Transmigrated into a heretical cultivator, leading all the villains to ascension.

Chapter 289 The Demon Emperor's Target

Although her spiritual power is still sealed, her divine soul power remains.

Her mastery of the "Reincarnation Technique" had reached a state of perfection, and she instantly conjured a simple clone.

Although the effect was only temporary, it was enough to fool the real person – even the cultivation aura was exactly the same as hers.

If she had just a little more time, she could break through the restrictions Yao Ye had placed on her.

The noise outside the hall gradually subsided, and Yao Ye, dressed in a bright red formal dress, stepped into the inner room.

The gold-embroidered dragon pattern shimmered in the candlelight, making him appear even more majestic.

"Your Highness, once tonight is over, you will be second only to the Demon Clan."

Gao Huohuo rolled her eyes inwardly. Who cares?

If you're going to do something, just aim to be above ten thousand people. Why bother being below one person?

"Yao Ye, since you know so many of my identities, you should be very clear that I am a human. So what do you want from me?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Ye's lips curled up slightly, a calculating glint flashing in his eyes:

"So what if they're human? As long as they can help me seize power, they'll be my queen."

How casual! It's a pity that Gao Huohuo doesn't have that kind of ambition.

"You're already the Demon Emperor, what grand ambitions do you still have? To unify the Three Realms?"

Yao Ye smiled casually, as if discussing the weather with ease:

"Am I not worthy to be the ruler of the Three Realms?"

If you're strong enough to be the ruler of the three realms, just do it yourself. Why drag her along?

"Yaoye, I just want to live. I haven't thought about any of this. Even if you force me to marry you, I won't help you."

“You don’t need to do anything.” Yao Ye suddenly moved closer, his fingertips brushing against the gold hairpin in her hair.

"You yourself are the best bait. Didn't you notice those people lying in ambush outside the palace? As long as we have you in our grasp, that's enough."

Shameless!

But Gao Huohuo knew he was telling the truth. With her current spiritual power, she had long since sensed that the group of people outside the hall were her so-called senior brothers and sisters.

She had no memory of them and didn't understand why they, with only the cultivation level of the Void Refinement stage, dared to come here to their deaths.

Not wanting to put himself in a passive position, Gao Huohuo took action ahead of time.

If I can't use spiritual power, then I can only use my soul to attack.

"Your Highness, you always manage to give me unexpected surprises."

Yao Ye easily deflected the attack, his five fingers gripping her throat like iron clamps.

"I didn't expect that even with spiritual power suppressed, my soul would still be so powerful. It's a pity it's still useless!"

He applied pressure with his fingertips, saying, "If you don't behave, I won't hesitate to make those ants outside suffer a fate worse than death."

"Yao Ye, let me go. They have nothing to do with me."

Gao Huohuo, who had expected to feel unwell, was surprised to find that she seemed to have no discomfort at all.

To verify her further conjecture, she pressed one hand against Yao Ye's chest and said provocatively:

"Kill me if you dare, otherwise I will never submit!"

As the pressure on her neck increased, she became certain that her body was indeed unharmed.

Just as he was about to think it over, unfamiliar fragments of memory suddenly surged into his mind.

She seems to belong to another world, and she harbors some mysterious system within her...

In the dim light, she escaped from the Shadow Sect alone and encountered another person.

Just thinking about this makes my head start to throb.

"Ugh!" A sharp headache suddenly struck.

It seems that the damage to her soul that she caused herself was unavoidable.

She covered her forehead and curled up, her face deathly pale. "Yao Ye, let me go!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Ye released his grip and impatiently threw Gao Huohuo to the ground.

"Don't even think about leaving, or those people outside will all pay with their lives."

Although the one who was thrown to the ground was only a clone of Gao Huohuo, she still saw the true face of this abusive man.

I just don't know how her system works, or whether it can help her get rid of the Demon Emperor.

"Zheng——"

A cold glint flashed through the air, blocking Yao Ye's path.

The young man in black stood holding a sword, his scarlet vertical pupils visible amidst the swirling demonic energy.

Upon closer inspection, isn't that the half-demon? How did he get out?

"Set it on fire!"

Yao Ye glanced at the suddenly appearing Zhong Hanshang and said sneer:

"You think you can save her when you're just a half-demon at the Nascent Soul stage? You should worry about yourself first!"

Zhong Hanshang caught sight of the figure on the ground, and the demonic runes around his body suddenly erupted.

"How dare you hurt her?"

His bloodshot eyes blazed with murderous intent. "Those who hurt her deserve to die!"

Yao Ye looked at Zhong Hanshang with amusement, his expression changing slightly before returning to normal, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

"A mere half-demon dares to be so insolent before me, the Emperor?"

He raised his hand and waved it, and his demonic power transformed into thousands of black blades, pouring down like a torrential rain!

Instead of retreating, Zhong Hanshang advanced, sweeping his Jinghong Sword horizontally and forcefully cleaving a bloody path through the air.

His arm was slashed by the demonic blade, blood splattering everywhere, yet he seemed to feel no pain, and his attacks became even more frenzied.

The Jinghong Sword collided with the demonic power, unleashing a deafening roar that shook the entire hall!

Gao Huohuo stood to the side, her fingertips trembling slightly.

The battle situation changed rapidly, and Zhong Hanshang's spiritual power began to become unstable, clearly approaching its limit.

Yao Ye sneered, and a jet-black demonic lightning bolt condensed in his palm, heading straight for Zhong Hanshang's heart!

"ended."

At the critical moment, the demonic blood within Zhong Hanshang's body completely boiled!

His figure suddenly swelled, and a pair of illusory demonic wings vaguely appeared on his back!

"boom--!"

The demonic sword collided with the demonic lightning, and the entire hall was overturned by the shockwave!

After the smoke and dust cleared, Zhong Hanshang knelt on the ground, the tip of his sword deeply piercing Yao Ye's shoulder, but he blocked Yao Ye's demonic lightning with his body!

“You…” A hint of surprise finally flashed in Yao Ye’s eyes.

Zhong Hanshang coughed up blood, but then grinned, revealing a near-mad smile on his blood-stained lips:

"I said...whoever harms her shall die!"

With the final sword strike, demonic energy erupted, and Yao Ye's body gradually dissipated in the demonic flames.

Finally, it transformed into a blue feather and drifted down. Gao Huohuo's pupils constricted sharply—it was a clone?!

Inside the main hall, only devastation remained, along with Zhong Hanshang, who was covered in blood.

He staggered, finally unable to hold on, and knelt on one knee.

Gao Huohuo stood still for a moment, then finally stepped towards him.

"Why save me?"

Zhong Hanshang looked up, the madness in his bloodshot eyes not yet completely gone, but softened slightly the moment his gaze met hers.

"Because...it's you."

—A simple answer, bordering on stubborn.

Suddenly, a deafening roar shook the ground outside the hall, and Lin Qingxue and Zhao Feiyue rushed in.

"Junior Sister, hurry up! Senior Brother and the others are still fighting the demon soldiers outside. Ying is waiting for you outside."

After saying that, the two rushed out and fought with the demon soldiers outside.

Another explosion rang out, and Gao Huohuo quickly withdrew his clone.

Zhong Hanshang ignored her and grabbed her wrist, pulling her into his arms as demonic energy surged.

"Don't be afraid," he said in a low, hoarse voice. "I'll take you out of here."

Gao Huohuo was stunned. She only had her spiritual power sealed, not that she was truly powerless.

But at that moment, she suddenly felt that this half-demon might actually know her.