As the King of Willows attacked, Old Demon Chu's eyes suddenly snapped open.
"Ignite."
Demonic flames surged, and a peerless Great Demon materialized.
The Great Demon was boundless in its ferocity, crashing headlong into the willow branches.
*Boom.*
The Great Demon self-destructed.
Its immense power shattered the willow branches directly.
This sight caused the King of Willows to pause for a moment.
Such a swift reaction.
At this moment, Old Demon Chu had already stood up, looking at the King of Willows with a peculiar glint in his eyes: "Fate truly is a strange thing."
It was indeed somewhat surprising.
Old Demon Chu had never expected that the one secretly following them would be the King of Willows from the Azure Heavens Great World.
Oh, right, the Azure Heavens Great World no longer existed.
"Kill."
The King of Willows wasted no words and launched a killing blow.
Myriad willows became divine swords, piercing through heaven and earth.
*Puff puff puff.*
The demonic flames were pierced through, and countless demonic shadows were impaled.
More willow branches landed on Old Demon Chu.
"Open."
Life and Death emerged, transforming into the Blade of Life and Death: "Slash."
The endless golden willow branches all shattered.
This blade, the Blade of Life and Death.
The King of Willows was startled and, looking at the manifestation of Life and Death that originally belonged to someone else, shouted, "You killed Chen Fan and absorbed his world and Great Dao?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
The Heavenly Demon appeared, and Old Demon Chu directly tossed the Blade of Life and Death to the Heavenly Demon.
The Heavenly Demon soared into the sky, engaging the King of Willows in a fierce battle.
"Hahaha."
The King of Willows laughed heartily: "I never expected this. You are truly a rebellious one, even absorbing your own Dao Lord. As expected, a demon is a demon."
Old Demon Chu: "???"
What was this woman talking about?
I absorbed the City Lord?
When did that happen?
"Tsk tsk."
The voice of the Mad Emperor came from behind: "You carry the City Lord's Dao of Life and Death. If I didn't know the situation, I would also suspect this."
"...Alright," Old Demon Chu conceded this explanation.
The Mad Emperor looked at the battle above, a hint of eagerness in his eyes: "Your Heavenly Demon is about to be shattered."
"I know."
Could a fifth-tier demonic manifestation possibly defeat a sixth-tier Heavenly Emperor?
Impossible.
The King of Willows was powerful. Even Old Demon Chu himself, wielding the Dao of Life and Death, might not be a match for him.
"I'll help you."
"No..."
*Boom.*
Refusal was useless, for the Mad Emperor had already charged forward.
"Kill."
The Great Dao of Destruction was unleashed.
In an instant, one hundred and eight thousand punches were thrown.
All that could be seen were fist shadows.
This Mad Emperor, his attacks were always so ferocious.
"You bastard,"
Old Demon Chu cursed.
He was displeased with the Mad Emperor's behavior of snatching prey.
But he also knew that the other party had been holding back for too long.
Wasn't he the same?
With this thought, he hesitated no longer: "Kill."
Demonic flames billowed, rushing towards the heavens.
This time, Old Demon Chu did not use the Dao of Life and Death; he felt... it was not needed.
He intended to join forces with the Mad Emperor to take down this sixth-tier Heavenly Emperor.
*Rumble rumble.*
The three clashed, the commotion immense, shaking the primordial chaos in an instant.
The Realm of Life and Death came to a halt, and strong individuals emerged from the gate.
"Huh? King of Willows..." Overlord recognized the other party.
The Immortal Emperor and the City Lord did not appear.
Likely sensing something, they were not interested in coming out.
"Heh heh."
Overlord's heart also stirred.
He had been itching for a fight, and now someone had delivered themselves.
Sixth-tier, just right.
*Hum.*
His vital energy began to surge; Overlord was about to make a move.
"Overlord."
Old Demon Chu and the Mad Emperor spoke in unison, reprimanding him: "This is our patrol period. It has nothing to do with you. Don't you dare make a move."
The two were furious.
They had finally found an opponent, and they hadn't had enough of the fight. How could they allow others to intervene?
"Uh..."
His vital energy froze mid-air.
Overlord rubbed his nose and could only withdraw.
There was no help for it; tomorrow was his day to guard the outer realms.
The others had the right of it.
Though filled with unwillingness, Overlord ultimately decided not to act.
However, Zhao Kai and Xi Qiu, the two newly promoted fourth-tier Dao Lords, were itching for a fight.
Having been fourth-tier for so long, neither of them had truly fought at full strength.
"Senior Demon, Senior Mad Emperor..."
Zhao Kai suddenly spoke, "May I have a try?"
Xi Qiu was also eager and seconded, "Yes, we haven't fought a Heavenly Emperor yet. Give us a chance..."
"No."
The two sternly refused.
Even though they were being suppressed by the King of Willows, they refused to give up their opponent.
Hah, did they really think we were fighting with all our might?
Xi Qiu and Zhao Kai felt somewhat awkward at such a decisive rejection.
Yet, they were still somewhat unwilling.
"Respected Seniors."
Xi Qiu, understanding people's hearts, spoke again: "We are willing to contribute ten million Great Dao Crystals, hoping you two seniors will yield the opponent to us."
To fight a sixth-tier expert, these two were truly desperate.
They had even resorted to bribery.
"Twenty million."
It was Old Demon Chu who spoke.
Ten million wasn't enough for the two of them to split; twenty million would be more like it.
Who among the Emperor-level experts of the Realm of Life and Death didn't have some savings?
Don't look at how stingy they usually were, but they all had wealth stashed away.
If nothing else, the plunder from the Azure Heavens Great World alone had evolved into hundreds of millions of Great Dao Crystals.
Those days, they couldn't absorb it all for cultivation, so some began to condense Great Dao Crystals to avoid waste.
"Deal."
Before Xi Qiu could speak, Zhao Kai immediately agreed.
Xi Qiu: "..."
He cast a resentful glance at Zhao Kai.
Fifteen million would have been absolutely sufficient to secure the deal. This fellow had agreed immediately.
Paying an extra five million Great Dao Crystals, even a Dao Lord felt a pang of pain.
Zhao Kai ignored him completely and, raising his hand, threw out half of the Great Dao Crystals.
"Kill."
Zhao Kai, now wielding the Great Dao of Death, charged forward.
Old Demon Chu casually pocketed the Great Dao Crystals and withdrew from the battlefield.
Xi Qiu, helpless, could only pay up.
...
Meanwhile, the King of Willows on the opposite side was almost driven to madness.
"Good, good, good."
The King of Willows was so enraged he almost laughed: "Do you truly think I'm a soft persimmon, someone you can use as a whetstone?"
"Kill."
Xi Qiu and Zhao Kai couldn't be bothered to reply.
This opportunity, bought at a high price, was not for idle chatter.
*Boom.*
Life and Death merged.
These two did not possess the strength and confidence of Old Demon Chu and the others.
If they didn't join forces, they would be defeated in a single encounter.
Only by merging could they survive.
Life and Death surged, sealing heaven and earth.
The power of the Great Dao washed over, severing the life force of countless willow branches and bringing them into death.
Their Life and Death was stronger than Old Demon Chu's.
This was the advantage of Dao Lords.
"Begone."
The King of Willows struck down with a palm.
An infinitely vast golden willow tree descended, suppressing them.
This was the Willow of the Great Dao, shattering the collapsing dual Dao of Life and Death, seeking to crush the two.
Sixth-tier, extremely powerful.
"The Dawning Sun of Life."
"The Setting Sun of Death."
One life, one death.
One hundred, one dark.
Two great suns emerged and merged.
With a 'boom,' the Great Dao Golden Willow was shattered by the merged great suns.
The great suns also shattered, and the two Dao Lords vomited blood and retreated.
A trace of Dao injury appeared within their bodies.
However, the two seemed to not feel the internal Dao injuries.
"Kill."
The two charged forward again like fearless suicide soldiers.
The King of Willows' expression was extremely grave.
The power of the two after merging had shocked even her.