Chapter 523

Ye Yu looked coldly at the demon sect masters and disciples present.

He said calmly, “Kill them.”

Zhao Jia wasted no time.

His two fat hands suddenly pressed together.

With a burst of force, he crushed Tang Sha’s demonic claw, instantly reducing him to a cloud of blood mist.

Even his soul was completely erased.

This move shocked everyone present.

The Sect Master of Xuandu Cliff was simply crushed outright.

A wave of helplessness rose in their hearts.

The previously restless atmosphere began to cool.

In the Demon Realm, although sect masters appear mighty, the true rulers are the Demon Lords of each territory.

They possess absolute power and control all resources within their domain.

They are the true «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» kings.

No one dares provoke them.

Ye Yu carefully scanned the crowd again, observing the strips above each person’s head.

Sure enough, his efforts paid off.

He noticed an interesting strip on a demon wearing a white robe with a single horn.

Dual Tasking (Green): A rare talent allowing you to perform two completely different tasks simultaneously, achieving true high efficiency. However, it consumes tremendous energy and cannot be sustained long.

Pain Reduction (Green): Innate immunity to certain pain, making you tougher than ordinary demons and better able to survive adversity.

To be honest, though this demon only had two green strips, they were very practical.

Dual Tasking could perfectly synergize with a Master of Talismans, proving invaluable in critical moments.

Pain Reduction was also excellent—a god-tier skill during specific periods.

Compared to Ye Yu’s Ancient Demon physique, its effect might be less significant.

After all, with his current body, there was a ninety percent chance he would be the one hitting others, not the other way around.

True to his principle of not letting good strips go to waste,

Ye Yu’s figure flickered as he suddenly appeared before the horned demon.

He threw a punch, instantly killing him on the spot.

The whole process was clean and smooth, like flowing clouds and water.

Everyone present was shocked, unable to understand why Ye Yu did this.

Ignoring all eyes on him, Ye Yu listened to the system’s voice.

“Detected host successfully killed Lu Jiwei, initiating random strip plunder!”

“Ding! Congratulations, host! You have plundered the strip Dual Tasking (Green): A rare talent allowing you to perform two completely different tasks simultaneously, achieving true high efficiency. However, it consumes tremendous energy and cannot be sustained long.”

Ye Yu’s heart leapt with joy.

One lucky gain could be chance, but continuous luck was strength.

He was certain now that luck was working alongside him.

Otherwise, how could everything go his way?

Suppressing his excitement, Ye Yu looked down at the corpse and coldly said, “Sneaky dogs thinking to ambush me — you deserve to die!”

Those who didn’t understand gasped.

In this situation, trying to ambush the Young Lord Ye Yu was truly deserving of death.

But the sect masters twitched nervously.

Ambush?

He didn’t even move!

That kid who died was only at the Peak Integration Realm.

Several realms below you.

Even if he was crazy, he wouldn’t dare ambush you.

“Bro, if you’re gonna lie, at least make it believable.”

Among the crowd, one demon sect master silently wept.

That demon was Lu Jiwei, his most beloved disciple.

Though brutal and bloodthirsty, he was no fool — he wouldn’t do something so suicidal.

Moreover, he had no motive.

“Forget it, disciple. I’ll bear this grievance for now.”

“If I act on anger, I’d fall too. Then who’d burn offerings for us? That’d be tragic.”

The sect master wiped away his tears and turned his head, hiding his grief silently.

Ye Yu looked around once more.

Finding nothing else worth plundering, he reluctantly left.

On the way back, Zhao Jia no longer hid his presence but followed Ye Yu closely.

Ensuring his safe return to Jiulian City.

After all, now that the news was out and people were dead, going overboard might attract unwanted attention.

Ye Yu unusually did not refuse.

Not because he was afraid,

But because after such a big event, he had to inform his benefactor — even if the benefactor probably already knew.

In fact,

During the sect competition, Zhao Jia had hidden his identity, shadowing Ye Yu.

Including last night, when Ye Yu and Li Xuanyi faced off,

Zhao Jia immediately investigated Li Xuanyi’s background.

“Daring to bare teeth at the Young Lord — as if this death soldier doesn’t exist!”

However, Li Xuanyi’s hidden identity was very well concealed.

Zhao Jia used the full power of Jiulian City, investigating deep into the night before finding a trace.

He suspected Li Xuanyi might be the only son of Demon Lord Li Yao.

He informed Ye Yu late that night.

Advising that if possible, it was best not to make enemies.

But if the other truly sought death, Zhao Jia was ready to eliminate Li Xuanyi on the Young Lord’s command.

This was also Demon Lord Li Yao’s wish.

That was why Ye Yu was not surprised upon hearing Li Xuanyi’s identity today.

And why he decisively killed him.

Soon after returning to Jiulian City, in the main hall, Zhao Jia reported the entire sect competition incident in detail.

Demon Lord Ye Chenyang’s face remained as solemn as ever.

After hearing everything, he waved his hand dismissively.

Seeing this, Zhao Jia quickly left the hall.

Only Ye Chenyang and Ye Yu remained.

After a long gaze between father and son,

Ye Chenyang spoke in a deep voice.

“To be honest, what surprised me most is not that you killed Demon Lord Li Yao’s only son.”

“But how much you’ve changed over these years.”

“Changed so much that it’s unimaginable.”

“I even suspected someone had taken over your body.”

“That you’re just a stranger wearing my son’s skin!”