Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 294 - 294 293 Confrontation

294: Chapter 293: Confrontation 294: Chapter 293: Confrontation Splash!

A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples.

When Ye Xuan’s words hit the floor, it wasn’t just the Heavenly Peng King himself who was dumbfounded and silent; the other demon kings were also stunned and looked at each other in shock.

None of them had expected that the Heavenly Peng King was actually the son of Kong Xuan.

Who was Kong Xuan?

From the Chaos was born, and as Heaven and Earth first split, Kong Xuan was the son of the Phoenix, and furthermore, the first peacock in the world.

His innate divine skill, the Five-Colored Divine Light, could sweep away all the spiritual treasures under heaven, and he even studied under the Saint Zhunti of the Western Lingshan, thus he existed as the supreme being in the Three Realms.

He was also the magnificent peacock king of the Western Lingshan, holding equal status even with Duobao Tathagata.

Most demon kings knew the origin of the Purple Dragon King, so it was not strange that Ye Xuan knew as well.

However, the background of the Heavenly Peng King had always been a mystery, yet today Ye Xuan revealed it, greatly astonishing the demon kings.

“You…

how do you know this…?” The Heavenly Peng King’s face flushed red, and even his voice trembled slightly.

Evidently, Ye Xuan revealing his origin had utterly shocked him.

Regrettably, Ye Xuan did not answer the Heavenly Peng King’s question.

Instead, he looked around at each demon king present and started to speak as if he were listing treasures.

“Snake Demon King, originally a spiritual beast under the care of Yinshan Old Mother…”

“Lion Elephant King, the guardian spiritual beast of the Purple Bamboo Forest…”

…

As Ye Xuan sequentially exposed the origins of each demon king, the entire Shuilian Cave fell dead silent; only a ferocious murderous aura swirled around each demon king, casting chilling and sinister glances at Ye Xuan.

Huaguo Mountain, the seventy-two cave demon kings, except for Bai Hong who was a native of Huaguo Mountain, the rest of the demon kings all had a past they did not wish to revisit.

They gathered here to claim the mountain as king, rather to break away from the past.

Some had committed heinous slaughters and entered Huaguo Mountain to preserve themselves, some were spiritual beasts under the Great Immortals who had fled for some reason.

Even more, who had violated the celestial laws pursued by the Heavenly Court, could only seek refuge in Huaguo Mountain.

There were also those like the Heavenly Peng King, whose origins were frightening, ashamed of their birth, only seeking an unfettered freedom.

Yet, without exception, no demon king wanted their past to be known, and Ye Xuan precisely violated their taboo, which prompted the seventy-two cave demon kings to harbor killing intents, intending to keep Ye Xuan in Huaguo Mountain.

“Ye Xuan, I do not know how you came to learn these secrets, but you should know, today you will undoubtedly die.”

Led by the Heavenly Peng King, closely followed by the Purple Dragon King, other great demon kings subtly encircled Ye Xuan at the center, their terrifying demonic light spreading and causing the Shuilian Cave to tremble violently.

At that moment, even Bai Hong did not intervene; his gaze towards Ye Xuan also displayed extreme wariness.

Bai Hong’s wariness was not derived from Ye Xuan’s cultivation, but rather from this man’s cunning.

It was because Ye Xuan’s scheming was terrifyingly deep; he investigated every demon king thoroughly, which also indirectly showed that Ye Xuan understood each demon king’s weaknesses.

If they were to let this man go, he could spread these secrets to the outside world, which would bring unimaginable disaster to Huaguo Mountain.

“Hahaha!”

Ye Xuan slowly stood up, his face always wearing a smile, yet his smile was mysteriously unpredictable.

He looked around at the seventy-two cave demon kings present and calmly said, “I wonder if you’ve heard the saying, ‘Without a diamond, do not take on porcelain work’.

Although my cultivation is merely at the Taiyi Realm, I’m not someone who can be easily killed by just anyone.”

Buzz!

Ye Xuan’s smile vanished as he gestured with his hand, causing the Shaking Heaven Divine Bow to suddenly appear in his grip.

The terrifying Witch Light spread out, warping the void around him, making it shatter inch by inch.

An unimaginable aura of murderous intent emanated around Ye Xuan.

“Draw the arrow!”

In just two simple words, ears rang, and a chilling intent arose in hearts.

One could only watch as Ye Xuan pulled the bowstring, and the Sun Shooting Divine Arrow quietly materialized in his hand.

When the bow and arrow in Ye Xuan’s hand unleashed an unimaginable force, even the expressions of the seventy-two Demon Kings drastically changed.

“Shaking Heaven Divine Bow, Sun Shooting Divine Arrow?”

Bai Hong suddenly rose from his seat, his breath hitching at that moment.

His gaze towards the bow and arrow was extremely sinister, and the terrifying Luotian Golden Light emerged around him, showing just how deeply disturbed he was.

A single bow and arrow, commanding awe in the Three Realms, in that distant past, the Ancient Great Witch, Da Yi, had held this bow and arrow and shot down nine Sun Crows.

Even after endless ages had passed, this legend continued to circulate in the Three Realms.

Ye Xuan, on his journey to ascend to the Nine Heavens, had always tread on thin ice, never placing himself in danger without precaution.

He knew exactly how fearsome the seventy-two Cave Demon Kings were; would he have come alone without some trump cards?

This bow and arrow was one of his trump cards.

With his Cultivation as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, he could fire two arrows.

After those two arrows, he would fall into a state of weakness.

Yet those two arrows could claim the lives of several Demon Kings.

If he were to fire just one arrow with all his might, perhaps even Bai Hong, as a Luotian Golden Immortal, could face a life-threatening crisis.

No one present was a fool; even if they had not seen this bow and arrow themselves, they had heard the legend of Da Yi shooting the sun, and feeling the power emanated by the bow and arrow, each one’s rage cooled down at that moment.

“Very well, very well, Emperor Dongji truly has unfathomable methods; this king is indeed enlightened.”

Bai Hong scoffed coldly and then addressed the other Demon Kings, “My brothers, retreat.”

Following Bai Hong’s words, the Demon Kings subdued their aura, yet the looks they gave Ye Xuan were still filled with sinister intent to kill, clearly placing Ye Xuan on their must-kill list.

The bow and arrow disappeared, and Ye Xuan regained his calm demeanor while Bai Hong reassumed his seat.

Yet, his gaze towards Ye Xuan carried a strange expression as he said, “Daoist friend, this king does not believe you came just to uncover our identities.

State your true purpose directly.”

As the saying goes, straightforward people do not resort to insinuations.

Bai Hong, being astute, cut straight to the point, with no wish to beat around the bush with Ye Xuan.

“Very well!”

Ye Xuan nodded slowly, sparing any superfluous talk, he got straight to the point.

“This time, I am here by the Dharma Decree of the Jade Emperor to subjugate Huaguo Mountain.

I presume you are all aware of this.

However, I am not fond of bloodshed and slaughter.

I hope to turn hostility into friendship and have all of you Daoist friends surrender to me,” Ye Xuan spoke candidly.

Silence—a deathly stillness.

As Ye Xuan revealed his intentions, Shuilian Cave fell silent, the expressions of the Demon Kings filled with astonishment.

After a good ten breaths of time, the Purple Dragon King burst into loud laughter as if he had heard a great joke.

“Ye Xuan, have you gone mad, or have we?” The Purple Dragon King sneered repeatedly.

“Don’t say you are the Heavenly God of the Eastern Extremes from the Heavenly Court.

Even if that old Jade Emperor himself were here, how could you possibly make us surrender?” Heavenly Peng King coldly chimed in.