Colori Phoenix pondered briefly at his response. Then, she spoke slowly, "From the looks of it, Darryl Darby probably ran into the fiend folks. Let's head back to the new territory for now."Oliver nodded hurriedly, a solemn look on his face. Internally, he could hardly contain his glee. Regardless of what happened there, there was no way Darryl was still alive. Of course, he was happy.Amidst his joy, Oliver summoned his subordinates. With Colori Phoenix and Leia, they set out for the new territory.……Meanwhile, on the other end.A few kilometers northwest of the Imperial Sky Palace, Archfiend Antigonus led his troop of a little under a million fiend folks to set up camp.Archfiend Antigonus had made several attacks in the last half of the day, but they had all been fruitless attempts. The Imperial Sky Palace had Empress Nuwa. On top of that, the palace had been surrounded by three Innate Formations. Archfiend Antigonus' army had failed to break through them, no matter how

Darryl was clearly well and alive, yet Grunt said he had died in the Blood Sacrifice of Fiends. At that moment, Darryl was in the hands of Archfiend Antigonus. That was truly beyond humiliating.After all, Darryl was not only the Nine Heaven Sage but also his son-in-law.Archfiend Antigonus barked out a satisfied laugh when he saw their reactions. "I'm sure you know who this is, Nine Heaven Emperor. This is your Nine Heaven Sage, who then became your son-in-law.""What a shame that I've captured him."The Nine Heaven Emperor took a deep breath. "What do you want, Archfiend Antigonus?" He glanced at Darryl as he spoke."It's simple enough!"Archfiend Antigonus continued to smile. "Give me the Imperial Sky Palace, as well as all your men. You will obey me from now onward."The Nine Heaven Emperor's face darkened at the request. His worst fear had come true—Archfiend Antigonus wanted to blackmail him into surrendering.The Nine Heaven Emperor had never been fond of Darryl. He had

"Honorable Archfiend!"Just then, one of the fiend soldiers walked into the tent. In a careful tone, he asked, "That Darryl Darby has passed out. What should we do with him?"Archfiend Antigonus' face flashed icily. "What else is there to do? Kill him. Destroy his fairy soul and body." Darryl Darby was of no use to them anymore, and there was no point keeping him around."Yes, Honorable Archfiend!'The fiend warrior scrambled to acknowledge the command, moving to take care of Darryl."Hold up!'Morticia, who had been completely silent the entire time, stopped them. "Darryl Darby is not just your average human, Honorable Archfiend. It would be a shame to kill him. I suggest we keep him alive—he might be of use to us in the future."As she spoke, Morticia's exquisite features radiated sincerity and seriousness.Morticia did not know why she wanted to save Darryl. It had not been an easy feat to bring Darryl from the Sealed Fiend Mountain. It would be a shame to kill him just like

"I—"Mona walked out slowly. Her features were flushed red in embarrassment as she spoke in a barely audible whisper. "I went to see Darryl Darby that night. I wanted to see the Power of Bird Ancestor for myself."Mona was far from fond of Darryl, but she was a straightforward person and did not want any misunderstandings.After all, whatever happened that night had been mainly her fault.Colori Phoenix shook her head. "You're far too young to understand those things, Mona. Of course, you would not know what the Power of Bird Ancestor was capable of doing. Darryl Darby might have been wounded, but he held the Power of Bird Ancestor. He was perfectly capable of controlling it."What I'm saying is that if Darryl Darby had not wanted the Power of Bird Ancestor to catch fire, he could have put it out in no time at all. He watched your clothes burn on purpose."Colori Phoenix cast a look around her. "Darryl Darby's actions that night were all done on purpose."Mona took a deep breath

That was far from what the Black Tortoise King had wanted to happen. Oliver was his son, after all. However, if he did not do that and the truth was exposed in the future, the Black Tortoise King would never be able to look any of the Demon tribe members in the eye again.Darryl was the Demon tribe's hero. Oliver had framed him for a heinous crime, an act of blatant disrespect to the Demon tribe. That was a big problem."Father!"Since the Black Tortoise King was about to leave, Oliver grew desperate. He lunged forward, grabbing his father by the leg, crying and begging. "I beg you, Father. I don't want to be sentenced and punished. I don't want to die!"Oliver truly feared for his life. He had never imagined that his father would make such a decision. Framing Darryl was a crime worthy of a public sentence, and the consequences were unthinkable.The Black Tortoise King remained unmoving toward his son's begging. He said coldly, "You should have thought of that before you framed Ho