Chapter 624: Visit Group, Not an Embarrassment Group

The Five Demon Kings, the Ten Great Demon Generals. Surely, none of them could be a youth?

"Are you sure it was a youth?" Yu Qingxuan was reluctant to believe it. He was well aware of Mu Ziyu's strength. She was at the eighth stage of Core Formation, master of a bizarre bubble talent, and her defense was invincible. Additionally, she had cultivated the unique water-based powers of the Sea Demon tribe, which had an unexpected effect on the mainland demons who had never encountered such abilities.

Logically speaking, among the mainland demons, only a Demon General or a Demon King could have decisively defeated her. There was no other possibility. How could it have been a youth?

Mu Ziyu, ashamed, knelt down again. "The opponent was indeed a junior. Your subordinate is incompetent. I was defeated by a junior demon, bringing shame upon you, my Lord Emissary, and upon the North Sea Demon tribe. Please, mete out my punishment!"

Yu Qingxuan's body swayed slightly. To have actually lost to a youth, a junior demon! This… this was simply too disgraceful, wasn't it? Even losing to a Demon King could be excused with a pretext of being unaccustomed to the environment. But to lose to a junior? How could that be justified?

"You!" Yu Qingxuan pointed at her, furious and mortified. However, in front of the Demon Emperor, he couldn't scold her too harshly. He could only try to salvage some dignity.

"Surely that youth must also be seriously injured?" he pressed. "If you're in such a state, how could he have emerged unscathed?" Yu Qingxuan's words were clearly an attempt to forcefully reclaim some dignity.

Mu Ziyu, however, grew even more ashamed, utterly mortified. "Reporting to you, Lord Emissary, he... he was completely unharmed. Your subordinate was beaten from start to finish, with no power to fight back at all. It was only thanks to a defensive artifact that I managed to save my life; otherwise, I would have been killed on the spot."

Yu Qingxuan felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. He stared at Mu Ziyu, eyes wide, barely able to believe what he was hearing. A demon youth, domineeringly suppressing and beating Mu Ziyu? No, even a ninth-stage Core Formation Demon General would have to contend with Mu Ziyu for dozens of rounds, wouldn't they? Did she just stand there and let herself be beaten?

His face gradually turned ashen, and the gills on his cheeks rapidly fanned. Losing all trace of his usual composure, he roared, "You were utterly defeated by a junior? Did he have eight arms or something?"

Mu Ziyu cautiously raised her head. "H-how did you know he had eight arms?" The Eight-Armed Divine Statue still sent shivers down her spine when she recalled it. The statue had only used two arms. If it had activated four, she felt she would have certainly been utterly defeated.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qingxuan felt a dull ache in his chest from anger. He quickly sat down, rubbing his chest as he exclaimed irritably, "Mu Ziyu! Why did I ever choose you as a deputy envoy?"

Mu Ziyu pouted, feeling wronged. "But his attacks were truly overwhelming. If you had seen them, Lord Emissary, you would understand. Soul attacks, thunder-path techniques, Five-Magnet Divine Light, Void Stream Thunder Force… and finally, that Eight-Armed Divine Statue. Even thinking about it now makes my scalp tingle. Every move was utterly dominant. If we were to fight again, even with full preparation, I don't believe the outcome would be any different."

"You're praising others while diminishing your own prestige!" Yu Qingxuan snapped, his face pale with fury. He then turned, displeased, to the Demon Emperor. "I'm afraid I've made the Sky Demon Emperor laugh. Your esteemed clan truly harbors hidden talents; a mere junior was able to utterly convince my clan's deputy envoy!" At that moment, he thought the Demon Emperor must be delighted and proud. After all, the mainland demons had finally settled a long-standing grudge.

To his surprise, he found the Demon Emperor frowning, looking utterly perplexed. Indeed, the Demon Emperor was also bewildered. At first, he had assumed it was the work of one of his own Demon Kings or Generals. But a youth? Among the Demon Kings and Generals, there were no youths. They were all beings who had cultivated for countless years. A youth, especially a handsome one, simply didn't fit.

"Deputy Envoy Mu," the Demon Emperor pondered, "what did this person look like? Can you describe them?"

Yu Qingxuan was stunned. "Demon Emperor, you don't know who this person is either?"

The Demon Emperor would have liked to take credit, but he knew such a matter could not be concealed forever. He cleared his throat. "It must be one of my clan's juniors. I bear responsibility for oversight; I was unaware that such an outstanding junior existed within our tribe."

Yu Qingxuan's mouth twitched. Was this reverse bragging? He didn't believe for a second that such a monstrous junior could exist within the demon clan without the Demon Emperor knowing.

Mu Ziyu also found it surprising. Such a thing was possible? She immediately began to recall intently. "The opponent was a youth who strongly resembled a human. He had very fair skin, a prominent nose, eyes as deep as starlight, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and he wore a white jade hair crown…"

Yu Qingxuan rolled his eyes at her. "You certainly remember those details clearly!" Mu Ziyu's face flushed, and she cleared her throat. "In short, he was an exceptionally handsome and refined youth. He also had a beautiful lady by his side, like a flower. She must have been his wife, as she was pregnant."

Several handsome demons flashed through the Demon Emperor's mind. As he was comparing them, he suddenly heard the word 'pregnant.' His heart skipped a beat. Could it be his daughter? And that exceptionally handsome youth, strongly resembling a human… wasn't that Jiang Fan?

"Oh, and another thing," Mu Ziyu added. "He was very strange; his hands and feet were securely bound by chains."

The Demon Emperor's eyelids twitched violently. In the entire demon clan, no one else walked around like that except Jiang Fan! He had thought a peerless prodigy had emerged in the demon clan. It turned out to be Jiang Fan all along! His heart sank with disappointment.

Yu Qingxuan nodded slightly. "An exceptionally handsome youth, with a pregnant wife, whose hands and feet were bound by chains… Wait!" Yu Qingxuan suddenly glared at Mu Ziyu, shocked. "What did you say? His hands and feet were bound?"

Mu Ziyu, still unaware of the gravity of the situation, truthfully nodded. "Yes, those chains were very sturdy. Even as powerful as he was, he couldn't break free…"

Yu Qingxuan completely exploded. He roared, "Mu Ziyu! You utter waste! You couldn't even defeat a junior whose hands and feet were bound! We are a diplomatic mission, not a mission of disgrace!" Yu Qingxuan gritted his teeth in anger. His composure, cultivated for half a lifetime, completely shattered at that moment.

Mu Ziyu shrank her neck, still feeling deeply wronged. "I just had the bad luck of encountering him. Any other deputy envoy might not have fared much better than me."

At the same time, she was filled with curiosity and asked, "May I ask, Elder Demon Emperor, have you recalled who this person is?" She was extremely curious as to which demon tribe could cultivate such a world-shaking prodigy.

The Demon Emperor's expression showed a hint of discomfort. How was he supposed to answer that? Was the prestige of the mainland demons now to be upheld by a human youth?

"Are my descriptions not clear enough?" she mused. "Let me think again… Oh! Many demons were chasing him, at least a thousand, it was quite a magnificent sight! He has unparalleled popularity among the mainland demons!"

The Demon Emperor's mouth twitched. Popularity? That was murderous intent!!!