When a lion sleeps, it’s easy to mistake it for something harmless.
Yan Xing immediately knelt, saying to the Holy Emperor, "Your Holy Emperor, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so presumptuous in front of you. It is my fortune to be able to serve you, a humble person like myself. I once firmly believed you were the Holy Emperor, but it was that imposter who made me waver. I deserve to die. But I beg you to give me another chance. I will serve you diligently and be your loyal servant."
The Holy Emperor waved his hand, "Rise. You are spared."
Looking at Yan Xing’s fawning subservience and the pathetic scramble of the surrounding ants for survival, the Holy Emperor’s past feelings of commanding armies and holding supreme power returned. This feeling made him a little heady. "Ah Zhi, Ah Wu, why don't we stay here? Let this be our base for a comeback. We can gradually grow stronger, and when the time is right, we'll strike back."
"No," Ah Zhi said. "They will find us. Moreover, these ants are insignificant and can be blown away with a puff of air. They cannot be our foundation. We must find another place."
"Then where should we go?" the Holy Emperor asked, feeling weary in body and mind.
"To the Bronze Tree World. The Great Emperor of Light there is our loyal supporter."
"Good," the Holy Emperor nodded. "But before we leave, you must help me kill one person. This person has caused me great suffering these past two days."
"Who?"
"Someone who impersonated me!"
"That's truly suicidal, to dare impersonate you."
At this moment, Gu Hong’s heart surged with emotion. She was close to tears, marveling inwardly at her keen judgment and how she had backed the right person.
With a thud, she knelt on the ground. "Holy Emperor, if you do not disdain me, I wish to stay by your side forever, to serve you, care for you, make your tea, and prepare your bed."
The Holy Emperor didn't even bat an eyelid. "You have good judgment. You can stay by my side as a maid. Becoming my wife is impossible, so don't even think about it. That girl with you is more suitable, but she lacks foresight..."
Gu Hong's heart filled with resentment: This Sun Qian is stealing my thunder again.
But she remained humble and gentle on the surface. "It is my supreme honor to be taken in by you, Holy Emperor. I dare not harbor any other desires."
At the same time, she thought, nothing is achieved overnight. I will follow him, try to please him in every way, and over time, there will surely be an opportunity.
Ah Wu urged, "Where is that impersonator? Let's go kill him quickly and leave this place as soon as possible. I fear pursuers might catch up."
The Holy Emperor said, "We must kill him no matter what. This person is too detestable, and also too terrifying."
Ah Wu chuckled, "What's so terrifying about the people in this wretched place? I can make them vanish with a single finger."
At this moment, Ah Zhi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "There is a person below the cliff. Is it him? He seems to know we are targeting him and is setting up some formation."
The Holy Emperor used his vision to look. With his current cultivation, he could only see a blurry figure, but he was already quite certain that the person was Mo Qi.
"It's him, it's him!" the Holy Emperor exclaimed. "Kill him."
"It's true that even ants cling to life," Ah Wu laughed. "Facing such a powerful existence as us, he still wants to live and is setting up formations. Whatever he does is futile."
"I want to destroy him with a single palm, along with his formation, but I also find it rather satisfying to watch him, knowing he's about to die yet struggling to survive."
Ah Zhi reminded him, "Don't play around. We don't have much time. If you don't want to act, I will."
Ah Wu laughed, "How can I let you have such fun? I'll do it."
At this moment, Mo Qi was indeed setting up a formation below.
He had arrived below the cliff as soon as Ah Zhi and Ah Wu reached this place. He was aware of everything happening above and had also heard them discussing targeting him.
Therefore, he immediately began setting up a formation below. Fortunately, he was now skilled at setting up formations, and quickly assembled a formation composed of magical artifacts, formation flags, and spirit stones.
He instructed Sun Qian to stay away from the formation, while he himself entered it, preparing to face the enemy with all his might.
He also felt that his chances of survival were slim, but he would not give up struggling. He had survived countless near-death experiences through struggle. If he had given up, he would have long since vanished.
At this moment, Ah Wu made his move. His entire body floated above the formation like clouds, then began to spin like a vortex. As he spun, dark mist surged violently, instantly covering the entire sky.
The clouds spun rapidly, like an infinitely large grinding mill in motion, controlling all life and death below.
Mo Qi looked up at the sky, his scalp tingling, feeling death approaching infinitely.
Ah Wu could have easily killed him with his fists or fingers, but he unleashed his ultimate move right away, demonstrating his determination to kill him.
Mo Qi was inwardly alarmed, feeling unprecedented fear.
But the instinct for survival is inherent in everyone.
He was getting closer to home. He hadn't been home for tens of thousands of years. After finally overcoming hardships to return, he couldn't possibly die at his doorstep!
How tragic that would be!
This was one reason. The second, and most important, was that he bore a crucial mission. His star world was still frozen, and thousands of beings were waiting for him to save them. If he perished, they would have no hope, only able to watch themselves be swallowed by boundless darkness.
Therefore, he absolutely could not die.
At the very least, he could not give up any chance of survival.
Therefore, he had thought of all possible ways to survive and prepared all possible countermeasures.
He might still die, but he would die fighting!
At this moment, the clouds spun rapidly, forming a giant vortex. From the center of the vortex, like a breached dam, a massive torrent poured down.
Mo Qi placed the Eastern Emperor Bell at the apex of the formation, its mouth facing upwards. He leaped up and struck the top of the bell with a palm, and a divine light shot into the sky, like a volcanic eruption, unstoppable.
The divine light struck the swirling black energy, instantly shattering it. The swirling black energy continued to descend, crushing the white divine light along the way.
It continued until it reached the top of the Eastern Emperor Bell. With a hum, a stream of air overflowed horizontally, and a faint ripple spread out in all directions.
Immediately afterward, torrents of black water, like a rainbow piercing the sun, violently crashed into the bell.
The Eastern Emperor Bell endured the most explosive impact in its history. With a boom, it finally could not bear the strain. The Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly shattered, breaking into pieces.
Following this, a light screen rose from the top of the entire formation. The black energy struck the light screen without surprise, shattering it in an instant. The entire tide of black energy then unexpectedly surged into the formation, like a flood pouring into a house, instantly filling the entire structure.
Subsequent black energy continued to pour in, causing the entire structure to expand. With a creaking sound, and then a crash, the house collapsed, and the entire formation was destroyed.
And Mo Qi, who was within the formation, was completely swallowed by the black energy as soon as it surged in.
The black energy swirled in the air, seemingly searching for Mo Qi everywhere. Finally, confirming that Mo Qi had indeed been utterly annihilated, it swayed and transformed into a black mist, returning to the Holy Emperor's side.
"It's done," Ah Wu said dismissively.
The Holy Emperor frowned. "No, I have a feeling it won't be this easy."
Ah Wu replied, "It is this easy. His cultivation was so low. I've already given him credit by using my full strength. I wouldn't have to go all out against this kind of opponent, would I?"
Ah Zhi also said, "I also feel it was a bit too smooth."
Ah Wu became somewhat displeased. "Perhaps you should go down and check again?"
At this moment, Ah Zhi looked back and saw a patch of colorful clouds drifting leisurely in the distance.
Ah Zhi said urgently, "We should leave."
The Holy Emperor also looked and turned pale with fright. "Go, go, let's go quickly. Don't worry about that useless person. He should be dead too. I'm just being overly cautious."
The four of them sped away.
The Demon King and Sun Qian watched the swirling smoke and tears streamed down their faces.
Sun Qian's eyes were merely teary, but the Demon King cried dramatically, wailing to the heavens, beating his chest, and lamenting his broken heart. "Brother, you died so tragically! You were a good person! You shouldn't have died like this!"
A voice from behind them called out, "Are you that heartbroken?"
Hearing a voice, the two turned back in surprise and saw Mo Qi standing there, elegant and dashing, without a speck of dust on him. Not only was he unharmed, but there were no traces of the fight on him.
Sun Qian stopped halfway. The Demon King rushed into Mo Qi's embrace. "Brother, you're so annoying! You scared me to death."
Sun Qian wiped her eyes. "What exactly is going on? How did you escape this calamity?"
Mo Qi smiled. "I knew I couldn't defeat him, so I cultivated a clone beforehand. The moment he descended, my main body used the Eight-Nine Arcane Art to leave, while the clone engaged him. So, at that moment, it was my clone that was destroyed."
The Demon King looked up at Mo Qi. "Brother, you made me worry. You have to compensate me."
Mo Qi stroked her head. "How do you want me to compensate you?"
"Sometimes I feel muddled, and I don't know if I'm asleep or what. I completely lose my memory, and when I wake up, I'm by your side. Tell me, what happened to me?" the Demon King asked coquettishly, her sweet voice making one's heart tremble.
Sun Qian had personally witnessed this girl transform from the Sun-Hunting Wheel. She had been shocked at the time, but her emotions had since calmed down, and she felt that nothing unusual happening around Mo Qi was surprising.
At this moment, she felt pity for the girl, who didn't even know what had happened to her. She kindly reminded her, "You weren't asleep, you just transformed..."
Mo Qi immediately waved his hand, stopping her from speaking, and continued, "You've just become a bit forgetful. After all, you're still young, and your mind isn't mature yet. When you grow up and your memory matures, this situation won't occur."