Chapter 813: Stand-off at the Dragon Resisting Mountain Pass (I) (2/2)

“Father…” Just as Asmodeus was about to turn around a leave, Ah’Bao slowly woke up. After the healing from the Demon God Emperor, his wounds had somewhat stabilised. At least it no longer threatened his life.

The Demon God Emperor looked at his son coldly, “You have completely disappointed me.”

Ah’Bao’s lips curled into a bitter smile, “Father, I’ve lost. I’ve lost to Long Haochen. Even when I used the Demonic Collapse Technique and invoked the power of the Devil Dragon Pillar, I still could not defeat him.”

The Demon God Emperor’s interest was piqued, “Tell me exactly what happened. Also, where’s Huang Shuo and the others?”

Ah’Bao said with hollow eyes, “I don’t know where Huang Shuo and the others went. At that time, all I could see was Long Haochen. My only opponent was Long Haochen as well. I released the power of the Devil Dragon Pillar…”

“… Long Haochen wants me to pass on a message to you. He’s waiting for you and that the era of darkness which has lasted for six thousand years is about to end. He also said that he’s sparing me in order to return the favour of letting his companions live back then in the Star Demon Pagoda.”

The Demon God Emperor sighed heavily as the golden light in his eyes slowly subsided. There was a mixture of extremely strange emotions in the bottom of his eyes. It was complicated and conflicted.

Agares had always been observing the Demon God Emperor quietly, while the other demon gods dared not to interrupt him.

After quite a while, the Demon God Emperor waved his hand at Asmodeus and Asmodeus obliged, turning around with Ah’Bao and leaving. He really did not want to remain before the Demon God Emperor for too long. The pressure was just too great.

“It’s a pity,” The Demon God Emperor did not actually erupt with anger, sighing instead.

“Your majesty, are you taking pity on Ah’Bao? There’s still a possibility for the crown prince to recover. Once the war ends, I am willing to do everything I can to assist your majesty in healing the crown prince,” Agares said.

The Demon God Emperor shook his head, “I’m not taking pity on Ah’Bao. Ah’Bao is headstrong. His inability to see the greater picture is his fatal weakness. I originally planned on indirectly influencing him and changing him as such, but he was still unable to overcome the matters haunting him, which was why today happened. He has lost the right to become the leader of the demons in the future. What I am finding pity on is how my relationship with Long Haochen has already reached the path of no return. Otherwise…”

Upon reaching there, the Demon God Emperor paused, but Agares instead stiffened up. He thought of a possibility, because he suddenly remembered something the Demon God Emperor had said back in the Star Demon Pagoda.

The Demon God Emperor waved his hand, “Let’s go. I’d like to see how Long Haochen ends this era of darkness.” With that, he took a step and returned to his imperial carriage. The people who carried it were thirty-two members of the imperial Black Dragon guard.

Over a thousand figures set off once again. Even without the Demon God Emperor’s command, they suddenly sped up, traveling northward.

Agares wasn’t ranekd second out of the demon gods for nothing. As they traveled, he sent away groups of Moon Demons to stabilise the situation in the six capitals of the north.

He seemed like he was taking over control of the group, but he only ordered the people around in front of the Demon God Emperor, which instead made him seem straightforward and frank.

The Demon God Emperor seemed to ignore everything. He only sat on his carriage quietly as he pondered something.

Temple Union, Northeastern Fort, Department of Military Affairs.

Qiu Yonghao sat at the front. Although he had already passed on the position of temple head to Wang Yuanyuan, he was actually the one in charge of the Warrior Temple right now.

To his left sat nine Eternal Heroes, while to his right were the powerhouses of the Warrior Temple.

It was possible to tell from the gazes of these powerhouses of the Warrior Temple that they held great respect for the nine Eternal Heroes. The reason for this was very simple. All of these Eternal Heroes were originally warriors and their chosen successors were also from the Southeastern Fort. They were the juniors of the upper echelon of the Warrior Temple. And, out of the nine warriors, the strongest had reached the fourth rank of the ninth step, while the weakest was only at the third rank of the ninth step. Any single one of them was an absolute powerhouse in the Warrior Temple.

After this period of contact, basically all of the high ranking members of the Warrior Temple below Qiu Yonghao admired these nine Eternal Heroes from the bottom of their heart. These nine seniors had never paraded their identities around, nor did they take part in any important decisions. They all listened to Qiu Yonghao’s command. At the same time, they also passed on their cultivation and battle experiences to other outstanding young members of the Warrior Temple, without the slightest selfishness, while they taught their chosen successors. The only thing they held back on was their special techniques, which they only passed onto their successors.