Chapter 482

Good news, the Strength Emperor is back.

Bad news, only his head is back.

All four Demon Emperors were dumbfounded, as if someone had pressed a time-pause button, freezing them all in place.

The Strength Emperor... is dead?

Although they couldn't believe this fact, the Strength Emperor's head was placed right before their eyes, and there was even warm blood flowing out, which was enough to prove that not long ago, the Strength Emperor was still alive and well.

On the Strength Emperor's neck, the muscle fibers were extremely twisted.

It was very obvious that the Strength Emperor's head had been twisted off by brute force.

But... how could this be?

With the Strength Emperor's power, even if a lower-ranked Demon Emperor wanted to kill him, he could have held on for a moment or two before dying.

But from the time the Strength Emperor left until now, it was only the time it took to have a chat, right?

In this, one still had to subtract the time for the Strength Emperor's travel and the time for the head to fly back.

This meant that the actual battle time between the Strength Emperor and that Earth Spirit Demon Emperor might have only been a few dozen breaths.

After a few dozen breaths, the Strength Emperor had his head twisted off.

This deduction made the four Demon Emperors present feel their scalps go numb, and a chilling sense of horror crept up their spines and reached their crowns.

"I... am I not dreaming?" The fifth-ranked Demon Emperor swallowed his saliva, his purple eyes filled with terror.

If the other party only needed a few dozen breaths to kill the Strength Emperor, wouldn't killing him be as easy as pie?

"You say... could it be that the person who acted wasn't that Earth Spirit Demon Emperor? But rather a Demon Emperor who acted?" The second Demon Emperor stated his deduction.

He truly couldn't imagine that, as fellow Demon Emperors, there could exist someone capable of killing the Strength Emperor in a few dozen breaths.

"I think it's very possible! If a Demon Emperor acted! Then it would indeed make sense!" The third Demon Emperor nodded repeatedly.

"But why? The Emperor-Blood Demon Clans all view us as ants, let alone a Demon Emperor? Why would a Demon Emperor suddenly act against our Great Strength Demon Clan?" The fifth Demon Emperor couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know either... If a Demon Emperor really acted... we should just surrender..." The second Demon Emperor gave a bitter smile.

Better to live in shame than to die in glory.

Demon clans are different from humans; demon clans have very long lifespans, and after breaking through to the Demon Emperor realm, their lifespans are often counted in thousands of years.

Therefore, in the Demon Realm, after the clan where a Demon Emperor resides is destroyed, defecting to other clans is a very common occurrence.

For example, among the five Demon Emperors of the Great Strength Demon Clan, two were Demon Emperors from other races who had come to defect.

Soon, a chaotic clamor sounded from outside.

Without needing to think, they knew it must be the people of the Earth Spirit Demon Clan who had broken in.

The Strength Emperor was dead, and the four of them were just staying here without going out; the remaining clansmen of the Great Strength Demon Clan naturally couldn't stop the fierce Earth Spirit Demon Clan.

The four Demon Emperors took a deep breath and moved out together.

They had already reached a consensus, and that was to surrender!

Ye Lin had originally been curious; wasn't it said that the Great Strength Demon Clan had five Demon Emperors? How come after he killed one just now, he couldn't see any more Demon Emperors?

Now seeing the other four Demon Emperors appear, Ye Lin was instantly overjoyed.

"You are planning to join forces, the four of you, to besiege me alone, right? Come on, come on!" Ye Lin's face was full of anticipation.

The four Demon Emperors exchanged glances, and the second Demon Emperor took the initiative to ask.

"Earth Spirit Demon Emperor, how come only you have appeared? Where is Lord Demon Emperor? I wonder which Lord Demon Emperor has arrived in person?"

"Demon Emperor? You brought a Demon Emperor here?"

Ye Lin instantly became vigilant; he couldn't use forbidden spells now, and the Human Emperor Flag and the Bronze Dragon Vein Cauldron were not by his side. When it involved a Demon Emperor, he still felt a bit uneasy.

"Hmm? Didn't you bring a Demon Emperor here?"

The four Demon Emperors of the Great Strength Demon Clan were also stunned. What was going on?

"Where would I go to find a Demon Emperor for you? Are you four looking for trouble?" Ye Lin asked back.

"No Lord Demon Emperor has arrived in person?"

The four Demon Emperors' faces were filled with expressions of disbelief.

"Then how did the Strength Emperor die?"

"I killed him."

Ye Lin blinked, looking innocent.

"He said as soon as he came up that he hadn't fought anyone for a long time, and asked me to go all out so he could have fun. I listened to him and went all out, and then his head flew off. This guy is trying to frame me!"

"......"

The several Demon Emperors were all somewhat silent.

For a moment, they didn't know how to express their current emotions.

If a Demon Emperor had come, they would definitely have surrendered without a word.

But only the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor had come alone, and they couldn't imagine that the Strength Emperor had died at the other party's hands.

Yet, the Strength Emperor's head was lying quietly behind the four of them at this moment.

Just as the other three Demon Emperors were still hesitating, the fifth Demon Emperor had already knelt directly on the ground toward Ye Lin.

"Earth Spirit Demon Emperor, please allow me to express my respect to you. I am willing to defect to the Earth Spirit Demon Clan and become your subordinate!"

The fifth Demon Emperor didn't care whether the Strength Emperor was killed by the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor or not; anyway, even if it wasn't killed by the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor, it definitely had something to do with him.

He wasn't originally a Demon Emperor of the Great Strength Demon Clan, so naturally, he didn't want to live and die with the Great Strength Demon Clan.

"Hmm?"

Ye Lin was stunned for a moment. The demon clans on the other side of the Nether Demon River really know how to play, huh? There's actually such a thing as surrendering?

Seeing that the fifth Demon Emperor had already knelt to surrender, the other three Demon Emperors hesitated for a while before also kneeling before Ye Lin one after another, expressing their willingness to submit.

"I understand. You mean that from now on, you'll be following me, is that what you mean?" Ye Lin asked.

"Correct! From now on, we are willing to take you as our master! We will act according to your orders." The second Demon Emperor nodded.

"Very good! Since you will act according to my orders, then now, close your eyes and open your mouths. I'll show you a great treasure!" Ye Lin said with a serious face.

The four Demon Emperors of the Great Strength Demon Clan were all somewhat confused; they couldn't understand what Ye Lin wanted to do, and there was a faint sense of vigilance in their hearts.

"Rest assured!"

Ye Lin promised with his chest puffed out.

"I, the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor, swear to the great Demon God that if I take your lives, let me never be reincarnated after death, and let my soul be a slave for eternity!"

Hearing the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor make such a vicious oath, the four Demon Emperors then half-believingly closed their eyes.

After all, when a demon is under the eaves, it has to bow its head; for Ye Lin's orders, they could only obey obediently.

"Very good, you have done very well! Now, without this Emperor's permission, you are not allowed to open your eyes!"

Ye Lin rubbed his hands, saying with anticipation.

"Now, I am going to add a blessing buff to you~"