Chapter 407: This Emperor Will No Longer Act (Combined into One, 4k)

Deep within the Thousand Demon Cave, outside the magnificent main hall.

Her plump figure was covered by a black robe; against the backdrop of the General Nanyang pattern, a pair of Jin Yi wings were slightly folded.

The woman stepped slowly up the imposing cloud-dragon staircase, stood upon the relief of the great sun, and looked forward.

An ordinary-looking black-backed yellow dog lay lazily before the hall.

An iron chain hung around its neck.

The other end of the iron chain was held in its own mouth.

The woman bowed respectfully, her expression earnest: "Jin Chi pays respects to the Cave Lord."

Hearing this, the dog slowly opened its eyes; those eyes seemed to have witnessed countless vicissitudes, somewhat cloudy, and because it was biting the chain, its speech was somewhat muffled: "Speak."

"Jin Chi knows that leaving one's post without permission is a grave taboo and is willing to accept punishment. But before that, I intend to surround and kill a human genius; he may be inside the Thousand Demon Cave. I hope the Cave Lord will bestow a magical treasure."

The Jin Chi Demon Emperor clasped his hands seriously: "He possesses a method of teleportation, is unpredictable, and is also skilled in arrays; his depth is unknown. He wears a magical robe that makes it difficult to harm his body."

She detailed every requirement meticulously, leaving nothing out.

The dying old dog closed its eyes again, and immediately streams of light surged from within the hall, falling before the woman.

"Jin Chi also needs an assistant to guard outside the Thousand Demon Cave."

The Jin Chi Demon Emperor seemed to feel it was still insufficient and made another request.

The old dog remained silent for a long time before finally nodding.

Seeing this, the Jin Chi Demon Emperor finally turned and left the hall, his expression instantly becoming utterly indifferent.

After leaving this place.

She slowly extended her palm; resting in her palm were three warm Soul Transformation Pills.

Such immortal pills and miraculous medicines might still have traces of their refining methods outside, but the medicinal ingredients... were certainly taken from her hand.

The Jin Chi Demon Emperor studied them for a long time before slowly closing his eyes.

When he opened them again, blood seas churned in his eyes, crimson and ferocious.

Thousand Demon Cave, outside the Alchemy Workshop.

Shen Yi had just stepped out of the light curtain when he saw two figures in black robes.

"Demon Emperor Lion, how is your injury?" The Great Horned Demon Emperor forced a strained smile and explained: "It is not that I sought you; the Jin Chi Demon Emperor returned from outside the cave. To find you, she risked the Cave Lord's reprimand and secretly left the Thousand Demon Cave."

"Fortunately, you..."

The Great Horned Demon Emperor's words were not yet finished when they were interrupted.

Jin Chi sat outside the light curtain, opened his eyes, and looked at Shen Yi; amidst relief, there was also some joy, his expression quite complex: "You really have returned."

There was no waiting for the lion to reply.

She stood up and said softly: "Are the pills enough? I still have other heavenly treasures and earthly wonders there for you to supplement yourself. If you need anything, just speak directly; there is no need to be polite."

"..."

Shen Yi fell silent for a moment.

Heavenly treasures and earthly wonders; he certainly needed them, and urgently so.

However, he suddenly was no longer in a hurry.

This Jin Chi Nine-Pattern Ferocious Tiger had actually left the Thousand Demon Cave...

"My Lord, there is a trap."

The Bai Hong Demon Emperor issued a warning from within the Suppression Stone.

"Will you come? I still have other good things there."

The Jin Chi Demon Emperor walked toward the lion, hovering before him.

Upon hearing this, even the Great Horned Demon Emperor couldn't help but roll his eyes; the things in the Spirit Plant Garden are limited in number; can you not be so obvious about your private scheming?

However, she could not offend either of the two before her, so she could only pretend not to hear.

Shen Yi looked on indifferently; after a long while, he said lightly: "Very well."

"Then let us go."

The Jin Chi Demon Emperor smiled, turned, and darted toward the Fourth Cave.

Shen Yi followed closely behind and soon saw that light curtain.

The woman stepped inside without hesitation.

"..."

Shen Yi likewise stepped into the light curtain; the first thing to enter his vision was the "good things" the other party had spoken of.

Only to see, beside the fertile spirit fields, on a tree.

Three severely injured bodies were tied by the waist and hung up, all appearing on the verge of death.

"I heard from the Great Horned that Nie Jun pursued you; I was anxious in my heart, so I went out to find you. By chance, I heard that disciples from Mount Wutong were visiting Great Qian, so I intercepted them on the way."

The Jin Chi Demon Emperor stood beneath the tree, reached out, and turned the tender youth's bloodied face: "I intended to use them to exchange with Mount Wutong for information on you."

Upon reaching this point, she suddenly laughed: "I did not expect you to return on your own."

"Tch!"

Qingfeng spat out a mouthful of bloodied saliva; disdain and contempt lurked in his swollen eye corners: "The Daoist is nothing at Mount Wutong; if you want to kill, then kill. So much nonsense."

Master Lingxi had both eyes gouged out; with those hollow sockets, she stared blankly at the lion in the distance.

She was truly afraid of death.

Jiang Qiulan licked the blood at the corner of her lips and very reluctantly reached out to pat the other's head.

Under her comfort, the trembling of Master Lingxi finally diminished considerably, and her sobbing ceased.

"It is my fault; I was useless and could not protect you..."

"Tch, she only won because of her magical treasure. If you have the guts, take off your magical robe and fight her with real weapons."

Qingfeng spat another mouthful of saliva at the tiger.

Clearly, not only had she easily dodged, but her follow-through palm strike had nearly shattered Qingfeng's skull.

Jin Chi wiped his palms on his Dao robe, then turned to look at the expressionless lion: "Since you have returned, we no longer need them. Eat them to vent your anger."

As she spoke, her smile grew brighter: "I have treated you well, haven't I? Do not forget what you said you wanted back then. The time is nearly right; come and take it."

"..."

Shen Yi walked calmly toward the tiger.

As he approached, a flicker finally appeared in Jin Chi's eyes, seeming to carry some expectation mixed with faint worry.

"What if I don't eat them?"

Shen Yi lowered his gaze to look.

Hearing this, Jin Chi fell silent for a long time, then sighed: "Whether you eat them or not is up to you, but if you are unwilling, then you must come with me to see the Cave Master."

As her words ended, she raised her eyes to look at Shen Yi, her gaze suddenly becoming much sharper.

"What is in your hand?"

Shen Yi suddenly stared at her palm.

Jin Chi had no intention of concealing it; she simply opened her palm, revealing three Soul Transformation Pills.

"Give them to me."

Shen Yi nodded and extended his hand toward her.

"..."

Jin Chi gritted her teeth, and a few traces of anger suddenly appeared on her wild face.

With matters having come to this, she did not know what tricks the other party still intended to play.

The lion disappears, Shen Yi returns to Great Qian, Shen Yi leaves Great Qian, the lion returns to the cave, plus these pills; recently, no one else but the second person could have taken medicinal herbs from the Fourth Cave.

Did he think of me as a fool?

Jin Chi casually tossed the Soul Transformation Pills at Shen Yi and said coldly: "Either eat them or come with me to see the Cave Master. You have no third path to take."

"What is going on?"

Qingfeng panted heavily, forcing his head up.

He did not quite understand why these two demons had suddenly started arguing.

Master Lingxi's breathing grew rapid, and an inexplicable tension rose within her.

Meanwhile, beside the two of them, Jiang Qiulan stared calmly at that lion, suddenly smiled, and in the next moment, the Dao Infant within her body suddenly grew restless, the cracking sound of it splitting echoing around them.

Under Jin Chi's gaze.

Shen Yi walked unhurriedly to the tree, slowly took hold of Jiang Qiulan's palm, and in an instant, the other party's Dao Infant calmed down again.

The General Nanyang Transformation Art was quickly withdrawn.

A magnificent black robe swayed gently.

The young man's handsome face carried an air of calm composure as he placed the three Soul Transformation Pills into Jiang Qiulan's palm, then closed her five fingers.

His voice held no waves: "Take them as soon as you go out; do not lose them again."

When he turned around again, Shen Yi's pair of pitch-black eyes were covered in blood.

As he took a step, overwhelming killing qi surged and swept toward the sky.

Shen Yi stepped onto the void and responded to that she-tiger with a single word.

"Hiss."

Hearing that familiar hiss, Jin Chi's expression instantly turned to rage.

She vanished from her spot.

Her sharp claws slashed forward toward the young man with a hissing sound.

Back then, she had used the same move to cause Master Lingxi's mind to collapse.

However, this time.

Before her claws could touch the young man's body, they waved helplessly.

Jin Chi's slender neck was gripped by Bai Xi's five fingers.

She widened her eyes.

She saw the young man looking at her silently, golden flames like swords at his brow, his pair of eyes resembling an immortal spirit overlooking the mortal world.

If not for the protection of the magical robe, in this single exchange alone, she would have paid a painful price.

Boom—

Jin Chi was casually flung away.

The young man's seemingly casual motion caused her to crash down with a boom, shaking the entire Spirit Plant Garden.

Shen Yi waved his hand again; a black streak of light swiftly severed the magical treasure binding the three of them, then fell into his palm, transforming into a dark-tailed long spear.

"Hah?"

Qingfeng fell to the ground, staring in shock at the figure in the air.

So familiar, yet strangely appearing somewhat unfamiliar.

Golden light intermingled, the black robe swayed.

The young man's back was straight.

A long spear in hand, pointing diagonally at the demons.

Just like the legendary great cultivators of the Xian Sect, reappearing in the human world.

Before he could react, Jiang Qiulan had already flung him out of the light barrier, then grabbed Master Lingxi and shot outward as a beam of frosty sword light.

"You don't think this Emperor is as foolish as Xuan Ming, do you?"

The Jin Chi Demon Emperor slowly rose from the spirit field, gazing toward the sky: "My Golden-Eyed Great Lion Emperor... or perhaps Daoist Shen?"

As the words fell.

Qingfeng swept back, blocking the two women.

He stared at the light screen in panic.

The next moment, four figures stepped in together.

All wore black robes of General Nanyang, looking like orthodox sects, yet each had a distinct appearance, topped with ferocious beast heads and holding various magical treasures.

The bizarre scene made one's heart tremble.

"Is this the group of demons and monsters my Zhu Shixiong Nie faced back then?" Qingfeng swallowed hard.

"Tsk, that's not right."

The Deer-Headed Great Demon shook its head: "Back then, your Zhu Shixiong Nie did not receive such treatment."

After the Cave Master bestowed magical treasures, none of them now are weaker than the White Goose Demon Emperor.

"Lion Emperor, Jin Chi is soft-hearted; we gave you a chance."

Having spoken, it smiled toward the figure in the sky: "If you had simply obeyed her, even the Cave Master might not have known of today's events. Pity... you did not cherish it."

"Having fun, were you?" the Snake-Beast Great Demon flicked its tongue: "You may continue; we are happy to watch the Lion Emperor's dignity one more time."

Back when the Thousand-Footed Demon Emperor acted, they all observed from the sky.

Hearing the noise in their ears.

Shen Yi glanced sideways at the light screen, his expression unchanged.

Jin Chi Demon Emperor took his reaction in, suddenly feeling immense grief and indignation at such a being, flawless in both power and character.

Why... why is he a human, and not a demon?!

"This Emperor has given you too many privileges; today, I will take them all back."

"I will chew and tear you apart bit by bit until you become a part of this Emperor completely!"

With a roar, Jin Chi Demon Emperor suddenly produced a round jade bead; inside seemed to hold a pool of flowing sand. As she activated it, a figure very similar to Shen Yi suddenly appeared within the sand.

At the same time.

A heavy sense of wrapping surged over Shen Yi's body, making it impossible for him to move a single step.

"Qingguang Mirror."

Jin Chi Demon Emperor hurled out a ten-foot-high bronze mirror again; spiritual light burst forth from it, spreading toward all sides.

This mirror can penetrate great formations.

In an instant, she produced another object: a golden arrow overflowing with flowing light.

"Since you are the Lion Emperor, using this Imperial Demon Golden Arrow on you is quite fitting."

"Are you deeply moved that this Emperor knows you so well?"

"Now, how do you plan to run?"

Jin Chi Demon Emperor suddenly soared into the air, forming a pincer with the other Great Demon Emperors.

"This... what kind of treatment is this?"

Qingfeng decisively stopped thinking about escaping. He now felt that unless his Master came personally, no one in this world could survive such an encirclement and assassination.

What exactly did Shen Yi do to make these demons and monsters take him so seriously?

Dying alongside him in such a formation would be an honor only possible if one's ancestral grave emitted green smoke.

Just then, True Person Master Lingxi suddenly lifted her head, dazed.

Though she had lost her eyes, her sensitivity to fluctuations in spiritual energy had become even sharper.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Several Great Demon Emperors suddenly heard the roar of a ferocious beast.

Crimson demonic energy surged in the sky.

A figure sat upon a meditation cushion, surrounded by nine immortal demons, while in the empty sea of blood, a horse-taming stone appeared and disappeared.

Illusion-Breaking.

Shen Yi raised his palm; the sea of blood across the sky gathered, forming a huge vertical pupil.

The instant that vertical pupil opened.

The place it gazed upon was suddenly struck by blood thunder crashing down from the heavens!

"..."

Such a mighty aura made the Snake-Beast Demon Emperor's heart tremble instinctively, but the magical robe on its body gave it some courage.

However, the instant it was covered by the blood thunder.

The formation drawn on that robe seemed to have been penetrated by the vertical pupil long ago; the blood thunder drilled straight in through various flaws.

Boom!

The snake demon's entire body was blasted backward, convulsing as it fell into the spirit field.

The other three Great Demon Emperors had already retreated far away, staring blankly, suddenly losing their previous toughness.

If the magical robes bestowed by the Cave Master were ineffective.

Relying solely on their own strength, they did not think they could gain any advantage against the Lion... Shen Yi.

"Leave first."

Shen Yi glanced at Jiang Qiulan.

Under his gaze, the other Great Demon Emperors actually hesitated for an instant; none moved to block, instead glaring at the other demons.

"Good."

Jiang Qiulan nodded obediently, took the two delirious disciples of Mount Wutong, and quickly left the light curtain.

Watching them disappear into the Spirit Plant Garden.

Shen Yi then turned his gaze back to Jin Chi, the Demon Emperor, and said softly, "Since you know me so well, why do you think I would run?"

As he spoke, a thick cruelty surged in his eyes.

Under that greedy gaze, several Demon Emperors were momentarily stunned, then instinctively took a few steps back.

He... his temper when he was pretending to be the Lion Emperor before didn't seem to be acted.

I'll stop here for now; I really can't finish it, and I've already written eight thousand words today.

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(End of this chapter)