his opponent. But a defeat is a defeat. He cannot sign the oath of the heart demon with the celestial maiden, establish a pact between the two realms, or set up a seal between the human and demon realms to prevent his various demon races from invading each other.
Originally, this was Tu Huan's expedient measure, and he also took this opportunity to let the demon race recuperate and train desperately. He had finally advanced to the twelfth-order demon king, with cultivation on par with the peak Nascent Soul cultivators of the immortal sects. In fact, due to his naturally powerful demonic body, he believed he was even superior. Even if two more Heavenly Maidens Qin Yan came, he might not necessarily lose.
His ambition to slaughter others is not limited to just one demon realm.
Unfortunately, the covenant made back then was sworn by his inner demons. He personally swore an oath to the demon god, meaning that even if he had the power to take revenge, he could not easily break the covenant as long as the Heavenly Maiden Qinyan was alive. Otherwise, he would die and be reduced to his original form. As a result, even if he gained greater power, he could never avenge this grudge.
But who could have imagined that the Heavenly Maiden Qinyan would perish so soon!
What is this? This is an opportunity!
Several years ago, when he noticed the seal was weakening, he could hardly believe it. He sent a little demon out to investigate and learned that the Heavenly Maiden Qinyan had indeed perished. He also went to the border himself and saw that the seal's power had indeed weakened; in fact, he could forcibly destroy the seal at any time if he wanted to.
However, due to the alliance, he needed to come up with a reasonable excuse, preferably that the human race would voluntarily break the agreement.
For example, there are disciples of immortal sects who actively slaughter ordinary demons who have not committed any crimes.
Internally, he urged all races to cultivate relentlessly, accumulating strength to achieve their goal in one fell swoop. He felt this plan was excellent, as it upheld the greater good, resolved the contract binding him, and, most importantly, allowed him to legitimately re-enter the human realm, even unifying the two realms would not be a problem.
Tu Huan was calculating in his mind, even thinking he was the most clever demon in the world. The more he looked at the advancement reports from his subordinates, the more he felt that his great undertaking was about to succeed, until a little demon rushed in in a panic.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened..." A deer demon crashed in with a thud, falling directly in front of Tu Huan, its face filled with terror.
"What's the panic? What happened? Speak!" Tu Huan frowned, clearly annoyed that his good mood had been ruined.
"Fire...fire..." The deer demon panicked even more, its face filled with even greater fear. "There's such a...huge fire outside, it's...it's about to burn over!"
"Fire?" Tu Huan was stunned for a moment, then said with some anger, "Why are you making such a fuss about starting a fire? Just send a few rain demons out to deal with it."
"No...that fire...it won't go out no matter how much I pour it!" The deer demon trembled even more violently.
Tu Huan frowned. "What kind of fire can't be extinguished..."
Before he could finish speaking, a bright red light suddenly shone all around, turning the entire Demon King's Palace red.
"Huh! Why is it turning red outside?!" He was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what was happening, when suddenly he felt a scorching heat rush towards him, as if it would evaporate his entire demon form. This is... a strange fire!
What kind of strange fire could turn the sky red? Has someone broken into the Demon King's palace?!
Tu Huan was startled and was about to go out to see clearly when a clear female voice suddenly came from above, clearly reaching their ears, each word seemingly striking their minds.
"With no man in my heart, I naturally become a god when I draw my sword!"
The next moment...
With a whooshing sound, countless sword energies rained down from the sky. A series of clanging and clattering sounds followed by a deafening rumble of something collapsing. The once magnificent and imposing Demon King's Palace was shattered into countless pieces, as if sliced into tofu, and collapsed onto the ground in an instant.
Everything happened too fast. Before Demon King Tu Huan could even step out the door, his face was covered by the dust and smoke rising from all around. The entire Demon King's Palace, not only the palace itself but also the ground, was as if a layer had been scraped off, turning it into ruins and engulfed in crimson flames.
Demon King: "..."
Subordinates: "..."
What's going on? Who are they? Where are they?
The demons in the entire Demon King's Palace were stunned and couldn't react for a long time. Then, the sea of fire and dust suddenly parted, and a woman dressed in white with auspicious cloud patterns, holding a long sword and still with traces of sword energy remaining on her body, walked steadily towards them.
Tu Huan felt inexplicably as if the other party was stepping on its heart, each step leaving a knife wound.
An unprecedented terror rose from the depths of his heart, startling him and making him inexplicably afraid to move. Until the other person stood three steps away from him and spoke in a deep voice.
"You... are the Demon King?"
Tu Huan finally snapped out of his daze and immediately collapsed to his knees, shouting out loud.
"Great Immortal, spare me! I'm not a man! I really am not!" He's just a demon, please don't draw your sword against me!
Youyou: "..."
Feng Rong, who had just landed: "..."
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What a terrifying aura! I'll die! I'll really die!
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