Chapter 544: I Have Betrayed the Demon Race

Ye Lin could not figure it out no matter how hard he thought.

He left the Underworld Demon River and tried to devour demon beasts and demons again.

However, the results were always the same; the concentration of his Dragon bloodline could never reach 100%.

Ye Lin realized that he must still be missing something extremely important.

Without this thing, no matter how many demon beasts and demons he absorbed, it would be of no use.

It is like trying to make Sichuan cuisine without chili peppers; even if the God of Cooking came, it would be impossible to make authentic Sichuan cuisine.

The Dragon bloodline concentration would infinitely approach 100%, but it would never reach 100%.

After his attempts yielded no results, Ye Lin could only give up helplessly.

He truly could not think of what that missing thing could be, as he had even found the Dragon Heart.

He could only hope that by some stroke of luck in the future, he would have the chance to encounter that missing item.

Ye Lin returned to the territory of the Earth Spirit Demon clan.

As soon as he entered, he heard the sound of a whip cracking.

"Keep killing, don't stop! Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor said you are not allowed to stop for even a moment!" Xiao Ji's voice rang out.

"Big Brother, I beg you, let me go take a dump. I've been holding it in for days, I really can't hold it anymore!" Ji Lingyu cried bitterly.

"A lowly human like you dares to talk back?" Xiao Ji was furious.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

As soon as Ye Lin arrived, he saw Xiao Ji whipping Ji Lingyu.

Xiao Ji's whipping speed was extremely fast and possessed high precision; at a glance, he was a very qualified cotton-production booster.

Get one hundred draws upon logging in, and two hundred more for idling.

Under his urging, Ji Lingyu had no chance to rest at all and could only keep killing the severely wounded demon beasts and demons without pause.

At this moment, Ji Lingyu was just missing a watermelon and a serving of fried chicken.

However, under Xiao Ji's strict supervision, the results were very obvious.

Ji Lingyu, who was only level 60 before, saw his level skyrocket like a rocket under this high-intensity whipping.

He could soar several levels every day.

Ye Lin had only been gone for five days, and Ji Lingyu had already soared from level 60 to level 85.

At this rate, reaching level 90 was only a matter of time.

"Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor, you have finally returned!" Xiao Ji looked at Ye Lin excitedly.

"Mm, you have done well."

Ye Lin nodded and offered praise.

"Xiao Ji is merely acting according to your orders, my lord," Xiao Ji said hurriedly.

Seeing Ye Lin return, tears instantly blurred Ji Lingyu's vision.

Heaven knows what kind of life he had been living these past few days.

Xiao Ji was truly following Ye Lin's orders to the letter, not letting him rest for 24 hours.

As soon as he saw Ye Lin return, Ji Lingyu wanted to cry and complain immediately.

But remembering that this was the Demon Realm and fearing it would affect Ye Lin, Ji Lingyu swallowed his grievances and just looked at Ye Lin with longing eyes.

Ye Lin did not say much; he took back the Human Emperor Flag, turned, and walked into the exclusive palace built for him by the Earth Spirit Demon clan, then gave an order.

"Ji Lingyu, come in with me. Xiao Ji, have the members of the Earth Spirit Demon clan line up and come in one by one to see me; I will give them a blessing."

"Yes, Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor!" Xiao Ji immediately passed down the order.

"Boss! I've had such a miserable time!"

Seeing that no one was around, Ji Lingyu finally burst into tears.

Although the feeling of strength increasing was great, the feeling of someone holding a whip and urging you to increase your strength 24 hours a day was not pleasant at all.

It is like how making money is happy, but if someone holds a gun to your head and forces you to make money 24 hours a day without letting you eat, drink, or relieve yourself, that is suffering.

"Don't worry, it's almost over. Once your strength reaches level 90, I will take you to retrieve the sword."

Ye Lin comforted him, and at this moment, the first member of the Earth Spirit Demon clan walked in.

As soon as he stepped into Ye Lin's exclusive palace, he immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at Ye Lin. His tone was extremely respectful, and he was even trembling slightly from being too excited.

"Sai Tie, greets... greets Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor!"

Ye Lin slowly stood up. He did not say much, simply releasing his aura to instantly leave the Sai Tie before him severely wounded.

"Pfft!"

Sai Tie instantly spat out a large mouthful of blood, but there was not a hint of hostility in his eyes; he only became more fearful and trembling.

Severely wounded, he dragged his body, struggled to climb up, knelt before Ye Lin again, and asked respectfully.

"Demon... Demon Emperor, did Sai Tie do something to make you angry? Please punish me!"

Ye Lin ignored Sai Tie and looked at Ji Lingyu instead.

"What are you waiting for? Kill him."

"Ah? Boss, but he is loyal to you..." Ji Lingyu hesitated.

The Sai Tie before them was like a dog stabbed by its master; even with blood gushing out, it would still look at its master with longing and fawning eyes.

"Those who are not of my race will surely have a different heart."

Ye Lin did not say much, merely spitting out these eight words coldly.

The Earth Spirit Demon clan was not loyal to him, but to their Earth Spirit Demon Emperor.

After he exposed his true identity, perhaps a small portion of the Earth Spirit Demon clan would still be willing to continue following him, but Ye Lin could not be bothered to distinguish them.

It is like how there must be some good people in the Sang Kingdom, but Ye Lin was equally lazy to distinguish them; he would just collect them all into the Human Emperor Flag as family.

Some things are not about right or wrong, just different stances.

"I understand."

Ji Lingyu took a deep breath, then no longer hesitated, and a sword Qi directly executed the severely wounded Sai Tie.

Sai Tie's eyes widened, filled with confusion; he seemed unable to understand why his own Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor would want to kill him.

Ye Lin stood up, used Endless Devour to clean up Sai Tie's corpse, and collected his soul into the Human Emperor Flag, then called in the second member of the Earth Spirit Demon clan.

Ye Lin followed the same procedure: first wounding them severely, then letting Ji Lingyu deliver the killing blow, followed by using Endless Devour to dispose of the corpse, and finally finishing with the Human Emperor Flag.

"Next."

"Next."

"Next."

Every time Ye Lin's voice rang out, another member of the Earth Spirit Demon clan would lose their life.

He and Ji Lingyu cooperated with increasing tacit understanding, and the speed of calling the next person became faster and faster.

Many Earth Spirit Demons lost their lives before they even realized who had made the move.

Not long after, the entire Earth Spirit Demon clan had been slaughtered by Ye Lin, entering the Human Emperor Flag to keep the real Earth Spirit Demon Emperor company.

As the call for the next person rang out again, Xiao Ji walked in looking somewhat embarrassed.

"My lord, all the clansmen have already come in; only I am left."

A faint scent of blood drifted into his nose, and Xiao Ji's expression changed slightly.

Combined with his knowledge that his Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor could dispose of corpses cleanly, the quick-witted Xiao Ji immediately had a terrifying guess.

His Adam's apple could not help but bob up and down as he asked Ye Lin.

"Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor, where are the other members of the Earth Spirit Demon clan?"

"They are all dead." Ye Lin did not hide it from Xiao Ji. "You are the last one. This Emperor has already betrayed the Demon race."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ji was stunned at first, then suddenly burst into wild laughter, laughing until he doubled over and rolled on the ground holding his stomach.

After he had laughed enough, Xiao Ji looked at Ye Lin; there was no longer any awe in those eyes, only bone-deep hatred!

Ye Lin sighed helplessly. Xiao Ji's way of handling things was quite to his liking; he could be considered a very competent super butler.

If Xiao Ji were not a demon, Ye Lin would have really wanted to keep him.

"I know you hate me for betraying the Demon race. Sorry, I had no other choice."

Ye Lin raised his hand, preparing to finish off Xiao Ji.

Facing the threat of death, there was no fear on Xiao Ji's face, only a look of bleak and desolate despair.

"Lord Earth Spirit Demon Emperor... Xiao Ji does not hate you for betraying the Demon race; Xiao Ji only hates that when you betrayed the Demon race, why didn't you take us with you?"