Above all spirits

Chapter 125 The Heavenly Demons (Setting Correction)

Su Shen was instantly flattered by this barrage of compliments and laughed with great pleasure.

"Alright, then I'll join Brother Wan in making a scene."

"However, Brother Wan, although the participants in the Star Tournament are not those ancient clans residing deep in the starry sky, they are still among the top forces on various planets. Wouldn't it be... to offend them to death by acting like this..."

Wan Xingchen seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Su Shen's continued hesitation, and said...

“Brother Su, I have repeated myself many times. All the consequences will be borne by me and Canglan. If anyone is to be offended, it will be me. What does it have to do with you?”

"If you continue to be so indecisive, then let's just give up. Brother Su, you can wait for the Empress to abdicate. As for me, we'll find another way later."

Su Shen quickly stood up, waved his hand, and smiled.

"Just kidding. This is a serious matter, Brother Wan, please forgive me!"

"Please forgive me, please forgive me!"

"Then it's settled. This is your pass to the Crimson Flame Capital, to facilitate your personal actions."

"Tomorrow I will go to various places to make arrangements, and then Brother Wan will have your men come along to get acquainted with the area."

"It's getting late. Should we arrange accommodations for Brother Wan to stay for the night?"

He accepted the black token with the words "Red Flame" engraved on it, which Su Shen tossed to him.

Wan Xingchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Okay, it's a deal then. I'll arrange for someone to come tomorrow."

"I won't trouble Brother Su to arrange my accommodations; I have many things to take care of."

"Brother Su, please wait."

It seemed as if they were afraid Su Shen would change his mind.

Wan Xingchen feigned being busy, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and left.

If Su Shen continues to hesitate, he really doesn't know what to do.

Making concessions again and again will only make Su Shen overthink things further.

But he couldn't just give up and leave; behind him lay a sheer cliff.

Because his father, the Canglan Emperor, had given him a strict order: the plan must proceed smoothly.

My father told me that the emperor's will is of utmost importance to him.

As long as one obtains the Heavenly Demon Emperor's Will, then even if one shatters the innate path to the upper realm, one will still have the power to protect oneself.

Possessing imperial will, one is fearless against gods and demons of the same level.

As for the planetary forces in the lower realms that Su Shen mentioned, he had also raised this issue with his father, but his father's reply was that they were not all of one mind, so there was nothing to worry about.

As long as one is not greedy and eager to lead the demon realm to attack the human realm, expand one's power, enhance one's imperial will, and force the human race to form a united front, would anyone dare to be the first to take the lead in attacking the Heavenly Demon who lives deep in the demon realm?

The siege of the former Heavenly Demon resulted in the deaths and injuries of several holders of the Emperor's Will. Is it really true that there is a difference in strength between Emperor's Wills?

Even if they exist, would the difference be so huge?

One is worth four or five?

They're all harboring their own ulterior motives, each thinking only of their own interests.

In the end, no one benefits.

Humans can never escape civil war.

Just like Su Shen now.

...

"Is this second prince an idiot?"

"Brother, this already involves the conflict between the human and demon races, and you're still thinking about the throne? I really don't know what's wrong with your brain. How dare a mere seventh-level Saint Body cultivator like you?"

"To be utterly ruined is the least of your worries!"

Xiao Li watched Wan Xingchen's departing figure and angrily transmitted his voice.

"It seems you've already done a thorough evaluation?"

"Tell me about it."

Gu Yun chuckled and transmitted his voice.

As expected, it has to be Xiao Li. Listening to such a disjointed conversation and trying to figure it out on your own is not as effective as Xiao Li's direct assessment.

"Wan Xingchen, seventh level of Saint Body, the eldest prince of the Canglan Empire, a demon, actively transformed into a demon, and has close ties with the Heavenly Demon Clan."

"No, it should be said that Emperor Canglan has a close relationship with the Heavenly Demon Clan. Judging from the description of Wan Xingchen, Emperor Canglan is probably also a demon and his strength is extraordinary. It is unclear whether he has reached the Innate Realm, but he is at least at the ninth level of the Sacred Body."

"Or we can speculate that Emperor Canglan has been hiding high-ranking members of the Heavenly Demon Clan for many years."

"He's really not human. He got a few items from the Heavenly Demon Clan. I don't know what their grade is, but their effect is to emit a colorless, invisible, and odorless gas."

"If this gas is inhaled for a long time, it can plant a demonic seed in a person without them realizing it. These people who have been planted with the demonic seed are also regarded as demons and are manipulated by the Heavenly Demon."

"Wan Xingchen plans to place this kind of prop on the competition venue in advance, so that all the participants will turn into demons."

"If this gets discovered, we'll offend every powerful force."

"Those who come to participate should all be the core offspring or disciples of those major powers."

"It would be even more terrifying if they hadn't been discovered. This generation of Heavenly Demons practically controls the core of half the power. If they could remain hidden for several years..."

Xiao Li couldn't help but shiver.

"That's all I can know from his assessment. As for why he corrupted so many people, why Emperor Canglan could be so arrogant, confident that he wouldn't be discovered, and why he didn't take these forces seriously."

"And why are you so confident in obtaining the Heavenly Demon Emperor's Will? Because you said, Brother, the Heavenly Demon Emperor's Will chooses to combine with the strongest demon. What if the one who combines with him in the end isn't him? Wouldn't that be doing all the work for someone else?"

"I'm not quite sure about these things."

"Big brother, how do we stop it now?"

"Or should I go and have this Canglan Emperor appraised next month?"

Gu Yun marveled at the power of the appraisal system while processing the appraisal results given by Xiao Li.

This prop might allow me to try transforming into a demon. I'm half human, so I wonder what the reaction will be.

He calmly transmitted his voice.

"Stop? Why should I stop?"

"What benefit would I get? Are you suggesting I be given a human honor award? I'm not even human."

“I might help out with minor things if I have nothing else to do, but these kinds of things require a lot of my energy and attention. I won’t get involved unless someone important to me is involved.”

"I'm not as enthusiastic as you think. As long as the people around me are safe and sound, whether others live or die is none of my business. Even if the human race faces the danger of extinction, I won't even bat an eye."

"Or...you go?"

Seeing Xiao Li shaking his head like a rattle-drum, Gu Yun smiled and analyzed as if he had expected it.

"As for your suggestion to have Emperor Canglan identified, I have thought about it, but there's no rush. The royal family isn't so easy to infiltrate, and people aren't so easy to meet."

When she noticed Xiao Li's gaze, which seemed to be looking at someone from Versailles.

This made Gu Yun, who had originally intended to gloss over the matter, feel the need to explain it to him.

Even if these are all just my own speculations.

"Emperor Canglan is different from Empress Chiyan. Emperor Canglan is very secretive. He has been plotting for nearly a hundred years and is a high-ranking member of the Heavenly Demon Clan with a sensitive identity. Do you think he would not have considered avoiding some methods of calculating heavenly secrets as much as possible?"

“I’ve been to the Canglan Imperial City once. You should know that even those who attend court are his imposters, not the real him.”

"Otherwise, why do you think he had no children during his fifty-year reign?"

"Isn't it because it's easiest to find out about him through his offspring?"

"As for starting to marry wives and take concubines in the last fifty years, there should be no concern that anyone will use this as a basis for divination."

"However, it's highly unlikely that it's a pseudo-innate state."

"At most, half a step into the Innate Realm."