Chapter 986

Devil Sovereign.

How could I not be familiar with him?

With merely a few thousand years of 'tender age', he forced the incumbent Devil Emperor to abdicate, overwhelmed countless ambitious siblings and imperial relatives, and with unmatched strength, forcibly ascended the Devil Emperor's throne.

Over the past three thousand years, he personally commanded the demon army and launched twelve southern campaigns.

Each of the twelve wars lasted a hundred years, with beacon fires spreading across the sky and the populace suffering; even with the state treasure Heaven-Earth Pure Wind Banner, the surging demon army still inflicted heavy casualties on the Fufeng Divine Dynasty.

As the Divine Emperor of the Fufeng Divine Dynasty, Fufeng Ye once personally led the imperial guards to the northern borders when the frontier war was most urgent.

He even, under the supervision of the sect elders, wielded the Heaven-Earth Pure Wind Banner and fought the Devil Sovereign three times.

Each time, relying on the might of the Heaven-Earth Pure Wind Banner, even if he forcibly suppressed the Devil Sovereign's cultivation below the Venerable level, Fufeng Ye was still left gasping, and all three times he withdrew with severe injuries.

After those battles, the northern borders of the Supreme Devil Realm stretched for ten thousand li without a soul, white bones littered the wilderness, and thousands of once-populous cities turned into dead lands; countless fertile fields and farms were likewise transformed by vicious magic into deserts and wastelands.

So how could Fufeng Ye fail to recognize the Devil Sovereign?

He even remembered that day, when the thirty-six Devil Venerables of the Supreme Devil Realm launched a surprise attack on the Fufeng imperial capital, forcibly seizing the Heaven-Earth Pure Wind Banner. The Devil Sovereign, brandishing the banner in a frenzy of resistance, almost punched himself to death with a single blow.

Had it not been for that battle, the thirty-six Devil Venerables would all have been severely wounded, wary of each other, and would have retreated together; in that case, Fufeng Ye would have already fallen in that fight.

By now, Fufeng Ye has consumed countless elixirs, and a host of half-step Venerable elders have not spared their natal essence blood to perform a baptismal healing for him; his injuries have only recovered to seventy percent, far from peak condition.

Such a ferocious, mighty, evil and tyrannical Devil Sovereign is now being held by Wu Tie like a dead dog, his limbs gone, blood continually spilling from his mouth, yet his eyes remain ferocious and tyrannical.

"Devil Sovereign..." a Fufeng clan elder suddenly burst into hysterical laughter: "You too have this day... you too have this day... pitiful my few children... whose hearts were dug out and souls refined by you to death..."

The Devil Sovereign spat a bloody mouthful onto the ground, gave a weird 'keke' laugh, and said: "I've killed more Fufeng pigs than I can count, the heart-digging and soul-refining victims number in the millions, you old dog's pup, hey, who remembers?"

The Fufeng elder's throat emitted a 'keke' from rage, he roared, drew his sidearm, and a sword light flashed as he lunged at the Devil Sovereign.

With a clear 'ding', Wu Tie blocked the Devil Sovereign with one hand.

The Fufeng elder's long sword struck Wu Tie's palm, and with a crisp sound it snapped, shattered, its fragments turning into rain-like streams of light, scattering like fireflies across the sky.

This long sword was forged by the Fufeng elder extracting his comprehension of the Heaven-Earth Great Dao, gathering the essences of a hundred exotic metals, using the north-south geomantic aurora as a furnace, and spending a thousand years to craft it into a Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon. Over the ensuing tens of thousands of years, he nurtured it day and night with his natal essence blood, and throughout those tens of thousands of years he incorporated countless heavenly and earthly treasures into it.

Based solely on its material, this long sword is not inferior to innate spiritual weapons; combined with the Fufeng elder's self-created sword control secret art, its destructive power when unleashed in battle rivals that of a middle-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Such a divine weapon was effortlessly blocked by Wu Tie's bare palm.

Fufeng Ye, Fufeng Gui, and the others' pupils shrank sharply, their bodies trembling slightly as they stared in disbelief at Wu Tie's palm, which bore only a tiny, insignificant white trace.

Such a minuscule white trace, and it soon vanished without a trace.

The Fufeng elder gripped a bare sword handle, staring blankly at Wu Tie.

His Adam's apple throbbed violently, purple qi roiled over his entire body, and the wind roared around him, evidently as he exercised his energy to suppress something.

After a while, the Fufeng elder could no longer suppress the turmoil within him; his body swayed, he staggered backward dozens of steps, and with each step he spat out a gush of blood.

The Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon is a natal divine artifact fused with one's life; once damaged, the harm to its master is immense, comparable to having one's soul chopped by a blade, even more painful than having all limbs shattered and the five viscera and six organs destroyed.

Fufeng Ye's waist involuntarily bent, then he gritted his teeth, straightened his body resolutely, and with a pleasant expression cupped his hands toward Wu Tie: "Senior... junior Fufeng Ye, the current Divine Emperor of the Fufeng Divine Dynasty, dare I ask your exalted name, what brings you here?"

Just moments ago, Fufeng Ye had addressed Wu Tie with the imperial 'I', but now he respectfully used the term 'junior'!

Wu Tie drooped his eyelids, sized up Fufeng Ye for a moment: "You are the current Divine Emperor of the Fufeng Divine Dynasty? Hmm, you Fufeng Divine Dynasty wish to draw the calamity eastward, luring the Supreme Devil Realm to ravage my Wuguo... you owe me an explanation for this."

Fufeng Ye stared blankly.

Behind Fufeng Ye, a Fufeng clan elder leapt out, an old man clad in silver feather robes, his bearing ethereal like an immortal, shouting loudly: "Absolutely not, absolutely not, this is definitely not something my Fufeng clan did."

Wu Tie smiled at the elder: "Oh? Then the teleportation grand array leading to my Wuguo is planted in the secluded valley north of your Shanfeng City."

The elder shouted: "That must be the work of the devil country's demon spawn."

Wu Tie sneered: "But on my Wuguo side, beside that teleportation array, there is a grand array guarded exclusively by your Wuguo..."

The elder shouted: "My Fufeng Divine Dynasty has lost so many cities to the demon spawn, and losing several sets of unique array disks and instruments is inevitable."

Wu Tie said coldly: "But the ones who set up the teleportation array in my Wuguo, your Fufeng Divine Dynasty's people, have already been captured alive..."

The elder's body tensed slightly, his eyes narrowed, then he continued shouting: "Absolutely not, may I ask senior, who are those captured? Please enlighten me, my Fufeng Divine Dynasty cannot be free of some unworthy descendants."

Taking a deep breath, the elder continued loudly: "Just as when our Fufeng imperial capital was attacked, it was a clansman of my Fufeng family colluding with demon spawn to storm the capital and seize the state treasure Heaven-Earth Pure Wind Banner... therefore..."

Wu Tie raised his eyebrows, and the Six Desire Devil Venerables behind him simultaneously emitted a subtle laugh.

Just that laugh, the elder's body trembled, viscous blood plasma oozed from all seven orifices, strands of green smoke rose from his body, and his flesh withered and shrank at a visible speed.

His eyes were unfocused, his body swaying slightly, he murmured like in a nightmare: "My Fufeng clan sent many children out at random to locate the Ji- Yi Five battlefield, which is the nearest human settlement to our Fufeng Divine Dynasty's Ji- Yi Six battlefield."

"Judging by the activated teleportation array's number, it should be Old Four Fufeng Xiaoyao who succeeded."

"His Majesty declared: whoever finds the Ji- Yi Five battlefield, whoever first activates the teleportation array there to lure the devils to wreak havoc on Ji- Yi Five, thereby relieving the frontline pressure on our Fufeng Divine Dynasty, shall be the crown prince heir to the throne."

This Fufeng clan elder, his mind easily controlled by the Six Desire Devil Venerables, laid out all their schemes in clear detail, plain as day.

Wu Tie clapped his hands and laughed loudly, looking at the ashen-faced Fufeng high-ranking officials: "Gentlemen, what else do you have to say?"

Fufeng Ye and Fufeng Gui exchanged a glance, then looked at Wu Tie and the nine terrifying Venerable-level experts behind him; Fufeng Ye's waist finally inclined downward thirty degrees, unwillingly.

With both hands cupped in salute to Wu Tie, Fufeng Ye said in a deep voice: "Senior, the Supreme Devil Realm is mighty, with thirty-six Devil Venerables holding the fort... plus hundreds of millions of demon troops, elite forces hard to resist... why not join forces..."

Wu Tie, together with the Yin-Yang Daoist, Five Elements Daoist, Vast Sea Daoist, and even the Six Desire Devil Venerables, all burst into laughter.

Wu Tie laughed, lightly tapping the floating Devil Sovereign's head with his right hand: "Join forces? You say join forces to me? Are you insulting my intelligence, or... overestimating my character?"

"I thought I wasn't a bad person, I am a good person... but although I am good, I am not a kind-hearted saint with no bottom line." Wu Tie said coldly: "Why should I join forces with you? Is the Supreme Devil Realm that strong? Their Devil Emperor isn't he right in my hand?"

Wu Tie's right hand gripped the Devil Sovereign's crown, his fingers exerting slight force; everyone heard the faint cracking of the Devil Sovereign's skull, and he screamed in excruciating pain, hysterical: "Wu Tie, I too am a sovereign of a nation, cease this humiliation; if you want to kill me, just kill me."

Wu Tie smiled, released his grip, and gently patted the Devil Sovereign's head: "Kill you? Why? You too are talent, having walked the Six Paths of Reincarnation once, you can independently comprehend the Six Paths Avatar Great Divine Ability—remarkable, remarkable... such talent, I cannot bear to kill."

The Devil Sovereign's face shifted slightly, he lifted his head and snapped: "You want to enslave this venerable one?"

"Not acceptable?" Wu Tie coolly regarded the Devil Sovereign: "Death or life, choose for yourself."

Fufeng Gui shouted from the side: "Senior, the Devil Sovereign is treacherous, deceitful, cruel and tyrannical, a top-notch devil of heaven and earth... absolutely must not be kept, must not be kept..."

Wu Tie raised his eyebrows and gave a light cough.

The Six Desire Devil Venerables laughed in unison; amid their laughter, Fufeng Gui also bled from all seven orifices, his body swayed slightly, and the divine light in his eyes instantly scattered.

"Hehe, what a pity, what a pity, Fufeng Ye didn't die... Elder brother, how are you still alive? The thirty-six Devil Venerables joined forces in a surprise attack, yet you survived..." Fufeng Gui's gaze scattered, like a madman staring at Fufeng Ye, he muttered: "If you had died, the plan to draw the calamity eastward would succeed; my covert agent could steal the Heaven-Earth Pure Wind Banner back from the Supreme Devil Realm, and I could restore the realm."

I am the savior of the Fu Feng Divine Dynasty, I am undoubtedly the next Divine Emperor…… I can also let the Supreme Demon Kingdom and that Earth Character Yi No. 5 human dynasty suffer mutual losses, I can unify the two continents, let my Fu Feng Divine Dynasty……

"Enough!" Fu Feng Yi roared, and a slap landed on Fu Feng Gui's face.

A heavy blow directly sent Fu Feng Gui flying upward, face up, and he fainted in midair.

No one helped Fu Feng Gui up; all the high-ranking officials of the Fu Feng Divine Dynasty just watched as he traced an arc like a corpse and fell from the air into the lord's manor below.

"Senior, please tell us a plan." Fu Feng Yi's voice dropped several tones, filled with anger and barely concealed fatigue. Given the state of the nation, even among his own blood brothers, the princes who guard the state and assist in governance, someone is still scheming for the seat beneath him; at this moment, Fu Feng Yi truly feels deep disappointment toward the world.

However, after all, he is the Divine Emperor of a nation; after just a brief sentence, Fu Feng Yi regained his vigor.

He straightened his back, looking at Wu Tie, his eyes bright and clear, his heart filled anew with resolute strength: "It is my Fu Feng Divine Dynasty that has erred… having erred, we shall accept punishment. As long as Senior does not destroy the fate of my Fu Feng Divine Dynasty, I, the Fu Feng clan, will comply with any condition."

Wu Tie smiled at Fu Feng Yi: "You are a smart person… you guessed right, I am a good person, not a demon like the Supreme Demon Sovereign and his ilk. I harbor no designs on your Fu Feng Divine Dynasty's territory or people."

As soon as Wu Tie's words left his mouth, Fu Feng Yi and the other high-ranking officials of the Fu Feng Divine Dynasty present felt their hearts settle.

Wu Tie's power is unfathomable; he could easily crush and slaughter the current Fu Feng Divine Dynasty. Having spoken thus in public, naturally… his words are reliable, not mere nonsense.

Someone with such power—why bother with tricks?

As long as the fate of the Fu Feng Divine Dynasty remains intact, its territory and people unharmed, Fu Feng Yi and the others would have nothing more to ask for.

Wu Tie looked at Fu Feng Yi and said in a low voice: "Not only that, I can also let you oversee the Supreme Demon Kingdom."

Fu Feng Yi was stunned, as were Fu Feng Youran and Fu Feng Yasi and the others—all dumbfounded.

After a good while, having digested Wu Tie's words in his heart, Fu Feng Yi murmured: "What Senior said… what does it mean?"

Wu Tie stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Fu Feng Yi, and said in a low voice: "Let us join forces to destroy the Supreme Demon Kingdom, pick out a batch of extremely wicked demon spawn and hand them over to me for use. Thereafter, your Fu Feng Divine Dynasty will help me manage the current lands of the Supreme Demon Kingdom; each year's tax revenue, you take one tenth, I take nine tenths."

Fu Feng Yi stared blankly; a clan elder of the Fu Feng clan standing behind him swallowed, then instinctively said: "One tenth is still too little."

Wu Tie waved his hand, and the Six Desire Demon Lords all chuckled lightly.

The elder who had just spoken had unfocused eyes, blood bleeding from his seven apertures, and suddenly burst into loud laughter: "Ha, ha, hahaha, Fu Feng Yi, you too have your day… three generations ago, the Divine Emperor's throne belonged to my branch of the clan, but you lot seized it through intrigue and deceit."

"Hahaha, do you know? When the demon marauders attacked the capital, seeing you grievously wounded, how delighted and refreshed I felt in my heart!"

"Hahaha, I have already contacted the Great Might Prince of the Supreme Demon Kingdom, taken refuge under him, serving as his lackey… once the Fu Feng Divine Dynasty falls, I will become a lord of one side of the Fu Feng Divine Dynasty, dominating one side, wandering freely one side, and then…"

The old man had accumulated too many dark, unspeakable things in his heart; he chattered on endlessly, even revealing his eager concern—and covetousness—for Fu Feng Yi's mother, his empress, and his consorts.

Fu Feng Yi's face turned ashen; he gave a slight shake of his head, and several clan elders seized the foul-mouthed elder and dragged him away.

Fu Feng Yi said in a low voice: "Senior, any request of yours, we junior… will grant."