The barrier trembled, and the entire demon race was thrown into chaos. Several individuals had no choice but to proceed to the breached location of the barrier, which was in front of Long Yu.
"Oh?" Zhuque and Bai Ran could see Long Yu's face clearly, and Long Yu could naturally see Bai Ran's face.
"Ancient divine beast Zhuque?"
He raised an eyebrow at Bai Ran with great interest, stroking his chin and chuckling lightly, "Hey—miss, is this your contract beast?"
"Master..." Zhuque looked at Bai Ran in confusion, not understanding what this man meant.
Bai Ran did not reply. She stood on Zhuque's back, gazing at Long Yu.
"Little master—!" Jiang Ye's voice came from below. Bai Ran turned to look.
Jiang Ye was shouting at her at the top of his lungs, extremely anxious, "That person is the Demon Lord's biological father! Long Yu—!"
Beside him, Jing Feng hung his head, his complexion extremely poor, as if unwilling to accept the reality before him.
He is Long Jin Han's biological father!
Bai Ran's head snapped back as she looked at the man outside the barrier, Long Yu...?
Zhuque was so startled that its wings almost stopped flapping, its breathing quickening slightly, "What! He's the Demon Lord's father???"
Long Yu... Xiao Zi gritted his teeth, the veins on his temples bulging terrifyingly.
"It's been hundreds of years, and I didn't expect anyone to still remember me."
Long Yu wore a smile, his tone as relaxed as if he were chatting with them about everyday matters.
"Oh? Isn't that Jing Feng?"
He looked at Jing Feng beside Xiao Zi, seemingly amused, "You've grown so big? Years fly by so quickly..."
"When I left the Demon Realm back then, you were just an orphan picked up off the street—"
Jiang Ye cursed, glancing at Jing Feng beside him. He saw that Jing Feng's head was hanging very low, and his shoulders were subtly trembling.
"So, why did you abandon the Demon Realm, abandon the position of Demon Lord..."
"Why did you abandon the young Lord..."
"And why did you work for that Divine Emperor—!!!"
Jing Feng suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot and terrifying. His palms trembled so hard that they drew blood, dripping onto the ground.
"Where is your pride? Where is your ambition? My Lord, Protector Huanyan... have you forgotten them all!"
"That Divine Emperor is insidious and cunning; he deserves to be cut into a thousand pieces! Why would you do this!!!"
His heart-wrenching words were only to get an answer. Jing Feng's lips were pale, and his chest heaved violently as he roared.
A long silence ensued. Bai Ran looked at the man outside the barrier, and a mocking cold snort echoed in her ears.
Long Yu stared fixedly at Jing Feng, his arms crossed. The smile he had worn all along gradually disappeared.
"It seems Long Jin Han did not teach you any manners..."
In an instant, the earth trembled again. A surge of spiritual energy attacked the protective barrier of the demon race, causing it to crack open.
Not good—!
Bai Ran's head whipped around, and she shouted to the people below, "Get down quickly!!!"
Long Yu's spiritual energy surged. Xiao Zi lunged forward and pushed the standing Jing Feng to the ground.
The moment Jing Feng was pushed down, a chilling and violent spiritual energy swept past where his head had been.
Jiang Ye shakily got to his feet, his heart pounding wildly. A wave of fear rose from his heart and surged to his head.
As the dust settled, a massive fissure, stretching across the entire demon race, cleaved the earth into a deep chasm where the group had been standing...
Xiao Zi's expression was complex, his purple eyes filled with worry and fear.
Is this a joke... The residual spiritual energy seeping through the crack in the barrier alone had such immense power...
If the barrier offered no resistance, wouldn't the entire demon race be annihilated in an instant!
Jiang Ye's face was pale. If their little master hadn't warned them, they would have been dead by now...
Long Yu raised an eyebrow, a smile returning to his lips. He looked at Bai Ran with a playful gaze, "Good perception, little girl."
Bai Ran's brows furrowed deeply. She constantly pondered for a solution in her mind, "What is your objective?"
Her question implied what orders the Divine Emperor had given.
While the two were conversing, Lin Ze quickly stood up, formed seals with his hands, and began to repair the damaged barrier.
Long Yu scratched his head and smiled faintly, "Girl, do you know where the woman named Bai Ran is?"
Zhuque's heart skipped a beat, and it dared not even breathe heavily.
This man's objective... is Master...
Bai Ran's expression also stiffened imperceptibly, "The Divine Emperor knows that the woman named Bai Ran is in the demon race?"
Long Yu shook his head, saying nonchalantly, "No, he merely suspects that woman is in the demon race."
After conquering the demon race, if Bai Ran's whereabouts were not found, they would proceed to the ghost race and search them one by one.
It just so happened that their first target was a hit.
"Why do you need to find that woman?"
Hearing this, Long Yu looked at Bai Ran, a strange smile curving his lips, "Little girl, you ask too many questions."
Bai Ran pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Master... let's run away..." Zhuque transmitted its thoughts, its words filled with extreme urgency.
Right now, Long Yu doesn't know that Master is Bai Ran. It would be best to escape now...
Escape... When had Bai Ran not considered it... Her palm clenched tightly, and cold sweat had long since permeated her back.
Although the man before her did not know she was Bai Ran, his attention had never shifted from her.
If she made any move that made him suspect something was wrong, she would likely be attacked in the blink of an eye.
It was a fool's dream to escape smoothly under his nose without even having time to hide in her space...
However, fortunately, Long Yu did not seem to have the intention of a massacre; he was merely destroying the obstructive barrier.
"So annoying, this barrier." Long Yu extended a finger and poked the protective barrier before him.
The moment his fingertip touched it, he felt a continuous flow of spiritual energy pouring in, seemingly trying to mend the damaged parts.
Long Yu chuckled, precisely locking onto Lin Ze in the corner, who was repairing the barrier, "So someone is blocking the way."
Bai Ran's pupils contracted. Just as she was about to turn to warn him, a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted.
The gust of wind blew Zhuque, which was flapping its wings, away, causing Bai Ran, who was on its back, to sway precariously.
"Rumble—"
The mended opening instantly shattered. Spiritual energy surged through the breach, roaring towards Lin Ze.
"Lin Ze—! Dodge quickly—!" Xiao Zi cried out in a panic.
Lin Ze was startled and immediately moved. However, Long Yu, outside the barrier, grinned, a most chilling sight.
Looking at the man's smile, Bai Ran's heart seemed to skip a beat. Could it be...
"You can't dodge—!!!"
The spiritual energy struck directly at Lin Ze, not at his original position, but in the direction he had dodged!
"Bang—"
The powerful spiritual energy instantly pierced Lin Ze's abdomen. Lin Ze's eyes widened, and he spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
He then fell heavily to the ground, on the verge of death.
"Lin Ze—!!!"