Chapter 297: Kill the Leader, Destroy the Demons' Realm
The method that killed the Ancient Banyan Demon King wasn't even Shen Yuan's divine skill, but a fragment of time intercepted from the long river of history by Rebounding Wind Returning Fire Great Divine Power.
It was that seemingly insignificant moment, in Shen Yuan's eyes, that easily exterminated a Return-to-Void Great Demon King.
In an instant, the many Demon Kings above the sky scattered and fled, and the crisis of life and death was resolved at this moment.
"Waaah!!!"
At this moment, Bai Xue, like a bullied child who had finally found their guardians, curled up in Shen Yuan's embrace and burst into loud sobs, with tears as big as beans falling like rain.
Shen Yuan held the little fellow, with a hint of distress flashing in his eyes.
In the long river of history, Shen Yuan was merely trying to seek the opportunity for the world's revival more quickly, and hence chose to leap forward several years to the present, thereby overlooking many things.
For instance, the situation during the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge's revival, the predicament of his own disciples and the Great Xia Dynasty, but most crucially, his own little kitten wandering outside.
After driving away Bai Zhao, Shen Yuan had already learned that his own kitten was related to the reincarnation of Demon Saint Bai Ze, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
Shen Yuan was confident that he could suppress the present world, and there was no need to mind even if the monster tribe coveted it.
But in those years when he crossed the timeline, Bai Xue, without his protection, became a target due to possessing treasures and was spied upon by all monster tribe forces within the Great Xia realm.
If not for the protection of the Maine Coon, Bai Xue would have likely fallen into the hands of those from the Demons' Realm long ago.
Shen Yuan chose this time point to return to the present world because he had sensed, somehow, the fluctuations of cause and effect related to Bai Xue and therefore descended ahead of time.
Although there were slight discrepancies, he still managed to arrive at the critical juncture.
After a session of loud sobbing, Bai Xue's emotions finally stabilized, and its little paws clung tightly to Shen Yuan's clothes, unwilling to let go.
Shen Yuan smiled slightly, reached out to stroke the little kitten's head, and with a soft voice, glanced at the multitude of Demon Kings that had turned into beams of fleeing light from Wenn City and asked:
"Are they the ones who bullied my Bai Xue?"
"Wuu!"
Bai Xue nodded, baring its small tiger teeth towards the fleeing Demon Kings, putting on an extremely fierce look as if it wanted to rush up and bite them.
"Then I shall avenge my Bai Xue now!"
Without caring about the many Demon Kings that had already fled a hundred miles away, Shen Yuan's right hand opened with five fingers, as if slowly grasping the heaven and earth of this region. He said softly:
"In my palm, heaven and earth!"
The heaven and earth ruled by the many Demon Kings were easily plucked off by Shen Yuan, with the spatial realms shrinking infinitely in his hand, and in the blink of an eye, he had gathered the many Demon Kings into his palm.
The Demon Kings looked on in terror at the scene before them, as they discovered that their proud cultivation had been completely sealed, and Shen Yuan's palm seemed to transform into an endless prison, with no way for them to escape this realm no matter how they fled.
Shen Yuan, who held them in his hand, appeared tall and lofty, like a True Immortal descending into the world.
"It's him! It is really him!"
"The Supreme Taoist has returned!"
"Wasn't there a rumor that the Supreme Taoist had been assassinated by a Dusk Realm cultivator? Why has he reappeared?"
"Damn that stars diviner, he kept on claiming that the Supreme Taoist
no longer existed in this world, which is why we aimed for the reincarnation of Demon Saint Bai Ze.
Had we truly known he was still around, even a hundred guts wouldn't have been enough to lay hands on the reincarnation of Demon Saint Bai Ze."
"This little demon had no eyes to recognize Mount Tai and has offended the Supreme Taoist's divine might. I beg the Taoist for forgiveness!"
"Our Cloud Floating Monster Territory too has some connections with the Taoist; please spare my life, Taoist!"
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Paying no heed to the desperate pleas of the group of demons, Shen Yuan placed his right hand before Bai Xue.
"They bullied you, what should you do now?"
Bai Xue instinctively raised its little paws, trying to crush those ant-like Demon Kings to death, and seeing this, all the Demon Kings were horror-stricken, kneeling, and begging for mercy.
Some Demon Kings frantically kowtowed until their heads were bloody and mangled, some brought out numerous spirit objects and magical treasures from their storage spaces to trade for their lives, and some were willing to disable their own cultivation and reveal their true forms, crawling on the ground.
Others even played the card of sentiment, claiming that Bai Xue and the Maine Coon had visited their territory during their travels, that they had a karmic bond, and pleaded for Bai Xue's understanding.
Seeing the pitiful state of the many Demon Kings, the anger on Bai Xue's little face suddenly extinguished.
The little fellow naturally was not of a bloodthirsty disposition, and the reason for its anger was the previous death of the Maine Coon.
Now that the Maine Coon had been saved by Shen Yuan's Rebounding Wind Returning Fire Great Divine Power and had reversed time, this had dissipated most of Bai Xue's anger. Facing the Demon Kings' pleas, it was momentarily unsure of what to do.
It looked up at Shen Yuan in confusion, seemingly seeking Shen Yuan's help.
Shen Yuan watched the little kitten with a smiling gaze and said earnestly:
"Whatever you choose to do, I support you."
And at that moment, the Maine Coon, which had been lying in the ruins, had also finally recovered through the Rebounding Wind Returning Fire Great Divine Power.
All the severe poison and injuries gone, but the inheritance of the Mountain Sovereign was difficult to mend; its cultivation had fallen from the Early Stage of Spirit Refining to the Peak of Spirit Transmutation, and even its previous form as the Mountain Sovereign had completely shattered, maintaining only the current Maine Coon Cat form.
Having just awakened from the long sleep of death, the Maine Coon's first glance was towards Bai Xue in Shen Yuan's arms, and only after confirming Bai Xue was unharmed did it show a relieved smile.
Walking slowly to Shen Yuan, the Maine Coon bowed its head and said respectfully:
"I failed to protect the princess and let down the Master's trust. Please punish me, Master!"
"If one's effort was to the fullest, where comes the cause for guilt?"