Demon Emperor

Chapter 52 Beast
In the human realm, at the Temple of King Cheng.

At this moment, the incense stick in Ruan Hu's hand, who was standing in front of the offering table and memorial tablets, had only burned a small part.

To outsiders, the emperor merely stood before the altar for a while, seemingly informing the gods of human affairs.

Ruan Hu opened his eyes, and his consciousness returned to the human world.

He turned around and ordered the pre-prepared sacrificial ceremony to begin.

"The time has come, don't wait any longer."

Ruan Hu couldn't help but be anxious, even though he didn't know where the horse-faced god was now.

but.

As the saying goes, "first come, first served," and if you're too slow, your things might end up in someone else's hands.

If that Lord Ma had been even more ruthless and decided to exterminate the white-headed donkey, it would have been much harder for Ruan Hu to find such a rare demon species again.

At the emperor's command, a grand sacrificial ceremony began inside and outside the Chengwang Temple.

The manner of the sacrifice and the arrangement of the altar were all arranged according to what the White Maiden Goddess had said.

However, the incantations chanted and the Nuo dance performed by the local shamans still retain some ancient traditions.

Night falls.

The world of ghosts and spirits has replaced the human world, and something inconceivable seems to be invading the human realm from the darkness.

Under the huge bonfire, the shaman wrote words on bones and then threw them into the fire.

"Pfft!"

The raging fire sent up bursts of sparks that drifted away and scattered in all directions.

Then the shamans divided up their tasks: some recited prayers, some played sacred music, and some danced.

Ruan Hu sat upright in the Chengwang Temple, listening to the shaman's incantations that sounded like chanting.

As the hypnotic chanting and the sounds of the Nuo dance accompanied Ruan Hu, he faintly heard the call that transcended the boundary between Yin and Yang.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Ruan Hu seemed to smell the fragrance of angelica, and his mind drifted away once again.

He immediately recalled the story of the fragrant herb, which was the first gift the Celestial Maiden of Fragrance had given him.

At the beginning.

Ruan Hu was only told the name of Hengwu Fragrance by the Fairy of Wonderful Fragrance, and only later did he learn that this fragrance had actually been recorded.

Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Lady Li, who had already passed away, was able to see the emperor again by relying on this fragrant herb, Hengwu. It is a kind of incense that has been tested over time and can communicate with ghosts and gods.

When he was fully conscious, he was in complete darkness.

The jade ruyi, which could not be seen in the human world, was now in his hand again. Ruan Hu held the glowing jade ruyi high, illuminating the darkness.

At that moment, a figure drifted past me.

"His Majesty!"

"It's time to go."

Ruan Hu: "How do I get there?"

Bai Gu Shen: "Your Majesty, please come with me."

Bai Gu Shen led Ruan Hu into the air. In the realm of ghosts and gods, "people" seemed to be as light as nothing, but some seemingly insignificant things were as heavy as a thousand pounds.

More importantly, what appears to be a gentle breeze in the mortal world becomes inexplicably fierce and turbulent in the world of ghosts and gods.

However, at this moment, Ruan Hu thought that perhaps it was just that the wind was a bit stronger tonight.

"call!"

Ruan Hu held Bai Gu Shen's waist, and especially since Bai Gu Shen was flying with her head held high, her neck appeared even more slender, reminiscent of a white crane.

That night, the wind blew up the white goddess's robes, and Ruan Hu immediately felt his body being engulfed by layers of fluttering white silk robes.

The silk garment was smooth and fragrant, and it also made Ruan Hu feel as if the biting wind had been blocked.

Bai Gu Shen, holding Ruan Hu's hand or half-carrying him on her back, flew away into the distance.

And so, I wandered in spirit through Fenghuang Mountain.

After a while.

Ruan Hu: "Are we already at Fenghuang Mountain?"

Bai Gu Shen: "Exactly!"

Contrary to Ruan Hu's expectations, he still couldn't see anything around him; it was pitch black.

The order of the Yin and Yang realms is completely different, and what humans and ghosts/gods can see is completely different. Humans and ghosts/gods also each have their own weaknesses. What humans can see, ghosts/gods may not be able to see; what humans can do, ghosts/gods may not be able to do. Ruan Hu has gained a deeper understanding of the limitations of ghosts/gods.

However, this seemingly aimless flight only lasted for a short time before Ruan Hu spotted something else.

However, he only noticed the other person after hearing their voice.

"Ugh...ugh..."

A herd of donkeys with long white hair on their heads marched through the shadowy mountains with the imposing presence of a thousand troops.

In the eyes of the living, perhaps the mountains are the most majestic and imposing, and the donkeys are merely appendages that dwell among them.

However, from the perspective of ghosts and gods, the white-headed donkey emitted a strange faint light, making it extremely conspicuous in the dark world.

Ruan Hu examined the donkey closely. It was taller than an ordinary warhorse and looked extremely majestic.

At first glance, it doesn't look like a donkey at all; it's clearly a horse.

Its unique white head and black body further revealed its eerie and extraordinary nature.

Ruan Hu was overjoyed: "Found it."

But Bai Gu Shen showed a fearful expression: "Oh no, the prince is here too."
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Lord Ma, also known as the Horse-faced God.

They conspired with the Huan Shou barbarian tribe to plot a great cause, but almost ended up being outmaneuvered by others.

Then it fled westward, heading towards the Fenghuang Mountains.

Although the God of the Underworld and the White Maiden Goddess had given all their possessions to that boy from the Ruan family, the Horse-Faced God still couldn't bear to part with the white-haired donkey.

especially.

When he had almost no cards left to play and no capital left.

Even now, he still fantasizes about using this white-haired donkey to enter the grand scheme of things in this chaotic world, unwilling to give up that grand dream.

"Why can't I be a god-lord and sit on the throne of a great emperor?"

At this moment.

He was leading these white-headed donkeys through the mountains, heading west.

When they arrived in the west, although the Horse-Faced God could not rebuild the Donkey Army without the White Maiden Goddess, he could still find a way to keep the White-Headed Donkey from being obtained by others.

It might fetch a good price at a crucial moment.

And this will become his new trump card in his rise.

But unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared out of nowhere.

Ruan Hu saw the horse-faced god, and the horse-faced god saw him too.

At this moment.

Between the shadowy, silhouetted mountains, the Horse-Face deity transformed into human form, riding a white-headed donkey that led the way.

High in the sky, a goddess in white, trailing her white silk robe and skirt, flew above the mountains. Ruan Hu felt as if she were carrying him.

From below, Ruan Hu's embrace around the white-clad goddess's waist, pressed against her body, appeared as if he were "riding" on her.

Their eyes met, and instantly, the strongest sparks flew.

Ruan Hu was overjoyed to have found the white-headed donkey and admired its majestic appearance, but when he saw the horse-faced god, he frowned instantly.

"Ok?"

If it had been any later, Ruan Hu might have truly missed out on the white-haired donkey.

As Ruan Hu frowned, he also felt a sense of relief.

But the horse-faced god on the other side is different.

The horse-faced god, who had been leisurely singing a tune, looked up and saw Ruan Hu "riding" the white goddess flying towards him.

At this very moment, the other party was still embracing the goddess in white as they floated around in the sky.

The horse-faced god's hair stood on end, knocking off his golden crown.

Black tears of blood instantly streamed down the strange single eye on its forehead, yet its eyes seemed to burn.

this moment.

Even if Gonggong knocked down Buzhou Mountain, it would be difficult to describe the earth-shattering feeling in his heart when he saw this scene.

The sight of the mighty Milky Way rushing down from the heavens and engulfing the four seas and eight wastelands could not describe the overwhelming rage in his heart.

He thrashed about like a cobra leaping wildly into the sky, emitting sharp hisses.

"brute!"

(End of this chapter)