"Correct! As long as you are willing to hand over the things you obtained in the Star-Sea world, we can let you leave immediately!"
"Indeed!"
The nine Mahayana-rank cultivators of the Heaven Dragon World nodded in agreement. The demon race was powerful with many branches; unless necessary, they didn't want to make the grudge too deep. Moreover, Mahayana Emperor Demons were not that easy to kill. But for the sake of that item in the Star-Sea, if these demon whelps were ungrateful, then they couldn't be blamed.
"Item? What item?"
"We only came here to devour this world, and we haven't even succeeded in doing that..."
The three Mahayana Emperor Demons looked at each other in confusion. They really didn't know. They were just following the standard procedure: find a suitable world, invade, and devour.
"What? You don't know?"
The eyes of the nine Mahayana cultivators narrowed. They immediately cast spells to judge the truth of the demons' words. The result was beyond their expectations.
"Your Demon Lord didn't even tell you?"
So these three were just cannon fodder?
Seeing the strange gazes of the nine Mahayana cultivators, the three Emperor Demons also realized what was happening. Was the reason the Demon Lord had awakened and descended his consciousness into the Star-Sea because of this?
But that seemingly weak world was extremely strange. Never mind that Mahayana-rank existences couldn't enter; this branch of the demons had nearly been wiped out in that world! Even a large portion of their world's essence had been taken! Most terrifyingly, even a wisp of the Demon Lord's consciousness had been broken there!
They simply couldn't imagine what kind of existence could break the Demon Lord's consciousness. At the very least, even if the three of them combined their power while being suppressed at the Peak Unity stage, it would be impossible to beat a wisp of the Demon Lord's consciousness.
"They really don't know. This is troublesome..." The nine Mahayana cultivators from the Heaven Dragon World frowned. If the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm had interfered, things would be much more difficult.
"Wait, no..."
"You just said you didn't succeed in devouring it?"
"Your entire demon branch, except for you three, was wiped out in there?"
The news of the Demon Lord's involvement had been so shocking that they hadn't initially paid attention to the part about the failed invasion. But now that they reacted, they stared in shock at the three Emperor Demons, looking for any signs of lying.
As far as they could tell, it seemed to be true!
But they had been scouting the Star-Sea for so long and had confirmed that it had long since weakened to an extremely low level. If not for the fact that they were both human, and they feared the backlash of the Great Dao—and because high-level cultivators were protected by their worlds—they would have done it themselves.
For such a weak Star-Sea world, which didn't even have a single Unity-stage cultivator, to have defeated the demon invasion...
"Are you joking?"
"Why don't you send your own people in to see?" an Emperor Demon suggested indifferently, thinking of something that might make him feel better.
After confirming the demons weren't lying, the Mahayana cultivators of the Heaven Dragon World exchanged glances. Their followers understood immediately, and each side sent a Unity-stage cultivator to the entrance of the Star-Sea passage, preparing to let them in for a look.
Soon, nine Unity-stage cultivators were gathered. Without exception, they were all at the Peak Unity stage.
There was a lightning cultivator shrouded in tribulation lightning. There was a sword cultivator with heaven-toppling sword intent. There was a body-tempering expert with divine physical power. There was an evil cultivator with a sinister aura.
The auras and paths of these people were completely different, but their commonality was their terrifying strength! The nine Unity-stage cultivators deployed were all top figures in their respective fields. If Mahayana-rank experts didn't act, they were existences that could shake the Heaven Dragon World with a stomp of their feet.
A fragile world like the Star-Sea had long since stopped being worth their notice. But hearing that this demon branch had nearly been wiped out there made them a bit nervous. While their overall strength was much greater than this demon branch, they couldn't afford to ignore the threat.
They exchanged glances and temporarily set aside their past grudges and hatreds, intending to join forces to scout the situation. However, although they were prepared to cooperate, the wariness between them was palpable. In such dangerous and unknown situations, one had to be careful! After all, no one knew if their old rival would stab them in the back or push them into danger.
Such things were all too common in the Heaven Dragon World—and the entire cultivation world.
As these nine Peak Unity-stage cultivators stepped into the entrance of the Star-Sea passage, Meng Tianqi, who had his eyes closed on the other side, suddenly opened them!
The Demon Blade, which had been stabbed into the ground, instantly appeared in his hand, and a violent demonic intent bloomed! It had sensed the enemy's approach even faster than Meng Tianqi!
"Old friend, we've only rested for how long? It seems we won't get any rest until the Star-Emperor awakens."
Meng Tianqi joked with the Demon Blade, but the other side didn't respond. Clearly, Bai Liyun's demonic thoughts had not yet recovered to the point of holding such a conversation.
"Fine. Let these intruders become the nourishment for your recovery!"
"Hall Master Nan, if you see that I cannot hold them, remember to notify the Tiger King immediately and have it wake the Star-Emperor."
Leaving these words, Meng Tianqi's eyes were instantly covered by a strange black-and-white fluid as he entered his state of being neither alive nor dead once more. Fortunately, those who had returned to the Nine Domains had sent back spiritual medicine, allowing his state to recover slightly.
Without the obstruction of the Demon Realm's world-power, the surging power of the Star-Sea world followed Meng Tianqi's figure into the passage!
Soon, a world-shaking battle echoed from the passage! Terrifying green sword qi, domineering purple-gold tribulation lightning, and all sorts of horrific attacks erupted one after another. Simultaneously, the Demon Blade with its heaven-soaring demonic intent and the strange Life-Death Grinding Stones appeared.
Agonized screams and cries of shock soon rang out. Among them were the panicked shouts of great experts perishing...
On the other side, outside the Star-Sea world, battered and pathetic figures fell out of the passage along with shredded flesh and broken limbs. Golden and red blood fell like a rainstorm. Many Unity-stage experts had shocking blade wounds on their bodies!
"Dammit, he's a lunatic!"
"He's insane!"
These previously dignified experts were now swearing loudly without any regard for their image!