A day after they returned back to the Sect, Nie Li released an order to the bachelors of the Sect.
Because after the attack, Nangong Xianyin and Nie Li talked about the safety of the Heavenly Note Sect.
Since 4 Martial Ancestors were missing, the Demon God Sect would surely send a more powerful army towards the Heavenly Note Sect. If that happened, the Heavenly Note Sect would surely be destroyed without much resistance.
Nie Li then suggested about stationing their Disciples around the Heavenly Note Sect.
Nangong XIanyin immediately rejected it since his disciples would only be cannon fodders if they were attacked by many powerful Martial Ancestors.
Nie Li reassured her and said that his disciples would only guard against Dao of the Dragon Realm Experts of the Demon God's Sect. If the Demon God's sect did send a few martial ancestors over, then his Disciples should be able to protect the Sect for a certain amount of time since Nie Li would give them defensive arrays.
Nangong Xianyin was conflicted and was glancing at Hazuki sometimes. If only he could be tied to this Sect then safety would be no problem anymore! She reluctantly agreed and said that Nie Li must send at least 2 Martial Ancestors Realm Practitioners over.
After returning to the Divine Feather's Sect, Nie Li asked Lii Xingyun to convey his orders to the disciples. Though he was ashamed of announcing such a thing, Li Xingyun endured it and relayed the order. The order is about them being stationed in the Heavenly Note Sect in case they were attacked by the Demon God's Sect again. There was also a separate order to 'flirt' with the disciples of the Heavenly Noted Sect.
They must, at least, take away a disciple of the Heavenly Note Sect. If they couldn't even do that, then they would be expelled from the sect, never to be recruited again. But if they managed to bring back a girl, then they would be rewarded with 10 Sacred Elixirs, 30 if they could get two.
Everyone was puzzled at first, but afterward, they were enlightened. Sect Master Nie is so awesome!
Rumors says that every disciple of the Heavenly Note Sect was very beautiful, that's why the disciples of the Divine Feather's Sect were so overjoyed.
Ye Ziyun also confronted Nie Li because of this matter, but what she found stunned her. Nie Li and Ning'er were hugging each other while the latter was only in her undergarments.
Though she was not really angry, Ye Ziyun was still irritated since Nie Li is so hasty about that thing. It's still daytime for god's sake!
Afterwards, she then relayed her Master's message for Nie Li. "Sect Master Nangong found me to discuss some things with you. She's not in the position to come so she had me come speak on her behalf." Ye Ziyun said.
"Oh, what is it?" Nie Li's brows twitched as he squinted his eyes.
"Sect Master Nangong said that it isn't too appropriate for so many people of our Divine Feathers Sect to come to the Heavenly Note Sect," said Ye Ziyun. She had already thought of herself as a part of the Divine Feathers Sect.
After all, the entire Divine Feathers Sect was under Mu Chen's control and the Heavenly Note Sect was just a temporary residing place for them.
"Oh? What's improper about it?" Nie Li blinked as he asked.
"She said that the current Heavenly Note Sect has become… become…" Ye Ziyun's face flushed red.
"Become, what?" Nie Li chuckled.
"Become a matchmaking event… Every single member from the Divine Feathers Sect, they have indeed protected the Heavenly Note Sect. But secretly, it's in a mess…" When Ye Ziyun spoke till the end, she was simply too bashful to the point that she had clenched her teeth, "She told us to restrict those from our sects a little." It was about the chaos that happened in their sect after Nie Li stationed his disciples.
"A mess? What did they do?" Nie Li was stunned.
"Under your orders, if they do not find their… second half, then they can dream of returning back to the Divine Feathers Sect. Therefore, the disciples of the Divine Feathers Sect had gone all-out. There were over 20 found of climbing over walls and over 30 that were found in the rooms of the girls. This morning, we found that there are over 40 disciples pregnant but no matter how we questioned them, none of them was willing to say who the child belongs to." As Ye Ziyun spoke, she was simply too bashful to continue further.
"Huh..? Why is it too few..." Nie Li muttered. After a few seconds of thinking, he thought of a plausible possibility. It should be because of Hazuki!
After all, Hazuki is very attractive for them and he also saved their sect from destruction! Moreover, he also displayed his prowess by catching the Leaders of the army unharmed! After that, he also minimized the damage and casualties by healing everyone from the Heavenly Note Sect!
Those girls might still be dreaming of Hazuki till now! Even if they aren't hoping much to be Hazuki's women, then they must've still raised their threshold in picking their men! Nie Li shook his head, 'Looks like quite a number of the disciples would return empty-handed... I should lower the punishment since losing them would be a waste of the resources used in nurturing them.'
Nie Li decided to remove the 'expulsion from the sect' punishment. But he wouldn't say it until the last minute in order to make some of them desperate...
"Huh? What did you say?" Ye Ziyun asked.
"N-nothing..." Then Nie Li started his 'lengthy message' for the Sect Master of the Heavenly Note Sect.
"Since Sect Master Nangong has already said so, it's definitely impossible for us to retreat. The Divine Feathers Sect will do our best to protect the Heavenly Note Sect. As for those that were caught climbing over the walls, they're simply a bunch of trash. There are doors for them to walk and they actually chose to climb over the walls and were even caught. It's simply an issue with the teachings of our Divine Feathers Sect, I beg the Sect Master Nangong for forgiveness. But it's not much of an offense to climb over walls, just give them a few strokes as punishment. As for those hiding in the girls' houses, there might be some reason for them to do so. We will question them thoroughly and our Divine Feathers Sect will not let a disciple with improper hearts off easily, nor will we wrongly accuse them."
Hearing Nie Li's words, Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er choked on their laughter. Nie Li simply had a bunch of wicked ideas in his stomach, and hearing Nie Li's words, Sect Master Nangong would probably go insane. Nie Li was clearly trying to side with the disciples of his Divine Feathers Sect and Sect Master Nangong naturally couldn't fall out just because of this matter. Not to mention that the Heavenly Note Sect was weaker than the Divine Feathers Sect, to begin with. If they fell out with the Divine Feathers Sect, Sect Master Nangong was clear of the consequences.
"As for those pregnant female disciples of the Heavenly Note Sect, they're truly pitiful that they don't even know who the father of the child is. If the Heavenly Note Sect was so strict that they want to drive those disciples out, my Divine Feathers Sect will be kind and accept them. So I hope that Sect Master Nangong does not force them onto a path of no retreat." Nie Li pondered as he continued.
"Regarding this matter, a major issue is exposed, the defensive measures of the Heavenly Note Sect is too poor to the point that so many people can go in and out of their inner sects and even humiliate those female disciples. As the Sect Master of the Divine Feathers Sect, I feel indignant at the injustice just by hearing about this matter. I will send the disciples of the Divine Feathers Sect to help protect the Heavenly Note Sect, to let the disciples of the Divine Feathers Sect stay with the disciples of the Heavenly Note Sect. If anyone manages to enter into the inner section of the Heavenly Note Sect, I will hold them questionable."
As for Ye Zong, he snorted as he heard Nie Li's words. This brat is definitely a scoundrel! How could my Yun'er fall for this bad egg?!
Though he was thinking that way, Ye Zong couldn't help but raise the corner of his lips. Even he was amazed by Nie Li's cunningness and boldness.
After that, Nie Li declared. "Ziyun, Ning'er, call Duan Jian, Du Ze, and the rest. We're going back to the Tiny World.
Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er's faces revealed joy. Finally, we're going back to our hometown!
Ye Zong's face revealed melancholy as he started to reminisce about Glory City. 'Finally! I can finally return to my City!' Ye Zong thought that he doesn't belong to this Draconic Ruins Realm. To him, the only place he belongs to was Glory City. No other place can replace Glory City in his heart, it was the place where he met Ziyun's mother and it was the place he vowed to protect with his life.
"Father, we're going back! We can finally reunite with Grandpa Ye Mo!" Ye Ziyun immediately jumped on his father's embrace and said happily.
-----A few days later.-----
Hazuki and everyone from the Tiny World came to the Heavenly Note Sect. They are ready to return to Glory City and were just waiting for everyone to arrive.
There was also an addition to their group, and that is Long Yuyin. After seeing the image on Hazuki's camera, Ye Ziyun investigated Nie Li's relationship with her.
From the Rumors she was hearing, it seems that this Long Yuyin was a tigress but after receiving the result of the investigation, Ziyun felt compassion for Long Yuyin. How could Nie Li beat up a girl like her?! So Ye Ziyun decided to meet Long Yuyin.
They met secretly and conversed with each other. Through time, Ye Ziyun felt that Long Yuyin wasn't that bad and decided to put her under 'observation'. After all, Ye Ziyun just couldn't let a girl, who's 'wronged' by Nie Li alone. So she kept her close to her and decided to befriend her. Ning'er also doesn't have much to say against Long Yuyin and since then, the three of them were spotted together on a few occasions.
She was included in the group heading towards Heavenly Note Sect since Hazuki already said that he will take care of her transportation. Nie Li wouldn't refuse since Long Yuyin could assist them in some matters in the Tiny World.
All of them were currently seated in the main hall of the Heavenly Note Pavillion. The place was occupied by many people but the hall didn't even look cramped.
Hazuki currently sat on the corner of the hall but even so, he still attracted the attention of the female disciples around.
"That's Young Master Hazuki, right?! Kyaa, if only I could get him for myself..." A beautiful female disciple was lost in her thoughts as she conversed with her friends.
"Hah, it wouldn't be your turn since Young Master Hazuki must also be admired by numerous women!" The other woman said with a snort. But even so, she still admired Hazuki a lot and was attracted to him.
The Martial Ancestor realm practitioners of the Heavenly Note Sect were also seated around the room. That's because the representatives of the four other righteous sects are visiting the Heavenly Note Sect.
"Sect Master Xiu of the Phaseless Sect has arrived!" A clear voice resounded within the palace.
Everyone looked towards the entrance of the hall and saw a group of six-person walking over with a silver-grey robed old man in the lead. He had steady steps and the one that attracted the most attention was a man with a pair of dragon-shaped wings behind him and covered in gold as if he was forged out of gold.
It was naturally Duan Jian, who had went to the Phaseless Sect to cultivate. At this moment, Duan Jian was akin to a treasure blade with a sharp bearing all over him. He had an indifferent expression that made others feel a formless pressure.
"Who is this person? Why haven't we seen him before?" The female disciples of the Heavenly Note Sect looked over to guess his identity.
Duan Jian's bearing was too powerful, rivaling even Sect Master Xiu of the Phaseless Sect.
As Duan Jian walked, his eyes lit up when he saw Nie Li and immediately made his way towards Nie Li's direction.
Duan Jian stood before Nie Li, while Nie Li closed his eyes, feeling the aura coming from Duan Jian.
Everyone stared at them with a peculiar gaze and they tried to guess what is happening between them.
"Could the two of them have some grudges?" A female disciple guessed.
"Hard to tell, the two of them are absolute geniuses. So it's common for friction amongst them."
Suddenly, Nie Li opened his eyes and showed a satisfied smile, while Duan Jian cupped his hands together. "Master."
Hearing Duan Jian's words, everyone was dumbfounded.
"What did Duan Jian just say?" "He called Nie Li 'Master'?" Everyone, whether it be from the Phaseless Sect, Heavenly Note Sect, and Divine Feather's Sect, was all startled by Duan Jian's way of addressing Nie Li.
This peerless genius called Nie Li 'master'? How could they not be shocked! After all, Duan Jian's aura was as powerful as Martial Ancestors even though he's just a Dao of the Dragon Realm practitioner.
Why would someone like him, who's destined to be an overlord of the Draconic Ruins Realm, call Nie Li as such? Doubts arose in everyone's heart as they stared at both Nie Li and Duan Jian, expecting to hear an answer.
Suddenly, Nie Li smiled and said. "Not bad, you have already formed the Golden Dragon Physique. But it's still not as I have expected since you have not achieved the Indomitable Golden Physique. But it's more than enough to deal with ordinary Martial Ancestor Realm powerhouses. When your cultivation breaks through to the Martial Ancestor Realm, no one will be your match, not even a Pinnacle Martial Ancestor Realm."
"If it weren't for Master, Duan Jian wouldn't have such achievements today!" Duan Jian cupped his hands as he looked at Nie Li with absolute revere and respect. He doesn't know why, but Duan Jian could feel an innate pressure coming from Nie Li as if making him submit to him.
He could also slightly feel the faint ripples from Nie Li's aura and it felt similar to his own. He was shocked as he stared at his master with an even more respectful gaze.
Suddenly, Duan Jian turned his head and stared at the figure sitting on the corner of the hall.
'Who is he...? Why did I suddenly feel that tingling sensation from him? And his body... Even I couldn't sense how much power it contains!' Duan Jian grimly thought. Although he was very sensitive to danger, Duan Jian never felt scared of anyone. But in front of Hazuki's unfathomable power, even Duan Jian felt trepidation.
Nie Li followed his gaze and saw Hazuki sitting lazily. He was rocking his chair with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Hazuki gazed at them with a smile and waved.
"Master, who is he?" Duan Jian asked.
"Ah, can you remember the sliced mountain ranges in front of Glory City? He's the one who did that and he's also a part of our brotherhood. Don't be intimidated, Hazuki's not an enemy." Nie Li said.
"Understood." Duan Jian remained silent after responding. Since Hazuki is a friend of his master, Duan Jian has to treat him with respect.
"I wonder, what relationship does Sect Master Nie and Duan Jian have?" Nangong Xianyin suddenly asked. She couldn't contain her curiosity anymore since Duan Jian is definitely a peerless genius. Though he couldn't compare to Hazuki, Duan Jian is definitely someone destined to stand at the peak of the Draconic Ruins Realm.
"He and I are Servant and Master ever since being in the Tiny World. It's just that he was later accepted into the Phaseless Sect while I got into the Divine Feathers Sect!" Nie Li laughed as he looked at Sect Master Xiu of the Phaseless Sect. "Sect Master Xiu won't mind about this, right?"
"Naturally not." Sect Master Xiu embarrassedly smiled. How could be mind?
The Phaseless Sect had obtained quite a lot of benefits from Nie Li. Just those Sacred Elixirs alone enabled to Phaseless Sect to grow significantly. Even if he was unhappy and fearful that someone like Duan Jian was on Nie Li's side, he didn't dare to put them to words.
"Good, Sect Master Xiu is magnanimous." Nie Li laughed.
As he spoke, a slender and fair youth attracted his attention. That youth smiled while taking a sip of wine as he sat in a corner. His pale face had an unspeakable demonic charm and peculiar look on it.
Seeing that person, Nie Li's pupils narrowed. That person was naturally the Demon Lord who had entered he Phaseless Sect together with Duan Jian. Back in the Tiny World, he was the founder and leader of the Dark Guild that brought disasters upon Glory City.
Nie Li briefly hesitated before walking towards the direction of the Demon Lord. Even though Ye Zong was already resurrected, his grudge against the Demon Lord wasn't finished yet. How could he let go of this grudge just because the damage he caused was already fixed?
After seeing the Demon Lord, hatred rose in Ye Ziyun's heart. She wanted to charge right up. However, she was held back by Nie Li. Ye Zong was also enraged after seeing the Demon Lord, but he was more composed and didn't let anger take over his head.
"I never expected your cultivation to rise so much in such a short period of time." Nie Li said coldly. Ye Zong's revenge was absolutely irreconcilable.
"The Draconic Ruins Realm is truly a place with a swarm of experts with innumerable cultivation techniques. So it's not hard trying to be a powerhouse." The Demon Lord smiled as he continued, "Compared to the Tiny World, it's a completely different world."
"Also, I never expected you to have found the Spring of Life to revive Ye Zong." the Demon Lord said as he stared at Ye Zong beside Ye Ziyun.
Nie Li ignored the latter part of the Demon Lord's speech. He then said calmly, "Your cultivation is the Spirit-Devouring cultivation technique." Nie Li narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Demon Lord.
"Indeed, I never expect you to have seen through that." The cup in the Demon Lord's hand briefly paused before he returned to normal.
"The Spirit-Devouring cultivation technique can absorb the soul of Demon Beasts to raise one's cultivation in a short time, reaching a stunning height. However, this cultivation technique is extremely dangerous and you might explode if you're careless." Nie Li sneered, "The higher your cultivation, the more dangerous it will be. Now, I wonder what level have you reached in the Spirit-Devouring cultivation technique."
"You actually know so much, what a pity." The Demon Lord sighed.
"What's there to pity?" Nie Li's gaze flickered with a cold flash.
"It's a pity that you're my enemy, not my friend. If you're able to help me, it won't be difficult for the two of us to gain control of the Draconic Ruins Realm." The Demon Lord laughed out.
Hearing the Demon Lord's words, everyone in the hall showed displeased expressions.
"Who is he?" "What arrogance." Everyone looked to be angered by the Demon Lord's words.
Nie Li faintly smiled. "People who walk on different paths cannot make plans together, not to mention that we have an irreconcilable grudge between us."
"You're talking about Ye Zong?" The Demon Lord smiled as he continued, "Just a person from the Tiny World, is he worth such concern from you?"
"To me, he's a relative." Nie Li spoke coldly.
"What a pity, I actually don't want to fight with you. At least now since we have a common enemy. Who knows, we can even work together." An unusual light flickered in the Demon Lord's eyes.
Nie Li snorted disdainfully, "Common enemy? Why don't you emphasize about it?"
The Demon Lord stared at Nie Li for a long time before he slowly said, "The Sage Emperor."
Suddenly, a dignified voice resounded throughout the hall. "Don't tell me you're going to forgive him, Nie Li."
Everyone looked at Hazuki walking towards Nie Li and made way for him. They were also curious about this Young Man because they heard that he saved the Heavenly Note Sect from the Invasion of the Demon God's Sect.
The Demon Lord looked at Hazuki with a cold gaze. Even though Hazuki feels unfathomable for him, he's the Demon Lord. His thoughts were: Sooner or Later, everyone would bow to me, even the Sage Emperor. What is the use of being a peerless Martial Ancestor? The real peak of the world is much more than that!
The Demon Lord was thinking that Hazuki was only a peak Martial Ancestor. The latter's aura was concealed and he couldn't gauge his cultivation freely but the Demon Lord knew how it feels to face a Deity-ranked practitioner. And he couldn't feel that feeling from Hazuki, that meant that he was just a very powerful Martial Ancestor who couldn't break through the Deity-realm.
Nie Li looked at Hazuki blankly. Hazuki gave him things and most of them are something he wouldn't be able to repay. Reviving Ye Zong, giving them peerless inheritances that can be used as a trump card against the Sage Emperor, and more importantly, he was watching over them and he could feel that Hazuki wouldn't let something happen to them.
Even though he's angry at the Demon Lord, Nie Li knew that the Demon Lord wasn't his true opponent, his only true opponent is the Sage Emperor. In order to defeat the Sage Emperor, Nie Li took every powerful treasure and gathered the peak experts in his previous life. Even though he hasn't heard of the Demon Lord in his past life, he will definitely grow into a powerful existence since he is one of the six reincarnated masters, like the Ancestral Master Daozang.
For the bigger picture, Nie Li shouldn't let his personal grudges to interfere with the safety of the whole realm.
"Hazuki, you have to understand me. This isn't just because I am forgiving him, this matter concerns the safety of the whole Draconic Ruins Realm. If he can really assist me in defeating the Sage Emperor, then I would gladly cooperate." Nie Li said with a downcast expression. This is a hard decision for him since Nie Li personally saw the Demon Lord Killing his father-in-law.
Even though he was already equipped with various treasures and knowledge about the future happenings, Nie Li still wasn't sure about defeating the Sage Emperor.
Although the inheritance Hazuki gave was very powerful, its power is still premature. Nie Li knows that the inheritance can grow into a terrifying weapon in the future, but that is still in the future. He wasn't sure when will the Sage Emperor strike and it's for the best if he can gather a bunch of powerful experts to resist the Sage Emperor when the time comes.
Of course, Nie Li also knew that Hazuki was always there. But he thought that he mustn't rely on him anymore since the latter already gave him so many things.
Hazuki looked at the troubled Nie Li and sighed. "Nie Li, you are righteous and you know self-sacrifice. All that you are doing is for the greater good of the entire Draconic Ruins Realm but I didn't expect that you'd just take a grievance like this lying down. I may be right about supporting you because of your righteousness but I must be wrong about that part of you. You are too obsessed with defeating the Sage Emperor and you must be forgetting that this new chance you received is a separate situation. This is a new life and new occurrences will happen. You are not completely hopeless against the Sage Emperor even without the Demon Lord but it seems like you have already decided on the path you will take."
"Nie Li, I'll ask you one last question. You must answer me with only the absolute truth, even if you lie, I will still be able to know about it so you must think twice before answering with a lie." Hazuki said.
Nie Li's face revealed a complicated look as he faced Hazuki.
"Will you stop me if I want to kill this Demon Lord, or defend him and try to gain his cooperation?" Hazuki said.
The Demon Lord's gaze turned incredibly cold and killing intent emanated from his body. Even Sect Master Xiu walked and stood beside the Demon Lord. He definitely wouldn't let his disciple get killed in front of him.
Nie Li looked at Hazuki with a bitter smile. 'Ah... I'm so foolish. Hazuki is making me choose, the Demon Lord or him... Heh, the Demon Lord definitely wouldn't be able to measure up to Hazuki.' He also felt a pang of regret wash over him as he felt that he will lose something here.
"Of course, I wouldn't. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to defend against you." Nie Li answered.
"Good, it looks like you are still right on the head. But from now on, you will very rarely receive my help again. I will only spectate from the side and I will not meddle in your matters anymore. The only thing I'll do is to make sure that Glory City is safe, your safety doesn't concern me anymore." Hazuki said. This will be the last matter he will handle these types of matters voluntarily.
If something unfortunate happens in the future, then he might move again but he definitely wouldn't bother with them for a while.
Nie Li smiled bitterly as he thought. 'I knew it. Sh*t, I'm so idiotic! I lost my biggest trump card because of my pride!' He doesn't want to let Hazuki clean up the mess for him that's why he's trying not to rely on him.
"I understand, and I'm sorry. Thank you for securing the safety of Glory City for us." Nie Li bowed towards Hazuki and continued saying. "Watch me defeat the Sage Emperor on my own!"
Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er looked downcast as they lost Hazuki's support. That's because they recognize the support that Hazuki gave them and knew that he's continuously protecting their lives. Their journey will be harder now since he lost their strongest support.
Suddenly, Hazuki appeared in front of the Demon Lord. The Demon Lord and Sect Master Xiu couldn't even react as Hazuki grasped the former's neck.
*Bang* Hazuki then shot up and destroyed the ceiling. Everyone inside the Hall immediately followed the two of them and flew up.
The Demon Lord was struggling in Hazuki's grasp. Slowly, his figure was enlargening and his figure turned into a 5 meter large, scaled beast. The Demon Lord's whole body was covered with ominous dark scales. He transformed into his Demon Spirit named, Dark Hellfire Dragon.
While in that state, the Demon Lord could generate spikes from his back, chest, knuckles, knees, and feet. He can also create blasts with the Hellfire attribute, causing immense pain through the soul of the target.
His eyes were red and he was growling like a beast from hell as he struggled from Hazuki's grasp.
"You b*stard...! Release me...!" The Demon Lord tried his best to escape Hazuki's grasp. His knuckles were covered with sharp spikes that are emitting dark energy.
*Bang* He punched towards Hazuki, but it was too weak and Hazuki's clothes were only torn a little bit.
*Bang* *Bang* He repeated his actions, trying to injure Hazuki.
"Release my disciple!" Sect Master Xiu unsheathed his sword and attacked Hazuki's back with it.
*Bang* The sword struck Hazuki's shoulders, but it didn't move a single bit after that. Sect Master Xiu felt like he struck a hard metal as his sword clashed against Hazuki's shoulder.
Sect Master Xiu appeared behind Hazuki once again and hacked his sword downwards. But before his sword could touch Hazuki, the latter suddenly exploded with power.
*Boom!* Powerful energy swept throughout the surroundings. With just his aura alone, Hazuki released a wind pressure powerful enough to blow away a Sect Master level Demon Spiritualist.
The buildings below weren't spared either and some of them collapsed after Hazuki released his aura.
Everyone was shocked as they stared at the figure above. 'What is that?!'
The Demon Lord suddenly opened his mouth and Heavenly energy gathered on his mouth.
*Boom* The Demon Lord fired it towards Hazuki's face, but the beam dissipated the moment it touched Hazuki's face.
'What..?! Who the h*ell is this bastard!!' The Demon Lord felt the grip on his neck getting tighter.
"Let.. me.. go! I'll give.. you everything I have...!" He finally succumbed to fear and tried to negotiate with Hazuki.
Hazuki looked at the Demon Lord coldly and said. "Do you think you have anything so valuable that will be able to attract my eyes? I can just kill you and take everything from you afterward. Moreover, I wouldn't spare you because you have an aura around you that screams murder. You have taken the lives of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people and your hands are dyed with their blood."
The Demon Lord lost all hope in negotiation and tried to escape. An orb suddenly appeared on his hand and he slammed it on Hazuki's body, shattering in the process. Suddenly, a mist escaped from the orb and tried to enter Hazuki's head through his nose, ears, and mouth.
As the mist approached him, Hazuki could feel that it's trying to rob his consciousness. It is suppressing his consciousness, trying to put him into slumber.
Of course, It's no use against Hazuki since it was a low-leveled trick attack from a Dao of the Dragon realm practitioner. Martial Ancestors might get affected by this but Hazuki will definitely not get affected by that weak mist.
Hazuki directly erased the mist with his Yin-Yang release. Then he brought out the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword, letting the inhabitants of this place gaze at its might.
As soon as the sword came out, intense disturbance happened in the surroundings. Everyone could feel the restless Heavenly Energy and felt that it was trying to get away from Hazuki.
The Heaven Punishing Ancestral sword was surrounded by a reddish glow, probably a result of powering it with God Ki.
Everyone stared at the Sword with fear since they could feel intense heat coming from it. The heat was so intense that even they were forced to defend themselves with protective energy using Heavenly Energy. But even so, they could still feel a burning sensation that is slowly starting to intensify.
Everybody immediately retreated away from the area and looked at Hazuki with fear. How could his sword be that powerful?!
Even Nie Li was stunned as he stared at the sword within Hazuki's hand. If his Thunder God's Meteorite Sword could generate Heavenly Lightning, then this sword's energy feels like a Heavenly Body, the sun to be precise.
The Demon Lord looked at the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword with fear. 'I must escape here no matter what...!'
Suddenly, the body of the Dark Hellfire Dragon inflated and intense fluctuation of Heavenly Energy surrounded him.
Everyone around immediately knew what the Demon Lord is doing. 'He's trying to drag Young Master Hazuki with him by Self-detonating!!'
"Young Master Hazuki, get away from there! He's trying to self-destruct!" Nangong Xianyin shouted with a tinge of worry.
Hazuki ignored their shouts and looked at the Demon Lord with a smirk. "You look really desperate, Demon Lord. To think that you would discard this body in order to escape. Ha, I admire your attachment to life."
The Demon Lord ignored Hazuki's words and activated his life-saving artifacts.
*Boom!* A huge explosion covered the atmosphere and Hazuki's figure was enveloped by it too.
A light orb suddenly streaked across the skies and tried to flee away from the area.
Nie Li gritted his teeth as he saw that orb of light. It was the same situation as before when the Demon Lord fled with only his soul.
Nie Li manifested the wings made of law on his back. A dark-colored wing and a white-colored one sprouted from his back and it increased Nie Li's flight speed by at least ten-fold.
*Boom!* A sonic boom resounded in the air as Nie Li chased after that streak of light containing the Demon Lord's soul.
Suddenly, a violet-colored chain shot out from the smoke and chased after the soul of the Demon Lord.
It was so fast that it even overtook Nie Li's figure and left him in the dust.
In just a few seconds, the chains wrapped around the Demon Lord's soul and bound it tightly.
"Arrggh!! Let.. me.. go!!" A low, grating sound full of anguish sounded from the orb.
Hazuki stared at the soul on his grasp and sliced it from below with the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword.
*Whoosh* The chains surrounding the soul were immediately sliced and the Demon Lord's soul definitely wouldn't be spared.
Intense light and Yang energy cleaved the skies and the Demon Lord's soul was immediately burned to ashes.
The Demon Lord's soul was no different than a devil because of the sins he committed. The Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword, which is the bane of the devils, will definitely incinerate his soul into oblivion.
Everyone around could feel the intense heat the Sword generated with just a simple swing. It was so powerful that it even cleaved the skies above them and they couldn't see the end of it.
'So powerful!' Was the only thought everyone currently has. They stared at the figure standing in the skies with admiration and a trace of fear.
Admiration because of his powerful abilities and fear because of the immense power he held. If someday he decided to rule over the Draconic Ruins Realm, then they would definitely not be able to resist.
After killing the Demon Lord, Hazuki descended together with Nie Li.
He already secured the interspatial ring of the Demon Lord earlier before he could even self-destruct. He created a barrier around it with his Ki.
Hazuki threw the Interspatial Ring towards Nie Li and said. "Take that, I don't have any interest in those things since those are practically useless for me."
Nie Li caught the ring and smiled. "Thanks, Hazuki."
Hazuki created a portal beside him and said for the last time. "I'm going now, I will be waiting for you all there at Glory City. At first, I'm already planning on letting you enter through this portal too but I already changed my mind. You can break that seal on the Tiny World or whatever, I don't care anymore."
Nie Li just smiled since it's all fine for him. Although breaking open the seal on the Tiny World has many disadvantages such as, the Tiny World will be completely vulnerable to the Sage Emperor and his Servants, other people from different realms would be able to enter too, But it still has many benefits. Breaking the seal would allow Nie Li and Yu Yan to sense the location of the remaining pages of the Temporal Demon Spirit Book.
Breaking open the seal on the Tiny World for the book is very worth it since it might have the record on how to break the Seal placed by the Sage Emperor on Space-Time. Also, if he could gather the remaining pages, he could cultivate inside the Temporal Pages for a few hundred years. If all his plan goes smoothly, once he gets out of the Temporal Pages, he would already be a Deity-ranked practitioner. He could even reach the Emperor level if he's lucky.
Moreover, he might be able to place the seal back on the Tiny World through the records imprinted inside the book. After all, the book was so bizarre and powerful that it can reverse time-space. The Sage Emperor's Heavenly Dao Inscription Array of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths' seal on space-time also came from the 3 pages of the Temporal Demon Spirit Book.
Hazuki's body suddenly peeked outside of the Portal and said. "Sect Master Xiu, you won't bear a grudge against me because of this, right?"
Although he was enraged, Sect Master Xiu could only grit his teeth and bear this humiliation. "I-I wouldn't dare to, Young Master Hazuki. If we're done here, then please excuse me." Then he flew away followed by the disciples of his sect.
"Someone is waiting for you in Glory City so don't be late, Nie Li brat." After that, Hazuki totally entered the portal and it also dissipated after a few seconds.