"Return to the Deprived Crimson Valley...?" Supreme Ruler Grant gave a weak chuckle, almost as if he found it amusing.
Then, he said in a cold voice, "The only reason you were banished to the Deprived Crimson Valley was simply because nobody could kill you."
Supreme Ruler Dena narrowed her gaze at his ominous words and asked, "Are you implying that someone is capable of killing me now? Who might that individual be? You?"
"There’s no need for implications because I am outright saying that I can kill you, so there’s no need for you to return to the Deprived Crimson Valley."
"Bold words for someone who is only somewhat stronger than the Supreme Ancestor," she sneered. "Where is your confidence coming from?"
A smile slowly appeared on Supreme Ruler Grant’s face as he responded, "Before I answer that question, let me ask you how many times you have spoken with the Demon God?"
"The Demon God?" Supreme Ruler Dena frowned, wondering if his confidence had something to do with it. "I have only ever heard his voice, so I can’t say that I have spoken with the Demon God before. Are you claiming that you have?"
"Not only have I spoken with the Demon God, but he even appeared before me!"
"What?!"
Not just Supreme Ruler Dena, but even the Supreme Ancestor and Supreme Advisor exclaimed in shock at his claims.
The Demon God has never appeared before them before, so this was an unprecedented event!
"W-What did the Demon God look like?" The Supreme Ancestor asked.
"I didn’t dare to look at him, so I cannot say," he said while shaking his head.
"You didn’t see him, yet you claimed he appeared before you?" Supreme Ruler Dena wore a suspicious expression on her face.
"Just because I didn’t look at him doesn’t mean I couldn’t sense his presence right before me!"
"Then what did you talk about?"
"Honestly, not much—if anything at all. However, he did grant me... something."
Supreme Ruler Grant slowly raised his right arm, and a profound, otherworldly energy began to surge from his clenched fist.
"Behold! This is the power the Demon God bestowed upon me!"
"That’s..." Supreme Ruler Dena narrowed her eyes at the familiar energy.
Then, she looked at Yuan to see his reaction.
"Eternal Essence...? No, it’s similar but fundamentally different. It’s also similar to what Dena replicated but much more refined." Yuan mumbled to himself as he analyzed the energy.
It was not real Eternal Essence, and compared to Supreme Ruler Dena’s replication, it was much more complete and powerful.
"It’s similar, but it’s not the same," Yuan said to Supreme Ruler Dena a moment later.
Supreme Ruler Dena then said to Supreme Ruler Grant, "That’s some fancy new power you acquired from the Demon God, but that doesn’t automatically mean you’ll be able to kill me."
"Why don’t we put that to the test?!"


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