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Chapter 173
Chapter 173
Chapter 173
"Phew!"
Beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Ao Bifang and the others who had been teleported out by the scroll took big gulps of air.
All of them were still terrified, and their expressions were also unsightly.
Who could have thought that Ao Qing, who they had looked down on before, would have forced Ao Bifang to take out the teleportation scroll that he had kept for thousands of years.
For Ao Bifang, such a treasure was his life.
Yet it had been used so easily on Ao Qing.
What's more, out of the over twenty people who had come here in grandeur, only a few Demon Ancestors remained now, and not a single Monster Emperor was left.
"Ah!"
Thinking of this, Ao Bifang could not restrain the rage surging within him. The surrounding countless rocks exploded under his roar.
But now, they could only return to the clan disgraced.
After passing through the teleportation array, they soon arrived back at the Red Sun clan.
Some of the Red Sun clan's stationed forces and some juniors heard the commotion and hurriedly welcomed them.
However, when they saw Ao Bifang and the others, everyone's expressions changed.
How could there only be so few people left?
And why did each of them look so miserable?
But even after seeing this scene, no one thought badly of it. After all, they knew very clearly about the lineup that had departed, especially since Ao Bifang had personally gone, it was impossible for any accidents to happen.
As for looking miserable and missing some people, they were probably returning in batches. Still, the enemies were surely not weak either.
Therefore, everyone still welcomed them warmly and eagerly.
"Greetings, Lord Bifang. With you personally going into action, the martial arts school must have been seized!" One Demon King quickly flattered.
"That's right, that's right!"
"Lord Bifang is truly amazing."
Seeing this, the other juniors also hurried to ingratiate themselves.
Ao Bifang's expression changed slightly at being poked in his sore spot, but he did not respond to them.
However, this Demon King clearly did not realize it and continued to flatter: "Since the martial arts school is seized, Ao Qing must have been captured by Lord Bifang as well?"
"Where do you get so much nonsense from?"
Poked in his sore spot again, Ao Bifang finally could not stand it anymore. He slapped over, and the flattering Demon King was instantly slapped to the ground, dead beyond dead.
Seeing this, the crowd was shocked.
From Ao Bifang and the others' gloomy expressions, they finally sensed that something bad had happened.
It seemed that something really did go wrong.
Ao Bifang paid them no heed and sat down on the chief seat, his face dark as he did not speak for a long time.
The great hall sunk into silence.
At this moment, no one dared to speak.
"Bring me the Venerable Breaking Pill!"
Finally, Ao Bifang, who was feeling more and more unwilling, transmitted an order.
"Are you going to..."
Everyone looked at him in shock.
"That's right, there's no more time to wait," Ao Bifang said hoarsely. "Ao Qing has already slipped out of our control. Qingcheng...that hope has also been shattered. I can only do it myself now."
"Although I cannot truly become a Demon Venerable after taking the Venerable Breaking Pill, it will be enough for me to reach the Quasi-Venerable realm and defeat the Sky Devouring Emperor."
As his voice fell, everyone present was shocked.
"Lord Bifang, you should know that our Red Sun clan only has this one Venerable Breaking Pill. If you consume it, then there will be none left. In the future, even if outstanding juniors emerge, they will not be able to make the breakthrough," some other Demon Ancestors spoke up worriedly.
One had to know that the gap between Demon Ancestor and Demon Venerable was an absolute chasm that had tripped up countless talented clansmen.
For example, the Sky Devouring Emperor and Ao Bifang were at the peak of Demon Ancestor, yet they were forever unable to take that one step further.
Of course, due to talent differences, even if people like them took the Venerable Breaking Pill, they could at most reach Quasi-Venerable.
The Venerable Breaking Pill was originally meant to be kept for Ao Qingcheng, but now that Ao Qingcheng was gone, it was no longer worth preserving it for him.
"I've thought it through!"
Ao Bifang gritted his teeth. "They forced me to this. If Ao Qing returns, we will have no more chances. But as long as I take down the Sky Devouring Emperor, we will have ways to deal with Ao Qing!"
After weighing the pros and cons, everyone finally nodded.
After obtaining the Venerable Breaking Pill, Ao Bifang immediately went into seclusion. With the pill's assistance, he smoothly entered the Quasi-Venerable realm.
The first thing he did after emerging from seclusion was to initiate a civil war.
In less than half a month, the vast Sky Devouring Wolf's territory split into two.
Today as well, Ao Bifang finally erupted into battle with the Sky Devouring Emperor.
And because Ao Bifang was at the Quasi-Venerable realm, despite the Emperor having ample resources due to being royalty, he still lost. After taking a palm strike from Ao Bifang, the Emperor fled in defeat.
Nighttime.
The pale-faced Sky Devouring Emperor sat together with an aged elder.
"Elder Jin, the clan is now embroiled in civil war, and that Ao Bifang has also broken through to the Quasi-Venerable realm. If this drags on, we will definitely end up falling to the Red Sun clan!"
The Sky Devouring Emperor looked at the elder worriedly and asked softly, "Although you've been in seclusion for hundreds of years, your divination skills were already renowned in the previous generation. That's why I asked you to come out today - I hope you can divine for me. How can the imperial clan's crisis be resolved now?"
"Alas!"
The elder gently sighed. Some talismans rose up in his hand, fluctuating slightly and causing ripples to spread across his body. He slowly closed his eyes.
The Sky Devouring Emperor anxiously awaited at the side.
A full three hours later, the elder finally opened his eyes again. The air of death around him, already old to begin with, grew even thicker.
"Elder Jin, you've worked hard," the Sky Devouring Emperor quickly spoke, before looking at him expectantly.
"To save your imperial bloodline, there is only one person now!" the elder said wearily.
"Who is it?" The Sky Devouring Emperor's eyes lit up.
"Your son."
The elder stated.
"My son?"
The Sky Devouring Emperor was incredulous. None of his three sons seemed capable of shouldering such a matter.
If speaking of the best...
"My eldest son?"
The elder shook his head.
"Then it's my second son?"
The Sky Devouring Emperor frowned. If it wasn't the eldest son, then it had to be the second son. After all, aside from the eldest, the second son was the most outstanding.
However, the elder shook his head again.
The Sky Devouring Emperor's body shuddered. He stood up, staring with wide eyes as he asked, "Ao Qing?"