Chapter 2524: Chapter 2524: Breaking the Bottom Line

The Divine Artifact’s power was astonishing, and with Jinghong Saint King suppressing his abilities, these Demon Beast Saint Emperors had no clue he had the strength of a Saint Emperor, nor did they prepare to defend against him.

Thus, Jinghong Saint King’s stealth attack was a flawless success.

The Divine Artifact transformed into a colossal furnace in the air, directly trapping the two Saint Emperors inside while a heavy cover slammed down on top.

Before the other Demon Beast Saint Emperors could react, Jinghong Saint King had already ignited the furnace’s flames, beginning to refine those two Demon Beast Saint Emperors within.

The two Demon Beast Saint Emperors suffered greatly inside, frantically crashing against the furnace, attempting to escape. But this Divine Artifact belonged to the Ancient Heaven Warriors, how could a few Saint Emperors break through? No matter how they struggled, they couldn’t escape from the furnace.

On the other side, the remaining dozen Saint Emperors, shocked by the situation, had never expected Jinghong Saint King was already a Saint Emperor. Moreover, they never anticipated that Jinghong Saint King possessed such a heaven-defying Divine Artifact.

Jinghong Saint King wasted no time, swiftly moving after the strike to quickly flee with Saint Emperor Luan Yu.

As Jinghong Saint King fled, the dozen Demon Beast Saint Emperors immediately reacted, roaring furiously and chasing after him.

After centuries of deep cultivation, Jinghong Saint King’s strength had vastly improved, surpassing these Demon Beast Saint Emperors somewhat. Determined to escape, how could these Demon Beast Saint Emperors catch up to him?

After pursuing for a while, the Demon Beast Saint Emperors saw they couldn’t catch up, becoming nearly frantic. One Demon Beast Saint Emperor suddenly struck, shattering a nearby Demon Beast city and roared, "Saint Emperor Luan Yu, stop immediately and capture Jinghong. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite; I will slaughter all your Dynasty’s people!"

Saint Emperor Luan Yu was furious — they were all Saint Emperors, and in battles between Saint Emperors, involving ordinary Demon Beasts was an unwritten rule. Now these Demon Beast Saint Emperors dared to destroy cities in his Dynasty; each city contained hundreds of millions of Demon Beasts, and those were all his people!

"You’re too much!" Saint Emperor Luan Yu roared, "We are all Saint Emperors, why do you harrass ordinary Demon Beasts?"

"Less nonsense, immediately capture Jinghong Saint King. Otherwise, with each city I pass, I will destroy it entirely — you can test my patience!" the Saint Emperor shouted in fury, and the other Demon Beast Saint Emperors voiced their support.

Saint Emperor Luan Yu was enraged and shouted, "It’s impossible to make me fight against my brother. I’ll remember this score, and after today’s matter concludes, I definitely won’t let you off!"

"Hahaha..." the Demon Beast Saint Emperor laughed maniacally: "Luan Yu, if you have the skills, come protect your people now. Just running away like a turtle, how dare you say such things?"

After exchanging some insults, they soon passed another city. The Demon Beast Saint Emperors were indeed ruthless, directly destroying this city as well.

Saint Emperor Luan Yu was angrily shouting, but was helpless. Their combined strength was no match for these Demon Beast Saint Emperors.

"Run, keep running!" the Demon Beast Saint Emperor roared, "This is the territory of the Luan Yu Dynasty, filled with your Dynasty’s cities. If you continue running, I can make half of your Dynasty’s people perish entirely!"

"I...I absolutely won’t let you off!" Saint Emperor Luan Yu roared.

"We’ll see what you’re capable of!" the Demon Beast Saint Emperor sneered mockingly.

At this moment, Jinghong Saint King suddenly halted. His expression was extremely dark as he turned to look at the dozen Saint Emperors.

Saint Emperor Luan Yu was anxious: "Jinghong, what are you doing? Hurry and run, don’t let them catch up, otherwise...it’ll be troublesome..."

Jinghong Saint King did not run; he took a deep breath and muttered, "Big brother, I’m sorry!"

"You...you’re planning to do what?" Saint Emperor Luan Yu’s expression changed rapidly, something ominous stirring in Jinghong Saint King’s words.

At that moment, Jinghong Saint King suddenly turned and lunged at the dozen Saint Emperors, roaring: "I am right here, don’t harm the innocent anymore. I, Jinghong, will bear all consequences!"

The dozen Saint Emperors chased after him, swiftly surrounding Jinghong Saint King. However, they were wary of Jinghong Saint King’s Divine Artifact, so they only surrounded him without daring to get too close.

"Jinghong Saint King, you finally stopped running!" one Demon Beast Saint Emperor sneered: "Did you think you wouldn’t pay a price for what you’ve done? Let me tell you, last time when you colluded with others and killed several of our Saint Emperors, and your recent ambush slaying those two Saint Emperors, we’ll settle it all with you now!"

"Kill if you want, why so much nonsense!" Jinghong Saint King roared, charging at the Saint Emperors, attacking with full force.

The dozen Saint Emperors hastily joined forces, collectively besieging Jinghong Saint King. They had been too frightened by Jinghong Saint King’s Divine Artifact earlier, now they dared not be complacent.

Seeing Jinghong Saint King encircled by the dozen Demon Beast Saint Emperors, struggling to defend himself, Saint Emperor Luan Yu was furious. He roared angrily and charged forward, fighting alongside Jinghong Saint King.

But the two of them were no match for the dozen Demon Beast Saint Emperors.

In the end, Saint Emperor Luan Yu was severely injured, and Jinghong Saint King was hurt, captured by the dozen Saint Emperors.

The purpose of these Demon Beast Saint Emperors was evident; they wouldn’t kill Jinghong Saint King here, as they intended to capture him and investigate the matters about Heavenly Phenomenon Saint Emperor.

As for Saint Emperor Luan Yu, they couldn’t kill him either, since he only obstructed them without killing their members. Moreover, Saint Emperor Luan Yu ruled a Dynasty, rooted as a Saint Emperor. Killing him would create accountability they couldn’t reconcile.

Saint Emperor Luan Yu watched helplessly as his brother was taken away, consumed with furious rage. After recovering slightly, he swiftly returned to the Dynasty, ignoring his injuries, rushing directly to the Great Saint Emperor to report everything that happened.

At the same time, the news quickly spread throughout the Demon Beast Dynasty.

Even before Saint Emperor Luan Yu could inform the Great Saint Emperor, the news of those Demon Beast Saint Emperors recklessly slaughtering millions of ordinary Demon Beasts, capturing Jinghong Saint King, and severely injuring Saint Emperor Luan Yu started to spread among the Demon Beast Clan.

Of course, the most critical part was those Demon Beast Saint Emperors slaughtering the people of his reign’s cities. This matter, for ordinary Demon Beasts, was of utmost importance!