The Demon King's last sentence was quite domineering. She had almost singled out all the major forces. She wanted to fight against 36 forces on her own.
Such boldness could be said to be able to swallow the clouds and seas, a woman surpassing a man.
What surprised many people at the Second Heaven was that — all the other forces remained silent and gave no response.
Some of them were permanently neutral. They would not start a war just because of one word from the Demon King.
For example, the Hall of Mystical Machine, the force that published the Celestial God List, never got involved in any disputes at the Second Heaven. But if someone attacked them, the Hall of Mystical Machine would fight back until one party died.
The rest of the forces were strangely silent. It was unknown whether they were secretly plotting something, or if they were afraid of the Great Demon King's shocking battle prowess, so they didn't dare to provoke him.
The Demon King led the army to another island. In a couple of days, the main force of the Omen Island arrived.
The Demon King only had a few thousand with her. She could not split up and loot, which was a good thing for the others.
The residents of the Wuyuan Island were just glad that the Demon King's army had left. Unexpectedly, the bandits came at once.
The bandits did not care about many things. Like a swarm of locusts, they would take all the treasures and materials. Anyone who dared to fight back would be killed.
If the bandits handed over the treasures, they would not kill anyone.
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Peace was restored at the Omen Island. Many people felt it was a shame that they didn't go with the army. Now, everyone had become rich.
Every day, the people on the island were looking forward to new information and reports of victory.
Lu Li started closed-door cultivation after the Demon King conquered the Half Storage Island.
Since the Demon King was safe and sound and there was no news about Fairy Tian Yun and Patriarch Chen, Lu Li didn't have to worry.
He went back to cultivation to study the Unfettered Steps.
This time, he cultivated for five months. Five months later, he came out and asked about the situation.
The Demon King was still attacking the islands with her army. Four islands had been destroyed and she was on her way to the fifth one.
Even though the eight forces were all here, there was still a long distance between them.
If there were only one or two people, it would be fine. But with so many people, they would have to fly over without using powerful Divine Glyphs.
This time, Lu Li was sure that Fairy Tian Yun and Patriarch Chen were fine. Of the other patriarchs of the Heavenly Clouds Island, only one died and four commanders died.
"Oh right!"
Lu Li suddenly remembered something. He asked Patriarch Liu, "Patriarch Liu, have you seen Lady Yi?
Did she follow the army to battle? "
Lu Li did not see Lady Yi after he returned to Mount Heaven Cloud.
Logically speaking, Skycloud Mountain had been in such turmoil recently. If Miss Yi had not gone to war, she would have shown herself long ago.
"They didn't go to battle!"
Elder Liu said with certainty, "She is not among the experts who went to battle. It seems like … she went to some treasure ground to cultivate in seclusion. Is she trying to break through to the Third Tribulation Heavenly God Realm?"
"Seclusion?"
Lu Li had some doubts. He asked out of curiosity, "Patriarch Liu, I have a question. What is the identity of Lady Yi?"
"This …"
Elder Liu frowned. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "I don't know. This Miss Yi seems to have appeared out of nowhere.
She was very talented and was well-liked by the fairies. En … she was often elusive, appearing and disappearing again.
However, his talent is really abnormal. At such a young age, he's already about to break through to the Third Tribulation Heavenly God Realm. "
"Eh?"
Lu Li was surprised. He had some ideas. Was this Lady Yi on the side of the Demon King?
Was she the daughter of the Demon King?
Was she here to have fun so she disappeared and reappeared?
Lu Li thought of something else. He asked another question, "Patriarch Liu, do you know the surnames of the Demon King and the fairy?"
"Well … I don't know!"
Commander Liu shook his head and said, "Nobody knows the name of the Demon King. As a matter of fact, nobody has seen her in person, let alone her background.
The Demon King seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. She rose up quickly. She has been wearing a mask. Not even the ones closest to her have seen her in person.
It's the same with the fairy … I don't think Patriarch Chen has ever seen her. "
"What?!"
Lu Li was even more surprised. Were the Demon King and Fairy Tianyun hiding some big secrets? Why didn't they show their faces?
Why didn't anyone know about their background?
Was their race a taboo race from ancient times? Would they be cursed once they were exposed?
Did Lady Yi come out of nowhere as well?
Lu Li speculated that she might be from the Demon King's race.
"Nobody has seen the Demon King in person, but it is said that any woman in the world would feel ashamed when they see her. So, it must be a rumor …"
Lu Li smiled to himself. The more mysterious someone was, the more curious they would be.
Those who wore masks all the time were either hiding their identity, or they were beauties or too ugly to show their faces …
"Something is not right!"
Another question came to Lu Li's mind. He asked, "Patriarch Liu, didn't you say that the Demon King came out of nowhere?
Nobody knows about her background. Then how come she has people?
Could it be that she married someone else and had a bunch of offspring? "
"No!"
Patriarch Liu thought about it for a while. This time, he sent a message to Lu Li, "The Demon King is not married. I have never heard of her having an affair with a man. She doesn't have any children. These people came out of nowhere.
Nobody knows where they came from. Well … the Demon King doesn't like people talking about her family. You shouldn't ask about it. "
"Okay, thank you, Patriarch Liu!"
Lu Li cupped his fists and asked no more questions. The Demon King was full of mysteries. It was impossible to get to the bottom of them. He had to get some information from Lady Yi later.
Lu Li chatted with Patriarch Liu for a bit and then left for his castle.
While he was walking, his footsteps suddenly became unreal. He seemed to be changing his direction constantly. Sometimes, he seemed to be fast and sometimes, he seemed to be very slow.
He would flash over and the next second, he would go back to where he was and then move back for thousands of feet in the next second. It was strange.
That was right!
After five months of cultivation, Lu Li had barely grasped the beginner level of the Carefree Steps. He could use it preliminarily.
This Unfettered Footwork was extremely mystical, and it contained the true meaning of space, time, and wind. Not only was one's speed extremely fast, but it could also shuttle through space, speeding up the flow of time. One's body flashed without any signs or traces, and it could be said to be extremely mystical.
"Well, if everything goes well, I should be able to master it in a year at most!"
Lu Li went back to his castle like a ghost. His eyes were filled with passion.
As long as he could master the Carefree Steps, he could go anywhere in the world.
By then, he could leave the Omen Island and search for the marrow to strengthen his body.
With his speed and defense improved, he wouldn't be afraid of the Hall of Black Flame anymore. He could go back to the Divinity.
"When will the old man make his move?"
If the old man killed the Grand Master of the Hall of Black Flame, the Hall of Black Flame would be without a leader. The other forces would covet the Hall of Black Flame and even attack it. The Hall of Black Flame would be overwhelmed and Lu Li would be safe.
"The Divinity … wait for me. I will be back soon!"
Lu Li took a deep breath to calm himself down. He entered the dreamland and continued to cultivate.
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