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The terrifying aura of the Saint realm permeated the area. Daoist Kumu, who had only just breathed a sigh of relief after the Blood Essence suddenly departed, immediately tensed up again.

“You take them and leave. I’ll hold him off!” He appeared in front of Lilith and stared at Landon with a solemn expression.

Under normal circumstances, he certainly would not have feared someone who had only just entered the Saint realm with an unstable power level. However, after having just fought a fierce battle against the Blood Essence, he was now little more than a spent force beneath his imposing exterior.

All he could do was buy them time.

“You?” Landon warily sized up Daoist Kumu. Then, as if he had finally confirmed just how weakened Kumu was, he could not help but burst into unrestrained laughter. “Very well. I’ll use your blood to decorate the first scenery along my path into the Saint realm.”

The moment he finished speaking, killing intent suddenly surged forth. It was a clash between evenly matched opponents! The black-robed figures around them quickly retreated, afraid that they would be caught up in the terrifying confrontation between Saint-realm experts.

But at this critical moment, when the tension was stretched to its breaking point, a small hand suddenly landed on Daoist Kumu’s shoulder. Lilith poked her rather displeased little face out from behind Daoist Kumu. “Hey, old man, who gave you permission to meddle?”

“O-old man?” Daoist Kumu was momentarily speechless at the way Lilith addressed him. He glared at her in indignation and snapped, “I am only a little over a thousand years old! I’m still in the prime of my life! Don’t call me an old man!”

“Call yourself whatever you want. Just move aside.”

“You’re the one who should move aside.” Daoist Kumu stroked his beard and said indignantly, “This isn’t the time to throw a childish tantrum. I know you have some unusual abilities, but saving people is the most important thing right now.

“Aren’t you very concerned about my future disciple? I’ll hold Landon back. Hurry and take her away, along with that little girl over there in those strange clothes.”

“Huh? Why should I leave?”

“I already told you, we have to put the bigger picture first. Although I don’t know why that drop of blood left, the most important thing is that we still don’t know where the Demon Emperor is hiding and watching us like a predator.”

Daoist Kumu was rather annoyed by Lilith’s lack of consideration for the situation, but he still patiently explained, “You do have some abilities, but you don’t even possess spiritual energy yourself. So for now, it would be best for you to leave.”

“Is spiritual energy really that important?”

“If spiritual energy isn’t important, then what is? It’s the foundation of everything!” Daoist Kumu found Lilith’s indifference increasingly incomprehensible. Was she really the descendant of some ancient monster? How could she not even understand the principle that spiritual energy was supreme in this world?

“Hah, looks like I won’t be able to convince you. I’ll just have to prove it through my actions.” Lilith helplessly shook her head, then walked past Daoist Kumu toward Landon.

“Sigh, you little girl, why are you so unwilling to listen?” Daoist Kumu stomped his feet anxiously, but there was nothing he could do. At a time like this, he was even less willing to waste precious combat strength on an internal conflict.

“I suppose there’s no other way. I’ll just have to keep a closer eye on her. A young girl has to pay the price for her youth sooner or later. I only hope that price won’t be too difficult to bear.” Daoist Kumu gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.

“The price?” His words reached Lilith’s ears, prompting a quiet sigh from her heart. “I’ve already paid that price long ago.”

She walked up to Landon.

Landon’s smile grew even brighter. “What? Have you decided to take part in my coronation ceremony instead?”

“Coronation? You’re only breaking through into the Saint realm. Aren’t you being a little too arrogant?”

“Hahaha! But in this city, the Saint realm is the true realm of kings!” Landon spread his arms wide, as though he intended to embrace the entire sky. Only after stepping into the Saint realm could he truly feel how vast the world was. It was the taste of freedom. It was the true strength he had always pursued.

Of course, that was not the limit of what he sought. This was merely the beginning. From this moment onward, he would forge the steps on his path upward from the flesh and blood of his enemies.

“The reason the Demon Emperor hasn’t appeared is probably because she intends to test us. Only by truly passing this trial will my future become a smooth road reaching all the way to the heavens!”

“A trial? The future? How foolish.” The thought of having her mood ruined by such an idiot made Lilith look increasingly irritated. So she lowered her head and began pondering how she could completely eradicate this irritation.

“What is it? Are you only finally scared now?” Seeing Lilith remain silent, Landon assumed that she had begun to feel afraid. This made it even harder for him to suppress the excitement surging from the depths of his heart. “But it’s already too late. I won’t be showing you any mercy.”

What could possibly be more exhilarating than brutally slaughtering a former enemy? So, instead, he hoped that Lilith would struggle more fiercely in the moments to come. He did not want everything to end so quickly.

“I’ve decided.” Lilith suddenly raised her head and said seriously to Landon, “I’m going to make you wish you were dead.”

“Make me wish I were dead? Hahaha…” As if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, Landon could not help laughing so hard that he doubled over. “I’d like to see just how you’re going to make me wish I were dead.”

“Hmm… For someone like you, falling from your lofty position should be quite painful, right?” Lilith rubbed her chin as she spoke. “So let’s start by taking away everything you have now.”

“Indeed. If I were to lose everything I have now, it would be more painful than death itself. But how are you going to make me lose it?”

“Let’s start with the very things you consider your strengths. For example, these subordinates of yours.” Lilith looked toward the black-robed figures. “They got quite a lot of blood on their hands tonight too, didn’t they?”

“That’s right. They are indeed my most capable assistants. I wouldn’t have been able to come this far tonight without them. But what are you going to do with them?”

“Kill them, of course.”

“Kill them? Hahaha, yes, you’re right. As far as you’re concerned, they certainly deserve to die.” Landon continued laughing, his entire body trembling with amusement. In his eyes, Lilith’s words were like an ant boasting that it would pierce a hole through the heavens. She was simply too ignorant of the vastness of the world. “But how are you going to kill them?”

“How?” Lilith looked somewhat puzzled. “Kill is kill. Do you really have to ask how?”

“Ha, as expected, you’re nothing more than an innocent little girl.” Landon swept his sleeve aside and said arrogantly, “Let me tell you the truth. There are at least several hundred powerful black-robed figures in this city who have completed the human-demon transformation!

“Every one of them is a powerhouse capable of taking on a hundred men alone! Destroying a powerful family like the Wang family is effortless for them. So tell me, how are you going to kill them? How are you going to slaughter all those powerful experts in such a short amount of time?”

“How else would I kill them? Like this.” Lilith casually waved her little hand.

“How laughable, I…” Seeing how casual Lilith looked, Landon was just about to mock her. But in the next instant, the smile froze on his face. He heard a strange sound.

**Puff.**
**Puff.**
**Puff.**

It was like flames happily crackling as they burned. Like ashes being lifted by a gentle breeze. Like bubbles beneath the sunlight, dissolving into fleeting afterimages.

**Puff.**
**Puff.**
**Puff.**

The sound was soft, almost melodious. Yet each time it rang out, Landon felt his heart grow a little colder.