"Chen Nan, you're very strong, aren't you?"
"Come on, you deal with this Dragon Clan expert."
San Yan stared blankly at the ninth-level Demon Emperor in the sky, his tone filled with nervousness and unease.
Although they knew this small world contained ninth-level Demon Emperors, they hadn't expected their luck to be so bad.
Alas.
Well.
Thinking about it carefully, the appearance of a ninth-level Demon Emperor was within reason.
After all, Man Ba controlled this small world.
He could completely release ninth-level Demon Emperors.
Chen Nan looked at the ninth-level Demon Emperor in the sky. "Hey, you want to kill me?"
"Come on, as long as you can catch up to me."
"My life is yours."
His words fell.
He used the Great Roc Technique and flew directly into the distance.
In an instant, he vanished from the sight of Ba, Duan, and San Yan.
The Azure Dragon let out a roar.
It immediately caught up to Chen Nan.
Ba's eyes were filled with shock. "That guy actually led this ninth-level Demon Emperor away by himself for our lives?"
Duan Yunchuan was furious. "Damn it, are the three of us cowards who cling to life and fear death?"
"Let's go, let's hurry and catch up to Chen Nan. The four of us can still struggle even against a ninth-level Demon Emperor."
San Yan sighed. "This small world is not small, and Chen Nan is very fast. How can we possibly catch up to him with just us?"
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"Why aren't you running anymore?"
The Azure Dragon chased Chen Nan into a secluded valley. It transformed into the appearance of a middle-aged man.
Its eyes were cold.
Without the slightest hint of emotion.
*Tear!*
Chen Nan pulled open his shirt.
The middle-aged man frowned.
The next moment.
His pupils trembled violently.
He saw a blue dragon tattoo on Chen Nan's chest.
The blue dragon quietly stared at him.
Its eyes emitted a faint glow.
At this moment.
The middle-aged man felt an overwhelming dragon might descend upon his shoulders like an invisible mountain.
*Thump!*
He knelt.
Prostrating himself on the ground.
"Junior Ao Zhong pays respects to Ancestor."
Ao Zhong's voice trembled.
He felt an ancient, desolate bloodline suppression.
He knew that the dragon within Chen Nan was extraordinary.
It was very likely a divine beast, the Azure Dragon.
The Azure Dragon spoke, "How many demons are there in this small world?"
Ao Zhong respectfully replied, "Reporting to Ancestor, there are five hundred thousand demons in this small world, with one hundred thousand experts at or above the Demon Emperor level."
The Azure Dragon said, "Quickly gather the demon experts. Chen Nan will lead you out of this small world."
Upon hearing this.
Chen Nan summoned his Immortal Mansion.
The Immortal Mansion transformed into a nine-story pagoda and flew towards the Azure Dragon.
"You just need to have the demon experts enter this tower, and I can lead you out." Fifty thousand demons was not a small number, and it would be a significant help to Chen Nan.
"Don't worry, I'll gather the demon experts to enter this tower right away." Ao Zhong was filled with excitement. He had been trapped here for tens of thousands of years, and although he had always wanted to leave, he couldn't break through this small world.
Upon learning that he could leave, how could he not be excited?
He also believed that if the other demons learned they could leave, they would certainly be very happy.
Then Ao Zhong vanished into the heavens and earth.
Not long after.
Ba, Duan, and San Yan appeared.
Seeing that Chen Nan was still alive, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chen Nan, where did that Azure Dragon go?" Ba couldn't help but ask, his eyes full of curiosity.
Chen Nan shook his head. "When that Azure Dragon was chasing me, it suddenly left. I don't know where it went specifically."
Although he had a life-and-death relationship with these three, some things still needed to be kept secret.
It wasn't that he didn't trust them, but rather that knowing some things would be disadvantageous to them.
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Outside.
The three commanders sat in silence.
Five hundred jade tokens floated in the void before them.
However, some of the jade tokens emitted a faint glow, while others had become very dim.
These five hundred jade tokens were the identity tokens of the five hundred demon experts participating in the assessment.
If they died in the small world, their corresponding jade tokens would lose their luster.
And now, less than half an hour after entering, some had already died inside.
The death rate was earlier than in previous years.
Wen Chuxue looked at Man Ba coldly and said, "You should know the rules of the assessment."
"You can only release up to sixth-level Demon Emperors."
"If you release Demon Emperors above sixth level."
"These five hundred people will not be able to return alive..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was shocked to see more than a dozen jade tokens extinguish.
Wen Chuxue was furious. "Man Ba, what level of Demon Emperor did you release?"
Man Ba grinned. "I'm also controlling this small world for the first time."
"I'm not yet fully accustomed to controlling it."
"I don't know what level of Demon Emperor I released."
"Even if I released all the Demon Emperors."
"The Great Emperor should not blame me, right?"
As soon as he said this, Wen Chuxue and another eighth-level Demon Emperor named Huang Jin's expressions changed drastically.
If this were true!
Then it was destined that none of the participants in this preliminary selection would be able to return alive.
After all, there were many powerful Demon Emperors here.
"Oh, someone else died," Man Gan exclaimed in feigned surprise, a playful smile on his face.
Wen Chuxue looked.
This time, dozens more had died.
Their corresponding identity tokens instantly went out, becoming extremely dim.
"Man Ba, you did it on purpose, didn't you?" Wen Chuxue's face was filled with ferocity.
"Yes, I did it on purpose. What can you do to me?"
Man Ba's face showed a disdainful smile. "Actually, they didn't die by my hand."
"Yes, blame yourself."
"If you hadn't ruined my plans and stopped me from killing Chen Nan and the other three."
"Why would I need to resort to such means to eliminate them?"
"Commander Wen, you must always remember one thing."
"We are demons."
"The nature of demons is to kill and be cruel."
"Let alone five hundred people dying."
"What if it's five thousand people, or fifty thousand people?"
He had a look of disdain, his words filled with sarcasm.
The five hundred jade tokens gradually extinguished, leaving only a little over a hundred.
But they continued to extinguish.
What comforted Wen Chuxue was that the jade tokens of Chen Nan and the other three had not extinguished.
After a dozen more jade tokens extinguished, they suddenly stopped.
Man Ba frowned slightly.
What was going on?
He had released all the Demon Emperors.
According to reason, their appearance should have annihilated the five hundred people in the small world in an instant.
Why were Chen Nan and the others still alive?
"Man Ba, what the hell did you do?"
Without any warning, a deafening roar sounded.
The next moment.
A burly man three meters tall appeared out of thin air.
He was Tu Mie, the leader of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, a ninth-level Demon Emperor.
Man Ba was extremely nervous, not knowing why Tu Mie was so furious. "Greetings, Great Emperor. I accidentally released all the Demon Emperors just now."
*Boom!*
Tu Mie struck him with a palm, causing him to spit blood and his demonic energy to dissipate.
He gritted his teeth and glared at Man Ba. "Do you know that all those demons have escaped from the small world?"