I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Torch and his companions returned to the mountain peak and, finding nothing amiss, immediately entered the array's core area halfway up the mountain to replenish the battle array's energy.

Huh?

Then they discovered that there was another person on the mountaintop.

He was wearing the robes of a disciple of the Taihao Sect, and judging from the robes, he held a high position in the sect.

There were restrictions on his body, so his cultivation level was not discernible.

At the others' prompting, Su Qingqing came over to find out what was going on.

"Senior brother, is this a senior brother from the Taihao Sect?" Su Qingqing asked.

Lin Buqun remained silent and looked away.

"Yes." Shen Ming nodded.

"Is there no way to remove the restrictions on your body? We can..." Su Qingqing said.

“No need, the restrictions on him were placed by me,” Shen Ming said.

He let Lin Buqun in, but didn't forget to be wary of the other party.

Such people are often more wicked than bad people, and they might come up with twisted ideas at any time.

Su Qingqing looked puzzled and asked why.

Shen Ming briefly recounted what had just happened.

"A little demon god?!"

Su Qingqing's expression changed, and she quickly looked around. She was more worried about this than what Lin Buqun had done.

"It's alright, I've already killed him."

Shen Ming took out the black gold demon core.

Su Qingqing subconsciously let out a long breath, but the next second she froze on the spot, staring at the demon core.

A few minutes later, Su Qingqing returned to the mountainside, feeling lost and unable to calm her emotions.

"What happened?" Han Lie asked.

Su Qingqing opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"Could it be that he's going back to drive us away?"

Seeing her reaction, Torch and the others realized this.

Su Qingqing immediately shook her head and tried her best to explain.

After she finished speaking haltingly, everyone else reacted the same way.

The demon core of the little demon god!

"Could I have misread it?"

Su Qingqing shook her head again. She had been watching intently for a long time and couldn't be wrong.

"He's serious!"

The person who was thinking of showing off in front of Shen Ming exclaimed in surprise.

Shen Ming revealed his intention to target the Little Demon God from the very beginning, which made Torch think he was being unrealistic.

As a result, Shen Ming succeeded right at the start of Apocalypse.

"This formation is no joke!"

They recognized the power of the sword formation; it looked dangerous, but it was actually not safe at all.

Fortunately, it was under control and did not trigger a major outbreak.

Although it doesn't make sense from the perspective of a formation master, it's still a good thing.

……

Meanwhile, above the Tianqi Mountains.

A magnificent towering building appeared out of thin air.

The towering pavilion, towering thousands of feet high, shimmered with golden light, ancient and mysterious, with each floor engraved with profound runes, exuding the aura of ancient times.

The wind howled, the space trembled, and the entire mountain range resonated as if it were bearing immense force.

A thousand rays of light intertwined, as if a celestial palace had descended to earth.

This is not the towering building that Shen Ming saw before.

Inside the pavilion, there were three Dao Lords in the Longevity Realm and nine supreme experts at the peak of the Divine Realm.

"The Demon Court is acting aggressively this time and will certainly not be satisfied with just hunting. Notify the Nine Sects to prepare for a great battle," said one of the Dao Lords.

"Yes!"

The nine supreme experts responded in unison; they were the vice sect leaders of the nine sects of the Human Path.

As night fell, the starry sky above the Sky Road was exceptionally clear, as if several layers of sky were overlapping.

Beautiful yet dangerous, the unseen overlapping space is haunted by Void Kings.

The drums of the Demon Court resounded once more, and countless streams of demonic energy soared into the sky, returning to the clouds.

The Apocalypse Hunt lasts for three days. Three hours after nightfall, the demon race must sound the retreat to give the human race a chance to rest.

During this period, the Tower of Babel will tally the casualties and achievements of the human race and distribute rewards.

Yes, the rewards are distributed in real time.

If it were to end in three days, no human cultivator would be willing to participate.

After all, the money earned from risking one's life is the most important thing.

"Let's go."

The three Dao Masters of Tongtian Tower rose and, together with the nine Vice Sect Masters, began their patrol of the mountain.

Each person has a compass that can sense the demon core.

"Huh?! A black-gold demon core? Someone killed a minor demon god on the very first day?!"

The compass order is based on the grade of the demon core, so they discovered this immediately.

The nine deputy sect leaders both hoped that this person was a disciple of their sect and hoped that he was not.

Being able to kill the disciple of the Lesser Demon God on the first day will definitely make them look good in front of the Tower of Heaven.

However, today is only the first day.

Over the next two days, the Demon Court will not give up and will launch its fiercest offensive.

"What? Have you become so weak?"

Sensing the thoughts of the nine major sects, one of the Dao Lords of Tongtian Tower was very dissatisfied.

Looking back, the pioneers of the human race were unprecedentedly united in their struggle to gain a foothold in Baiyujing, and they fought with a common goal.

Now that things have settled down and we have our own space, humanity has become weak and prone to calculating gains and losses.

“Fellow Daoist Chiguang, calm down, time is precious,” another Daoist Master advised.

The fellow Daoist named Chiguang said no more.

A few seconds later, they arrived at the mountain peak where Shen Ming was.

After seeing the situation in the mountains, they all looked puzzled.

I had expected to see a prodigy like Wen Qingshu, or a sect disciple setting up a grand formation.

Only in these two situations can the little demon god be killed.

But the mountain in front of us is nothing like that. There are fewer than ten people on it, and they are all still at the Void God Realm.

At this moment, the black gold demon core acted like a lamp, guiding their gaze.

A boy came to the sky.

He was only at the early stage of the Void God Realm, so it was unlikely that he could kill the Lesser Demon God. But for some reason, the boy gave people the feeling that he could do it.

"Did you slay the little demon god? Which sect's disciple was it?"

"I ask curiously," said the Crimson Light Dao Master.

“Shen Ming, a disciple of the Sword Sect of the Taihao Sect,” Shen Ming said.

He already knew the process from Su Qingqing.

As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes turned to the deputy sect leader of the Taihao Sect.

The deputy sect leader, who was in charge of the Apocalypse, had been away and had not yet received any news, so he was completely baffled.

"I want to change to the soil of all things."

Regardless of their thoughts, Shen Ming took out the Black Gold Demon Core.

The demon core is the only proof, regardless of identity or the means of slaying the lesser demon god.

"The Soil of All Things is a treasure for cultivation. You are only at the early stage of the Void God Realm, which is not a critical point for breaking through your realm. It won't be of much use at this juncture. How about I give you a quasi-immortal weapon? After this is over, you can exchange the immortal weapon for the Soil of All Things," said the Crimson Light Daoist.

"Thank you for your kindness, Daoist Master, but a quasi-immortal weapon wouldn't significantly improve my situation," Shen Ming politely declined.

This Dao Lord was thinking of him, but even with quasi-immortal weapons, it's still not as good as an array.

If that's the case, it's better to let all things become soil and complete their final transformation as soon as possible.

"Ok."

The Crimson Light Daoist did not insist, as time was precious and they still had other places to go.

He didn't take the demon core, but instead marked it with a symbol to indicate that it had been exchanged.

Then, a dazzling beam of light flew out from the towering building in the sky.