The Fox Emperor's eyes were filled with madness and brutality. There was also an icy coldness that made it seem as if he did not care about anyone.
The Phoenix Emperor instantly came to a realization. He understood that although the Fox Emperor was still talking to him, this was just an instinctive behavior that he had developed over a long period of time as an Emperor.
In reality, the current Fox Emperor had completely lost his rationality!
He needed to vent, and the way to vent was … revenge!
The first target of revenge was naturally the person directly involved in this matter, Elder Azure Dragon!
Azure Dragon's long dragon tendon was extracted bit by bit, inch by inch. The Fox Emperor did not increase the strength of the dragon tendon extraction. The Fox Emperor's meaning was very clear. Azure Dragon had to pay the price!
The heaviest price!
Killing him with a single palm strike and destroying his soul was too light a punishment!
Living a life worse than death was the Fox Emperor's revenge on Azure Dragon, and this was only the beginning!
However, this was not the main point that the Phoenix Emperor was concerned about. Azure Dragon's death was destined. This was inevitable. However, would the Fox Emperor's target of revenge be limited to Azure Dragon?!
If it was not limited to just this …
That would be the situation that the Phoenix Emperor would not be happy to see!
The Phoenix Emperor flashed and appeared beside the Fox Empress. He lightly patted her with his palm, and an extremely pure demonic aura instantly healed the Fox Empress' meridians that were about to collapse. "Sister-in-law, how much of Yu 'er's soul did you manage to protect?"
This was the most important thing at the moment, or perhaps the only bargaining chip that could salvage some of the situation.
"Yu 'er was struck by the Soul Exterminating Palm …" A mouthful of blood seeped out from the corner of the Fox Empress' mouth. She closed her beautiful eyes, and tears streamed down her face. "This happened too suddenly. Azure Dragon's attack was too fast and too ruthless. It happened right before my eyes. Even though I used all my strength, I only managed to preserve a sliver of … a remnant of my soul!"
Elder Azure Dragon and the others asked from the sky above the palace. Considering the other party's identity and their position, the Fox Empress and the Crown Prince naturally had to come out to take a look since the Fox Emperor was not around.
This was the Fox Palace, the place where the highest authority of the Fox Clan was located. It was said to be the safest place in the entire Fox Clan. The Fox Empress and the Crown Prince were also quite powerful. There were very few things in the world that could threaten such a combination!
However, Azure Dragon and his group carried the Demon Emperor's Imperial Token and entered the Fox Clan's Imperial Palace safely and smoothly. The Fox Empress and the Crown Prince even showed up on their own accord to meet them. There weren't even a few high-level guards around them. Since they were the special envoys sent by the Demon Emperor, why would they harm them?!
However, the moment he came out, a Soul Exterminating Palm struck him. Then, a Dragon and Phoenix Cage enveloped him …
At that instant, the Fox Empress didn't even have time to react before she found herself in a perilous situation. Instead, it was the Fox Crown Prince who reacted quickly and sacrificed himself to protect his mother. Otherwise, the Fox Empress would have been the first to die. Then … everything would have been set in stone!
Compared to the annihilation of her beloved son, the Fox Empress would rather be the one to die. She, who had suffered such a heavy blow, had shed all pretenses of cordiality and fought against the Royal Family's law enforcement team!
"Give me the child!" The Phoenix Emperor took a deep breath and said loudly, "Brother Fox, let's not talk about anything else first. I'll think of a way to save the child's life first. This is the bond between us brothers. As for you taking your revenge in the future, I won't say a word! "
The Fox Emperor suddenly turned his head to look at the Phoenix Emperor. His originally cold eyes flashed with a hint of surprise and doubt!
The current Fox Emperor was just as the Phoenix Emperor had thought. His mind was already at an extreme. There was nothing in this world that could be shaken by words. However, the Phoenix Emperor had targeted the only exception. If the Fox Crown Prince still had a chance to return to life, then there would be a chance to turn things around!
In reality, this was the main reason why the Fox Emperor was at the edge of extreme insanity. He had no way to save his son's life. If even he couldn't do it, then it could be said that it was almost irreversible in this world!
However, the Phoenix Emperor's shocking words had shaken the Fox Emperor's remaining bit of rationality!
That's right, the Fox Emperor only had that sliver of rationality left!
The Phoenix Emperor didn't hesitate. He took a deep breath and suddenly opened his arms. Circles after circles of black flames appeared from his body.
The balls of black flames covered a radius of a thousand miles in an instant. Then, they slowly retracted!
"This is … the Soul-Searching Heavenly Fire!"
The Fox Emperor's eyes flashed again. He quickly regained his rationality. The Fox Empress clenched her fists tightly. She looked at the Phoenix Emperor, who was using all his strength to cast a spell, with great anticipation.
"Will it work?" The Fox Empress raised her head and looked at her husband helplessly.
"This is the Soul-Searching Heavenly Fire … Even if the target's soul has completely dissipated, as long as we seal the area where the target's soul dissipated, we will be able to retrieve it to the greatest extent … However, my son's situation isn't just a simple dissipation of his soul. We might still need the Phoenix Emperor's Nirvana Flames. Even if it works, the Phoenix Emperor … might have to pay the price of dropping a cultivation level."
Dropping a cultivation level!
The Fox Empress' eyes were filled with shock.
She understood what the Fox Emperor meant.
The Fox Emperor's expression slowly calmed down. However, the look in his eyes became more and more unpredictable.
He understood what the Phoenix Emperor meant by doing this.
Even if the Phoenix Emperor said that he could do whatever he wanted after reviving his son and would not stop him. However … if he could do whatever he wanted, why would the Phoenix Emperor do this?
The reason behind this matter was actually very simple!
How could the Fox Emperor not know about the grudge between him and the Azure Dragon Elder in the past?
There was a 90% chance that the Azure Dragon Elder was using his power to avenge a personal grudge. He wanted to make use of this opportunity to wipe out the Fox Clan in one fell swoop!
The Azure Dragon Elder had attacked right from the start because he knew that it was impossible for him to take revenge on the Fox Clan alone. However, he hoped to make use of this opportunity to turn the situation into an irreversible situation. He wanted to force the Fox Clan to become enemies with the entire Fox Clan. The Great Lords of the Royal Law Enforcement Team would definitely be defeated when facing the entire Fox Clan. However, as long as one or two of them returned, the Fox Clan would definitely rebel!
As the leader of the Royal Law Enforcement Team, he had the greatest chance of escaping alive!
As long as his plan succeeded, the Fox Emperor, who had lost his beloved son and was in a state of extreme rage, would encounter the hot-tempered Demon Sovereign. With these two factors added together, it would be hard to avoid the annihilation of the entire Fox Clan.
If everything went smoothly, he might even be able to reap the benefits of the third party!
Both the Fox Emperor and the Phoenix Emperor could see this plan clearly.
However, even if they could see it clearly, the Fox Emperor could no longer stop now with such hatred present.
The Phoenix Emperor did not mention any reason or consequences when he came here. He did not even mention the reason for the Law Enforcement Team's arrival. The first thing he wanted to do was to save the Fox Clan's Crown Prince. He did not hesitate to lend a helping hand and showed the greatest amount of goodwill!
This was where the Phoenix Emperor was brilliant.
If there was even the slightest bit of delay, the Demon Clan's great calamity would be unavoidable.
At this point, the other seven Great Lords of the Law Enforcement Team all secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Cultivators who could cultivate to the Great Lord level were not fools!
Elder Azure Dragon's actions were very abnormal. After the Dragon Phoenix Cage was cast, he immediately pressed down with his palm. This was something that everyone had seen. However, they did not expect that it would result in such a serious outcome.
However, during the battle later on, Elder Azure Dragon's every move was a killer move and he pushed himself to his limits. These Great Lords were not fools. How could they not see it?
Before they left, the Demon Sovereign had never said anything like killing without mercy. Therefore, everyone had held back. They did not truly fight with their lives on the line. After all, their opponents were fellow Demon Clan members.
Otherwise, the Fox Clan's casualties today would have been astronomical. It would not have been so few …
After knowing that the Fox Clan's Crown Prince had died in the initial attack, how could they not understand?
It was clearly Elder Azure Dragon's personal actions that caused the situation to go completely out of control!
However, the seven Great Lords were filled with confusion. They had never heard of any deep hatred between Elder Azure Dragon and the Fox Emperor. Why was it that Elder Azure Dragon's actions were to push the Fox Clan into a dead end? He did not care about the bigger picture at all!
Now that the plan that had lasted for hundreds of thousands of years had been destroyed, he actually wanted to use this opportunity to frame the Fox Emperor?
This was too … too reckless, wasn't it?
And from the looks of it, he did not even care about his own life! It was obvious that as long as this plan was successful, even if Elder Azure Dragon had to sacrifice his own life, he would not hesitate!
What kind of hatred was this?
Previously … they had never heard of it …
Furthermore, according to Elder Azure Dragon's arrangements, even if he himself had a chance of survival, the other seven Great Lords would not be able to survive. Even if the Fox Emperor did not arrive, just the Fox Clan's experts led by the Fox Empress would be enough to heavily injure them. After all, the Fox Clan's killing intent had already been formed. It would be difficult for them to turn back!
The luckiest outcome would be that one or two Great Lords could escape with severe injuries.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, the Soul Searching Heavenly Fire approached from afar. The Fox Emperor, the Fox Empress, and the Phoenix Emperor's expressions became more and more solemn. They became more and more nervous and cautious.
After a long time …
A gray substance was surrounded by the Soul Searching Heavenly Fire and returned to the Phoenix Emperor's hand.
The Phoenix Emperor melted the Crown Prince's remnant soul into the gray fog and observed it carefully. Then, he exhaled lightly and said, "The Soul Exterminating Hand is indeed domineering! His divine spirit power was completely dispersed … Luckily, I came early. "
The Fox Emperor took a deep breath and asked, "Brother Phoenix, how is it?"
The Phoenix Emperor said, "It's a little troublesome, but I hope it's still possible."
"How confident are you?" the Fox Emperor asked.
This time, the Phoenix Emperor did not reply immediately. Instead, after a period of deep consideration, he replied cautiously, "I have … 40% confidence!"
"40%?" The Fox Empress' eyes lit up. The success rate that the Phoenix Emperor had mentioned greatly exceeded the Fox Empress' expectations. It was close to a success rate of 50%. As a mother, how could she not be overjoyed?
Originally, she did not even have a shred of hope …
However, the Fox Emperor noticed the Phoenix Emperor's hesitation and cautiousness. He said, "Brother Phoenix, are there any difficulties?"
"There's nothing difficult. It's just that the Demon Emperor and I need to work together at the same time. I will circulate the Nirvana Flames, and the Demon Emperor will execute the Dragon Soul Secret Technique. Then, we will use our Spring of Life to reconstruct Yu 'er's physical body. Then, we will use the supreme-grade Demon Soul Jade Marrow as the blood, and the essence of the Land Fairy Bloodline as the bones …"
The Fox Emperor's expression darkened at once, and the Fox Empress looked dejected as well. Her previous joy was gone.
The Nirvana Flames and the Dragon Soul Secret Technique only required the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix Emperor to unleash their full power, which would damage their cultivation base. The Spring of Life was not rare either, but the supreme-grade Demon Soul Jade Marrow and the essence of the Land Fairy Bloodline were extremely rare items. Even the Fox Emperor's personal storage did not have such treasures.
"If we could get our hands on the Bound of Universe's Ethereal Amethyst … we could increase the success rate to eighty percent."
The Fox Emperor was surprised. "Ethereal Amethyst? How could this item have such a miraculous effect that greatly increases the success rate? Even if it's an extraordinary item that's exceptionally rare and priceless, it's not like it's impossible to get your hands on it. I have a dozen pieces in my personal storage … "
The Phoenix Emperor sighed. "A dozen pieces isn't enough. To save Yu 'er, we'll need at least two hundred pieces of Ethereal Amethyst. Every piece of bone must correspond to at least one Ethereal Amethyst … You have a dozen pieces here, but I don't even have a single piece of Ethereal Amethyst. I don't think the Dragon Emperor has many either …"
"No matter what, Brother Phoenix, you must help me. I'll try my best to get as many Ethereal Amethysts as I can," the Fox Emperor said solemnly.
"Of course." The Phoenix Emperor chuckled bitterly. "I'd rather give up my cultivation base than let Brother Fox's legacy end. I must save Yu 'er's life."
The Fox Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and then said darkly, "But today's matter …"
The Phoenix Emperor smiled. "Brother Fox, you can deal with it yourself. I'm just a bystander today. However, there's another matter that requires Brother Fox's attention. The Azure Dragon may have committed a grave sin, but the other brothers don't understand the whole story. Especially since they probably didn't kill in the previous battle. Otherwise, the Fox Clan's losses wouldn't be limited to this. "
The Fox Emperor said coldly, "I understand that. I'll only seek revenge from the Azure Dragon, but for the seven of them, I'll still argue with His Majesty the Demon King."
The Phoenix Emperor breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "That's good."
Hearing the Fox Emperor mention 'His Majesty the Demon King', the Phoenix Emperor was relieved.
The few demon lords of the enforcement team breathed a sigh of relief as well, and hurriedly stood aside.
At this moment, the culprit, Elder Azure Dragon, who was the instigator of this battle, was already in a terrible state.
His massive body had shrunk to only a few dozen feet in size, like a small green snake, coiled weakly in the Fox Emperor's hand. He was on the brink of death, but he would still hiss hoarsely from time to time. It was obvious that the excruciating pain was still coursing through his body.
On the Fox Emperor's shoulder, there was an additional bright dragon tendon, dripping with glowing golden blood.
During this period of time, the Fox Emperor had finally extracted Elder Azure Dragon's dragon tendon.
The faces of the seven enforcers were pale, especially the three enforcers of the Dragon Clan. They felt the same fear as the Azure Dragon Clan.
However, the Phoenix Emperor acted as if he didn't see it, and he was still talking cheerfully.
Now that something like this had happened, even if the Fox Emperor would let this Elder Azure Dragon off, the Phoenix Emperor would definitely not let him off!
At this moment of life and death, he actually wanted to incite a war between the two clans because of his own selfishness, and almost forced the Fox Emperor, one of the 12 Sovereigns, to rebel …
Just this one crime alone would cause Elder Azure Dragon to be sentenced to death by the Phoenix Emperor. His crime was unpardonable, and there was no possibility of forgiveness!
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"At this point, there are two paths to take … Think about it." >
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