Against the Gods

he was also stunned… He had already set up the prelude perfectly.
The Demon Emperor’s Seal would thereby give the Little Demon Empress power when in her hands.
She could now easily suppress the public disruption Duke Huai’s faction caused, and at least not allow them to blindly act with gusto for the time being.
However, once she obtained the Demon Emperor’s Seal, she had actually chosen to suspend the Demon Empress Reign Ceremony, and even left so bluntly… just to pay homage to the late Demon Emperor.

With the Little Demon Empress’ disposition, this kind of action shouldn’t have been plausible.

Once the Little Demon Empress left, the great hall immediately broke into discussion.
Yun Qinghong stood up and looked at his father’s body at the center of the hall with a sorrowful heart, “Everyone, let’s go… we should bring my father back home.”

Yun Qinghong’s soft sentence caused every elder to lose all control.
As if they had gone mad, they charged to the heart of the great hall and fell down in front of Yun Canghai’s body one after the other.

“Patriarch!!”

“Oh, Patriarch!!”

Considering their endless emotions, how could they even bother to take care of their appearances and prestige? They shouted in sorrow and wailed… no longer able to control their bawling.
It could be said that they had experienced the fiercest joy and sadness of their entire lives today.
Thinking back to when they received the news of his death a hundred years ago and everything the Yun Family had suffered since then, even if they possessed the strongest willpower, they were unable to keep their emotions from rioting.

“Yun Duanshui… pays respect to the Young Patriarch!” Second Elder Yun Duanshui bowed deeply at Yun Che, his face revealing agitation and respect which he only revealed when facing Yun Qinghong and Yun Canghai, “Previously, we did not know that the Young Patriarch had returned and showed negligence and disrespect.
Our actions were truly punishable by death.”

“What is Second Elder saying…”

Just as Yun Che was about to go forward to support Yun Duanshui up; he had already been surrounded by the Yun family elders and disciples who paid their respects in unison, “We pay our respects to Young Patriarch!”

Today, Yun Che had reversed the ominous fate that was originally destined for the Yun Family and also helped eradicate an incoming storm.
Everyone among the people that were in the Demon Imperial Hall today was so shocked that they thought he was a deity, especially the Yun Family members.
Although he was only in his twenties and had only returned to the Yun Family for three short months, everyone was paying their respects willingly and were completely convinced.
A few elders and disciples who had treated him with disrespect usually were now filled with fright.

“You’re indeed the Demon King’s grandson, the son of the Yun Family Patriarch.
Although this old one has lived for a thousand years, he has finally seen what a truly outstanding human is like today,” exclaimed Qin Zheng thoughtfully, standing by Yun Che’s side.

“Region Lord Qin is too kind.” Yun Qinghong bowed respectfully, “This junior thanks Region Lord Qin for your righteous speech.
Region Lord Qin does not need to worry.
If the seven families dare to take revenge on you, I will not sit back idly.”

“Hoho, this old one is only trying to repay his sins.
If Patriarch Yun does not blame me, I’ll be of utmost gratitude already.
I definitely do not deserve your thanks.” Qin Zheng waved it off as he replied with a smile, “As for Patriarch Yun’s concerns, there’s no need.
This old one will probably enter his grave in a few more decades.
There’s no need for them to do anything against this old one.”

“Congratulations to Patriarch Yun for reuniting with your beloved child… With such an heir, the Yun Family’s return to former glory is only a matter of time.” A region lord came forward to congratulate Yun Qinghong.

“I disagree with Region Lord Yue’s words.
Young Patriarch Yun is only twenty-two and he filled us all with admiration.
With Patriarch Yun and Yun Che in the Yun Family, and given the Little Demon Empress’ high regard and promise, the Yun family would definitely grow beyond its former glory, hahahaha!”

“Brother Lin’s words are true! Patriarch Yun, congratulations!”

The various heroes all congratulated Yun Qinghong in succession because all of them had realized that the Yun Family was now abruptly making a meteoric rise.
Yun Xiao had been bestowed kingship; the Yun Family received Little Demon Empress’ promise; Yun Qinghong’s severely injured body miraculously recovered.
Their lost glory was about to be restored and it would greatly increase as well… More importantly, the Yun Family had gained a Young Patriarch which had caused all of them to be in awe.

It would be difficult even if the Yun Family did not want to be back on the rise.

Even though the Yun Family’s strength was currently the weakest among the Twelve Families, at this point in time, no one dared to imagine how much the Yun Family would grow in the near future.

The Yun Family was being swarmed by all the heroes of the land, and behind them, many people were pushing frantically just to have a few words with Yun Qinghong and Yun Che.
Duke Huai looked on coldly with a sullen look that seemed to have been permanently plastered on his face, causing him never be able to relax.

“Yun… Che…” Despite the grinding sound produced by his teeth, he had managed to utter out two words that were filled with hatred and coldness with much difficulty.

He had prepared and tolerated for so many years just for this one day!

But in an instant, it had all gone to waste.

He had only executed the first part of his plan… and yet with just this step, he had stumbled.
Not only had he allowed Yun Che to gain all the limelight, but he had been disgraced shamefully and even had to pay a large amount of Purple Veined Divine Crystal.

“Duke Huai, what shall we… do now?” Duke Zhong walked over and asked softly.
Looking at Yun Che, he was similarly grinding his teeth.
They all knew fully well that today’s failure had only been because of Yun Che… just him alone.

“Tch…” Duke Huai gritted his teeth.
As his chest rose, a breath of cool air seeped through his teeth, “Let’s go!”

Duke Huai turned his sullen face around.
Ignoring everyone, he walked towards the exit of the hall rigidly.
Seeing his actions, the seven Patriarchs who were initially distracted rose with the Duke Palaces and walked to the exit depressingly.

“I bid Duke Huai Palace and the seven Patriarchs farewell!”

Duke Huai had only taken a couple of steps when Yun Che’s loud voice had rang behind him.
Yun Che stared at the back of Duke Huai’s figure, glanced at the seven Patriarchs, and laughed, “However, there is one matter of which I, Yun Che, need to remind you.
Regarding the Purple Veined Divine Crystal you lost to my Yun Family, please deliver it to our Yun Family residence on time.
The entire Illusory Demon Realm would probably know about this matter soon, so I think that the prestigious Duke Palaces and Guardian Families would not throw away their most basic trust and face in front of everyone just over a few kilograms of Purple Veined Divine Crystal, right?”

Duke Huai’s footsteps paused and his body remained frozen for three breaths of time before he forcefully suppressed his urge to immediately kill Yun Che without any regards for anything else, and continued to silently walk out of the Demon Imperial Hall.

“Hmph!” Looking coldly at the figure of Duke Huai leaving, Yun Che snorted coldly.
The killing intent Duke Huai had emanated previously was something that he had felt clearly.

“In just one day, you have offended so many people! Furthermore, they are the top powerhouses of Illusory Demon Realm.” Jasmine laughed coldly, “It sure suits your personality that seeks death no matter where you go.”

“This matter concerns my Grandfather’s honor and will.
Even if I have to dig my own grave, it not something that can be avoided.” Yun Che sighed before continuing, relaxed, “However, compared to the danger I faced two years ago within the Primordial Profound Ark, this is nothing.”

When he finished speaking, Yun Che frowned and muttered to himself, “Just why did the Little Demon Empress halt the ceremony immediately after she received the Demon Emperor’s Seal…”