As soon as the words were spoken, someone among the eight hundred Tomb Priests immediately shouted in anger: "We only pretended to surrender to see what despicable tricks you might have. Now that the Dragon Emperor has resurrected, you are doomed."

"Yes, yes, that’s right, we only feigned surrender to the Demon Emperor, our loyalty to the Sky Holy Palace is unwavering. How could we truly surrender?" echoed another Tomb Priest who had surrendered.

Ji Xiuning replied coldly, "You have struggled to surrender, and now you’re being duplicitous. Aren’t you afraid of the Demon Emperor’s punishment?"

One of the surrendered Tomb Priests spoke with a chill in his voice: "Demon Emperor Lanling? Now even his son is captured, and he’s made no move at all. He’s powerless, at the end of his rope. He couldn’t even breach the energy barrier; last time, he just used the body of Kui Shuangshuang to perform the Demon Emperor Avatar, don’t think we aren’t aware. And now, you’re confined within the Energy Prison, so even if he uses your body for another Demon Emperor Avatar, it would be futile, and he wouldn’t come out."

"Hahaha..." Huai Bingyi laughed heartily, "Well said, and besides, the Demon Emperor Lanling wouldn’t dare perform the Demon Emperor Avatar now. Because the Dragon Emperor is right here, and if he dares, the Dragon Emperor will tear him apart, making him lose all dignity and never able to boast power again."

Huai Bingyi continued, laughing loudly, "Since he arrived at the Sky Holy Palace, Demon Emperor Lanling has been nothing but deceitful, always boasting, always exploiting the chaos within the Sky Holy Palace. Has he ever fought true battles? Open and honorable battles? Not at all! Why? Because he’s incapable, he’s only adept at deception, a powerless actor from start to end. Among the shameless, none surpass him!" 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

At this moment, the repeatedly treacherous Tomb Priest moved towards Huai Bingyi and others with Fu Zilin and Fu Lingxi in tow, knelt before the Dragon Emperor Puppet, and said: "I, the guilty minister, discovered Fu Lingxi and Fu Zilin inciting defection among the Tomb Priests, so I feigned surrender and awaited an opportunity to act. I beseech Your Majesty to discern clearly."

Huai Bingyi glanced at the three giants of the Sky Holy Palace, then laughed, "You did well, veteran Tomb Priest. You will have a chair in the future Sky Holy Palace."

At this moment, Fu Zilin cursed loudly: "Huai Bingyi, I will definitely kill you, kill you..."

Huai Bingyi stepped forward and slapped Fu Zilin fiercely.

Instantly, the ten-year-old Fu Zilin was sent flying more than ten meters away, then Huai Bingyi walked over, stepped on his chest, and laughed loudly, "Demon Emperor Lanling, I’ve got your own son under my foot, just a bit of force and I can make his heart burst and completely die. Your son is about to be stomped to death by me, where are you?"

No response!

"Hahahaha..." Huai Bingyi laughed arrogantly, "Did everyone see that? See that? His son is about to be stamped to death by me, and Demon Emperor Lanling still hasn’t shown up, what does that prove? Proves he’s utterly powerless, he could not even save his own child. Such incompetence, shamelessness of the Demon Emperor, only a clown who just boasts without action; will you still pledge allegiance to him? Have you not yet realized your mistake?"

At this moment, the eight hundred surrendered Tomb Priests within the Floating Heaven Palace were trembling all over.

"Kneel!" Huai Bingyi shouted mightily.

In the Floating Heaven Palace, the eight hundred Tomb Priests who surrendered to Demon Emperor Lanling all knelt in unison, kowtowing and said: "Salute the Dragon Emperor."

Huai Bingyi said, "Now say, you are irreconcilable with Demon Emperor Lanling."

The eight hundred surrendered Tomb Priests in the Floating Heaven Palace immediately followed, saying: "We are irreconcilable with Demon Emperor Lanling."

Huai Bingyi said, "In a while, we’ll kill Demon Emperor’s vile son Fu Zilin, everyone will take action together, make a real pledge to the Sky Holy Palace, draw your swords!"

Instantly, the eight hundred surrendered Tomb Priests drew their swords to kill the Demon Emperor’s son Fu Zilin, making their mark for the Sky Holy Palace with no turning back.

Huai Bingyi laughed loudly again, then looked at Fu Lingxi, and said: "Fu Lingxi, we’ll give you one more chance. You make the first cut to kill Fu Zilin, and we’ll spare your life. This is your last chance."

The Tomb Priest released Fu Lingxi and handed a sword into her hand.

Fu Lingxi slowly walked to Fu Zilin lying on the ground.

Huai Bingyi’s smile turned sinister, and he said, word by word: "Do it, Fu Lingxi, just pierce Fu Zilin with the first sword, and we’ll spare your life; you don’t have to die."

Fu Lingxi looked at Fu Zilin on the ground with defiance in her eyes, utterly fearless.

She closed her eyes for a long time.

Huai Bingyi said coldly: "What are you waiting for? If you don’t act, you will be sliced to death alive!"

Fu Lingxi opened her beautiful eyes and said, "All my life, I’ve been opportunistic, always betraying. Absolutely brazen, with no bottom line whatsoever. I betrayed Ashi Luo, and when Suo Lun gained power, I turned to flatter Suo Lun. But upon discovering Suo Lun’s true identity as Yao Xing’s master, I immediately sold him out. Arriving at the Sky Holy Palace, I betrayed the Heretic Faction and sought refuge with Ning Wuya. When Ning Wuya weakened, I betrayed him and sided with Tian Daoqi. When Demon Emperor Lanling attacked the Sky Holy Palace, seemingly unstoppable, I defected again, siding with Demon Emperor Lanling. Now the tide seems to have turned, the Sky Holy Palace appears stronger, and Demon Emperor Lanling seems weakened; should I really defect again, and surrender once more to the Sky Holy Palace?"