I'm a villain in the superhero world.

The midday sun shone on the sea on the south shore of Haidu, and under Lü Buyi's nonchalant gaze—

Emperor Chongde's towering figure, nearly four meters tall, gradually took shape as resentment gathered.

He is a descendant of Amaterasu, that is, a descendant of Xu Fu and the creator.

Nearly a thousand years ago, during Japan's Heian period, because of his extremely twisted life, Xu Fu, in the name of "Shiramine Sagamibo," cursed him to fall into the Tengu way.

Therefore, after he died as a "human", he transformed into a golden kite and became the Great Tengu Shiramine Sagamibo, the leader of all Tengu.

Unlike the other two great demons who were on par with him, Emperor Sutoku was not given a sealed number by the ruling council.

Because, in fact, since a thousand years ago, Emperor Sutoku had been nominally under the control of the Bureau of Yin and Yang due to the interference of Abe no Seimei.

In addition, he hadn't caused any trouble, so the governing council naturally didn't bother with him.

This is precisely why he is now willing to collude with the Snake Queen to take Ji Mingyang away.

He wanted to revive Abe no Seimei through Ji Mingyang.

Having a thorough understanding of the original plot and background, Lü Buyi naturally knew his true purpose.

Therefore, there is absolutely no room for reconciliation between them.

Therefore, Lü Buyi had no intention of beating around the bush with him or waiting for him to take the initiative to attack Ji Mingyang.

That's right, Emperor Chongde didn't appear here by chance; he was brought here by Lü Buyi himself.

Not long ago, the barrier he and the Snake Queen had hidden was destroyed by Lü Buyi from a distance.

After bringing Jiang Liyue here, Lü Buyi made no attempt to conceal his aura.

The meaning couldn't be clearer: he's looking for a fight.

Emperor Sutoku, who already shared this intention, would certainly not evade or back down.

Although it is unknown how he and Snake Queen were discovered, their conflict with Lü Buyi was unavoidable.

Therefore, since he took the initiative to provoke us, there is naturally no reason not to accept it.

This is the pride of the strong.

How did you find me?

With a wave of his hand, Emperor Sutoku draped a jet-black haori woven from the feathers of a tengu over his body.

His words had two meanings: firstly, he kept asking how he and Snake Queen were exposed, and secondly, he was asking how Lü Buyi had just noticed him.

You should know that he had just used all his power to bring [Tengu Hachisho Hirayama Jirobo] here in stealth.

He didn't even make a move; he was merely spying, yet he was discovered instantly...

"There is no obligation to inform."

Gently pushing Jiang Liyue aside, Lü Buyi, facing Emperor Chongde, yawned.

It's not that he didn't want to answer, but he couldn't very well emphasize that it was because of the strength of his fracture, could he?

That would seem like he was deliberately showing off, which doesn't suit his personality.

Emperor Chongde's eyes flickered slightly as he gazed at Lü Buyi, who remained calm and composed, with immense apprehension.

The Great Tengu is not as ferocious as the legends portray him; quite the opposite...

As a former emperor and a priest created by Xu Fu to protect the power of "Amaterasu", his appearance can be described as handsome.

Just like his twisted background, he seemed to be filled with a morbid paleness.

Who would have thought that Emperor Chongde was actually one of the three legendary masters of demons and monsters?

"Aren't you going to talk to me and just take action?"

Emperor Chongde was not particularly surprised by Lü Buyi's answer.

Since Lü Buyi was certain he could find them, he could also roughly guess their purpose.

It would be strange if Lü Buyi, being the Yin, could even have a conversation with him, given his ambition to seize the sun.

only……

Emperor Chongde turned his gaze to Jiang Liyue, who was being carried by Lü Buyi, and frowned.

"Qi cultivators from Penglai...the fourth level?"

"You're really too confident to carry such a burden around."

This disdain is to be expected, since a fourth-level being would never interfere in a fifth-level battle.

Jiang Liyue watching the battle from the sidelines was entirely detrimental to Lü Buyi, offering him no advantage whatsoever.

But Lü Buyi simply shrugged indifferently.

"What does it matter? Dealing with you is no different from playing around in my eyes anyway."

"Compared to the harm she brings, the emotional value she can bring me as a viewer is obviously more important."

Audience, Emotional Value —

Jiang Liyue found the two words Lü Buyi used to describe herself even more displeasing than the disdain shown by Emperor Chongde.

"Lu Buyi, if I am injured in the crossfire of the battle, I will curse you for the rest of my life."

This was the only complaint she could make, but Lü Buyi just smiled.

"Don't worry..." Lu Buyi spread out one hand in front of him, shifting his gaze from Jiang Liyue to Emperor Chongde.

"He can't do it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Chongde extended his hand directly to the two of them.

He had no intention of arguing whether he could do it or not, and naturally no intention of getting angry.

He simply took action.

After all... nothing proves something better than practice.

[Hirasan Jirobo·Tengu Shiryu]——

The aura and pressure of the third stage of the fifth energy level were instantly revealed!

Despite the overwhelming suppression from the [Three Sages System], when the mountain-sized celestial dog phantom opened its massive jaws and bit down...

The aftershocks of this attack still unleashed a massive tsunami powerful enough to engulf the entire city!

The towering waves, hundreds of meters high, were created by the shockwave as the Tengu's mouth closed, seemingly blocking out the sunlight from the entire southern shore of the sea city.

But just as this colossal wave was about to move, and was about to be noticed by mortals...

In an instant, in a mere moment, everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened—

The tsunami and the phantom of the celestial dog all vanished, as if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion.

Under the gaze of Emperor Sutoku, the two people in front of him were still there.

Jiang Liyue seemed to have remained motionless throughout, but Lü Buyi stood beside her, smiling.

It's not hard to guess that in those few short seconds, he probably heard some interesting complaints.

"With one move and two techniques... not only did it easily shatter the Tengu Eats Dragon in an instant, but it also completely suppressed the other aftershocks without leaking out even a trace."

"Impressive, his avatar is definitely not simple."

Thanks to Xu Fu's teachings, Emperor Chongde was a man of great knowledge and experience.

Therefore, after observing the scene before him and making a brief comparison, he immediately recognized the method used by Lü Buyi—

But this surprised him, and he snorted coldly.

"As the son of the Taiyin God, why doesn't he use the power of Taiyin, but instead employs the Penglai Qi Refining Technique?"

"A mere avatar? You're being far too arrogant..."

"Arrogant?" Lü Buyi remained noncommittal.

"If you say so, then so be it—but first you have to prove to me whether using only the Penglai Qi Refining Technique to deal with you is overestimating or underestimating me."

"Am I just arrogant and disdainful, or are you simply a clown...?"

She was already crying uncontrollably.