Throne of Gods: Divine thunder descends, and the Qilin descends upon the world!

Chapter 176 It's my turn to protect you!

Inside the Demon Heart Palace.

As the Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu was concentrating on his cultivation on his throne, his heart skipped a beat, as if some foundation that held the world together had suddenly collapsed.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and a terrifying light burst forth from his golden vertical pupils.

"The aura of Austin Griffin?!" he growled, then his expression changed drastically as if he realized something.

He suddenly flicked his sleeve, and the illusory images of seventy-two demon god pillars instantly appeared in the hall, slowly rotating around him.

However, the originally complete and circular array was now missing a corner—the phantom of the thirty-third ranked Demon God Pillar had completely dissipated, leaving only seventy-one pillar shadows, which appeared incomplete and glaring.

"Gone?" Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu's pupils suddenly contracted to the most dangerous pinpoints, and his breathing, for the first time, lost its usual steady rhythm, becoming rapid and heavy.

Even on his smooth forehead, fine, cold beads of sweat had seeped out.

An unprecedented sense of dread gripped him.

"Go! Immediately summon the Star Demon God and the Moon Demon God!"

Feng Xiu's voice lost its usual composure, carrying a hint of barely perceptible urgency and even... panic, echoing loudly in the hall.

Upon hearing the order, the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Guards outside the palace were all shaken and dared not be negligent in the slightest, immediately responding.

They split up and headed to summon the Star Demon God Vasak and the Moon Demon God Agares as quickly as possible.

……

In less than half an hour, Agares and Vasak had rushed from their respective palaces to the Demon Heart Palace.

"Brother, what happened?" Agares spoke first, his brows furrowed with a hint of seriousness.

“Austin Griffin… has appeared.” Feng Xiu’s voice was low, yet it resounded like thunder in the hearts of the two demon gods.

"Where?!" Agares and Vasak exclaimed almost simultaneously, their voices filled with shock and urgency.

"The battlefield of Jialing Pass." Feng Xiu's gaze swept over his two brothers, and he continued, "Moreover, it wasn't just Jia Bo who perished... the Thirty-Third Demon God Pillar was also completely destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Agares and Vasak's expressions instantly turned extremely ugly.

"The Demon Pillar... destroyed? That means—!" Agares' voice was filled with undisguised horror.

"Hmm." Feng Xiu nodded with a gloomy expression, "The Ten Earths and Nine Heavens God-Slaying Formation... can no longer be fully set up."

Despite being a demigod with a million units of spiritual power, he could not suppress the ancient fear of Austin Griffin that ran deep in his blood.

Even if a demigod is as powerful as he is, in that distant war that destroyed the world, there were more than just one demigod among the ancestors of that plane.
However, they had almost no power to resist the god of divine retribution!

“Second brother, third brother,” Feng Xiu suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with determination, “This time, we absolutely cannot let Austin Griffin escape again! We must end him completely at all costs!”

"Yes!"

……

"Kangjin Province is really 'lively' right now. The main force of the demon race has almost come out in full force. Eighth-rank demons are as common as dogs, and ninth-rank demons are everywhere."

Shu Yongxiao's figure slipped silently into the narrow crevice where Cai'er and her group were hiding, bringing back the latest intelligence.

"Fortunately, the Chairman was prescient and allowed us to evacuate in advance; otherwise, we might have been forced to engage in a decisive battle ahead of schedule," Xiao Huo said.

"Where's Yue? Hasn't he come back yet?" Shu Yongxiao looked around but didn't see Yue Hui, so she asked.

"Not yet." Cai'er shook her head gently and explained, "Yuehui is worried that the Star Demon God will use the Great Prophecy Technique at any cost to locate us, so we need to stay in the Eternal Tower for a few more days to completely isolate ourselves from all prying eyes."

"The power of prophecy... is indeed troublesome." Shu Yongxiao clicked his tongue, clearly also troubled by this unpredictable ability.

"Yuehui said we can leave first and continue hunting down lone demon warriors. Once he escapes, he will naturally follow the trail to rejoin us," Cai'er relayed Yuehui's arrangements.

"Alright! In that case, let's take action first and draw the demons' attention for the Chairman!" A red glint flashed in Shu Yongxiao's eyes, and he nodded in agreement without hesitation. ...

Meanwhile, the moonlight was hidden in the demiplane where the Tower of Eternity was located.

Shortly after shattering the Demon God Pillar, he quietly slipped into this sacred tower.

It wasn't just to evade the Star Demon God's unpredictable and powerful prophetic spell; more importantly, it was to digest the massive amount of souls absorbed by the Eternal Melody during this journey.

Among them were many high-ranking demons, and even pure energy transformed from the remnant soul of the demon god Jiabo.

He sat quietly at the heart of the tower, surrounded by a vast and profound energy fluctuation, refining with all his might this terrifying accumulation that could cause an ordinary expert to explode and die.

A week later.

An indescribable, powerful aura suddenly gathered from his body, then erupted with a roar, and then instantly returned to silence.

"Ninth rank... seventh level!"

Yuehui suddenly opened her eyes, and a destructive purple-gold lightning seemed to flash and disappear deep in her eyes. The power flowing around her had entered a completely new realm.

"I'm getting more and more confident!"

...

half a month later.

The majestic outline of the Moon Demon Palace finally came into view.

Yuehui gazed at the familiar palace and gently exhaled.

He had now reverted to his Moon Demon attire, making him a completely different person from when he was in the Federation.

Cai'er, Shu Yongxiao, and others have been temporarily taken into the Tower of Eternity by him.

The reason is simple: acting alone is more discreet, and reinforcements can be summoned at any time if something unexpected happens.

He walked effortlessly through the familiar corridors and arrived at the palace gate under the moonlight, where he reached out and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" came a wary voice from inside the door.

“Sister, it’s me,” Yuehui replied in a low voice.

After a brief silence, the door quietly opened a crack, and a hand quickly reached out and pulled him into the room.

"Why are you back?" Yueye quickly closed the door, her face filled with surprise and worry. "Didn't you become the chairman of the Holy Temple Federation? It's too dangerous for you to come back now!"

“My sister is getting married, how can I, as her younger brother, not rush back?” Yuehui looked into her eyes and said softly.

Upon hearing this, the light in Yueye's beautiful eyes dimmed slightly, and a forced smile appeared on her face.

“What’s the point of coming back? Your mission is of great importance, and you shouldn’t let my affairs disrupt your father’s plans.”

Yuehui reached out and grasped Yueye's shoulders, her gaze intense: "Sister, tell me honestly, are you really willing to marry that scoundrel?"

Moonlight lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Don't lie to me." Moonlight's voice turned serious. "Our family has similar tastes. The Star Demon Clan is one thing, but the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon's true form is a completely black dragon... Can you really stand sharing a bed with a beast?"

These words seemed to strike a nerve with Yueye, who had been suppressing her pain. She clenched her fists tightly, her voice filled with barely suppressed anger and resentment:

"Did I have a choice?! This was His Majesty's own proposal! I... how could I refuse?!"

Hearing her sister finally reveal the truth, Yuehui smiled instead of getting angry, a sharp and confident smile curving her lips.

"Sister, leave this to me." Yuehui's tone was firm, filled with unwavering determination. "You always protected me when we were little, now... it's my turn!"
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P.S.: Has school started yet?
(End of this chapter)