Chapter 1478: Bone Deep Bonds

As soon as he said this, the three women beside him all cast sideways glances, their expressions turning unfriendly.

Yu Yanluo's Rage value increased by +666, +666, +666...Yan Xuehen's Rage value increased by +666, +666, +666...Yun Jianyue's Rage value increased by +666, +666, +666...

At that moment, images of the Little Demon Empress yielding to him involuntarily flashed through the Demon Emperor's mind. He was both shocked and enraged. "Absolutely impossible! You're clearly trying to provoke me into staying!"

Although reason told him otherwise, emotionally he had already believed it. His mind was filled with images of the Little Demon Empress being manipulated by him in various poses.

No!

Seeing that the Demon Emperor indeed hadn't torn through space to escape, Zu An secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He then added fuel to the fire: "Why would I lie to you? It was even on the Little Demon Empress's bed..."

He then described the details of the Little Demon Empress's bedchamber and the bed itself with exceptional clarity.

The Golden Serpent King's Eye: Upon seeing someone for the first time, it makes them feel as if their spouse is having an affair with you. This skill was usually quite useless, but at this moment, it produced a miraculous effect. Additionally, the "Verbal Flourish" skill could incite an opponent to fight him to the death; he rarely used it unless he was absolutely confident. Facing a terrestrial immortal this time, he wasn't sure how effective these abilities would be, so he simply used them all, maximizing the taunt.

The Demon Emperor's heart sank. If Zu An hadn't actually been on the Little Demon Empress's bed, he absolutely wouldn't have known so many details. Although he was old and nearing his end, and hadn't spent the night with the Little Demon Empress in many years, no man could tolerate such a thing happening to his wife.

"I'll kill you!" He felt his blood surge, no longer thinking about tearing through space to a thousand miles away. Instead, he dragged his mangled body and lunged at Zu An.

Zu An was already prepared and slowly raised the Sun-Slaying Bow.

Seeing the Sun-Slaying Bow, the Demon Emperor's heart pounded. How was this item in Zu An's hands? Back then, the Sun-Slaying Bow on the Crown Prince had been summoned away by a mysterious power; even he couldn't stop it, and then that mysterious power severed his connection with the bow. At the time, he was extremely shocked by the vastness and power of that mysterious force, vaguely guessing it was an embodiment of the highest will of this world. Now, the Sun-Slaying Bow appeared in Zu An's hands. Could it be that the will of this world had given it to him? Thinking of this, the Demon Emperor trembled slightly. Reason told him to leave quickly, but he was now consumed by rage, wanting only to kill Zu An as quickly as possible.

He thought, "Although he has the Sun-Slaying Bow, he doesn't have the Sun-Slaying Arrows. And he just manifested so many powerful weapons, plus I saw him let the three women help him. The three women are now weakly lying on the war chariot, so he must be at the end of his tether and unable to manifest those exaggerated weapons again. Therefore, I have a great chance." If he had been clear-headed, the Demon Emperor certainly wouldn't have taken such a big risk. But at this moment, influenced by the "Verbal Flourish" and "Golden Serpent King's Eye" skills, his mind was entirely focused on how to kill Zu An. Finding a reason, he reinforced it infinitely until he believed that acting on it would successfully kill his opponent.

Watching the Demon Emperor lunge at him, Zu An indeed no longer had the energy to manifest another powerful "East Wind" or even a common weapon. But he still had weapons that didn't require manifestation! A black light flashed in his palm, and the "Poisoned Dagger" appeared on the bowstring. The reason he didn't use the last Sun-Slaying Arrow was twofold: firstly, using it consumed an immense amount of energy, and he couldn't provide enough now; secondly, he was reluctant to waste the last arrow like that, especially since the Demon Emperor was already on his last breath after the "East Wind" attack. He used his last bit of strength to slightly draw the bowstring and shot the arrow.

The Demon Emperor saw his action. At this point, his mind was less clear; seeing only a small dagger, he thought, 'How powerful could a mere dagger be?' The thought of killing Zu An now consumed his mind, and he was willing to suffer a minor injury to achieve his goal.

The bowstring loosened, and a dark streak of light shot out. The Demon Emperor gritted his teeth, turning his body to absorb the impact with the already injured side, thinking he would simply re-forge that half of his body with the Golden Crow Sacred Flame later anyway, so a few more injuries wouldn't matter.

With a wet thud, the dark light pierced his body and exited the other side. He gnashed his teeth, thinking, 'As expected of something shot from the Sun-Slaying Bow. Even though the bowstring was only drawn slightly, and it only exerted one or two tenths of its full power, it still penetrated my body.' But that was it. He had already surged onto the golden chariot, his hands like eagle talons, reaching directly for Zu An's head. He intended to tear off his skull, extract his soul, and leave him wishing for death but unable to die!

But suddenly, his body stiffened, black runes swirled over his skin, and an expression of disbelief and shock appeared on his face. Then, he could no longer support himself and stiffly fell from the chariot. A moment later, a thud echoed. The group craned their necks to look down and saw the Demon Emperor's body shattered to pieces below.

"The Demon Emperor... he's really dead?" Yu Yanluo asked, somewhat disbelievingly.

Soon, Zu An piloted the golden chariot down to the ground. Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen examined the pulpy remains, both nodding. "Indeed, he couldn't be any deader." With their cultivation, even if they couldn't match the Demon Emperor, they wouldn't make a mistake in judging life or death.

Yan Xuehen couldn't help but glance at Zu An, exclaiming, "Although your dagger isn't a divine artifact, its effect is comparable to one. It truly brings instant death upon touch; I never expected even someone of the Demon Emperor's caliber to be an exception. It's truly unfortunate to be your enemy."

Zu An also breathed a sigh of relief. "Why worry so much? It's not like I'd ever use this to stab *you*."

Yan Xuehen's jade-like cheeks instantly flushed as if on fire. She glared at him, both embarrassed and annoyed.

Yan Xuehen's Rage value increased by +100, +100, +100...

Zu An was momentarily stunned. 'Where did her mind go? Why is she so angry?' But there was no time to ponder. He took the Demon Emperor's body. For a moment, he had a ridiculous feeling, as if he were holding many skewers of KFC's "bone-in chicken." "This place is not suitable for lingering. Let's leave quickly."

The three women also felt a strange, life-corroding energy in the surroundings. Without hesitation, they all boarded the golden chariot and swiftly departed.

As the golden chariot roared through the air, the danger receded. The three women suddenly looked at Zu An with unfriendly expressions. Finally, Yun Jianyue was the first to speak: "'Your wife is amazing?' Tsk tsk tsk, little An Zi, you really have the charm of those lecherous flower-thieves from our Holy Sect."

Zu An's old face flushed. "Uh, that wasn't real. It's just one of my skills that allows me to taunt and prevent the Demon Emperor from escaping. Please don't overthink it."

"Is that so?" The three women were clearly unconvinced and began to question him about his relationship with the Little Demon Empress.

Zu An went to great lengths to convince the three women that he had no relationship with the Little Demon Empress.

Only then did the three women relax. Yun Jianyue couldn't help but pinch his ear. "You know, what he said earlier, even if it wasn't for the Demon Emperor, if I had heard it, I would have wanted to hit him too." Yan Xuehen and Yu Yanluo nodded in deep agreement.

Just as Zu An was about to speak, the golden chariot beneath their feet suddenly disintegrated, turning into specks of light that vanished into the air. The occupants of the chariot were caught off guard and plummeted downwards. Yan Xuehen, Yun Jianyue, and Yu Yanluo, having just transferred their cultivation to Zu An and then used their energy to resist the radiation, had no strength left to fly. They rapidly plummeted.

As Yan Xuehen fell, she wasn't particularly afraid because she knew that person would come to save her. However, she was very curious who he would save first. 'He'll probably save Yu Yanluo first, after all, they're a proper couple.' Although this was what her reason told her, her heart was a mix of emotions, as if subtly anticipating something. She didn't know why she was thinking such a trivial question, but at that moment, she just wanted to know. 'But we've already undone the "Love Stronger Than Gold" effect, haven't we?'

Just then, she felt a warmth around her waist, and a firm arm embraced her. Smelling that incredibly familiar scent, she was both surprised and delighted. 'How could he save me first? Oh no, oh no, Yu-mei and the demoness will definitely suspect something now. How am I going to explain this to them? Zu An, really, didn't we agree to be discreet in front of others?'

Who knew that at this moment, she felt his hand move downwards, seemingly undoing her belt. A thundering sound echoed in Yan Xuehen's mind, and it went blank. "What is he doing? Is he crazy?" Whether it was due to lack of strength or simply not processing the situation, she didn't even think to stop him. At that moment, her belt was successfully pulled open. Her heart pounded furiously, and she had no idea how to face him.