Chapter 7: I… am the Lord of Demons [Please give me a monthly review for flowers]

How strong was the overall power of the Demon Sect?

When the previous Demon Lord, Ling Xue’s father, was still in power.

Looking across the entire world, all the imperial royal families, sects, gangs, ancient races, exotic demons, and void creatures—upon seeing the Demon Sect, they could only bow their heads in submission!

The Demon Sect!

Just these two simple words carried the weight of a mountain, pressing down on everyone across the world.

Dominating the world* is invincible!

[*”叱咤天下 (chì zhà tiān xià)”: “Dominating the world,” an idiom that describes someone being powerful and influential over a vast domain.]

But in the end, Lingxue’s father still perished.

The reason? Naturally, he was schemed against.

No matter how strong someone is, they’ll eventually stumble.* Since then, the Demon Sect has fallen drastically.

[*”栽跟头 (zāi gēn tóu)”: “Stumble,” an idiom meaning to encounter failure or misfortune.]

But in the end, it’s still the Demon Sect. Even with the death of the Demon Lord, it remained the Demon Sect.

However, after that, it was no longer an existence that stood above everyone else.

It could only be said… it was on par with the top-tier forces.

As for those who plotted against Ling Xue’s father, that group of Supreme Martial Realm experts also perished along with him.

So, although the Demon Sect has declined, it’s still not a force that any other faction dares to provoke lightly.

Furthermore, everyone knows that Lingxue, the young master of the Demon Sect, was born with a defective body.

Because of this, no one regarded the Demon Sect as a threat.

Nor did they have the idea of joining forces to completely eradicate the Demon Sect!

After all, even in its decline, the Demon Sect remains powerful. To completely wipe it out would require a tremendous price.

Anyway, since the young master of the Demon Sect is a cripple, the sect has no future.

Thus, there’s no need to wage war with the Demon Sect…

Better to let it languish on its own; eventually, the Demon Sect will fade from the pages of history.

This fact was well understood by the members of the Demon Sect themselves.

So, in recent years, the Demon Sect has been in an extremely passive state…

Like a person who’s down on their luck, wallowing in negativity.

But now, things are different!

Everything has changed!

The young master of the Demon Sect, the new Demon Lord, is now a twenty-year-old at the peak of the divine yuan Realm.

He will undoubtedly lead the Demon Sect to reclaim its former glory!

To once again place the Demon Sect above everyone else!

At this moment, inside the grand hall of the Demon Sect’s main headquarters, many figures had already gathered.

These were the high-ranking members of the Demon Sect that Xiao Xiangyu had managed to summon.

All were top-tier experts of the Demon Sect.

And outside the hall, in the square and sky, a dense army under the Demon Sect’s banner had gathered.

Thousands upon thousands, densely packed, filling the sky!

The previously desolate headquarters of the Demon Sect was now incredibly lively and grand!

These are only the ones we’ve managed to summon for now.

There are still many troops and high-ranking experts farther away, and they can’t gather here for the time being!

Inside the grand hall, Ling Xue sat in the foremost seat.

One hand propped against his head, his white hair flowing, and a pair of cold, blood-red eyes gazed down at Xiao Xiangyu and the others in the hall.

He resembled an ancient king, looking down upon his ministers.

Xiao Xiao stood beside him, curiously eyeing the gathered Demon Sect higher-ups in the grand hall.

It had been a long, long time since so many core members and top experts of the Demon Sect had gathered together.

“Those who haven’t arrived yet… is it because they truly can’t come, or is it that they don’t want to come?” Ling Xue’s indifferent voice echoed through the hall.

“Everyone I was able to contact has arrived!” Xiao Xiangyu replied, “As for the rest, they are indeed too far away to come!”

Lingxue nodded lightly.

If that’s the case… he could be satisfied.

If anyone knew they were summoned but deliberately chose not to come if they deliberately disobeyed his orders…

Then… such people could not be allowed to stay!

To serve under him, one must have absolute loyalty, without the slightest disobedience!

“I’ve heard that the young master has been hiding his true strength all this time?” At this moment, a figure suddenly stepped forward in the grand hall.

It was a middle-aged man with stubble on his face, his features thin and weathered, exuding a sense of fatigue from years of wandering.

A knife was tucked at his waist, and his hand rested on its hilt.

The handle and sheath were pale, and naturally, the blade inside was also pale!

His eyes, too, were a pale white without a trace of any other color.

Black clothes, black hair!

White eyes, white knife!

This man was none other than Baitu, one of the Twelve Fiends of the Heavenly Demon!

The Twelve Fiends of the Heavenly Demon were the top experts of the Demon Sect.

Twelve in total, all in the divine yuan Realm!

They were the most trusted war generals by Lingxue’s father in the past.

Xiao Xiangyu was, of course, one of them.

As for those present from the Twelve Fiends*… only four were here!

[*”天魔十二煞 (tiān mó shí’èr shā)”: “The Twelve Fiends of the Heavenly Demon,” an elite group of warriors within the Demon Sect, all at a high level of cultivation, representing the most fearsome members of the sect.]

Besides Xiao Xiangyu and Baitu, there were two other women.

Baitu said,”The title ‘young master’… might need to be changed!”

Lingxue’s blood-red eyes glanced at Baitu, then calmly said, “From this moment on, I am the Lord of the Demon Sect! I… am the Demon Lord!”

The position of Demon Lord was originally meant to be passed down to him.

He was the only one who could inherit the title of Demon Lord.

It was just that, until now, he hadn’t acknowledged it, nor had his subordinates.

But now, since he had the strength, he would naturally inherit the title of Demon Lord rightfully and without question.*

[*”名正言顺 (míng zhèng yán shùn)”: “Rightfully and without question,” an idiom used to indicate that someone’s actions or claims are legitimate and appropriate.]