Ever since Kui Lin ascended to the Demon Emperor's throne, no one had ever dared speak to him like that.
Scram!
That one word was like a painful slap to his face.
Kui Lin nodded solemnly, but didn't say a single word. In his opinion, at this point, it would be even more humiliating for him to say such insignificant and vicious words.
There was nothing else to say.
See you on the battlefield in the future!
He waved his right hand, and a door appeared in the sky. The Demon Emperor stepped through it. The King of the Southern Empire's expression shifted. Even the Demon Emperor had left without a word. Heavily injured, he couldn't possibly fight this invasion.
"Emperor Hades, we …."
"Scram!"
Emperor Hades suddenly turned around. His roar was infused with his understanding of the Dao of the Heavens and Earth. Jiao Hai's heart trembled. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
He swallowed his vicious words, gnashed his teeth, and descended from the sky without so much as a backward glance.
The demon beasts of the Southern Kingdom also retreated like a receding tide. The Great Sage watched the fleeing demon beasts of the Southern Kingdom as if he hadn't had enough of them yet.
"Why did they all run?"
Yang Jian raised his lance and stopped. The other members of the Upheaval Alliance and Profound Pavilion didn't chase after them either.
Don't chase a cornered enemy!
No one knew whether or not they'd run into an ambush. Besides, they'd come here to help Styx out of trouble, not to slaughter the Southern Empire to the last man.
After the yao retreated, the Upheaval Alliance and Profound Pavilion's members sat on the ground, recovering from their injuries, or cleaning up the corpses. Ye Zichen led Yang Jian and the others up into the sky, only to discover that Emperor Hades's expression was as cold as ever. His posture hadn't changed in the slightest.
"Emperor Hades, are you waiting for us to comment on your style?" said Xuan Ji half-jokingly.
Xue Yang, the Sea Emperor, patted Emperor Hades on the shoulder. He had to admit, just now, Emperor Hades's cold expression and his furious shout at the Demon Emperor and Southern Emperor to scram was truly cool.
He could have just left them here, but he'd let them go.
He'd even said he'd give the Southern Empire a chance to regroup and send the Demon Emperor's avatar back. Next time, he'd come back with his true body.
This aura! What a show-off!
Even the Ocean Thearch couldn't help but grumble in her heart. In terms of acting cool, she was far inferior to Emperor Hades.
"That's enough. We all know you're very cool. Don't change your style here."
The moment the Ocean Thearch's hand touched Ming Di's shoulder, the smile on his face disappeared. Placing both hands on Ming Di's shoulders, he channeled his divine power into his palms and patted his organs several times.
Ming Di spat out a mouthful of blood and his black hair instantly turned into silver strands.
The youthful Emperor Hades had turned into an old man at the end of his lifespan. His face was lined with wrinkles and his eyes were lifeless. His arms were trembling violently.
"Emperor Hades."
This scene caused the people in the sky to panic.
Xuan Ji furrowed her brows as she clutched Ming Di's arm. Only then did she realize that Ming Di's pulse was very weak, so weak that she could barely feel it. It was as if he was on the verge of death.
"A period of decline?"
Emperor Hades' cultivation technique would cause him to enter a period of decline. This was known to all three realms.
However, Emperor Hades had just recovered from his decline not long ago. How long had it been since he'd entered a period of decline again? This was happening far too frequently.
"Ha, I was so afraid …. I was so afraid that Kui Lin wouldn't give up and would keep fighting with me."
The wizened Emperor Hades smiled shakily, his voice weak and feeble. The Ocean Thearch supported him with all her might. Only then did she understand ….
Why had Emperor Hades, who'd threatened to wipe out his sect, suddenly let them go after gaining the upper hand?
At first, the Ocean Thearch had thought that Emperor Hades was trying to slap them in the face and embarrass them. That was why he'd said those things.
Now it seemed that he'd sensed the onset of his decline during the fight. That was why he'd said those arrogant words to make them leave with a grudge.
"How fortunate."
Emperor Hades couldn't help but sigh. The Ocean Thearch, who was supporting him, frowned.
"You've been entering a period of decline more and more frequently lately. Is there something wrong with your cultivation technique?"
In response to the Ocean Thearch's question, Emperor Hades glanced at her, his eyes flashing meaningfully.
"Fine, if you want to keep it a secret, then keep it a secret. I can't be bothered to know." The Ocean Thearch snorted, then dove back into the River Styx.
Emperor Hades's eyes remained calm as he turned to Ye Zichen and the others.
"I'll have to trouble you outside the River Styx. The River Styx's savage beasts will cooperate with you."
"Leave it to us." Ye Zichen and Xuan Ji nodded simultaneously.
"Thank you." Emperor Hades nodded in thanks, then waved at Su Yiyun. "Yiyun, help me back to the palace."
The weakened Emperor Hades left through the void, but Ye Zichen and the others frowned deeply.
Emperor Hades had entered a period of decline once more.
Who knew how long it would take for the demons and yao to break out of their decline? The Southern Empire's retreat didn't mean that the River Styx would return to peace. Rather, it was even more dangerous.
They could sense the yao and demons' determination to invade the God Realm.
This time, the Southern Empire had retreated. Next time, they might even lead the Eastern and Western Empires to attack the River Styx at the same time. When that happened, they'd have to face the combined forces of three nations.
Without Emperor Hades as a deterrent, how long could the Upheaval Alliance and Profound Pavilion hold out?
This was also an unknown factor!
Kui Lin had retreated back to the demons. Once he did, he'd undoubtedly gather all the demons he could muster and launch an all-out assault on the God Realm's Divine Mountains. There was no way the Divine Mountains had the spare manpower to spare.
In truth, the situation wasn't all that optimistic.
Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The cultivators of the Upheaval Alliance and Profound Pavilion, who were in the middle of cleaning up the battlefield, felt their hearts tremble. Ye Zichen and the others descended from the sky and saw a group of people dressed in doctor's robes rushing toward the River Styx. At their head was a scholarly, middle-aged man.
"Alliance Head Ye."
"You're from the Hermit Palace, right?" asked Ye Zichen.
"That's right. The Hermit Emperor ordered us to rush here to help." The middle-aged man nodded. Ye Zichen smiled. "You came just in time. The Southern Empire's yao just retreated, and we need your help."
"In that case, we can talk about this later. Saving people is more important."
"Thank you for your trouble!"
The Hermit Palace's doctors all landed on the ground and began treating the wounded. Those who weren't particularly badly injured stood guard …..
Meanwhile, within Emperor Hades' secondary palace.
Su Yiyun helped Emperor Hades to his throne. He was worried about his master, who was in a state of decline. However, he'd followed Emperor Hades for so long that he knew there were some things he shouldn't ask, and couldn't ask.
"Master, rest well. I'm on my way …."
"Wait a moment, Yiyun. I have something to tell you."
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