“Kill the White Robe Supreme!”
The Demon Lord’s body towered like a colossal mountain, reaching for the heavens. He unleashed a massive Ancient Chariot, its surface swirling with profound Dao Patterns and radiating golden ripples that shimmered like countless stars. Several Quasi-Dao Supremes, their forms etched with ancient auras and Dao Patterns, pulled the chariot, launching it directly from the Demon Court’s realm.
“To Fuzhou!” the Demon Lord’s voice boomed, utterly domineering. “For endless ages, how long has my Demon Court cowered? Today, we assert the might of my Demon Court! After today, the Southern Wilds will have no Grand Dao Sect!”
The Demon Lord personally led an expedition, taking over a dozen Quasi-Dao Supremes with him.
At the entrance of the Demon Court, Titan Old Ancestor Tiannu and Xuan Tortoise Old Ancestor Feng Wanshan wore solemn expressions.
“The other Supreme-tier forces haven’t reacted,” Feng Wanshan observed, his tone cautious. “The Demon Lord only brought a few trusted subordinates. Isn’t this a bit rash?”
Titan Old Ancestor Tiannu, whose power was second only to the Demon Lord, gazed at the Demon Lord’s broad, mountain-like back. “The Demon Lord’s power is infinitely close to Supreme. He will utterly annihilate the Grand Dao Sect. What other Supreme-tier forces dare to kill, my Demon Court dares to kill. What others don’t dare, we dare! This is the Demon Court! The Supreme Path has opened; my Demon Court needs an unyielding, heaven-reaching momentum to sweep it!”
Feng Wanshan still harbored worries. His Xuan Tortoise Race had always attained Supreme through prudence, endurance, and strategic caution, a stark contrast to the Demon Lord’s aggressive Titan Giant Ape Bloodline. They had tried to dissuade the Demon Lord, but he was notoriously overbearing and dismissive of all opposition. The White Robe Supreme’s declaration that the Supreme Path belonged to the Grand Dao Sect had only further ignited the fiery Titan Giant Ape Bloodline within the Demon Lord, making him uncontrollable.
“Tiannu, you must understand,” Feng Wanshan pressed, “this White Robe Supreme has been active since before the Heaven and Earth Change, and he has never once failed. Though he appears utterly reckless, he must possess extreme confidence to claim the Supreme Path as his own.”
Tiannu scoffed, “If the Demon Lord hadn’t forbidden me, I would have stepped onto the Supreme Path myself! This White Robe Supreme is like building a house by the sea, utterly reckless. This time, he will pay for his arrogance!” With a dismissive wave, he added, “Let’s go back. Since the Demon Lord insists on leading the charge himself and forbids our intervention, we’ll simply await his good news.”
Feng Wanshan watched the Demon Lord’s divine light vanish into the distance before turning back towards the Demon Court.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
The Demon Lord’s Ancient Chariot, like a heaven-reaching war machine, surged with overwhelming momentum across the various prefectures. Its immense demonic power churned in the void like a blazing divine furnace, causing countless human cultivators across the lands to feel heart palpitations and suffocation. This was the sheer pressure from a top-tier cultivator!
Even the great demons pulling the Ancient Chari radiated ancient auras and Dao Patterns, each one looming in the void like a colossal mountain, their bodies like impenetrable fortresses of iron and brass.
Instantly, the prefectures exploded with shock.
All of humanity watched the void in stunned disbelief.
“The Demon Court has moved!”
“Quasi-Dao Supremes are pulling the chariot! Who could be inside? Is it the Demon Lord himself? Even Lü Yun Old Ancestor, one of the Demon Lord’s strongest three Old Ancestors, doesn’t receive such treatment!”
“The Southern Wilds is definitely in for a major upheaval! First, the White Robe Supreme declares the Supreme Path belongs to the Grand Dao Sect, and now the Demon Lord emerges! This is the prelude to a cataclysmic war!”
“I wonder what Dark Shadow Island will do?”
Meanwhile, within the Supreme Path, Lu Xuan had eaten his fill and was preparing to leave for the Eastern Wilds with Xuanji Holy Lord.
The Green-skirted Girl suddenly spoke, “The Demon Lord is coming for you.”
Lu Xuan’s lips curled into a faint smirk. “The Demon Lord? You mean the descendant with the Titan Giant Ape Supreme Bloodline?” In his memory, he’d had a couple of encounters with this Demon Lord. After all, before the Heaven and Earth Change began, he’d once peed on the Demon Lord’s colossal stone statue a few times. Truly a fated encounter.
Since the Demon Lord was coming, he’d just wait a bit. Besides, this trip to the Eastern Wilds would yield more ingredients!
News of the Demon Lord personally leading an expedition to the Supreme Path spread like wildfire, reaching the ears of the Supreme Profound Sect, Dark Shadow Island, and the Holy Alliance.
On Dark Shadow Island, the Dark Shadow Island Lord’s furious expression was tinged with shock. “Another Dark Shadow Monarch of the Seven Assassins has been annihilated! Damn it!” They desperately wanted to know what had happened on the Supreme Path that caused so many of their top-tier cultivators to perish. However, Dark Shadow Island’s modus operandi had always been stealth and patience. They preferred to operate from the shadows.
So, despite the immense fury of the Dark Shadow Island Lord and Xiao Nuo, the leader of the Seven Assassins, they had no immediate plans to enter the Supreme Path. Instead, they decided to wait for more news from within.
“Then let the Demon Lord go to the Supreme Path,” the Dark Shadow Island Lord declared. “Let’s see who gave the White Robe Supreme such immense courage.”
Dark Shadow Monarch Xiao Nuo nodded. “Good. Assassins must be patient and await their moment.”
On the other side, the Holy Alliance’s three major factions were also stirred up a storm.
“Even the Demon Lord has been provoked this time!” a Cold Race expert exclaimed. “The Demon Lord is from the Titan Giant Ape Race, naturally short-tempered. Lü Yun Old Ancestor’s death must have pushed him over the edge!”
A Witch Race expert added, “Since that’s the case, let the Demon Lord clear the path for us.” With the Demon Lord personally intervening, the three major factions of the Holy Alliance saw no need to act immediately.
Meanwhile, in the Ancestral Land of the Supreme Profound Sect.
Taichen Old Ancestor relayed the news to Nangong Baixue.
Nangong Baixue’s eyes gleamed with self-aggrandizing pride. “Didn’t I tell you not to rush? The Supreme Path isn’t going anywhere. Once I’ve fully refined the Ancestor’s inheritance, I can step out of the Ancestral Land! By then, I will be invincible! What White Robe Supreme? What Demon Court? What Dark Shadow Island or Holy Alliance? All of them will be trampled underfoot! Anyone who dares to resist me, I will instantly annihilate them!”
Taichen Old Ancestor’s face twitched. Another boast? After all, Nangong Baixue was only an Eight-star Great Emperor. Yet, her earlier decision to temporarily avoid conflict now seemed incredibly prescient, as all the Quasi-Dao Supremes the Supreme Profound Sect had sent to the Supreme Path had perished.
Perhaps our Supreme Profound Sect truly needs to wait until the Holy Maiden’s divine art is perfected before emerging, Taichen Old Ancestor mused internally.
Nangong Baixue’s expression turned cold. “Taichen Old Ancestor, my words are not a suggestion, they are a command! Send a Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme to the Supreme Path. You must protect Ye Chen from the Demon Lord!”
Taichen Old Ancestor’s face grew solemn. “Are you sure? That will be a cataclysmic battle between the Demon Lord, the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, and the White Robe Supreme! It’s a world-ending battle; it’s best not to get involved, or we might be caught in the crossfire!”
Nangong Baixue’s voice was icy, her eyes burning with obsessive determination. “Taichen Old Ancestor, my words are not a suggestion, they are a command! I want Ye Chen! I want Ye Chen! I want Ye Chen!”