Published: March 2, 2025
At this moment, the spirit of the demon lord's eyelids twitched, filled with deep resentment.
Wen Yu, on the other hand, looked at the spirit of the demon lord with glee, not feeling the slightest bit anxious despite still being under suspicion.
Although the sovereign had shifted his focus, it didn't mean that Wen Yu was off the hook. Wen Yu understood this well. When the spirit of the demon lord raised his hand to extract the memory image, Wen Yu had already begun to call for his spirit pets...
Since there was a possibility of fighting against the sovereign, Wen Yu certainly wouldn't sit idle. Facing the sovereign at his strongest, even if he were to die, Wen Yu would have no regrets.
Having spent over five thousand years alone in the Temple of the Void Realm, Wen Yu had thought a lot, and describing his current state as indifferent to life and death was not an exaggeration.
He was in a true sage state.
However...
The sovereign's violent arrival shattered the isolation array set by the unknown assailant, but it did not destroy the foundation of existence in the void realm—the pervasive darkness and void outside. At this moment, as Wen Yu called for his spirit pets, he still received no response.
After trying a couple of times, Wen Yu proactively gave up.
Just then, the sovereign finished examining the spirit of the demon lord's memory image.
The result, of course, was nothing of value.
The spirit of the demon lord had many hidden secrets, and he had been up to quite a bit during this time, but these issues were merely trivial matters in the sovereign's eyes. The key point was that the demon lord's sudden death had nothing to do with the spirit of the demon lord.
With nothing to gain, the sovereign's gaze once again fell on Wen Yu.
"You..."
The sovereign elongated his voice, furrowing his brow as he spoke.
"I really have nothing to do with this, believe it or not," Wen Yu replied, paler than before. He sensed the sovereign's aura locking onto him, his muscles tensed, while the little soul beast also retreated into Wen Yu's body, preparing for a possible battle.
But at that moment, Tang Haofei suddenly stepped forward, positioning himself between Wen Yu and the sovereign.
"Since you found nothing, it proves that Wen Yu is telling the truth. Whether you believe it or not, if you want to kill Wen Yu today, you'll have to get past me first!"
Tang Haofei said calmly, ignoring the constant signaling from Bai, and casually pulled out a pair of gauntlets from his spatial equipment and put them on.
It wasn't that old Tang wanted to share life and death with Wen Yu... but with old Tang's temperament, he would never allow the sovereign to kill Wen Yu right in front of him.
After all, he and Bai's plan would ultimately face the sovereign. With the demon lord dead and the Heavenly Gifted Stone missing, the new plan had already failed, so it was better to adjust the plan back to its original form.
In Tang Haofei's view, it would be better to face the sovereign here...
As he thought this, Tang Haofei's mind moved, and he was about to look up at Bai to signal him to "go for the kill," but unexpectedly, Bai stepped up to the sovereign first and whispered.
"My lord, I believe Wen Yu has been set up. If you take action to eliminate Wen Yu now, you won't find the Heavenly Gifted Stone and will instead force a rift with Tang Haofei and Wen Yu. It's a situation where the loved ones suffer while the enemies rejoice. I urge you to reconsider..."
After these words were spoken, the sovereign pondered for a moment. Then Bai leaned close to the sovereign's ear and whispered again.
Wen Yu, Tang Haofei, and the spirit of the demon lord had no idea what Bai had said to the sovereign. They could only see that after Bai finished speaking, the gloom on the sovereign's face slightly dissipated. He looked at Tang Haofei and Wen Yu, gently nodded, and then turned to leave the Temple of the Void Realm.
His figure slowly disappeared at the entrance until he was completely out of sight when a voice reached the ears of the three.