“Miss Ruan truly lives up to her title as the progenitor of the Demon Realm, seeing through it at a glance. I am willing to lead the demon race to join forces with the Demon Realm to deal with the God Realm. What do you think, Miss Ruan?” Lan Zhou asked.
"If you were just the Demon Emperor Lan Zhou I met back then, I might have considered this suggestion, but you have gone mad now."
"The turbid energy is something that cannot be controlled. It will arouse the desires in your heart. It may seem that you are controlling the turbid energy, but how do you know that it is not the turbid energy controlling you?"
"Your decision to allow the turbid energy to escape the seal of the boundary marker will bring annihilation to the demon race. You are playing with fire. I will not cooperate with someone who is likely to lose control at any time, much less lead the demon realm to destruction. We are on different paths, so we cannot work together."
“Since we are not on the same path, the progenitor of the demon realm should leave,” Lan Zhou said, trying to dissuade him.
"The banquet is not over yet, how can I leave prematurely?" Ruan Xiyan did not move.
"So, the Demon Ancestor is going to help the God Realm against my demon race!" The gentleness on Lan Zhou's face vanished.
"I will not help the God Realm; I will only protect my Demon Realm. I do not want the tragedy of that year to repeat itself, nor will I allow the turbid energy to ravage the continent and cause the people of the Demon Realm to suffer another eternal night. Therefore, I must stop you today."
"Since that's the case, I, the Emperor, will test the abilities of the Demon Ancestor." Lan Zhou's eyes turned fierce. "Take them down!"
The demons and those who had ascended to immortality swarmed forward, and Ruan Xiyan's Glazed Demon Flame clashed with the turbid energy.
Lan Zhou's body is connected to the boundary marker, allowing him to draw upon a continuous stream of turbid energy for his own use. However, the more energy he draws, the stronger the backlash his body suffers.
"Pfft—" Lan Zhou spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Brother!" Lan Wang pounded on the power barrier binding him, then turned to look at Yuan Lu. "Sister-in-law, aren't you going to stop him? Are you going to let brother make one mistake after another? If this continues, brother will die. You must make him stop!"
Yuanlu smiled faintly, "I'm sorry, Awang, I can't agree to this. It's your brother's wish, and all I can do is help him fulfill it."
As Yuanlu gathered her power at her heart, a twin lotus flower, twin in color and shimmering, appeared before her.
Despite the excruciating pain, she split the twin lotus in two. "Our twin lotus family's original form has healing properties, so let me lend you another helping hand."
As Yuanlu merged half of the twin lotus into Lanzhou's body, her face instantly turned pale.
"Yuan'er." Seeing Yuanlu weakly slump to the ground, Lan Zhou felt a moment of panic. He forced himself not to look in that direction and not to let himself be distracted.
Once a decision is made, one must be ruthless and not hesitate any longer; once the arrow is released, there is no turning back!
Lan Zhou focused his attention on dealing with Ruan Xiyan in front of him.
The scene was in complete chaos as the demons clashed with the resisting forces.
People whose minds are affected by the turbid air find it difficult to control their tempers, and their obsessions and desires are amplified infinitely.
The black lines covering Lan Zhou's face are becoming more numerous and darker. He is controlling more turbid energy, and it is more likely that he will be controlled by the turbid energy in return.
Ruan Xiyan glanced around and knew she couldn't continue. She had to deal with the foul air as soon as possible, or the casualties would continue to increase.
"Ayan." Jun Yu suddenly grabbed Ruan Xiyan's hand.
He felt a deep-seated disgust and fear, even a hint of apprehension, towards the foul air.
He was not afraid of the powerful force of the turbid energy; what terrified him was watching helplessly as Ayan perished before his eyes back then, and he could not bear the pain of losing Ayan again.
Ruan Xiyan looked at him with a puzzled expression, and when she saw the fear deep in his eyes, she gently patted the back of his hand.
"Don't worry, I already have you. I will never abandon you and leave you alone in this world again," Ruan Xiyan assured her.
Hearing Ruan Xiyan say this, Jun Yu slowly let go.
Ruan Xiyan looked at Lan Zhou, and black, glazed demonic flames appeared on both of her palms.
"Thirty thousand years ago, I was able to deal with the turbid energy when it was fully unleashed, let alone now that you are the vessel for the turbid energy and cannot unleash its full power."
As Ruan Xiyan's voice fell, the Glazed Demon Flame transformed into two flying black phoenixes, swooping down towards Lan Zhou.
Lan Zhou condensed the turbid energy within his body in front of him and clashed with Ruan Xiyan's attack.
The black phoenix crashed into the turbid air, swallowing it bit by bit.
"It's time to end this." Ruan Xiyan tightened her grip.
The black phoenix let out a long cry, directly dispersing the turbid air and passing through Lan Zhou's body.
"Bang!" Lan Zhou fell to his knees, blood gushing from his body, the black marks on his face gradually fading away.
Lan Zhou covered his face and muttered to himself, "This path has indeed failed. So be it, it's time for me to pay with my life."
Lan Zhou looked in Lan Wang's direction and nodded to the elder Yao Chang, who had trapped him.
Yao Chang removed the power barrier, and Lan Wang stumbled to Lan Zhou's side. "Brother, why? I don't understand why you did this."
"Being in my position, there are things I must do. You may not understand now, but if possible, I hope you never will."
"Brother's time is running out, so let me do one last thing for you, one last thing for the demon race."
A bad feeling rose in Lan Wang's heart. "Brother, what else are you going to do!"
The next moment, a halo appeared beneath his feet, and he was lifted into the air uncontrollably.
At the same time, Lan Zhou poured all his power into Lan Wang's body.
Lan Zhou's aura and power grew weaker and weaker, while Lan Wang's slowly increased.
"Ayan, should we stop them?" Junyu asked.
"No need. Lan Zhou did not inject any turbid energy into Lan Wang's body. The power he gave Lan Wang was the purest power that he had carefully refined with his soul essence."
"If I'm not mistaken, Lan Zhou is going to forge a powerful god with the bloodline of a divine beast for the demon race, so that a true dragon emperor will appear in the dragon demon race once again."
"It seems he has no intention of controlling the surrounding turbid air; he should clear away the turbid air floating in the air first."
A black phoenix, transformed from the Glazed Demon Flame, danced in the air, merging with the darkness yet capable of tearing through it to usher in the light.
"A-Wang, I offer my life's strength and demon blood as a sacrifice to help you temper your demon bloodline and break through the shackles. I believe that under A-Wang's leadership, the demon race can regain its former glory and prosperity."
Lan Wang struggled wildly, but could not resist the force. "Brother, I don't want to! I don't want to be the emperor of the demon race. I just want you to be well."
"Did you ask for my permission before doing this? I don't want to! Stop it now, brother! Stop!" Lan Wang roared.
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