Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The experts within Blood Demon Ridge regained their senses and hurriedly opened a gap in the formation barrier.

The moment Shu Yuan and the others followed Jun Wu Xie and the group in, the experts from the Dayuan Clan hastily closed the barrier and rushed to greet them.

Each of them had pale faces and looked exhausted. Their pupils, already blood-colored, were now filled with bloodshot veins, resembling shattered blood-colored glass beads, making them look quite eerie.

"Thank heavens, Clan Emperor, you've finally returned safely! We thought you had…"

They recalled the events of the past few days when the Dark Legion suddenly appeared and charged towards Blood Demon Ridge. They were truly desperate, believing that the entire Dayuan Clan and the entire continent were finished.

Although they could temporarily hold their ground, it was not sustainable. They would eventually be unable to withstand the onslaught and would be breached by the terrifying Dark Undead Legion. At that time, the entire continent would be barren.

"You've all worked hard these past few days."

Shu Yuan knew how difficult it had been for them to persevere until now.

Putting aside everything else, just being able to maintain the formation barrier under the impact of such dark aura was already extremely commendable.

They had pushed their willpower to the limit, even beyond the limit, to achieve this.

Fortunately, Blood Demon Ridge had a formation.

It was the formation barrier that isolated most of the impact from the dark aura. Otherwise, the experts of their Dayuan Clan would definitely not have been able to withstand it and would have collapsed long ago.

"You should all come and kneel before Lord Monarch!

Lord Monarch protected us and fought his way out. He is divinely valiant!

Lord Monarch also solved the problems plaguing me and the others!

In the near future, Lord Monarch will solve the problems that plague everyone in our Dayuan Clan!

The curse that has tormented our Dayuan Clan for generations is about to leave us!"

"What?"

The experts of the Dayuan Clan within Blood Demon Ridge were stunned, hardly daring to believe their ears.

If these words had not come from the Clan Emperor's mouth, they would not have believed it and would have found the statement laughable, like a pipe dream.

The clan's problem was something that had been impossible to solve for generations. This journey deep into the forest was to obtain the innate source of wood in an attempt to solve the problem.

Now, listening to the Clan Emperor's words, it seemed that the innate source of wood was not used to solve their problem, but rather this remarkable young man had used other means.

This was truly unbelievable!

They had to know that the problem in their bloodline was something that even their ancestors could not solve back then.

How powerful were the ancestors back then? They were experts above the Divine Realm.

"What are you all still standing there for?"

Seeing them in a daze, Shu Yuan's voice turned slightly cold, and the Clan Emperor's aura instantly permeated the air.

"We, the direct descendants of the Dayuan Clan, pay respects to Lord Monarch!"

Those experts immediately trembled and hurriedly came before Jun Wu Xie, kneeling respectfully.

"Rise."

Jun Wu Xie waved his hand casually, and blood energy lifted them up.

They were all shocked. Just how strong was this young man whom the Clan Emperor wanted them to address as Lord Monarch?

With just a wave of his hand, he made them feel irresistible, lifting them up from the ground.

"Shu Yuan, you all should stabilize the barrier first and guard Blood Demon Ridge."

After Jun Wu Xie finished speaking, he sat down directly on the city wall. The aura on his body instantly plummeted, his face turned pale, and blood even trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Immediately, everyone present could feel that his aura had become extremely weak and listless.

In this state, not to mention comparing him to his state of sublimation, even compared to his ordinary state before sublimation, there was a huge difference.

"Lord Monarch, is your body alright?"

Shu Yuan stepped forward to inquire, her moth-like eyebrows furrowed slightly, with a hint of worry between her brows.

Remembering his bravery in sweeping across the desolate lands with the Dark Undead Army these past few days, and then looking at his current appearance, she could imagine that he must have used a forbidden technique with a great price.

To what extent would his body suffer from the backlash after using such a forbidden technique?

She worried that it would take a long time for Lord Monarch to recover to his peak state.

Although Blood Demon Ridge had a barrier, and there was only one canyon, the dark creatures could not sweep across the continent through other paths.

But they were afraid that it would be difficult to hold this place for a long time.

The Dark Commander was extremely powerful and was currently healing. If he recovered to his peak state, he would definitely come and kill them forcefully.

At that time, if the Dark Commander led a group of dark generals to attack Blood Demon Ridge, they would probably only be able to resist for a while at most, and the formation barrier would inevitably be breached.

"I am very weak now. The backlash from the forbidden technique is very strong, and I need some time to recover.

You don't need to worry, just guard the Blood Demon Ridge pass."

After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes, and chaotic golden blood energy quickly flowed over his body.

The Primal Chaos Avatar also returned to his body at this moment.

In an instant, a thick cocoon of chaotic golden light formed around his body, overflowing with majestic vitality, golden rays shining brightly, incomparably dazzling.

"You all should quickly recover the consumption of these days," Shu Yuan said to the experts who had been guarding here for several days, and then looked at the experts who had returned with her, pointing to the core area of the formation, "You take over from them and maintain the operation of the formation."

When those experts heard this, they all nodded, broke through the air, and landed in a certain area in the center of the canyon.

Their numbers were more than the number of experts who had been guarding here these past few days, and the strength of some of them was also stronger.

The turbulent barrier quickly stabilized.

Shu Yuan looked at Jun Wu Xie, and then faced the vast area outside Blood Demon Ridge.

The endless dark army was frantically impacting the barrier, erupting with continuous rumbling sounds.

And the deafening sound of charging and killing continued to transmit through the barrier.

Although the sound had become much smaller due to the barrier, the momentum was still terrifying.

The most terrifying thing was still the impact of the dark energy.

However, because their will and spirit had been well tempered under the impact of darkness in the past few days.

Now, within the barrier of this Blood Demon Ridge, they would no longer be affected by the dark aura and the evil, bloodthirsty will of destruction.

Yue Yao and Ling Fei guarded Jun Wu Xie's side.

After a while, Yue Yao walked to the position where Shu Yuan was and looked at the endless Dark Undead Legion outside with her side by side.

Shu Yuan didn't know what she was thinking, and was slightly distracted. When she realized that there was another person beside her, she suddenly turned her head and saw that it was Yue Yao, and hurriedly saluted her, "Shu Yuan has met Miss Yue Yao."

"Sister Shu Yuan doesn't need to be like this.

You are the female Clan Emperor of the Dayuan Clan, with a noble status.

Although you have now followed Wu Xie Gege, you should maintain the rules in front of him, but in front of me, there is no need to be so restrained."

"Thank you for Miss Yue Yao's kindness. Shu Yuan is flattered and grateful."

Shu Yuan was a very proud woman, she was in the past and still is now, but she was very clear that she could be proud in front of anyone, but she was not qualified to be proud in front of Lord Monarch and his closest people.

Not to mention Lord Monarch, Ling Fei's talent was no weaker than hers, and this Miss Yue Yao, although she had never seen her make a move, and could not see through the strength of her cultivation.

But just from what Lord Monarch said a few days ago to let Miss Yue Yao protect Ling Fei, it could be seen that her strength was obviously stronger than Ling Fei's.

As for why Miss Yue Yao had not made a move for several days, although she had doubts, she knew that there must be a reason for not making a move.

"Sister Shu Yuan, your Dayuan Clan, from ancient times to the present, should have never bowed your heads to anyone, right?

You are proud, an arrogance engraved in your bones and blood, I understand this.

This time, you surrendered to Wu Xie Gege, there are many factors in it.

Sister Shu Yuan is completely loyal, I can see this.

Those subordinates of yours, the other experts of your Dayuan Clan, don't seem to be so pure, and more or less cannot completely let go of their pride in their hearts.

Wu Xie Gege has always been a very easy person to get along with.

As long as you are absolutely loyal, the Dayuan Clan will be more glorious and brilliant than your most prosperous era in history.

But he also especially cannot tolerate that people under him have their own little thoughts.

I think Sister Shu Yuan should understand what I mean, right?"

Yue Yao looked at her with a charming smile after speaking.

Shu Yuan's heart trembled, and she hurriedly said: "Miss Yue Yao, rest assured, Shu Yuan can at least guarantee that she will never have other thoughts.

Although the Dayuan Clan is not a kind clan, we are also a race that knows how to repay kindness, and will never do anything ungrateful.

Perhaps, a very small number of people in the clan will have other thoughts, but as long as Shu Yuan knows about it, she will never condone it.

For such people, whether it is to request Lord Monarch to use the Scripture of Salvation to transform them, or to kill them, Shu Yuan will never hesitate!"

"It's best if Sister Shu Yuan can think like this.

I actually quite admire Sister Shu Yuan.

You are a woman who wants to rule a huge clan, shouldering the mission and responsibility of the clan, which is such a difficult thing.

Therefore, I don't want to see Sister Shu Yuan sad because of the affairs of the clan, so I remind you."

"Thank you, Miss Yue Yao," Shu Yuan thanked, and then a strong sense of curiosity gradually rose in her eyes, "Miss Yue Yao, what kind of person is Lord Monarch after all? His life should be very legendary, right?"

Shu Yuan really couldn't imagine how wonderful and glorious Lord Monarch's life was.

Otherwise, how could he have such an amazing achievement that was unprecedented in ancient and modern times?

Yue Yao smiled lightly when she heard this, and said: "It is indeed very legendary. However, Sister Shu Yuan, if you are not mentally prepared, don't try to understand a man, let alone be curious about a man, especially a man like him."

Shu Yuan couldn't help but stunned when she heard this, and there was doubt in her beautiful eyes.

She didn't understand what Miss Yue Yao meant and why she would say such a thing.

She only wanted to understand Lord Divine's life experiences. Did that require psychological preparation?

Shu Yuan didn't continue the topic, nor did she ask any further questions about Jun Wuxie.

After all, Miss Yue Yao had already said that, and she didn't know what she meant, so she didn't dare to ask further.

… …

Time continued to flow.

All of the Dark Undead Legion had gathered outside the Blood Demon Ridge.

The vast area was boundless, a dark and oppressive mass, all of it a dark, steel torrent.

A large number of your dark army impacted the great array barrier, and dark generals in the distance bombarded it from across the long sky, causing the barrier wall to tremble and roar continuously.

Behind the dark army, the aura of darkness was extremely strong and, as time passed, became increasingly vigorous, suffocating and causing hearts to tremble.

“The Dark Grand Commander is about to return to his peak state…”

Shu Yuan naturally understood the situation and couldn't help but turn to look at Jun Wuxie, who was sitting cross-legged, enveloped in a cocoon of chaotic golden light.

She wondered how Lord Divine was doing.

Enveloped in the cocoon of chaotic golden blood energy, she couldn't see inside and didn't know how he was recovering.

However, using forbidden techniques and fighting for a long time would definitely cause great damage.

If it were any other cultivator, they would probably have already fallen.

Lord Divine was special and had stubbornly held on. His physical body was strong, but recovery would inevitably take a lot of time.

Roar—

Not long after, a terrifying roar came from the end of the dark army.

Immediately, a vast amount of dark energy swept in like a raging tide.

In that dark energy was a tall figure holding a dark battle halberd.

Around his body, dark laws floated, evolving into a dark world.

It was that dark powerhouse! He had returned to his peak state!

Shu Yuan's expression was solemn, and her heart instantly tensed up.

The dark powerhouse's aura was too strong, even stronger than before!

“What are you nervous about?”

Just as she felt the pressure, a calm voice sounded beside her.

Shu Yuan was stunned and instantly turned to see Jun Divine already beside her, watching the outside, without her knowing when he had arrived.

“Lord Divine, you…”

“There's no need to worry about anything.” Jun Wuxie made a gesture to stop her from speaking and said, “Watch me kill that Dark Grand Commander.”

His tone was still so calm, but it gave people an unspeakable confidence.

Shu Yuan's nervous mood suddenly calmed down.

She felt very astonished. Why was it that just because she heard Lord Divine's calm words, she seemed to believe that everything could be resolved?

At this time, Jun Wuxie had already left the city wall, passed through the city wall's barrier, and stepped into the vast battlefield outside the Blood Demon Ridge.