Chapter 1221 Declaration
Su Qingjue took a deep breath, feeling the unquestionable determination in Luo Li's eyes, and also feeling the complex aura of expectation and coldness that suddenly rose from Di Xuanming.
He was silent for a moment, and finally, he said in a heavy voice, almost squeezing out a word from between his teeth:
"……good!"
"Also," Luo Li said slowly, "I already know who the next demon god will be."
"What?!"
The expressions of the three people from the Su family changed instantly.
Su Qingjue was shocked and said, "Do you know who the next demon god will be?!"
On the main seat, Luo Li remained calm.
She faced Su Qingjue's gaze that almost pierced through her, and all the turbulent emotions in the hall, and slowly put down the teacup in her hand.
The crisp collision sound was particularly shocking in the dead silence of the hall.
She opened her red lips slightly, and her cold voice was not loud, but it was like thunder, and every word clearly exploded in the depths of everyone's soul:
"Yes I know."
She paused slightly, her eyes sweeping over the three members of the Su family who were speechless due to extreme shock, and finally fell back on Su Qingjue's face which was filled with horror and urgency.
"Besides, you should all be familiar with that person." Luo Li's voice was cold with a kind of insight into fate.
Su Qingjue asked almost instantly, "Who is it?!"
Luo Li had no interest in playing guessing games and said directly, "Yan Ye."
"Yan Ye?" Su Qingjue frowned and asked uncertainly, "The Divine Lord of the Ninth Heaven?"
Although the Su family lived in seclusion, they were not completely unaware of the Nine Heavens, which almost ruled the entire Continent of Gods.
And isn’t Yan Ye the God of the Ninth Heaven?
According to Luo Li, Yan Ye is the next Demon God?!
These three words were like ten thousand years of ice thrown into boiling oil, instantly exploding in the hearts of the three people in the Su family!
"Yan Ye, the Lord of the Ninth Heaven?!" The old man behind Su Qingjue, who had always been relatively calm, exclaimed in surprise.
He subconsciously took half a step forward, as if to confirm whether he had heard correctly.
Another old man with a slightly impatient temper was struck by lightning, his whole body shaking violently, and a trace of the majestic aura of the Holy Lord leaked out uncontrollably, causing the air in the hall to emit a dull hum.
Su Qingjue himself, his jade-like mask completely shattered, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.
It was a behemoth that ruled nearly half of the territory of the Continent of Gods and was at its peak of power!
Its god, Yan Ye, is regarded by countless creatures as the supreme being, the symbol of order and the pinnacle of power!
Perhaps even the clan leader is no match for Yan Ye.
If he is really a demon god and has really inherited the demon god's legacy, then his power will only be more terrifying!
Su Qingjue said in a deep voice: "Are you sure, City Lord Luo?"
Luo Li nodded, "Of course I'm sure. Yan Ye originally used special means to travel from the past of the Great Wilderness to the Continent of the Gods ten thousand years ago. He then caused the War of the Gods, nearly annihilating the Great Wilderness Spiritual Martial Ancient Clan, and from then on stood at the supreme position in the Nine Heavens."
When she said this, hatred flashed in Bai Ze and Xing Yi's eyes.
They will never forget that battle, nor dare they forget it.
"But," Luo Li said coldly, "Yan Ye is a demon with a powerful bloodline. He will also be the first pure-blood demon to resonate after the Demon God's inheritance awakens."
"Yan Ye... is a demon?!"
The two old saints behind Su Qingjue lost their voices almost at the same time. The blood drained from their old faces and their pupils shrank violently due to extreme shock.
One of the old men subconsciously took half a step back, and the majestic aura of the Holy Lord surged uncontrollably for a moment. The tiny ice crystals condensed around his body exploded silently and turned into powder.
This news is too horrifying, far more terrifying than the scattered fragments of the Demon God's inheritance!
The Supreme God who rules the continent of gods and sits high in the clouds of the nine heavens, is actually a pure-blooded demon who has been hidden for thousands of years?
This completely overturned all their understanding of the world!
According to the records of their Su family, most of the demons were killed, and the remaining ones were sealed under the Frozen Throne.
Su Qingjue also said in disbelief: "Does City Lord Luo have any solid evidence for what he said? Yan Ye has ruled the Nine Heavens for tens of thousands of years and is the symbol of order in the Continent of Gods! If he is a demon, then the Nine Heavens..."
He didn't dare to think further. That meant that what the Su family once believed to be the most powerful ruling core in the entire continent was actually controlled by a demon?!
"Order?" Emperor Xuanming's icy voice was like a poisoned blade, instantly piercing the air in the hall that had become stagnant due to excessive shock.
He took a step forward, his black robe billowing, and his deep eyes were no longer filled with a suppressed storm, but with a boiling murderous intent and deep hatred that was enough to burn everything.
"He personally started the war among the gods, slaughtering the ancient spiritual warrior clans of the Great Wilderness. The sky was stained with blood, and the corpses piled up like mountains! Is this the order he established? He sacrificed billions of lives to pave the way for his ascent to the Ninth Heaven! We will never forget this blood feud!"
He looked sad, and his father...
His words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of the three people in the Su family.
The mastermind behind that brutal war whose truth was deliberately concealed was actually the person who is now revered as the supreme being on the continent?
Bai Ze's gentle eyes were now filled with a cold sharpness. He spoke slowly, his voice carrying a sadness and certainty that pierced through time:
"Emissary Su, every word Luo Li says is true. Yan Ye is not from this world. He descended from the ancient era before the Great Desolate God-Demon War using forbidden means. He stole the throne of the ancient gods, tampered with history, and used supreme divine power to conceal his demonic nature. He slaughtered the ancient clan not only for power, but also to seize the original power contained in the ancient clan's bloodline, which could threaten his own existence!"
"He is the deepest cancer lurking in the heart of the Continent of Gods, waiting for the Devil's inheritance to awaken, resonate with it, and completely unleash the devastating power of the Devil!"
“Buzz!”
Su Qingjue only felt a roar in his mind, as if some solid worldview had collapsed.
The Supreme God who rules the continent is a demon?
The war among gods, which the Su family regarded as a result of time and the establishment of order, was actually an extermination massacre against the ancient clan launched by the demons?
The Su family, known as the Frozen Throne and claiming to be the barrier of the continent, actually knew nothing about this and might even have become an invisible "helper" for the demons to maintain their ruling order?
The huge sense of absurdity and the strong sense of crisis were like a cold tide that instantly drowned him.
Another elder from the Su family suddenly looked up, his voice hoarse with extreme anger: "If that's true, if Yan Ye is a demon, and the most likely candidate for the Demon God's inheritance, then wouldn't the Nine Heavens be a demon cave?!"
Luo Li said calmly, "The Su family can choose not to believe it. Anyway, I have told you what I know. Believe it or not, it's up to you."
She looked at the disciples outside the door and said, "Come, take the guests to the guest rooms."
"yes!"
Su Qingjue was still in a daze, but seeing that Luo Li had ordered them to leave, he didn't say much and left with the two elders behind him.
He must tell the saint and the patriarch about this as soon as possible.
After the Su family left, Luo Li looked at Xuan Ye and asked, "How much do you know about the Su family?"
Luo Li's problem fell on Xuan Ye.
This existence, who once made the Great Wilderness tremble with fear, was now lazily leaning against a jade pillar carved with a dragon in the hall. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and a playful arc appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Understand?" Xuan Ye's voice was filled with a nonchalant magnetism, his gaze fixed on Luo Li. "Don't you know? Back in the Great Wilderness, my reputation wasn't exactly good. I'd always kept to myself and these self-proclaimed, noble, and responsible aristocratic sects. We even... sort of disliked each other."
He took two steps, and his ink-black robe emitted a dark luster as he moved, as if it could absorb all the light.
"As for our connection," Xuan Ye paused, as if reminiscing, "it's not that there isn't one. The ruler of the Frozen Throne at the time was the Ice God you're talking about now. Yeah, I remember fighting him."
Luo Li curled her lips and raised her eyebrows to ask, "Have you fought?"
Xuan Ye's smile deepened, with a kind of arrogance that looked down on the world, mixed with casualness: "Of course I won. Otherwise, do you think I can still stand here and talk to you? That guy's frozen field is indeed quite interesting, freezing people to the bone numb, but..."
He shrugged, "It wasn't quite enough after all. By the end of the fight, I had nearly torn his armor apart."
His tone was flat, as if he was discussing a trivial matter. However, everyone in the hall, including Bai Ze and Xing Yi, knew that anyone who could make Xuan Ye "somewhat interested" and earnestly fight him must have been a top-tier expert during the Great Wilderness era.
The Su family's ancestor, the "Ice God", is undoubtedly extremely powerful.
"However," Xuan Ye changed the subject and looked at Di Xuanming with a more inquiring look in his eyes, "I fought him, but I didn't kill him. Although that old fellow's temperament was as cold and rigid as a piece of ten-thousand-year-old black ice, he was still quite upright and honest. He was more pleasing to the eye than those pretentious disciples of later generations."
Di Xuanming's frown remained on his face as he pressed on, "So, what are your thoughts on the Su family now? Especially since they took my mother's soul away, claiming it was to protect the 'key'?"
Xuan Ye restrained his cynical smile and his eyes became profound.
"Perception?" Xuan Ye sneered. "They're just a bunch of pathetic people, overwhelmed by the glory of their ancestors and the heavy burden of responsibility, yet they think highly of themselves and act in a paranoid manner."
He commented bluntly.
"They may not be lying. The thing beneath the Frozen Throne does need to be suppressed, and the key contained in your mother's remnant soul is crucial. This can be seen from the devastated expressions on their faces when they heard that Yan Ye was a demon. Their sense of duty to protect is ingrained in their bones."
"But," Xuan Ye's tone suddenly turned cold, "their methods are truly disgusting! For the sake of so-called justice and duty, they can disregard blood ties and family ties? They are so suspicious and even violent towards a child who carries the blood of the Su family but is stranded abroad? They keep saying that they are doing this for the safety of the continent, but they can't even show the most basic honesty and respect. They are secretive and self-righteous!"
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