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Chu Yang summoned Fengdu and Tianque, wielding two flying swords that traversed every corner of the mountains. Wherever the flying swords went, they could always cleave narrow spatial rifts.
Searching for the location of the Demon Kingdom in this way might cause some unnecessary trouble, but he couldn't care less about that now.
Although the method was crude, it was very effective. Before long, Chu Yang noticed the unusual location.
Deep in the mountains, there stands a dilapidated ancient temple, inside which is enshrined a faceless statue. Upon closer inspection, one can faintly hear the wailing and howling of ghosts.
Sunlight streamed through the broken roof, but it couldn't dispel the gloom of the ancient temple; something seemed to be twisting and turning in the corner.
"With such severe spatial distortion, the entrance to the Demon Kingdom should be here, but..."
Chu Yang looked around and murmured, "This ancient temple seems to be some kind of sealing method. Was the entrance to the Demon Kingdom sealed by someone?"
"Who did it?"
A strange feeling rose in Chu Yang's heart.
He shook his head. Standing outside and thinking about it was pointless; he might as well go in and find out.
He then stepped into the ancient temple.
The inside and outside of the ancient temple seem like two different worlds. The moment you step inside, all the light disappears, leaving only pitch black.
That darkness was not just visual; it was as if all five senses were rendered useless, and the surroundings seemed to be in a state of absolute silence.
"Pretend to be a ghost."
Chu Yang opened his palm, and a blinding burst of lightning suddenly erupted, with electric snakes slithering through every corner of the ancient temple.
Strange figures and an extremely foul aura appeared.
"demon!"
The power of the Five Elements of Chaos swept outwards with Chu Yang's punch, one punch with five moves, the power of the five elements of wind, fire, thunder, earth and water piercing through the surrounding shadows.
The ancient temple trembled!
A sharp, mournful cry rang out, and one after another, the demonic figures in the darkness exploded. A few breaths later, everything returned to nothingness.
The foul smell did not lessen; on the contrary, it seemed to intensify.
After the demons died, the ancient temple finally brightened a bit. Chu Yang looked up at the faceless statue, where a distorted vortex appeared in the center.
"The entrance to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons..."
Chu Yang pondered for a moment, then walked into the vortex.
A familiar feeling of weightlessness washed over me; it's a sensation I often experience when traversing space.
Upon landing, Chu Yang felt somewhat lost. As far as the eye could see, there was no sign of a kingdom, only a gloomy and ghostly place.
It felt like I had entered the underworld.
The sky and earth were gray and gloomy, the buildings were dilapidated, and in the howling wind, many broken tools rolled past Chu Yang's feet.
Chu Yang picked it up and examined it closely; some of the artifacts were inscribed with the script of the demon race.
This is indeed the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons...
But why is the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons in this state?
"With the country destroyed like this, it's no wonder that the demon race has fled en masse, abandoning their ancestral land. The calamity of demons is truly terrifying."
Where did the demons come from, where did they erupt from, and when did they begin? There is absolutely no record of them in the history of the Ming Dynasty; it's as if they suddenly appeared one day.
The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons was eerily silent, devoid of any signs of life; all that could be seen was a hazy grayness, like an old black-and-white photograph.
Suddenly, a sound came from the end of the street—a thirsty and rapid breathing sound!
Before long, a strangely shaped demon rushed out, heading straight for Chu Yang, and let out an excited howl.
It seemed as if it hadn't seen any living creature in a long time.
Its intense excitement made it want nothing more than to tear apart everything it saw!
Moreover, greedy gazes emanated from the ruins, landing on you as if you were being coiled by a slippery, damp venomous snake.
In the dead Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, only demons remained, and these demons were transformed from a large number of demons.
One demon after another appeared on this street, and even the air had an indescribable smell.
The wind is blowing even harder...
suddenly!
A dazzling light shone between heaven and earth.
The sun and moon rise.
It illuminated the dimly lit Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons.
Two flying swords hovered around Chu Yang, slaying demons with overwhelming force. The filthy power could not affect Fengdu or Tianque.
Chu Yang strolled through the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, with the corpses of demons piled up like mountains behind him.
"Where did the demon outbreak originate? And where is the so-called 'Demon King' of the demon race?"
"Whether it's death or demonization, there should be some trace left behind."
Aside from demons, Chu Yang saw nothing else in this place.
Where is the palace?
The entire Wan Yao Kingdom was reduced to ruins, making it difficult to locate the imperial palace.
Chu Yang could only move closer to the place with the most foul aura. His intuition told him that this was the imperial palace, where the demon race's supreme ruler resided.
I do not know how long it has been.
A large mountain appeared before us.
The mountain is shaped like a dragon's head, and its interior is hollow, requiring entry through the dragon's mouth.
"The answer is inside."
Chu Yang walked in. Along the way, there were murals carved on the stone walls on both sides, which seemed to tell the story of the origin of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons.
Twelve Demon Kings... Three Demon Emperors...
The murals depict their situation before the world changed, and also tell us when they developed intelligence and when they cultivated themselves to their current state.
For the demon race, this may be an inspiring story of growth, but for the human race, it is a history of blood and tears for countless innocent people.
Every demon king is born by stepping over mountains of corpses and seas of blood of the human race.
The murals trace back further and further to the section on the ruler of the demon race.
In the very beginning, there was a little flower with a spirit, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth under the moonlight.
Its growth was not aided by the blood and tears of humankind; it simply bloomed quietly between heaven and earth.
The mural ends abruptly here.
Chu Yang also arrived at the deepest part of the palace, a very wide platform.
The surrounding area was piled high with the corpses of demons, some of whom had only recently died. In the very center, where the corpses were the most numerous, a stunningly beautiful flower bloomed.
One side of the flower is the human world, while the other side is an endless hell.
This is...
Lord of the Demon Race!
"who is it?"
A gentle female voice reached Chu Yang's ears; the voice was weak and trembled with pain.
"So you are the Demon Emperor?"
As he spoke, Chu Yang strode over, his two swords flying alongside him, sweeping away the surrounding demon corpses. In no time, the entire platform was clean.
"The Demon Emperor?"
“Those little guys do call me that, but I don’t think of myself as an emperor. I’m just a flower.”
The flower's voice was ethereal, and she seemed a little relieved after the demon's corpse disappeared.
"The so-called ruler of the demon race can't even transform into human form?"
Chu Yang stood before the flower, his hands behind his back, coldly gazing at it.
It's a very ordinary flower, with nothing particularly striking about its appearance. You wouldn't even glance at it if you passed by, and you could easily step on it and kill it.
It was just an ordinary flower.
"I could before, but not now. All my power is used to maintain the balance between the human world and the underworld..."
The flower said, trembling.
Hades?
Chu Yang's heart stirred slightly.
"Are you human?"
The flower asked curiously, "How did you get here?"
Chu Yang replied calmly, "Naturally, I walked in."