The trembling fragments of the life and death origin made Old Devil Chu excited.
However, his expression immediately changed.
The fragments were dissolving.
"Not good."
Something big had happened.
Old Devil Chu, who had remained calm, suddenly showed a look of intense panic in his eyes.
Boom.
Demonic flames surged, rushing towards the Great Dao Universe.
"Stop..." Mad Emperor tried to intervene.
"Scram."
Old Devil Chu was ferocious, his blood-red eyes chilling.
"Heavenly Demon."
A roar echoed through the heavens and earth.
From within the demonic flames, a peerless demon king, towering over the heavens, emerged.
It was the Heavenly Demon, who sent Mad Emperor flying with a single punch.
"What the heck..."
Mad Emperor was shocked. This move... Old Devil Chu had never used it before.
Old Devil Chu no longer paid attention to Mad Emperor, his urgency immense.
The Great Dao Universe... obstructed Old Devil Chu today.
"Come out."
Divine weapons appeared.
This item had been entrusted to him by the City Lord.
Behind them, everyone's expressions changed... including Disaster and the White Bone Forest.
Why would the City Lord's weapons appear in Old Devil Chu's hands?
"Could it be..."
Had Old Devil Chu truly... dealt with the City Lord?
Boundless terror.
Was the sky of the Life and Death Realm about to change?
"Open."
The divine weapons appeared, and the Great Dao Universe did not obstruct.
Old Devil Chu stepped in, and behind him, the astonished crowd followed into the Great Dao Universe.
Inside the Great Dao Universe, it was empty.
No trace of the path of life and death origin, no figures, not even a hint of aura.
"Impossible."
Old Devil Chu was filled with boundless panic.
He scanned the heavens and earth but could not locate the City Lord's figure.
His aura was completely gone.
Boom.
Behind them, Overlord and others entered.
In their eyes, the Realm exposed killing intent.
The City Lord... was missing.
Everyone had witnessed the City Lord entering the Great Dao Universe that day.
Yet now, he had vanished.
At this moment, even Immortal Emperor could not remain calm, and said gravely, "Old Devil Chu, tell me... where is the City Lord?"
"...I don't know."
Old Devil Chu was bewildered.
Thump.
Overlord stepped forward, "So, you harmed the City Lord?"
"Heh heh."
Old Devil Chu laughed bitterly, "How could that be..."
"Then where is the City Lord?"
Overlord questioned, "You inexplicably possess the aura of life and death, and all six of the City Lord's divine weapons are with you. How do you explain this?"
The divine weapons, six of them, were all in Old Devil Chu's possession.
The importance of these divine weapons to the City Lord was self-evident.
Although the City Lord had never said anything, everyone knew that for his divine weapons, the City Lord would destroy the world.
"I have no explanation." Old Devil Chu no longer had the desire to speak.
The grievances and sorrow in his heart were known only to himself.
"If you don't speak, I'll beat you until you do." Overlord could no longer restrain himself.
"Fight."
Boom.
Overlord split the heavens.
Old Devil Chu, naturally, would not wait to be slaughtered.
The two clashed, causing the world to be turned upside down.
The entire Great Dao Universe was in turmoil.
Behind them, a group of people looked utterly bewildered.
Had the City Lord truly met with misfortune?
If something had truly happened to him, what would be the future of the Life and Death Realm?
Bewilderment...
Their gazes involuntarily fell upon the battling Old Devil Chu.
In an instant, overwhelming killing intent spread...
Killing intent appeared in everyone's eyes, energy surged, and the power of the Great Dao spread.
They... were preparing to attack.
To kill Old Devil Chu.
To kill the culprit responsible for the City Lord's disappearance.
"Kill."
The next moment, Mad Emperor roared.
Led by the Fourth Tier Heavenly Emperors, they intended to slay this individual who did not belong to the Life and Death Realm.
"Bastard."
Old Devil Chu went mad, "Don't force me to commit a massacre."
As his words fell, he roared again, "Heaven and Earth, Ten Thousand Demons, appear..."
Demonic flames burned, and peerless demons emerged from the flames.
Many, densely packed, numbering in the dozens of demonic figures.
Old Devil Chu had gone insane.
The two sides were about to erupt in a deadly battle.
"Oh?"
However, just as the two sides were about to collide.
A familiar exclamation of surprise froze everyone in place: "What is happening that requires such a grand mobilization?"
Swish.
Everyone turned their heads simultaneously.
At the end of the Great Dao Universe, a seemingly ordinary figure slowly emerged.
No aura of the Great Dao, no transformation of life and death, only... ordinariness.
A return to simplicity, to the natural state.
Chen Fan walked out with a smile, "What heinous deed has this Old Devil Chu committed to provoke all of you into a collective assault?"
As Chen Fan emerged, the initiated Great Dao attacks immediately dissipated.
The masses besieging Old Devil Chu.
At this moment, Old Devil Chu was ecstatic. Damn it... I've finally been vindicated.
The City Lord's return shattered all speculation.
However, the grievances in his heart urgently needed an outlet.
"Bastard."
Old Devil Chu fixed his gaze on Mad Emperor and Overlord and the others, "Today, if you don't let me beat you up, this matter is not over..."
Saying that, dozens of great demonic shadows lunged towards Mad Emperor and the others.
"No."
Mad Emperor was about to speak when he was enveloped by a demonic shadow.
Bang bang bang.
The demonic shadow's fists rained down on Mad Emperor.
Not just Mad Emperor, but Overlord, Zhao Kai, Xi Qiu... and others were all surrounded and attacked by the demonic shadows.
Overlord and the others were in the wrong, and they did not resist, simply enduring the onslaught of the demonic shadows.
Bang bang bang.
The entire Great Dao Universe resounded with sounds like blacksmiths at work.
Finally, Old Devil Chu beat everyone except the three supporters, Disaster, and Immortal Emperor.
"Hey, old devil, that's enough..." Mad Emperor said, his face bruised and swollen.
He gritted his teeth as he spoke.
This old devil truly did not hold back.
A group of people stood there, all limping.
"Humph."
Old Devil Chu snorted coldly.
The resentment in his heart was finally vented, and he grumbled, "If you dare to doubt me again, I'll kill you next time..."
He felt utterly suffocated.
After speaking, he looked at the City Lord again, his face full of melancholy, "City Lord, you can't play like this anymore in the future. The pressure is too great."
"Haha."
Chen Fan, his mood greatly improved, burst into laughter.
He walked forward, clapped Old Devil Chu on the shoulder, and said, "You've worked hard."
He had been gone for so long, and the pressure and suspicion Old Devil Chu had endured could be imagined.
Now that he had awakened, all suspicions were shattered.
He then said gravely, "To compensate you, this Dao, I bestow upon you... Come..."
Deep within the Great Dao Universe, the origin of life and death appeared and was directly injected into Old Devil Chu's body.
"Dao Master, no..."
"Stop."
Chen Fan's expression was solemn, "This is what you deserve. Today, I will help you break through to the Fifth Tier."
Old Devil Chu was overjoyed, "Good."
The emotion of being sentimental never appeared in Old Devil Chu.
Boom.
The Great Dao Universe poured in.
Old Devil Chu's aura began to surge madly.
Amidst the demonic aura, the power of the Great Dao of Life and Death was added.
Chen Fan not only wanted to help Old Devil Chu reach the Fifth Tier but also to bestow upon him the Great Dao of Life and Death.
Hum.
A layer of Great Dao power materialized and swirled.
A storm began to sweep through.
Under the envious gaze of everyone...
"Boom."
Demonic flames erupted spontaneously.
The twin Daos of Life and Death intertwined like two chains around the myriad demonic figures.
His aura instantly exploded.
"Fifth Tier."
From afar, people murmured in envy.
The third Fifth Tier Heavenly Emperor of the Life and Death Realm had appeared.