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Chapter 4318: 5.0070 Disbelief

"Ah, ah—ah!" Screams echoing from the depths of a soul were heard only by the one sitting there.

But if an outsider could truly hear these screams at this moment, they would undoubtedly find them utterly horrifying.

"You, you, this, this unfilial, unfilial descendant!" A faint, almost imperceptible phantom shivered, curled up by the table, trembling as it cried out, "You, you abuse your own ancestor like this, aren't you afraid of, of Heaven's wrath, destruction, aren't you worried you'll, you'll be... struck by lightning?"

Duan Yue's cold, peach-blossom eyes lifted slightly, a hint of severity passing through them.

The silvery-white flames cast upon the old man intensified, completely enveloping the phantom in their flickering glow, searing it on and off.

"Ah, ah, ah! Stop burning, stop burning! I, I, I, I won't have any more thoughts of usurping another's nest; truly, truly! Truly!"

"Y-youngster! You, if you burn me to death, it will do you no good. You, you cannot control such a powerful Demon Emperor's bloodline, ah, ahhh! Don't burn, don't burn! I'll tell you, I, I can help, help you, help you summon the demon sword."

"Hmm?" Duan Yue's hand motion paused, and the flickering clusters of silvery-white flames swayed slightly.

"The Demon Emperor's Sword." The old man hung limp, curled into a ball, his eyes showing a strange terror as he hesitantly looked at Duan Yue. "The Ancient Demon Emperor's Sword."

"Summoning the Demon Emperor's Sword not only increases one's cultivation daily, progressing by leaps and bounds."

"And, and, legend has it that whoever obtains the Demon Emperor's Sword can unify the three states of the sea domain. Become, become the most, most esteemed and powerful person in this world."

"Heh." Duan Yue couldn't help but scoff, and the flames in his hand suddenly intensified, making the old man shriek in agony.

"Don't, don't burn, don't burn, boo-hoo."

"You old man are greasy and cunning. Do you think I'd believe what you say?" Unify the three states of the sea domain, why not say control the Sacred Domain and command all things under heaven?

Speaking so magically, did he think he would believe it?

"You, you mustn't disbelieve!" The old man waved his translucent hand, raising his head tremblingly. "There, there are many, many things in this world that you don't know. Junior, will you, will you accept my guidance?"

A cold gaze fell upon him, and a hint of mockery appeared on Duan Yue's lips. "Old man, if I burn you for another half a month, you'll probably be completely annihilated."

"Rebellious!" The old man's beard trembled with rage, his whole body shaking continuously.

"You've been dead for so many years, and you're still clinging to the human world? Wouldn't it be better to simply vanish into thin air?"

"You, you!" The old man was furious. "You, what do you know?"

Duan Yue scoffed, slowly standing up, and said coldly, "I indeed don't understand."

An old man who has passed away, constantly coming out to cause trouble, delusional about occupying a junior's physical body—if this isn't a demon, what is it?

What kind of ancestor would do something so selfish and disregard ethical norms?

Putting away the half-dead old rogue, Duan Yue walked to the door and reached out to pull it open, only to see someone clumsily barge in, almost colliding with him head-on.

Duan Yue's expression darkened, and he stepped aside, retreating three steps. He flicked his sleeve and coldly looked at the male-dressed guard who had rushed through the door.

That fellow must have been pressing her ear against the door to listen; as soon as he pulled the door open, she burst in.

"Your Majesty." Wu Ruomei awkwardly coughed, then quickly knelt down and bowed respectfully.

"Someone," Duan Yue ordered with an expressionless, deep voice.