Facing Mu Yurou's attack, Duke Huai still did not move, while a cold darkness that would make people's hearts palpitate flickered in his eyes. In front of him, two black figures suddenly descended, and a furious profound energy storm bringing a sound that pierced the eardrums attacked Mu Yurou from both sides.
The auras of the two people dressed in black were strong; impressively, they were two other mid-stage Monarchs! And simply based on the suppressive power, they were even slightly stronger than Yun Qinghong!
Mu Yurou's profound strength was at the second level of the Sovereign Profound Realm. Any one of these men dressed in black could easily defeat her; moreover, the two combined their strengths! With four striking and shattering sounds, her ice chain was broken into countless pieces.
Mu Yurou suddenly stopped moving. Then, with a groan, she heavily flew backward. The two men in black agilely pursued her, six streaks of scarlet profound energy, bringing along their infernal cold aura, shot toward Mu Yurou with the intent to injure her.
The two men in black showed no mercy; if the six scarlet beams of profound energy hit their target, although Mu Yurou had the body of a Monarch, if she didn't die, she would at least be gravely wounded.
"Yurou!!"
Yun Qinghong, who was in the midst of a fierce battle with Bai Guiming and Bai Guihun, became alarmed. He forcefully broke free and for a moment was cruelly struck in the back by Bai Guihun. Yun Qinghong spat out a mouthful of blood, but still vigorously used all his strength to fly toward Mu Yurou, securely catching her in his chest.
Pfft!!
The six scarlet beams of profound energy struck Yun Qinghong directly in his back, producing six shocking bloody holes, with blood flying in all directions.
"Hahahaha!" Duke Huai laughed imprudently, his voice dark: "Yun Qinghong, you too will have such a day! If you had been a little smarter and helped this emperor rule the lands, this emperor would guarantee you and your Yun Family an even higher position! But you just had to choose to be the enemy of this emperor; you are simply digging your own grave!"
"Since you want to die so badly, this emperor will ensure you…"
Duke Huai's voice suddenly stopped at that point, even his malicious laughter completely frozen on his face. Because what he saw was that the purple profound energy in Yun Qinghong was actually transforming rapidly and becoming… blood-red!
The Yun Family's Purple Cloud Profound Art was the strongest lightning profound art, and the color of the lightning profound energy was purple; the stronger the purple color, the stronger it would be. But no matter what, the color of the lightning profound energy would never be blood-red.
The abnormal profound energy in Yun Qinghong made Duke Huai startled for a moment; after that, what he revealed was actually fear! He was afraid, as if he had suddenly seen a God of Death coming from hell… This was because he instinctively thought of the incomparably terrifying… taboo domain of the Yun Family, which would even change the expression of Duke Ming, his father, when speaking about it!
The two men in black who were originally attacking, along with Bai Guiming and Bai Guihun who were pursuing from behind, all stopped in their tracks. The pupils of all four people contracted; they even involuntarily retreated.
In the thousands of years of the Yun Family, they had always been the leaders of the twelve Guardian Families, their status second only to that of the Demon Emperor in the Illusory Demon Realm! How could the experts of the Illusory Demon Realm not know about the myths of the Yun Family's Purple Cloud Art?
"Yun Qinghong, you…"
Yun Qinghong turned slowly, the wound on his back gushing blood, but the expression on his face was sinisterly calm, while the red profound energy in his body was becoming deeper and deeper. He then raged in a frenzied manner: "Duke Huai! Ever since I resumed the domain of my family thanks to my son and learned of his death, I have been in seclusion, all for… this very moment!"
Duke Huai retreated and said with a despondent appearance: "Could it be that for the past few months… you have been comprehending… the legendary taboo domain?"
S…ss…sssssss…
The profound energy around Yun Qinghong's body began to hiss, streaks of red lightning danced wildly around his body. He tossed the purple sword in his hand, then slowly extended his palm: "Although I am disobeying father's orders, I will still make you die without a proper burial!"
Following the boiling of the scarlet lightning in Yun Qinghong's body, the entire Demon Imperial Hall… no, the aura of the entire Demon Imperial City changed rapidly. It was obviously above the hall, yet everyone felt as if there was a mass of dark clouds pressed horizontally against the blue skies that could collapse at any moment. Everyone turned their attention to Yun Qinghong's body. All of the Yun Family stared at the scarlet lightning, the expression of none of them failed to change; all of them roared in despair: "Patriarch… Patriarch!!"
Mu Feiyan erupted with profound energy, pushing away the experts surrounding him; he looked at Yun Qinghong and revealed his alarm: "This is…"
"Hell Prison Lightning Emperor Formation!!" Mu Yubai cried out in alarm.
"He actually… was able to use the Yun Family's taboo domain!" Mu Yuqing's voice was also full of shock.
"Hell Prison Lightning Emperor Formation… the Yun Family's taboo domain, requires all the vital energy of the body to activate, moreover, it harms the user before harming others… The moment it is activated, it will destroy the heavens and exterminate the earth! But the user… will undoubtedly die!" Mu Yukong's pupils contracted: "Little sister said before, when the Demon King was alive, he sternly ordered brother-in-law to never comprehend the Hell Prison Lightning Emperor Formation in his entire life. Brother-in-law is loyal and obedient and would never defy the Demon King's will… he must have forcibly comprehended it in the past four months, just to take down Duke Huai with him!"
"Quick, retreat!!" Mu Feiyan waved both arms, releasing a wave of tyrannical profound energy, pushing the Mu Family people far away. He did not try to stop Yun Qinghong; he already knew there was no one who could stop him.
"Yun Qinghong… Do you think that just based on your Yun Family's taboo domain, you are capable of killing this emperor?! This emperor has countless experts behind him and even possesses the mandate of heaven and the protection of the skies! Just with you, how could you kill this emperor?!"
Duke Huai's words were arrogant and full of disdain, but he continuously retreated, because the myths regarding the Yun Family's taboo domain were simply too terrifying, terrifying to the point that even though he had more than ten powerful Monarchs defending him, he was still afraid.
"Newly Crowned Emperor, retreat quickly!!"
Behind him, dozens of Sovereign Profound Realm level experts released their profound energy, conjuring an extremely strong protective barrier.
The lightning in Yun Qinghong's body became as intense as the blood of purgatory; his entire body was enveloped within it, his four limbs and face could no longer be seen. Mu Yurou quietly leaned against his body, her eyes hazy like mist. Being bathed in the blood-red lightning with him, she was the closest to him, but among all those gathered, she was the only one without fear on her face. Instead, she was completely calm, her lips carrying an indistinct and funereal, yet satisfied smile.
Around Duke Huai, sixteen Monarchs revealed themselves, covering Duke Huai and releasing all their strength; none of them attacked the current Yun Qinghong. Still, the speed at which they escaped was incomparably slow; this was because Yun Qinghong's aura had firmly locked onto them. As if their bodies were distorted in an amorphous net, every movement consumed the strength of their entire bodies…
The strength of seventeen Monarchs could not escape this pressure!
One could imagine how oppressive the taboo power coming from Yun Qinghong was.
However, in order to use such power, the price that needed to be paid was incomparably enormous… because it was the life of a mid-stage Monarch! The reason the intense purple lightning would turn scarlet was because each bolt was infused with Yun Qinghong's blood essence!
An apocalyptic aura enveloped half of the Demon Imperial City, and even the highest-level Monarchs, standing at the pinnacle of this world, felt their souls trembling. The red lightning around Yun Qinghong's body swelled again, on the verge of exploding. And once the mass of lightning exploded, the hundred kilometers around would become a blood-colored lightning purgatory.
Just as the Demon Imperial Hall sank into chaos, a cold voice sounded from above. The voice was not loud; an incomprehensible penetrating power was carried within it, easily cutting through the agitated clamor and transmitting distinctly to the ears of every person.
"Patriarch Yun, you don't need to do this."
Following the arrival of the voice, there was a ball of pale golden flames; this ball of flames descended from the skies, landing in front of Yun Qinghong's body, instantly separating the incomparably terrifying aura. Following that, the resplendent blood-colored lightning was quickly suppressed by the pale golden flames, being consumed, and after three breaths, all the blood-colored lightning had completely disappeared.
The flames extinguished. The Yun Qinghong who had consumed his blood essence appeared morbidly pale, like paper, and fell paralyzed to the ground. But immediately after, he turned his body without any regard and looked into the air, his mouth revealing his excitement, shouting in shock: "Little… Little Demon Empress? It's the Little Demon Empress's voice!!"
The entire hall was stunned, and the same astonishment covered the face of every person. Everyone had clearly heard the voice from before… it was definitely the Little Demon Empress's voice!!
Following Yun Qinghong's shout, everyone's gazes turned upward… it was not known when, but on the ceiling of the hall, a huge fissure had appeared. Every brick and tile of the Demon Imperial Hall was built with incomparably rigid profound jade; to even destroy a small piece would cause an immense sound. But the appearance of the fissure that was at least ten feet wide had not been noticed by a single person; it was as if… it had vanished without a trace.
Besides the fissure in the hall, not far above, two figures floated. The figure on the right was a small body, dressed in gray with a piercing gaze without any oscillation; perfect like sumptuous jewels, yet cold without any expression… above her eyebrows, a mark of pure gold in the shape of flames flickered. When the gazes came into contact with the flame mark, the souls were suddenly pressurized by an irresistible force.
"Little… Little… Little Demon Empress!!"
"It's the Little Demon Empress!!"
"Ah, ah… Little… Little Demon Empress!!"
"Is-is-is this… What is this?"
"Old man… look… quick, look!" Mu Yubai was excited to the point of incoherence: "It's the Little Demon Empress… she's not dead!!"
"The mark between the Little Demon Empress's eyebrows…" Mu Feiyan's voice was also extremely excited: "That is the Golden Crow Flame mark! It's the mark awakened by the Golden Crow's blood!"
The Little Demon Empress who had originally died months ago, who even had a funeral procession, actually appeared alive before them on the day of the new emperor's ascension. A wave of voices exploded, practically making the hall explode; they were either astonished, or terrified, or disconcerted, or pleasantly surprised, or even in disbelief… The significance of the scorching mark between the Little Demon Empress's eyebrows was known to every citizen of the Illusory Demon Realm.
"This is impossible… impossible!!" Duke Huai looked, his eyeballs nearly exploding. How the hell did the two of them get out of there? According to his royal father's plans, they would be locked in that place for at least another two years, and when they came out, if they didn't die inside the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, they would have already completely taken over the Illusory Demon Realm and could deal with both of them easily.
"Both of them actually didn't die!!"
"The mark between the Little Demon Empress's eyebrows… what was happening? Royal father clearly said that women basically cannot awaken the Golden Crow's lineage! To awaken it would bring only a single result, which was death!"
"What the hell was happening?!!"
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