The Azure Dragon tried every trick in the book—throwing tantrums, rolling around, and playing the victim. When it realized nothing was working, it eventually let its head droop down disconsolately, following beside Chu Mo with a face full of grievances. Its pitiable state would even make an old man puffing on his pipe burst into laughter.

"Boss, to speak from the bottom of my heart, you're still so young with the prime of your life ahead of you. You're handsome too and I'm sure there's no shortage of... ahem, young ladies... erm, women... who like you. Why are you being so foolish? Why seek out the Blood Demon Ancestor?"

"Let's roam the universe... Just look at its vastness, endless and infinite—how many secrets does it conceal? Within those enormous stars, how many treasures are hidden? Have you ever seen a glittering diamond star? Have you encountered divine gold from Beyond Heaven? All these... lie within this universe. And countless other things worth exploring are waiting for us! Why still go after the Blood Demon Ancestor?"

"That old bastard... ahem, that old dog! Though he's an old dog, he's fierce! One bite from him, and he'll take your life!"

The Azure Dragon incessantly muttered beside Chu Mo, who paid it no mind and just sat there listening quietly.

In the end, when the Azure Dragon had no other options, it looked at Chu Mo pitifully: "Boss, to what extent do you plan to stir up trouble?"

"Until he's ruffled," replied Chu Mo at last.

The Azure Dragon immediately rolled its eyes and collapsed to the ground, muttering despairingly: "It's over... now this Dragon is truly done for."

At that moment, Yue Qingcheng approached and asked the Azure Dragon, "Are you very familiar with that person?"

The Azure Dragon cracked open an eye to look at her: "Beautiful sister, are you a fairy?"

Yue Qingcheng couldn't help but roll her eyes and had half a mind to kick it.

This Dragon was so shameless; one simply could not believe it was a true Dragon, let alone accept that it once fought Chu Mo on equal footing, possessing the capability to suppress Quasi-Supreme cultivators.

"Hey, what's with that expression? You people are too serious. You all look as if you're heading to your deaths. Why drag this Dragon into it?" the Azure Dragon lay in the cabin, lamenting.

"Do you know about the Demon Clan?" Chu Mo suddenly looked at the Azure Dragon and asked.

The Azure Dragon sprang up in an instant, raising its head to face Chu Mo: "The Demon Clan? What about them?"

"The Demon Clan wants to make their move," said Chu Mo.

"Hahaha, how is that possible? Boss, don't make fun of me—I'm not that ignorant. Back when the Yanhuang region shattered, all tunnels between Yanhuang, the Demon Clan, and various foreign regions were instantly obliterated. Even the supremes of the Demon Clan would find it nearly impossible to reopen a passage!" The Azure Dragon confidently proclaimed: "So, it's impossible for the Demon Clan to make their way here."

Though this Dragon lacked scruples, had no bottom line, and was shameless, it did indeed know quite a bit.

It continued speaking to Chu Mo: "I know that old dog has gone demonic, but as long as we don't provoke him, there won't be any trouble, right? Why go and antagonize him? In this universe, the only one..." the Azure Dragon paused, casting a mournful glance at Chu Mo, "the only two beings this Dragon wants to avoid are him and you..."

"You've fought with him?" inquired Chu Mo, squinting at the Azure Dragon.

"How fresh, why would I be afraid if I hadn't fought him?" the Azure Dragon shot Chu Mo a look: "To say something you might not want to hear, Boss, although you easily suppress me, if he wants to suppress you, it'll be as simple as how you suppressed me!"

"Why didn't he suppress you directly?" asked Chu Mo.

The Azure Dragon twitched its mouth: "You think he didn't want to? But when this Dragon saw trouble brewing, it legged it..."

"Speak properly," Chu Mo said coldly.

"Alright then, one of his avatars nearly got the better of me—I barely escaped with my life. Then from wandering tribes, I heard his true body is even more formidable. Since then, I've vowed to keep my distance from him. And now look where we are..." The Azure Dragon looked vexed.

It truly was vexed, for the situation was quite bizarre. Regretful and ready to cry, the Azure Dragon wondered how it had been so foolish to burrow into the clouds of the Heavenly Tribulation, intent on ambushing this person undergoing tribulation.

Immune to all thunder and lightning from birth, not even the most potent lightning from the Heavenly Realm could touch it. Moreover, it had never encountered an Emperor's Heavenly Tribulation, so it had no idea that the person undergoing tribulation was such a formidable character. It had only intended to stealthily strike, slay him, and then devour him... Yes, that's what it had wanted.

Shameless, lacking principles, bullying the weak but fearing the strong—these were characteristics displayed when it faced opponents like Chu Mo. If it encountered cultivators inferior to Chu Mo, then it would be a true monstrous Dragon—a fearsome beast!

Just as humans could slay dragons, eat their flesh and drink their blood, why couldn't dragons eat humans?

Therefore, Azure Dragon never felt he had done anything wrong. It was just bad luck this time, encountering such a calamitous star. When normal cultivators face tribulation, if someone recklessly interrupts them, it would be strange if they weren't struck dead by Heavenly Tribulation. But this fiend not only remained fearless without even bringing out a single dharma instrument, but he was even capable of beating it down, and after beating it up, he still didn't let up, forcing it to submit.

My goodness, who exactly is the bandit? Who is the tyrant?

The small tyrant of this universe, Azure Dragon, felt that compared to Chu Mo, he was simply an innocent and adorable little dragon.

Azure Dragon's words left everyone silent. Because Azure Dragon's strength was witnessed by all, ordinary Quasi-Supremes would avoid it from afar. If they were to confront each other, very few Quasi-Supremes could be considered a match for Azure Dragon.

Such a formidable being, when facing a clone of the Blood Demon Ancestor, was almost beaten to death. How powerful would be the true body of the Blood Demon Ancestor?

With only the group present, could they really stand a chance against him? Not to mention, it was almost certain that by the Blood Demon Ancestor's side... there was an even more terrifying existence, the Supreme Elder Ancestor of the Qin Family, Qin Cang!

That one was the truly terrifying existence!

Therefore, even though this group had prepared to face death, they still felt somewhat desolate and uneasy. They didn't fear death; what they feared was not achieving the outcome they desired even after death. They feared that their sacrifice would be in vain.

Chu Mo looked at these people and suddenly said with a smile, "Actually, you don't need to despair. Previously, I was chased by the Supreme Elder Ancestor of the Qin Family, Qin Cang, and it was a clone of the Drifting Empress that saved me. Otherwise, I would have long since died."

The old timer puffing on his tobacco pipe suddenly raised his head, looking at Chu Mo in surprise: "You were hunted by Qin Cang?"

"Yes, at that time I destroyed the Luotian Disintegration Array set up by the Qin Family, and I even trapped and killed all the Qin Family members who turned to demon..." As Chu Mo spoke, a hint of regret appeared on his face: "Actually, if Master Xu Du had been there with me at the time, perhaps not so many from the Qin Family would have needed to die."

The old timer took several puffs on his tobacco pipe, then said indifferently: "It wouldn't have made a difference. The Qin Family chose to become demonized intentionally, or rather, they had long accepted the fact that they were a part of the Demon Clan. At such a time, even if Master Xu Du went, it would have been futile. All the cultivators from the Qin Family would have attacked Xu Du."

"Perhaps," Chu Mo sighed lightly, nodded, and then said, "At the time, Qin Cang had just awakened and had not fully recovered to the Supreme Realm yet, but he still showed incredibly powerful strength. If I could control the complete Luotian Disintegration Array, maybe I could have stopped him, but I couldn't control it at all. So, the chaotic Luotian Disintegration Array couldn't stop him. I was lucky to escape and then I found a place to hide. But in the end, I was found by him. Just when he was about to kill me, suddenly two Drifting Empresses appeared. After a fierce battle with Qin Cang, the two empresses merged into one, almost playing Qin Cang for a fool."

"What happened next?" The young woman watched Chu Mo excitedly, as the Drifting Empress was her most admired person, she was more excited than anyone upon hearing news of the Drifting Empress.

"Next, I ran away, right? Who is qualified to witness a Supreme battle? Moreover, even if the empress is strong, once it's a clone, it's almost impossible to kill Qin Cang. And I felt that it wasn't the empress's clone, maybe it was just a magical manifestation which doesn't last that long. Shouldn't I have run instead of waiting for the empress's magic form to dissipate and then be killed by Qin Cang?" Chu Mo said.

The young woman couldn't help rolling her eyes, but she also understood that Chu Mo was telling the truth.

"What about after that?" The middle-aged man inquired, he too was quite in awe of the Drifting Empress. Truth be told, among the cultivators of the current age, those who knew of the empress rarely didn't admire her.

A radiant peerless beauty, with astonishing talents, a great Venerable who lived through three eras! Who wouldn't admire such an exceptional woman?

"Later, there was no news of Qin Cang, but I can assure you he didn't die. So, it is highly likely that he ran here, to the Blood Demon Ancestor." Only this time did Chu Mo reveal the reason for Qin Cang being at the Blood Demon Ancestor's side.

"Who would have thought that the magical manifestation of the empress would still be in this world. If so, I believe that this time... the empress is still likely to make a move!" The old timer puffing on his tobacco pipe said.

Chu Mo nodded, "Didn't Sister Qing get taken away by the empress last time? That must have been one of the empress's clones!"

"The person who took Miss Qing was the empress?" The old timer looked shocked.

"Yes, didn't Sister Qing tell you?" Chu Mo was also somewhat surprised.

"Of course, she didn't say." The old timer sighed and then showed a set of yellow teeth, laughing happily, "If that's the case, good, that's really good! Then I'm almost certain, the empress will intervene!"

Everyone felt somewhat inspired, and the tense atmosphere finally eased a lot.

Azure Dragon, on the other hand, threw cold water on the situation, "I know the Drifting Empress is a peerless powerhouse. But while she can suppress a Supreme, can she also suppress the Blood Demon Ancestor? There's still one Blood Demon Ancestor, how should we handle him?"

Everyone became silent again, even the old timer just puffed on his tobacco pipe, the swirling smoke obscured his face, and he remained silent.

At this moment, Chu Mo said, "Leave it to me."

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