
Xie Ran was wide-eyed at the words of the Demon Emperor. "You're crazy?"
The Demon Emperor's smile remained the same, it was precisely colder that made Xie Ran shiver. Somehow he could have such thoughts that made Xie Ran barely believe it. Just a little Xie Ran was negligent, he would die right then and there.
"I should have done this from the beginning. Xie Ruo, you shouldn't be here." The Demon Emperor spoke calmly.
Xie Ran was getting more and more clueless. Why is the change so fast? Because he wanted Xie Ran to hate him, he almost killed Xie Ran. What is he thinking?
"You .. Can't be a little serious?"
"I'm very serious. If I knew it would be like this, there's no need to trick you, I'd rather kill you. Remember one thing, if I'm not dead, then you're dead."
Xie Ran was getting more alert. It looks like things will be worse than you think. The Demon Emperor had no intention of messing around, he was really serious. What exactly is the purpose?
Previously it was still perfectly fine, just a little bit of a debate. But when the debate ended, suddenly the man attacked. Xie Ran was confused by the situation. There was no way the Demon Emperor would really want to kill him, unless it was in 'him' control'.
But that's impossible! He didn't see 'him' anywhere. He also felt nothing other than the suddenly troubled attitude of the Demon Emperor. It really made him dizzy.
Since the Demon Emperor took the initiative to take it seriously, Xie Ran took out his sword in self-defense. Whether controlled or not, he could only rely on luck that he could get out alive.
"Oh? You're finally fighting." The Demon Emperor smiled even wider, then launched an attack towards Xie Ran.
Dark energy radiated so quickly with just a single finger of the Demon Emperor. Xie Ran repeatedly dodged and fended off the attacks, but the longer, his distance with the Demon Emperor got further and further due to the dark energy boost.
Previously in the illusion, Xie Ran had once fought with a fake 'Qu Xuanzi. He was instantly defeated and would die in just a few minutes. But it was just a fake 'Qu Xuanzi', this time a genuine one and was the other side, he had to put in more effort to survive.
Xie Ran teleported and arrived behind the Demon Emperor to give him an illusory attack, but suddenly the dark energy blocked him until Xie Ran was knocked several meters away. Even he could not let out the slightest attack, how could he escape from this condition?
"Miss, her strength is higher. Despite having injuries, he was still on par with the gods. Miss has absolutely no chance, better run!" Long Long Long trembled inside there. If only he could come out defending his nona and leave, he would have done that from the start. But even before coming out, it was certain that he would die and burden his nona!
Since Xie Ran had no chance, he could only try as he could. He transformed into a dragon aura and repelled every attack thrown at him.
His speed was no less fast than the fastest creature in the world. He arrived in front of the Demon Emperor and swung his sword, he appeared on the other side while using the energy blade to continue the attack. If someone else were to be hit by the attack, it would definitely die in one go.
However ... His opponent was the Demon Emperor. Suddenly he disappeared within the attack area and found Xie Ran's real body. The dark energy in his hand was directed, barely hitting Xie Ran if not quick to evade. When he swung the sword, the Devil Emperor's finger caught the tip of his sword right near his neck.
"You ... can't really do it." Xie Ran looked at the Demon Emperor with a surprised look.
The Demon Emperor did not reply, he had no other choice but to use forceful means. The reason he revealed everything was so that Xie Ran would understand and not put himself in this kind of danger position, also in order to forget about it. The Demon Emperor was the Demon Emperor, Sean was Sean, could no longer be equated.
War is going to happen, he doesn't know which position he's going to be in. If the past repeats itself, he would rather make Xie Ran hate himself than hurt the girl. All that was done, so that Xie Ran would willingly kill him on the battlefield.
It was all prepared from the beginning. He pretended to be the Celestial Emperor in order to be with Xie Ran for the last time. After that, he would make Xie Ran hate him. It sounds selfish, but it has no other way. Think of the lie as a plus so that Xie Ran hates it faster.
"I can even kill you right now" the Demon Emperor said. He was forced to unleash his demonic power right in front of Xie Ran.
His hands were filled with clumping dark energy, within which was a soul-scraping technique that would destroy any soul. He had once used it for the Celestial Emperor and thousands of bully groups. Right in front of Xie Ran's eyes, he directed her.
Xie Ran almost retreated due to such frightening strength. Long Long Long in his mind kept asking him to run away and explain what kind of strange power was in front of him.
In an instant, Xie Ran's gaze turned cold. He drew his sword, slashed it towards the floor to the point of spitting out such a huge fire. Fire spread around the palace behind the Demon Emperor, blocking the view and separating the two of them.
Xie Ran's mind was muddled when Long Long explained regarding the soul eraser. The Demon Emperor knew regarding his different soul, it would not be easily destroyed with ordinary attacks let alone with the protection of a pure body.
But if it had used such a terrifying soul technique, even used for the Celestial Emperor, it would have definitely destroyed Xie Ran to the root and was unable to incarnate. His soul would be lost forever, not even the Celestial Emperor could save.
If the Demon Emperor used it, then he seriously wanted to kill him. Even though Xie Ran knew the Demon Emperor was only threatening, he still felt that if he maintained his stubborn nature, then his soul would really be destroyed regardless of anything else.
The fire that Xie Ran created was extinguished instantly. At the same time the soul scraper slid off making Xie Ran startled. He wanted to dodge, but suddenly a black figure appeared attacking him with dark energy. His strength with Xie Ran was balanced, but because Xie Ran was unprepared, Xie Ran retreated and was barely exposed to the spirit scraper.
Long Long Long immediately came out implicitly and blocked the spirit scraper attack before it was too late. Not only were Long Long and Xie Ran shocked, the Demon Emperor was also shocked and forcefully pulled his strength back so as not to hit Long Long. But the dark energy from the spirit scraper could not be fully attracted to the extent of hitting Long Long's spirit.
The Demon Emperor nearly vomited blood due to the backlash of the spirit scraper, but Long Long's condition was worse. Long Long Long's spirit was so transparent as if it was about to disappear, it made Xie Ran startled.
Xie Ran's gaze was directed at the black figure who deliberately attacked him while dodging. Although he was fast, the timing was not right when the black figure attacked which caused Long Long to have to head off the soul eraser.
Enraged, Xie Ran's sword was violently slashed into a blade that pressed down on the black figure until it fell from the height of the palace floor.
The Demon Emperor himself clenched his fists. The demon really made him very angry. He had almost killed Xie Ran if there was no Long Long.
Although it was already good that Xie Ran's anger was currently at its peak, it would still not be good if he accidentally killed Xie Ran. He will never forgive himself. The goal is to attack Xie Ran so that Xie Ran hates him, not kill him.
"You're satisfied?" Xie Ran chuckled. "You know how to make me angry."
The Demon Emperor did not say anything, as if saying there was no need to talk about it.
"Whatever you want, I'll never make it happen. I ... will die before you die, how?"
The Demon Emperor wanted to say something, but he held it back. He chose silence with an unchanging appearance, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Congratulations, you won. But like I said, just so long as you don't use that face, I'll definitely kill you." Xie Ran turned around after saying so.
Xiao Caihong came out of the pendant in the form of a snake. Xie Ran immediately rode on him and left at high speed before another madman interfered.
As Xie Ran's anger could not be assuaged so his killing intent continued to appear, he decided to chase after the fallen black figure just now.
The black figure shot out like shadows from various sides. Xiao Caihong sped in pursuit and gave him an attack. Xie Ran immediately came down from Xiao Caihong's back when he saw the bully figure that messed things up.
His sword swung, hitting the man's spear so hard that the man was overwhelmed half-dead. Xie Ran darted quickly slashing each of the man's bodies with a sword so that his figure flickered from one side to the other.
As if dissatisfied with the results of his work filled with black color, he re-slashed his sword stronger to form a sword shadow that penetrated the body of the figure.
Black blood filled Xie Ran's white clothes. It looked more like a demon descending from the sky. His sword was snapped in order for the blood flowing on the sword to fall back the silver color of the sword.
Saving back the sword, Xie Ran sat on Xiao Caihong's back. His gaze found several silent Demon Lords looking at him above the palace fortress.
It seemed that what he killed just now was the last accomplice of the demon lord, meaning the last traitor, Qi Jiao, who was said to be the strongest among the demon lord's minions. It was only appropriate to dare to offend the Demon Emperor shamelessly and want to kill him.
Ignoring everything that happened, Xie Ran immediately asked Xiao Caihong to leave as soon as possible from the Underworld.
The Demon Emperor only saw his departure from the top of the palace where the fight took place. He felt guilty, but did not regret doing all that. If time were to be repeated, he would do the same without any regrets.
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The snow in Middle-earth is almost shrinking, a sign that winter is over, and welcoming the arrival of spring.
Xie Wang and a few clan disciples were waiting with the horse standing on thin snow. It had been a week since the arrival of the group of young people who should have been, but no one had come.
Xie Wang is getting restless. He was already overjoyed when he heard that his favorite grandson would be back in a few months' time, but a week after the time that should have been set, they still did not show his nose.
"The old chief should rest first. Maybe they'll come soon." One of the students persuaded.
Xie Wang looked at the disciple, then sighed. He nodded slowly and was about to go to the camp to rest. But his steps stopped when he felt something.
The sound of horse footsteps could be heard from a distance. The beats that sounded streaky and fast, gave a trail over the thin snow that was beginning to melt.
Xie Wang reacted faster, looking at the origin of the sound. His spirit began to burn when he saw the silhouette of the white figure he had longed for. The beautiful girl on the dark horse, speeding among the white snow supported her stunning and ice-cold beauty.
Xie Wang hurriedly ran towards the dark horse. The black horse continued to accelerate towards the Xie Clan group that had been waiting for a long time. Stopping right in front of Xie Wang, the girl on top of him instantly got a warm hug from Xie Wang.
"My granddaughter, this old man is very worried that something might happen to you. Are you eating well? No injuries, right?" Xie Wang looked at his grandson worriedly.
The girl was silent for a while looking at her grandfather. The old man in front of him was really his grandfather, not just the 'Xie Ran' grandfather he occupied. Thinking about it, how good it is. He is not really alone, he has a real family, not just a responsibility because it occupies another person's body.
Xie Wang looked around, his forehead wrinkled. As he remembered, this one grandson had brought a lot of people when he left, why was it now just himself? Then, where is the Celestial Emperor?
"They—"
"Will be here soon. Previously separated by the storm, I've already contacted and will give the clan's location to them."
Xie Wang nodded in satisfaction. "Good, my best grandson. But how can we separate? Then, Your Majesty—"
"He will come later."
Xie Wang looked at his gloomy-looking grandson. There seems to be a problem when on the go, especially when they are apart. Regarding the Celestial Emperor, it seemed like this already great grandson was having trouble in the relationship. He will not interfere.
Xie Wang laughed breaking the gloomy atmosphere. "Then, let's go back to the clan. Your grandmother has missed you so much, as well as Xiao Caihong."
Xie Wang felt awkward when he saw his granddaughter who had remained gloomy and silent the entire time. He could do nothing but try to break the gloom, but always fail. Thus, he could only scold his subordinates who were slow to go to the clan.