595 Facing the Heroes of the Demon Race Alone 595 Facing the Heroes of the Demon Race Alone Moonlit Demon’s expression shifted slightly. She said, “Jiang Fan? It can’t be him, can it?”
If the one captured was indeed her “husband,” Jiang Fan…
With the disgrace Jiang Fan had brought upon the Demon Race—
He would undoubtedly die.
And if he died, how could Moonlit Demon possibly survive?
Spirit Sound said coolly,
“The Demon Emperor wouldn’t bring back just any Human Clan member named Jiang Fan.”
She raised her eyes and looked beyond the valley.
Softly, she said, “Very well, I’d like to see just who this Jiang Fan really is.”
“To force my woman to resort to using the Heart Connection Worm.”
“He must be quite extraordinary.”
She began walking forward slowly.
As she passed, flowers bloomed in full splendor,
Rainbows stretched across the sky, and birds crowded around in reverence.
A hundred miles away,
Countless tribal camps dotted the snowy plains like scattered stars across the night sky.
At the center, surrounded like the moon among the stars,
Stood a magnificent, resplendent palace complex, towering on the snowy plain.
The highest of them, the Demon Emperor Palace,
Reached directly into the clouds.
Standing atop it, one could issue commands to the Demon Race’s champions close at hand or survey the vast heavens and earth from afar.
As the Demon Emperor returned,
The Demon Kings, War Generals, and War Kings had all come to pay their respects.
“Welcome back, Demon Emperor! Welcome back, Consort Yunxia!”
Representing the mightiest power of the Demon Race, they all saluted with awe and reverence.
Only the Sea Charm Demon King
Felt an intense unease beneath her outward respect,
Because—
The Demon Emperor hadn’t just brought back Consort Yunxia.
The Demon Emperor had also brought back Jiang Fan!
Looking at Jiang Fan, standing off to one side with his hands and feet bound, the Sea Charm Demon King could hardly believe her own eyes.
Jiang Fan had actually been captured by the Demon Emperor.
Her heart lurched with anxiety.
“Rise.” The Demon Emperor sat high upon the throne, casting his gaze down upon the crowd.
“I have two matters to announce.”
“First, the Secret Realm exploration has failed. The legendary killing device cannot be activated, so prepare for direct war with the Human Clan.”
Consort Yunxia’s eyes glimmered with guilt.
Leading the Secret Realm exploration had been her assignment.
For it, she had taken more than two hundred drops of the Demon Emperor’s essence blood.
In the end, not only had she failed to find the legendary killing device, but she had barely escaped with her life.
The crowd wore expressions of regret.
The crushing defeat at Boundary Mountain had left them with a deep sense of humiliation.
And yet, they had still not launched a decisive battle to avenge their disgrace.
The reason lay in their need to await Consort Yunxia’s success.
Prior to all this, a Human Clan martial artist who had passed away within the Demon Race’s borderlands
Had left behind not only a beast skin scroll but also a handwritten note.
The note mentioned,
Within that Secret Realm lay a killing device left by the Dayang Clan of the Demon Race a thousand years ago.
Initially crafted to combat the Ancient Giants,
The Dayang Clan Demon Race had suffered catastrophic losses before they could ever wield it.