Die, princess, the devil is mine!

This is the Destroyed World, a world utterly destroyed, leaving only an empty shell.

It wasn't even a scene of devastation and ruins; it was utterly empty.

There were no people, no animals, no plants, no buildings, and no trace of any life activity.

If the Divine Blessed Continent hadn't withstood the onslaught when the Demon Dragon Emperor personally led the campaign, the Divine World today would be just like the shattered world before us.

Once the world is completely destroyed, the demons will be able to extract the world's power completely. Without the world's power to sustain it, the entire world will collapse instantly, and everything within it will perish. Neither living nor dead things can escape unless they escape to another great world before the world is destroyed.

Lynn stared at the emptiness before him, speechless. He could not imagine that this place had once been a vibrant world inhabited by billions of lives.

"The demons have committed too many atrocities. I feel we haven't killed enough of them. We should wipe out all those belonging to the God of Destruction!"

In this world, even sound cannot travel, and Lynn's mutterings are inaudible even to himself, making them seem like mental activity.

In such an environment, even powerful near-gods would feel oppressed. Lynn endured the discomfort and tore open a spatial rift on the spot before stepping inside.

Even the void filled with spatial turbulence was more comfortable than the shattered world, so Lynn simply spent the last bit of time in the void separating the two worlds.

After an unknown amount of time, the auspicious hour arrived. Lynn rose from the void and began to open a spatial passage to the Demon Realm.

This time, unlike the previous clandestine transit through the Demon Realm, as the Demon Emperor, his announcement of his return to the Demon Realm was naturally to be a grand and spectacular affair.

In the opposite Demon Realm, apart from the Seven Great Demon Kings, no demon knew that he would return at this time, and the Seven Great Demon Kings, who knew the time of the Demon Emperor's return, would not spread rumors.

Because they also have to pretend they don't know anything, since the magic mirrors that have been washed clean can't communicate with each other until they re-establish their connection.

……

"Boom!"

On the edge of the Demon Realm, a thunderous sound suddenly rang out in the previously peaceful void.

The seemingly weak boundary wall, once breached, was forcibly torn apart, revealing a spatial passage that a demon could pass through.

In this place where no demons were stationed, a pair of dragon horns were the first to emerge from the spatial passage, followed by a ferocious head that crossed the boundary.

Just as he peeked out, Victory, who was lying dormant in the back mountains of the Demon Emperor's Palace, suddenly woke up and felt the immense pressure even though he was thousands of miles away.

"Illidan the Demon Emperor?!"

Whether it was because of the great distance or because Illidan was not stronger than her, the aura that Victory sensed from afar did not seem particularly terrifying.

However, Victory was no naive young dragon. She knew that some powerful beings liked to hide their true strength and pretend to be weak while actually being strong, always showing less than half of their true power.

Although Illidan, the Demon Emperor, wasn't like that according to what I'd heard these past few days, who knows if he sensed her presence and was deliberately feigning weakness in an attempt to sabotage her?

After all, even the Demon Emperor had to be wary of the power of those who were close to gods. Victory was also confident that even if she was no match for the Demon Emperor, she could still break one of his teeth if he wanted to kill her.

The Demon Realm's territory is as large as the three continents of the Divine World combined. At this moment, the Demon Emperor, far away on the border, will likely need some time to return to the palace. She has already made ample preparations and is simply waiting…

Holy shit! !
Viktor was still pondering when, unexpectedly, a tremendous pressure crashed down on her like a boulder, forcing her to lower her head even in her strongest form.

All seven Demon Lords possess identity tokens like the Demon Lord's Token. As the officially enthroned Demon Emperor Illidan, it's impossible for him to be without such a token. However, his privileges don't lie in the mere token, but in the immense power he wields, ruling the entire Demon Realm and making him the true emperor of the Demon Realm.

Although the Demon Emperor's power cannot allow him to travel thousands of miles in an instant and descend to any location in the Demon Realm at will, the Demon Emperor's Palace is the center of his power, and he can arrive there in an instant, just like a player crushing a return scroll.

While Victory was still wary of Illidan and trying to figure out his intentions, Illidan had already descended upon her.

"When did a dragon like you appear in the Demon Realm?"

Lynn, who had returned from the void, stood atop the sky. The overwhelming demonic energy seemed to have stained the blood-red sun black. With his feet firmly planted in the void, the Demon Emperor in his half-demon form looked down arrogantly at the thousand-meter-long dragon below.

Victory in her true form is enormous, and this is not even her limit. If she were to fight seriously, Lynn would probably be looking at half a mountain range.

The black dragon, now a thousand meters long, struggled under the Demon Emperor's pressure, shaking its head. Although it did not have a legitimate title, its strength was among the best in the entire Demon Realm, and its ability to withstand pressure was even stronger than that of a legitimate Demon King.

"Illidan, I am Victory, the Dragon Queen, the mother of the former Dragon Emperor's third princess. I am now a devout follower of the Guardian God. It is my first time meeting you, my Lord. Please forgive me for not being able to perform the full ceremony in my true form..." Under intense pressure, Victory raised her dragon head and looked up at Lynn. In her eyes, Illidan, who was not much bigger than an ant, exuded a terrifying oppressive force. Although his aura was similar to that of the Divine Emperor she had seen before, the suppression power of a Demon Emperor over ordinary demons made even Victory, who was also close to a god, feel suffocated in his presence.

She had no doubt that if Illidan got serious, he could defeat her without much effort.

Defeating them is easy, but killing them is extremely difficult. After all, they are beings of the same realm, both stuck at level 999 and unable to take another step forward. Even if there are some differences in their identities and trump cards, the gap is not too large. If the two demons were to improve their strength significantly, they would be beings from another world.

“Victory… if you are the birth mother of the Demon Dragon Princess, then wouldn’t you be the consort of the former Demon Dragon Emperor? The former Demon Dragon Emperor was a staunch follower of the God of Destruction, so your conversion is probably not genuine.”

Lynn didn't actually know much about the dragon race, but since he was now a dragon himself, his demon queen wives had given him a crash course in their knowledge. Now he was extremely familiar with the dragon race's usual opportunistic tactics. Nothing was easier than a dragon converting to another faith, and nothing was more superficial than a dragon's belief.

They can even switch their faith from one demon god in the morning to another in the afternoon. Changing their faith is faster than a player switching weapons. They can believe, but they are definitely not devout.

“I am not a consort of the Demon Dragon Emperor. We just laid an egg together. After the child was born, I left the Demon Emperor’s Palace to cultivate in seclusion. I only came out of seclusion ten days ago. The Demon Dragon Emperor and I have different faiths. Previously, my faith was in the Lord of Demon Luo. He is a neutral Demon Lord who does not favor either the Destroyer Demon God or the Guardian Demon God.”

It seems that no matter who it is, when they first meet her, they will assume that she is the consort of the Demon Dragon King. Although this has a lot to do with her self-introduction, that is all she is. You can't just say in a dry way: Hello, my name is Victory, and I am an ancient demon dragon, right?

"I don't care about your identity. Considering that you are also a member of my Demon Dragon Clan, I can spare your life. You are free to go and settle in any other world. However, the Demon Realm itself and the worlds under my rule cannot tolerate a second near-god! Not even my own kin!"

Upon their first meeting, Lynn showed Victory his domineering side. Even though she was a near-god of the same rank, he showed her little mercy. He only spared her life because of their kinship, but he still wanted to expel her. He even refused to allow her to stay in the demon realm's subordinate world.

“Illidan, I have no ambition to seize power. You should be able to see that I am an old dragon with only a few days left. To me, having absolute power means nothing, and the position of world ruler is of no benefit to me. If Your Majesty does not mind, I can serve as your henchman for the rest of my life and conquer more worlds for you.”

Victor seemed to be bowing his head to Lynn with great sincerity. If he hadn't been informed by the Demon King's wives beforehand, he might have believed it to some extent.

The old female dragon's words are at most two-tenths true and eight-tenths false. Her only truth is probably her self-reported age; everything else is unreliable.

You can believe them to some extent if they're willing to be their henchmen, because this is the best outcome for a non-Demon Emperor near-god if they fail to seize the throne.

"No demon would expose its ambition. Back when the Demon Dragon Emperor was still alive, didn't I lie in wait in the mountains, waiting for him to fall to the bottom, or even die suddenly? It's just that I truly have the luck of a Demon Emperor, and I actually managed to wait for him!"

"I have been on the throne for less than a month, and yet another near-god has appeared, and it just so happens that he is from the dragon race. How can I be at ease with this? Considering that my dragon race is not thriving, and that you have given birth to a daughter for the continuation of my race, my decision this time is already extremely lenient. If it were a near-god from another race, how could I spare his life?"

Whether it's acting or genuine, Lynn has to reject Victory. The demon realm cannot tolerate two emperors, even if they are male and female. As the saying goes, how can one tolerate a dragon snoring beside one's bed? A young and beautiful female demon dragon would be more suitable...

"Please, Your Majesty, understand this. To show our sincerity, I have brought the seven Demon Kings to exchange for the complete set of the lost Demon Emperor's magical artifacts. With such a set of magical artifacts, Your Majesty's combat power will surely crush mine. Even if I harbor any disloyal thoughts, I will have no strength to contend with Your Majesty."

From initially calling her Illidan the Demon Emperor to now addressing her as "Your Majesty the Demon Emperor," the change in address reflects Victory's attitude. She seems genuinely sincere, but a dragon's words can be deceiving. If you truly believe her, it will be too late to regret it when she betrays you.

"Oh? A War-Rank Demon Emperor's artifact? The one from the Demon Dragon Emperor? Where is it?"

At this moment, Lynn showed an interested expression when he heard Victory mention the Demon Emperor's set of magical artifacts he had obtained in exchange with the Holy Emperor of Miracles. Victory could understand his feelings. After all, as a warrior-like class, inheriting the Demon Emperor's set of magic-based classes after ascending the throne would be an extremely awkward thing for any Demon Emperor.

Now that Illidan has obtained the Demon Emperor's set of artifacts that meet his actual needs, he will definitely be overjoyed. After all, it is the strongest equipment in the Demon Realm. Legend has it that it was personally crafted by the Demon King. Although the usage level is only 999, its quality may not be inferior to the main artifact.

Victory knew that once Illidan obtained that set of Demon Emperor artifacts, the gap in strength between them would truly widen, and Illidan might be able to suppress her with a single move. But she was not afraid, because she was also a dragon, and she understood dragons.

Perhaps every ancient dragon has a different mind and personality, but as long as he/she is a pure-blooded ancient dragon, there must be one thing in common, which is the desire for inheritance and reproduction.

Now that she is old and frail, she certainly cannot arouse Illidan's desire in that respect, but she has a beautiful daughter who is growing up...

Because of their small population size, the dragon race values ​​this highly and is very particular about ethical relationships. If she were to become Illidan's mother-in-law, he might not necessarily respect her as much, but at least he wouldn't be as wary of her as he is now.

After all, she was already very old, and the possibility of her wanting to seize the throne was not high. Once they were related by blood, he, Illidan's pure-blooded descendant, would also be her, Victory's pure-blooded descendant. Theoretically and practically, they would become dragons of the same lineage. Rather than being busy with internal power struggles, it would be better to study how to pass the throne of the Demon Emperor to their common offspring.

It's important to understand that the Demon Emperor's throne isn't hereditary. Compared to the ancient Demon Dragon clan, who accidentally occupied the Demon Emperor's throne for two generations, the five major clans, led by the Abyss Demons, are the regulars for the Demon Emperor's position. After all, they are the true original Demon race, while the Demon Dragon clan, if you really want to be precise, has half dragon blood. How can they be as pure as the five major clans?

"They're all with the seven Demon Kings... Speaking of which, with the Demon Emperor's return, why haven't the seven Demon Kings shown themselves to greet him?"

As soon as Victory finished speaking, filled with doubt, seven dark figures rose into the air from the Demon Emperor's palace, transforming into seven dark lights that rushed straight towards Illidan, the Demon Emperor, under the blood-red sun.

Victory stared intently and saw a group of beautiful demon lords surrounding the Demon Emperor Illidan. Perhaps because there were other dragons present, they were too embarrassed to approach him too eagerly, but judging from the exquisite makeup on their beautiful faces, one could guess why they had arrived so late.

So, while I, an old dragon, am out there bearing the brunt of the pressure, you bunch of young demon kings are secretly putting on full makeup inside before coming out to fawn over the Demon Emperor?

(End of this chapter)