"Yileng, no matter how many come, it won’t be enough for us to kill," Zhi Bai said with a smile.

Startled, Xue Yileng then laughed, "Haha, that’s true. Brother Zhi Bai, when we fought side by side, our cooperation was almost flawless. It’s just that I don’t know how well we would work together after so many years."

"Cooperation?" Zhi Bai gave a faint smile, "How many in this world of Immortals, Demons, and Spirits could possibly require the likes of you and me to join hands?"

Zhi Bai was speaking with confidence.

Even if those like Emperor Yu heard this, they wouldn’t doubt it because both Zhi Bai and Xue Yileng were those types of Profound Immortals whose attacks were fierce and killing intent extremely strong. They were both at the Seventh Level Profound Immortal stage.

When just stepping into the First Level Profound Immortal, Zhi Bai had already killed a Third-level Demon Emperor in the Demon World, his attack power beyond question.

Their tacit understanding was also very strong, developed between Zhi Bai and Xue Yileng through countless life and death situations over the years, ingrained deep within their subconscious.

"Exactly, if you and I join hands, even the Black Demon Emperor wouldn’t be able to handle us. I’ve always remembered the ’gift’ from the Black Demon Emperor back in the day, it’s just that I’m not yet confident enough to confront him now," Xue Yileng’s eyes flashed with a cold light.

It was the Black Demon Emperor’s men who had pursued them back then.

Zhi Bai faintly smiled, "Are you still dwelling on that? I’ve long forgotten about it. If it weren’t for the Black Demon Emperor’s help back then, I wouldn’t have achieved such a deep understanding of the ’Green Blood Sword Technique’!"

"Let’s drop it," Xue Yileng said with a shake of her head and a smile. "Zhi Bai, the deal between Emperor Yu and our Sovereign is obviously a trap, a trap to capture the opponent’s experts. But what exactly are the goods being traded? I’m not very clear on that."

"The goods this time are quite substantial. In order to attract the opposing experts, there are quite a few extremely precious treasures included in this trade," Zhi Bai said lightly with a smile. "As you know, for those at our level, aside from artifacts of that caliber, nothing else is really of any use to us."

A Second or Third-level Immortal Emperor might still be obsessed with wealth and such.

But Immortal Emperors at the Sixth or Seventh Level don’t care about such extraneous possessions; they seek every means to enhance their own attacks and elevate their soul realm. For them, strength is paramount.

"So to attract the high-level experts, this time’s goods include... an artifact," Zhi Bai said quietly.

"Oh? An artifact!" Xue Yileng was genuinely surprised.

Zhi Bai nodded with a smile, "If nothing unexpected happens, Emperors like Emperor Xuan, the Asura Demon Emperor, and other influential figures would already know of this news. They will definitely send their experts."

"Zhi Bai, what if Emperor Xuan or the Asura Demon Emperor themselves come?" Xue Yileng suddenly asked.

"Come themselves?" Zhi Bai shook his head, "Given their status, if they truly disregard their dignity to snatch a batch of goods, I would order an immediate cancellation of the trade, and at the same time claim ownership of the artifact through Blood Recognition and leave at once. I believe that with my strength, although I couldn’t defeat them, escaping wouldn’t be a big problem."

After pondering for a moment, Xue Yileng nodded, "Right, if that situation really occurs, that’s the only thing to do."

"Yileng, the chance of that happening is extremely low. What we need to do is rest, and when the day of the trade arrives with countless people gathered at the Blue Fire Cloud Tower, we must be ready to unleash a massacre," Zhi Bai’s eyes gleamed with cruelty.

Zhi Bai, the most fearsome killing machine under Emperor Yu’s command.

Xue Yileng, naturally notorious for killing in the Blood Demon Demon Path, and among them, Xue Yileng was one of the most prominent.

Two bloodthirsty supreme experts joining forces, this time Emperor Yu and the Blood Demon Emperor were truly determined to make the other powers ’bleed’ heartily, as the past few trades had already caused considerable trouble for these two titans.

They wanted to strike fear once and for all, preventing future disturbances in their dealings.

"Show no mercy, the higher the expert, the more we need to kill. We must ensure that future trades take place in absolute safety," was the clear directive from both Emperor Yu and the Blood Demon Emperor.

...

Time passed slowly, especially in anticipation, making the days crawl by even more sluggishly.

During this period, more and more high-level martial experts gathered on Blue Mars, where the trades between Emperor Yu and the Blood Demon Emperor would incite a bout of struggle and slaughter each time—an event that had now become a feature of the planet.

The vast majority of people hurried over just to watch the spectacle, to witness Immortals of such high calibre clash with one another.

When would one normally have the chance to see Immortals in action? Such opportunities were indeed rare.

Night.

The cold air was piercing. Qin Yu opened the window and gazed into the endless night, knowing he wouldn’t sleep a wink this evening.

Tomorrow was the day of the trade.

"I will have to make a move again tomorrow, and by then Emperor Yu might guess that I am on Blue Mars, presumably leading to another escape," Qin Yu said to himself with a self-derisive smile, not the least worried about fleeing for his life.

Whether his identity would be revealed tomorrow depended on how things played out.

If Yu Qingzi and Immortal Emperor Qian Qi were not present, and he did not use the Ten Thousand Beasts List, the chances of his identity being exposed were very low, as others were not familiar with him.

"Han Shu, one day I shall avenge you by killing Yu Qingzi and Immortal Emperor Qian Qi, but for now, I’m content with a little interest," Qin Yu silently contemplated.

His gaze lingered on the endless night.

Qin Yu just stood there...

As the night passed, dawn gradually broke, and a Constant Star hung high in the sky. Today, there were many people flying across the sky of Blue Mars, quite a few heading toward the Blue Fire Cloud Tower.

"Young Master."

Wan’er had been watching Qin Yu all night from outside the door.

Qin Yu took a deep breath of the crisp air, turned to look at Wan’er, and said, "Wan’er, today’s event will be dangerous, and there’s no need for you to appear. Retreat to the Ten Thousand Beasts List for now."

"Yes, Young Master," Wan’er bowed and said, already expecting this outcome; with a thought, she returned to the second layer within the Ten Thousand Beasts List.

Qin Yu divided a body from within himself, which was precisely the Sword Immortal Puppet.

His soul merged into the Sword Immortal Puppet, and Qin Yu then stored his original body within the Ten Thousand Beasts List, as now the body of the Sword Immortal Puppet was the safest for him.

After altering the Sword Immortal Puppet’s appearance once again, Qin Yu’s figure vanished from beside the window and reappeared deep within the clouds.

"So many people."

With just a brief look, Qin Yu noticed four or five experts flying toward the Blue Fire Cloud Tower within hundreds of meters around him. Upon slightly expanding his Immortal Consciousness, he realized that a significant number of experts were converging in that direction.

"Brother, you’re heading to the Blue Fire Cloud Tower too, right?" A burly man with a chin full of green stubble flew up to Qin Yu’s side. "My name is Luba, a cultivator from the Black Demon Demon Path of the Demon World."

Qin Yu replied with a faint smile, "You may call me ’Qin.’ I’m from the Silver String Star System."

"The Silver String Star System? That’s the domain of the Immortals. Looks like Brother Qin is an Immortal, huh? Haha, I’m quite fond of making new friends. If Brother Qin doesn’t mind, let’s go to the Blue Fire Cloud Tower together." Luba was an easygoing, enthusiastic man.

Qin Yu nodded with a smile.

The two of them proceeded together, their flying speed not fast as there was still some time before the transaction began.

"Brother Qin, when we get to the Blue Fire Cloud Tower, we should stay far away," Luba advised. "I’ve been to this transaction event twice before. Once, I nearly lost my life."

"Caught in the crossfire?" Qin Yu wondered.

Luba nodded, still shaken by the memory. "You’ve never been before, have you, Brother Qin?"

"This is my first time on Blue Mars," Qin Yu admitted honestly.

Luba, who clearly had more experience than Qin Yu, said, "Brother Qin, your strength may be higher than mine, but you’re probably not at the level of an Immortal Emperor or Demon Emperor yet, right? When the transaction takes place, those who really dare to rob and create chaos are usually at the level of Immortal Emperor or Demon Emperor."

"If you haven’t seen it, Brother Qin, you don’t know — when experts of that level start killing... just a casually released Sword Qi could be fatal to us," Luba sighed. "But sometimes even if you stay far away, it’s useless. They kill as they fly, and before you know it, they might appear right next to you. If the energy released affects you, it’s over for you."

"Then why do you still come?" Qin Yu countered.

Luba’s description was vivid enough that Qin Yu could imagine the scene: a few high-level experts at the level of Immortal Emperor or Demon Emperor fighting each other. The magnitude of such a confrontation was quite imaginable. After all, a high-level expert at the level of an Immortal Emperor could destroy a planet with a single sword strike!

Luba said helplessly, "The speed of cultivation by oneself is just too slow. Observing the battles of Immortal Emperor and Demon Emperor experts can lead to some insights. Besides... opportunities to see Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors fight each other are too rare."

Qin Yu nodded in agreement.

Experts at the level of Immortal Emperor and Demon Emperor have a very high degree of understanding of heaven and earth, and there’s even talk of a ’domain.’

That time when Qin Yu fought with Yu Qingzi, even though Qin Yu was very fast and risked his life in sneak attacks, Yu Qingzi somehow always blocked Qin Yu’s Divine Sword attacks.

Qin Yu attacked several times, but his Divine Sword couldn’t even touch the opponent’s body.

Qin Yu could see that Yu Qingzi’s sword drawing speed was not fast, so why was he always able to block in time and even strike him back? This was the profound mystery. However, Qin Yu was still unable to sense it at this time.

In the midst of their conversation, the pair finally saw the Blue Fire Cloud Tower in the distance.

Above the clouds, the sunlight bounced off the Blue Fire Cloud Tower, making it dazzling for anyone to behold.

Greetings, laughter, cursing... all sorts of sounds were coming from the direction of the Blue Fire Cloud Tower, creating quite a cacophony. Qin Yu frowned slightly and after flying for a while longer, he saw that the clouds surrounding the Blue Fire Cloud Tower were filled with a dense crowd of people.

"There must be at least several hundreds of thousands, or even a million people here," Luba affirmed.

"Over a million is possible," Qin Yu said, gazing at the sea of people above the clouds. The number of people here was truly vast. But this was not unexpected, given how populous the worlds of immortals, demons, and monsters were, and any star system could muster such a crowd.

"Even Heavenly Immortals, no, even Cultivators at the Kongming Stage, are here?" Luba swept his gaze over the crowd and couldn’t help but marvel.

Qin Yu cast his eyes around and also noticed many Heavenly Immortals, and even a few Cultivators who had come to watch, the majority of whom were accompanying their elders.

A Cultivator watching an Immortal’s battle?

They probably wouldn’t even have time to escape if anything went wrong, but for a Cultivator to witness an Immortal’s battle was something to be proud of.

"Luba, shall we enter the Blue Fire Cloud Tower or stay outside like so many others?" Qin Yu asked.

Laughing, Luba replied, "Brother Qin, enter the Blue Fire Cloud Tower? Are you joking? See for yourself how many people are inside the Blue Fire Cloud Tower now?"

Qin Yu’s Immortal Consciousness spread out.

As it did so... Qin Yu couldn’t help but shudder.

"Masters, so many masters!" Qin Yu immediately withdrew his Immortal Consciousness. Just now, the emission of his Immortal Consciousness had not caught the attention of those super masters, mainly because they perceived this wave of Spiritual Sense as merely around the level of a Second-level Golden Immortal, so they simply ignored it, believing Qin Yu could not possibly discover them.

Qin Yu pretended to casually glance to his left.

Over four hundred meters to the left, stood a woman in white and a man in earth-yellow clothes. These two were inconspicuous among the large crowd, but because of the Meteor Tear, Qin Yu could feel that these two people... were definitely stronger than Yu Qingzi.

Immortal Emperor-level experts.

Qin Yu then looked at a tall, thin, and indifferent man not far ahead.

"A Demon Emperor-level expert." Qin Yu couldn’t pinpoint the man’s strength precisely, but he was certain that the man posed a significant threat to him.

And not far from the cold man stood a cool-looking young boy.

"An even more terrifying Demon Emperor master."

Qin Yu felt his heart tremble.

Good heavens, Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors, normally one would rarely see one. Yet today, he had just partially released his Immortal Consciousness, not even covering all areas, and he had already discovered so many Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors.

It’s no wonder so many people were gathering here; most of them were probably here to witness the scene of Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors fighting, Qin Yu guessed.

"Brother Luo Yu, keep your flying steady."

A very crisp voice arose not far behind Qin Yu; he couldn’t help but turn around to look.

He saw a dispirited young man swaying as he flew, and next to him was an extremely cute girl with big eyes that were particularly captivating. Qin Yu felt a sense of fondness when he saw this adorable girl.

"Two more Immortal Emperor-level experts."

Qin Yu was speechless; even this dispirited youth and the cute girl were Immortal Emperor masters.

"Luba, how many Immortal Emperor and Demon Emperor masters took action last time?" Qin Yu asked Luba who was beside him.

Luba replied with excitement, "Last time there were four Immortal Emperor and Demon Emperor-level experts who acted, four of them! I’ve lived for so many years and only saw Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors in the Blue Fire Cloud Tower, never elsewhere."

Qin Yu was astonished in his heart.

Last time there were only four, yet this time, just a portion of his Spiritual Sense had uncovered so many Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors.

"This time, the transaction between Emperor Yu and the Blood Demon Emperor seems different from the previous times, so many Immortal Emperor and Demon Emperor masters...," Qin Yu thought to himself as he gazed at the sea of people around him, his mind imagining a scenario.

If a fight breaks out, how many of the over a million onlookers would be affected and get killed?

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