There Is No Such Thing as a World-Destroying Demon Emperor

The Five Directions Immortal Emperors looked at the insufferably arrogant Gu Qingfeng, a strange gleam flashing in unison through their eyes.

"Daoist Gu, since you have already become an Emperor, come with us," the Eternal Immortal Emperor said indifferently.

Gu Qingfeng swept a disdainful glance over them, a sinister smile slightly curling the corners of his mouth. "Very well, this Emperor was just wanting to witness the peerless elegance of the Dao Lord. Lead the way."

The Five Directions Immortal Emperors exchanged a glance and, without another word, went straight ahead to lead the way.

With a grand wave of the Eternal Immortal Emperor's hand, a seven-colored bridge of light suddenly appeared between heaven and earth. This bridge connected the sky and the ground, a truly magnificent sight.

Subsequently, Gu Qingfeng followed the crowd and stepped onto the rainbow bridge to meet this so-called Dao Lord.

He really wanted to see just what kind of divine being the Dao Lord was.

Of course, since the Dao Lord had the confidence to let him become an Emperor, it meant that the Dao Lord's strength was absolutely unfathomable.

Because of this, over the past century, Gu Qingfeng had left behind countless backup plans. In case the Dao Lord was not family, these backup plans would be his capital to make a comeback. If they were family, well... everything would be understood without saying.

Gu Qingfeng followed the Five Directions Immortal Emperors to the end of the rainbow bridge. It was an expanse of void as smooth as a mirror, its destination unknown.

The Five Directions Immortal Emperors came to a halt in unison and turned to look at Gu Qingfeng.

The leading Eternal Immortal Emperor said, "Daoist Gu, go on in. The Dao Lord is waiting for you inside."

Gu Qingfeng frowned slightly. "You guys aren't going in?"

To his surprise, the Five Directions Immortal Emperors all shook their heads, their expressions filled with a hint of fear, much like children who had caused trouble outside and were afraid to go home and face their parents.

"The Dao Lord said they wanted to see you, not us. You should go by yourself."

After saying this, the Five Directions Immortal Emperors vanished instantly, seemingly unafraid that Gu Qingfeng might refuse to enter.

This made Gu Qingfeng even more curious about who exactly the Dao Lord was.

Without thinking too much, he took a step forward and walked straight into the void.

Facing an expert like the Dao Lord, he knew very well that hiding was impossible; it was better to face them head-on.

Although the Dao Lord was strong, he would only know for sure after fighting.

As Gu Qingfeng entered, the void rippled like the surface of water. The next moment, light and shadows intertwined, and space and time shifted.

When he reappeared, he was already inside a simple yet elegant palace, with a faint, lingering fragrance permeating the air.

Right on the main seat of the palace, a graceful figure was reclining on her side, resting her fair, exquisitely beautiful face on her hand, smiling as she looked at Gu Qingfeng.

When Gu Qingfeng saw the person on the main seat, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning and blurted out, "Little Corpse Charm!"

The next moment, Gu Qingfeng contradicted himself, "No, no, you aren't the Little Corpse Charm. You are the Enhanced Little Corpse Demon from above the River of Destiny!"

Although he had only seen this woman once, he could never forget her face for the rest of his life. It had nothing to do with romantic feelings; it was simply because this woman was beautiful to the extreme, beautiful to the point of suffocation.

She looked very much like the Little Corpse Charm, but she was even more charming than the Little Corpse Charm.

That kind of beauty could not be described with words; it was a beauty that seeped into the bones and radiated from her very aura, a beauty that not even the Little Corpse Charm could transform into.

On the main seat, the Enhanced Little Corpse Demon chuckled softly upon hearing this. Her smile was like a hundred flowers blooming in spring, causing everything else to lose its color.

"Gu Qingfeng, we meet again."

Gu Qingfeng quickly recovered from his shock. "To think that you are the Dao Lord. What was your purpose in meeting this Emperor in the River of Destiny back then? And what is your purpose in wanting to see this Emperor now? Furthermore, judging by your tone, it seems you know this Emperor?"

"Shh! You have too many questions. Let me ask you a question first," the Enhanced Little Corpse Demon smiled.

But how could Gu Qingfeng comply? He interrupted directly, "No, before you ask, this Emperor has one most important question. You don't have to answer the others, but you must answer this one."

A look of interest flashed through the Enhanced Little Corpse Demon's beautiful eyes, and she said in a bewitching voice, "Ask away."

Gu Qingfeng asked bluntly, "Does what you said last time on the River of Destiny about giving * still count?"

The Enhanced Little Corpse Demon froze for a moment. After realizing what he meant, she actually started laughing. She laughed without any restraint or pretense, like a baby who laughs simply because they are happy.

Revealing her white teeth, her eyes curved into crescent moons.

"Hahaha... It really is you, Gu Qingfeng. You are always so unexpected. I thought you were going to ask whether I am a human or a demon."

The Enhanced Little Corpse Demon laughed happily, but Gu Qingfeng's expression froze.

"Human or demon? What do you mean by that?" he asked calmly.

But in reality, stormy waves were already surging in his heart, because her saying this meant it was highly likely she knew about his system that made him stronger when attacked by demons!

The Enhanced Little Corpse Demon looked at him with a half-smile, and the words that subsequently parted from her red lips caused Gu Qingfeng to turn pale with fright.

"What do I mean? Don't you have that system where you get attacked by demons? So whenever you meet someone stronger than yourself, you're always in the habit of first asking if they are human or demon?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Qingfeng was greatly shocked. The system was his greatest trump card, and he had never told anyone about it. He never expected the Dao Lord in front of him to actually know of the system's existence. How could he not be alarmed?

"Just who exactly are you, and why do you know about the system?"

The Enhanced Little Corpse Demon laughed even more gleefully. "Rather than asking me, why don't you ask your system?"

Gu Qingfeng's face turned increasingly ugly, and he couldn't help but start communicating with the system.

"System, who is this person in front of me? Why does she know of your existence?"

However, the system's answer was silence, a deathly silence, as if the system didn't exist at all.

Gu Qingfeng's heart instantly sank to rock bottom. The system had been with him for many years. Although it lacked intelligence and basically knew nothing, its greatest merit was that it answered every question. Whether it knew the answer or not, it would definitely speak; there had never been an exception.

But today, facing his call, the system actually made no sound. Had it disappeared!?

"How is it? Did you find that the system is gone?" the Enhanced Little Corpse Demon teased.

Gu Qingfeng took a deep breath, staring at her with burning eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Could it be that you are the creator of the system?"

In fact, when he became capable of creating systems himself, he had pondered a question: was his own system also artificially created? Now, the disappearance of the system fully proved this point.

The Enhanced Little Corpse Demon shook her head. "I am not the creator of the system, or rather, there is no system at all. The system is fake."

The system... is fake!?

A look of disbelief surfaced on Gu Qingfeng's face. "Impossible, how could the system be fake!"

"Hahaha... Looking at your bewildered state is surprisingly interesting," the Enhanced Little Corpse Demon laughed like a mischievous child.

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Let's talk about official business."

"What official business?"

"The official business is, have you had enough fun playing? If you've had enough, then wake up."

Gu Qingfeng furrowed his brows instantly, Wake up? What do you mean?

The Enhanced Little Corpse Demon smiled faintly, Exactly what it means literally.

As soon as the voice fell, the surrounding scenery began to crack densely, shattering into pieces like a mirror.

Behind the shattered mirror was an endless void of darkness.

A moment later, the illusions entirely shattered, and darkness surged forth like a tide, completely submerging Gu Qingfeng.

At this moment, Gu Qingfeng felt as if he were sinking to the bottom of the sea, losing consciousness.

........

An unknown amount of time passed. Within the darkness, Gu Qingfeng only felt his body was incredibly heavy and exhausted, as if bearing a burden of a thousand pounds. It was a feeling he had not experienced for a long time since his strength had grown.

It gave him the illusion of degenerating from an immortal back into a mortal.

Gradually, a voice reached his ears, followed by the sensation of his body being shaken.

Gu Qingfeng, Gu Qingfeng, wake up!

It was a man's voice.

In his blurred consciousness, Gu Qingfeng found this voice exceptionally familiar, yet it felt incredibly distant, as if it belonged to a previous century.

Slowly, he felt his heavy eyelids could move. He exhausted all his strength trying to open his eyes, but could only manage a narrow slit. Bright golden sunlight formed a sliver of light before his eyes.

Perhaps stimulated by the sunlight, his eyes gradually opened wider until they were completely open.

Finally, the face of an ordinary, youthful-looking young man came into view.

Seeing this face, Gu Qingfeng was a bit dazed. What a familiar face. This Emperor has definitely seen this person before. Damn it, why can't I remember?

Seeing Gu Qingfeng open his eyes, the man was instantly ecstatic, Great, Gu Qingfeng, you are finally awake! If you died because of the corpse demon in the Demon Suppression Prison, I might have suffered along with you.

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Qingfeng's eyes widened instantly. He looked at the man in front of him in disbelief as long-dead memories suddenly assaulted him.

He subconsciously blurted out, You are Zhang Zheng!?

Zhang Zheng was taken aback. He waved his hand in front of Gu Qingfeng's eyes, Gu Qingfeng, do not scare me. You just had a large amount of blood sucked by a corpse demon, you did not damage your brain. How could you almost not recognize me?

Gu Qingfeng grabbed Zhang Zheng's shoulders and roared, Are you Zhang Zheng or not? The jailer of the Demon Suppression Prison in the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau, and also the colleague of this Emperor, that Zhang Zheng?!

Zhang Zheng seemed terrified and trembled, Yes... yes, I am Zhang Zheng. Gu Qingfeng, what is wrong with you? Do not scare me!

Gu Qingfeng let go of his hands and lay back down on the bed silently, his eyes somewhat vacant.

Was it all just a dream? So this is what waking up meant?

Heh. He let out an inexplicable laugh. There is no World-Destroying Demon Emperor. It turns out I am just a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison, having a dying hallucination before being drained of blood by a corpse demon.