Dethroned from the Imperial Throne, Why Are You So Anxious When I Don't Want It Anymore? - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: He Really Is Colluding With The Demon Race

Xue Li watched Ye Yu in mid-air, a trace of seriousness gradually appearing in his eyes.

Over the years, he was assigned to Ye Xuan’s side, and he personally witnessed Ye Yu become a good-for-nothing. Yet, how long ago did Ye Yu leave the Imperial Palace?

In less than half a day, his cultivation base had actually recovered to the Golden Core Initial Stage. If he were given a little more time…

Instantly, Xue Li recalled the battle footage of the Great Yan Nine Nether Bl00d Spring circulating among the Bl00d Demon Clan, and he couldn’t help but shiver.

If Ye Yu were allowed to leave alive, he would likely become a major threat to the Bl00d Demon Clan, no, to the entire Demon Race, given time!

At this thought, Xue Li hesitated no more. The power within his body erupted, transforming into a bloody light that shot straight towards Ye Yu’s face.

Seeing this, Ye Yu sneered, stretched out his palm, and directly crushed the bloody light.

Xue Li was greatly shocked. His previous attack was enough to kill even a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator, yet it was completely ineffective against Ye Yu.

Just as Xue Li was shocked, he heard a breaking wind sound. Ye Yu’s figure appeared before him like a ghost, grabbed Xue Li’s neck, and pulled his entire body out of the Bl00d Pool.

“I was planning to go look for you, but you came to me instead! ” Ye Yu sneered, pinching Xue Li’s neck.

As soon as Xue Li showed his head, Ye Yu recognized him. Having spent so long maneuvering around Ye Xuan in his previous life, he had long known of Xue Li’s existence.

Meeting Ye Yu’s playful gaze, feeling the pressure on his neck, and seeing Ye Yu’s calm and composed expression, Xue Li panicked. He steeled his heart, a bursting sound seemed to emanate from within his body, and the next moment, Xue Li’s entire body was enveloped in a layer of red light.

“Bl00d Escape? Still using these methods? Your Bl00d Demon Clan really hasn’t made any progress! ” Ye Yu said calmly, then gathered spiritual light in his hand and smashed a fist into Xue Li’s Dantian.

Xue Li cried out in pain, and the red light around him instantly receded.

“You! You! How did you know the node of the Bl00d Escape! ” Xue Li collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, looking at Ye Yu with a face full of shock.

Ye Yu did not answer. Having opposed each other for so long in his past life, he had already thoroughly investigated the Bl00d Demon Clan. Then, Ye Yu formed hand seals, and a dark light condensed in his hand.

“Soul Devouring Curse! How do you know the Soul Devouring Curse! ” Xue Li cried out in alarm.

The Soul Devouring Curse is an extremely evil spell among the Demon Race. Once cursed, one will be controlled by the caster for life, and the slightest resistance will result in the destruction of their soul.

This is also an extremely secretive secret technique among the Demon Race. Let alone other Demon Races, at least the Bl00d Demon Clan to which Xue Li belongs does not possess this spell.

“Are you going to cooperate, or am I going to force you? ” Ye Yu looked calmly at Xue Li, a dark rune floating slowly in his hand.

Looking at Ye Yu’s calm expression, the latter remained indifferent, as if he was not afraid of his resistance at all. Xue Li gave a wry smile, his spiritual energy circulated, drawing the dark rune into his body. The next moment, Xue Li felt a sense of his life being beyond his control.

Seeing this, Ye Yu grinned, then his face turned pale, he spat out a large mouthful of bl00d, and his breath instantly weakened.

Seeing this, Xue Li understood that Ye Yu was at the end of his strength. If he had been more persistent… But now it was useless. The Soul Devouring Curse had been cast. Regardless of Ye Yu’s current state, killing him was just a matter of thought. He helplessly said, “Master, your methods are truly impressive. ”

Ye Yu wiped the bl00d from the corner of his mouth and pouted. It was true that his strength had recovered to the Golden Core Stage, and with the small cauldron, his spiritual energy was indeed more abundant than before.

But he had only recovered for a few hours. If Xue Li hadn’t been so afraid of death, he would have been in a very dangerous situation today.

“I think you’re a smart man. I’ll spare your life, but you’d better do your duty. ” Ye Yu stared at Xue Li, his tone cold.

Xue Li was startled, then nodded. At Ye Yu’s gesture, he turned into a bloody light, sank into the ground, and disappeared.

Seeing Xue Li leave, Ye Yu took a deep breath, looked around, adjusted his breath, and headed deeper into the dense forest. Although the fight with Xue Li wasn’t very loud, Xue Li was a member of the Demon Race, and there was a chance that someone would follow the demonic qi. This place was no longer safe.

Not long after Ye Yu left, a rainbow light flashed in mid-air, and a man and a woman appeared. They were Ye Qingxuan and Ye Xuan, who had come to look for Ye Yu.

Seeing the bl00d stains below, Ye Qingxuan frowned. She had sensed demonic qi here and had chased after it, but she was still too late. The demonic cultivator had already escaped.

Ye Xuan looked at the bl00d pool below and understood. It was the Bl00d Demon Clan’s method. It seemed that Xue Li and Ye Yu had been here just now!

Ye Xuan was somewhat annoyed at his own caution. Since Ye Yu’s corpse was not seen, perhaps Xue Li had sensed Ye Qingxuan’s arrival halfway through and had hastily retreated.

“Hmm, this aura… it’s a bit like Imperial Brother? ” Annoyed as he was, Ye Xuan quickly came up with a solution, and casually said.

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan frowned, pointed a finger in mid-air, and golden light appeared. The almost dried-up bl00d stains slowly rose and finally floated before Ye Qingxuan.

Sensing the aura from the bl00d stains, Ye Qingxuan’s expression became even uglier. She said coldly, “This good-for-nothing! He actually defected to the Demon Race! ”

Seeing Ye Qingxuan’s cold face, Ye Xuan chuckled inwardly, knowing that his purpose had been achieved. He then said, “Second Sister, don’t jump to conclusions. Perhaps Imperial Brother was attacked by someone from the Demon Race. ”

“Even now, you’re still making excuses for him! Little Xuan, cherishing kinship is a good thing, Second Sister won’t stop you, but in the face of righteousness, you cannot be ambiguous! ” Ye Qingxuan snorted coldly, and without another word, she turned and headed back to the Imperial Palace with Ye Xuan.

After leaving Ye Xuan in the Imperial Palace, she immediately went to the Crown Prince’s East Palace!

Since Ye Yu was colluding with the Demon Race, he would inevitably leave clues in his daily life. Ye Qingxuan wanted to find evidence of Ye Yu’s defection to the Demon Race to give her kind younger brother a good lesson and not be deceived by Ye Yu’s pretense.

Bang!

A muffled sound came from the East Palace. Ye Qingxuan kicked open the door of the East Palace, but when she saw what was inside, she instantly froze in place.

Everywhere she looked, there was ruin, and a musty smell filled the air. The Crown Prince’s East Palace, which should have been grand and imposing, now didn’t even have a single intact table or chair. Dust was everywhere, and cobwebs were everywhere in the corners.

This is not the Crown Prince’s East Palace! It’s not even as good as a refugee camp!