"Father, think twice!"
"She is your great-granddaughter, after all!" Ji Suyi looked at the Divine Kingdom Master and cried out.
"Foolish!"
"You actually believe such deceitful nonsense?" The Divine Kingdom Master glared at Ji Suyi, as endless Power of Origin continually pounded against the power of the five Beast Emperors.
Rumble!
The power of the five Beast Emperors was continuously annihilated.
The expression of the Inner Demon darkened like water.
This Divine Kingdom Master clearly harbored murderous intent and wanted to seize this Profound Meaning of Law of Life and Death.
In other words.
Greed had blinded his mind.
Family ties and the like had become entirely worthless in his eyes.
Yet, when traced back to the root, this was all Dong Ping's fault!
Had he not blurted out about the Profound Meaning of Law of Life and Death, none of this would have happened in the first place.
Both Dong Tianchen and Dong Ping deserved to die!
Boom!
Accompanied by a deafening crash, the power of the five Beast Emperors shattered into pieces.
After all, these were only five projections of power.
They were not the five Beast Emperors in the flesh.
Had it been the five Beast Emperors themselves, given the strength of the Divine Kingdom Master, he would never have dared to challenge them.
"Take Xiaoxi and go."
The Inner Demon gently pushed Dong Yuexian away.
"This is the Divine Kingdom. Where can we even go?"
Dong Yuexian smiled bitterly.
Her grandfather was the master of the Divine Kingdom; anywhere and anyone could easily be tracked down by him.
Which meant.
As long as they remained within the Divine Kingdom, no matter where she hid with Xiaoxi, the Divine Kingdom Master would immediately find them.
"You have nowhere to run."
"Only by handing over the Profound Meaning of Law of Life and Death will you find a way to survive!" The Divine Kingdom Master sneered, unleashing a monstrous pressure that surged like a tidal wave, engulfing the family of three.
Even with the Inner Demon's status as a powerhouse who had opened the Gate of Potential and possessed the Heavenly Dao Will, he could not break free from the constraints of this pressure.
Despair swept through their hearts.
"Dong Ping, I will kill you!"
Dong Yuexian said coldly.
Dong Ping was her own cousin; in the past, she would never have uttered such words.
But at this moment.
The murderous intent in her eyes was proof enough of how deeply she hated Dong Ping!
Hearing this, Dong Ping's pupils constricted.
The words spoken by Dong Yuexian still carried considerable weight.
"Ah!"
"Trapped by one's own web!"
Dong Xin shook her head.
As a smart person, this was the time to remain silent.
Because no matter the final outcome, the one who would suffer misfortune was bound to be herself.
Take Dong Ping, for instance.
Now that he had incurred Dong Yuexian's hatred, his future prospects were undoubtedly grim.
If.
Her grandfather truly stripped away this Profound Meaning of Law of Life and Death, causing Xiaoxi to lose her life, then not only Dong Yuexian and the Inner Demon, but even people like Qin Feiyang would never let Dong Ping off.
Faced with the fury and vengeance of Qin Feiyang and his companions, the mere thought made his scalp tingle.
"I'll ask you one more time: will you hand it over willingly or not?"
The Divine Kingdom Master shouted angrily.
"Never!"
The Inner Demon roared.
"Grandfather, Xiaoxi is your great-granddaughter. Are you really going to spare not even her?"
Dong Yuexian also shrieked repeatedly.
Could ties of blood mean even less than a profound meaning?
Looking back now, it was Qin Feiyang and his companions who truly valued affection and loyalty.
Because at the very least, people like Qin Feiyang had never coveted this Profound Meaning of Law of Life and Death.
"Still trying to alarm people with empty threats!"
A cold light flickered in the eyes of the Divine Kingdom Master.
"I am not making empty threats."
"I am telling the truth. If you take this profound meaning away, Xiaoxi will really die."
Dong Yuexian cried out anxiously.
She should never have been so naive as to bring the Inner Demon and Xiaoxi back to Emperor Capital Mountain to reason with this stubborn and greedy grandfather of hers.
If she had simply followed the Inner Demon from the start, they would never have faced such a crisis now.
"Then I'll test whether she really dies or not!"
Murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the Divine Kingdom Master, as a monstrous divine might surged directly toward the center of Xiaoxi's brows.
"No!"
Dong Yuexian screamed.
"Father."
"Stop this."
The Emperor and his wife hurriedly stepped forward.
"Get lost!"
The Divine Kingdom Master waved a hand, unleashing a Power of Death that struck the couple. They were sent flying on the spot, blood gushing continuously from their mouths.
He had even struck the Emperor and his wife.
It was clear that the Divine Kingdom Master had lost his mind to greed.
"Bastard!"
"You're simply no human!"
The Inner Demon let out a roar, and a split suddenly opened between his eyebrows.
A vast aura rolled outward.
"Grandfather, be careful. He is going to use his Battle Soul, Space-Time Eye, to escape."
"The Gate of Space-Time can cross space-time and appear anywhere."
Dong Ping hastily shouted.
"What?"
"Such a Battle Soul actually exists!"
The Divine Kingdom Master was taken aback.
Yet escaping right under his nose was utterly impossible!
A Law of Death suddenly surged into the heavens.
Boom!
Accompanied by a monstrous divine might, a giant black shadow manifested in the high sky.
This giant shadow was wrapped entirely in a black robe, wreathed in deathly aura, and wore a skull mask on its face, exuding an air of ferocious menace.
Furthermore.
With the appearance of this giant shadow, violent winds swept across the starry river, and dark clouds rolled in!
All of this was condensed from deathly aura!
Even the Inner Demon had never experienced such a terrifying deathly aura, as if he had been cast into the eighteenth level of hell, with the wails of malicious ghosts and the shrieks of spirits ringing in his ears.
Hallucinations even appeared before everyone's eyes.
It seemed as though ghostly soldiers clad in black armor, radiating rolling deathly aura, were brandishing the sharp blades in their hands and shattering the void to arrive.
"What is this?"
The Inner Demon asked in shock and doubt.
He had never seen it before.
Even looking at it from afar, he felt a fatal sense of danger, as if a mere wave of the giant black shadow's fist could shatter him to pieces.
Clang!
Yet it was not over yet.
Accompanied by another deafening crash, a pitch-black stone gate emerged behind the giant black shadow.
This was none other than the Gate of Hell!
Ten thousand zhang tall, with a deathly aura reaching the heavens!
Boom!
The next moment.
A dark red waning moon rose as well.
Not only the barrier, but even the outer God-Demon Forest was dyed a dark red, inevitably giving one the illusion of having stepped into Avici Hell.
"Is this not the Supreme Profound Meaning of the Law of Death?"
The Inner Demon muttered.
Boom!
Yet the next moment.
As an aura of peerless terror emerged.
The eighteen levels of hell manifested before them.
"This..."
Not to mention the Inner Demon, even Dong Yuexian, Dong Ping, and Dong Xin wore looks of utter stupefaction.
The Gate of Hell, the waning moon, the eighteen levels of hell...
Were these not the major profound meanings of the Law of Death?
What on earth was Grandfather trying to do?
"This is the Supreme Profound Meaning of the Law of Death!"
"Hurry up and leave. Father will not spare you two. Take care of yourselves from now on."
The Emperor shouted in a low voice.
"So this is the Supreme Profound Meaning of the Law of Death..."
The Inner Demon and the others murmured.
They had long heard that the Divine Kingdom Master had mastered the Supreme Profound Meaning of the Law of Death, but this was the first time they had witnessed it with their own eyes.
It was too terrifying.
This divine might was simply despair-inducing.
"No matter how powerful your Battle Soul is, today you must remain right here at Emperor Capital Mountain."
The Divine Kingdom Master raised his hand and pointed into the void. The Gate of Hell, the waning moon, and the eighteen levels of hell instantly fused together. Accompanied by a dazzling divine light, a giant dark red scythe manifested in the high sky.
Hundreds of zhang long!
Every single saw-toothed edge upon it gleamed with a chilling light!
Simultaneously, it erupted with an unprecedented demonic might, a demonic might that had unquestionably reached the level of a New Realm!
Everyone present, standing before the giant black shadow and facing the massive scythe in its grasp, felt an unshakeable terror surge within their hearts!
They were even unable to move.
Their legs felt as though they were stuck in a mire, and only despair filled their minds.
This sensation was just like... facing the Ice Dragon and the Swallowing Heaven Beast!
"You're dead men."
Dong Ping chuckled inwardly.
Serves you right for killing my eldest brother.
This is retribution.
"What are you all doing? Why aren't you leaving yet!"
The Emperor and Ji Suyi shouted in low voices.
"Leave?"
The Inner Demon smiled bitterly.
Under this divine might, he couldn't even manage to open the Space-Time Eye.
"Now, hand over the Profound Meaning of Law of Life and Death to me!"
The Divine Kingdom Master smiled coldly.
With a wave of his hand, the giant black shadow raised the massive scythe in its grip and slashed directly toward the center of Xiaoxi's brows.
"Father!"
"If you do this, you will kill Xian'er and Xiaoxi!"
The Emperor roared.
Various Ultimate Profundities burst forth into the sky, rushing to intercept the giant scythe.
For the sake of Dong Yuexian, he was actually turning against the Divine Kingdom Master, showing how deeply he cared for this daughter.
Yet.
Faced with the Supreme Profound Meaning, these ultimate profundities of his offered no resistance. They were as fragile as decayed wood and shattered on the spot.
No one could block the Supreme Profound Meaning.
Within the Divine Kingdom, the Supreme Profound Meaning was invincible.
Furthermore.
Aside from the Profound Meaning of Law of Life and Death, the Divine Kingdom Master still possessed the endless Power of Origin.
Thus, at present, absolutely no one could stop him.
The Inner Demon despaired.
Dong Yuexian despaired.
Xiaoxi's small face was also filled with terror.
Just as the scythe was about to strike right in front of Xiaoxi, a black figure flashed out from between Xiaoxi's eyebrows.
This was an old man clad in a black robe.
"Guardian of Demon City!"
The gazes of the Inner Demon and Dong Yuexian trembled violently.
"Why is he inside Xiaoxi's eyebrows?"
Dong Ping and Dong Xin were also struck with extreme shock and doubt.
"Who goes there?"
Ji Suyi, the Emperor, and the Divine Kingdom Master, however, all wore expressions of shock and doubt.
"To think someone actually dared to target this profound meaning."
The Guardian of Demon City looked at the Divine Kingdom Master opposite him, a cold light flashing in his eyes as he said, "Did you not know she is my granddaughter?"
"Granddaughter?"
The Emperor and his wife were stunned.
"He is the Guardian of Demon City, and this profound meaning was a gift he gave to Xiaoxi."
"When Xiaoxi was born, he acknowledged her as his granddaughter of his own accord."
The Heaven and Earth Bronze Furnace stated.
"Guardian of Demon City? Isn't that the Forbidden Zone Master of the Starry Sea?"
The Emperor exclaimed in shock.
"Yes."
"He might even be stronger than the Forbidden Zone Master."
The Heaven and Earth Bronze Furnace said.
The Emperor and Ji Suyi exchanged glances.
It was truly unimaginable.
Not only were they protected by the five Beast Emperors, but now even the Guardian of Demon City was protecting Xiaoxi.
This granddaughter of theirs was quite literally the recipient of thousands of favors and boundless affection.
Boom!
As those words fell, the Guardian of Demon City raised his hand and pointed into the void. A mighty divine power rolled outward, surging to strike the Power of Origin and the Supreme Profound Meaning.
A deafening crash shook the heavens and the earth!
The Supreme Profound Meaning of the Law of Death was forcefully shattered.
A vast expanse of the Power of Origin was also annihilated on the spot.
"So powerful?"
The Divine Kingdom Master was shocked.
The Emperor and his wife were likewise astonished beyond measure.
"He really is stronger than the Forbidden Zone Master!"
The Heaven and Earth Bronze Furnace muttered to itself.
Based on this move alone, it was enough to prove that this Guardian of Demon City was far more powerful than figures like Mo Xiaoke and the Six-Eared Macaque.