Chapter 540

Di Jun pondered and answered, "It seems like the spoils taken when we attacked a western tribe called the Blood Slaughter not long ago. That tribe acted strangely, loved to sacrifice living beings' blood, and was cruel; my monster race army had already wiped them out completely."

Blood Slaughter tribe……blood sacrifice……

Gu Yuan understood.

Indeed, it's this sort of trick again.

"Brother, quickly destroy it!" Gu Yuan's body trembled even more; he clutched his chest, as if he couldn't breathe.

"Good!"

Di Jun no longer hesitated; the solar true fire in his palm erupted violently, and that hard bone fragment, in the hand of this peak quasi-sage Heavenly Emperor, instantly turned into a handful of ashes.

However, at the moment the bone fragment turned to ash, Gu Yuan spat out a mouthful of golden blood, his body went limp, and he collapsed straight to the ground.

"Brother!"

Di Jun turned pale with shock, quickly grabbed him, but found Gu Yuan's eyes tightly shut, already having fainted.

A surge of unprecedented panic and fury instantly swept over Di Jun's imperial heart.

He actually… watched helplessly as his brother, right before his eyes, was injured by evil qi!

Unforgivable!

Di Jun embraced his unconscious brother in his arms and let out a roar of extreme anger toward the heavens.

The terrifying imperial might, centered on the sun star, spread wildly across the entire wilderness!

He will make those who dare harm his brother pay with their blood!

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan, lying in his arms feigning death, curled the corner of his mouth in an arc no one could see.

"Very good."

A perfect excuse to openly investigate the Now Faction: Zang Tian Ge and brazenly demand all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures has arisen.

East Emperor Palace.

This is a palace that Di Jun, after establishing the Heavenly Court, personally forged for his most beloved brother, using the primal true gold of the sun star mixed with countless divine materials scavenged from all over the wilderness.

Its extravagance even surpassed his own Hall of Heaven's Summit.

At this moment, in the innermost chamber of the palace, Gu Yuan lay "unconscious" on a jade bed carved from ten-thousand-year warm jade.

His complexion was "pale as paper", his breath "barely there", as if he might dissipate at any moment.

By the jade bed, Di Jun stood in imperial robes, hands behind his back.

On his face, usually full of dignity and confidence, now lay a cloud of gloom; the anger in his eyes almost solidified, ready to burn the nine heavens.

Behind him stood Fuxi, Nüwa, and the demon master Kunpeng, the three highest-ranking giants of the demon clan, all with heads bowed, not daring to breathe.

The atmosphere in the chamber was oppressive to the extreme.

They had never seen the Heavenly Emperor so furious.

Since the demon clan was founded, Di Jun's impression on all demon gods has been one of steadiness, wisdom, and a heart that embraces the world.

Even when faced with the witch clan's open provocation, he could quickly calm down at his brother's urging, putting the greater good first.

But now, merely because Donghuang Taiyi was injured by a trace of insignificant evil qi, this Heavenly Emperor seemed to have turned into a raging beast.

Investigate!

Di Jun's icy voice broke the silence.

Convey my decree: command Bai Ze and Ying Zhao to lead a million demon troops to thoroughly investigate all the myriad clans of the wilderness!

Anyone who cultivates blood sacrifice, offering, or any heretical evil ways, regardless of clan size or morality, shall……

He paused, then said word by word: "Exterminate the clan! Extract the soul! Refine the spirit! Never to be reborn!"

As you command!

Kunpeng was the first to respond; a flash of excitement gleamed in his cold, yin-filled eyes.

This is the supreme authority to cleanse the wilderness, personally granted by the Heavenly Emperor.

For him, a demon master renowned for slaughter, this is practically a heavenly boon.

Fuxi and Nüwa exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of worry in the other's eyes.

Your Majesty, this…… might be going too far?

Nüwa could not help but urge, "The myriad clans of the wilderness have countless strange cultivation practices; some tribes perform sacrifices without harboring ill intent. To condemn them all indiscriminately would risk harming heavenly harmony and damaging our demon clan's fortune."

Harm heavenly harmony?

Di Jun snapped his head back, his golden eyes fixed tightly on Nüwa,

My brother's primal origin is damaged, his true spirit weak, and now he's further wounded by evil evils, lying unconscious! When has the Heavenly Dao ever shown even a shred of pity to my brother and me?!

Today, I shall defy Heaven and alter this Dao!

Whoever dares to harm my brother in the slightest, I will annihilate his body and spirit, severing cause and effect!

Di Jun's voice was filled with an indisputable tyranny and madness.

Nüwa opened her mouth, but in the end only let out a soft sigh, saying nothing more.

She understood.

In the Heavenly Emperor's heart, whatever demon clan hegemony, whatever protagonists of heaven and earth, their weight pales compared to his frail, sickly brother.

Donghuang Taiyi is the Heavenly Emperor's reverse scale.

Touch it, and you die.

Moreover! Di Jun's voice rang out again, "By my name, I proclaim to the wilderness!"

Anyone who presents an innate spiritual root or treasure capable of purifying the true spirit, mending the primal origin, and dispelling evil evils, I may grant them a demon god's position, letting them enjoy the Heavenly Court's fortune! If there is a supreme treasure, I could…… adopt them as a sworn son, bestowing imperial bloodline!

Upon these words, even Kunpeng drew a sharp breath of cold air.

A demon god's position! Imperial bloodline!

This reward is no longer generous; it is madness!

It can be foreseen that, starting today, the entire Primordial Wilds will be stirred up by a treasure-hunting frenzy.

Countless loose cultivators and great beings will dig three feet deep for this opportunity to ascend to heaven in a single step.

"Your Majesty, you..." Fuxi wanted to say something, but Di Jun waved his hand to cut him off.

"No need for more words, just do it."

Di Jun turned his body, looked again at the "unconscious" Gu Yuan on the jade bed, and the ferocity and madness on his face instantly turned into endless tenderness and self-blame.

"All of you retreat; I will stay here to accompany Taiyi."

"Yes."

Fuxi, Nuwa, and Kunpeng bowed and performed a salute, then silently withdrew from the sleeping chamber.

Inside the sleeping chamber, only the two brothers remained.

Di Jun slowly walked to the bedside, sat down, reached out his hand, and gently grasped Gu Yuan's icy cold hand.

"Younger brother, it's the elder brother's inadequacy, the elder brother failed to protect you."

"Rest assured, no matter the cost, the elder brother will definitely make you recover."

Di Jun's overreaction was entirely within the feigned-faint Gu Yuan's expectations.

He wanted to investigate clearly what the Now Faction: Zang Tian Ge had actually done here.

Then find them all out……overthrow!

He only needed to lie here, feign weakness, move his lips a bit, and he could seize all the resources of the Primordial Wilds.

This……is truly a vacation!

Just as Gu Yuan was smugly calculating his future, a pure, warm energy suddenly flowed from Di Jun's palm into his body.

It was Di Jun's primordial source power.

He actually did not hesitate to expend his own Dao foundation to heal Gu Yuan's wounds.

Gu Yuan's heart stirred.

No, this must not be accepted.

He had just managed to establish the persona of a weak and sickly person; if he were cured in a few moves, how could he still loaf around?

Thus, Gu Yuan's body, under Di Jun's primordial source power, not only did not improve, but the spasms became even more violent.

It seemed as if two forces were violently clashing inside his body.

"Pfft!"

【87> He then "spurted" out a mouthful of golden blood.

He again 'spurted' out a mouthful of golden blood.