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

Chapter 71 The Demon Emperor Descends

Fengxiu and Vasak turned their heads at the same time, looking at Agares in surprise at his sudden voice.

The Moon Demon God's expression was complicated as he whispered, "That lightning mage is my son, your nephew. You can't kill him!"

The Demon Dragon Palace fell into a deathly silence.

"Second Brother?" Vasak was the first to come to his senses, his starry eyes filled with disbelief. "Your son is in a human demon hunter group?"

Agares nodded heavily: "Brother, do you still remember Ahui who covered Abao's retreat in the semi-mysterious realm?"

His voice tightened, "It's that Yuehui. Ten years ago, I personally arranged for him to infiltrate Jialing Pass."

"Wasn't he possessed by the spirit of a demigod?" Fengxiu suddenly interjected.

(That Fengxiu! He's just hoping my son will die!)
Agares was furious, but his face remained impassive: "That demigod left a contingency plan. After his soul dissipated, Ahui actually benefited from the misfortune and was able to complete his divine awakening."

The Demon Dragon Palace fell into a long silence, with only the eerie light of the Demon God Pillar flickering on the faces of the three.

“I must go to Zhennanguan,” Fengxiu suddenly said.

"Big brother!" Agares stared wide-eyed at Fengxiu.

(Does it really have to cost my son his life?)
A glint flashed in Feng Xiu's dragon eyes: "If the demon race doesn't react at all when a sixth-order demon god is slain, it will only arouse suspicion."

He slowly descended from the throne. "Perfect timing. We can use this to our advantage in the negotiations at Dream Paradise."

Agares paused, taken aback:
"Brother, you have a profound and far-sighted plan!"

……

Five days later.

Yuehui slowly opened her eyes, and an unfamiliar ceiling came into view.

"I'm alive?"

Memories flooded back. He remembered using up all his trump cards, and the moment he summoned the Moon Demon Pillar, the raging spiritual energy nearly tore his body apart.

"Moonlight, you're awake?"

Cai'er's voice came from beside her.

Moonlight turned her head and met those greyish-white eyes—though they had lost their luster, they remained as gentle as ever.

"Cai'er!" He sat up abruptly, grabbing her small hand tightly. "Are you alright?"

Cai'er shook her head and grasped his hand in return: "I should be asking you, is anything bothering you?"

"Hmm," Yuehui deliberately dragged out the tone, "I feel uncomfortable all over."

Before she could finish speaking, she was pulled into a warm embrace.

Yuehui chuckled softly against her burning earlobe: "I mean, I only feel uncomfortable when I'm not holding Cai'er."

Cai'er then realized what was happening, her ear tips instantly turning bright red as if they were about to bleed: "You...you're teasing me again."

Her voice suddenly choked up, "Back then, you were covered in cracks, as if you would shatter at the slightest touch."

Tears silently soaked Yuehui's clothes.

He carefully pulled his arms around the person, as if afraid of using too much force, and gently wrapped his arms around them: "It's alright."

He gently ran his fingers through her hair. "See? You're fine now, aren't you? I promise you, I won't work so hard next time."

……

A somber atmosphere enveloped the entire meeting hall at the high-level meeting in Zhennanguan.

Paladin Commander Han Qian looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice, "The reconstruction of Zhennan Pass is nearing completion. Now we need to discuss two things: first, how to bury the heroes who sacrificed their lives in this battle, and second, how to reward the 21st Demon Hunter Squad."

Upon hearing the words "General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21," the expressions of the high-ranking officials present immediately became complicated.

Who would have thought that a mere general-level demon hunter squad could kill the fifty-second pillar demon god, An Luoxian?

Even more incredibly, they actually did it—it was this demon-hunting team's feat that won Zhennanguan the battle.

“How about awarding them merits?” suggested Ren Wokuang, the deputy temple master of the Warrior Temple. Lin Chen, the deputy temple master of the Magic Temple, immediately shook his head: “That’s not appropriate. Killing An Luoxian will earn them 500,000 merits, and with the 400,000 merits they accumulated before, the entire group is now equipped with the Glorious Set, so merits are no longer of much significance to them.”

"What should we do then? They are heroes of Zhennan Pass. If the reward is unfair, I'm afraid it will discourage the Alliance soldiers," said Ying Suifeng, the deputy temple master of the Assassin's Temple, in a deep voice.

Everyone fell into deep thought, and the council hall fell silent for a moment.

The achievements of this general-level demon hunter squad are indeed astonishing, even surpassing the performance of the emperor-level demon hunter squad.

In particular, the battle to kill An Luoxian not only severely damaged the morale of the demons, but also directly turned the tide of the battle, buying Zhennan Pass crucial time to regroup.

"I have a suggestion," the leader of the Emperor-level Demon Hunter Team, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

Han Qian nodded slightly: "Please speak, senior."

"Dream Paradise is about to open; how about we offer one spot as a reward?"

"Dream Paradise?" The temple representatives looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lin Chen shook his head and said, "With the strength of General No. 21, obtaining a spot is not difficult. This one thing alone is probably not enough to highlight his achievements."

Han Qian pondered for a moment, then glanced at everyone present: "How about this? In addition to the quota for Dream Paradise, let Moonbeam be granted special permission to enter the Alliance Treasury and choose one treasure."

"The Alliance Treasury?"

“Exactly,” Han Qian explained. “That place houses treasures left behind by our predecessors, ranging from legendary to immortal-level equipment, and even supreme artifacts from glorious eras. What one can obtain depends entirely on their luck.”

The group exchanged glances and eventually nodded in agreement.

Just as the meeting was about to finalize the reward plan, the situation outside Zhennan Pass suddenly changed.

A jet-gold beam of light, ten miles in diameter, pierced through the heavens and earth, instantly swallowing up the light of the entire sky.

The towering pillar of light was covered with eerie dark patterns, and a lifelike black dragon coiled on its surface, its eyes flickering with chilling dark purple flames.

"Demon Emperor!"

Ling Xiao stared intently at the terrifying pillar of light outside the window that blocked out the sun, completely unaware that her fingers were digging into her palms.

"All humans of Zhennan Pass, come out before me!"

Feng Xiu's voice was eerily calm, yet it resounded like thunder throughout the entire Zhennan Pass.

Every word seemed to strike directly at the souls of the crowd, and the weaker warriors immediately knelt down.

Ling Xiao's spirit wings suddenly unfurled, and he said in a deep voice, "Go!"

Before the words were even finished, he had already transformed into a streak of light and shot out of the window.

……

Inside the room, Yuehui was about to use her lips to warm Cai'er's trembling heart.

The voice of the Demon Emperor rang in their ears. This froze both Yuehui and Cai'er.

(No way? Just because one demon god died, the Demon King has already mobilized?)

"Don't go." Cai'er's icy fingers gripped his sleeve tightly.

Yuehui grasped her trembling fingertips in his hand: "What's meant to be will be. Let's go, let's go outside and see!"

(If all else fails, reveal your identity and take Cai'er back to Shanghai to be the Crown Princess!)

...

Yuehui led Cai'er outside, and was immediately stunned by the sight before her—

A man wearing a dark-patterned robe was suspended in mid-air, his tall and slender body, about 1.9 meters tall, shrouded in a dark demonic light.

His pale skin contrasted against his purple-patterned robe, and his cascading black hair floated eerily behind him in the shape of a wheel. His icy blue eyes, reflecting the stars, coldly surveyed the entire Zhennan Pass.

"Hand over the demon-hunting team that killed An Luoxian, or... Zhennan Pass will be barren!"

(End of this chapter)