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Chapter 261 The Dragon Emperor, Please Ask the Vice Sect Master for Help (5K)

After dealing with the people from Shangyuan Palace, Su Chen did not immediately revert to his human form. Instead, he remained true to his original intention and continued to search the corpses.

After taking everything he could from them and discarding what he couldn't, Su Chen ignited a flame at his fingertips and sent them on a carefree journey.

He burned the bodies of Yuan Chen and the others, and their bones turned to ash, which scattered throughout the world.

After doing all this, Su Chen rode the wind and disappeared into the sky.

Shortly after he left, the air suddenly churned and space itself became distorted.

A phantom figure emerged from the distortion. This person wore similar clothes to Yuan Chen, had snow-white hair that fell over his shoulders, and looked extremely young.

He looked around but couldn't see Yuan Chen and the others, and his face darkened.

His icy voice rang out: "What a demon alliance! They didn't even leave a single corpse behind!"

Upon realizing the death of Yuan Chen's primordial spirit, he broke through the void to arrive, but he was still a step too late.

In addition to the aura of Yuan Chen and the others, there was a strong demonic energy in the air.

This led him to conclude that the matter was inextricably linked to the Demon Alliance.

After investigating for a moment, the white-haired man let out a soft hum, his figure becoming illusory, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished like a bubble.

the other side.

After recovering his strength, Su Chen returned to the Ziyang Sect. As soon as he arrived at the Wanmiao Cave, he saw an elderly figure walking towards him.

"Su Chen, I am Lin Peng, an elder of the Peak Sect. The Vice Sect Master has something to discuss with you and hopes you will come with me." The other party spoke directly and stated his purpose in a few words.

"it is good!"

Seeing that Su Chen agreed, Lin Peng felt relieved. He was about to take Su Chen with him when Su Chen said, "Elder, please go ahead. I will follow."

"Then stick close to me," Lin Peng replied after a moment's hesitation.

The two of them took off into the air, one after the other.

"Elder Lin, aren't we going to Chiyang Peak?"

A moment later, Su Chen realized that the two were not heading towards Chiyang Peak, but were instead moving further and further away from Ziyang Sect, so he asked curiously.

Lin Peng's indifferent voice came: "The Vice Sect Master is not in the Ziyang Sect."

"Could you please tell me where we're going, Elder?" Su Chen asked, his eyes flashing.

Upon hearing this, Lin Peng's expression darkened, and he said impatiently, "You'll know when we get there. Why all this nonsense?"

As he spoke, he exuded a chilling aura, enveloping Su Chen and venting his dissatisfaction.

But as soon as this momentum subsided, it dissipated like autumn leaves swept away by the wind, having no effect on Su Chen whatsoever.

This change caused Lin Peng's expression to shift slightly, but he didn't say anything and continued to lead the way.

As he walked, he suddenly realized that Su Chen, who had been following him, had stopped walking at some point.

Lin Peng looked back and said sternly, "Why aren't we leaving? If we keep the Vice Sect Master waiting, no one can bear the responsibility!"

"This disciple has another question, hoping Elder Lin Peng can enlighten me." Su Chen smiled, ignoring the other party's displeasure.

Lin Peng snorted lightly: "What's the problem?"

"May I ask why Elder Lin has the aura of a demon on him?" Su Chen's smile vanished, and his calm voice rang out.

He stared intently at Lin Peng, his eyes holding a deep gaze.

Upon hearing this, Lin Peng's expression changed drastically, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly calmed down.

He frowned and looked at Su Chen, asking in return, "Are you implying that I, this elder, am colluding with the Demon Alliance?"

Seeing that Su Chen remained silent, Lin Peng immediately roared, "Su Chen, don't think you can be arrogant just because you have some talent. You're just a disciple of the peak sect, where do you get the audacity to be so disrespectful!"

"This disciple was merely curious," Su Chen replied indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Lin Peng took half a step forward, his powerful aura rising and pressing down on Su Chen.

He said coldly, "What, do you think I need to report my affairs to you?"

This time, however, Su Chen didn't indulge him. With a casual wave of his hand, he suppressed the other's momentum.

His gaze was calm as he looked directly at Lin Peng.

Lin Peng felt a little flustered under that deep, watery gaze, but he forced himself to calm down.

"I'm just curious, how could a martial artist possess the aura of a demon? I wonder if the elder could explain this to me?"

Su Chen said indifferently, and a surge of powerful Yuan energy instantly rushed up his arm and condensed on his palm.

As his voice fell, he slapped Lin Peng.

Su Chen appeared to be asking a question, but in reality, he had already determined the other party's identity.

Su Chen, who cultivates the Hunyuan Wuliang Gong, is exceptionally sensitive to auras. The demonic aura on Lin Peng's body appears weak, but it is actually quite powerful.

Moreover, it didn't seem like something left from killing a demon; rather, it looked like something left from a deliberate encounter with a demon.

Coupled with the other party's evasive attitude, Su Chen no longer hesitated and made a move.

"You are so brave!"

Lin Peng was shocked that Su Chen attacked without warning, and his anger burned fiercely. He then struck out with his own palm.

As everyone knows, if you want to exchange blows with Su Chen, you should be prepared to be slapped away.

Lin Peng was clearly unprepared. The moment their palms met, his attack was annihilated by Su Chen's palm with overwhelming force, and then struck his body with lightning speed.

Both being at the peak of the Divine Intent Realm, Lin Peng couldn't even compare to Yuan Wu, let alone Su Chen.

In less than a single exchange, Lin Peng was knocked down by Su Chen. If Su Chen hadn't shown mercy, he would probably be dead by now.

clap clap clap!
After knocking Lin Peng down, Su Chen did not rush to interrogate him, but instead tortured him first.

Only after beating him half to death did Su Chen speak slowly, "Is Elder Lin willing to talk now?"

The cold words, coupled with the chilling heat of the Heaven-Slaying Blade emanating from his neck, made Lin Peng involuntarily swallow hard.

"The reason I still have the aura of a demon on me is because I only recently returned from the front lines..."

Click.

Unwilling to listen to his nonsense any longer, Su Chen directly chopped off his head and extracted his terrified primordial spirit.

"Even your primordial spirit carries demonic energy, yet you claim you haven't colluded with the Demon Alliance!"

The moment Su Chen saw the other party's primordial spirit, he sneered. The primordial spirit of a human martial artist contained demonic energy, which further confirmed the other party's identity.

Lin Peng's face turned ashen, staring at Su Chen with a mixture of shock and anger.

He hadn't expected that Su Chen would simply kill him out of dissatisfaction, extracting his soul.

Hearing Su Chen's words, Lin Peng's fear surged forth like a tidal wave.

If he could hide his identity before, now that his primordial spirit has been exposed, he has no way of explaining the demonic aura on his primordial spirit.

"Lin Peng, who sent you?" Su Chen asked, trapping Lin Peng's primordial spirit with his Yuan Power. "You only have three breaths to consider."

His words were icy, his eyes were chilling, and both carried a murderous intent, causing Lin Peng's body to tremble.

It seemed that if he didn't answer within three breaths, the other party would really kill him.

Faced with Su Chen, a guy who would resort to violence at the slightest provocation, Lin Peng didn't dare to engage in a standoff with him.

Before three breaths had even passed, Lin Peng spoke up: "It was the Demon Alliance who asked me to lure you out. They...they want to attack you!"

The advantage of using the primordial spirit for interrogation is that Su Chen can easily determine whether the other party is lying.

Seeing that Lin Peng wasn't lying, Su Chen continued his interrogation: "Where did they want you to take me?"

"It's located halfway up Shouyang Mountain," Lin Peng told the truth, trembling.

Shouyang Mountain was incredibly lively a while ago, but it has returned to its original quiet state since the end of the great battle.

"Why is the Demon Alliance targeting me?" Su Chen asked in a deep voice.

He hadn't expected the Demon Alliance to value him so much that they would go so far as to expose Lin Peng in order to take action against him.

It should be noted that demons rarely appear in the headquarters of the nine major sects; once discovered, they are courting death.

Now that he has not only appeared, but Lin Peng has also drawn him out, this behavior definitely shows that he is taking it seriously.

Judging from Lin Peng's age, he must have been hiding within the Ziyang Sect for who knows how long.

Now, in order to expose myself and take risks, not to mention all the previous efforts and plans might be in vain.

Lin Peng shook his head, uncertainly saying, "I don't know either, it might be related to your previous performance."

The battle at Shouyang Mountain solidified Su Chen's formidable reputation, something the Demon Alliance couldn't possibly be unaware of.

However, even he did not expect that the Demon Alliance would value Su Chen so much and take action against him so quickly.

Su Chen then asked, "How many people did the Demon Alliance send to deal with me on Shouyang Mountain?"

"I don't know that. They only told me to lead you to Shouyang Mountain," Lin Peng replied.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen frowned and pondered, "Do you know when to make your move?"

"They will make their move once you arrive." Su Chen then asked Lin Peng several questions about the Demon Alliance, but Lin Peng knew nothing about them.

He was quite helpless, so he had no choice but to mercifully send Lin Peng to the Pure Land as soon as possible.

"It seems that Lin Peng is just a subordinate of the Demon Alliance, only knowing how to follow orders, and doesn't even know who his leader is."

Su Chen deduced, then fell into deep thought, pondering how to deal with these members of the Demon Alliance.

The main problem was that after a round of questioning, Lin Peng didn't provide any information, leaving him completely unaware of the Demon Alliance's strength.

Otherwise, you could go and take a look.

Suddenly, Su Chen slapped his forehead and said in a daze, "I was always thinking about solving my own problems, and I forgot that this is the Ziyang Sect."

Accustomed to working alone, his first thought was how to resolve future troubles on his own, rather than relying on the sect.

He was, after all, a prodigy disciple of the Ziyang Sect, and once the report was submitted, it would surely attract the sect's attention.

Even if it's fake, the sect will send people to investigate. Once they discover members of the Demon Alliance, how could the vice sect leader and others sit idly by?

Thinking of this, Su Chen hurriedly went back to prepare to inform the Vice Sect Master about the matter.

……

at the same time.

On the mountainside of Shouyang Mountain, there is a huge, well-hidden cave, with an array outside the cave concealing its presence.

The cave was not as cramped and damp as I had imagined; it was rather spacious.

"Wolf, the Lin Peng you took in is so unreliable. So much time has passed and he still hasn't brought Su Chen. I'm waiting for him."

A loud voice rang out, tinged with emotion.

The wolf king in his mouth glanced at the other party and said indifferently, "Black Bull, you talk too much nonsense."

Upon hearing this, the Black Bull King immediately frowned and glared at the Wolf King, shouting angrily, "What did you say?"

"Alright." The giant pig king interrupted the two's argument, lest they start fighting before Su Chen even arrived.

The dragon emperor, who had been silent all along, slowly opened his eyes, his sharp gaze sweeping across the room.

Under that gaze, all three of them fell silent, not daring to utter another word.

"What's all the noise about? When Su Chen arrives, it will be your turn to make your move!" the Dragon Emperor said coldly.

All three nodded and lowered their eyes.

"Your Majesty, I am somewhat curious. The assassination target was merely a martial artist at the Divine Intent Realm. Even if he was exceptionally talented, there was no need for you to intervene. The three of us working together would have been enough to kill Su Chen. Why did the alliance send you to accompany us?"

The Giant Pig King asked curiously, "Three king-level demons are enough to deal with any Divine Intent Realm martial artist."

Putting aside the fact that they outnumbered each other, the strength of the three of them alone placed them among the upper-middle tier of the many demon kings in the demon alliance.

With the three of them working together, they could even put up a fight against a martial artist at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Let alone dealing with Su Chen!
Now, the Demon Alliance has not only sent the three of them at the same time, but also sent the Dragon Emperor.

With one Emperor-level and three King-level warriors, this force is more than enough to deal with even a Dharma Aspect Realm martial artist.

Being suddenly used to deal with a martial artist at the Divine Intent Realm was bound to shock and puzzle him.

Upon hearing this, the remaining two demons also turned to the Dragon King.

The Dragon King didn't put on airs or try to hide anything. Instead, he looked at the Black Bull King and the Wolf King and said, "The Giant Pig wasn't in the Holy Yuan Kingdom before, so he didn't know about the Battle of the Peak. You should know about it, right?"

The two demons nodded.

"Then you should also know that after the Battle of Gaofeng, the alliance ordered me to eliminate Su Chen. After receiving the news, I sent a king-level demon to assassinate Su Chen. But do you know what the final result was?" Qiulong Emperor asked.

The Wolf King had heard of this before, and after pondering for a moment, asked, "Is it related to the White Fox King?"

The White Fox King was one of the concubines of the Dragon Emperor and was greatly favored, but she died at the hands of the Ziyang Sect, which caused quite a stir in the Demon Alliance at the time.

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Emperor nodded: "That's right, the murderer who killed the Azure Fox King and the White Fox King is Su Chen!"

This is also why he personally took action on this trip; not only does he value Su Chen, but he also wants to kill him.

"If I remember correctly, twelve years ago, Su Chen should still be at the Nascent Soul stage, right?" Black Bull King's mind raced, and he realized the key point.

Then, his eyes widened as if they were about to bulge out, and he muttered to himself, "This kid already had the strength to kill a king-level demon when he was in the Nascent Soul Realm. Now that he has entered the Divine Intent Realm, his martial arts true intent is even more powerful. No wonder the Imperial Palace wanted to join us in this trip!"

After listening to the three demons' accounts, the Giant Pig King had a relatively clear understanding of Su Chen, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Whether the Dragon Emperor was making a mountain out of a molehill or Su Chen was truly capable, Su Chen was destined to die today.

He didn't think Su Chen could escape from their siege of one emperor and three demons.

The only problem now is whether Lin Peng can bring Su Chen along.

"coming!"

Just then, the Dragon Emperor suddenly looked up and gazed outside the cave entrance, but his pupils quickly contracted.

A hearty voice rang out: "Haha, there really are monsters, and not just one, but four of them."

"Not good!" Upon hearing this, the four demons of the Dragon Emperor all changed their expressions in shock, revealing looks of surprise and doubt.

Why are people from the Ziyang Sect here?

The three demons turned to the Wolf King, and before the Black Bull King could speak, he said with a gloomy face, "It must be that Lin Peng was discovered, so he revealed our location!"

Lin Peng's primordial spirit was controlled by him and he dared not betray him easily. The appearance of the Ziyang Sect people now could only mean that Lin Peng had been exposed.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curse, "That good-for-nothing, he's more trouble than he's worth!"

With things having come to this point, the Dragon Emperor had nothing more to say. He transformed into a beam of light and broke out of the formation.

The three demons, the giant pig king, followed closely behind.

boom!
As soon as they emerged from the cave, they were met with a terrifying onslaught that leveled the cave, sending boulders tumbling down and dust billowing everywhere.

Upon seeing the cave reduced to ruins, both the Dragon King and the three-headed king-level demon showed solemn expressions.

"Huh, there's another royal-level demon!"

The voice was surprised that all four demons had escaped. Just as he was about to make another move, he sensed the aura of the Dragon Emperor and was slightly startled.

He thought that the Demon Alliance had sent four demons, which was enough, but it turned out that there was also a royal-level demon.

"Su Chen has become a thorn in the side of the Demon Alliance."

The deputy sect leader chuckled softly. Fortunately, he took action personally after receiving the news; otherwise, if others had come, they might not have been a match for these demons.

"Yang Jiu, the Vice Sect Master of the Ziyang Sect!"

Yang Jiu was surprised, and Qiu Longhuang was even more so. They only wanted to kill Su Chen, so why did even the Vice Sect Master of Ziyang Sect appear?
This old fellow is a martial artist at the Longevity Realm!
run!
Without the slightest hesitation, the Dragon Emperor made a decisive decision.

A martial artist at the Longevity Realm is equivalent to an Emperor-level demon.

He was merely a royal-level demon, and had no chance of resisting; his only option was to run away.

If even the Dragon King is so decisive, the other three demons are even more so.

"Want to run?"

Yang Jiu chuckled as he watched the four demons take off without a word.

He personally took action; if these demons escape, where will he put his face?

He flicked his finger, and four points of light shot out, each flying in a different direction.

The light was as fast as lightning, piercing through the void in an instant, spanning thousands of meters, and penetrating the bodies of the four demons with the speed of thunder.

"what!"

Four screams rang out simultaneously, then abruptly ceased.

The four demons were defeated by Yang Jiu before they even had a chance to make a move.

However, he did not immediately kill the four demons, but instead bent his palm.

In an instant, a gentle breeze swept up and captured all four severely injured demons.

Even within the Demon Alliance, a royal-level demon is considered a pillar of strength and possesses a wealth of information; naturally, he wouldn't let the other party off easily.

"Come out!"

After capturing the four demons, Yang Jiu spoke to Su Chen, who was not far away.

Hearing the sound from the shadows, Su Chen realized that Yang Jiu had discovered him and awkwardly stepped out.

"Vice Sect Master." Su Chen cupped his hands in greeting, showing no embarrassment at being discovered.

Seeing this, Yang Jiu laughed and said, "You're having a good time. I'm the one doing the work, and you're just watching the show."

"Vice Sect Master, is there anything I can help you with?" Su Chen asked, pursing his lips.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jiu didn't stand on ceremony and pointed at the three king-level demons, saying, "Take them with you."

After saying that, Yang Jiu took the dragon emperor off the ground, and Su Chen quickly followed with the three king-level demons.

(End of this chapter)