Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Despite facing the combined assault of Lin Yun and Little Ape, Lin Jianhong not only held his own but even had the upper hand. Such formidable Combat Power only served to strengthen the Battle Intent in Lin Yun’s heart. ’It won’t be long,’ he thought. ’I will be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Five Great Demon Fiends. I’m sure of it.’

The battle raged on, but Lin Yun was running out of time. Because he had activated both the War God Transformation and the Demon Emperor’s Blood Pool simultaneously, his Elemental Power was being consumed at a drastic rate. He estimated that in about ten more breaths, his Elemental Power would be completely depleted.

By now, however, the Celestial Eagle Valley disciples below had been all but wiped out. Without their two Core Disciples to hold back Bai Zhicheng and the other, and with Lin Jianhong tied down by Lin Yun, Celestial Eagle Valley’s defeat was already a foregone conclusion.

"First Senior Brother, save me...!" the last Celestial Eagle Valley disciple cried out to Lin Jianhong before he died.

Hearing the cry for help, Lin Jianhong, who was still fighting Lin Yun and Little Ape, forced them back with a single sword strike and glanced down.

He hadn’t paid any mind to the battle below. To him, this generation of Flawless Palace disciples was nothing but trash, utterly incapable of contending with those from Celestial Eagle Valley. With him present, they should have been scared witless.

But reality was a resounding slap in the face. All twenty-plus disciples from Celestial Eagle Valley had been slaughtered. In contrast, aside from two who were heavily injured, not a single Flawless Palace disciple had died.

Staring at the scene below in disbelief, Lin Jianhong couldn’t fathom that the Flawless Palace had actually managed to slaughter all of his people from Celestial Eagle Valley.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Lin Jianhong’s eyes burned with rage as he glared at Lin Yun. Yes, Lin Yun was the one responsible for this. Without him, the Flawless Palace disciples wouldn’t just have been afraid to kill; they likely wouldn’t have even dared to fight.

"Lin Yun..." Lin Jianhong snarled through gritted teeth, the killing intent in his heart exploding to its absolute peak.

Although boundless killing intent for Lin Yun had already sprung forth, the last shred of his rationality told Lin Jianhong that it was no longer wise to continue fighting.

All the disciples on his side had been killed, leaving him alone. If he continued to fight Lin Yun, it wouldn’t matter whether he could win or not; even if he did, it would be meaningless.

Moreover, more than ten Flawless Palace disciples were watching him like tigers eyeing their prey. Most importantly, Lin Yun’s Combat Power had taken Lin Jianhong by surprise. This wasn’t the Combat Power someone at the Seventh Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm should possess. ’When I was at the Seventh Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm,’ he thought, ’I probably wasn’t even as strong as Lin Yun is now.’

After weighing his options, Lin Jianhong’s expression turned extremely grim. He looked at Lin Yun and snorted coldly. "Lin Yun, I’ll remember you. Next time we meet, things won’t go so well for you. These Saint’s Relics will be the graveyard for you Flawless Palace disciples."

Leaving behind this threat, Lin Jianhong flew off into the distance.

Lin Yun paid no mind to Lin Jianhong’s threat. Once he confirmed that Lin Jianhong was gone, the crowd of Flawless Palace disciples below suddenly erupted into cheers. "First Senior Brother is mighty! First Senior Brother is mighty! First Senior Brother is mighty...!"

For how many years had the disciples of the Flawless Palace wished for a First Senior Brother of their own who could stand on par with the Five Great Demon Fiends of the Eastern Domain? With someone like that, when they encountered disciples from other forces, they could hold their heads high and fear no one.

In the past, would Flawless Palace disciples have dared to slaughter Celestial Eagle Valley disciples in front of Lin Jianhong? In their dreams. Let alone with Lin Jianhong present, even just knowing he was on his way would have been enough to shatter their fighting spirit.

But today, Lin Yun had done it. He had led them in slaughtering the Celestial Eagle Valley disciples right in front of Lin Jianhong.

At this moment, all the Flawless Palace disciples were thinking the same thing: ’The Eastern Domain no longer has just Five Great Demon Fiends, because our Flawless Palace now has its own Demon Fiend—our own First Senior Brother.’

"Following you... doesn’t seem so hard to accept after all, First Senior Brother," Bai Zhicheng said with a slight smile as he looked up at Lin Yun in the sky.

Hearing Bai Zhicheng’s words, the other Core Disciple standing beside him also smiled. "That’s right. From now on, the Flawless Palace will have its own First Senior Brother. It’s time for our Flawless Palace to make our move in these Saint’s Relics."

Listening to the cheers from the Flawless Palace disciples below, a smile appeared on Lin Yun’s face. But in the next second, his body swayed and he began to fall, only to be caught by Little Ape just in time.

His Elemental Power was completely spent. To be honest, Lin Yun had used all his strength just to hold off Lin Jianhong. It was undeniable that a significant gap still remained between him and the Five Great Demon Fiends; after all, their Cultivation was so much higher.

Supported by Little Ape, Lin Yun slowly descended to the ground and sat cross-legged. He took out two Low Grade Spirit Essence Pills, tossed one to Little Ape, and consumed the other himself, beginning to restore his Elemental Power.

Undeterred by Lin Yun’s display of exhaustion, the Flawless Palace disciples instinctively formed a protective circle around him. The injured disciples seized the opportunity to treat their wounds, while the uninjured ones guarded Lin Yun in the center, closing their eyes to regulate their breathing.

Without a doubt, Lin Yun had now become the core of this group. In the hearts of these Flawless Palace disciples, Lin Yun was their First Senior Brother.

After an hour, Lin Yun had recovered half of his Elemental Power. While not fully restored, he could move freely without any problems.

Slowly opening his eyes, Lin Yun smiled slightly as he looked at the Flawless Palace disciples sitting in a circle around him.

’These guys... back in the Flawless Palace, they were always at each other’s throats. But when facing other forces, they’re so united. The root cause of it all is that we never had a Demon Fiend.’

When a Direct Disciple saw that Lin Yun had opened his eyes, he immediately called out happily, "First Senior Brother."

Hearing his voice, everyone turned to Lin Yun. They bowed and shouted in unison, "First Senior Brother."

As the shouts faded, Bai Zhicheng and the other Core Disciple walked up to Lin Yun. To his surprise, both of them also bowed and said, "First Senior Brother."

Hearing this, Lin Yun was momentarily too stunned to respond. ’One of the Ten Core Disciples is actually calling me First Senior Brother?’ That was something he hadn’t expected.

"What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you don’t want to be our First Senior Brother?" Bai Zhicheng said with a smile, seeing Lin Yun’s stunned expression.

Snapping back to his senses, Lin Yun looked at him and smiled back. "Are you really willing to acknowledge me as your First Senior Brother?"

"Of the Six Great Forces in the Eastern Domain, every one except the Flawless Palace has a Demon Fiend. Those five are the idols and pillars of support for the disciples of their respective forces. When we are out and about, whenever Flawless Palace disciples encounter disciples from the other Five Great Forces, it always feels like we’re missing something."

"That’s right. What we lack is someone who can intimidate the disciples of other forces. The Five Great Demon Fiends are like five great mountains pressing down on the heads of every Flawless Palace disciple. For so many years, the Flawless Palace hasn’t had a single person capable of challenging those five mountains. But... now we have you, the First Senior Brother of our Flawless Palace. I willingly acknowledge you as my First Senior Brother, and I am willing to follow in your footsteps," Bai Zhicheng said with a smile.

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