At that moment, everything around seemed to freeze.
The whole world appeared to contain only himself and the massive drum before him.
Somehow, a strange voice seemed to constantly urge him to strike the drum. At the same time, an inexplicable impulse welled up inside him.
But this feeling soon vanished again.
The surroundings returned to calm once more.
Ye Yu slowly exhaled, unsure how to describe this special sensation.
It felt as if the drum itself was calling to him.
Truly incredible!
Ye Yu stared at the drum again, feeling it was increasingly unusual.
Just then, a familiar voice emerged in his mind.
“How about it? Isn’t this drum beautiful?”
Hearing that, Ye Yu turned to see a demon cloaked in a mantle standing not far away. Under the shadow, the face was none other than the long-unseen Jing Yanxin.
The Sword-Tail Centipede traitor—and the very one who caused Ye Yu to come to Chaotic Demon City.
Ye Yu did not get impatient, instead mentally asked: “The hundred young demons were all stolen from Chaotic Demon City. You want me to bring them back, but is it so you can watch me be torn apart by their clan leaders? I don’t understand—what exactly do you want?”
Normally, demons faced with such questions would instinctively deny it. Even if they were guilty, they would never admit it.
But Jing Yanxin was clearly not normal—he was a madman.
Without hesitation, he immediately admitted it!
“Yes, in my plan, you should have been ripped to shreds by the demon clan leaders on your very first day in Chaotic Demon City.”
“But the expected scene never happened.”
“This is really troublesome.”
“As for what I want, it’s simple—I want utter chaos in Chaotic Demon City. Only then can I rise quickly in the turmoil.”
“That includes why I had you strike this drum.”
“When I rise, the first thing I’ll do is eliminate Ye Jizui and take the Lord’s seat smoothly.”
“You are the biggest contributor to this operation! Then we brothers will rule the demon city together.”
“Only you will die.”
“And I will live.”
Hearing this mad voice, Ye Yu felt disgusted.
“I didn’t expect he really was a madman. Meeting such a demon is truly nauseating!”
Jing Yanxin suddenly stepped toward Ye Yu slowly and continued:
“Though I don’t know how you escaped that dead-end and became a guest of Ye Jizui, that doesn’t matter to me.”
“What matters is that you now face two choices.”
“One, strike this drum.”
“Two, die here right now!”
As he finished speaking, a surge of powerful demon energy burst forth.
Indeed, Jing Yanxin had successfully broken through his bottleneck and reached Demon Lord Realm.
In his eyes, this was no real choice—it was simply forcing Ye Yu to submit.
After all, a Heavenly Demon Realm demon has no right to refuse before a Demon Lord Realm expert.
But Jing Yanxin didn’t know that Ye Yu was the type who yields to softness, not force!
Though directly fighting a Demon Lord Realm expert was extremely dangerous under current conditions, it was not necessarily a death sentence.
Remember—this was Chaotic Demon City!
With Ye Jizui present, if Ye Yu could stall even briefly, he would surely attract his attention.
So Ye Yu planned to take a gamble.
After all, within five steps, escape was impossible.
Ye Yu suddenly raised his right hand, sword finger extended, and focused his mind.
The Thousand Dream Illusion Technique suddenly triggered!
In an instant, Jing Yanxin’s expression turned somewhat dazed.
Taking advantage of the moment, Ye Yu clasped his hands and unleashed the forbidden Blood Burning Flame Technique!
A strange magic array appeared beneath Jing Yanxin’s feet.
The next moment, countless black flames surged from his body.
No doubt, as a Demon Lord Realm expert, the black flames rising from him instantly flared to hundreds of feet in height.
This scene immediately attracted the attention of many powerful demons in Chaotic Demon City!
Including Lord Ye Jizui!
Due to the huge difference in realm between Ye Yu and Jing Yanxin, the latter quickly recovered from the Thousand Dream Illusion Technique and immediately cast the Demon Immortal Technique!
A stream of light shot from his body, and his original form transformed into a withered husk.
Only then did Ye Yu finally see the true form of the Sword-Tail Centipede.
A massive centipede body, with a tail as sharp as a sword blade.
Without flesh as fuel, the black heavenly flames quickly died out.
The stream of light landed nearby and transformed into the new Jing Yanxin.
At this moment, he looked extremely disheveled, his demon robes severely torn and most of his exposed skin scarred from burns.
No matter how you looked, he showed no dignity of a Demon Lord Realm.
Instead, he looked like a beaten stray dog.
More and more demons gathered, eyeing everything curiously.
Several powerful auras rushed madly from afar.
Ye Yu smiled lightly and said softly, “Not planning to run now? If you don’t, you might die here!”
Jing Yanxin clasped his hands through his messy hair and burst into insane laughter.
“Indeed, you’re different from others—you’re crazy! Choosing to fight a Demon Lord Realm directly.”
“Maybe many want me dead and are on their way. The best plan now is to leave here first.”
“But don’t forget, killing you would be instantaneous!”
Jing Yanxin suddenly stepped forward, and a huge force locked onto Ye Yu’s figure.
The powerful demon aura shattered all the stone slabs beneath Ye Yu.
Then a gigantic Sword-Tail Centipede phantom appeared.
Its tail, sharp as a sword blade, slashed through the night sky, releasing a fierce sword qi!
Facing a full-strength Demon Lord Realm attack, Ye Yu dared {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} not be arrogant.
He instantly dodged behind the drum, hoping to use the demon runes ahead as a buffer, while rapidly casting the Spirit-Ghost Formation to set up layer upon layer of barriers.
Still, Ye Yu underestimated Jing Yanxin’s strength.
Under the terrifying sword qi, even before they touched, the runes around the drum dimmed instantly.
At the same time, Ye Yu’s barriers shattered one after another.
With a three-level realm gap, no matter how strong the techniques, it was futile!
