Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 299 A Matter of a Single Sentence
As a cold wind blew, a spark of soul fire lit up on one of the seats, followed by a ghostly shadow... Various strange phenomena appeared, and all eighteen seats were filled in a short time.

Chen Ye looked up and saw the shadowy figure on the chair looking down at him.

The incarnation of Youluozi was not clearly visible; only a woman with a graceful figure could be vaguely discerned. Her face was covered only with pale red eyes, and her features were all blurred.

Even though she didn't have a mouth, when Chen Ye looked into her eyes, he seemed to see her smile slightly, which made Chen Ye's consciousness somewhat blurred.

He quickly rang the bronze bell from the beast's mouth in his mind to clear away distracting thoughts.

That's an exaggerated charm technique. He almost fell for it just from hearing the voice, but it was just an avatar that made Chen Ye lose his mind.

This Youluozi is indeed the most troublesome demon.

Chen Ye then looked at the other seats.

That little figure formed from a ball of soul fire must be the Soul Lord. Chen Ye had previously killed one of his subordinates, and Qu Heng had even tricked him to the point of vomiting blood. However, when this little soul fire figure looked at Chen Ye, it only gave a cold smile and did not show any deep hatred.

Moreover, Qu Heng clearly crushed his soul. Even if the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts had the effect of regenerating the soul, it would be impossible for it to recover so quickly.

On the other side, a demon Chen Ye didn't recognize was staring at him intently, his eyes filled with undisguised malice and hatred, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces.

Chen Ye glanced at him with suspicion, confirming that he did not recognize him, and judging from his demeanor, he did not seem to be an avatar of the Azure Dragon Lord.

As if telepathically connected, Youluozi transmitted his voice to Chen Ye, saying, "This is the successor of the Crimson Serpent Lord, but his cultivation is insufficient to be called a lord. Of course, we still publicly declare that there are eighteen lords, so you can address him as the Crimson Serpent Lord if you wish."

Chen Ye immediately understood where this hatred came from. He usually used the Crimson Serpent as a palm thunder, so he guessed that this Crimson Serpent Lord regarded him as an outsider who had stolen the secret technique, so of course he wanted to tear him apart.

Once Youluozi spoke, he simply introduced everything to Chen Ye.

The man wearing deer antlers was the Lord Feilian, but the deer antler helmet looked like it belonged to the people of the Northern Frontier, and it covered most of his face, so his emotions could not be seen.

The Tiger Servant Lord was a middle-aged man who looked quite imposing. His sitting posture was also that of a tiger crouching and a dragon coiling. Even without staring at Chen Ye, he could make Chen Ye feel a lot of pressure.

Having just killed one of his eight envoys, he figured this man wouldn't let him off the hook later.

And then there's the target of this trip—the Azure Dragon Lord.

Just like the one I saw before, this strange half-human, half-dragon figure seemed a bit out of place sitting in the chair, but he ignored Chen Ye as well, as if he had never suffered a loss at his hands.

Even though half of its body was torn apart, it now appears completely unharmed.

Youluozi added, "Don't worry, he's all bark and no bite, but he'll still come. If he doesn't even show his avatar, everyone will know he's not far from death."

Chen Ye took out a small conch shell and asked in a low voice, "There are so many ways for demonic cultivators to escape, how can you be sure he can't escape?"

Youluozi laughed and said, "Do you think Hansha has been lurking by Qingjiao's side for so long just to eat up all his pills? Qingjiao has prepared a total of thirty-seven ways to save his life. I had Hansha investigate them thoroughly and solve most of them before you arrived."

Chen Ye remained silent.

No wonder everyone hates Youluozi, and no wonder she is the target of everyone's hatred. She is so ruthless and scheming, who wouldn't be afraid of her?
However, the Azure Dragon Lord remained calm, pretending nothing was wrong even though his enemy was right in front of him. Aside from these five Lords and the "Crimson Serpent Lord," Chen Ye didn't bother to remember them all carefully, as the others were basically just there to make up the numbers.

There was another person who, like Chen Ye, was at the Tongxuan Realm, yet he was also able to sit in one of the chairs.

Either this person possesses extremely powerful supernatural abilities, or the demons simply put him on the throne to make a grand entrance.

After all, they are known to the public as having eighteen venerable masters, so they can't not fill all the seats.

The Demonic Sect's meetings were not cumbersome. The chairs were arranged in a circle, and there seemed to be no distinction between them, so there was no such thing as someone presiding over the meeting.

Therefore, whoever speaks up is talking about serious matters.

The first to speak was Youluozi.

"I'm sure you all know what we're discussing today without me having to say anything more. This is Chen Ye, the sect leader of the Yellow Springs Sect, and also my ally in the mortal realm. I'm sure you've all heard of the Yellow Springs Sect. Sect Leader Chen has come today to formally form an alliance with us. However, it's rather disrespectful that someone is trying to intimidate me so soon after Sect Leader Chen's arrival."

As Youluozi spoke, his red eyes turned to Tiger Lord, as if he truly wanted to demand an explanation for Chen Ye.

"Hmph, Youluozi, we both know the truth. It's still uncertain whether the Yellow Springs Sect is an ally, so what's wrong with me testing them? I was originally thinking of capturing a hundred or two people and having him kill them on the spot to prove that he's not a spy for the righteous path. But for your sake, I'll only let him kill one, which is already very polite."

Youluozi wasn't really going to dwell on it, but instead changed the subject, saying, "Then thank you very much, Tiger Lord. But now that you've already tested me, I suppose you have no more doubts about Sect Master Chen's stance?"

Tiger Lord said calmly, "More or less. This boy is decisive in killing, and he will kill without hesitation if there is a disagreement. He does have the demeanor of a fellow practitioner."

So, this means we're not going to pursue the previous troubles anymore.

Chen Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was not a good time to provoke another Venerable Lord. It was best if the Tiger Servant Venerable Lord didn't cause trouble.

But this person was never the point.

As expected, as soon as he heard the Tiger Lord acknowledge Chen Ye, the little soul fire figure spoke up, "I don't think so. If it weren't for the Yellow Springs Sect's interference, the Incense Burning Sect would have already fallen into my hands, and my master would have been resurrected. With Demon Lord Wujiu on our side, why should we worry about the righteous path not being destroyed?"

Youluozi didn't defend Chen Ye. Instead, in front of everyone, he asked Chen Ye, "Sect Leader Chen, what is your explanation for this?"

Here they come; they're here to settle old scores, just as expected.

However, it was not the Azure Dragon Lord who spoke first, but the Soulfire Little Man, which was somewhat unexpected for Chen Ye.

But Chen Ye was prepared. He cupped his hands to the esteemed lords and said, "It is true that I ruined the Soul Lord's grand plan. But I would like to ask, if the Demon Lord Wujiu were to live, would you reserve a seat for him, or would you repair the central throne and invite this Demon Lord to take the seat?"

Upon hearing this, all the demons fell silent, except for the Soulfire Little Man, who stared at Chen Ye with a gloomy face.

Upon hearing this, all the demons understood that although Chen Ye's cultivation level was not high, he was truly difficult to deal with.

(End of this chapter)