Chapter 122: Foreplay

Twenty-seven years passed in the blink of an eye. The Demon Emperor’s Celestial Court was decked out in festive lanterns and colorful decorations, and invited guests from across the Immortal Realm arrived in succession to offer their birthday wishes to the Demon Emperor.

The Demon Emperor rarely held birthday celebrations; in the past, such events only occurred at intervals of ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or even a million years. Although this occasion seemed somewhat abrupt, the preparations were quite thorough. Outside the Great Emperor’s Palace, a cloud terrace spanning ten thousand miles had been cleared. Countless immortal maidens and attendants wove through the crowd, while various True Monarchs were tasked with greeting the guests. Even the Great Roc, one of the protagonists of the day, was present.

Meanwhile, Yu Fei and the others felt a sense of relief thanks to Liu Hao joining their ranks. Previously, they had been terrified of being hunted down by assassins from the Heavenly Demon Sect, forcing them to travel at full speed and exhausting their energy. Now, under Liu Hao’s protection, they could finally slow down and gradually recover their strength.

"What is it? What happened?" The Altaria flying mid-air heard Wang Hao’s sigh with its keen ears.

Although Natasha’s armor was powerful, its functions were relatively singular, lacking the sophisticated scanning capabilities of Ganata. She immediately became alert; she trusted that Ganata would not joke about such things, and there was definitely something present within the spacecraft.

Earlier, he had vaguely sensed a pair of eyes spying on him. For a moment, he felt as if his entire being were exposed under someone else’s gaze.

The final strike landed on Samael the Dragon Eater, but it only left a scratch on his chest, which rapidly healed over.

As his mastery of alchemy and his understanding of magic arrays deepened, he had become capable of piecing together certain high-level spells using this hybrid structure of alchemy and magic arrays.

That level of strength and power likely reached at least the fourth or fifth stage of the Great Divine Ability Realm. Moreover, it was not merely an average fourth or fifth stage, but a genius-level one; otherwise, given Lu Fangxing’s strength, it would have been impossible for him to be sent flying like that.

As for modifying the "Ten Thousand Bullets" spell, Mu Yan had certainly considered it, but the spell clearly bore traces of transformation magic. Since he had yet to make any breakthroughs in turning inanimate matter into living organisms, he had to set it aside for the time being.

After issuing the new appointments, they immediately declared the Ten Elders an illegal government and their power an illegitimate seizure. They promptly launched a joint uprising, marching toward the Imperial Capital.

Simultaneously, the attack from Six Calamities Azure Dragon arrived. True to his self-proclaimed status as a super player, he managed to raise his other hand, barely blocking the assault.

What exactly was the objective of the Dragon-Slaying Divine Punishment? If they had wanted to eliminate him, they could have acted back at the Black God Academy when he was only in the Emperor Realm. Yet, they had refrained, allowing him to grow to the Phantom God Realm instead. What kind of conspiracy was hidden within this?

Come to think of it, this was indeed a viable solution. His junior brother had endured no small amount of suffering over the years. With him—a "traitor of the same ilk"—standing in his way as a senior brother, how smooth could this path possibly be?

Helen shook her head and said, "Let's not go there. My era wasn't particularly pleasant, nor was there much fun to be had. Why don't we visit the twenty-first century instead? I imagine the level of technology must be quite advanced by then; perhaps we might even see aliens."

Lin Canghai heard the thoughts in Bai Rui’s mind clearly. While he would not say he trusted the people around him, he did not doubt them either. After all, someone as simple-minded as this left one with no concern for hidden agendas.

Hearing Biqi’s words, Lin Feng had to suppress the romantic stirrings in his heart. That was right—he still had work to do. There would be plenty of time in the future for beneficial, body-and-mind-strengthening activities with Biqi.

Liu Hui remarked, "Many places are said to be 'overflowing with wealth,' but I’ve never actually seen one overflow with anything until now."

Listening to Lin Feng’s account, Conelit nodded frequently, and Lashu, standing to the side, wore a face full of smiles. His disciple was truly a late bloomer. He had long noticed that Lin Feng possessed many qualities that set him apart from others, along with many unique insights, but he had never expected them to manifest only at this moment.