This meant that for the first time in the truest sense, the Negative Plane had experienced the death of a Demon Emperor.
The Illusion Heart Demon Emperor, annihilated.
And the one who killed her was actually a junior at the Golden Immortal realm, a young fellow.
An unprecedented, cross-level kill.
Most importantly, this person was so young; he was only in his thirties!
Compared to the age of Demon Emperors and Saints, which ranged from tens of thousands to tens of millions of years, Wan Lei’s two-digit age was practically that of an infant!
Now, an infant had killed an adult!
How could they not be shocked? How could they not be terrified?
At this moment, the Respectful Sage Demon Emperor suddenly understood why the great Jealousy Demon Venerable paid so much attention to this Wan Lei, even before he had gone to the Bitter Sea battlefield.
One had to admit, the Demon Venerable’s foresight was impeccable. While they were still unaware of someone like Wan Lei, when Wan Lei hadn’t had any outstanding achievements yet, the Demon Venerable had already marked him as the greatest enemy of the future.
After killing the Illusion Heart Demon Emperor, Wan Lei immediately mobilized the Wood Lightning within him and focused on healing his injuries.
Although the battle with the Illusion Heart Demon Emperor was fierce, he himself knew how much pain he was in.
Each of the Illusion Heart Demon Emperor’s terrifying punches had broken his bones and meridians.
In the beginning, he had fought while wearing armor, but later, he had been controlling the armor with his divine sense, and the armor was then carrying his body to attack the enemy.
Now, he finally had time to heal.
Fortunately, he had the armor of an Immortal Venerable, and the Illusion Heart Demon Emperor’s Dao was Illusion, which couldn’t invade him and cause him Dao injury, allowing him to recover quickly.
After some recovery, Wan Lei, sword in hand, charged at the Luo Fei Demon Emperor again.
Following Young Master Lei’s racing principle, he had to defeat the weakest first.
Once he and Ruo Shui Qiu killed the Luo Fei Demon Emperor, the three of them could then join forces to deal with the strongest, Respectful Sage Demon Emperor, thereby increasing their chances of victory.
Seeing Wan Lei charging at him with his sword, the Luo Fei Demon Emperor was instantly so terrified that his soul nearly fled his body. He immediately abandoned his attack and switched to full defense.
He was merely a newly ascended Demon Emperor who had broken through less than ten thousand years ago, considered the weakest among the Demon Emperors. While the One Yang Demon Emperor could overpower the gods and deities before the Demon Gods and Demon Lords, his strength among the Demon Emperors was truly negligible.
Although Ruo Shui Qiu was also a One Yang Saint, she was a peerless prodigy, a congenital Wind Body, and exceptionally diligent, dedicating almost all her time to cultivation.
Compared to the two-thousand-year cultivation of Ruo Shui Qiu, Xi Sha, who had been a Saint for over forty thousand years, was far inferior.
In their previous battle, he had been at a disadvantage, and it was the same now.
He already struggled against Ruo Shui Qiu alone, let alone facing Wan Lei, who could withstand the power of three Yang.
How could he possibly fight?
Wan Lei reached the Luo Fei Demon Emperor, and the God Slaying Sword, entwined with Order Divine Lightning, swung towards him.
As their forces clashed, the Luo Fei Demon Emperor felt as if he had been struck by a powerful blow from a Three Yang Demon Emperor. He immediately spat blood and was sent flying backward.
Ruo Shui Qiu, with her rich combat experience, saw this and immediately transformed into a gust of wind, appearing behind the Luo Fei Demon Emperor and piercing his heart with a sword.
With the coordinated efforts of Wan Lei and Ruo Shui Qiu, the Luo Fei Demon Emperor was soon severely wounded, his body covered in Dao injuries. He transitioned from a disadvantage to defeat.
Finally, Wan Lei beheaded the Luo Fei Demon Emperor with a single sword strike, and Ruo Shui Qiu obliterated his head with hers.
Thus, two Demon Emperors had already fallen here.
"Hahahaha, Respectful Sage, how do you like that? Surprised? Unexpected? I truly don’t understand what you were thinking, coming all the way to our Positive Plane to deliver yourselves!"
With no outsiders present, Wan Qingyi didn’t need to maintain his image. Seizing this rare opportunity to mock his old rival, how could he not be smug?
The Respectful Sage Demon Emperor’s face turned ashen with anger. He was filled with regret.
According to their original plan, three Demon Emperors would act together. If Wan Lei dared to appear, they would strike as quickly as possible, capture Wan Lei, and immediately return to the Negative Plane.
They didn’t believe that three Demon Emperors acting in concert couldn’t handle a mere Wan Lei.
But who could have expected that Wan Lei would bring two Saints with him?
Initially, they weren’t worried. They would have one person hold off each of them, allowing the Illusion Heart Demon Emperor to capture Wan Lei. Who knew that the Illusion Heart Demon Emperor would be so useless, not only failing to capture Wan Lei but also engaging in such a protracted battle, which resulted in them being dragged into the Positive Plane and that useless Illusion Heart being killed by Wan Lei.
They had been fighting for several days, and the commotion here must have already attracted the attention of other Saints from the Positive Plane.
With so much time passed, the Saints should have arrived by now.
Their inaction was merely because they were unwilling to compete with Wan Qingyi for merit.
At this moment, the Respectful Sage Demon Emperor clearly understood that there was no longer any possibility of capturing Wan Lei. What he needed to do now was to find a way to escape as quickly as possible and face the Demon Venerable’s punishment upon his return.
He was the commander of this operation and also the strongest among them. The mission had failed, and two Demon Emperors had died. He was undeniably responsible.
What he knew, Wan Qingyi also knew. This was the Positive Plane; how could Wan Qingyi let him escape?
Wan Qingyi immediately unleashed his full power, launching a fierce assault on the Respectful Sage Demon Emperor, while Wan Lei and Ruo Shui Qiu also arrived.
The three of them attacked the Respectful Sage Demon Emperor with all their might. Among them, Wan Qingyi was the strongest, comparable to the Respectful Sage. Wan Lei’s strength was likely between that of a dual Yang and a triple Yang, neither the best nor the worst.
And Ruo Shui Qiu was also considered a very strong One Yang Saint.
Now, facing three opponents, on the Positive Plane, his strength was suppressed, while the Saints could continuously draw energy from the Positive Plane to replenish themselves. The Respectful Sage Demon Emperor immediately fell into a disadvantage.
At the Three Yang level, the so-called Dao, techniques, and divine abilities were no longer very useful. Just as Venerables fought using rules and authority, the Three Yang fought with the purest clash of strength.
In this mutual attrition, after another three days of battle, the Respectful Sage Demon Emperor was finally severely wounded and unable to resist. He tore open the spatial barrier, intending to escape.
Previously, he had been concerned about other Saints intervening, but now he had no choice. He had to escape.
After forcing the three back, the Respectful Sage Demon Emperor immediately tore open the spatial barrier. Just as he was about to escape, a hearty voice echoed from within the vastness.
"Immortal Slayer perishes, Immortal Extinguisher is buried. Immortal Butcher emerges, blood spills in all directions. Immortal Punisher Sword rises, upending the heavens."
Immediately following, four ordinary-looking wooden swords appeared around the Respectful Sage Demon Emperor, forming a breathtaking sword formation that tore the Respectful Sage Demon Emperor into pieces.
Seeing this, Wan Qingyi was so enraged that he almost spat blood. He opened his mouth and shouted,
"Wan Jianyi, you scoundrel, have you no shame!!!"