Chapter 2288: The Heavens Want Us to Perish

The Rong clan’s experts replied, “The True Demon said that they wanted each of the clans to choose a saintess to represent their clans to offer up to the ancient Demon Deity. The saintess must be of direct bloodline of the respective clans. Not only do they need to have outstanding talent, they need to be beautiful as well. Otherwise, it would be a kind of blasphemy to the Demon Deity.”

Jiang Luofu frowned. “This sounds more like a practice from an evil sect.”

“What kind of thing is that Demon Deity?” Zu An frowned. This Demon Deity seemed to be up to no good somehow.

“The Demon Deity isn’t a thing…” The Rong clan’s cultivators’ expressions changed a bit. “No, no, the Demon Deity is an extraordinary being. The Demon Deity is a divine being that the entire Demon race worships and believes i; he’s not something that can be blasphemed against like this.”

“A divine being?” Zu An gave Yun Yuqing a look.

Yun Yuqing said with a frown, “Our Demon race does have a Demon Deity, and it is a divine being that all of the Demon race believes in. However, this legend is too mysterious. We don’t even know what the Demon Deity looks like, so it's more like a symbol. No one thinks that it's a real being.”

“You are from the Demon race after all!” Those Rong clan experts looked at her in horror. “You cannot say such things willfully and slander the Demon Deity! Once you die, not even your soul will be able to find rest.”

Zu An chuckled. “Don’t worry, that’s not something for that meddlesome Demon Deity to preside over.” That was his domain, after all.

Judging from what these people said, this Demon Deity was a bit similar to the Ocean Deity that the Ocean races worshiped, some kind guardian deity of legend. Even if there was such a divine being, that would have been in the distant past. After so much time, those deities would have all perished.

“You are speaking blasphemy against deities…” the Rong clan experts muttered to themselves. They made some strange sounds that sounded like a prayer, as if they were asking for the Demon Deity’s forgiveness.

“The Demon Deity is someone no one even really knows about. The four great clans’ leaders are just normal people too. Do you really believe them just because they talk about the Demon Deity like that?” Yun Yuqing couldn't help but ask. As someone from the Demon race, even though she remained in King Wu Manor most of the time, she had still received information from her homeland regularly. This really didn’t seem like something that those elders she was familiar with would do.

“We thought that the Demon Deity had already abandoned us too, but now, we know that the Demon Deity is in the True Demons’ world. It is just because our world is too far away and special that he couldn't respond to our prayers,” the Rong clan experts replied.

Yun Yuqing retorted with a sneer, “If he really is a Demon Deity, then why would the clans need to offer up a beautiful girl to serve him? It sounds more like that True Demon is making use of the Demon Deity’s name to get some company in bed.”

“That’s not true.” The Rong clan experts shook their heads. “The Demon Deity has already revealed his divine power. Being able to serve him is a tremendous glory.”

“The divine power that you're talking about, is it just the activation of the bloodline power inside you?” Xie Daoyun couldn't help but ask.

“That’s right. If not for the Demon Deity’s mighty power, how could someone else activate the hidden power within our bodies?” The Rong clan’s experts all had yearning looks on their faces.

“Who were the ones chosen as saintesses from the different clans?” Yun Yuqing was more concerned about that. The ones who were most suitable for that role from the Yun clan were naturally herself and her older sister. Strictly speaking, her older sister’s bloodline wasn't pure, so perhaps she herself would be the only one who was suitable. She had just returned, so how could the Yun clan find a qualified saintess before that?

“The Rong clan and Wu clan chose their own princesses, the daughters of the clan leaders. Whether it is their appearance or aptitude, both are things everyone has publicly acknowledged over the years. Those two are fully deserving of their title as saintessess.” The Rong clan experts stuck out their chests proudly when they spoke of their own princess, as if they were sharing in her spotlight. “The Suolun clan’s most suitable candidate is Princess Suolun, but the Suolun clan isn’t willing to cooperate, which is why the three clans are attacking them.”

“What about the Yun clan?” Yun Yuqing was becoming more and more curious.

“The Yun clan should have offered up the late clan leader's daughter as the most qualified candidate to become the saintess, but it is rumored that she has been missing for a long time and cannot be found. That is why they found another woman to act as the saintess,” the Rong clan experts said.

“Any random woman can become the saintess? It seems the Demon Deity is pretty easy to fool.” Zu An couldn't help but laugh.

“Everyone thought that the Yun clan was playing games and going too far, but someone saw the Yun clan’s saintess, and praised her as fully deserving of the title.” The Rong clan experts had longing looks on their faces. “Even though we are from the Rong clan ,we have to admit that the Yun clan’s saintess is number one, whether in terms of her appearance, figure, or talent.”

“What is the Yun clan saintess’ name?” Yun Yuqing’s pretty brows frowned.

Why don’t I remember the Yun clan having a girl this outstanding?

The Rong clan experts shook their heads slightly. “We don’t know; we only heard some rumors and never saw her ourselves. But there was someone who had questioned her identity, saying that the Yun clan found a woman from somewhere else and brought her here. There was a huge commotion back then, because the clans all had to offer up a saintess, and no one wanted the Yun clan to just get away with that. Later, however, her blood was examined and she was discovered to indeed be of the Yun clan’s lineage. It was rumored that she was a girl that a Yun clan heir birthed outside.”

“So that was it.” Yun Yuqing was startled. She seemed to remember hearing about an aunt of hers who left home. It was rumored that said aunt had married someone outside and birthed a child, so that woman and Yun Yuqing’s father were called the most unreliable siblings of the clan.

Could she be the daughter of that aunt?

Zu An suddenly said, “From what I know, the Suolun clan isn’t the most powerful of the Demon race. Would they be able to defeat the joint attacks of the three other clans?”

“Of course not.” The Rong clan experts replied, “But defense is always easier than attack. The Suolun clan has already maintained their territory for thousands of years. Their headquarters is like a fortress, so taking it down isn’t too easy. However, there is a huge difference between the two sides’ forces, so they won’t be able to hold on for that long.”

Zu An gave the Rong clan's territory beneath him a look. It was built alongside a mountain and resembled a pillbox fortification. It would indeed be hard for a proper army to attack.

He asked for some more information about the Demon race, especially about the True Demon and Demon Deity. However, what these Rong clan people who had been left behind knew was limited. They all only talked about what everyone already knew. So, in the end, he asked for the location of the Suolun clan's territory. Since the other three clans were all attacking the Suolun clan, he would just go there and ask the people involved. For all he knew, maybe he would be able to meet with that True Demon.

Xie Daoyun quickly controlled the formation disk and steered the flying ship toward the Suolun clan’s territory.

…

Meanwhile, outside Suolun City, there was a densely packed army clad in many different colors. The Suolun Clan Master had an extremely ugly expression as he looked at them. The purple-armored army belonged to the Yun clan, the red army belonged to the Rong clan, and the black army belonged to the Wu clan. Judging from the scale of their forces, they were clearly going all out.

“Clan master, do we have any chances of winning?” the Suolun clan elders asked with blank looks on their faces. All of the forts around the Suolun clan had already been uprooted. Now, only this, their main headquarters, was left.

Even the majestic Suolun City was already in tatters. There were lingering flames that still hadn’t been put out everywhere, and many parts of the walls were damaged. What remained could only be preserved at the cost of the Suolun clan soldiers’ lives, but atop those walls, almost all of the Suolun clan’s soldiers were injured. Many of them had missing limbs. It was easy to imagine just how bitter the fighting had been for the past few days.

“The clan has defended this city for thousands of years. How could they take it down?!” The Suolun Clan Master sensed his forces' lowering morale. He quickly collected his thoughts and spoke to give them encouragement. “Everyone, don’t worry. I already have a plan for victory. We will see the results soon!”

He knew that the Yun clan was powerful, and that the Rong and Wu clan had most likely been threatened by the Yun clan and had no choice but to join in. But as the saying went, 'when the lips are cold, the teeth perish'. He refused to believe that the Rong and Wu clan masters really didn’t have any other thoughts. That was why he had secretly sent his daughter out of the city to contact the Rong and Wu clan masters to see if she could persuade them. Then, if they worked together from both inside and outside, they would be able to immediately end the blasted Yun clan!

While he was speaking, he sensed a disturbance in the armies outside. Then, a platform was pushed out from among the troops, and on it was a beautiful young lady.

When he saw his daughter there, the Suolun Clan Master’s eyes darkened. He almost fainted on the spot.

The heavens want our Suolun clan to perish!