"Let's do it that way. There is no need to fear him coming out."
"We absolutely cannot let this fellow advance to Martial Emperor. Otherwise, he will trample on us. Look at his eyes; he looks like he wants to eat us up."
The few of them quickly conversed. After reaching a consensus, they quickly came to a unanimous decision.
They stood guard outside the stone stele, waiting for the Human-Demon Paradise to close and for Xiao Chen to be forcibly sent out.
--- In an unremarkable valley in the depths of the Human-Demon Paradise, Xiao Chen laid down a simple illusion formation, concealing his group in this complicated environment.
When Xiao Chen walked over and saw the injured Dugu Ao, his expression turned terrifyingly sullen.
"How is he?" Xiao Chen asked Mu Xiyan, who was currently treating Dugu Ao's injuries.
Mu Xiyan shook her head, showing a sorrowful expression. Her voice trembled as she said, "His injuries are too severe. There are too many things. There is no way to treat him. His entire physical body feels like it is completely destroyed."
When Xiao Chen heard that, his heart sank. On the surface of Dugu Ao's body, he could no longer see any part of it that was intact. Unexpectedly, Dugu Ao's internal injuries were even more severe than these horrifying external injuries.
"Let me take a look."
Walking over, Xiao Chen used the pulse reading method from the Compendium of Cultivation to check Dugu Ao's injuries.
Moving his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen saw that Dugu Ao's internal organs were nearly all shattered, wriggling like a pile of meat paste. This made one feel sad for some reason.
Xiao Chen finally understood why Mu Xiyan said that there was no way to treat Dugu Ao.
Aside from these internal injuries, Dugu Ao's meridians were all ruptured and clogged up, preventing him from circulating his Law Energy.
If not for a mysterious energy in Dugu Ao's bloodline slowly healing his injuries, Dugu Ao would have died long ago.
However, the unconscious Dugu Ao instinctively resisted the awakening of that mysterious energy.
Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat. He somewhat understood. If this mysterious energy completely occupied Dugu Ao's body, it would not be able to do anything to him.
After this mysterious energy completely occupied Dugu Ao's body, Dugu Ao could only cultivate Demonic Qi and survive in this world as a Blood Demon, living a life that he disliked the most.
His instincts made him resist the mysterious power's healing even when he was unconscious.
However, if Dugu Ao continued resisting like this, when his lifeforce completely disappeared, there would be no hope for him.
If Xiao Chen had to choose, he would rather let Dugu Ao become a demon with a single thought. Perhaps he might be able to find a way to salvage the situation in the future.
Xiao Chen let go and remained silent for a long time. The scene of Dugu Ao facing the twelve half-step Emperor Wu's shouting kept replaying in his mind.
Twelve half-step Martial Emperors surrounded Dugu Ao, but he could only watch helplessly. He would never forget this humiliation for the rest of his life.
Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
The sound of blood lingering in Dugu Ao's ears rang out. With every word, the twelve half-step Emperor Wu seized an opportunity to severely injure Dugu Ao.
However, Dugu Ao did not forget. Even after the Blood Demon Transformation disappeared, he still called out for Xiao Chen to leave.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, If not for Dugu Ao still thinking about me, his injuries might not be as severe as they are now.
Guilt, self-blame, murderous intent, and all sorts of other emotions filled Xiao Chen's heart. At this moment, Xiao Chen craved power.
There had never been a moment where he craved power so much. There had never been a moment where he wanted to kill some people so much.
Xiao Chen opened the entrance to the Immortal Spirit Ring and let Ao Jiao out. Then, he begged, "Little Ao Jiao, don't let him die. No matter what, don't let him die. I beg of you."
When Ao Jiao came out, she wanted to throw a tantrum. However, when she saw Xiao Chen's eyes filled with complicated emotions, her heart ached for some reason.
Even back then, on his path to Martial Emperor, Xiao Chen had not suffered as much as Xiao Chen.
It could even be said that since ancient times, there had never been an outstanding talent who had walked the path to Martial Emperor as arduously as Xiao Chen.
"I'll do my best," Ao Jiao said softly.
With Ao Jiao's help, even if Dugu Ao could not wake up immediately, she should be able to stop the loss of lifeforce.
With a flip of his hand, the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit appeared in Xiao Chen's palm at the same time.
The moment the Life Aura and the Death Aura appeared, they started fighting each other. Two clumps of energy — one black and one white — appeared on Xiao Chen's palm, clashing with each other.
When Ao Jiao saw this scene, she was mildly startled. She said, "You choose to break through now? That is too short."
The Human-Demon Paradise would only be open for ten days. After ten days, everyone would be forcefully sent out.
If Xiao Chen's process of condensing the Heart of an Emperor was interrupted, he would definitely fail. Killing him was the only way to advance to Martial Emperor in five years.
Ten days was too risky.
Ao Jiao shook her head and said, "Xiao Chen, don't be rash."
Determination appeared in Xiao Chen's eyes as he said calmly, "I'm not being rash. Actually, this is my last chance. Even if I recover from my injuries, I still will not stand a chance against the eight half-step Emperor Wu's waiting outside ten days from now.
"Only by condensing the Heart of an Emperor and becoming a Consummation Blue Robed Emperor can I have a chance of defeating them.
"The slightest mistake on the path to Martial Emperor will result in eternal damnation. If possible, I would not want to take such a risk. However, these people are forcing me. I already have no way out.
"I cannot live under the same sky as them. I am willing to pay the price of failing to advance to Martial Emperor to bet the lives of this group of people. Either they die, or I die!"
The images of the remaining eight half-step Emperor Wu's appeared in Xiao Chen's mind. A heavy murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he stopped hesitating and directly swallowed the Flower of Life and Death Fruit.
Xiao Chen hovered in midair and sat down cross-legged. Then, he quickly circulated the Life and Death Art, which he could already recite backward.
An intense Life Aura and a heavy Death Aura were like two vast armies fighting an intense battle in Xiao Chen's body.
They fought for dominance. No one liked the other. The constant conflict caused Xiao Chen immense pain. He wanted to vomit blood and give up.
Xiao Chen maintained his last bit of clarity and used the Life and Death Art to do his best to tame these two extremely vast energies.
Only by perfectly taming and exhausting these two energies could the Life and Death Art evolve layer by layer until it underwent a complete transformation, allowing Xiao Chen to condense the Heart of an Emperor that only Emperor Wu's possessed.
Mysterious phenomena appeared in the air. One moment, it was hell. The next moment, it was heaven on earth. The changes were unfathomable and incredible.
When Ao Jiao saw this, she felt very worried. Ten days was still too short.
Outside the stone stele, the eight half-step Emperor Wu's of the various races sat cross-legged, each guarding a corner as they looked coldly at the exit of the Human-Demon Paradise.
Every time a Demon mixed-blood walked out of the exit, they would feel a vast killing intent that could topple mountains and flip the seas. This scared these Human-Demon Sea cultivators into not even daring to breathe loudly.
After these Human-Demon cultivators carefully walked far away, they panted heavily. When they saw the eight half-step Emperor Wu's surging killing Qi, they felt a deep fear.
With eight half-step Emperor Wu's experts guarding this place, even an expert of the Old Black Iron Monster's level would be stunned in an instant.
Discussions broke out in the distance. Clearly, news of what happened in the Human-Demon Paradise had already spread.
As for the white-robed bladesman being able to escape from the attacks of twelve half-step Emperor Wu's half-step Emperor Wu, they were all astonished.
Dugu Ao's crazed action at the last moment also influenced countless people. To be able to make a friend like Dugu Ao was truly the white-robed bladesman's fortune.
Everyone felt some envy in their hearts. In this world where human relationships were as thin as water, if one wanted to have an ordinary friend, one would need to have some mutual benefits.
However, at the last moment, Dugu Ao gave up on his chance to escape and stepped forward bravely, using his life to help Xiao Chen obtain a chance.
Unfortunately, given the current situation, no matter how hard the two worked in the Human-Demon Paradise, they would not be able to escape.
When the ten days passed and the two were forcibly sent out, they would still face the combined attacks of eight half-step Emperor Wu's half-step Emperor Wu.
Time passed day by day. The day of the Human-Demon Paradise's closing drew closer, like a countdown to death.
Many cultivators gathered outside the ancient stone stele, waiting for the final scene.
The opening of the Human-Demon Paradise was full of twists and turns. There were many unexpected surprises that no one could have expected.
The strong appearance of the twelve half-step Emperor Wu's foreign half-step Emperor Wu completely disrupted the rules of the Human-Demon Paradise, forcing many people to leave early.
As a result, there were still three days before the Human-Demon Paradise closed, but most of the people had already left.
The reason was none other than the fact that no one wanted to be killed by mistake at the last moment. In the past few days, several Demon mixed-blood cultivators had died at the hands of the eight half-step Emperor Wu's half-step Emperor Wu.
Perhaps it was because they were killed by mistake, or perhaps it was because they were in a bad mood and wanted to vent, causing everyone to feel anxious.
However, no one dared to say anything. Logically speaking, the eight half-step Emperor Wu's were far from being able to suppress all the cultivators here.
However, they had the Primes behind them, giving them the capital to do whatever they wanted in the Human-Demon Sea without any worries.
--- In a desolate valley in the Human-Demon Paradise, Xiao Chen was anxiously making a breakthrough. One was black, one was white. Life Qi and Death Qi mixed together.
At the very beginning, they had already started to merge together. However, they were still far from reaching a complete equilibrium.
In the air, there were four rings of light of different colors behind Xiao Chen. Each ring of light had a different mysterious phenomenon in it.
The four rings of light meant that Xiao Chen had already broken through to the fourth layer of the Life and Death Art. There were still three more layers. As long as he could successfully break through, he would be able to condense a Heart of an Emperor in one go and advance to Consummation Blue Robed Emperor.
However, the latter three layers were each more dangerous than the one before. Every time Xiao Chen made a breakthrough, he would be at the gates of hell.
"Ka ca!"
Suddenly, cracks appeared in the four rings of light behind Xiao Chen.
The Life and Death Qi in Xiao Chen's body went out of control. It was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, running amok in Xiao Chen's body.
Xiao Chen's face turned sinister and horrifying at one moment, like a black-faced evil spirit from hell. Then, it turned frighteningly pale, looking like he had died.
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