Chapter 181: Strong Suppression
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Yang Ji sent a message to Yan Zhan and then left the Sect.
The place appointed by the Demon Emperor was a covert sub-hall of the Heavenly Demon Sect, deep within the Misty Forest.
For safety's sake, Yang Ji did not rashly proceed there but first went to the Floating Luo Sea. He sought out the Mahayana Cultivator Lang Canghai, and only then did they tear through space together, hurrying toward the Misty Forest.
The speed of a Mahayana Cultivator was extremely fast. Following the guidance of a map, they tore through space along the way and quickly arrived above the Misty Forest.
No sooner had the two emerged from space than a dense fog surged towards them. The fog here was blackish-gray, exceedingly thick, and evidently fraught with danger.
Yang Ji had some understanding of the Misty Forest.
This place was perennially shrouded in thick fog containing miasmic toxins. Even Nascent Soul Cultivators entering it would risk their lives, so for tens of thousands of miles around, it was desolate with only the black forest vaguely visible within the fog.
Yang Ji glanced at the map and flew with Lang Canghai to a certain point in the sky, then they pierced through the thick fog and plunged downwards.
As they neared the ground, a palace hidden within the mist also became visible.
"Who goes there?" No sooner had Yang Ji landed than two sharp shouts rang beside his ear.
"Hei Sha!" Yang Ji glanced at the two Heavenly Demon Sect guards and spoke indifferently.
"So, it's Lord Hei Sha. The helmsman has ordered that you may enter whenever you arrive!" The two burly demon cultivators retracted their fierce expressions and immediately revealed sycophantic smiles, respectfully saying.
"Hmm!" Yang Ji nodded.
"Lord Hei Sha, please follow me!" Just as Yang Ji stepped inside the palace, a maid greeted him with a smile and led him toward the main hall.
As he approached the main hall, Yang Ji lifted his gaze and saw three young men seated inside.
To his slight surprise, Xun Yu, the son of the Demon Emperor, was also among them.
"Hei Sha!" Xun Yu too felt Yang Ji's gaze turn his way and looked back, immediately his eyes slightly sank.
"Hei Sha? Is he the Commander Hei Sha of the Floating Luo Sea?" Upon hearing Xun Yu's murmur, two other young men in black robes curiously looked over.
Just as Yang Ji set foot into the main hall, suddenly, an impenetrable darkness spread out from the inner hall, within which emerged a figure, proud and lofty as if the king who ruled the darkness itself.
A powerful dark aura brewed around him. His pitch-black robe seemed to be a swath of the night sky, as if the entire dusk had been concentrated onto it.
"Hei Sha? The new leader of the Floating Luo Sea? Indeed, you didn't disappoint me, reaching the Demon Monarch Realm. Good, very good! It's just perfect to test my Dark Technique on you. Had you been still in the Demon King Realm, defeating you would've been too boring.
Now, it's just right to turn you into a dark servant, my devoted slave."
Wherever this young man walked, darkness transformed the space.
He was like the incarnation of darkness, the Dominator of the night, as if even the blazing sun could not bother him.
Lang Canghai's expression changed slightly and he transmitted his voice, "This demon seems powerful, with an astonishing aura, likely peerless among his peers. Should I intervene?"
"No need!" Yang Ji replied indifferently.
"Night Monarch, this Hei Sha once insulted my younger brother Xun Yu and even snatched his Commander's Seal. I've long wanted to turn him into a puppet. There's no need for you to take action today."
In the darkness spread by the Night Monarch, a glimmer of blue light emerged, faintly resisting against the darkness. A young man walked out from it, his features sharp as a blade, stern-looking. He glanced at Yang Ji and said,
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"Hei Sha, although the Demon Consort appreciates you, you need to have some self-awareness. Don't think you can be reckless just because you have some talent. A backgroundless person like you must know what you can do and what you can't. The role of the Commander of the Floating Luo Sea isn't for you to covet.
If you kneel and apologize to my brother Xun Yu now, giving back the Commander's Seal, I might spare your life."
"That's right! Hei Sha, you're really out of line. With no background, you dare covet the position of a Commander! Someone like you, a nobody, we can crush you any time, and there would be no Demon Emperor or Demon Consort to avenge you!"
From the inner hall, another malevolent-looking young man came forth. This man didn't exude much aura, yet walking amid the blue glow and darkness, he was none the less imposing, showing that he too was a formidable Demon Monarch.
"Night Monarch? Is he the Quasi True Successor talent favored by the Demon Consort? Then who are you two?" Hearing their arrogant and overbearing words, Yang Ji showed no fear, instead smiled and asked lightly.
"Hei Sha, I have to admit that you truly are extraordinary, remaining composed under the pressure of the three of us. If it wasn't for your lowly birth, making you unworthy to associate with us, we might even become friends!"
The Night Monarch sneered, looking at the man whose body surged with blue light, "This is Lan Yan, the son of the Blue Sphere Demon Emperor and the Commander of the Liu Yunhai!" His gaze shifted, then glanced sideways at the malevolent-looking man, "And this is Meng Sha, the son of the Demon Monarch Meng Xiong and the Commander of the Blue Marsh Sea!"
"When I was coming here, I heard the Demon Consort say that, including myself, there are five favored Quasi True Successor geniuses. Now that three are here, when will the last one appear to suppress me?" Yang Ji asked nonchalantly with a smile.
"There's no need for Huang Ji to suppress you!" Meng Sha snorted coldly.
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