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"What do you plan to do?"

In this world, perhaps this man before him was the first to ever speak to the Emperor of the Siao Family with such a demanding tone.

The Emperor’s emotions were complex, but there was no hesitation; his authoritative presence seemed to ripple out like ink in water. Albeit still unable to escape from being shaped by the surrounding world, his unique power still made this place tremble.

"What does the King of Qin want me to do?" the Emperor asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Let’s join forces..." King Qin said with a smile.

"Join forces?" The Emperor was slightly taken aback, but then he laughed, "Are you still willing to join forces with me?"

"There are no permanent enemies in this world," King Qin said indifferently. "You outwitted me before because I was less skilled. There’s nothing more to say. Pretending I don’t resent you would be a lie. Given the chance, naturally, I’d have you pay the price.

But... the most dangerous enemy remains those who control the Four Major Guilds, don’t you agree? "

"If you hadn’t appeared, I would indeed have resolved them myself," the Emperor said blandly.

"Twenty years on the throne have surely inflated your ego quite a bit.

.." King Qin chuckled, "Do you know their true strength? Do you really think you can subdue them just because you’ve gained a little advantage? Your abilities are comparable to King Xiang from the past, but even King Xiang was considered merely a decent King Level in their eyes. Don’t tell me you believe your current power is enough to fully eradicate the ancient forces? "

"Why can’t I?" the Emperor challenged, looking at him. "As long as one utilizes the rules well, it’s possible to triumph with lesser strength over greater force. This is the principle you taught me. Weren’t the powers at your disposal even weaker then? Didn’t you almost turn the tide?"

"But you ruined the situation I created," said King Qin coldly.

"That’s because the situation you sought to change was no different from before," the Emperor retorted coldly.

"Following your plan, the demon noble families would inevitably form a black underground industry. It would start with dead convicts and eventually include wronged and good families. What then? Everyone knows desires only grow stronger. Once tacitly approved from the start, the breach would only widen until finally, the whole world descends into chaos. Haven’t the Human Race been slaughtered, to the same outcome? "

"How do you know I couldn’t solve everything?" An unusual emotion surfaced in King Qin, "It was a temporary measure. I explained this to you before. Eventually, I would suppress the demon noble families and gradually close that gap. But you did not believe..."

"Why should I believe you?" The Emperor also became agitated, "If you trusted me, why didn’t you reveal your identity at first? If you trusted me... why then did you erase my memories? You never trusted me, nor did you trust Zi Yue or Liu Yu. Everyone turned against you because they didn’t trust you! "

"Tsk..." King Qin clicked his tongue, "You make betrayal sound so righteous, truly befitting of an Emperor."

"I have no regrets!" the Emperor declared fiercely, "I owe you, but even if given numerous chances, I would make the same choice!"

"It’s good that you admit your debt to me," King Qin said, patting his hand and smiling. "Since we had different stances before, let’s not dwell on it. Now what? Shenyue has already schemed in secret. If she takes one of the Four Saints, with the Four Major Guilds’ energy, they will surely seize the secrets of outer space faster than us.

.. So, do you have any objections to this partnership? "

The Emperor fell silent for a moment, "What do you wish for me to do?"

"First, Shenyue must not be allowed to take away any of the inheritors of the Four Saints. Nobody can. Can we reach a consensus on this?"

"Possibly..." the Emperor nodded slightly.

He was quite wary of King Qin but held immense hatred for the Four Major Guilds. Even if he lost to King Qin, with his personality, at least the Human Race wouldn’t fare too disastrously. But if the Four Major Guilds won...

Considering his own experience, he feared that in the future, the days of the Human Race would be even harder, facing even more dreadful oppression.

"The Ancient Demon Clan has two leaders. One is their Guard Commander... the other... is the Grand Sorcerer Zi Yue, known to you."

The Emperor looked at him, somewhat intrigued. How did the conversation turn to the Ancient Demons so abruptly?

"The Four Holy Army holds absolute power on the battlefield, it’s just that those fools don’t know how to use it.

Shenyue came prepared this time, surely holding an ace we haven’t seen.

And if we want to resist someone as skilled as Shenyue, a top-tier elite force like the Four Holy Army would be a great help. "

"But the Four Holy Army won’t listen to you."

It’s challenging to take down a King Level master with an army, but King Xiang had said before that it was not impossible if the quality was high enough.

Initially, he himself was forced into a corner by a sufficiently high-quality army and another King Level master and had no choice but to commit suicide before being captured.

The quality of the Four Holy Army was undoubtedly the best and thus most likely to achieve the goal of capturing Shenyue.

"So that’s why I mentioned the two leaders of the Four Holy Army," the King of Qin said with a slight smile. "Now that the Legacy High Priest is dead, and the War Priest’s pathetic performance earlier has ensured he won’t have much say in the future, the only ones left in the Ancient Demon Clan who could vie for command of the army are those two. "

"What of it? Are you able to control Zi Yue or the so-called Guard Commander?"

"The Guard Commander is impossible to control, but Zi Yue..." the King of Qin said with a slight smile, "there’s a slight chance."

"Do you mean... to take out that so-called Guard Commander first?" The Emperor immediately understood the other’s meaning and then bowed his head, "I see... No wonder you lured the Western Sea Army over to blockade them... that was your plan all along."

The Guard Commander had been divided, with half of the guard army taken away by Zi Yue to support her on her own battlefield, while the Guard Commander, now with only a thousand guards, faced a pincer attack from the Western Sea Army and Shenyue.

"Why bother cooperating with me?" the Emperor asked, puzzled. "The Guard Commander is now isolated and without support, and with your mysterious trump card, isn’t capturing him a piece of cake?"

"If I were to send it, the chances of it being targeted first would be even greater," the King of Qin said with a smile.

"Why?" the Emperor pressed on with the question.

He too had felt it; the Demon Statue gave off a disquieting vibe. To be honest, his immediate impulse had been to attack this thing, not only to relieve the military pressure on the other side but also because of his uneasiness toward the Demon Statue.

"Because it’s very dangerous... but in actuality, it hasn’t grown powerful enough yet," the King of Qin admitted candidly.

"It requires a period of development, and Shenyue is one of the oldest Reincarnators.

She would have information on this monster.

If it appeared near Shenyue, she would definitely target it before the Guard Commander. "

"Is that so?" the Emperor nodded. "You want me to make a move?"

"Do you think I would dare let you go freely?"

"Is this what you’re asking for in our cooperation?" the Emperor smiled. "You don’t trust me, so how can we cooperate?"

"Don’t you also mistrust me?" the King of Qin smiled in return. "I can make a contract with you using a technique, guaranteeing that as soon as you successfully kill the Guard Commander, I will let you go unharmed."

The Emperor immediately understood; he wanted to use his own master to do the job.

"The Imperial Sister has not the ability at the moment."

"But the Sparrow Bee does."

"Him?" the Emperor scoffed. "He’s scared out of his wits now..."

"It’s just that he hasn’t thought it through temporarily," the Emperor said with a slight smile. "Your Imperial Sister must have a technique contract with that Sparrow Bee, right? Let her speak to him. As long as she can persuade the Sparrow Bee, I can put him back in peak condition."

"What the hell can that thing do?" the Emperor asked bluntly.

"I can’t tell you that..." the King of Qin shook his head slightly. "Unless... you also tell me about that thing inside your body."

The Emperor: "....."

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Meanwhile, in the external world, Zi Yue unexpectedly felt a sudden chill in her heart while receiving treatment from her subordinates.

She abruptly turned towards the location of the Demon Statue.

The Demon Statue was also looking at her, its Yin and Yang mask making it impossible to make out its expression, but Zi Yue was certain that it was observing her.

And she was very sure... that thing... was about to do something to her!