The Karma Between Me and This Homeland Is Settled Today

Little Black slowly withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath, feeling the aura of his homeland. Despite its decay, the blood feud that had entangled him for ten years was finally avenged.

An indescribable and complex emotion surged in his heart—there was satisfaction, relief, and also a trace of the sorrow of seeing things change while the people were gone.

However, at this moment, inside and outside the entire palace, there was a state of ultimate deathly stillness, which immediately transformed into complete collapse and chaos!

All the demonic beasts and lesser demons who had originally been serving around and offering blood food to the Dark Phoenix froze in place, as if frozen to the bone by invisible ice!

The flattery, awe, and even the greed for blood food on their faces completely solidified, turning into an incomprehensible, ultimate fear and bewilderment!

The invincible strike of the Dark Phoenix was casually crushed, and bringing out the title of a Forbidden Zone Supreme only earned mockery.

Even the Supreme Rune Death Light that was enough to make their souls tremble reversed back, destroying the Phoenix in both body and soul! This process was so fast that their thoughts completely stalled.

"His Majesty is dead?!"

A Saint King realm Black-Scaled Violent Bear was the first to react, letting out a roar of terror that distorted its voice, its massive body trembling violently uncontrollably.

"Impossible! This is impossible! His Majesty is invincible!!"

A Two-Headed Demonic Eagle screamed, both of its heads filled with fear and confusion.

"Flee! Run away!!"

Panic, like a bursting flood, instantly swept through the entire plaza!

The demonic beasts screamed and wailed, scattering like headless flies, only wanting to get away from the terrifying existence who had wiped out their ruler with a raise of his hand!

But more demonic beasts, especially those old demons who had survived the great upheaval ten years ago, stared fixedly at Little Black's cold face and unique posture after their initial extreme fear.

A figure that had been dusted away for ten years, one they almost dared not recall, gradually overlapped with the invincible existence before them!

"That figure, that aura, could it be..."

An ancient Black Turtle, its shell covered in scars, spoke with a hoarse and trembling voice.

"It's him! It is the Peng Emperor! It is the Golden-Winged Peng Emperor!!"

Another old rhinoceros with a broken horn and a decaying aura suddenly stood up on its hind legs, letting out a crying, voice-cracking shout of excitement!

"The Peng Emperor has returned! The Peng Emperor has come back!"

"Heavens! The Peng Emperor didn't die! He's back! He's back for revenge!"

These old ministers and former subordinates instantly burst into tears!

They desperately pushed aside the chaotic, fleeing demonic beasts around them, excitedly crawling and kneeling in Little Black's direction, using all their strength to kowtow, their voices choking and hoarse from extreme excitement and the grievances of ten years!

Little Black's gaze swept over these excitedly kneeling, scar-covered former subordinates, seeing the fear and grief that had accumulated over ten years.

A ripple rose in his heart, and his gaze shifted slightly.

The next moment, those fleeing minions with heavy karma suddenly stiffened, silently turning into flying ash.

Meanwhile, the majority of the other demonic beasts who were merely forced into submission and did not have deep karma, as well as those excitedly kneeling old demons, were lifted by a gentle yet irresistible force and gently sent to a safe distance.

Little Black's gaze swept over these excitedly kneeling, scar-covered former subordinates.

Those weather-beaten faces, bearing wildness and loyalty, were once the most vivid marks of this demonic land in his memory.

Seeing the rekindled flame of hope in their eyes that almost threatened to drown him, a surge of reluctance and sorrow originating from the depths of his bloodline fiercely welled up in his heart.

This place carried the glorious years of his domination over the starry sky.

These powerful demon kings and followers had once accompanied him to conquer all directions, and now they had endured ten years of suffering because of him.

He slowly raised his hand, and an invisible yet majestic demonic power swept across the plaza, gently lifting all those who were prostrating.

"All of you, rise."

His voice was deep, carrying a faint, almost imperceptible hoarseness.

Little Black's voice was deep, carrying a faint, almost imperceptible hoarseness.

"The Dark Phoenix has been executed, and you may now live freely. My karma with this homeland is settled today."

He looked at the rekindled flame of hope in his old subordinates' eyes, hardened his heart, and slightly shook his head:

"I will not stay here anymore."

As soon as these words were spoken, an uproar swept through the crowd.

The faces of the demons were filled with disbelief, and voices of pleading instantly rang out.

"My Emperor! Where are you going?"

"Peng Emperor! The Heavenly Demon Ancient Star cannot do without you!"

The broken-horned old rhinoceros let out a cry that was almost an oath: "My Emperor! No matter where you go, this Heavenly Demon Ancient Star will always be your homeland! We old bones will follow you forever! One year, ten years, ten thousand years... we will wait!"

"We swear to follow the Peng Emperor to the death!" The mountain-shaking, tsunami-like voices carried a tragic and solemn determination.

Little Black's heart was fiercely struck by this heavy loyalty.

Right at this moment, he subconsciously looked at Gu Changge beside him. Gu Changge was merely standing calmly, yet he seemed to be the center of the entire world.

It was exactly this figure that had given him a new life and pointed out the true Great Dao for him.

An extremely strong sense of belonging and clarity overwhelmed his nostalgia for his homeland.

Compared to following the person before him and seeking the supreme Great Dao, the imperial power of his homeland had become a past that could be discarded.

His eyes once again became incredibly firm, carrying a trace of resolute majesty, as he said in a deep voice:

"The old evils have been cleared, and you are free. The future of the Heavenly Demon Ancient Star will be decided by yourselves."

"Take care of yourselves."

After a brief silence, the wave of pleading and excitement did not surge again; it was replaced by a deeper deathly stillness mixed with despair and bewilderment.

The gazes of all the demonic beasts involuntarily shifted slowly from Little Black to the white-clad man standing silently beside him.

That existence had stood quietly to the side from beginning to end, his aura as ordinary as a mortal, yet he was inexplicably impossible to ignore.

His Majesty the Peng Emperor had returned for revenge, his power reaching an unimaginable realm, yet at this moment, making such a resolute farewell, his gaze ultimately landed on this person?

"Is it because of him..."

The old rhinoceros with the broken horn felt a tremendous shock in its heart, an uncontrollable thought rising that made its soul tremble.

"The one His Majesty the Peng Emperor wants to follow... is this person?!"

"Who exactly is this person? To actually make His Majesty the Peng Emperor abandon his homeland and subjects, willing to follow him?"

The ancient Black Turtle was horrified inside. It tried hard to recall, but there had never been any impression of such a figure in its memory.

To make the Golden-Winged Peng Emperor—whose strength was unfathomable and who could execute the Dark Phoenix with a raise of his hand—treat him so respectfully, to the point where his very existence seemed incompatible with this world, what kind of terrifying existence could this be?

An indescribable awe, mixed with a massive sense of loss, spread through the hearts of the surviving demonic beasts.

They realized that His Majesty the Peng Emperor's departure was a foregone conclusion, and the key perhaps lay in that mysterious white-clad man.