Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 165 Hunting the Demon Emperor
The battle temporarily subsided as the fairies and monsters scattered and fled.

The fallen fairies and monsters have all been collected. Apart from a few fairies and monsters, they are all low-level flying beasts. Now everyone is starting to extract the essence pills from these monsters.

Zhao Qingyun was the first to begin the extraction. He carried a curved knife and approached the corpse of a demon monster. Although the corpse was enormous, with wingspans reaching tens of meters, he went straight to the monster's abdomen and swiftly slashed it. Soon, a bright, glittering blue crystal appeared before everyone.

This is the essence of the demonic beast, its energy crystal. An energy fluctuation surrounds this blue crystal, brimming with power. Only demonic beasts possess this type of essence with a blue crystal surrounding it; ordinary demonic beasts cannot extract it. Therefore, this blue crystal is extremely valuable, a priceless energy treasure from the desolate region. If one encounters a Demon Emperor, the extracted crystal is golden, the highest level of essence. However, that level has never appeared on the Blue Card Continent; it's only a legend. Blue essences are also rare items on the Blue Card Continent, all ancient relics, treasures indeed. The essence must be extracted within five hours of the demonic beast's death. If not extracted after that, it will dissipate, returning to nature and merging into the growth of all things.

Today is the first time everyone has seen this blue crystal treasure—the Origin Pill—truly extracted from fairies and monsters.

Seeing how Zhao Qingyun extracted the Origin Pill, everyone followed suit, and in no time, they had extracted the Origin Pills from all the demons and monsters here! Looking at the energy crystals in their hands, everyone was extremely excited. This was the Origin Pill that people had been searching for all along. Holding it in their hands, they were thrilled. This trip to the Desolate Region had been worthwhile!

Seeing how easily these demons and monsters were slaughtered, and how readily the Origin Pills were obtained, divisions arose. Each sect, faction, and hall harbored selfish motives, each wanting to hunt and monopolize the Origin Pills. The alliance immediately crumbled, with everyone establishing their own factions and prioritizing their own interests. In no time, everyone scattered and went their separate ways!

Zhao Qingyun didn't insist, letting them each go their own way and taking care of his own side. The others dispersed to find prey and went about their own business!

"Blue Sky, let's go this way. Everyone, be careful. There's definitely a demon king here. Don't be too reckless, or you won't be able to come back and there will be no way out!"

"Yes, Master."

Lan Tian followed Zhao Qingyun, while the Spirit Hall group hunted alone. However, they weren't too reckless, instead searching near the buffer zone. This way, if they encountered a Demon Emperor, they could avoid it and save their lives. The Demon Emperor couldn't stay in the buffer zone for too long; there were taboos against the monsters and spirits of the desolate region, preventing them from leaving and entering the Blue Card Continent. Otherwise, they would be annihilated by overwhelming divine power.

Therefore, Lan Tian and his group did not go too far.

Three days have passed since everyone entered the wasteland! Zhao Qingyun led the Spirit Hall group to hunt alone and has already extracted a lot of Origin Pills and hunted a lot of demon beasts. However, they still haven't encountered the Demon Emperor. They don't know what changes will happen next.
"Boom, boom, boom!"

A loud noise could be faintly heard in the distance, but it was unclear what was making it.

Zhao Qingyun told everyone to quiet down and listen carefully to the sounds coming from afar. Gradually, his expression turned grim, as if something was about to happen and he sensed danger.

"Everyone, hide where you are and don't make any noise. A high-level expert is approaching from a distance. He may be a demon king of the Desolate Region. Don't let him spot us in the air. Hide well."

Upon hearing his master's words, Lan Tian immediately tensed up. Demon Emperors were extremely difficult to deal with. He wondered just how powerful and what level of existence the Demon Emperors in the Desolate Region were.

Sure enough, an unusual change occurred in the sky shortly afterward. A white light streaked across the sky, flew directly into the buffer zone, and disappeared. A dark cloud followed closely behind, rushing into the buffer zone. Blue Sky clearly saw an uninvited guest standing within the cloud: a golden-winged fairy beast, extremely robust, with two gleaming, sharp horns on its head. Clad in armor and wielding a long spear, it relentlessly pursued its prey, determined not to let it escape.

"The one who just escaped was Elder Xiao Yuhao of the Church of Light. He is a second-level Venerable, yet he was chased so badly by this Heavenly Essence Bull Demon King. It seems that the Demon Kings here are very difficult to deal with. Everyone be careful!"

Zhao Qingyun told everyone that he had observed danger. The demon king-level monsters here were extremely dangerous to them, and they could be instantly killed at any moment. Xiao Yuhao and his group must have disturbed this Heavenly Spirit Bull Demon King, which is why they were chased and completely overwhelmed. He wondered how the others were doing!

Zhao Qingyun showed no intention of helping; everyone quietly awaited developments on the other side, unsure of the outcome. The Demon Emperor couldn't stay in the buffer zone for long; their abilities were suppressed there, and they would soon exhaust their energy, lower their cultivation level, and ultimately be absorbed into their bodies. At this moment, a fierce battle was raging within the buffer zone. It seemed Xiao Yuhao wasn't so easy to deal with; he could unleash his full power here, while the Demon Emperor was suppressed and unable to exert his full strength, his energy constantly diminishing. After several rounds, both sides were evenly matched.

Seeing that the Demon Emperor's combat power was declining sharply and he was already at a disadvantage, Zhao Qingyun immediately summoned Lan Tian to launch an attack on the Demon Emperor, determined to leave him here and extract his Origin Pill.

In an instant, Zhao Qingyun and Lan Tian joined the battle. Dealing with this demon emperor outside was still uncertain, but in the buffer zone, there was no room for negotiation; they were determined to take down this demon emperor.

"Elder Xiao, we're here to help you. He can't escape now!" Zhao Qingyun said.

Xiao Yuhao said, "Thank you!"

However, Xiao Yuhao was clearly unhappy. He had gone to great lengths to lure the Demon Emperor over, losing several of his subordinates in the process. He could easily defeat the Demon Emperor on his own; it was just a matter of time. Now, although the two from the Spirit Hall were there to help, it was clearly a pretext to steal his food! They were taking advantage of him with impunity, leaving him with no way to complain! The Spirit Hall's power was constantly expanding, posing a danger to him as well. There was nothing he could do.

The three attacked the demon emperor together, and the battle was extremely fierce. The demon emperor saw that something was wrong and tried to escape, but it was too late. The longer it went on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. Therefore, the battle was extremely fierce, and both sides fought to the death.

No one knows much about the Demon Emperor of the Desolate Region yet, but we are confident of victory in dealing with him in the buffer zone.

As for the origins of this demon emperor, he was originally a newly promoted demon emperor, who had not yet truly reached his peak. Demon emperors are divided into newly promoted first-generation demon emperors, middle-generation demon emperors, and peak-generation demon emperors.

This Heavenly Essence Bull Demon King is a newly ascended demon king. Although his cultivation level is not very high, it is still higher than Zhao Qingyun's first-level Venerable realm cultivation. His strength is also greater than Zhao Qingyun's.

Zhao Qingyun's attacks completely overwhelmed the demon emperor, while Lan Tian and Xiao Yuhao launched ranged attacks from both sides, gradually depleting the opponent's energy. They were getting closer and closer to defeating the demon emperor.

"Blue Sky, use your Sword of Light to finish him off."

"Yes, Master."

Lan Tian immediately summoned the Divine Sword of Light. After a violent energy fluctuation, the gleaming Divine Sword of Light descended from the sky. Lan Tian gripped the sword tightly and gathered all his power into it.

"Ah!" "Snap!"

After a flash of white light, Lan Tian was already standing behind the Demon Emperor. The Divine Sword of Light had pierced through the Demon Emperor's body, splattering blood everywhere. The Demon Emperor had been killed instantly, his armor pierced through, and collapsed before everyone.

The battle ended, and the Celestial Bull Demon King perished. ...

(End of this chapter)