Master of the Demon Emperor

Chapter 44 Talent

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Su Yie expertly extracted the Demon Core of King Aisha, and other monsters also began searching for Demon Cores to hand over to him.

"From now on, for the demons you kill yourselves, just split half of the resources with this king,"

Su Yie declared aloud, causing the monsters to cheer.

If it were any other Demon King, they would take it all directly, only to distribute a tiny portion to their subordinates afterward. This was the first time they encountered a Demon King as generous as Su Yie.

What was key was that Su Yie was very strong. Following such a Great Demon, they would advance irresistibly and be invincible.

For a moment, besides reverence, the monsters felt an added sense of gratitude towards Su Yie.

"You lot better tidy up quickly, and from now on, serve the Great King well; don't always wait for the Great King to take action!"

The Purple Back Bear King shouted loudly, his face filled with an excited smile.

Following Su Yie was indeed the right decision!

Other Shape-Shifting Great Demons also revealed smiles, including the normally reticent Chi Tianyi.

Nan Xiaopao also began to search for Demon Cores for Su Yie, not at all disdained by the filth of the corpses.

Meanwhile, far away on the other side, Xiwan City was approached by a powerful force, none other than the Orthodox Sect, Qingyi Sect.

Leading them was Elder Ye Zhonggang, whose strength was even greater than that of Kuang Chu'e. Within the Seven Dynasties, there were no more than the count of one's fingers' worth of people who could contend with him.

"What a sin."

Ye Zhonggang stood atop his Flying Sword, looking down at Xiwan City with a face showing pity.

He appeared to be in his early thirties, dressed in a green robe. Although his features were unremarkable, his eyes were sharp, and every movement he made exuded the authority of a superior.

Thousands of Qingyi Sect disciples followed behind him, all flying on swords, creating a spectacular sight.

"We are the Orthodox Sect, Qingyi Sect. From today onwards, we will shelter you. You will no longer be slaughtered by demons, and we will not enslave you. Treat us as if we were a subordinate town; those with talent may join Qingyi Sect and seek the path of immortality!"

Ye Zhonggang's voice spread throughout the city, prompting cheers from all the citizens.

Ever since the dissolution of Xiwan City, the people who stayed were all living in fear, dreading the arrival of more bad news.

Finally, they had waited for their savior.

"I wonder if that Half-Demon is here."

Ye Zhonggang thought to himself. With the continual wars happening in Xiwan City recently, Su Yie's reputation had swelled immensely. Although he did not take the Black Scaled King or Kuang Chu'e seriously, he was still very interested in Su Yie.

If he could be subjugated, that would be best.

Even Orthodox Sects made use of Demon Beasts as mounts or to protect their sect as Divine Beasts.

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In the afternoon of the same day, they arrived at a desert, with wind and sand filling the air and the howling wind sounding like the shrieks of ferocious ghosts.

The Purple Back Bear King was at the forefront, his gaze vigilant, fearing another surprise attack.

"Spread out and walk, don't be farther apart than ten paces to avoid losing your way,"

ordered the Wild Elephant Kui. He saw the increasing sandstorm ahead and knew they had to spread out; otherwise, they would be sitting ducks if attacked.

The monsters scattered, sparsely occupying an area of a thousand meters, marching forward in a grand procession.

As they moved deeper into the desert, the sandstorm quickly dissipated, an eerie occurrence.

"Stop!"

The Purple Back Bear King suddenly shouted, and all demons looked in the direction he was gazing to see a figure appear on the horizon, walking slowly toward them.

The demons immediately became alert, and those who hadn't taken on human form started to bare their teeth and growl softly, trying to scare the newcomer away.

Su Yie squinted his eyes because he couldn't sense any Demon Qi from the figure.

This meant the figure was either very weak or stronger than him.

It was very likely the latter.

Upon closer inspection, the newcomer was a man in black clothes, wearing a bamboo hat that concealed his face, and carrying a knife in his right hand, the blade dripping with blood.

He seemed not to notice the thousands of demons in front of him and kept walking on his own.

Su Yie stepped in front of the Purple Back Bear King and watched the man calmly.

Soon, the man in black stopped fifty meters in front of them.

"Which way to the Land of Qiling?"

the man in black asked. Upon hearing this, the demons immediately tensed up, as most of them originated from the Land of Qiling.

Su Yie raised an eyebrow, pointing in the direction away from the Land of Qiling, "Just keep walking that way, and you'll get there."

The monsters felt ashamed, wondering why their seemingly cool and ruthless king was being so sly?

The man in black immediately turned around and headed in the direction Su Yie had pointed.

But after taking only a couple of steps, he stopped again.

"You have Sword Qi about you. Are you a swordsman?"

the man in black turned his head and asked Su Yie, while the knife in his right hand started vibrating.

Su Yie raised an eyebrow, "What if I am?"

"Fight with me. I am Blade Demon Luo Zhenhai, sworn to defeat all swordsmen in the world. I heard that Xia Tianyi appeared in the Land of Qiling and even slew the Bat Empress, so I went there. Your strength is not bad, fight with me, just to a point,"

the man in black responded, and with those words, he walked toward Su Yie, knife in hand.