Stepping over the high threshold.
The light inside the main hall was dim, and in the center was a huge stone platform piled with countless bleached white bones.
Atop the stone platform sat an old man in grey robes with his legs crossed.
The old man's Face was haggard, and his eyes were tightly closed.
There was not a trace of Qi leaking from his body; he was like a piece of withered wood.
But in this hall, no one dared to show him the slightest disrespect.
This was the ruler of Wangchuan of the Xirang Lineage, Elder Tian Zhu.
On both sides below the stone platform stood several massive figures with soaring Demonic Qi.
As Jiang Yuechu and the others stepped in.
The atmosphere in the hall instantly became deathly silent.
Several trusted great demons turned their heads in unison, quietly sizing up the Girl in Black Robes walking at the very front.
Juechen Demon Emperor's heart skipped a beat.
He knew these stupid creatures too well... From the moment they entered, these things hadn't shown a single good Face. If they were allowed to keep sizing her up so rudely and annoyed this True Dragon powerhouse...
He was here to make an introduction.
Not to fight!
Thinking of this.
He quickly hurried past Jiang Yuechu and walked to the base of the stone platform.
"Foster father, outside Danhua City, your child had the honor of meeting a long-secluded True Dragon powerhouse... This Senior possesses a pure True Dragon Bloodline and her strength is unfathomable. Your child overstepped his bounds and offended Senior's carriage, but fortunately, Senior did not hold a grudge. Your child then had the audacity to introduce Senior to Wangchuan, hoping that foster father..."
"Enough."
Juechen Demon Emperor's words stopped.
The Python Demon slowly emerged from a corner.
"True Dragon powerhouse?"
The Python Demon sneered.
"Juechen, has your deer brain been broken by someone, or have you been beaten stupid?"
It slowly raised its serpent head, looking down at Jiang Yuechu from above.
"True Dragons have been extinct since the Primordial Era. Never mind the Yu Mountain Great Range, in the entire Eastern Region, whose ears have heard of a living True Dragon?"
"You had your horns broken, half your Face beaten to a pulp, and it's one thing to slink back in disgrace."
"But now you've brought something of unknown origin back to Wangchuan, leading it before the Elder to present it as a treasure?"
"Do you think we are blind, or do you think the Elder has gone senile?"
These words were extremely unpleasant to hear.
Juechen Demon Emperor's Face instantly turned ashen.
He abruptly stood up and turned to glare at the Python Demon: "Senior manifested a True Dragon Dharma Image right in front of me. That kind of Bloodline pressure is absolutely not something an illusion can fake! You haven't seen it with your own eyes, what right do you have to question—"
"Then have her manifest one here in this hall."
The Python Demon interrupted him, its vertical pupils full of mockery.
"..."
Juechen Demon Emperor was somewhat at a loss.
Suddenly saying the girl before him was a True Dragon—if it were his first time hearing it, he probably wouldn't believe it either...
But what was the status of a True Dragon? Even if her identity needed to be verified, it should be discussed politely...
How could they force someone to manifest their form in public like this?
Thinking of this.
He quickly looked at the old man and said anxiously: "Foster father, Senior is a truly supreme powerhouse. We must not let this stupid creature offend Senior..."
However.
Elder Tian Zhu on the stone platform still had his eyes tightly closed, as if he hadn't heard.
He did not speak to stop the Python Demon, nor did he speak to question Juechen.
Juechen Demon Emperor's heart went cold.
He naturally knew his foster father's thoughts.
He was using Azure Abyss's hand... to test Jiang Yuechu's background.
But he didn't consider.
If the other party really was a True Dragon, how would such behavior be resolved afterward...
Muddled!
So muddled!!
He subconsciously looked toward Jiang Yuechu.
Half anxious, half apprehensive.
"Senior..."
Standing behind Jiang Yuechu, Wang Ziyu's heart was also pounding wildly at this moment.
The way demons and monsters handled things was inherently overbearing and unreasonable.
Even if she really manifested a dragon form.
In a place like this.
In the heart of the Xirang Lineage.
Before these old demons who had cultivated for untold years.
Any slight flaw would be infinitely magnified.
Jiang Yuechu was a member of the Human Race after all.
The demon circle had demon rules.
No matter how good the acting, there would always be some subtle detail that gave her away...
While he was lost in thought.
The scene before him brought Wang Ziyu's thoughts to a screeching halt.
The Python Demon had already pressed to within less than three feet of Jiang Yuechu.
The girl slowly raised her eyelids.
Her pitch-black pupils collided with the Python Demon's vertical pupils in mid-air.
Suddenly, she spoke indifferently: "You worm, you've been barking for a long time."
"This Sovereign gave you Face, so you should know when to stop."
The Python Demon was slightly stunned, seemingly not expecting the other party to dare to be so insolent.
Then it said irritably: "Since your mouth is so tough, let this seat see just how much you weigh..."
Before the last word could be uttered.
Jiang Yuechu's hand had already reached out.
The Python Demon's body suddenly froze, its mouth remaining in an open posture... but it could no longer close it.
Because that seemingly slender palm.
Was using an extremely overbearing force to tear its mouth open inch by inch.
"Let go of me..."
It frantically surged the Demonic Qi in its body, trying to break free.
But that palm remained motionless.
The other great demons in the hall suddenly took a step forward.
Demonic Qi surged, and they were about to strike.
Jiang Yuechu glanced at them sideways.
Just a single glance.
Several great demons subconsciously retreated two steps.
It wasn't that the girl had attacked them.
Rather, it was what was revealed in that glance that made them instinctively feel fear.
Invincible!
"..."
Atop the stone platform.
Elder Tian Zhu's finger finally moved.
His withered eyelids slightly lifted to reveal a thin slit.
Jiang Yuechu lowered her eyes, looking at the struggling Python Demon in her hand.
Her voice was still calm.
"This Sovereign has slumbered for ten thousand years and only woke up today."
"Passing through this place, your junior took the initiative to welcome me. This Sovereign gave Face and personally visited."
"What an honor this is."
Her palm tightened slightly.
Blood seeped from between the gaps in the scales.
"AHHHH!!!!"
The shrill howl made the demons' blood run cold.
"As a result."
A hint of emotion finally appeared in Jiang Yuechu's tone.
"This Sovereign haven't even sat down."
"You worm jumped in front of me, baring your fangs and claws..."
Her fingers completely closed.
Pfft.
The Python Demon's facial bones were forcibly crushed.
Thick blood splashed onto the black robes, and the massive demonic body convulsed violently on the ground for several breaths.
Then.
Like a spine being pulled out, it slumped into a pile of dead meat.
The hall was deathly silent.
Jiang Yuechu let go.
She casually wiped the snake blood from her palm onto her hem.
From beginning to end.
Her expression did not change at all.
Juechen Demon Emperor stood blankly on the spot.
He had seen Jiang Yuechu's strength with his own eyes.
But seeing it once and seeing it twice were completely different levels of shock.
Last time, he had at least managed to exchange a few moves.
This time.
One hand.
Without even using any techniques, she had directly destroyed Azure Abyss's Physical Body...
Wang Ziyu was also dazed on the spot.
Just a moment ago, he was worried about how Jiang Yuechu would play the role of a Demon Emperor.
Worried that she didn't understand the way demons acted.
Now it seemed.
He had overthought it.
Why did this girl need any acting skills?
The tone she usually spoke with was like that, her attitude toward eyesores was like that, and her decisiveness in killing was like that.
What did demons emphasize in their actions?
Strength is respected, the weak are prey to the strong, and if you're not convinced, you fight.
Wasn't this her usual style all along?
She didn't need to deliberately play a Demon Emperor at all.
She only needed to...
Hold back a little.