Chapter 1554: How would they know?

Gasping for breath, Hong Zun glared fiercely at the corpse of the Weixiao Demon Emperor, cursing inwardly.

"What a damn waste. You're a dignified Demon Emperor, yet you were killed by a little brat in the Heavenly Human Realm? You've completely disgraced the Demon race."

He felt a sense of frustration that the iron didn't turn into steel; why was this guy so fragile? It died after just a little bit of fighting.

Anger was anger, but the fact remained, and Hong Zun had no choice. He looked up at Xu Jie, a very forced smile appearing on his face.

When Xu San saw his Master's expression, he immediately knew it was bad.

Sure enough, the next second, Hong Zun spoke with a smile.

"Disciple, listen to Master: you can't handle this Demon Emperor, so let me do it."

A corpse is still a corpse, better than nothing. Besides, when the time comes, he could have a good talk with the kid Ye Changqing; maybe he could still fight for the qualification to order a dish.

Unfortunately, Hong Zun thought too simply, or rather, he forgot what kind of rebellious disciple Xu Jie was; this guy was full of rebellious bones.

So, as soon as the words fell, Xu Jie didn't hesitate at all, shaking his head like a rattle-drum.

"Master, rest assured. A mere Demon Emperor ingredient is something Disciple can handle with ease."

"You..."

Once these words were out, Hong Zun was stunned. Good heavens, he almost forgot that the disciples under his command were all rebellious.

"Xu Laosan, how have I treated you all these years?"

Since that was the case, he could only play the emotional card. But Xu Jie was clearly impervious to reason; right in front of Hong Zun, he directly stored the corpse of the Weixiao Demon Emperor into his spatial ring before speaking.

"Master has naturally treated me extremely well. However, as the saying goes, even brothers must settle accounts clearly. But Master, rest assured, as long as Disciple has meat to eat, you will definitely have soup to drink."

I... I really thank you, damn it.

Gritting his teeth until they rattled, Xu Jie saw his Master's expression was off. Being smart, he didn't say another word, turned around, and slipped into the valley in a flash.

"Master, take care. Disciple has matters to attend to, so I'll be going first."

With that said, he vanished from before Hong Zun and the others.

Following Xu Jie's departure, Shi Song and the others were not having it.

"I told you not to fight over it, and now look? No one gets to eat."

"Blaming me? Then why did you fight over it?"

"I am the Second Elder of the Main Peak, in charge of the Punishment Hall; it should have been distributed by me."

"Get lost."

Running around busy, only to end up with nothing, was something Hong Zun and the others couldn't accept for a moment.

Moreover, as elders, they were too embarrassed to directly resort to snatching.

Furthermore, since Xu Jie had already stored it in his spatial ring, they still cared about their old faces.

Having failed to get the Demon Emperor, Hong Zun and the others could only vent their anger on the Demon Kings.

Consequently, the Demon Kings on the front lines of the Demon race fell into despair.

Facing a group of Great Saints, to be honest, these Demon Kings had completely blank minds.

What heinous crime did I commit to deserve this?

But Hong Zun and the others gave no opportunities, attacking directly. Having learned from the previous lesson, they didn't give any chances at all, binding them first.

Just like that, one Demon King after another was captured under the pursuit of Hong Zun and the others.

Without warning, the Dao One Sect suddenly took action, directly shattering the Demon race's front line. Countless demon beasts fled, died, or were captured.

The news quickly reached the three great sacred grounds of the Demon race. Hearing the news, the ancestors of the three sacred grounds all had ugly expressions.

Gathering again through secret techniques, an ancestor of the Fire Phoenix Sacred Ground said with a cold expression.

"We had just formulated a plan and hadn't even begun to act when the Dao One Sect struck first. What do you say is going on?"

"Perhaps it's a coincidence."

"Coincidence? Heh, is there such a coincidence in this world? Besides, if there were no special circumstances, would the Dao One Sect send out all its members, including several Great Saints?"

It couldn't be a coincidence; at least in the eyes of the Demon ancestors, this was definitely not a coincidence.

And if it wasn't a coincidence, that meant there was a mole within their Demon race?

At this thought, all the Demon Emperors looked toward the three ancestors of the former Qingtian Sacred Ground.

Facing the gaze of the Demon Emperors, the three naturally guessed what they were thinking.

Anger surged in their hearts. Was this bullying them too much? They hadn't said anything, yet they were directly suspected?

Actually, this was normal; after all, who told them they were humans?

In the Haotu World, the relationships between various races were already tense. When facing outsiders, almost every race held the same thought.

That is, those who are not of my race must have a different heart.

Although the three ancestors of the Qingtian Sacred Ground had joined the Heavenly Dragon Sacred Ground and could be considered part of the Demon race.

But after all, they were not of the Demon race, but humans. To the Demon Emperors, they were outsiders, completely different from other Demon Emperors.

So once there was any problem, they would definitely be the first to be suspected.

At this time, a Demon Emperor ancestor from the Qilin Sacred Ground asked with an indifferent tone.

"I say, you wouldn't be faking a surrender, intentionally infiltrating our Demon race to leak our intelligence, would you?"

Once these words were out, the three ancestors of the Qingtian Sacred Ground truly couldn't hold back and immediately roared angrily.

"You're talking nonsense."

Would they act as moles? And at the cost of the entire Qingtian Sacred Ground, just to infiltrate the Demon race? For what?

Just to pave the way for the Dao One Sect? Or because they were truly that selfless?

The three of them were dignified human Great Emperors; did they need to come to the Demon race to be moles?

Facing the exposure of the three, the Demon Emperors present didn't speak, just looked at this scene with cold sneers.

Their eyes were filled with contempt and suspicion.

And such gazes made the three ancestors of the Qingtian Sacred Ground burn with even more anger.