Fantasy: Ten Dragons Compete for the Throne, I, the Villain, Choose to Play it Off

The phrase "iron tree blooming" perfectly describes the situation, and the Fox Demon Empress is currently in a weak stage, with a blank mind and a rather naive nature.

If you cultivate feelings for the other person at this time, their relationship will be different when the other person returns to the Imperial Realm.

In the original novel, the reason why Su Bai was able to establish a relationship with the Fox Demon Empress was because they had developed a deep bond while the Fox Demon Empress was still undergoing training.

Even after completely transforming and entering the realm of the Mortal Immortal, the Fox Demon Empress still remembered her vividly, and her affection for her remained unchanged. This is why Su Bai accepted the Fox Demon Empress as his concubine.

Now that he has this opportunity, he will definitely follow the same path as Su Bai, leaving Su Bai with nowhere to go.

Therefore, Li Qiye decided to temporarily refrain from using the top-grade soul ring, as using it now would be a huge waste.

The best option would be to wait until their relationship develops and the fox demon empress undergoes a transformation.

It was late at night, and the moon was bright while the stars were few.

Inside the Ye family's magnificent main hall, the lights were on full display. The high-ranking members of the Ye family gathered here, their aura as deep and boundless as the ocean, causing the surrounding space to tremble.

Everyone's faces were grim, and they remained silent.

The atmosphere was incredibly heavy and oppressive.

Ye Mubai, who was in charge of the handmade crafts, also had a dark face, with a hint of green flashing in his eyes from time to time.

The Ye family suffered heavy losses in the previous incident, losing two of its young pillars, and two holy sons at that.

One of the older generation of powerful figures was also lost, along with the Supreme Token, the Three Swords, and the Emperor-level divine weapons.

All these losses have shaken the foundation of the Ye family and made them a laughing stock in the Nine Netherworld.

Recalling this, some of the Ye family's experts were extremely displeased, and some elders even looked at Ye Mubai with unfriendly expressions.

Ultimately, the root of all this lies with Ye Mubai, which led the Ye family to its current state.

If it weren't for Ye Mubai, who had the support of the Ye family, they would have replaced Ye Mubai outright.

"Master, the previous pigs suffered heavy losses, which have damaged the very foundation. It will probably take a long time to recover."

An elder looked at the crowd and remained silent for a long time. He couldn't help but speak up, saying, "Although the damage has been done to the core, it can still be recovered in the future. Now the Ye family is being directly manipulated by the Great Zhou Dynasty, which has caused the Ye family to lose face. In particular, the various super forces within the Human Alliance are already disobeying our Ye family's arrangements. If this continues, the so-called Human Alliance will be nothing but a joke."

"If we want the Ye family to achieve something, we must deal with some things. Whether we can directly kill the tenth prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty is another matter for now, but at the very least, we must make the Great Zhou Dynasty pay a heavy price."

"Otherwise, the prestige of our Ye family, built up over many years, will be destroyed in an instant, and we will become a laughing stock in the Nine Netherworld."

Although the Ye family has always been incredibly low-key, they are actually quite anything in their hearts.

He was secretly cultivating his elite forces, hoping to one day make a name for himself, sweep across the world, and create a great emperor.

Now is the time for years of planning, but it has already suffered a major blow at the very beginning. Two of the younger generation have even fallen one after another, and the clan's strongmen have also suffered heavy losses.

More importantly, the Ye family also gave away a lot of their resources, and their years of planning almost came to naught.

If it were just these losses, that would be fine. The main problem is that the alliance of people was formed with great difficulty.

Because of these events, the country has become increasingly divided, and it won't be easy to rebuild its strength in the future. Unless the entire Great Zhou Dynasty is defeated, or Li Qiye is killed, or even the Great Zhou Dynasty is severely damaged, it won't be easy for anyone to witness its power.

If the Ye family doesn't do this, they will become a laughing stock of the entire human race and lose their previous status.

The initiative has now been taken away.

"I already know."

Nightfall's face was calm, but its eyes sparkled like stars.

"The difficulty in taking action against the Great Zhou Dynasty is that we are not only facing one major power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also a large alliance of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and our so-called human alliance is no match for them at all."

"If I were to take action, I would be facing the entire alliance of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a behemoth. It would be like throwing an egg against a rock, and I would be utterly helpless."

"If I really did that, it would lead our Ye family into an abyss of no return. Is that what you want to see?"

Ye Mubai also longed to defend the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was the most furious of all.

After all, he was the person involved. The dignified Ye family was actually manipulated by a junior, like a puppet. How could Ye Mubai not be angry? But what good was being angry?
With the Great Zhou Dynasty alliance at its back, Li Qiye is a behemoth that the Ye family cannot easily contend with for the time being.

"We know all this, but we are not entirely without options."

An elder stepped forward and spoke, but then fell silent. Immediately, everyone understood what was going on.

Ye Mubai naturally knew it was just him, and hesitated. That was the Ye family's biggest trump card, which they would never use unless absolutely necessary. Moreover, he really couldn't bring himself to ask that person to take action. It would be perfectly reasonable to ask the ancestor to take action when the Ye family was about to be destroyed.

If the patriarch knew that all of this was caused by a prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he would probably slap him to death.

What the hell.

They can't even beat a junior, yet they have the nerve to ask him to come out of retirement.

“Patriarch, you must understand that Li Qiye is unlike any other prodigy or genius of any previous era. He has already reached the early stage of the Void Realm and can easily kill Ye Kaitai, who is in the late stage of the Void Realm. If he were to reach the middle stage of the Void Realm, how terrifying would he be?”

"If this continues, it will only pose a greater threat to our Ye family. We might as well take action sooner rather than later, because we might not have a chance at all later."

The elder had clearly noticed Ye Mubai's hesitation and, fearing that the other party would refuse, hurriedly added fuel to the fire.

He boldly and completely revealed Li Qiye's threat.

"As long as Li Qiye lives, our entire Ye family will become a laughing stock in the Nine Netherworld. If Li Qiye falls, everything will be different. People will only say that Li Qiye is courting death, that a mere junior dared to make a move. Our Ye family is simply looking for death."

They also knew that Ye Mubai valued his reputation the most, especially under these circumstances. Just thinking about it filled him with despair. The entire Nine Netherworld was talking about him and mocking him. How could he not be moved?

As expected, Ye Mubai's expression changed, but his state of mind was quite good, making it difficult for others to notice.

“Of course I know that.”

Ye Mubai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I will contact the ancestor. As for whether the ancestor will take action, that is not something I can decide."

He had made up his mind to contact the patriarch, because it was clear from the events unfolding before him that Li Qiye was becoming increasingly uncontrollable and terrifying. (End of Chapter)