Chapter 231 - The Third Divine Dragon (1/2)

Translator: StarReader

Editor: Silavin

“Once the Demon Purging Decree was issued, every place Gu Santong had been was burned to the ground! It reached a point where every man, woman, and child shouted at him to die out of fear. He was treated like a public enemy. It didn’t matter where he went, because the entire empire was against him. Isolated and despised, this mere child began to feel glum. Rumor has it that when the seven houses’ Venerables chased, the kid had no heart to fight and fled. The Demon Purging Decree showed results in the end, at least it cut the little monster’s fighting spirit.”

Zhuo Fan nodded.

He was clear on that feeling, as demonic cultivators had often stumbled upon such a situation. Because they killed some righteous people for some reason, the others disregarded the truth and demanded their deaths. All because they were labeled demonic.

In such a helpless and isolated state, anyone would feel miserable. For this exact reason, his firm belief was that a demonic cultivator had to stand on his own, to cultivate a certain state of mind.

Even if alone, one needed to have the courage to face the whole world.

As such, he, the Demonic Emperor, didn’t establish a sect or a cult after his rise, becoming the loneliest of the eight emperors. This was also the nature of demonic cultivators, though when problems arose there would have been no one to rely on.

Gu Santong may be invincible, but he was still very much like a child. The isolation and hatred had an even greater effect, leaving him with a trauma.

[Sigh, the Demon Purging Decree is psychological warfare!]

Zhuo Fan sighed and said to Violent Demon, “Then how did he remove his heart demon to become the current Invincible Scamp?”

“Hi-hi-hi, Steward Zhuo sure is smart. You caught on right away he didn’t have that title before!” Violent Demon laughed.

Zhuo Fan grinned, “Becoming isolated bores heavy on one’s mind. In this state, even if powerful, it was still far from becoming invincible!”

“Ha-ha-ha, precisely. When the seven houses’ Venerables went after the kid, he was slowly reaching the end of his rope, on the brink of annihilation. But something happened then, and the kid changed completely. After only three months, when people thought he was on his deathbed and were searching for his corpse, he emerged. But if before he still had an innocent and childish manner, this time, he was devil incarnate. His actions struck fear in not only the seven houses, but the imperial family as well. His style was very much like ours from the demonic path, Hi-hi-hi…”

“Oh, what did he do?” Zhuo Fan grew excited and Li Jingtian eager.

Breaking out in laughter again, the light in Violent Demon’s eyes danced, “Do unto others as others have done unto you! Once he appeared again, he threatened to destroy the entire empire. ‘Didn’t you declare Demon Purging Decree on me, burning any place I have been to to isolate me? Fine then, I won’t wait for you to destroy the cities I’m just going to do it myself and save you the trouble. Every place I visit will be wiped out. When I leave this Tianyu, the empire will be an empty one!’”

“Hi-hi-hi, Steward Zhuo, Old Li, could you even fathom the kid’s baffling power? Every single punch and kick of his razed cities to the ground. This not only had the seven houses scared, but the entire Tianyu was shaking in their boots. They had to be crying inside at the time, thinking ‘what did it have to do with them’. ‘We’re innocent!’ Ha-ha-ha, a bunch of morons if you ask me, the lot of them! “

The other three demons were also excited, wishing they had been there to stir trouble. Sly Demon even spoke over Violent Demon.

Violent Demon glared then kicked him, “Damn you, Sly Demon, this is the best part. I’m telling the story!”

Sly Demon smirked and snorted inside but made no comment.

Zhuo Fan and Li Jingtian were speechless. Li Jingtian asked, “I once heard of the kid’s notoriety, but never knew he was so vicious. He wanted to destroy an empire, by himself?”

But Zhuo Fan shook his head, clapping in admiration, “His guts are commendable. I would’ve done the same thing in his stead.”

“Humph, as for those who called themselves innocent, at the moment of the Demon Purging Decree, there was no one who stood up to the seven houses’ slaughter. In fact, they even pitched in. They were anything but innocent. And since they became enemies, mercy and regrets have no place here!”

Zhuo Fan snickered and nodded, “The little imp is starting to grow on me.”

Li Jingtian looked long at Zhuo Fan and found his impression was not unlike his own.