Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2160: Chapter 236: The Wang Family Clan Grows Ever More Prosperous

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Just as the Demon Emperor and the Third Prince were in their glory.

Outside the Demonic Realm.

A secret base some distance from Demonic Base No.2.

This is an artificially excavated underground palace, not very large, about the size of a villa. However, its defenses are very sophisticated, and its interior decorations are quite luxurious, almost resembling a small palace.

Deep inside the underground palace, in a room styled like a sleeping chamber.

Exquisite demonic rune lamps cast bright light, illuminating everything in the hall brightly.

At this moment.

Under the light, a burly and muscular man sat cross-legged on a spirit jade bed, eyes closed, meditating in cultivation.

This was a middle-aged man, with a stern aura, features sharp as if carved by knives, exuding an aura of authority and majesty.

Surging demonic qi swirled around him, pulsating slowly along with the operation of his cultivation technique.

Along with the spreading demonic qi, a terrifying oppressive force also spread throughout the entire room, surging like a tide, exuding a suffocating oppressive power.

This figure was none other than the Demon Lord.

After being wounded by the combined attack of the Demon God of Darkness and Kill and Yun Xiayang, he had been hiding in this secret base, closing off to heal his wounds for a long period.

Now, some time has passed, and his injuries have temporarily stabilized, but to fully recover, it might take at least several decades to hundreds of years.

There was no choice; during the great battle, Yun Xiayang attacked with anger and without any mercy, aiming to kill or at least heavily wound the Demon Lord.

Moreover, the power Yun Xiayang inherited from the Dragon Blood Demon God is inclined towards strength and destructive power, with incredibly terrifying destructive and lethal ability.

If it weren’t for Yun Xiayang having just “recovered” his Demon God powers and had strength comparable to the first or second level of the Human race’s True Devil Realm, the Demon Lord’s injuries might have been even more severe.

It was unclear how much time had passed before the surging demonic qi around the Demon Lord finally began to recede, and he slowly finished his practice and regained consciousness.

At this time, a graceful and gentle woman appeared at the door of the underground palace, holding a large bowl of steaming soup: “Sir, this is a top-grade medicinal broth I made, which can regulate demonic qi and ease injuries. Please have some; it will help with your injuries.”

This figure was none other than Elder Yun.

Clearly, she had already been outside for a while, only not coming in earlier for fear of disturbing the Demon Lord’s healing. Now that the Demon Lord had completed a cycle of meditation, she finally pushed the door open and entered.

“Thank you for your trouble~”

The Demon Lord took the medicinal broth she handed over and began to drink slowly, casually asking, “How’s Qianjue? Have you found him?”

“The Young Master has returned safely. It seems he went through quite some hardships on his journey, but his injuries remain manageable and left no aftereffects,” Elder Yun said. “However, it appears the incident dealt a significant blow to him, and he’s become quite withdrawn recently. Moreover, the whole base is currently filled with voices criticizing him, making it quite challenging for his reputation to recover in the short term.”

The Demon Lord furrowed his brows.

After pondering for a moment, he eventually said nothing, merely sighed: “Forget it~ As long as he’s alright. This incident can also serve as a test for him.”

The Demon Lord was naturally very disappointed with Chao Qianjue’s performance, but he also knew that Qianjue’s nature was largely indulgence by his family elders.

Apart from his character, Qianjue’s performance in other aspects was actually commendable.

As for the idea of replacing Qianjue and fostering another heir, he had considered it but ultimately gave up.

It is not easy to cultivate an outstanding heir. Even if another is trained, who can guarantee that the newly trained heir will be better than Qianjue?

Moreover, although he was slightly younger than the Demon Emperor, he was also about to reach the inheritance period; even if he wanted to groom another heir, there wasn’t enough time.

Now, he could only hope that Qianjue would learn humility from this setback and grow from it~

Gathering his thoughts, he asked again, “What about Mo Luo? Is there any news about him?”

Besides Chao Qianjue’s safety, he was most concerned about the whereabouts of Demon King Mo Luo now.

After all, it was Demon King Mo Luo who left with the Dark True Demon Seed. If he could find Demon King Mo Luo, even discovering a tiny trace of his direction could lead to finding the Dark True Demon Seed.

“This…” Elder Yun’s expression became somewhat grave when mentioning Demon King Mo Luo, but she still replied truthfully, “I’ve been secretly sending people to search for him and even mobilized spies hidden within the Demonic Clan, yet I’ve found nothing.”

The Demon Lord frowned: “No clues at all?”

“None.” Elder Yun shook her head, “Neither sight nor trace of life or death, not even a clue left behind.”

As she said this, confusion also flashed in her eyes, clearly showing her own bewilderment.

This was, after all, a strong person in the Void Realm, disappearing alive like this was indeed quite unimaginable to anyone.

In fact, although Wang Licui had thoroughly cleaned the battlefield back then, erasing her traces, the destructive power of a battle between Void Realm demon lords is fearsome; the changes in terrain and landscape cannot be entirely concealed.

If someone observed carefully, they would definitely find that a fierce battle had occurred in that place, and that the members involved in the battle possessed extremely terrifying power.

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