Sword Aura to the Heavens
Chapter 174 - 170 Rebellion

Chapter 174: Chapter 170 Rebellion

Outside the Demon Saint Palace, Bailong stood alone on the steps, guarding the place.

In Yun Meng Swamp, there weren’t many demons who truly understood Lord Demon Saint, after all, demons have their demon nature, and it’s hard for them to be like humans.

Moreover, some great demons in Yun Meng Swamp have an innate hostility towards humans.

Therefore, many great demons are actually reluctant to learn from humans; in contrast, the lesser demons believe in Lord Demon Saint because they have embraced human culture since they were weak, which has changed some demon customs.

The more powerful the demon, the longer they live, and the more conservative they become.

Bailong is relatively younger; he was personally nurtured by Lord Demon Saint and could be considered part of the Demon Saint’s faction.

Additionally, among the demon kings of the three mid-level Seven Realms, the Kui Demon also trusts Lord Demon Saint.

As for Lei Ze and the Qilin Demon King, they are the most senior, having lived the longest. In the Demon World of Yun Meng Swamp, they are considered absolute veteran figures, and even Lord Demon Saint treats them with considerable respect and courtesy.

Both great demon kings have many followers under them, and they are part of maintaining Yun Meng Swamp’s rule. Moreover, in their daily lives, they are very respectful to Lord Demon Saint and show no dissent, making Yun Meng Swamp appear peaceful.

But demon minds are like human minds; they only need a spark to ignite those dark thoughts in an instant.

Lords Demon Saint’s injury was that spark. They never expected Lord Demon Saint to be severely wounded by humans. That battle also made Lei Ze see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Boom..."

The ground trembled, and the demon energy soared into the sky over the Demon Saint Palace. Lei Ze’s eye slits were extremely eerie as he stepped up the stairs one step at a time, followed by a vast crowd of demons, akin to a rebellious army of the Demon World.

"Bailong, where is Lord Demon Saint?" Lei Ze’s voice thundered: "We are all waiting for Lord Demon Saint to slay the humans and raise the flag, fighting out of Yun Meng Swamp."

"Slash, slash, slash." The demons behind roared angrily, speaking loudly: "We ask Lord Demon Saint to slay the humans and raise the flag."

In the dark sky, there were a pair of fiery eyes, belonging to the Qilin Demon King. Although he was injured, he still had the strength to fight, but he didn’t want to be the one to stick his neck out.

Lei Ze was the strongest, even if he successfully usurped power, Lei Ze would take Lord Demon Saint’s place, and he would become the second great demon. He also considered staying out of it.

But such things are not something he can stay out of just because he wants to.

He must choose.

Otherwise, no matter who won, they would come for him later.

Therefore, even if hesitating, he could only align with Lei Ze, but he still had some concerns. If he found things wrong, he would immediately change his decisions.

"Lei Ze, what is your intention?" Bailong spoke indifferently, staring at Lei Ze, trying to keep his tone calm to buy some time for Lord Demon Saint.

"Bailong, why hasn’t Lord Demon Saint appeared yet?" Lei Ze said: "Why don’t you invite Lord Demon Saint to come out and slay the humans?"

"Are you urging Lord Demon Saint to act?" Bailong frowned and said, "Lei Ze, you are becoming more and more presumptuous."

The vertical stripes in Lei Ze’s eyes flickered, and many thoughts appeared in his mind. Having come this far, there was actually no turning back, but being suppressed by the Demon Saint for hundreds of years, he still had an ingrained fear of the Demon Saint.

That’s why he continued to probe, wanting a definite answer.

Lei Ze took a deep breath, the demon energy roared, and he looked up at the ruined palace ahead. When he ascended here, everything was already in motion.

His eyes flashed with a hint of ruthless determination.

"I ask Lord Demon Saint to come out and slay the humans and raise the flag."

Lei Ze’s voice rolled like thunder, shaking the void, causing the ruins of the palace to tremble.

"I ask Lord Demon Saint to come out and slay the humans and raise the flag."

Behind him, all the demons shouted loudly at once. The demon energy swept through this heaven and earth, covering the Demon Saint Palace, trying to force the Demon Saint to come out and slay the humans.

"Are you rebelling?" Bailong frowned, shouting angrily. A long spear appeared in his hand, and dragon scales turned into armor, covering his body, obviously realizing that Lei Ze was going to take action.

"Boom..."

A loud noise came, and Lei Ze continued to step upward, the stairs vibrating. Lei Ze stared at Bailong, saying: "Bailong, humans have injured Lord Demon Saint, and you brought the humans inside. Now that Lord Demon Saint has no breath of life, could it be that you collaborated with humans to harm Lord Demon Saint?"

"Preposterous."

A dragon’s roar came from Bailong’s mouth, shocking the demons. His dragon eyes swept below, saying: "Are you going to follow Lei Ze to break into the Demon Saint Palace? Do you know the consequences?"

"Bailong, I watched you grow up. When you were young, I even held you, and we can count ourselves as kin. If you turn back now, there’s still a chance." Lei Ze said to Bailong.

However, the turning back in his mouth was not the literal turning back; Bailong naturally understood that Lei Ze wanted him to join in the rebellion and was willing to give him this opportunity.

"Lord Demon Saint has shown me kindness; I shall naturally repay it." Bailong said, "Lei Ze, think this through, if you dare to break into the Demon Saint Palace, it’s equivalent to treason. Lord Demon Saint is now resurrecting, and when she recovers, can you bear the consequences?"

A trace of dread flickered in the depths of Lei Ze’s eyes, but at this point, he wasn’t about to be scared off by Bailong.

"Bailong, I think you’re obstinately persistent in your own wrong ways." Lei Ze continued to step forward with extremely wild demon might bursting out, lightning and thunder enveloping the sky over the Demon Saint Palace.

Flashes of thunder appeared, Lei Ze stepped onto the stairs, staring at Bailong, saying: "Move aside, let me see how Lord Demon Saint is doing."

Bailong grasped the long spear, blood-colored lightning swirling around the spear tip, emitting a dangerous aura.

In Yun Meng Swamp, Bailong had extremely high talent and strong power. If he reached Lei Ze’s realm, his strength would not be weaker than Lei Ze’s, so the Demon Saint valued him a lot, and Lei Ze hoped to have him on his side.

But looking at it now, it’s impossible, so he can only kill him!

"My demon sons, follow me to see Lord Demon Saint."

Lei Ze spoke loudly, his arm raised, and a sinister and terrifying thunderclaw appeared, seeming to contain the most domineering power. A series of dragon roars rang out as Lei Ze’s large hand reached for Bailong.

Inside the underground palace of the Demon Saint Palace.

The entire underground palace was enveloped in brilliant light, like a giant nine-tailed demon fox covering this space, an extremely powerful breath of divine soul pervaded, making one’s heart palpitate.

The Old Blind Man sat cross-legged, Sword Intent flowing on his body.

A beam of light drilled into his body, seeming like the demon fox had entered his body.

Li Fan was watching on the side, knowing that this Demon Saint was skilled in spiritual power, and perhaps there really was a chance to restore the Old Blind Man’s primordial energy.

He naturally heard the commotion outside; under such circumstances, he wasn’t worried about Demon Saint playing any tricks; otherwise, they would die together.

The Heavenly Fox’s phantom seemed to flow into the Old Blind Man’s body, as he closed his eyes, a figure appearing within his primordial spirit.

The Fox Demon spat out a bead from its mouth, crystal clear, saying: "Blind man, release your primordial spirit and accept my guidance."

The Old Blind Man’s body shook, and that voice sounded again: "What, are you afraid I’ll see something? Blind man, if it weren’t a critical moment, do you think I want to see anything?"

"Fox Demon, if you want to see, I’ll let you see." The Old Blind Man’s primordial spirit responded, then remained unmoving, releasing his primordial spirit.

The Fox Demon carried the bright pearl into the Old Blind Man’s primordial spirit, a moment later her voice emerged again: "Blind man, your primordial spirit is riddled with holes, how are you still alive?"

The Old Blind Man ignored her.

"The Sword of the Primordial Spirit is severely damaged. Blind man, what did you encounter back then." The Fox Demon continued.

"You keep nagging, you might just die at Lei Ze’s hands." The Old Blind Man said, thinking this Demon Saint is much ado about nothing.

"You blind man, I care about you." The Demon Saint said charmingly, the Old Blind Man felt a soothing power repairing his primordial spirit.

He opened his mind, no longer paying attention to the Demon Saint, cooperating with her to repair his damaged primordial spirit.

Loud noises came from outside, while inside the underground palace it was particularly quiet.

Everyone watched the Old Blind Man nervously, Li Fan noticed that the Old Blind Man’s appearance gradually became younger, the wrinkles born from expended primordial energy were also gradually disappearing, regaining vitality.

"So fast..." Li Fan secretly thought that the Old Blind Man’s spent primordial energy wasn’t possible to recover in such a short time, what method did the Demon Saint use?

Qu Qingfeng naturally noticed, sensing an extremely pure life force within the Old Blind Man, the Demon Saint should be using some treasure to repair Mr. Zuo’s primordial spirit.

"Boom..." A blasting sound came from outside, and a storm swept in, transmitted from the Demon Saint Palace to the underground palace.

"Bailong, move aside." Lei Ze’s rolling voice came, loudly saying: "Lord Demon Saint, Lei Ze requests an audience."

This voice was like a thunderclap, shaking Li Fan’s eardrums. Lei Ze was already making his move, and the footsteps echoing like an earthquake could be heard in the underground palace.

"Lei Ze, how dare you be so presumptuous."

At this time, a voice emerged, Lei Ze’s steps suddenly stopped, and he saw the silhouette of the Demon Saint appear in front of him in the ruined palace, as a powerful pressure pervaded and fell upon him.

This instantly made Lei Ze, who was arrogant and domineering just a moment ago, appear deflated. The vertical slits in his eyes revealed a trace of panic, and he bowed, saying: "Lord Demon Saint."