The Sword Demon Sect Leader’s eyes were bloodshot, surging with killing intent. He roared, "Shangguan Biyao, does your Bi Yao Demon Sect intend to fight my Sword Demon Sect to the death?"

"Dugu Hai, you want a war! Then I’ll give you a war! The Bi Yao Demon Sect has never feared any challenge! And I, Shangguan Biyao, do not fear any challenge either!"

A cold glint flashed in Shangguan Biyao’s beautiful eyes. Her Profound Qi churned, and behind her, a turquoise Demon Sea roiled, unleashing a peerlessly fierce and domineering aura that directly suppressed the Sword Demon Sect Leader’s own.

Hua Shilei’s eyes lit up with excitement. ’As expected of the Sect Leader! So domineering!’

The other True Disciples of the Bi Yao Demon Sect also had looks of excitement flash in their eyes. Shangguan Biyao was the idol in their hearts, the goal they all strove for.

The Sword Demon, who was like the Sword Demon Sect Leader’s shadow, stepped forward. A vicious glint flickered in his eyes as a pitch-black Magic Sword formed from Profound Qi materialized behind him. His entire being seemed to transform into a terrifying Magic Sword, meant to slay others, slay himself, and extinguish all signs of life.

As the Sword Demon’s aura erupted, it directly rivaled Shangguan Biyao’s.

The Thousand Gu Demon Sect Master stepped forward with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes and said lightly, "Let’s talk this out calmly! We should investigate what happened first, and not do something that would grieve your allies and delight your enemies."

"Old ghost Dugu! If you cede that Blood Iron Ore mine at Red Blood Stone Mountain to me, our Thousand Gu Demon Sect can join forces with you. Together, we can annihilate the Bi Yao Demon Sect. But let’s be clear beforehand: our Thousand Gu Demon Sect will only provide your Sword Demon Sect with various Spiritual Medicines and Spirit Pills to deal with Gu Insects. After we destroy the Bi Yao Demon Sect, we want twenty percent of their resources!"

The Thousand Gu Demon Sect Master had taken the opportunity to send this via a secret transmission.

The Sword Demon Sect Leader transmitted back, "Ten percent! If your Thousand Gu Demon Sect joins us in annihilating the Bi Yao Demon Sect, we can give you sixty percent of the resources. But if you only plan to hide in the background, then after the Bi Yao Demon Sect is destroyed, I can give you ten percent at most."

The Thousand Gu Demon Sect Master grinned. "Deal!"

Only then did the Sword Demon Sect Leader breathe a slight sigh of relief. The Thousand Gu Demon Sect’s various Gu Insects were bizarre and unpredictable, and their heritage shared many similarities with the Bi Yao Demon Sect’s. If the Thousand Gu Demon Sect had sided with the Bi Yao Demon Sect, the Sword Demon Sect would have been in a perilous situation instead.

Just as the Sword Demon Sect Leader let out that small sigh of relief, a tiny Gu Insect silently attached itself to his clothes.

The Purple Mountain Demon Sect Master frowned slightly and asked curiously, "What exactly happened here?"

"Reporting to the Sect Leader! Dugu Ba, a True Disciple of the Sword Demon Sect, demanded Han Feng’s female companion, Huang Pu Lihua, but was refused. A verbal conflict broke out between the two sides. Dugu Ba ordered the Sword Demon Saint Child to kill Han Feng, but the Sword Demon Saint Child was killed by Han Feng instead."

"The remaining True Disciples of the Sword Demon Sect clashed with Han Feng and some True Disciples from the Bi Yao Demon Sect, and they too were all slain by Han Feng. That is what happened!"

The Purple Mountain Saint Son calmly stated the facts.

Regardless of the facts, after the Sword Demon Saint Child’s fall and the brutal deaths of thirty-two True Disciples at Shu Feng’s hands, there was no longer any room for reconciliation between the Sword Demon Sect and the Bi Yao Demon Sect.

’It really was that profligate son, Dugu Ba, who started this incident. But Han Feng of the Bi Yao Demon Sect is also truly domineering, to actually wipe out all of the Sword Demon Sect’s True Disciples. This can no longer be settled peacefully!’

The Emperor of the Great Zhou Demon Country stood with his hands behind his back, glanced at Shu Feng, and said nothing.

A tall, thin eunuch with a pale, beardless face stood silently behind His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou Demon Country like a shadow. That eunuch was Mo Yin, a hidden expert of the Great Zhou Demon Country’s Royal Family.

The Royal Family of the Great Zhou Demon Country was also filled with experts as numerous as the clouds, and Mo Yin was one of their Martial Saints. In the past few decades, at least five Martial Saints who attempted to assassinate the Emperor of the Great Zhou Demon Country had died brutally at Mo Yin’s hands.

’So it really was that child, Dugu Ba, who caused this incident!’

A ripple passed through the Sword Demon’s mind and vanished in an instant. Like a sharp sword, his gaze remained fixed firmly on Shangguan Biyao.

Shangguan Biyao was publicly acknowledged as the third most powerful person in the Great Zhou Demon Country, second only to the Sword Demon. However, such rankings were never set in stone.

Shangguan Biyao and the Sword Demon had never fought, but the Sword Demon could still feel the terrifying pressure emanating from her. Shangguan Biyao was definitely a terrifying expert on the same level as he was.

"In this matter, I admit my son, Ba, was at fault. But his crime did not warrant death! Even if he made a mistake, it should have been left for our Sword Demon Sect to handle internally. And over a mere verbal spat! Han Feng, you actually killed my Sword Demon Sect’s Saint Child and thirty-two of our True Disciples. You—deserve to die a thousand deaths!"

A cold glint flashed in the Sword Demon Sect Leader’s eyes. His Profound Qi surged as he instantly unleashed the Sword Demon Celestial Step, one of the Sword Demon Sect’s three great Divine Techniques. He took a single step, using Shrinking Inches, and appeared before Shu Feng in an instant, slashing madly at him with his sword.

Shangguan Biyao’s slender brows knitted slightly, but she did not move an inch.

The Sword Demon’s aura was locked firmly onto Shangguan Biyao. If she made the slightest move, what awaited her would be the Sword Demon’s terrifying strike, charged to its absolute peak.

A flash of regret appeared in Yuan Xian’Er’s beautiful eyes. ’He’s a dead man! The Sword Demon Sect Leader is among the top tier of Martial Saints. He once killed three other Martial Saint Realm experts!’

The domineering scene of Shu Feng killing the Sword Demon Saint Child with a single finger and effortlessly slaughtering thirty-two True Disciples of the Sword Demon Sect had made Yuan Xian’Er’s heart stir slightly.

A look of satisfaction flashed in Xu Yunfei’s eyes. ’He’s dead for sure!’

’What a pity. He’s a dead man!’

A complicated look flashed in Hua Shilei’s eyes. Seeing such a powerful ally about to fall to the Sword Demon Sect Leader’s sword left her with very mixed feelings.

"Sword Demon Sect Leader, a piece of trash like you thinks you can kill me? How ridiculously overconfident!"

Shu Feng let out a great laugh and flicked all ten of his fingers. Streaks of Yin Yang Qi Finger Aura shot through the sky, blasting toward the Sword Demon Sect Leader from all directions.

"Martial Saint Realm!! Dammit! That little bastard Han Feng is actually a Martial Saint!!"

The Sword Demon Sect Leader’s expression changed drastically. With a flash of his sword’s light, layers of sword shadows shattered the incoming streaks of Yin Yang Qi Finger Aura one by one.

’A Martial Saint!! Han Feng, he’s actually a Martial Saint!! How is that possible? How can anyone be such a genius? A cultivation speed like this is simply heaven-defying!!’

Disbelief flickered in Hua Shilei’s beautiful eyes, and her heart was thrown into turmoil.

When Shu Feng first joined the Bi Yao Demon Sect, Hua Shilei had personally inspected him and found he only possessed the Profound Qi Cultivation of a Martial Master Level. In less than two short years, Shu Feng had already cultivated to the Martial Saint Realm. Such speed was simply heaven-defying.

Not even the cultivation speed of Zen Master Wuxin, the third strongest under heaven, could compare to Shu Feng’s.

Yuan Xian’Er’s eyes lit up. ’A Martial Saint! He’s actually a Martial Saint!! He’s too strong! The Xuan Mo Saint Child can’t even be mentioned in the same breath as him.’