After dealing with the cultivators, Liu Xiaoxiao immediately returned to Chu Yang's side, grabbed him, and frantically started to flee.
"Hurry up, if we're any later, father will catch up!"
Her heart was in a panic, not daring to delay for even a moment.
They hadn't escaped far when their steps came to a halt.
In front of them, a terrifying crack appeared in the void, with chaotic energy surging out and pouring into the outside world.
At this moment, a man dressed in a black robe, hands clasped behind his back, slowly emerged from the crack in the void.
He stood before the two of them.
This man had an extremely sharp gaze, looking very handsome, but his expression was full of desolation and loneliness, an innate trait that moved everyone who saw him.
However, there was an intense rage burning in the man's eyes.
This man was none other than Liu Changsheng, the leader of the demonic cult, revered by the world as the Demon Emperor.
Liu Changsheng's face was extremely grim at this moment. He looked at Chu Yang with great anger, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and the thought of obliterating this man had already taken root in his heart.
Then his gaze fell on the young girl beside him. He scolded angrily, "Xiaoxiao, do you know what you're doing?"
His anger was understandable. If Chu Yang were to escape, once the Supreme Demon Elder emerged from seclusion, only death would await him and his daughter!
In an instant, the goodwill and admiration Liu Changsheng once felt for Chu Yang vanished entirely.
Especially seeing the intimate behavior between the two, his anger intensified.
In his eyes, Chu Yang had obviously deceived his daughter with sweet words.
Then, when he saw the bloody wounds on Liu Xiaoxiao's hands, his killing intent materialized, and an immense pressure erupted from him, spreading like a tsunami.
Despite Liu Changsheng's fury, Liu Xiaoxiao remained unfazed.
She stood firm, stepping in front of Chu Yang, and said, "Father, you know my temperament."
"Once I've decided on something, not even you can stop me!"
Her words and actions showed her determination to protect Chu Yang.
But Liu Changsheng, as a Demon Emperor, couldn't just watch his daughter go astray. He coldly snorted, "This matter is not up to your whims!"
At that moment, Liu Xiaoxiao saw an unprecedented seriousness and sternness on her father's face.
He raised his hand, and boundless murderous intent erupted from the heavens and earth, covering the sky with countless dark clouds.
A massive black hand appeared from the horizon, exuding terrifying pressure.
The black hand reached for Chu Yang, clearly intending to crush him to death!
Liu Xiaoxiao, however, remained resolute. She calmly said, "Father, I told you, even you cannot stop my decision."
With that, she channeled a mysterious aura from her body into Chu Yang through their linked palms, merging her soul with his.
She knew her own strength couldn't possibly stop Liu Changsheng, so she had to resort to this desperate measure.
A mouthful of blood sprayed from her mouth, making her already pale face even paler, devoid of any color.
Seeing this, Liu Changsheng was shocked. He never expected his daughter to be so determined.
To protect Chu Yang, she didn't hesitate to merge her soul with his.
Such a soul-binding technique was extremely defiant of the natural order.
Once performed, it could never be undone.
This meant Liu Xiaoxiao was now completely bound to Chu Yang.
If Chu Yang died, her soul would shatter instantly, dying on the spot.
Liu Changsheng trembled in fear, hurriedly stopping his actions.
His face turned terribly grim as he roared at Liu Xiaoxiao, "Liu Xiaoxiao, do you know what you've done?"
An immense surge of energy boiled within him, like a mountain collapsing and the sea roaring, creating a terrifying commotion.
This showed just how furious Liu Changsheng was.
But Liu Xiaoxiao didn't care. She gazed deeply at Chu Yang and smiled beautifully, "Father, my soul is now bound to his. If he dies, I will also perish."
"Do you still want to kill him?"
Liu Changsheng remained silent, glaring at Chu Yang, his thoughts unreadable.
Outside the Heavenly Emperor's realm, the cultivators watching this scene showed expressions of shock, much like Liu Changsheng.
They never imagined that Liu Xiaoxiao would actually dare to do this, that she would truly go to such lengths!
Soul Bonding!
Typically, this kind of soul connection is quite useless, hardly of any practical use.
If you link your soul to someone else's body, once that person dies, you will also die.
However, if you die, the person you are bound to will not be affected at all.
What a useless technique, right? But Liu Xiaoxiao chose this moment to perform such a mystical art!
Once you entrust your soul to someone, if the Emperor really wanted to kill Liu Xiaoxiao later on, he could easily shatter her soul with just a thought.
All the cultivators were extremely surprised. They couldn't believe that Liu Xiaoxiao would go to such lengths for the Emperor.
If the previous Empresses had felt indebted to or misunderstood the Emperor, Liu Xiaoxiao was completely different. From the moment she met the Emperor, she had been giving without expecting anything in return.
Even when the Emperor personally killed her father, she never sought revenge and continued to show her preference for him.
The previous Empresses had wronged the Emperor, but Liu Xiaoxiao owed him nothing. Instead, it was the Emperor who owed her a great deal.
Some cultivators, seeing Liu Xiaoxiao's willingness to bind her soul to the Emperor and help him, were filled with anger.
The Emperor is truly heartless!
Despite everything Liu Xiaoxiao had done, she had never managed to win his heart.
Moreover, he had killed Liu Xiaoxiao's father.
How cruel must one be to do such a thing?
At this moment, everyone was filled with disgust for the Emperor!
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