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

"Is something wrong?"

Chu Xiu casually raised his head.

Unlike the curiosity in the big eyes of Xiaoyu in his arms,

His eyes were filled with an extremely cold and unfamiliar gaze.

With just one glance, Chu Xiu discerned the woman's cultivation level—late stage of the Qiankun Realm.

With such strength, she would rank among the top three thousand demon generals of the Yuling Sect. Why is this woman not among the three thousand demon generals?

"..."

Haiyou was slightly taken aback. She had already prepared her response to Tuolong's reminiscing, but she did not expect to receive such an indifferent reply.

How could this be?

Over the years, although she had tried her best to avoid meeting Tuolong, she still inevitably encountered him at some important meetings of the Spirit Control Sect.

Back then, Tuolong would shamelessly talk to her, as if he had forgotten how he had hurt her before.

At that time, she was only annoyed by the crocodile's rudeness.

But now, the alligator dragon seems to have lost all interest in itself...

He seems to have become a completely different person...

Chu Xiu frowned, looking at Hai You standing in front of him, staring blankly at him in astonishment. Just as he was about to impatiently ask again,

Haiyou quickly replied, "I...I'm fine. It's just that we haven't seen each other for a hundred years, so I came to ask how you are..."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly, thinking only that it was not advisable to cause any more trouble and that he only wanted to distance himself from this woman. He said indifferently, "Alligator Dragon is well. Thank you for your concern, Miss Hai. Please go back."

Upon hearing this, Haiyou bit her red lips lightly. Before turning away, her gaze lingered meaningfully on the alligator dragon for a moment before she left and returned to her seat.

Having never had a proper meal since birth, Xiaoyu paid no heed to her young master's romantic escapades, focusing solely on indulging in the delicious food and drinks.

Instead, the dragon demon sitting next to Chu Xiu shifted its position and sat down next to him, nudging his shoulder and whispering curiously:

"Hey, Brother Tuolong, what's going on? Why are you being so cold to your old flame? Could it be that your heart belongs to someone else?"

Chu Xiu said helplessly, "It was just a tragic love affair. Brother Lilong, please don't bring up the past again. Even now, when I think about it, I still feel very ashamed..."

Li Long laughed heartily: "Back then, when you were blinded by lust and committed that wicked act, it was I who personally escorted you to the City Lord's Mansion to confess your crimes."

"Judging from your current state, it seems you already know that there is absolutely no possibility between you and Young Master Hai, right?"

"Well, that's fine too. After all, in another ten days, she will marry the youngest demon general of my Yuling Sect."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu raised his eyes and glanced at Hai You not far away.

He had never seen this message in the Dragon's memory before, and this was the first time he had heard of it.

However, he wasn't interested in knowing too much, so he immediately changed the subject to something more important to him, asking the Li Long Demon General:

"Brother Lilong, do you know when this Ascension Ceremony will begin?"

The dragon demon general tilted his head back and drank a mouthful of fine wine, saying, "Counting the days, it's less than ten days before the Ascension Ceremony arrives."

"Brother Tuolong, have you accumulated enough military merits to enter the Blood Pool of Ascension again?"

Chu Xiu nodded: "That's right. The first two bloodline awakenings only gave me a flawed bloodline, which not only made me weak but also made my temperament somewhat violent and twisted, which is why I did what you know about me before."

"It took me a lot of resources and energy to barely stabilize my mindset,"

"My goal this time is to completely repair the bloodline defect!"

The dragon demon general nodded slightly.

During the two previous awakenings of the alligator dragon's bloodline, I served as a demon general, guarding the scene.

Twice in a row, he failed to awaken his bloodline, only managing to obtain a trace of it.

He sensed something was amiss then, after all, the entire alligator dragon clan, except for himself, had been wiped out. No one could compete with him for the alligator dragon true blood that belonged only to him within the Ascending Blood Pool.

Yet he failed to awaken his powers twice in a row. As a descendant of the alligator dragon who once produced a powerful figure comparable to the Demon Emperor, he shouldn't be so weak. Someone must have sabotaged him...

The moment the thought of this possibility crossed his mind, the dragon demon general's eyes turned cold.

Someone actually dared to target a descendant of a meritorious official twice right under my nose, burying such a talent!

If it weren't for Tuolong's own efforts, his willingness to bear all kinds of infamy and doubts, and his ability to improve his strength to be almost the same as his own despite his incomplete bloodline, he would probably have lost his position as a demon general in the demon general competition a year later!

Thinking of this, Li Long reached out and patted the demon general beside him, who might have shared the same bloodline as him in the distant past but had been buried until now, and said solemnly:

"Brother Tuolong, rest assured, I will still preside over this Ascension Ceremony. This time, I will certainly not let you repeat the mistakes of the past and be framed again!"

Chu Xiu was taken aback upon hearing this.

Framed?

Could this dragon demon general really believe that the alligator dragon's two previous failed bloodline awakenings were caused by someone secretly sabotaging it...?

The Alligator Dragon's failure... was indeed because his bloodline was extremely incomplete to begin with. Even with the combined efforts of the entire clan during its first awakening, it still couldn't be repaired...

Chu Xiu smiled helplessly, and seeing Li Long's serious expression, he could only nod to express his gratitude.

"Come on, let's not talk about these unlucky things, let's drink!"

Li Long laughed heartily and clinked glasses with Chu Xiu for a drink.

Just as the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves, an extremely powerful force suddenly descended upon the restaurant, pressing down on the guests like a mountain.

Throughout the entire banquet, only the Li Long Demon General and Hai You remained unaffected.

The other guests and servants were instantly subdued by the domineering aura, some bowing low to the table, half-lying on the food and wine, others falling to the ground, unable to move.

Just as this aura was about to engulf him, Chu Xiu waved his sleeve, releasing all his demonic power. After resisting the sudden aura for several breaths, he shattered it.

The reason he was able to avoid bowing down to such pressure was not because of his own cultivation, but because he used a trace of the bloodline power of the ancient god's essence blood!

Otherwise, with his current cultivation level, he would inevitably have to bow down and submit to everyone else!

"Oh? There's actually someone here who can withstand my might. Interesting, very interesting..."

As the voice faded, a young man with golden, vertical pupils and wearing yellow dragon armor stepped into the banquet hall.

With each step he took, the oppressive aura he exerted on everyone increased, until the faces of everyone being suppressed gradually became distorted, at which point the aura stopped intensifying.

Chu Xiu looked at this person with a serious expression.

The Qiankun Realm... Great Perfection!

This overwhelming power was unleashed by this person!

Upon seeing this person, the Lilong Demon General immediately clasped his hands and bowed his head, respectfully saying, "Greetings, Yellow Dragon Demon General!"

Huanglong Demon General?

Chu Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly.

This person was actually a demon general who, along with his superior, was ranked among the top three hundred Qiankun Realm Great Perfection cultivators in the Yuling Sect!