"The Celestial Fox is finished..."

Though separated by billions of miles, both the White Bone Demon Emperor and the Nine-headed Dragon King came to the same conclusion simultaneously.

This shortsighted approach was akin to fishing with dynamite. No Earth Immortal would ever mess around like this on their own turf.

The Celestial Fox must be dead, and the territory has fallen into the hands of Gao Xuan, which is why the Celestial Fox Plain became like this.

The two Demon Emperors, astute as they were, noticed that the Spiritual Qi of the Celestial Fox Plain was rapidly declining.

Ordinary creatures on the plain were unaffected, yet the two Demon Emperors could see the entire plain was growing dim and shadowy.

The massive loss of Spiritual Qi left this plain barren. From now on, it could no longer nurture powerful beings.

As for why they concluded it was Gao Xuan, it was because only Gao Xuan was capable and willing to do this.

The White Bone Demon Emperor stood atop the eternally frozen snow-capped mountains, feeling a sudden chill.

She had achieved the Dao through her bones, her physical body second in toughness only to the Nine-headed Dragon King. Even the Tribulation Thunder couldn’t harm her.

Yet now, the cold wind blowing at her felt exceptionally chilling, penetrating to the bone.

Three thousand years ago, the four Demon Emperors vowed that if Gao Xuan made a move, they would join forces against him.

But no one took this oath seriously; it was a gesture to show their willingness to cooperate.

The Demon Emperors all knew that if something happened, no one would risk heading into someone else’s turf to offer help.

Moreover, the Demon Emperors didn’t think Gao Xuan had the strength to challenge the four of them.

Shi Wanqiu was dead, but who knows how much luck had played a part in that. The Ten Thousand Eyes Demon Emperor died because he recklessly intruded on someone else’s territory.

The White Bone Demon Emperor thought the same back then, and she was confident that if Gao Xuan dared to confront her, she could surely take him down with her Dual Swords.

Although people praised the Nine-headed Dragon King for his battle prowess, the White Bone Demon Emperor was never convinced. She believed her Dual Swords were stronger. There was simply no need to fight him for the sake of reputation.

Now, the White Bone Demon Emperor had none of these thoughts. Others might not know the foundation of the Celestial Fox, but she did. The Celestial Fox was formidable, not much inferior to her.

Faced with a formidable foe like Gao Xuan, the Celestial Fox would not have let her guard down even a bit. Gao Xuan managing to penetrate the Celestial Fox Palace and deal with the Celestial Fox was no fluke.

If the Celestial Fox couldn’t withstand Gao Xuan, could she?

The White Bone Demon Emperor had no confidence at all. Seeing the way Gao Xuan openly extracted the Spiritual Qi from the Celestial Fox Plain, it was clear he was refining a powerful Earth Artifact.

Only by relying on a powerful Earth Artifact could Gao Xuan negate the geographical advantages of the Celestial Fox.

Clearly, this was how Shi Wanqiu had died. And now the Celestial Fox was dead too. With Gao Xuan occupying the Celestial Fox Plain, he would become even stronger.

The White Bone Demon Emperor had a slight regret. Had she known, she wouldn’t have killed Gao Xuan’s messenger.

However, she quickly pushed aside that fleeting regret.

Whether she killed the messenger was irrelevant and wouldn’t affect Gao Xuan’s actions.

The White Bone Demon Emperor looked again in the direction of Mengze Lake, where things seemed calm. However, she had previously sensed a hint of the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor’s presence.

Could it be that the Heaven-Confusing one is also dead?

The White Bone Demon Emperor was familiar with the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor. He looked down on the Celestial Fox, and seeing the Celestial Fox’s misfortune, he would have definitely visited her to talk about it, probably even discussing an alliance.

The Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor loved to complicate simple matters. Put simply, he liked to stir trouble.

Not appearing now, it was likely because something had happened to him.

This thought made the White Bone Demon Emperor feel even more uncertain about how to face Gao Xuan. Should she really join forces with the Nine-headed Dragon King?

The Nine-headed Dragon King was crude and arrogant; teaming up with him would be asking for trouble. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Since achieving her Dao, the White Bone Demon Emperor had never been this troubled and uneasy. She racked her brains yet couldn’t come up with a proper solution...

At the same time, on the surface of the Nine Dragon Sea, the Nine-headed Dragon King sat on a massive golden ship, his gaze fixed in the direction of the Celestial Fox Plain, his rugged and powerful face appearing deep in thought.

"Your Majesty, why are you daydreaming? Hurry up and make your move."

Opposite the Dragon King sat a white-haired old ape, pointing at the board and complaining in a hasty manner.

The white-haired old ape was small in stature, not even half the height of the Nine-headed Dragon King while seated. Clad in an oily robe, he exposed two bow-legged furry limbs.

Perhaps due to his advanced age, the white hair on his head and face was sparse, and his bloodshot eyes appeared somewhat cloudy, with bits of eye gunk at the corners.

Yet he seemed full of energy, quite contrary to his aged appearance.

The Nine-headed Dragon King was jolted awake by the white-haired old ape. He placed a piece on the board and pushed it forward, "I lost."

"Old Dragon, that’s no fun. I flipped eighty somersaults to come play with you, and this is your response..."

The white-haired old ape seemed a tad displeased, "What, are you looking down on me, White Ape Lord?"

The Nine-headed Dragon King shook his head, "We are the closest of friends, you shouldn’t say that."

Hearing the intimacy in the Nine-headed Dragon King’s words, the White Ape Lord’s anger subsided. He chuckled, "What, are you upset because something happened to that fox?"

Barbing his sharp fangs in curiosity, he asked, "Tell the truth, did you sleep with that seductive fox?"

The Nine-headed Dragon King glared at the White Ape Lord; ill-tempered as he was, he particularly disliked jokes on such matters.

The White Ape Lord’s eccentric temperament made him even happier seeing the Nine-headed Dragon King’s wrath, "You’re getting angry, you are! Definitely something happened."

He scratched his armpit, "Come to think of it, that seductive fox was indeed pretty. She wanted to sleep with me back then, but I found her smell too fishy and refused. Now I kind of regret it."

Saying this, the White Ape Lord stole a meaningful glance at the Nine-headed Dragon King, signaling for a response, but the Nine-headed Dragon King acted as if he didn’t notice.