In just a few breaths,
three tall, horned male demons appeared above the Demon Hall.
They hovered in the sky in a triangular formation, silent.
Ye Yu could clearly sense that the demonic aura within these three far surpassed the Demon King Realm.
They must be the powerful Demon Lords of the Demon Realm.
But wasn’t this somewhat unbelievable?
The demonic aura had only been revived for the length of an incense stick.
Why had these three Demon Lords already come to his Niepan Province Demon Hall?
And they stood there quietly, cold as freshly awakened mummies.
No—wait!
Ye Yu suddenly noticed that these three Demon Lords’ eyes were completely pitch black, with no distinction between iris and sclera.
Pei Chuxia also sensed this abnormality.
She trembled and said, "Mind Control Technique!"
Hearing this, Ye Yu asked puzzled, "What is the Mind Control Technique?"
After Pei Chuxia’s explanation, Ye Yu finally understood everything.
In the Demon Realm, there were many demon races.
Besides ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) common types like Blood Demons, Charm Demons, Corpse Demons, Shadow Demons, there were rarer Fallen Demons and Mind Demons.
Originally, demons cultivated body refinement techniques, but after the Six Realms passages were severed,
they mainly cultivated demonic aura and, like immortals, studied magic and divine powers.
Fallen Demons and Mind Demons, however, from the very start cultivated soul power.
Their bodies might be weak,
but their souls were extraordinarily strong.
Counting carefully, Ye Yu realized this was already his second time entering the Demon Realm.
He had never heard of Fallen or Mind Demons before because they were extremely rare and had unique cultivation methods,
making it very difficult for them to enter the path of cultivation.
For tens of thousands of years, there had been no powerful Fallen or Mind Demons.
Most had perished in the lower levels,
barely entering Ye Yu’s notice.
Meanwhile, Blood Demons and Corpse Demons had risen rapidly,
using their resilience to occupy the mainstream of demonic cultivation.
This was the legendary survival of the fittest.
Actually, not only Ye Yu, but even Pei Chuxia had never seen a Mind or Fallen Demon beyond the Consolidation Realm.
Even the Mind Control Technique was something she only read about in ancient texts.
Ten thousand years ago, a Mind Demon named Qiao Shoushu was the master of this art.
He single-handedly controlled ten Demon Emperor Realm demons and ravaged the borders of Wuyan Province,
using ruthless tactics to conquer many demons, attempting to swallow an entire province.
(This is a friendly reminder—this is not filler. Terms like Earth Demon, Heaven Demon, Profound Demon, Demon King, Demon Lord, Demon Emperor, Demon Sovereign, Demon Emperor appear.)
Such actions alarmed Luo Fengtai, Demon Lord of Wuyan Province.
Although he was a Demon Sovereign Realm powerhouse, he recognized Qiao Shoushu’s terror.
If given time to grow, he would become a great menace.
So he gathered his top generals to quell the rebellion at the border.
That battle lasted ten days and nights.
Twenty-seven Demon Emperor Realm powerhouses of Wuyan Province perished.
Although they eventually killed Qiao Shoushu, the Demon Lord of Wuyan Province was severely wounded and died in the Demon Hall only three days later.
That battle revealed the horror of Mind Demons to the entire Demon Realm.
Qiao Shoushu, at peak Demon Emperor Realm, alone faced a Demon Sovereign and thirty Demon Emperors’ encirclement
and still achieved such astonishing results.
It was simply unbelievable.
Qiao Shoushu was thus recorded in ancient texts.
Just as Pei Chuxia finished speaking, a clapping sound echoed.
Ye Yu turned to look.
Behind the three Demon Lords emerged a hunched figure.
He was even more emaciated than Li Yao before his possession succeeded.
"I never expected that after sleeping for ten thousand years, someone would still remember my name."
"Truly rare!"
"However, the ancient texts you read differ somewhat from my experience."
"In that battle, the number of Demon Emperors I killed was not twenty-seven, but twenty-nine."
"As for the Demon Lord Zheng Dongyang of Wuyan Province, his soul was completely shattered—essentially dead."
"One of his surviving generals barely dragged him back for treatment."
"But after I struck, there was no chance he could live."
"Still, I paid a heavy price in that fight."
"If I hadn’t preserved a sliver of life essence to barely survive, I might have truly died."
Qiao Shoushu spoke with great pride.
But that pride was well deserved.
Ye Yu’s expression turned cold as he softly asked, "Senior, you didn’t come out today just to reminisce, did you?"
Qiao Shoushu waved his hand, "Of course not!"
"I came today to thank you!"
"If you hadn’t helped, with just my bit of life essence, I might not have awakened for another ten thousand years."
"Truly grateful!"
Ye Yu was baffled.
He then asked, "You must have the wrong person. When did I ever help you?"
Qiao Shoushu laughed, "You really are forgetful of your benefactors, but honestly, it’s all too coincidental."
"At the Niepan Province border, a brat possessed an ancient demonic body and fought you fiercely."
"The battle of two Ancient Demon bodies was truly magnificent—even I haven’t seen the like for a very long time."
"It was majestic beyond words."
"I was buried deep underground but was pushed into the corner by your fight."
"And your final punch reduced him to a blood mist."
"That blood mist just so happened to fall into my life essence,"
"which caused me to awaken prematurely."
Ye Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Perhaps this is what they call the unintentional planting of willows, which grows into shade?"
"Indeed quite the coincidence."
"But judging by Qiao Shoushu’s fierce demeanor, he didn’t seem here just to thank me."
Ye Yu muttered, "I acted unintentionally; no need to thank me."
Qiao Shoushu shook his head repeatedly.
"That won’t do!"
"A life-saving favor deserves proper thanks."
"How about I leave your entire corpse for you? Oh, and if you’re lonely, I can kill this little girl too, so you have company in death—how’s that?"
Qiao Shoushu was seriously negotiating with Ye Yu.
His tone was sincere, but murderous intent radiated from his words.
