The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

A woman who looks remarkably like the little flower fairy Anu appears in a secret place that even the ancestors of the Blood Burial Flower Fairy have never set foot in...

Chu Xiu had to become vigilant, fearing that he might have stumbled into some kind of illusion.

He used his divine sense to search the woman's entire body, trying to find any items that could prove her identity, but to no avail.

Like A'nu, this woman possessed only enough cultivation and magical power to barely maintain a human form, posing no threat to Chu Xiu.

Moreover, she has now lost an arm and is disabled.

Seeing that he still showed no signs of waking up, Chu Xiu waved his hand and put him into his storage space, intending to question him after he woke up.

Chu Xiu turned his head and looked at the corpse of the Blood Demon that he had beheaded.

Unexpectedly, even within the blood vessels connecting the Demon Emperor to his heart, there was still a Blood Demon present.

Could it be that the Demon Emperor's heart was also constructed by the Blood Demon in place of the Blood Burial Flower Demon clan?

Chu Xiu continued deeper into the direction from which the heartbeat was coming from.

The closer it got to the heart, the more violently the heartbeat that echoed in its mind became, even carrying a captivating effect, like a demonic sound.

Now, Chu Xiu was able to piece together what had happened since he entered the tomb of the Chu family's ancestors.

The tomb of the Chu family's ancestors was placed on the tomb of a great emperor of the Fire Phoenix Demon Clan who perished in the Southern Continent countless years ago.

The Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor perished because he was severely injured in a battle with a being in the Misty Sea.

Now, the ghosts of the Misty Sea are ignoring the Demon-Locking Array set up here by the previous Immortal Emperor and are invading the Southern Continent from here.

Presumably, the tomb and even the body of the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor have been invaded by the ghosts of the Misty Sea.

According to Aman, this Blood Demon, under the instruction of the Demon Emperor's soul, has replaced the Blood Burial Flower Demon clan and become the only material for reforging the Demon Emperor's body.

If this Blood Demon is truly a product of the Misty Sea, then would the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor, whose body was reforged by the Blood Demon, still be the same demon hero who dared to fight to the death against beings of equal cultivation in the Misty Sea?

Thinking about this, Chu Xiu felt more and more that the reason why the Fire Phoenix Emperor, whose remnant soul was trapped and who was suffering from the pain of not being able to enter reincarnation, had let a foreigner like himself hear his violent heartbeat was actually to ask him for help.

"Could it be... that this demon emperor sensed the imperial aura within me?"

"Or do they know that this imperial aura has a miraculous effect on refining the products of the Misty Sea?"

Without delay, Chu Xiu quickened his pace and, half an hour later, finally reached the end of the passage.

What came into view was a world of flesh and blood.

Here, blood demons roam everywhere...

There were even dozens of Blood Demons at the Reincarnation Realm wandering around this place.

They seemed to be constructing an extremely thick wall of flesh and blood with their own bodies, enveloping the heart of the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor.

Chu Xiu had no choice but to use the Concealing Breath Technique to minimize his presence as much as possible, and carefully walked deeper into the area.

There, Chu Xiu could faintly hear an extremely weak cry for help.

Only when he stood before the slow-beating, seemingly lifeless heart did a figure shrouded in red light slowly appear before him.

She was a noble woman with her hair tied up in a phoenix crown and wearing a gorgeous, fitted cheongsam woven from crimson feathers.

When she appeared, Chu Xiu was able to sense an extremely subtle pressure emanating from her, a pressure he had never felt before, a pressure from his bloodline!

The demon race originated from wild beasts and places great emphasis on bloodlines, but the human race, since the beginning of time, has already broken free from the realm of beasts and become the most intelligent and creative independent race in the world.

Bloodlines are of no use to humans in today's world.

Prince and general, would you rather have a kind?

Chu Xiu immediately circulated his imperial energy to dispel the oppressive aura that made him quite uncomfortable.

This action immediately drew the attention of the elegant woman in front of him.

"Human...you do indeed possess the aura of a king within you!"

"When did it become the time for a young man at the Shattering Void Realm to shoulder such a heavy responsibility as the emperor of the human race?"

The noblewoman's figure was not solid; Chu Xiu could tell at a glance that the woman in front of him was actually just a remnant soul.

The remnant soul of a demon emperor.

Although he could clearly sense the barb in the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor's words, Chu Xiu, unaware of the past grievances between the Heavenly Continent Demon Clan and the Human Clan in the ancient and desolate era, ignored her provocation and immediately clasped his hands in a gesture of respect befitting a junior, saying neither servile nor arrogant:

"Junior Chu Xiu greets Senior."

The Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor narrowed his eyes and asked, "In the present-day Heavenly Continent... which race and which emperor holds the power over heaven and earth?"

This question stumped Chu Xiu, who had been there for less than a year.

He scratched his head. "I heard people outside call that person the Celestial Emperor... He should be the emperor of our human race, right?"

"Bar?"

The Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor frowned, displeased, and said, "You come from the Heavenly Continent, don't you know?"

Chu Xiu smiled awkwardly: "This junior is not a native of Tianlu, but ascended from the lower realm. I have not been in Tianlu for a full year."

Upon hearing this, the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor was taken aback: "Since when has the mortal realm been able to produce a genius like you, who possesses imperial aura?"

Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she changed the subject, tentatively asking, "Could it be that you come from... the Ancient Realm?"

Seeing Chu Xiu nod, the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor suddenly realized:

"So it came from the ancient realm, the birthplace of that being. No wonder..."

That one?

who?

Chu Xiu's face darkened. Why do all the people of Tianlu love to speak in riddles? Can't they just say it directly?

Is it that I can't say?

A taboo that even names cannot be mentioned?

At this moment, Chu Xiu was too lazy to delve into those ancient secrets, and immediately pulled the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor's thoughts back: "Senior, what is the proper reason for you guiding me here?"

"What exactly is this Blood Demon?"

Upon hearing Chu Xiu mention the Blood Demon, the Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor's expression darkened.

Do you know the Sea of ​​Mist?

"Of course I know!"

"This Blood Demon is the parasitic seed left on me after my death battle with the Ghost Emperor who was hiding in the Misty Sea!"

"No, rather than parasitism, it's more accurate to say that I, the Emperor, have reached a consensus and achieved symbiosis with these blood demons..."

“Consensus and symbiosis…” Chu Xiu pondered.

The Fire Phoenix Demon Emperor nodded. "That's right. These Blood Demons are different from the ordinary ghosts in the Misty Sea. They don't have the mind-corroding ghost energy in their bodies, but rather contain extremely rich blood energy!"

"The existence of this blood energy makes the Blood Demon more effective at rebuilding the physical body than the Blood Burial Flower."

"However, the advantage of the Blood Burial Flower lies in its complete controllability... Blood Burial Flowers that have absorbed my blood become my subordinate demon race. If the sovereign commands the subject to die, the subject must die. Their life and death are completely under my control."

"But this Blood Demon... although it has a better effect on rebuilding the physical body than the Blood Burial Flower, after absorbing a sufficient amount of my blood and qi, it has become increasingly greedy, even desiring to take over my flesh and blood body and make it its lair!"

"nest……"

Chu Xiu slowly began, "So, in other words, the situation is now out of your control, and your relationship with the Blood Demon has gone from symbiosis to parasitism, or even usurping the throne..."