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The Demon Empress frowned slightly. "What old method?"
"Doesn't it have ties to the Sun Moon Empire's royal family?" Xuan Ming asked.
"If the royal family faced a catastrophe, could it just stand by and watch?"
Upon hearing this, Di Tian and the Demon Empress instantly understood Xuan Ming's plan.
This was indeed the most effective method currently. The Evil Emperor needed the Sun Moon Empire to provide it with resources and soul nourishment, and it would absolutely not watch its "puppet" and "granary" be destroyed.
"You called it an old method. Do you do this sort of thing often?" The Demon Empress raised an eyebrow slightly.
"No. Strictly speaking, I've only used it once," Xuan Ming replied.
The Demon Empress had a bad feeling. "When?"
"Ahem!" Di Tian coughed heavily twice, interrupting Xuan Ming.
Some things didn't need to be stated so bluntly.
"Why did you interrupt me? This isn't anything shameful," Xuan Ming said.
The Demon Empress frowned tightly. "What exactly happened?"
Xuan Ming thought for a moment. "We came to the Evil Demon Forest to find the Evil Emperor, but we dare not rush in, fearing it might escape. Similarly, if the Deep Sea Demon Whale King wanted to run, do you think I would have a way to stop him?"
The Demon Empress's face darkened. "You wouldn't have used my child to threaten..."
"It is exactly as you're thinking," Xuan Ming said.
Trying to catch the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the sea was just as unrealistic as trying to catch the Blue Silver Emperor in the Blue Silver Forest.
If the Deep Sea Demon Whale King decided to flee immediately, no one could stop that fellow unless the Sea God personally arrived!
The Demon Empress's face instantly became so gloomy it looked like it could drip water. The deep purple destruction energy around her, which had just barely calmed down, surged uncontrollably again, making the surrounding air feel viscous and icy.
"You... you dared to use my child..." The Demon Empress's voice was squeezed out from between her teeth, carrying uncontrollable murderous intent.
She finally understood why her husband had "voluntarily" sacrificed himself! This was nothing but blatant coercion!
"Don't misunderstand, I only kidnapped your child to prevent him from escaping, not to use this matter..." Xuan Ming paused.
"Wait, no. Strictly speaking, I used the safety of you and your daughter to threaten him."
"... " Di Tian.
Could you please stop explaining?!
If you explain further, they really will start fighting!
The deep purple energy surging around the Demon Empress was practically turning into substantial flames. She stared fiercely at Xuan Ming and asked, word by word, "Say. That. Again?"
Di Tian felt his scalp tingle. He quickly stepped forward to block the space between the two of them and said in a deep voice, "Demon Empress! Calm down! The situation was special at the time, and Xuan Ming did it only to ensure he could keep the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and fulfill the subsequent agreement! Furthermore, the child is now safe in the Lake of Life. Isn't that the most important thing?"
As he spoke, Di Tian transmitted a message to the Demon Empress using his mental force: "Don't act rashly. With his current strength, even a true God-level expert might not be able to defeat him. If you attack rashly, he'll have a legitimate reason to take you out. Even if you don't care about your own Life, think about your child! Do you want your child to become a complete orphan?"
The Demon Empress fell silent, and the fury surrounding her slowly subsided.
"Actually, you could have just said that directly, no need to be secretive," Xuan Ming said.
Di Tian looked dumbfounded. "You heard that?"
"Within my mental Domain, I can clearly hear any mental fluctuation, including mental force transmissions," Xuan Ming stated.
"You... were somewhat burying your head in the sand."
"... " Di Tian.
"... " The Demon Empress... Above the Imperial City of the Sun Moon Empire.
This was a massive city whose style differed greatly from the Douluo Continent. Towering spires flickered with the unique light of spirit tools, and various strange spirit tool vehicles moved through the streets.
However, at this moment, this prosperous Imperial City was enveloped by an invisible, suffocating pressure.
Xuan Ming's figure appeared silently high above the Imperial City. His black robe fluttered slightly in the sea breeze. He made no movements and did not deliberately release his aura, but the pressure stemming from his Life level and absolute power had already plunged the entire city into dead silence.
"Woo—! Woo—!"
Piercing alarm sirens instantly rang out across the entire city! Countless spirit tool cannons embedded in the buildings quickly adjusted their directions, their dark muzzles unanimously aimed at the unwelcome visitor in the sky.
The Spirit Master guard corps treated him as a formidable enemy, ascending one after another to form a defensive formation, yet no one dared to approach easily.
A powerful aura shot up from the depths of the Imperial Palace, and an old man, dressed in a complex and luxurious spirit tool master's robe with white hair and beard, appeared opposite Xuan Ming. Nine spirit rings circled his body; he was clearly a level ninety-eight peak Douluo, the pillar of stability for the Sun Moon Empire—the Imperial Grandmaster!
"Who are you, sir? Why do you trespass into my Sun Moon Empire's Imperial City? Do you know this is a grave offense!" The Grandmaster's voice was booming. He attempted to infuse his voice with spirit power to intimidate the newcomer and stabilize the morale of the city's inhabitants.
Xuan Ming didn't even look at him. His gaze seemed to pierce through the layers of buildings below, landing on the core area of the Imperial Palace. In response to the Grandmaster's challenge, he merely glanced at him casually.
With just that one glance!
The temperature between heaven and earth plummeted! It was as if even the air was instantly frozen! The extreme cold did not spread out but gathered precisely, like an invisible Ice Scepter tapping down from the air.
The level ninety-eight Grandmaster, whose expression of solemnity had not yet faded, found his pupils instantly filled with endless ice blue.
He couldn't even activate a Spirit Ability. His entire person, along with the space tens of meters around him, was instantly frozen inside an incomparably massive, crystal-clear iceberg radiating absolute zero cold!
Silence!
Absolute dead silence!
Inside the Imperial City, everyone, whether Spirit Masters or commoners, raised their heads, mouths agape, staring blankly at the suspended iceberg in the sky and the distinct figure at its center.
The Empire's strongest guardian, the Grandmaster revered as a demigod existence, was actually... frozen by a single glance from the opponent?
Panic, like a breached flood, instantly overwhelmed the entire city. Screams, cries, and sounds of chaotic running rose and fell. In the face of absolute power, so-called order and authority were fragile and unable to withstand a single blow.
In the depths of the Imperial Palace, the Emperor and the core Elders who witnessed this scene through a special large-scale observation spirit tool turned deathly pale, their bodies cold.
"He is not a powerhouse from our continent! He came from overseas! He is a legendary... super Douluo!" An Elder's voice trembled, filled with despair.
"What exactly does he want to do?" The young Emperor clenched his fists, his fingernails nearly digging into his flesh.
Regardless of the opponent's purpose, the royal family had reached a critical juncture of Life and death.
The Emperor no longer hesitated, practically roaring out his command: "Activate the Dark Sun Protocol! Contact the Sacred Monarch immediately! Hurry!"
Deep beneath the Imperial Palace, inside a secret chamber, a strange spirit tool, ancient in design and embedded with a massive purple gem, was instantly activated. It emitted faint but extremely penetrating mental fluctuations, sending out invisible ripples that crossed space at a speed beyond perception, rapidly spreading toward the core area of the Evil Demon Forest.
This was the highest level of communication between the Sun Moon royal family and the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, signifying that the Empire had encountered an irresistible catastrophe!
They firmly believed that the Sacred Monarch, as the true controller and guardian of the Empire, would absolutely not stand by and watch his Empire be destroyed.