Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

His eyes flashed with anger, and he opened his mouth wide.

A ball of platinum fire roared toward Li Yuan's back.

"Die!"

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor's eyes revealed murderous intent as he unleashed his natal demonic fire, the terrifying heat causing the air to sizzle.

Zhu Yan did say he wanted to capture him alive, but this is the middle of nowhere. If he is clean, who can say for sure how Li Yuan died?

It had waited so long for this moment, to personally kill the human cultivator who had brought it shame.

Sensing the chilling aura behind him, Li Yuan's expression changed drastically. He bit his tongue hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and his speed increased even further.

"rise!"

With his last ounce of strength, he unleashed the Thunder Shield.

"Boom boom boom!"

After a series of collisions, the light of the Xuanlei Shield grew weaker and weaker. Without the support of powerful spiritual energy, it quickly lost its effectiveness and flew back into his body with a whoosh.

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor formed hand seals, commanding his natal demonic fire to relentlessly pursue Li Yuan. The scorching heat had already charred the hem of Li Yuan's clothes, causing his skin to crack and thick smoke to rise from his body.

"Haha, kid! It doesn't feel good to be burned to ashes, does it?"

Seeing that Li Yuan was about to be burned to ashes, the Crimson Flame Demon Emperor was overjoyed and laughed wildly.

"Red Flame, how dare you disobey the master's orders!"

Suddenly, a dark figure broke through the air and deflected Chi Yan's natal demonic fire with a single move.

Seeing this, Li Yuan panicked and plunged headfirst into the ground.

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor was startled and looked at the newcomer. He saw that the person was dressed in black armor, with a ghostly green light flashing in his eyes, and his body was surrounded by a thick layer of Yin energy.

"Ghost Spring!" The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor's eyes flickered slightly, and he forced a smile. "What brings you here?"

The visitor was one of Zhu Yan's trusted confidants, the Ghost Spring Demon Emperor, whose Yin Sha skills were unpredictable and who enjoyed Zhu Yan's utmost trust.

He glanced at the Crimson Flame Demon Emperor indifferently, his tone cold: "Lord Zhu Yan is worried about you, so he sent me to check on you. Crimson Flame, you mustn't disappoint him."

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure: "You misunderstood. I just wanted to scare him. How could I have actually burned him to death?"

It pointed to Li Yuan, who had already fallen into the rocks, and said, "He is now trapped like a turtle in a jar. Brother Guiquan has come at the right time. Let's work together to capture him and give Lord Zhu Yan an explanation."

Ghost Spring Demon Emperor glanced at the stumbling figure in the distance and gave a cold snort as a reply.

This guy is so sensible, giving him credit for nothing, isn't it just because he's afraid he'll go back and complain?

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor chuckled dryly: "This kid is very cunning. I was afraid he might have some tricks up his sleeve, so I deliberately tested him."

"Is that so?" Ghost Spring Demon Emperor remained noncommittal. "It's getting late, let's make our move."

"Yes."

The two demon emperors, one on the left and one on the right, transformed into two streaks of light and surrounded Li Yuan.

Sensing two powerful auras approaching from behind, Li Yuan felt relieved. He had already detected the hidden auras and was deliberately stalling with Chi Yan in order to force the person in the shadows to reveal themselves.

Now that the man was in the open, he had no more worries. He subtly adjusted his escape route, leading the two demons to a more secluded corner.

With his current strength, even if he is prepared to fight someone who is not, he only has a 50% chance of defeating two demon emperors. He absolutely cannot let Xuan Shang find out, otherwise his efforts will be in vain.

"boom!"

A fireball from Chi Yan slammed into his back. Although it was blocked by the Xuan Lei Shield, its residual power was not diminished. Li Yuan staggered, screamed, and fell to the ground. His back was charred, making him look extremely miserable.

He struggled for a moment, then turned around, leaning against the rock wall, looking at the two of them in despair.

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor grinned.

"Run! Why aren't you running anymore?"

"Don't come any closer!"

Li Yuan's voice trembled, clearly he was forcing himself to stay upright, "If you come any closer, I'll self-destruct my dantian!"

"Hahaha!"

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor and the Ghost Spring Demon Emperor exchanged a glance and simultaneously let out a disdainful sneer.

"Self-destruct your dantian? I'm terrified! Then hurry up and try detonating one."

Chi Yan laughed heartily. How much power could a piece of trash who had damaged his very essence and couldn't even stand up have if he self-destructed?

"Li Yuan, if you know what's good for you, you'd better come with us obediently." Gui Quan's voice was chilling. "Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Despair flashed in Li Yuan's eyes, a faint light appeared in his dantian, and his aura surged, as if he were really about to self-destruct.

"Are you serious?"

Guiquan rolled his eyes dismissively. "You think it's that easy to self-destruct?"

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor was already impatient. He nodded to Ghost Spring, and the two of them simultaneously formed hand seals. Powerful energy gathered in their palms, one crimson and the other dark and cold.

"not good!"

Seeing this, Li Yuan seemed to panic. He formed a hand seal and forced out a mouthful of his heart's essence blood. His aura surged again, and a terrifying red light shone from his dantian. His aura was extremely violent.

This is a sign that the dantian is about to explode.

"receive!"

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor grinned maliciously, unleashing two forces, one black and one red, simultaneously, which intertwined to form a large net that swept towards Li Yuan.

In an instant, the air seemed to be torn apart, pebbles flew up from the ground, and the entire valley shook.

"boom!"

Smoke and dust billowed up, engulfing Li Yuan's figure. The terrifying energy vanished, as if it had been pressed down by a mountain, no longer able to make a ripple.

"Hahaha, self-destructing one's dantian? That's laughable!"

Chi Yan couldn't help but look up at the sky and burst into laughter.

With a wave of his hand, the dust and smoke disappeared. Just as he was about to reach out and capture Li Yuan, he found that there was no one on the ground.

Li Yuan simply vanished without a trace.

"Um?"

What happened?

Did they miscontrol their power and completely obliterate Li Yuan?

Ghost Spring Demon Emperor's expression changed, glaring at Crimson Flame Demon Emperor: "Crimson Flame! How dare you kill him right in front of me!"

No, I didn't.

The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor hurriedly waved his hand, looked up and around, but there was nothing around him. His divine sense was completely empty, as if Li Yuan had never existed.

"If it's not you, then who else could it be?"

Guiquan was furious. "Lord Zhu Yan knew you wouldn't obey orders, so he ordered me to keep an eye on you. I never expected you to dare kill someone right in front of me!"

As he spoke, he took a step forward to make a move, but Chi Yan was startled and took half a step back, his eyes flashing with anger.

He knew perfectly well that he hadn't done it himself. Could it have been Guiquan who killed him? And then deliberately framed him to make him fall out of favor with Lord Zhu Yan?

Upon thinking this, he flew into a rage: "Ghost Spring, don't you dare spout such nonsense! Do you think I'm afraid of you?!"

This guy is only acting because he's Zhu Yan's confidant. It's one thing for him to bully others in the past, but now he even wants to attack him. This is intolerable.

"boom!"

With a sinister look in his eyes, Chi Yan decided to strike first, unleashing his natal demonic fire, a platinum fireball, which crashed into Gui Quan.

"It really was you!"

Enraged, Guiquan suddenly unleashed a black scimitar that crashed into the fireball. A dark aura coalesced into a massive vortex, swallowing the fireball whole.

"Hmph! Can you even swallow it?"

Both were at the mid-stage of the Demon Emperor realm, their strengths being roughly equal. Chi Yan sneered, forming hand seals and increasing his demonic power.

The natal demonic fire rampaged through the black vortex, producing a deafening roar, but it couldn't break free no matter what it did.

But the Ghost Spring Demon Emperor was also in bad shape. The black vortex flickered, and the veins on his forehead bulged, clearly indicating that he had also exerted all his strength.

For a time, the two were locked in a stalemate, having exhausted all their methods.