Chapter 113

As the high priest's words fell.

Boom—

The altar shook violently again, the inscriptions on the five black sky-reaching pillars blazing with blinding blood-red light, and then at the junctions of the pillars, a seal barrier appeared above the heavens.

The five blood beads continuously released the absorbed blood qi, condensing to the extreme into a gigantic bloody maw that slammed toward the seal barrier.

Boom—!

A tremendous sound, as if heaven and earth were collapsing, shook the altar, causing the three demons on it to sway as well.

"The seal barrier is broken; the Demon Emperor should awaken."

As the high priest's words fell, he eagerly looked toward that blood-red abyss.

"Roar! Roar!"

"The Emperor has finally returned to the light of day!"

A furious roar came first.

An ancient, weathered aura stretched across eternity.

Thereafter, boundless imperial might surged forth, issuing from the Heavenly Demon Forbidden Land and sweeping across the five realms in an instant.

A deafening roar accompanied the overwhelming imperial might, resonating like heavenly authority.

Wherever the imperial might reached, myriad demons submitted and myriad cultivators were forced to bow.

Towering demonic qi blanketed the continent.

"This is imperial might!"

"Good heavens! What's happening? Another great emperor has appeared in the world!"

"No, feel it—this towering demonic qi signals the advent of a Demon Emperor!"

In an instant, the five realms trembled.

Know that since the ancient era, after being defeated by several human great emperors, the demon race has remained confined to the five realms, unfavored by the Heavenly Dao, the imperial path severed, and for tens of millions of years no new great emperor has been born.

Thus they were left alone; in the eyes of those powerful forces, it was generally believed that the demons had no great emperor and thus posed no threat.

"The Heavenly Demon Forbidden Land!"

"Quickly go check what's happening!"

At this moment, the most panicked are the people of the Southern Realm—if a Demon Emperor stirs up trouble in their Southern Realm, they have no power to resist!

In an instant, everyone in the Southern Realm felt endangered.

The Southern Realm's Gu family, Southern Realm's Su family, Southern Realm's Taihuang Holy Land, Southern Realm's Chongyang Holy Land, Southern Realm's Holy Sword Sect.

The leaders of the five top-tier forces each dispatched strong individuals to come investigate.

At the same time.

Qingyun Immortal City.

The many cultivators in the city only heard that sound piercing the continent, only felt the towering demonic qi, and did not sense the imperial might.

Everyone was puzzled.

In an instant it became clear: ah! This is a subordinate city of the Qingyun Emperor Sect—who could run wild here?

Is this the descent of the demon race's Demon Emperor, heralding a resumption of war?

Or perhaps Qingyun Immortal City is safe; no matter how the demon race behaves, it certainly cannot threaten this place.

Only after thinking this did they relax, continuing to await the Qingyun Emperor Sect's mountain-opening recruitment a few days later.

If they fail the assessment, they also won't leave during this time, for the demon race is poised to make a comeback!

At this moment, Qingyun Sect.

In the Qingyun Hall, Feng Qingyang, upon hearing that ancient, weathered voice, immediately looked southward, his deep gaze seeming to pierce across realms.

"Demon race's Demon Emperor?"

"I hope you don't provoke my Qingyun."

Feng Qingyang showed no reaction, withdrew his gaze, and walked out of the Qingyun Hall.

Everything remains as usual; Qingyun now has two peak emperors holding the fort—what is there to fear?

However, to accomplish the task of shaking the five realms, our Qingyun strong ones must still act; if not, we'll first kill this demon emperor.

After leaping onto Qingyun Peak, he began to ponder this question.

Upon completing the task, there will not only be generous rewards.

One can also gain a great deal of prestige; by then, producing emperors en masse will be no problem, and sweeping the continent will be just a matter of words.

Inside the sect, the Black Emperor, who was just about to walk back to the mountain gate, immediately sensed it.

"The demon race actually still has a Demon Emperor manifesting?"

"The Emperor recalls that after the ancient era, the demon race's imperial path was already severed?"

"Could it be as the Emperor thinks! This is all the doing of those powerful demon clans!"

At the same time.

In the Ancestral Hall, Li Qingyun likewise fell into thought, and inexplicably that matter resurfaced—the demon emperor he himself had sealed in the Southern Realm tens of millions of years ago.

Back then he also paid a great price to barely seal that monstrous beast; with his strength at the time he could only seal it, otherwise he would have slain it outright.

Now the Southern Realm transmits the demon emperor's imperial might—could it be that that evil dragon has broken its seal?

Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Demon Forbidden Land, after the imperial might in the abyss dissipated, a huge figure that blotted out the sky flew forth from within.

Its massive body was covered in black scales, its blood-red eyes flickering with dark-red vertical pupils, and a short straight horn grew on its dragon head.

It was none other than a Black Flood Dragon of imperial rank!

At this moment it was using its scarlet eyes to look down upon the three great demons in human form on the altar.

Towering demonic qi mingled with overwhelming imperial might filled the entire forbidden land.

I, the Demon Clan's current Grand Priest, pay respects to the Demon Emperor!

Upon seeing the Demon Emperor, the Grand Priest instantly bowed down on the altar.

A figure three chi in height lay prone on the ground, showing submission.

The Black Flood Dragon flew toward the altar upon seeing this, its blood-red huge mouth opening to swallow the Demon Clan's transformed elderly man and old woman who had not yet reacted.

After chewing with a creak-creak sound, it swallowed them into its belly.

Afterwards, the Black Flood Dragon transformed into a middle-aged man dressed in black, his face full of killing intent.

"Current Grand Priest? Has our Demon Clan become so weak that even a minor Supreme can become Grand Priest?"

"Truly laughable!"

The Demon Emperor gave a cold smile, the massive demonic aura on his body becoming violent again; he hadn't eaten in a long time, and if not for the demon before him calling himself the Grand Priest, he would have already swallowed it whole.

"Report to the Demon Emperor, Your Excellency, you may not know: since a great battle in the medieval era, our Demon Clan suffered a crushing defeat, after which the path to emperorship was severed, and we have not produced a single Demon Emperor since."

I too learned through the Medieval Records that you were sealed in this forbidden land, and by using the five great blood pearls to devour countless living beings, I broke the seal.

The Grand Priest said tremblingly, the Demon Emperor's aura is too overwhelming.

Yet in his heart he had already begun to grin wickedly: "Cultivators of the Huangwu Continent, the Demon Emperor has descended—tremble!"

Then the Emperor asked, "What year is it today?" The Demon Emperor then asked, his eyes full of vicissitudes; this seal seems to have slept for a long time.

It's all the fault of that damned Azure Cloud Emperor! I will surely trample your Dao lineage to extinction!

Tens of millions of years ago, that is, before the medieval rift, it stirred up trouble in the Eastern Region, and was targeted by the founder of the Azure Cloud Sect, the Azure Cloud Emperor.

One person and one demon fought from the Eastern Region to the Southern Region; afterward, it was defeated and sealed in this abyss.

Report to the Demon Emperor, Your Excellency, the current year is 88,486 of the Huangwu Calendar, and tens of millions of years have passed since the medieval era you were in.

The Grand Priest rose to his feet and respectfully clasped his hands in greeting.

It seems the Demon Emperor already regards it as one of his own; otherwise, he would have eaten it long ago,

"Roar!"

So tens of millions of years have actually passed? The Azure Cloud Emperor has likely been lost to time, so his Dao lineage, the Azure Cloud Sect, awaits to fiercely receive its wrath!

The Demon Emperor let out a furious roar, soaring once more into the heavens, transforming back into his true form, the Black Flood Dragon, and fiercely venting the anger that had been sealed for tens of millions of years.