Chapter 1346: True Colors Revealed

"Greetings, Holy Emperor!"

"Greetings, Holy Emperor!"

Many Demonic Sect experts—the Demon Daoist Pi Chen from the True Transmission Dao, the Meridian Sword Zuo Youxian, An Long of the Heavenly Lotus Sect, the Sect Masters of the Flower-Among-People School and the Heaven-Mending Pavilion, Shi Zhixuan, as well as his two disciples Yang Xuyan and Hou Xibai, and the Demon Commander Zhao Deyan of the Demon Image Sect—forced by that powerful pressure, all addressed Su Xuan as "Holy Emperor." In the end, Zhu Yuyan of the Yin Gui Sect also seemed to realize that the situation was lost; with a cold face, she finally lowered her pride.

"Greetings... Holy Emperor!"

After Zhu Yuyan, Wanwan also bowed accordingly.

Su Xuan, dressed in black, gladly accepted everyone's salutations.

Whether these people were willing or unwilling, whether they harbored their own agendas, at least on the surface, he, this Evil Emperor, had officially become the Holy Emperor of the Demonic Sect, completing the feat that the former Evil Emperor Xiang Yutian had only just accomplished.

Seemingly to ensure his legitimacy and make his position more upright,

Su Xuan said indifferently: "I know you have some opinions about me serving as the leader of the Demonic Sect. This object, I presume, will be able to dispel these opinions and verify my identity as the Evil Emperor!"

As he spoke, with a flip of his hand, a crystal resembling a yellow crystal stone appeared in his palm.

With the appearance of this object, and as Su Xuan released the shielding force he had placed upon it, boundless demonic energy and evil energy were immediately released from the crystal.

Almost without needing words, many in the Demonic Sect knew what this object was.

There was only one thing that could release such monstrous demonic energy.

That was... the Evil Emperor Relic.

Or perhaps it should be called the Holy Relic.

This object originated from the Evil Extreme Sect, and like the Evil Extreme Sect's Dao Heart Planting Demon Art, it was the supreme object within the Demonic Sect.

Since the Evil Emperor Xiang Yutian, countless people in the Demonic Sect had tried to find the Evil Extreme Sect's supreme mental cultivation method, the Dao Heart Planting Demon Art, and had delusions of obtaining the Holy Relic.

Years ago, Lu Miaoji had once entrusted the Holy Relic to Bi Xiuxin for safekeeping. Because of Bi Xiuxin's powerful strength, many eventually had to give up on seizing the Evil Emperor Relic. Later, after Bi Xiuxin died, some intended to search for the object again, only to find nothing.

The greatest possibility was that after Bi Xiuxin died, Lu Miaoji had taken the Evil Emperor Relic back.

But now, Lu Miaoji was also dead.

Where Lu Miaoji had hidden the Evil Emperor Relic, no one knew.

No, someone might know.

Such as the Twin Dragons.

The Twin Dragons were the last people to have contact with Lu Miaoji before his death, and he had even imparted many secrets to them. Zhu Yuyan guessed that these two were very likely to know the whereabouts of the Evil Emperor Relic.

She had even guessed that the Evil Emperor Relic was in the Yang Gong Treasury.

Although it was only a guess, and in the original work Zhu Yuyan had used this matter to bluff the Twin Dragons, it had to be said that by accident, Zhu Yuyan had guessed correctly.

At this moment, seeing Su Xuan take out the Evil Emperor Relic and feeling the terrifying aura released from it, many Demonic Sect members immediately had no hesitation, confirming that this was the real Evil Emperor Relic.

And it was precisely after confirming that this was the Evil Emperor Relic that greed involuntarily arose in many people.

For them, serving Su Xuan as the Holy Emperor was only because of Su Xuan's powerful strength, coupled with the fact that two experts, the Eastern Lord and Shi Zhixuan, were standing by his side; this did not mean they were truly willing to submit to Su Xuan.

Now, upon seeing the Evil Emperor Relic, some people had new ideas.

In their view, Su Xuan being so powerful was very likely the same as the previous Evil Emperor Xiang Yutian—he had absorbed the primordial essence of the many Evil Emperors within the Evil Emperor Relic to obtain such unrivaled power.

As long as they could seize the Evil Emperor Relic and absorb the primordial essence within, given time, they could also become this powerful, or even surpass Su Xuan.

Among the people present, who was not a Demonic Sect master? Whose surface identity was not illustrious?

Asking them to serve an Evil Emperor they had never seen before as the master of the Demonic Sect was absolutely impossible.

"The Evil Emperor Relic..."

Someone whispered to themselves, the thought of seizing the object arising.

And some people were faster, putting it directly into action.

A ghostly shadow crossed the air, existing between illusion and reality.

A figure that had been within arm's reach of Su Xuan moved suddenly, aiming directly at the Evil Emperor Relic in Su Xuan's hand.

Upon realizing the movement of this figure, many were shocked, while Zhu Yuyan wore an expression that said, "As expected."

The person who struck was Shi Zhixuan.

Zhu Yuyan knew exactly what kind of person Shi Zhixuan was—a truly evil man.

Years ago, when she had merely shown a threat to Shi Zhixuan, the other party had deceived her with lies, leaving an indelible flaw in her heart, making it impossible for her to ascend to the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Demon Art. Even though she had continuously improved on the foundation of the seventeenth level over the years, and her strength had indeed increased, she could not enter the highest realm of the Heavenly Demon Art; ultimately, she could not achieve a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation.

The eighteenth level of the Heavenly Demon Art was a completely different level.

Now, Shi Zhixuan was ostensibly attached to that Evil Emperor, helping the other party unify the Demonic Sect, but based on Zhu Yuyan's understanding of Shi Zhixuan, he was never a person willing to live under others.

The reason he attached himself to Su Xuan's command was merely due to Su Xuan's powerful strength.

At this moment, seeing the other party take out the Evil Emperor Relic, Shi Zhixuan finally exposed his true colors, preparing to seize the Evil Emperor Relic.

At the same time, Zhu Yuyan was also somewhat worried.

If Shi Zhixuan were to seize the Evil Emperor Relic, this would not be a good thing.

Moreover, Zhu Yuyan also noticed.

After Shi Zhixuan chose to strike, An Long, Hou Xibai, and Yang Xuyan also adopted a posture of preparing to strike; it seemed they intended to assist Shi Zhixuan in seizing the Evil Emperor Relic.

So, could Shi Zhixuan seize the Evil Emperor Relic?

If an ordinary person were holding the Evil Emperor Relic, and given that Shi Zhixuan was so close, caught off guard, and with Shi Zhixuan's Phantom Demon Body Technique being incredibly fast, there was indeed a high possibility of seizing the Evil Emperor Relic.

As long as the Evil Emperor Relic fell into Shi Zhixuan's hands.

With An Long, Hou Xibai, and Yang Xuyan striking to delay Su Xuan for a moment, Shi Zhixuan could calmly leave with the Evil Emperor Relic.