With a loud 'boom', Luo Qiantuo slammed into the wall.

"You useless thing!"

A gigantic serpent's illusion hovered over the hall, hurling insults at him.

This was Luo Qiantuo's Royal Palace, but the Asura Guards around him did not dare to move a muscle seeing this scene.

"Master, spare my life!"

Luo Qiantuo knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Tell me, how did the Heavenly Emperor find you?"

Zhu Long asked.

"I-I don't know..."

Luo Qiantuo started his reply but was cut short by the cold light in Zhu Long's eyes.

He immediately changed his answer: "It must have been because of that temperamental Princess!"

"Temperamental Princess?"

Zhu Long recalled, "Ah, it was her."

Recently, someone did indeed go to the Three Realms.

"It seems she has been subdued by the Heavenly Emperor."

Zhu Long spoke displeasedly: "The Heavenly Emperor must have learned about me from her."

Only that explained the recent probing.

Zhu Long coldly looked at Luo Qiantuo, "That Princess is your subject, right?"

Luo Qiantuo bowed his head, daring not to answer.

Zhu Long's eyes flashed with a murderous intent, but it quickly faded.

"Considering that you brought me face-to-face with the Heavenly Emperor, I will forgive you this once."

Zhu Long stated.

Luo Qiantuo looked up in surprise.

"That Heavenly Emperor is no ordinary being."

Zhu Long declared, "He came to gauge my strength, and I saw through his as well."

"What?"

Luo Qiantuo couldn't comprehend.

"He is a young War God."

The moment Zhu Long first saw Sun Wukong, he had brought both the Jade Emperor and Buddha to their knees.

But this time, Zhu Long saw more clearly, Sun Wukong's age couldn't be more than a thousand years.

"He is very young, I mustn't give him more time to grow."

Zhu Long said, "We must quickly open the gateway to the Three Realms."

Luo Qiantuo understood.

"But, what did he use to lure you?"

Zhu Long asked again, "You dare to come to me, quite bold of you."

"It's, it's… a woman."

Luo Qiantuo replied.

"A woman?"

Zhu Long narrowed his eyes.

Luo Qiantuo knelt down pleading, "Master, as long as you are willing to give this woman to me, I am willing to have my people open the gateway to the Three Realms."

"Oh."

Zhu Long was slightly surprised, "You're really willing to sacrifice?"

"Of course."

Luo Qiantuo declared.

Zhu Long abandoned the last shred of thought of killing him.

He had Luo Qiantuo conjure up the likeness of Daji.

"Indeed, she is a peerless beauty in your eyes."

Zhu Long remarked.

Asura folks live in barren environments engaged in constant warfare, and a delicate and slender woman like Daji is extremely rare.

Considering her appearance and demeanor, it's no wonder Luo Qiantuo was fascinated.

"How interesting"—the thought flickered in Zhu Long's mind.

"This woman, I cannot give her to you. I have a better plan."

He suddenly said, "I will give her to all the Asura Kings."

"Master."

Luo Qiantuo looked up, startled.

"If you want this woman, defeat the other Asura Clans."

Zhu Long declared, "Whoever first opens the gateway to the Three Realms, when the time comes, she will be his reward based on his merits."

"…Yes."

Luo Qiantuo's expression was helpless, but he had no choice but to accept.

Zhu Long's illusion started to fade.

"Remember, you are all just food I breed, do not harbor second thoughts."

His last words echoed.

Luo Qiantuo watched Zhu Long disappear, his expression growing increasingly grim.

Days later, on the red, twisted land, an endless army stretched toward the horizon.

"Conquer the Three Realms, capture Miss Daji!"

"Conquer the Three Realms, capture Miss Daji!"

The Asuras roared loudly.

This was the Vanguard Army heading to the Three Realms.

The Asura Realm had been preparing for this for a long time; Daji was merely a catalyst.

"Very good."

Zhu Long watched the boundless army and said, "The Heavenly Emperor thinks only he can open the gateway, but he doesn't know that the seal of the Three Realms has already weakened in the great war, and we can open it too."

The four Asura Kings knelt before him, not daring to utter a word in face of the upcoming sacrifices.

"The state of the Asura Realm today is the fault of the Three Realms."

Zhu Long told them: "They abandoned you, and if you want to reclaim what's rightfully yours, you must pay the price."

"Yes."

The Asura Kings agreed.

"Be glad, the power of the Three Realms is enough to satisfy me."

Zhu Long looked joyfully at the horizon, where the Three Realms shimmered amidst the Chaos.

"I have traversed through Chaos, encountered many worlds, but this Three Realms is the largest and strongest world I have seen and heard of."

His eyes ignited with blazing flames: "The people of the Three Realms do not know the treasure they possess—if I can seize it, I can become the true Zhu Long, and you will gain your freedom."

Luo Qiantuo raised his head and asked, "Can Master defeat that Heavenly Emperor?"

"Of course."

Zhu Long's voice turned cold: "Do not doubt my power. I have enjoyed our cooperation; you better not make the wrong choice in this battle."

"We dare not!"

The Asura Kings promptly responded.

This was the final battle, victory would grant them eternal freedom.

No one would choose to betray at this moment.

Luo Hou was the only exception; while the other three Asura Kings responded, his eyes flashed with a chilly gleam.

"How utterly foolish."

He thought to himself.

For the Asura Clan, the Three Realms were like the sun, how could they allow it to fall into the mouth of a serpent?

The other three Asura Kings were fools.

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