Chapter 227: Chapter 171: He Sent Them to Silence Us

Sang Luo was dumbfounded. She had almost forgotten that Emperor Rank Beastmen could summon their children.

“I’m the one who gave birth to Little Qi! On what grounds can you keep me from seeing them?”

“I’m the one who resurrected them. It has nothing to do with you.”

“If it weren’t for you, the child never would have been in danger! Our daughter never would have ended up like that! And you have the nerve to question me!”

Caesar’s expression turned grim, and he vanished on the spot with the child.

“You bastard!”

’So he just runs when he can’t win an argument, is that it?!’

Sang Luo was so furious she nearly fainted.

Fei Yuan took her hand and sighed. “Let’s go back for now.”

“I… I just can’t accept this!”

“He was just trying to scare you. Once you reach the Emperor Rank, you’ll be able to summon your children too.”

’That’s true.’ Sang Luo finally felt a little better.

But when it rains, it pours. On their way back, they were ambushed by Demon Beasts.

Fei Yuan finished off one wave of Demon Beasts, only for another to appear endlessly. He turned to Sang Luo. “Little Luoruo, there’s something I have to tell you… When I fought the Southern Beast King, I detected Demonic Qi on him.”

“Are you saying he sent these Demon Beasts to silence us?!” Sang Luo’s face grew even darker, and she gritted her teeth so hard she could have shattered them.

Fei Yuan hesitated. “I doubt it’s that extreme. You are, after all, the child’s mother.”

Sang Luo looked up, staring straight at Fei Yuan. “I have a question for you, and I need you to answer honestly. In the eyes of you males, are your offspring more important than the female who bears them? Far, far more important, right?”

“Well… for me, unless she were my most beloved partner, then yes, that would be true.”

“…”

“However, your actions were indeed a bit reckless. Innate King Beasts have very few offspring, and after advancing to the Beast Emperor Realm, it’s almost impossible to have any more. For any Beast Emperor, their child is their greatest vulnerability. Anyone who tries to harm or take their child has a death wish,” Fei Yuan told her. “Even if you’re the child’s birth mother, you might not be an exception.”

Sang Luo’s expression was grim. “That just proves it! He wants the child all to himself and is afraid I’ll take them away, so he’s trying to eliminate me for good!”

Sang Luo charged into the horde of Demon Beasts, leaving a trail of wailing creatures in her wake.

Fei Yuan knew she needed an outlet for her anger, so he didn’t intervene. He only said, “Little Luoruo, don’t let these Demon Crystals go to waste. Collect them and bring them back. I can purge the Demonic Qi, and they’ll be no different from ordinary Beast Crystals. You can use them to nourish the child during your pregnancy.”

Hearing this, Sang Luo was even more motivated. She summoned her Lotus Folding Fan.

The power of the Phoenix True Fire coated the Magic Artifact, amplifying its strength several times over. Within the flames, the faint cry of a phoenix could be heard!

Powerful flames in the shape of a Fire Phoenix swept forward, instantly turning hundreds of Demon Beasts into black mist and leaving behind a vast amount of Demon Crystals.

Sang Luo gathered all the Demon Crystals into her Qiankun Bag and threw it to Fei Yuan in the distance. “Catch!”

Fei Yuan raised his hand and caught the Qiankun Bag steadily. He glanced to her left. “There are a few King Rank Demon Beasts of the Hidden System. Be careful.”

“Hmph. No matter what kind of Demon Beast it is, if it’s below King Rank, I’ll kill it all the same!” Sang Luo’s spiritual power enveloped the entire battlefield. The folded fan in her palm transformed into a Longsword. Without even looking, she slashed at a Demon Beast sneaking up on her left, cleaving it in two.

“Little Luoruo is quite impressive~”

Fei Yuan scanned the surroundings. Tens of thousands of Demon Beasts of all shapes and sizes were poised to attack. Most were below King Rank, with only about a hundred King Rank Demon Beasts among them. Since Sang Luo had reached the Peak of King Rank and was boosted by her Phoenix True Fire, which was extremely lethal to Demon Beasts, he wasn’t too concerned.

Suddenly, Fei Yuan’s gaze sharpened. He vanished and reappeared at the other end of the forest.

He intercepted a man with an evil aura, who was dressed in black and had brown hair.

“Mi Xing, one of the Seven Great Demon Envoys of the Void Demon Realm.”

Mi Xing gritted his teeth. “Central Phoenix Emperor, it’s you again!”

With his hands behind his back, Fei Yuan said calmly, “You managed to escape from the palace last night. I didn’t expect you to deliver yourself right to my doorstep.”

“Stay out of this! I’ll kill you in a moment!”

Mi Xing retreated several meters and took out a dozen puppets of various appearances. The puppets instantly transformed into Beastmen and surrounded Fei Yuan.

At the same time, Mi Xing summoned a black chain. Like a striking viper, it tore through a corner of the void and shot straight toward Sang Luo in the distance.

The next second, flames blasted the puppets to smithereens.

A flash of a sword descended!

One of Mi Xing’s arms was severed, and the chain was sliced into several pieces, clattering to the ground.

Mi Xing’s face contorted. With a low curse, he used his other hand to summon a Chaos Water Mirror. It swelled with the wind, expanding a thousandfold until it resembled a giant screen that blotted out the sun.

Fei Yuan was trapped beneath the Water Mirror.

His reflection appeared in the mirror. The next second, an identical Fei Yuan stepped out of it.

The illusionary Fei Yuan’s eyes were utterly lifeless, but its strength was identical to the original’s—Emperor Rank. Its moves and techniques were a perfect replication.

The two clashed, evenly matched.

Mi Xing gloated, “Activating the Wuxiang Mirror takes a massive amount of energy. I was saving it for the main event at the Imperial Palace. However, taking down the Central Phoenix Emperor ahead of time would be a worthy achievement… Once your energy is depleted, I’ll finish you with a single strike!”

“Little Yuan, need a hand? I brought that Illusion-breaking Cone you wanted from the clan land,” a lazy, languid young man’s voice, sounding as if he’d just woken up, echoed from mid-air.

Fei Yuan replied, “If you’re going to come out, then hurry up. Stop hiding.”

A young man with green hair and red robes appeared in the air. A golden cone shot from his hand toward the mirror, and the Water Mirror instantly shattered.

Last night, Mi Xing had grown impatient and decided to target the weakest of the emperors, the Western Beast Emperor. However, he accidentally revealed his Demonic Qi, attracting the attention of Fei Yuan and Lou Tian. Although they joined forces, he still managed to escape.

But that wisp of Demonic Qi led the two of them to a discovery: a Wuxiang Mirror had been hidden in advance within a pool in the harem of the Soaring Snake Imperial Palace.

The Bi Fang Clan Land happened to possess an Illusion-breaking Cone that could be used against it, so Fei Yuan had sent Lou Tian back to the clan land to retrieve it.

Knowing his plan was exposed, Mi Xing tried to take the opportunity to flee, but he was beheaded with a single slash and vanished.

…

Fei Yuan returned.

Sang Luo had killed most of the Demon Beasts and was now sitting on a large, smooth stone, munching on a piece of fruit. Seeing him return, she casually asked, “Where did you go just now?”

“Just took care of a small problem.”

Sang Luo had filled three whole Qiankun Bags with Demon Crystals. She tossed them to him. “Help me purify these.”

“Alright.”

Fei Yuan’s face darkened when he caught sight of the blood on her arm and chest. He walked over and took her arm.

Sang Luo had killed so many Demon Beasts, and she was covered in her fair share of wounds. Black Qi clung to the injuries, which were still bleeding. “Fighting so fiercely… don’t you even know when you’re hurt?”

“…” ’Now that I’ve calmed down, it really does hurt.’

Fei Yuan patiently helped her purge the Black Qi, then fed her an Elixir. Her wounds quickly healed, not even leaving a scar.

Sang Luo asked, “What did you mean before, about the Southern Beast Emperor having Demonic Qi? Is he in league with the Demon Beasts, or…?”

“The Demonic Qi on him is exceptionally pure. It’s not something he accidentally picked up from other Demon Beasts. It’s his own.”

“He… he’s become a Fallen Demon?” The Green Fruit in Sang Luo’s hand dropped to the ground. For a moment, she didn’t know what expression to make.

“Yes. His attack on you might not have been intentional. It’s possible he can’t control himself at all.”

“…”

“Do you know why I stopped Little Ye when he almost became a Fallen Demon all those years ago?”

“Didn’t you say that if Ah Ye became a demon, he’d never be able to advance to the Emperor Rank?”

Fei Yuan shook his head. “Becoming a Fallen Demon doesn’t mean one can’t continue their Cultivation. In fact, after falling, Demon Beasts are often stronger than Beastmen of the same realm.”

He explained, “Beast Cultivators rely on an aura of righteousness. Demon Cultivators are the opposite; they must possess a heart of pure evil and bloodlust. The greatest taboo is to be half-righteous and half-evil. Little Ye is a very righteous person. If he had become a Fallen Demon, he would never have been able to walk the path of a Demon Beast. It would have crippled him.”

“Then he…”

“The Southern Beast Emperor is already at the Emperor Rank. His heart has become a Chaotic Demon Heart. There’s no coming back for him.”

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