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Chapter 2069: Outshone or Equal?

Wang Sheng said, "Miss Xiong surely doesn't want to be subservient to anyone?"

Although Xiong Mengyan's smile was charming, her eyes revealed a chill: "Back then, my grandfather went overseas to establish the Demon Island because of his disagreement with the Demon Lord's ideology! The Light King only wants to ascend to the supreme throne of the Demon Sect and will not change the status quo at all. How can I collude with her? How will my grandfather's spirit in heaven be comforted then?"

Wang Sheng said, "Since Feng Jiuxiao supports her, she may have made a great concession!"

Duanmu Yan sneered, "She only promised Feng Jiuxiao that she would no longer invade the Central Plains martial arts world and no longer stir up bloodshed. Mengyan and I can do that too!"

Xiong Mengyan said quietly, "It's not possible for now!"

Duanmu Yan was taken aback: "Can't do it?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "Our current martial arts skills are no match for the Bright Dharma King, and we can't control some of the old guys. Although I dislike the Bright Dharma King, I have to admit that with her in charge, the Demonic Sect can't cause too much trouble!"

Wang Sheng said, "The Demonic Sect is already in ruins, and the Lord of the Demon Island and the Master of the Di Temple have both died in battle. Is there anyone else in the Demonic Sect who wants to cause trouble?"

Xiong Mengyan laughed and said, "It seems you only have a superficial understanding of the Demonic Sect."

Wang Sheng smiled and said, "I've always been too embarrassed to ask you these things, so why don't you take this opportunity to tell me?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "The original Demonic Sect was known as 'One Sect, Three Religions, One Palace, and One Cult'! 'One Sect' refers to the Blood Infant Sect, 'Three Religions' refers to the Demonic Sect, the Moon Worship Sect, and the Shamanic Sect, 'One Cult' refers to the White Bone Sect, and 'One Palace' refers to the Xuan Shui Palace!"

Wang Sheng was immediately startled: "So many factions?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "Yes!"

"These sects are all part of the Demonic Sect? Then who is the leader?"

"Of course it's the Demonic Sect! The Demonic Sect is the big brother, and the rest are all his underlings!"

"Because the Demonic Cult is powerful?"

"Of course! At that time, almost half of the top ten masters in the world were in the Demonic Sect! The Demon Lord, Ying Dingtian, my grandfather, Brother Duanmu's adoptive father, the King of Light, the Golden-Armored Man... It can be said that they dominated the world and were invincible! Back then, they completely crushed the Central Plains martial arts world!"

"Of all the people you mentioned, it seems only the Dharma King of Light is still alive!"

Xiong Mengyan sighed, "Back then, the other sects of the Demonic Sect were practically like grandsons, not daring to show their faces at all. Few in the martial world had even heard of them! For so many years, they kept a low profile and accumulated strength. If their foundation hadn't been so weak, they would have challenged us long ago! Even after the Demonic Sect split into four, they still didn't dare to show their faces! Although the strength of the Demonic Island was far inferior to that of the Demonic Capital, it still crushed the other five sects! But now," Xiong Mengyan's eyes were misty, "the Demon Lord is dead, and my grandfather also died in battle. The person they feared is gone. I guess it's time for them to unleash their ambitions that they've suppressed for so long!"

Duanmu Yan said, "Their ambitions have always been there, but they have always been suppressed and dared not expose them! Now that the entity they looked up to no longer exists, they will inevitably become restless!"

Wang Sheng said, "So... the only one who can suppress them right now is the Light King?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "That's right! They haven't produced a fifth-level Glazed Realm expert all these years, but it's said that they definitely have a third-level Glazed Realm expert! They've just hidden it well! I guess they originally intended to use it against the Demon Lord! Now that the Demon Lord is dead, and the four sects of the Demonic Sect have been decimated by the Central Plains martial arts world, they no longer pose a threat. If they don't come out, they'll probably be bored out of their minds. It's like wearing fine clothes at night when you don't return home in glory!"

Wang Sheng asked, "Since these sects are scattered all over the country, why do they all acknowledge themselves as branches of the Demonic Sect?"

Duanmu Yan said, "Respecting the Demonic Sect is a great way to leverage their power! Let them look down on all the heroes of the world like the Demon Lord, they wouldn't dare!" Wang Sheng asked, "Then how did everyone come to form a sect system?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "To put it simply, it's just like my grandfather and the others. They all split off later! Back then, the Demonic Sect only had one patriarch, Mani, who took in many disciples. When the master was alive, everyone lived in peace, but after the master died, all the conflicts erupted! Some stayed, and some left to start their own sects! However, based on considerations of self-interest, they do not admit that they are defectors. They still respect the Demonic Sect as the main sect and call themselves a branch of the Demonic Sect!"

Wang Sheng laughed and said, "They take the benefits themselves, while the Demonic Sect bears the difficulties. They've got a good plan!"

Duanmu Yan said self-deprecatingly, "They set a precedent, so my godfather and Lord Xiong Island followed suit. Even though they left the Demonic Sect, they didn't admit to betraying it in name and still claimed to be members of the Demonic Sect!"

Wang Sheng said, "Logically speaking, their starting their own sect is a betrayal of the Demonic Sect, so why did the Demon Lord acquiesce to it?"

Duanmu Yan said, “You have the mindset of the orthodox Xuanmen sect, which sees things in black and white and values ​​reputation above all else! Once you are disloyal, you will never be trusted again! But for our Demonic Sect, interests are above all else! Although we are starting our own sects, we are all of the same ilk. Even if we quarrel with each other outside the walls, we are all one family when we encounter a common enemy. When there is no external enemy, we can fight behind closed doors!”

Wang Sheng asked, "Was the Demonic Sect at its peak when it was torn apart?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "That's right! Back then, it was truly a lonely place at the top!"

Duanmu Yan sneered: "At that time, the martial arts world in the Central Plains was so devastated that it could only barely survive. So the Demonic Sect thought that the mission was accomplished and it was time to reward those who had contributed! Everyone felt that they had given more than they had received, so conflicts arose, and in the end, they fought and stormed off!"

Wang Sheng said, "At that time, the Demon Lord's martial arts skills didn't seem to have reached the Heavenly Demon Realm yet, otherwise..."

Duanmu Yan said, "That's right! That's why my godfather had the opportunity to leave! Otherwise, he would have died in the Demon Palace back then!"

Xiong Mengyan also revealed a hint of sarcasm: "Not long after, Zhang Tianshi found the Demon Lord and knocked him off a cliff. From then on, the Demonic Sect could only go to Western Shu to lie low!"

Wang Sheng raised an eyebrow. "If the top experts hadn't betrayed us, even Zhang Tianshi would probably have been helpless!"

"This is the opportunity that Zhang Tianshi has been waiting for! The martial arts world in the Central Plains has been decimated. If the Demonic Sect hadn't suddenly fallen apart, Zhang Tianshi wouldn't have been able to do anything about it!"

Wang Sheng said, "So, when the Demon Lord was injured, the martial arts world of the Central Plains took the opportunity to drive the Demonic Sect out?"

Xiong Mengyan said, "That's the downside of being leaderless! Back then, everyone in the Demonic Sect thought the Demon Lord was dead. Everyone was too busy looking out for themselves, and everyone was focused on their own interests. Who would fight to the death for honor? My grandfather was overseas at the time, and when he heard the news, he just looked up to the sky and cursed, 'Serves him right!'"

Wang Sheng said, "However, since the Demonic Sect entered Sichuan, the righteous and evil sides have actually maintained peace for several decades!"

Duanmu Yan said, "Of course, we are at peace! Both sides are severely weakened and neither can destroy the other. We can only recuperate and bide our time! That year was the Tang Dynasty. In the blink of an eye, decades have passed. The Central Plains dynasties have changed hands several times, and now there have been five dynasties!"

Wang Sheng said, "I've heard that Huang Chao is also a member of the Demonic Sect, is that right?"

Duanmu Yan said, "This is a secret of the Demonic Sect, and it's said... it seems to be true!"

Wang Sheng's eyes lit up with realization: "No wonder! After Huang Chao stormed into Chang'an, the entire world plunged into its darkest hour! Corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed like rivers. It is said that Huang Chao captured people to eat and built mounds of corpses to intimidate the Tang army. He was simply a peerless demon!"

Xiong Mengyan said, "Compared to him, the actions of our Demonic Sect are utterly insignificant!"

Wang Sheng thought to himself: Your Demonic Sect also kills people without hesitation. How can your actions be compared to the Demon City? It can only be said that the Demon Island pales in comparison to the Demon City!
The Demon Lord once harmed thousands of infants in order to break through his demonic powers, a level of cruelty that is absolutely outrageous!
But Huang Chao slaughtered and cooked them indiscriminately, regardless of gender or age, using methods no less ruthless!
In terms of killing ability, was Huang Chao inferior to the Demon Lord or equally matched?
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