Tree Star
Watching Liang Long and the demon race Demon Lord leave, the tree demon felt very troubled. He was just an ordinary Demon Immortal, born into a lowly family. He had walked a cautious path and only relied on moving between different powers to become an immortal.
After becoming an immortal, he had to endure many years before he found this distant life planet in the Demon Domain. Letting it go would be very hard for him.
A life planet is very important to a Demon Immortal. With this planet, he has a place to settle and can grow stronger. If he leaves it, his future is uncertain.
But the tree demon also understood very well that if he did not leave, he would die. Liang Long was no unknown creature; he was a human, and a part of the Heavenly Court. If the news got out, he would definitely die. Just the Heavenly Tiger Tribe would not spare him.
"Sigh, let’s go, let’s go. Who cares? I am just a little tree that no one loves."
The tree demon felt an overwhelming sadness. He was born without love from anyone, unlike other demon races, who had their parents and clans to protect them and traveled in groups.
"Boom..."
The roots deep within the planet began to crack, and the whole planet made a terrible sound. The mountains shook, and the sea boiled.
After a while, the tree demon revealed its true form, changing into a regular-sized tree demon, and then flew away from Tree Star. Liang Long left a mark for the tree demon, which it could follow.
"Boom!"
Just as the tree demon took its first step away, a terrible event happened on Tree Star; the robot left by Liang Long triggered the hidden bombs.
Liang Long had once warned the tree demon that he buried many bombs deep in the crust of Tree Star. He wasn’t lying; later, Liang Long replaced those bombs with second-generation rule bombs.
Six second-generation rule bombs exploded at the same time, creating a terrifying force that instantly tore Tree Star apart into countless pieces, just like a cooked egg being crushed underfoot.
Immediately, a black hole that formed began to swallow all the pieces of Tree Star in one bite.
The tree demon, running partway, turned around and was stunned. It couldn’t believe its eyes; the huge planet, the one where it had lived for thousands of years, was gone in the blink of an eye!
Reality didn’t allow the tree demon to think for long. A star system, a planet, suddenly disappeared, disrupting the entire ecosystem. The missing mass and gravity would change the whole star system, possibly affecting even farther galaxies.
"Run"
The tree demon had only one thought in its heart: to run fast, to run as quickly as possible. If it didn’t run, it would lose its life.
Liang Long and the Dragon Demon Lord didn’t go very far. With their speed, they could travel far, but the Dragon Demon Lord walked slowly to gather more information while talking.
The Tree Star exploded, and the impact spread like ripples. The demon race’s Demon Lord immediately sensed it, stopped, and looked back.
"What happened?"
"There’s trouble at the Tree Star."
"It seems so. Should we go back and take a look?"
"Okay."
The Demon Lord had not thought about it for long, quickly pulled back, and Liang Long followed behind the Demon Lord.
"Where is the Tree Star?"
From a distance, the Demon Lord was completely shocked; the Tree Star was gone.
This is a living planet! As the Demon Lord, it might be possible to destroy it, but to make it disappear completely, that is impossible. How could that be?
While the Demon Lord was lost in thought, Liang Long quietly slipped away.
However, the Demon Lord quickly realized what happened, and when Liang Long saw that the Demon Lord noticed, he immediately ran away as fast as he could.
"Taoist friend, why such haste? Didn’t we agree you would come with me to the demon race?"
"Demon Lord, I have changed my mind. I won’t go."
"You, how dare you! The demon race does not allow such behavior. You come and go as you please? What do you think the demon race is?"
The Dragon Clan Demon Lord became very angry when he heard this. He suddenly realized something; he had fallen into a trap. Clearly, he had blocked the Tree Demon and this person, and then was easily tricked by him. Once they left, this person got rid of the Tree Star and was now trying to escape.
The thought that the mighty Dragon Clan Demon Lord had been fooled made him incredibly furious. He immediately wanted to use magic to stop this person. He believed that not beating him half to death would be an insult to his intelligence.
"Boom"
Liang Long did not wait for the Demon Lord to attack. When he reached the right spot, he detonated the rule bomb that he had planted earlier.
Then the Dragon Clan Demon Lord saw a familiar scene. A black hole formed, and a terrifying pressure created a pulling force that was tearing at his body, trying to drag him into the black hole.
"This is a warning. If you come any closer, I will destroy you."
Liang Long’s voice echoed in the Demon Lord’s ears. When the Demon Lord turned around, he saw Liang Long’s charming yet terrifying smile. Of course, he still appeared as a Heavenly Tiger Tribe Demon Immortal, and that smile was quite fearsome.
The Dragon Clan Demon Lord used all his power to steady himself. The second-generation rule bomb could not tear his body apart; at most, it could only cause some damage.
Furthermore, there were only thirty seconds left. Once thirty seconds passed, the black hole would lose its energy support and slowly close, making the Demon Lord breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Liang Long had completely vanished, but with the Demon Lord’s power, he could have caught up. However, he did not move, feeling fearful; the recent powerful explosion had terrified him.
This was not the power of an immortal. Immortal powers could block, dodge, or escape, but this kind of pressure was unavoidable. He could only endure it, and if he couldn’t, he would face certain death.
After a moment, the Demon Lord completely gave up on chasing Liang Long. He felt this matter was very serious, and he was unable to handle it alone, so he had to report to the Dragon Ancestor.
The Demon Court of the demon race is in the same realm as the Heavenly Court, so the Demon Lord returned directly to the Demon Court, where he soon met the Dragon Ancestor. Like the Heavenly Emperor and the Buddha Master, the Dragon Ancestor rarely revealed his true form, and often no one knew if they were seeing his true form.
"Dragon Ancestor..."
"What is it?"
The Dragon Ancestor, lying in his cave, opened one eye. Because he sensed the familiar presence of his dragon kin, he felt relaxed. A regular Demon Immortal would not be able to approach.
"The Heavenly Court wants us to investigate something, and we have clarified it."
"Oh, then go inform the Heavenly Court, and tell the Heavenly Emperor to leave me alone; I need to rest."
"Dragon Ancestor, please listen to me, something has happened..."
The dragon tribe’s Demon Lord carefully explained everything that had happened, not daring to hide anything.
After hearing this, Dragon Ancestor opened his two dragon eyes wide, staring in disbelief. At first, he didn’t believe there could be any magical item that could threaten beings like the Immortal Lord or the Demon Lord, unless it was one of the immortal treasures of the demon race, but those didn’t really count as weapons.
But now that his descendants were reporting this, he certainly believed them.
"Do you remember the location of the Star Chart that person mentioned?"
"I remember, Dragon Ancestor."
"Let’s go."
The Demon Lord just displayed the Star Chart and felt a powerful force surround him. In no time, they found themselves in an unknown Star Domain. The Demon Lord looked around at the celestial bodies, and it seemed to be the Star Domain that Liang Long casually pointed out to him.
"I was tricked."
The Dragon Ancestor said calmly, then he left with the Demon Lord. He had searched far around, and there were no signs of life at all; he must have been tricked.
After that, the Dragon Ancestor took the Demon Lord to the area where Tree Star used to be, but the scene made both of them frown.
They could not determine the coordinates anymore, as Tree Star had been completely swallowed by a black hole. The balance of the star system was broken; the star system was not still, but active. Because of gravity, this star system faced huge problems, leading to serious displacements of other celestial bodies, even affecting the stars.
Under these circumstances, although the Dragon Ancestor had a mystical technique to go back in time, it was useless because there was no specific location to determine the range.
This time was different from the last time with the Heavenly Emperor; the celestial bodies were still around then. The Heavenly Emperor could return them to get a rough area, but that was not possible now.
Then, the Demon Lord took the Dragon Ancestor to the place where the rule bomb had exploded, which was the location Liang Long had warned him about. The Dragon Ancestor used the mystical technique to go back in time and saw the whole process.
Next, the Dragon Ancestor even followed Liang Long’s trail for a while, but he could not catch him. Liang Long had erased his traces, and unless he used the time-reverse technique after chasing for a while, how could he pursue him?
"Dragon Ancestor..."
"This guy is really slippery; he can run away. But his strength is not very strong. You were tricked. Next time you see him, beat him half to death and drag him back."
"Yes, Dragon Ancestor, have you noticed his background?"
"No, the aura on him is from the Heavenly Tiger Tribe. He must have a very powerful mystical technique, and since he killed the Heavenly Tiger Tribe Demon Immortal, he got its essence. So his aura is that of the Heavenly Tiger Tribe Demon Immortal’s essence. Unless we capture him and examine closely, we won’t have a chance."
"It’s such a pity."
"There’s nothing to be sorry about. Tell the Heavenly Court about this and keep it a secret. These things should not be spread. I don’t think he means any harm to our demon race."
The Dragon Ancestor said lightly. He really couldn’t sense any malice, but he thought that the Heavenly Court had something to watch out for. He wondered where the Heavenly Emperor found such a strange enemy.

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