At this moment.
The residence of the Undying Empress.
Within the inner city.
At the city gate, a powerful figure loudly announced, "From the Demon Continent, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan's Holy Son, Jin Jun, and the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan's Demon Saint, Jin Ke, have come to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Undying Empress."
Rumble, the sound was like rolling thunder, echoing throughout the entire Undying City.
Immediately, all the powerful figures were startled, their faces filled with disbelief. A Holy Son from the Demon Continent had crossed the endless stormy seas, bringing a Demon Saint to visit the Undying Empress. What an immense honor this was!
A Demon Saint.
That was a true magnate whose demonic power reached the heavens, standing at the pinnacle of the Nine Hua Realm!
"I am truly sorry, Holy Son. Her Majesty the Empress has decreed that she will be in secluded cultivation before the celebration and will not receive guests."
A peak Golden Core realm expert from Undying City said with great difficulty.
"Hmph! That is because Her Majesty did not know I would be coming. If she had known in advance, she would have definitely opened the city gates wide, prepared a grand banquet, and personally welcomed me fifty miles outside the city! Now, I intend to enter and meet the Undying Empress. You do not need to announce me. Move aside."
The Holy Son of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan, Jin Jun, was incredibly overbearing, completely disregarding the rules of Undying City, and attempted to force his way in.
The powerful figures of Undying City hesitated for a moment, did not move aside, and were directly blasted into the city wall by a surge of powerful force. They were utterly incapable of blocking him. Jin Jun and his entourage entered unimpeded, swaggering into the Undying Empress's palace.
Soon.
Jin Jun arrived outside the Undying Empress's sleeping quarters.
As he was about to break down the door, he was suddenly blocked by an invisible barrier, which sent him staggering back several steps. Jin Jun looked intently and saw that outside the Undying Empress's sleeping quarters, countless profound array patterns were imprinted in the void, now emitting dazzling light, weaving into a formidable protective shield.
Jin Jun was startled.
He was the strongest young prodigy of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan in the current generation. In less than a hundred years, he had cultivated to the Quasi-Saint level.
At one hundred years old, this was still considered youth relative to the long and vast lifespan of the demon race, with infinite possibilities in the future. Moreover, for the demon race to advance to the Manifested Saint realm was ten times easier than for the human race. A prodigy like him was basically destined to reach the Demon Saint level.
Furthermore, his strength far surpassed those of the same level. His brute force had not been able to break through a mere protective formation!
He slightly put away his frivolous attitude and boomed, "Your Majesty the Undying Empress, I am the current Holy Son of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan from the Demon Continent. I am a Quasi-Demon Saint with eighty percent Dao integration, and I have come to propose marriage and alliance!"
After speaking, Jin Jun stood proudly, like a javelin about to pierce the heavens, exuding immense confidence, awaiting the Undying Empress's response.
"Absurd! Who do you think I am? Retreat quickly and do not humiliate yourself."
After a moment of silence within the Undying Empress's sleeping quarters, her cold voice, tinged with anger, echoed out.
Jin Jun smiled and said, "Undying Empress, do not be so hasty to refuse me! You should be very aware of your current predicament. The Three Great Sacred Lands of the Martial Continent have long coveted the Hundred Flowers Ancient Saint's inheritance you possess. To escape their pursuit, you have been in exile for tens of thousands of miles, fleeing to this stormy sea. You are now establishing the Undying Sacred City to resist the forces of the Three Great Sacred Lands, and you are in need of powerful assistance. Our Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan is one of the sacred clans of the Demon Continent, with immense power, and we have more than one Demon Saint in our clan. As long as you agree to marry me, our Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan will absolutely protect your safety. Even the Three Great Sacred Lands of the Martial Continent would not dare to harm you, and it will allow your Undying Sacred City to firmly establish itself in the stormy sea. What do you think?"
"I think nothing of it. Begone."
The Undying Empress's decisive refusal echoed from the sleeping quarters.
Jin Jun's expression immediately turned grim.
He had initially thought that with his status and strength, he could easily subdue this Undying Empress, obtain her Ancient Saint inheritance, and simultaneously control the Undying Sacred City, making it a springboard for the Demon Continent's invasion of the Martial Continent. However, he never expected that the Undying Empress would dismiss him and the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan with such disdain.
"You had better consider carefully! The consequences of refusing me!"
Jin Jun snorted coldly and said, "If you dare to refuse me, not only will I not help you resist the Three Great Sacred Lands, but I will even assist the Three Great Sacred Lands in suppressing your Undying Sacred City during the establishment ceremony three days from now! At that time, you will face the pressure of four great sacred lands. With the meager strength you have gathered, can you overcome this crisis!"
Upon hearing this, the sleeping quarters fell silent, as if the Undying Empress were contemplating.
Jin Jun, thinking the Undying Empress had been subdued by his few words, became extremely smug and said, "Those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish. This is your destiny!"
As soon as his voice fell.
Boom!
A terrifying power, capable of shaking the sun, moon, and stars, suddenly erupted from the Undying Empress's sleeping quarters. Flowers bloomed in the void, falling in pieces towards Jin Jun.
These flowers, though seemingly beautiful, contained an aura of endless danger. Jin Jun's expression changed immediately. The aura of these petals made his body feel chilled. He had a premonition that if these petals landed on him, no matter how strong his demonic body was, it would instantly be torn into countless pieces.
He did not dare to delay. His hands instantly formed countless hand seals, and rolling demonic energy surged out like a breached river, transforming into demonic armor around him. Simultaneously, a vast and boundless Great Peng phantom appeared behind him, pointing to the heavens and stepping on the earth, exuding boundless demonic might. With a mighty flap of its wings, it stirred up a terrifying storm in the void, intending to destroy the Undying Empress's sleeping quarters.
Jin Jun's terrifying strength was fully displayed.
Countless powerful figures in Undying City felt this immense pressure and their expressions changed.
However, the moment Jin Jun's power collided with the petals in the void, an astonishing scene unfolded. The massive Great Peng phantom silently collapsed, and even the demonic armor on Jin Jun's body shattered piece by piece. Just as Jin Jun was about to be sliced into countless fragments, a cold snort came from behind him.
The newly promoted Demon Saint of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan had made his move.
A majestic power instantly enveloped the entire Undying City. With a casual grasp, endless wind blades sliced through heaven and earth, shattering those petals. With a sweep of his large hand, he pulled Jin Jun back to his side, protecting him.
"Uncle Ke, help me blast open her sleeping quarters and capture her alive! She dared to attack me, I want to let this slut know how powerful this Holy Son is!"
Jin Jun appeared extremely enraged.
However, Jin Ke did not rashly attack.
"Holy Son, this woman's strength is extraordinary, and she seems to be borrowing the power of a powerful sacred artifact, capable of contending with true Saints. We need not rush to act now. It is not too late to deal with her after the people from the Three Great Sacred Lands of the Martial Continent arrive," Jin Ke said.
Jin Jun's expression was grim, clearly somewhat unwilling and feeling that he had lost face, racking his brain to regain it.
"Then let's slaughter this Undying City first! Let this slut become a lone commander, and let her know the consequences of offending me, Jin Jun!"
Jin Jun grinned sinisterly, as if slaughtering millions was a trivial matter to him.
"Good."
Jin Ke saw no issue with this.
In the eyes of a Demon Saint who could arbitrarily decide life and death, all beings below the Saint realm were like mere grass and ants, devoid of value, to be deprived at any moment.
Just then.
Several figures also entered the inner city and arrived outside the Undying Empress's sleeping quarters.
Hearing footsteps, Jin Jun raised an eyebrow and turned around.
He saw the Young Island Master of Hongtian Island, Chen Zhendong, appearing with a group of his trusted confidants.
There was also a grey-haired young man, followed by a toad and a demon horse with lustrous fur, as if cast from divine metal, its sturdy demonic body gleaming.
"What are you things?"
Jin Jun glanced at Chen Zhendong and then at Ling Fan, saying dismissively.
Chen Zhendong was completely stunned by the scene.
He was unable to speak.