King of Assassins

Chapter 1269: Chapter 762: Ambition (2)

"How are you?" The Celestial Corpse asked beside him.

Xiankong Ancestor smiled bitterly: "Luckily, I’m not dead."

As he spoke, he urged the Profound Void Nine Transformations, and his shattered eye was quickly reborn. As a top-level demon, such physical injuries were trivial.

The trouble was the sword wounds on the divine soul, which would take an unknown amount of time to heal.

The Celestial Corpse sighed, "That one has quite a temper."

All the Demon Emperors nearby nodded repeatedly, each with a look of lingering fear.

The Demon Emperors were accustomed to being kings and overlords in their own realms, so they had never encountered such a situation. No one dared to lose their temper now.

The Demon Emperors knew well that they were like plucked phoenixes, no better than chickens. Away from their treasure lands, they’d lost sixty to seventy percent of their power. They might not even be able to fight an ordinary Earth Immortal, let alone a peerless expert like Yuan Qinglian.

A seductive woman spoke bitterly, "Are we just going to endure this?"

This woman wore a long black dress, which upon closer inspection was actually resplendent with vibrant colors. She was the Beiman Great Wilderness Demon Emperor, Ba Snake. She was also an ancient exotic species, born with the power to devour everything.

Among the Eight Desolates, Ba Snake was also the top-level Demon Emperor, not inferior to the Celestial Corpse or Xiankong Ancestor.

Among the many Demon Emperors present, Ba Snake, the Celestial Corpse, and Xiankong Ancestor were effectively the leaders.

This group of Demon Emperors had been forced by Gao Xuan, leaving their homes and assets to flee to Four Seas City for refuge.

The Demon Emperors shared the same misfortunes, sitting in the chess tower all day, cursing Gao Xuan like resentful wives.

Beyond that, they truly had no other options.

Today Yue Honglian came to play chess, and everyone’s sharp eyes could tell from the biting cold sword intent on her that they could guess her background.

No one initially wanted to stir up trouble, but with Yue Honglian’s constant provocations, the Celestial Corpse had an idea.

Ultimately, Yuan Qinglian was drawn over, but the outcome was not good.

After Yuan Qinglian left, Ba Snake finally couldn’t help but speak. She said, "If we really unite, who could we fear?"

The Celestial Corpse looked deeply at Ba Snake and said, "What, do you want to lead us to find Gao Xuan?"

Ba Snake glared at the Celestial Corpse and said, "Look at you, timid as a mouse, it’s truly laughable."

After the Ghost Emperor was swept away by Gao Xuan, there was no Demon Emperor left in the Eight Desolates who could compete with Gao Xuan.

Of course, most Demon Emperors were rather foolish and unwilling to leave their treasure lands. Even knowing the danger, they harbored hopes of survival.

The Demon Emperors present were all wise and alert, realizing the situation was wrong and hastily relocating some Spiritual Qi.

The group of Demon Emperors—the Celestial Corpse, Xiankong Ancestor, and Ba Snake—had actually never faced Gao Xuan.

Of course, they were very aware of the huge gap between themselves and Gao Xuan. Hence, they abandoned all hopes of luck.

When Ba Snake arrived at Four Seas City, she found most Eight Desolates Demon Emperors were gathered here, sparking some ideas in her mind. These days, she’s been encouraging the Demon Emperors to join forces and fight back.

But this proposal hadn’t gotten a response. They’re all Demon Emperors; none were willing to be another’s pawn. When organized, they were a scattered force, unqualified to challenge Gao Xuan.

Today Yuan Qinglian injured Xiankong Ancestor, igniting the anger of many Demon Emperors. Ba Snake keenly sensed the change in atmosphere and immediately stood up to revisit the matter.

Ba Snake said to the many Demon Emperors, "No matter how formidable Gao Xuan is, he’s just one person. He has only three or five Earth Immortals under him. We don’t need anyone to lead the charge; we just need to swarm him and even if he has three heads and six arms, he’ll be overwhelmed!"

This resonated with some logic, moving the Demon Emperors towards action. None were willing to retreat to Four Seas City and retire, seemingly cozy but living under someone else’s roof.

Seeing the others moving, Ba Snake spoke with growing passion, "We, proud Demon Emperors, born powerful, have never suffered such humiliation. If the esteemed ones truly unite, I would be willing to lead the charge!"

With these words, many Demon Emperors were further motivated. Several looked to Xiankong Ancestor and the Celestial Corpse.

If the two strongest were also willing to lead, then the great mission would not be a problem.

The Celestial Corpse sneered coldly, "You all saw Yuan Qinglian’s formidable power earlier. Such divine technique of a peerless expert is beyond our reach. If you want to court death, go ahead, but I’m not going."

Many Demon Emperors were somewhat stunned and also a bit disappointed.

The Celestial Corpse, having achieved Dao through the celestial corpse, had a body that was immortal. In terms of combat power, he was actually superior to Ba Snake and Xiankong Ancestor.

But this one wasn’t even willing to try; many Demon Emperors felt both disappointed and somewhat contemptuous.

Xiankong Ancestor sensed the atmosphere wasn’t right, and he stood up to say, "Everyone, we don’t even know Gao Xuan’s true situation; this matter needs more planning."

Ba Snake was unhappy and said, "What more planning do we need? We’ve been in Four Seas City for hundreds of years...

"What use is just sitting in the chess tower and planning!"

Xiankong Ancestor smiled at Ba Snake and said, "Be patient. This time the Earth Element Daoist Monarch is hosting the Tri-Element Dharma Assembly, and Central Province cultivators are gathering. This is our opportunity."

"What opportunity?"

Ba Snake was puzzled. Having come from the Eight Desolates, she was very unfamiliar with Central Province cultivators. She mostly knew just the names of powerful figures like the Earth Element Daoist Monarch and Yuan Qinglian.

Xiankong Ancestor said, "I’ve heard that Gao Xuan and the Ten Suffering Bodhisattva also have a grudge. I’ve privately found someone to confirm this, and indeed such a matter exists."

Ba Snake asked puzzledly, "Could it be that the Ten Sufferings would be willing to stand up for us?"

"The Ten Sufferings is sly and cunning; he wouldn’t stand up for us. However, the Ten Sufferings undoubtedly dislikes Gao Xuan, and this is our opportunity."

Knowing Ba Snake still didn’t understand, Xiankong Ancestor continued to explain, "At the Tri-Element Dharma Assembly, all top-level cultivators in Central Province will gather. They will discuss major world affairs and make targeted adjustments."

"Then?" Ba Snake still didn’t quite understand how this concerned them.