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"What if we take advantage of the situation?" Ye Shang's voice was devoid of emotion.

"Take this opportunity... to wipe out all of you demon kings and rule the entire Abyss of Hopelessness..."

The voice without wind grew softer and softer, filled with despair, "I just wanted to take advantage of the chaos... It was Hui! He approached me first... He said that as long as I succeeded, or at least caused a major upheaval, he would step in to help me at the crucial moment..."

Ye Shang chuckled softly, his fingertips twitching slightly, pulling out a little more of that wisp of soul thread: "You wish."

"Ah!" Wufeng screamed again, tears streaming down his face. "I told you! It's true! You have to believe me! Hui... he's unfathomable, he must have a backup plan! He promised..."

Ye Shang interrupted him, his tone icy and mocking: "We're all 'dead,' and you still haven't gotten what you wanted, instead you're like a stray dog?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Feng's bloodshot eyes filled with disbelief and despair. He stared intently at Ye Shang, as if trying to discern what kind of monster he truly was: "You...you two weren't dead? I clearly saw it with my own eyes...how...how could this be..."

Ye Shang laughed, a laugh that blended the chill of the night with the allure of Shang Wan, appearing particularly breathtaking under the eerie blue firelight.

"You're not dead yet, how could we bear to die?"

Ye Shang spoke the harshest words in the gentlest tone, sending a chill down Wu Feng's spine.

"no, do not want……"

Wu Feng felt an even more terrifying suction and tearing sensation coming from the thread connecting his demonic soul, and fear completely overwhelmed him.

"I already told you! It was Hui! And... and that Juechen! It was the two of them... Please spare my life! I swear I'll leave the Abyss of Hope immediately and never come back! I'll never cause you any more trouble! Please..."

"Don't be afraid," Ye Shang's voice even carried a hint of gentle coaxing, but his eyes were as cold as ice. "I haven't finished asking you yet. You said Hui made you do it, but before we were killed, we saw that Jue Chen and he put on such a show... What was that all about? Who exactly is Jue Chen working for?"

“Jue Chen… Jue Chen must have been involved too! Really! I’m not sure if he’s with Hui, but that time… that time he cooperated with me, so he must have known my plan. No, he probably knew even more!”

Wu Feng rambled incoherently, desperately trying to alleviate his pain, and poured out everything he knew, "Hui is very mysterious, he doesn't do many things personally, Jue Chen... Jue Chen is very likely the liaison between him and us demon kings. Yes! That must be it..."

“Jue Chen…” Ye Shang chewed on the name, his scarlet eyes narrowing slightly. “What ability does he have to be on equal footing with you and participate in such matters? He’s just a servant with some ulterior motives and a bit of illusion magic.”

"No! He's no ordinary servant!" Wu Feng exclaimed urgently, as if grasping at a straw. "That Jue Chen... he could very well be the Earth Demon King!"

The air in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment.

The dark red flames danced on Ye Shang's eerie face, making his scarlet pupils appear even more unfathomable.

“Earth Demon King…” Ye Shang repeated slowly, his voice lowering.

Earth Demon King.

In the history of the Abyss of Hopelessness, there was a demon king known for his composure, unparalleled defense, low-key personality, and dislike of fighting.

But many years ago, this demon king mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again.

Rumors have long circulated that the Abyss of Hope was assassinated by the ambitious and rapidly expanding Windless, who devoured the Earth Demon King's power and territory.

This is also one of the important reasons for the rapid rise of windless energy.

But now, Wufeng says that the seemingly insignificant, even somewhat cowardly, servant Juechen is the Earth Demon King.

Ye Shang stared at Wu Feng, the invisible pressure making Wu Feng almost suffocate.

"The Earth Demon King has been missing for many years, and everyone thought you had killed him long ago. And now you're telling me that not only is he alive, but he's been disguised as a lowly servant, lurking among us?" Ye Shang chuckled, his eyes growing increasingly cold. "Wu Feng, do you think I'd believe that?"

"It's true! I swear! I swear on my demonic soul..." Wu Feng's eyes turned red with anxiety. "Back then... back then I did attack him, but he... he was very strange."

My power clearly severely injured him, and he did indeed disappear for a long time... But later, after who knows how many years, he suddenly reappeared, looking like Jue Chen, as if he had lost most of his power and memories...

I was initially suspicious and tested him many times, but he acted too convincingly, like a real, cowardly, lowly monster...

Moreover, he did indeed possess a very faint aura of the Earth Demon King's essence. Although it was very weak, I was absolutely certain I wouldn't mistake him for someone else.

Later, when Hui found me, I vaguely felt that Juechen's resurrection and changes might be related to Hui..."

After blurting everything out, Wu Feng, panting heavily, looked at Ye Shang with a mixture of hope and fear: "I...I've told you everything I know! Jue Chen is definitely the Earth Demon King. He's controlled or manipulated by Hui, just like me. Hui is the mastermind! Let me go, and I can help you deal with Hui. I know some of his strongholds, I..."

Ye Shang listened quietly, his face expressionless.

Only after Wufeng finished speaking did he slowly raise his eyes, his scarlet pupils revealing a desolate, lifeless silence.

"Your words are full of holes."

Ye Shang said calmly, "Besides, I don't need your help."

"No! Wait! I can tell you something else! Hui might be planning..."

Wu Feng stared wide-eyed in terror and screamed.

But Ye Shang no longer wanted to listen.

He hooked the wisp of soul with his fingers, gave it a gentle squeeze, and then pulled it back sharply!

"Ahhhh!"

A scream a hundred times more piercing than before echoed throughout the entire hall, even causing the dark red flames on the walls to flicker violently.

Wu Feng's body convulsed violently, and black mist seeped from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, making his form blurry and transparent.

More and more gray-black soul threads were drawn out by Ye Shang, flowing out strand by strand from Wu Feng's seven orifices.

This black light, representing the origin of his demonic soul, was completely absorbed into Ye Shang's body as if swallowing a wisp of smoke.

A dark glint flashed briefly in Ye Shang's crimson eyes before returning to calm.

He licked his lips, as if he were merely savoring an insignificant dessert.

There was no wind on the wall, and the screams stopped abruptly.

His body completely transformed into nothingness, black specks of light, like ashes scattered by the wind, fluttering down and disappearing into the air before even hitting the ground, leaving no trace.

This once ambitious and domineering Wind Demon King, who once reigned supreme over the Abyss of Despair, was utterly annihilated, transforming into a true "gentle breeze" and ceasing to exist.