Chapter 365: The Demon Lord Comes Calling

Thinking of how Yuwen Tuo endured the world's insults and the pain of his mother's passing all alone, yet still acted for the sake of all living beings, Duan Fengyun felt a sense of pity for this brother of his.

Therefore, Duan Fengyun would not allow such things to happen again.

"Gale winds swirl, drifting clouds fly!"

Duan Fengyun packed his luggage, took the Xuanyuan Sword, and hummed a little tune; just as he stepped out of his room, a black light suddenly flared up.

After the black light dissipated, he was already in another world.

This world was nothing but endless darkness, without a shred of light.

Duan Fengyun looked around, knowing that someone was plotting against him, and he spoke up:

"What kind of sacred being are you, why bother with these ghosts and goblins?

If you are wise, come out at once.

Otherwise, do not blame me, Qin Shuang, for being merciless with my sword."

Having said that, Duan Fengyun drew the Xuanyuan Sword and slashed a series of sword shadows toward the Void.

"Hahahaha, truly, the ignorant are fearless.

Qin Shuang, if I were to reveal my identity, I fear it would scare you to death!"

As the voice fell, a middle-aged man appeared before Duan Fengyun, with two horns on his head, wine-red hair, a furious expression, and clad in black armor.

The man radiated a terrifying and incomparably tyrannical black energy, his Demon Energy even more intense than that of Chiyou, whom Duan Fengyun had encountered before.

Seeing this monstrous Demon Energy, Duan Fengyun immediately realized the identity of the person before him.

In this world, besides Ning Ke's old father, the Demon Lord, who else could possess such powerful Demon Energy?

Duan Fengyun pretended not to know and asked:

"Who are you, sir? I don't believe I know you.

Judging by this monstrous Demon Energy of yours, you must not be a person of the Righteous Path.

My kind takes the slaying of demons and devils as our duty; please leave at once, or do not blame me for being impolite!"

Duan Fengyun pretended to be a righteous crusader who hated evil, speaking eloquently before the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord laughed:

"Hahahaha, a righteous man!

Qin Shuang, I am the Demon Lord, the monarch of the Demon Realm within the Human Realm, Demon Realm, and God Realm.

Those evil spirits and monsters you speak of are all my subordinates.

If you wish to slay demons and defend the Righteous Path, feel free to try it on me."

Duan Fengyun thought to himself: "Sure enough, this old fellow really is Ning Ke's father, the Demon Lord."

Immediately, Duan Fengyun pretended to step back, holding his Iron Sword as he looked cautiously at the Demon Lord and said.

"You are the Demon Lord!

I have heard of your affairs.

Thousands of years ago, you were defeated by the Yellow Emperor, who sealed you and your Demon Realm into the Scar of the Sky.

How could you reappear in the Human Realm?"

The Demon Lord sneered:

"Thousands of years ago, the Yellow Emperor was only able to seal me because he was lucky.

Did he think he could seal me forever? That is impossible.

Qin Shuang, I will tell you the truth: my Demon Realm is about to descend upon the Human Realm, and when that time comes, my Demon Realm will certainly become the new master of the Three Realms.

If you surrender to me now and handle the preparations for the Demon Realm's arrival, I will reward you handsomely once my Demon Realm descends.

You may choose any position below one person but above ten thousand; use any Cultivation Method or Magic Treasure you wish; all the beauties of the Three Realms can enter your harem.

Qin Shuang, are you not even slightly tempted by these things?"

The Demon Lord wanted to test Duan Fengyun's ambition first; if he could pull Duan Fengyun into his camp without any effort, then searching for the Five Divine Artifacts and opening the Nine-Five Array would be smooth sailing.

By then, with the Demon Realm holding the three chess pieces of Yang Su, Duan Fengyun, and Yuwen Tuo, he, the Demon Lord, could rule this Human Realm without even having to show his face.

As for that Earth Emperor Chen Jingchou, the Demon Lord had never considered him a person of note from the beginning.

In the Demon Lord's dictionary, there was never an Earth Emperor Chen Jingchou, only the useless prince of the Chen Dynasty, Chen Jingchou.

Duan Fengyun had not expected the Demon Lord to come today to recruit him.

It was a pity that the Demon Lord's fate was already sealed, otherwise, Duan Fengyun might have actually agreed to these generous conditions.

As for helping the Demon Lord change his ending, Duan Fengyun dismissed the thought without even considering it.

One must know that after gathering the Five Ancient Divine Generals and the Earth Emperor Chen Jingchou, the Luck of the Human Realm had already reached its peak; trying to help the Demon Lord change his ending would be nothing more than a pipe dream.

As for taking the initiative to kill Yuwen Tuo, Chen Jingchou, and the others, that was also out of the question.

These people were all destined children of Luck, protected by the Luck of the Human Realm; attempting to strike at them would surely result in a backlash from the Luck of the Human Realm.

After a moment of thought, Duan Fengyun held his sword and replied righteously:

"You demon, don't even think about it!

I, Qin Shuang, sit upright and act with integrity; I will never be a lackey for your Demon Realm, so you might as well give up on that idea.

I, Qin Shuang, and your Demon Realm are irreconcilable; to think you would want me to be a lackey for your Demon Realm, that is truly a pipe dream."

Regarding Duan Fengyun's answer, the Demon Lord had actually been prepared for it in his heart.

Given the methods of the backer behind Duan Fengyun, he surely hadn't been brainwashed any less in his daily life; it was indeed a bit difficult to win Duan Fengyun over now.

Seeing that he could not win Duan Fengyun over, the Demon Lord wanted to extract some useful information from him.

"Qin Shuang, then can you tell me who is behind you, directing you to do these things?"

Duan Fengyun was slightly stunned upon hearing this, but he immediately reacted.

It seemed the Demon Lord had discovered something, but he could not determine the specifics, which was why he wanted to probe him and obtain information from his end.

Duan Fengyun shook his head and said:

"I don't know what you are talking about; no one is directing me.

There is no one behind me either; all of this is my own spontaneous action.

I have already said just now that eliminating demons and defending the Dao is the duty of people like me; why would I need others to direct me?"

Duan Fengyun continued with that look of a defender of the Dao, sparring with the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord gave a cold snort and said:

"Qin Shuang, do not think that I do not know.

When I performed divination on you not long ago, I discovered that your Heavenly Dao had already been obscured by someone; I could not perform divination on you at all.

Tell me, if there is no one behind you, how could your Heavenly Dao be obscured?

I do not believe that with your strength, you could interfere with my divination.

The person behind you must be someone with strength equal to mine; speak quickly, who is behind you?

I consider you a talent, which is why I have not taken action against you until now.

If you remain stubborn and refuse to listen, then do not blame me for being heartless."

After hearing this, Duan Fengyun was shocked in his heart; he did not expect that the Demon Lord had already started trying to perform divination on him before this.

This Demon Lord was truly swift; he had only just exposed his Divine Fire Clone and his strength in front of Yang Su, Ning Ke, and the others, and the very next moment, the Demon Lord had performed divination on him and even come knocking at his door.

It must be that Ning Ke was worried about him and went to find the Demon Lord for help.

As for the person who helped, Duan Fengyun knew without thinking that it must have been his good master, the Yellow Emperor, who obscured the Heavenly Dao for him, which was why the Demon Lord had not been able to divine him.

However, Duan Fengyun would certainly not admit it; if the Demon Lord knew that Duan Fengyun was the disciple of his great enemy, the Yellow Emperor, the Demon Lord would probably destroy him even at the cost of eight hundred to himself.

Duan Fengyun smiled and said:

"Oh, a small person like me can actually receive the attention of you, Demon Lord.

But there is really no one behind me; could it be that you, Demon Lord, have miscalculated?

Perhaps it is because we are in troubled times now, and the Heavenly Dao is in chaos, which is why you could not divine me."

Duan Fengyun was even complaining about the Yellow Emperor in his heart now.

"Since this master has already helped me obscure the Heavenly Dao, why didn't he just help me confuse the Heavenly Dao?

So that whoever else tries to divine me would only see something fake."

If the Yellow Emperor knew what Duan Fengyun was thinking right now, he would probably snatch the Xuanyuan Sword and hack Duan Fengyun to death on the spot.

The Yellow Emperor helping Duan Fengyun obscure the Heavenly Dao was already considered interfering with the Heavenly Dao; if he were to further confuse Duan Fengyun's Heavenly Dao, he would truly be dealt with by the Heavenly Dao.

At that time, Duan Fengyun would truly be the Yellow Emperor's 'good' disciple.

Who was the Demon Lord? An old monster who had lived for thousands of years; how could he possibly believe Duan Fengyun's words?

The Demon Lord smiled and said:

"Qin Shuang, you really are someone who refuses to shed tears until they see the coffin.

Since that is the case, then do not blame me for being impolite to you."

Seeing that Duan Fengyun was so tactless, the Demon Lord decided he could only destroy this genius.

Over the past few thousand years, the number of geniuses who had died at his hands was not small; he did not mind having the life of one more genius on his hands today.

Hearing these words from the Demon Lord, Duan Fengyun also gripped the sword in his hand tightly; even if he was no match for the Demon Lord, he could not let the Demon Lord have an easy time.

The Demon Lord waved his hand, and immediately a ball of black smoke flew toward Duan Fengyun.

After Duan Fengyun swung his sword to disperse the black energy, the Demon Lord had already arrived in front of him.

The Demon Lord grabbed Duan Fengyun by the neck and smiled:

"Let's see where you can run to now?"

Duan Fengyun returned a smile to the Demon Lord, then prepared to use his Divine Fire Clone to escape the Demon Lord's restraint.

But Duan Fengyun discovered that he could not use his Divine Fire Clone at all; seeing Duan Fengyun's shocked expression, the Demon Lord laughed loudly:

"How is it? Have you discovered that your Divine Fire Clone cannot be used?

Since I already knew you had the Divine Fire Clone, how could I possibly give you the chance to use it!

Let me tell you a secret: Yang Su's Divine Fire Clone was taught by me; how could I possibly be unable to deal with a Divine Fire Clone?

Qin Shuang, you are destined to die today."

Duan Fengyun did not expect that the Demon Lord would actually have a way to deal with the Divine Fire Clone, but the Demon Lord also underestimated him too much.

He, Duan Fengyun, did not only have the Divine Fire Clone as a means of escape; he smiled and said:

"Lord Demon Lord, are you underestimating me too much!"

After Duan Fengyun finished smiling, the Demon Lord watched as the Duan Fengyun in his hand transformed into a golden dragon shadow and flew away.

Seeing this scene, the Demon Lord thought of a capable general of the Yellow Emperor from thousands of years ago, Yinglong.

When he fought a great battle against the Yellow Emperor thousands of years ago, it was precisely by relying on this method of transforming into a phantom at any time that Yinglong caught his Demon Realm off guard and caused heavy losses.

It could be said that if not for Yinglong, his Demon Realm would not have been defeated so quickly.

He did not expect that thousands of years later, he would see this Cultivation Method on another person again.