Since the Golden Roc Ancestor was known to be coming to Yu Liu Island, Yu Ke Wei naturally had to make preparations.
The most important thing was to improve her own strength, and additionally, to help Lei Peng Wang improve his strength.
After all, the Golden Roc Ancestor was Lei Peng Wang’s great-great-grandfather, and he was coming to Yu Liu Island for Lei Peng Wang.
Therefore, Yu Ke Wei had the demon kings she had brainwashed contribute as many elixirs as possible, letting Lei Peng Wang cultivate by consuming them.
To detoxify Lei Peng Wang, Yu Ke Wei also used the [Gentle Rain Technique] to convert spiritual water, having Lei Peng Wang bathe in the gentle rain spiritual water every day.
At the cost of no expense, Lei Peng Wang advanced directly to a fifth-tier demon king within a year.
Although it would take considerable time to fully recover his strength, it was enough to deal with the Golden Roc Ancestor.
After dealing with Lei Peng Wang's issue, Yu Ke Wei still decided to ask Yang Hong for his opinion.
As before, she deliberately took a detour before returning to Gai Zhu Shan.
Up to this point, Yu Ke Wei had never revealed Yang Hong's existence.
"You scoundrel! A ninth-tier demon emperor is coming to Yu Liu Island, and you're only telling me now?"
Hearing Yu Ke Wei say the Golden Roc Ancestor was coming, Yang Hong was almost infuriated to death.
"How much time is left?"
"Hmm~ About a month."
"That's good. I'll adjust the formations, and we'll leave immediately."
With that, Yang Hong immediately returned to the small basin, dug out a few spiritual plants, and first destroyed the spirit gathering formation.
Then he strengthened the soundproofing, illusion, and maze formations, trying his best to prevent people from noticing the small basin.
Yang Hong finished the adjustments in just three hours.
"Let's go, don't delay."
"Oh~ Okay."
This was the first time Yu Ke Wei had seen Yang Hong so nervous, and she was a bit surprised.
"You think too simply of a ninth-tier demon emperor.
Demon emperors don't need a reason to kill; it's all on a whim. They are already at the peak of the cultivation world and act as they please."
Yang Hong explained with frustration.
"The most terrifying thing is the power of a ninth-tier demon emperor. They can already achieve the degree of changing the heavens and earth with a single thought."
"So powerful?"
Yu Ke Wei was a little unconvinced. Yang Hong didn't explain further, letting her see for herself.
Yang Hong was close to evolving his intermediate body-tempering technique. In over a year, he had almost cultivated all his max-level skills.
He already had 29,813 cultivation skills at max level. He only needed less than 200 more skills to evolve.
He worried that when he evolved his body-tempering technique, his cultivation might break through, requiring too much time, or leaving behind a noticeable aura.
If the ninth-tier demon emperor arrived during this period, he would definitely not be able to hide.
Therefore, the usually cautious Yang Hong carefully erased traces of his existence.
"Master, where are we going?"
Reaching the sea, Yu Ke Wei asked Yang Hong.
Now Yu Ke Wei was carrying Yang Hong and moving forward through the water, as Yu Ke Wei's speed was much faster than Yang Hong's.
"Of course, we're going to Ju Ni City.
After entering the city, we'll hide our presence and go directly to the Ju Ni City Lord's mansion.
We'll ask the city lord to arrange a quiet courtyard for us to hide for a while, and then return after the Golden Roc Ancestor leaves."
"Oh~ Alright."
Yu Ke Wei naturally wouldn't object to Yang Hong's orders.
And Ju Ni City Lord Ni Teng Kong would naturally not object to Yu Ke Wei's orders either.
He was also one of the sixth-tier demon kings who had been converted and brainwashed by Yu Ke Wei.
"Ni Teng Kong, this is my friend Yang Hong. He needs to cultivate here for a while."
Yang Hong had disguised himself before landing, covering his body and face with fish scales, and also adjusted his physique using bone-shrinking techniques.
His current identity was a fourth-tier fish demon.
"Haha~ Since he's City Lord Yu's friend, he's naturally my friend too. Daoist Yang Hong can stay as long as he wishes."
"Hehe~ Then I'll trouble you, Daoist Ni.
I may need to bother you during this time. I obtained this fruit by chance, so I'll give it to you to try."
Seeing Ni Teng Kong's respectful attitude, Yang Hong took out a red fruit and handed it to him.
"You're too kind, Daoist. No—
Huh? This is a Red Citron Fruit, a fifth-grade Red Citron Fruit.
This~ How can I accept this? You're too kind, Daoist."
Ni Teng Kong said polite words, but his hands were not slow, directly taking the Red Citron Fruit and putting it into his storage ring.
"Daoist, what kind of courtyard do you like?
There are those by the mountain, by the water, and by the street. Whatever kind you want, I'll arrange it for you."
Because of the Red Citron Fruit, Ni Teng Kong became much more enthusiastic towards Yang Hong.
"Arrange a quiet one for me."
"No problem, this way please."
Ni Teng Kong didn't need to call his steward; he personally greeted Yang Hong and the two of them.
The steward behind them, watching Yang Hong's departing figure, licked his lips enviously and said,
"A fifth-grade Red Citron Fruit. For a fifth-tier fish demon, it can increase their advancement success rate by forty percent."
After Yang Hong settled in, he also noticed that the demons taking care of him were all very enthusiastic.
Although he guessed it was the effect of the Red Citron Fruit, he wouldn't take out any more spiritual fruits for the time being.
...
Just as Yang Hong and the others were enjoying their leisurely days of avoiding disaster, one day, a figure thousands of feet wide, carrying a terrifying pressure, streaked across the sky and flew towards Yu Liu Island.
"Has it really come? I need to be careful."
Yang Hong returned to his courtyard, took out 30 fourth-grade spiritual fruits, and asked the demons who took care of him, as well as the demons in the nearby courtyards, to stay in his courtyard for a few days.
He then used the excuse of going into seclusion and returned to his room.
In reality, he directly burrowed underground for 500 zhang and hid.
At the same time, the terrifying figure had already flown over the waters of Yu Liu Island.
Ten thousand miles in an instant, this was one of the Golden Roc clan's innate abilities, extremely fast flight.
"My good grandson! My good grandson, are you here?"
The Golden Roc Ancestor's voice, like a thunderous bell, echoed throughout Yu Liu Island. Many demons were so frightened that they trembled.
The low-level snake demons on the island froze completely when this voice sounded, unable to move at all.
"Old Ancestor, I'm here. Your grandson is here."
Hearing the Golden Roc Ancestor's call, Lei Peng Wang was also very excited. He transformed into his original form and flew into the sky to meet his ancestor.
"My good grandson, you've suffered. Let me take a good look."
The Golden Roc Ancestor's ten-thousand-zhang body rapidly shrank, stopping only when its wingspan was two hundred zhang.
This was also the current length of Lei Peng Wang's body.
"Tell me! Which bastard destroyed your physical body? Why is the bloodline purity of your current body so low?"
"Old Ancestor, that person is on this island, but we have already reconciled, so there's no need to pursue it, right?"
Lei Peng Wang softly persuaded.
This was what Yang Hong had instructed Yu Ke Wei to telepathically inform Lei Peng Wang before he left. As for "that person," it was a sixth-tier demon king named Viper Demon King, who was transferred from another island.
"Reconciled? When did my Golden Roc clan ever reconcile?
Since that lowly dog is on the island, and the demons on the island couldn't protect you, then they will all accompany you in death."
As he spoke, the Golden Roc Ancestor's body rapidly grew, transforming back into its ten-thousand-zhang form. A terrifying aura of pressure pressed down.
Almost instantly, more than half of the life on Yu Liu Island was wiped out. All creatures below the fourth tier died within three breaths.
Including the tiny insects.
In thirty breaths, all fourth-tier demon kings died.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, fifth-tier demon kings also had their souls and spirits annihilated.
"Crack~"
A golden feather that shone with light tore through space, and the last sixth-tier Viper Demon King was exploded by a feather.
Then, his Nascent Soul was also annihilated by the terrifying pressure.
Thus, the vibrant Yu Liu Island was extinguished of all life.
Except for the plants.
Lei Peng Wang was suppressed by the Golden Roc Ancestor's aura. He could only speak after the Golden Roc Ancestor took him and flew past Ju Ni Island.
"Old Ancestor, why was this necessary? Those demons were basically my subordinates."
"Hmph~ Useless beings have no right to live!"