The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 396: Demon Emperor [Fourth More]

Chapter 396: Chapter 396: Demon Emperor [Fourth More]

"Is it really you... how is this possible... Haven’t you already..."

Upon seeing Old Man Yi’s face, Tianjue crawled backward in panic, looking utterly terrified as if he had seen a ghost.

Nine Spirit Primordial Saint observed Old Man Yi with a scrutinizing gaze. Inside the Great Qin, the person he feared the most was Old Man Yi — this old fellow was unfathomable.

Old Man Yi looked down at him and said slowly, "This Emperor hasn’t died, I’ve just been trapped for tens of thousands of years."

Tens of thousands of years are immensely long, but when he spoke of it, it seemed like just a simple number.

Tianjue trembled all over, and soon after he suddenly clutched his head and began to scream, as if his head was about to explode.

Qin Jun watched, puzzled. Could this guy not be faking it?

Could his memory really be failing him?

At that moment, Old Man Yi suddenly reached out with his right hand, and with a grab in the air, he suspended the sixth layer Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm’s Tianjue in mid-air. This scene caused Qin Jun and the other two to frown.

"Hmph! You really are confused!"

Old Man Yi snorted coldly, and a domineering presence erupted from him, causing Qin Jun to take several steps back, Nezha to take one step back, and Nine Spirit Primordial Saint’s figure to shake.

So strong!

Qin Jun narrowed his eyes. Old Man Yi, when he got serious, was like a completely different person. Just from the expression of the Nine Spirit Primordial Saint, one could see how strong he was.

Old Man Yi pointed towards Tianjue’s forehead, and in an instant, Tianjue’s eyes widened, his pupils constricted, and an invisible storm swept around him, blowing Qin Jun’s hair wildly.

"Aaahhhh—"

Tianjue let out a scream that was so harrowing it made one’s scalp tingle.

Then Old Man Yi flung his right hand, and the hapless Tianjue crashed into the mountain wall, blood splattering from his mouth, the pain was intense.

"Remember now?"

Old Man Yi asked in a chilling tone. His attack was even more ruthless than Nine Spirit Primordial Saint’s, indicating that their relationship wasn’t close.

Qin Jun absentmindedly pondered.

Struggling to stand, Tianjue knelt before Old Man Yi, his voice full of terror, "I pay my respects to the Demon Emperor!"

Demon Emperor!

Qin Jun’s eyes widened, inwardly cursing in shock.

The ancient records he had read mentioned the Demon Emperor. It was said that tens of thousands of years ago in the Southern Domain, the Demonic Dao was rampant, and at that time, the Demon Emperor was the most powerful person in the Southern Domain. At that time, there wasn’t a divine empire, until the Demon Emperor disappeared. The Righteous Dao seized the opportunity, and the divine empire quietly rose.

This was why today’s Demonic Dao was stronger than the Righteous Dao, but they still dared not cross the line too much.

Because the divine empire disliked the Demonic Dao!

"So this old guy’s identity is really something!"

Qin Jun was dumbfounded by the thought. It was difficult for him to associate the carefree Old Man Yi with the once-dominant Demon Emperor of the Southern Domain.

Though Nine Spirit Primordial Saint and Nezha did not know about the Demon Emperor, the name alone told them he was no ordinary figure.

"From now on, don’t call me Demon Emperor. From now on, you will serve the Qin Emperor with me!"

Old Man Yi turned, pointed at Qin Jun, and smiled. The old rascal even deliberately grinned at Qin Jun, instantly ruining the imposing image he had just presented.

"This..."

The memory-restored Tianjue instinctively wanted to refuse; after all, Qin Jun was too weak. He hadn’t even reached the Earth Immortal Realm, a single finger could crush Qin Jun to death.

"Hmm?" Old Man Yi glanced at him, and the killing intent in his eyes made him feel so cold he didn’t dare say more. He quickly kowtowed to Qin Jun.

Qin Jun watched with furrowed brows. Was Old Man Yi being sincere, or was he setting a trap, inserting Tianjue into Great Qin for potential future rebellion?

As an emperor, Qin Jun couldn’t help but be suspicious.

"Qin boy, this man was one of my subordinates back in the day. If you have any questions, feel free to ask," said Old Man Yi, turning back to Qin Jun with a smile, reverting back to his ruffianly demeanor.

Nezha and Nine Spirit Primordial Saint looked at him with entirely different eyes now.

This old man was truly powerful!

Qin Jun nodded and began to question Tianjue.

Upon reflection, Old Man Yi probably didn’t really intend to take control of the Qin kingdom; otherwise, he could have killed Qin Jun and his subordinates, the gods and demons, right after coming out of confinement, especially as Qin Jun hadn’t summoned to the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm when he first met Old Man Yi.

Old Man Yi had also helped him pressure the Abyss Sect before. Unfortunately, the Torch Dragon had been taken out of the Southern Domain by mysterious forces, leaving Qin Jun helpless.

After regaining his memory, Tianjue honestly answered all of Qin Jun’s questions.

It turned out the Qin Emperor Realm used to be a well-known forbidden area called the Land Ruins. It was often invaded by cultivators seeking adventure, and Tianjue was one of them. But suddenly one day, the small world erupted violently, the entrance and exit were sealed, and Tianjue, unable to escape, could only live and cultivate in the Land Ruins, hoping to escape one day.

By chance, he found some secret array characters, and in his joy wanted to comprehend them, but was injured by the array characters, losing his memory and even triggering the cave’s prohibitions, which from then on imprisoned him.

"So you’re saying you don’t have a deep understanding of the Land Ruins, either?" Qin Jun asked, frowning.

Tianjue nodded with a wry smile. His past greed had gotten him locked up for nearly ten thousand years, indeed an unfortunate fate.

"I’ve heard about the Land Ruins before too, but didn’t pay attention," Old Man Yi said, scratching his head.

Without a doubt, this statement suggested that the Land Ruins, now known as the Qin Emperor Realm, existed even before he did.

Could it really have something to do with the ancient divine empires?

The ancient period was tens of thousands of years away from the present, and no one knows exactly how long ago it was. During the height of Old Man Yi’s era, the divine empire was already legend, and why he knew of Ji Yongsheng and the Wheel of Fate was unknown, as he never revealed the truth about these matters.

"Enough!"

Qin Jun left with a flick of his sleeve, feeling very frustrated. He hadn’t found out anything.

Of course, if Tianjue really listened to Old Man Yi and swore loyalty to him, that wouldn’t be bad either.

A sixth-level Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm powerhouse is very rare.

If added to his ranks, Qin Jun’s Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm powerhouses under his command would number five, including Nezha, King Huang Feng, Chang’e, and Nine Spirit Primordial Saint!

As for Old Man Yi, Qin Jun was still unable to subdue him. This old rascal seemed to want to cling to him, but Qin Jun was also not at ease letting him handle matters, who knows if he would cause more trouble.

Nine Spirit Primordial Saint and Nezha exchanged a look, both seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes. They hadn’t expected the situation to evolve into what it was now.

"I hope you’re not duplicitous."

Nine Spirit Primordial Saint glanced at Tianjue and said, before following Nezha to catch up with Qin Jun’s footsteps.

Tianjue shuddered at his gaze.

"Look at how little courage you have, are you that scared?"

Old Man Yi kicked Tianjue in the buttocks and scolded, embarrassed by his cowardice.

However, he was still pleased inside; perhaps Tianjue was the only old acquaintance left in this world.

"He’s too terrifying..." Tianjue said, feeling aggrieved.

Just recalling the horror of being swallowed whole by Nine Spirit Primordial Saint, he felt a deep chill and unease.

Old Man Yi laughed meaningfully, "Indeed very fierce, even in our time, there were no such astonishingly powerful demons."

Nine is the extreme number.

The Nine-Headed Lion clearly had no ordinary origins, and at least Old Man Yi believed that Nine Spirit Primordial Saint had connections to the divine empire.

According to legend, under the war god of the divine empire were many vassal races with terrifying talents, like the Cat People Clan.