Chapter 577: Xu Xian

Soon, the nine-headed insect returned with a person in tow. The person was shrouded in demonic energy, dressed in a black robe, with half of their face rotten and looking extremely ferocious.

Qin Jun furrowed his brows, feeling a sense of familiarity with this person.

"It's you!" the demonic figure suddenly exclaimed, his words filled with disbelief and resentment.

Qin Jun carefully examined the figure, his expression becoming increasingly strange. Long-buried memories were awakened, and wasn't this guy Ye Xuan?

He was the same Ye Xuan whom Qin Jun had encountered during the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition of the Southern Zhuo Empire. He was the senior brother of Zhu Yanqing, and during the competition, he had lost control in a fit of anger, allowing the demonic energy within him to take over his body, leading to a rampage. It was quite a tragic story to recall.

Later, Qin Jun heard that he had connections with the Black Night Pavilion, the largest assassin force in the Southern Region. Back then, his foolish younger brother, Qin Yu, had hired assassins from the Black Night Pavilion, leading to a feud between Qin Jun and the Black Night Pavilion.

Once formidable enemies, but in Qin Jun's eyes now, not even worth mentioning.

"I didn't expect you to have fallen to such a state," Qin Jun shook his head in lament. When he first met Ye Xuan, he thought he was someone of significance, perhaps a respected strongman in the future. Who would have thought that fate would be so cruel, and now he had become a ghostly figure.

"It's all because of you! It's all because of you!" Ye Xuan's eyes were red with anger as he shouted, his ferocious appearance causing Liu Ruolai to shiver, and the nine-headed insect to coldly snort. A terrifying pressure fell upon Ye Xuan, pinning him firmly to the ground.

Nonsense?

Delusional!

Shifting the blame!

Qin Jun was immediately impatient. He drew the Seven Star Sword from his waist, preparing to end Ye Xuan.

"You can't kill me. I have formed an alliance with the Black Night Pavilion. If you kill me, you will suffer the backlash from the Black Night Pavilion!" Ye Xuan hastily said. At this moment, he didn't know whether to call himself Ye Xuan or Yun Chengmo.

Yun Chengmo was the demonic entity within Ye Xuan, originating from the Hanjiang Empire. In the past, in order to deal with him, Qin Jun had even gone to the underworld to find Yun Chengmo's daughter. But now, it wasn't necessary.

Without hesitation, Qin Jun beheaded Ye Xuan. This guy had committed heinous crimes and was burdened with karmic debts. Even in the underworld, he would have to endure endless torment until he had repaid his karmic debts and could be reincarnated.

In a sense, Qin Jun was helping Ye Xuan to find release. The current Ye Xuan was no longer himself, but a demonic entity with a dual personality formed with Yun Chengmo.

After beheading him, Qin Jun immediately unleashed the Samadhi True Fire, enveloping Ye Xuan's body. In the blink of an eye, it turned to ashes. The nearest nine-headed insect was secretly shocked. Qin Jun's Samadhi True Fire was becoming increasingly powerful.

"Ding! Side quest completed—Exterminate the Demon! Host gains one opportunity for summoning a divine demon, one opportunity for reaching the peak of divine demon, and two random draws!"

The system prompt sounded, and Qin Jun raised an eyebrow. He thought, "I remember that this quest reward included a five-level upgrade!"

Trying to trick me?

I have a good memory!

"Exchange the five-level upgrade for an opportunity to reach the peak of divine demon," the system explained.

"No way! Change it back for me!" Qin Jun insisted.

Are you kidding me? Another five-level upgrade and he would become a true immortal. There's no guarantee of encountering an opportunity to reach the peak of divine demon in the future. The upgrade rewards are running out!

"Add one more random draw!" the system conceded.

"Are you kidding me? You owe me! I've helped the system collect upgrade materials so many times, narrowly escaping death..." Qin Jun began to complain incessantly.

The others thought Qin Jun was contemplating something and didn't dare to interrupt him.

"Stop! Add one opportunity for summoning a divine demon, making it two opportunities for summoning a divine demon, one opportunity for reaching the peak of divine demon, and two random draws in total!" the system interrupted.

"Exchange the additional opportunity for summoning a divine demon for an opportunity to reach the peak of divine demon!" Qin Jun resolutely declared.

Summoning a divine demon might not necessarily summon Dàluó again, but there's a greater hope with an opportunity to reach the peak of divine demon. Li Yuanba, the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird, and the Nine Spirit Saint all have a chance to be Dàluó.

"Okay!" the system readily agreed, but Qin Jun imagined it gritting its teeth.

Trying to trick me? No way!

Feeling smug, Qin Jun thought to himself. Then, he looked down at the city below, where smoke filled the air, and his excitement receded like the ebbing tide.

He gathered his mana and shouted loudly, "I am the Saint Emperor Qin. The demon has been vanquished, so there's no need for you to worry anymore. I will distribute elixirs next, and you can pick them up and heal yourselves!"

As he spoke, he leaped into the air and waved his right hand. Countless elixirs flew out from his storage ring, scattering to every corner of the city.

Boom!

The whole city was in chaos, with countless cries of surprise, cheers, and cries ringing out:

"It's the Holy Emperor! The Holy Emperor has come to save us!"

"Thank you, Holy Emperor, otherwise we would probably have been killed by the demons!"

"The grace and virtue of the Holy Emperor, we will never forget in our lifetime!"

"Oh, Holy Emperor, if only you had appeared earlier, it would have been so much better."

"Mother, wake up, don't leave me..."

Qin Jun listened to these voices, feeling a mix of emotions in his heart. He had done what he could, and could only grit his teeth and leave.

The Southern Domain was so vast that even as its ruler, he could not completely control every corner. He could only do his best.

"Let's go!"

Returning to the clouds, Qin Jun said in a deep voice, and Zhu Bajie nodded, immediately controlling the clouds to continue flying forward.

Soon, they disappeared into the sky.

Seeing Qin Jun's constantly gloomy expression, Liu Ruolai couldn't help but comfort him, "You have done very well. The Emperor of Dongyan Domain would not do this, and some emperors even tacitly approve."

Although Qin Jun was young, he was brave and resourceful, and although he was domineering, he did not lack compassion.

The more Liu Ruolai understood Qin Jun, the deeper she felt herself falling for him.

"Is this your way of comforting me?" Qin Jun said irritably, but a smile appeared on his face.

Liu Ruolai stuck out her tongue and said apologetically, "Usually, it's others comforting this young lady. If this young lady can comfort you, you should be content!"

"Oh, am I lucky then?" Qin Jun joked.

"You shameless..."

The two of them started to play around, causing Zhu Bajie and the others to burst into laughter, even Kuafu couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

The team continued to fly forward. Although the Southern Domain Heavenly World was located above the Southern Domain, it was not as large as the Southern Domain. In order to forcibly break through the spatial barrier and enter, they still had to fly for some time.

During the flight, Qin Jun couldn't help but say in his heart, "Let's start summoning gods and demons to dispel the bad luck!"

"Ding! Start random summoning of gods and demons!"

The wonderful system prompt slightly improved Qin Jun's suppressed mood.

Hopefully, it wouldn't summon weaklings like Xiao Zuanfeng!

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for summoning Xu Xian. Do you want to summon again?"

Xu Xian?

Pfft—

Damn, he's even worse than Xiao Zuanfeng!

Qin Jun almost spat blood. What's the use of summoning Xu Xian? He's useless, a mere scholar who can't even protect his own wife. Qin Jun looked down on him!

"Summon again! Don't bring Dong Yong, Ning Caichen, or anyone like that..."