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The imperial seal is in the demon contract?
Seeing the demon contract emitting light, this was Zhang Yue's first reaction.
But that made no sense.
The demon contract was something Zhang Yue had obtained in the World 5, [Gate of Hell], and it had absolutely nothing to do with the World 15 and the imperial seal.
The only possibilityā¦
Zhang Yue suddenly seemed to realize something. Staring at the demon contract in his hand, a strange expression flashed in his eyes.
Just then, the onlooking crowd around him, as well as the viewers in the livestream, all shouted in unison:
"Zero God, take this chance and finish them off!"
At this moment, even the four clan leaders began to panic.
For the current situation, they were like lambs waiting for Zhang Yue to slaughter.
If Zhang Yue took this chance to kill them, they would have no ability to resist. All they could do was kneel and await their deaths.
Just when everyone thought Zhang Yue was about to strikeā
Zhang Yue lightly shouted at the kneeling clan leaders around him:
"If you don't want to die, then scram!"
The four clan leaders exchanged glances, looking at each other in confusion.
"Understood!"
They couldn't help but agree to Zhang Yue's demand, then each led their armies and retreated in embarrassment.
The onlookers were all stunned.
"Zero God, are you crazy? How could you let them escape at such a great opportunity?"
"Yeah, blowing them up would've been so satisfying! Although this might leave the four clans leaderless, which could slightly affect those of us who haven't cleared the World 15, as long as it benefits you and our Dragon Nation, we wouldn't mind!"
Yet Zhang Yue still didn't pursue them, allowing the four clan leaders to leave.
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Meanwhile, the four clan leaders regrouped at an open field far from the Holy Light Forest.
The four clans, which previously minded their own business, were now grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
"I don't understand. While the imperial seal is indeed on that guy, it should've been activated long ago. Why didn't he use it to suppress us earlier, but instead waited until such a critical moment?"
As soon as Ghost King Mongya finished speaking, Shadow King Jie fell into deep thought.
"Not to mention, he was so determined to kill us earlier. Given the chance to suppress us with the imperial seal, why would he let us go so easily?"
"Wait! Could it beā¦"
God King Alapha suddenly froze, exclaiming, "We've been tricked!"
"Quick, head back immediately!"
The four leaders immediately rushed back toward the Holy Light Forest.
When they arrived at the forest again, they discoveredā¦ Zhang Yue was already gone.
The vast Holy Light Forest was silent.
CLANG!
Demon King Enil slammed his iron shield onto the ground and roared angrily, "That cunning bastard! How dare he toy with us!"
Ghost King Mongya, however, was indifferent.
"No need to rush. As long as he's still in the Hell Dynasty, he'll eventually become prey in our hands."
"But from now on, we must join forces to take the imperial seal from him. Don't give him a chance to defeat us one by one!"
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At the same time, elsewhere.
In the Hell Dynasty, atop the Black Cloud Mountain Range, Level 90.
ROAR!
A massive Thirty-Six Winged Armageddon Black Dragon carried Zhang Yue, landing on the mountain peak.
Zhang Yue leaped off the dragon's back.
Raising his hand, he stared at the diminishing light from the demon contract, fading until it disappeared completely.
The power enveloping Zhang Yue also gradually faded.
It turned out that it wasn't that Zhang Yue didn't want to take the chance to deal with the four leaders earlier.
It was because he realized that this power was unstable and wouldn't last long.
Although the four leaders and their armies had been deterred by his power, the deterrence wouldn't last long. In such a short time, he wouldn't have been able to kill the four leaders.
At this moment, Zhang Yue aimed the demon contract forward.
WHOOSH!
A red beam of light shot out from the demon contract.
Following that, a girl in red, with long flowing hair and a face as stunning as Xi Shi's, appeared within the light.
"Cherry."
Zhang Yue looked at the girl and asked, "Is the imperial seal with you?"
Cherry blinked her clear, bright eyes at Zhang Yue and said,"Master, are you talking about this?"
As she spoke, Cherry held out an object with both hands, presenting it to Zhang Yue.
It was a square object engraved with dragon patterns, radiating a golden glow.
Zhang Yue immediately recognized itāit was the imperial seal.
A hundred years ago, he had encountered the imperial seal and remembered its appearance.
Seeing that the imperial seal was indeed with Cherry, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.
"Why would this thing be with you?"
"Master, have you forgotten?" Cherry's clear eyes sparkled.
"A hundred years ago, you personally handed it to me and asked me to keep it safe."
"Personallyā¦ handed it to you?" Zhang Yue looked puzzled.
He remembered losing it while fleeing from the four clans' pursuit.
At this moment, Cherry suddenly walked up to Zhang Yue, extended her finger, and gently tapped his forehead.
A warm current flowed from Cherry's fingertip into Zhang Yue's mind.
"Master, do you remember now?" Cherry asked, gazing at him.
In that instant, a memory deep in Zhang Yue's mind resurfacedā¦
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[Flashback]
A hundred years ago, while escaping with the imperial seal and Cherry, Zhang Yue had asked her if she could hide the seal somewhere no one could find it.
Cherry agreed and cast a spell on the seal.
Since then, Zhang Yue had forgotten all about the imperial seal, assuming he had lost it during the escape.
But in truth, Cherry's spell had hidden the seal's aura and erased everyone's memory of it.
The four clans forgot the seal was with Zhang Yue and stopped pursuing him.
Even Zhang Yue himself forgot where the seal was.
Now, with Cherry unlocking his memory, Zhang Yue finally remembered.
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[Present]
Zhang Yue chuckled wryly.
"Cherry, you're really something. Do you know how much effort I put into searching for the seal? Why didn't you give it back earlier?"
Cherry lowered her head, fiddling with her clothes, and softly muttered, "I was afraid, Master. I feared that if you had it, you'd face the same danger as a hundred years agoā¦"
It turned out Cherry had been concerned about Zhang Yue's safety.
No wonder no one could find the imperial seal in the past hundred years.
Who would have thought it had been with Cherry all along, hidden in the Eighth World's Ghost Domain?
Zhang Yue took the seal from Cherry.
Next, he would use it to restart the World 15, the Hell Dynasty!
But regaining the seal also meant Zhang Yue would face the same problem from a hundred years agoāactivating it.
The seal required the blood of its original ruler to activate.
However, no one knew where the ruler's body was buried.
There were rumors in the Hell Dynasty: before the ruler's death, he left behind two itemsāthe imperial seal and a scroll.
It was said that placing these two items together could produce miraculous effects.
Perhaps the scroll could help activate the seal.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue retrieved four broken pieces of the scroll from his storage space.
But then he realizedāhe still lacked one piece, which was with the Hell Spirit Clan.
With only four pieces, he couldn't form a complete scroll, rendering it useless.
Just as Zhang Yue thought this, something unexpected happened.
The moment the four broken scroll pieces were taken out, they resonated with the imperial sealā¦
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