It had been a full quarter of an hour before the grey light covering the Undead Monarchs slowly dissipated. When the Undead Judgment Knight faced Long Haochen again, the previous dominance had completely disappeared.

“Respected Human King. You have proven your ability and sincerity with a blood contract. Since you can conclude such a contract with Austin and Griffin, we have decided to believe your guarantee. We also hope that you will keep your promise and restrain Griffin.” The Undead Judgment Knight’s address to Long Haochen had changed, signifying his compromise and recognition of Long Haochen’s strength.

Long Haochen nodded expressionlessly and said, “I will not repeat what I said before.”

Although the Undead Judgment Knight did not receive a further guarantee from Long Haochen, he did not ask any more questions. He glanced at Hao Yue in the distance with fear in his eyes before leading the Undead Monarchs and their Undead Army to retreat slowly.

Watching the disappearing Undead Monarchs, Long Haochen also let out a long breath. Layers of pearly white halo spread out from his limbs, eventually turning into a pearly white light that surged towards the huge heart-protecting mirror gemstone on his chest. When all the light had completely converged, the Eternal and Creation Divine Throne, along with the heart-protecting mirror gemstone, quietly disappeared.

Long Haochen’s body swayed slightly, his face extremely pale. He stabilized himself with the support of Han Yu.

His weakness was not due to excessive consumption of spiritual power, but originated from his own soul. The Eternal and Creation Divine Throne gave him the feeling of bringing endless power. However, the mental power required to control this terrifying power was also extremely terrifying. Despite the complete fusion of himself and the throne, Long Haochen had almost exhausted his mental power in the previous battle. It was only natural that his soul was weak. This was also one of the important reasons why he was unwilling to continue fighting. If he continued, he was afraid that he would overdraw his soul power.

After a brief adjustment, Long Haochen stabilized his condition. He said to his companions, “Han Yu, Brother Zhang, please monitor the surroundings. Everyone else spread out around the periphery of the Purification Domain. We will wait for Hao Yue to complete his evolution.”

“Yes.” Everyone acted quickly, each occupying a favorable position. Cai’er’s Purification Domain was still there, and no undead creature could infiltrate the domain through stealth without being detected.

Long Haochen stayed by Cai’er’s side, closed his eyes, and continued to recover his mental power. At this time, he was surprised to find that the unicorn necklace on his chest began to emit gentle mental fluctuations, actually connecting with his mental power.

The power of the unicorn could not directly help him recover his mental power, but it could resolve his mental fatigue. In this way, Long Haochen’s mental power recovered as quickly as during normal cultivation.

As Cai’er continued to absorb it, the purification power in the Purification Domain became increasingly thin, but the aura emanating from Cai’er became increasingly strong. Even the Eternal Tower under her had turned as white as the purification power.

The Undead Army had indeed retreated, with no signs of returning. Long Haochen could guess what the Undead Judgment Knight and the Undead Monarchs were thinking.

Their thoughts were very simple. If they continued to fight, they would not have any chance of winning, nor would they be able to stop Austin and Griffin from awakening. At most, Long Haochen and his people would suffer some losses. In that case, a deadly feud would be formed. Once Austin and Griffin awakened successfully, would they let them go?

Long Haochen proved the close relationship between himself and Hao Yue with a blood contract, and the Undead Judgment Knight had no choice but to gamble. He gambled that Long Haochen would keep his promise and no longer target them. After weighing the pros and cons, the Undead Monarchs had no other choice.

In this world of black and red, time could not be discerned. Cai’er’s cultivation was improving, Hao Yue’s awakening continued, and the others remained vigilant, waiting quietly. In another world, a great battle was also unfolding.

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“Boom—” Nine-colored divine light retreated sharply, and a dazzling figure fell far away, crashing into a forest of nearly a thousand square meters.

This dazzling figure was a special creature. It was very beautiful, with a body that was emerald green, slightly blue. Its head was somewhat similar to that of the Dragon race, and its body length was about fifteen meters. Its long tail had circles of dark purple patterns.

The most beautiful thing about it was its pair of wings. The color closest to the spine on the wings was the same emerald green as the body, extending downwards along the spine, gradually turning pink, and then gradually turning into a ruby-like color. The wings were particularly wide, extending outwards from the spine, and were also gradient in color, gradually turning purple.

The edges of the wings revealed slender sharp corners, and the sharp corners at the front of the wings were the longest. The entire wing also had patterns outlined by golden lines, including the shape of the moon.

Its eyes were also emerald green, but at this time, they were full of anger, and the powerful natural aura on its body was weakening. There was also a scorched scar on the lower right abdomen.

A cold, clear voice echoed in the air, “It’s useless. You can’t stop me. Although your cultivation is not weak, it is still lacking compared to me. Moreover, you are just an Emerald Dragon.”

In the distance, a figure quietly floated in the air. A waterfall of black hair floated behind him in the shape of a black wheel. A luxurious black robe hung down, with faint purple light patterns shining on it. His skin looked even pale, and a pair of blue eyes seemed to reflect the starlight in the universe. A faint smile even appeared on his handsome face. Could it not be the Demon God Emperor, Feng Xiu?

This was the human world, and even very, very close to Zhennan Pass, where the Priest Temple was located. However, the Temple Federation had not received any news. Not to mention humans, even the higher-ups of the Demon race, even the Moon Demon God and the Star Demon God, did not know that the Demon God Emperor, who should have been in seclusion in the Demon Emperor’s Palace, had come here.

The Emerald Dragon slowly got up, spread its wings and flew back into the air. Its body was obviously a little unstable, and it stared coldly at Feng Xiu, “Demon God Emperor, if you want to enter the Dream Divine Palace, you will have to step over my dead body. Perhaps, you can defeat me. But without the Demon God Pillars, I also have the possibility of perishing together with you.”

The Demon God Emperor gently shook his head and said, “No, you are wrong. If I didn’t have absolute certainty, how would I have come? Although, in order to cover people’s eyes and to prevent those annoying humans from discovering me, I didn’t bring the Demon God Pillars with me. However, I still have the ability to kill you completely.”

As he spoke, the Demon God Emperor slowly pointed his right hand in front of him. Immediately afterwards, a strange black spot appeared in front of him.

This black spot looked very weak, but the moment it appeared, all the light around it seemed to be completely absorbed. The original light completely turned into darkness.

The Emerald Dragon let out a long roar, and nine-colored light burst out from its body. Powerful spiritual power fluctuations spread out, and its power was no less than that of the Demon God Emperor.

However, at the next moment, all the light suddenly disappeared. If you looked from a distance, the Emerald Dragon was like a colored lantern, but now it was suddenly extinguished.

The light gradually returned, and the Demon God Emperor was still standing there, and the Emerald Dragon was still floating in the air. At this time, Feng Xiu’s face became even paler. Floating in the air, his body even had a bit of a shaky look. A generation of Demon God Emperor actually fell into weakness?

On the other side, there was a small black spot on the chest of the Emerald Dragon. And this black spot was spreading outwards like a plague. Although the spread was not fast, the Emerald Dragon’s massive vitality was slowly diminishing.

“Cough, cough.” Feng Xiu coughed twice, and could not continue to float in the air, but landed on the ground. However, that faint smile still remained on his handsome face.

“Your total spiritual power is probably around 970,000 to 980,000. And my spiritual power has successfully broken through one million. I don’t belong to this world, and I won’t become a god after my spiritual power breaks through. But, I have to endure the torment of spiritual power backlash every day. This is the punishment of the gods. Therefore, I need a god’s seat to completely solve this problem. With a god’s seat, I can travel through space and planes, and no longer be restricted by the rules of this plane. I will no longer be troubled by the length of life. You should feel honored to be able to die under my Annihilation One. You are the first. Of course, it is likely to be the last. On this Saint Demon Continent, there probably isn’t a second one who is worth me making such a move, right?”

The Emerald Dragon’s eyes were a little dull, and it looked at Feng Xiu. The blackness on its chest had spread to a third of its body, and at the core of the blackness, little bits of light began to fly away. That was its body collapsing!

“Annihilation One, you have actually reached this point. You have actually been able to persevere in the pain of divine backlash. You should be the strongest among the Demon God Emperors of the past. Natural Goddess Your Majesty, I’m sorry, I tried my best. I can no longer protect your Dream Divine Palace.”

Just as it was speaking, the speed of the black spread suddenly increased, and the Emerald Dragon slowly turned into countless light spots and dissipated in the air. With its disappearance, everything around seemed to dim. The aura of nature was declining rapidly.

Feng Xiu sat cross-legged on the ground, seemingly without any awareness of what had just happened. His face was pale, but he looked very calm. Circles of black halo began to appear around his body. In just a moment, an invisible pressure had spread out from him again. And all the plants around him began to wither rapidly, which was a sign that their vitality was being deprived.

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(To be continued)