356: Chapter 356 piqued my interest.

"What's the situation?"

Chen Yi was curious. "What kind of cosplayer could captivate a young master from a prominent family like Lei Han?"

One must know, Lei Han was someone who had seen the world.

As the eldest young master of the Lei Family, he had encountered countless beauties.

Even when Black Rose appeared back then, he hadn't reacted much.

Logically, an ordinary cosplayer shouldn't have been able to make him lose his composure like this!

Thinking of this, Chen Yi went to the high platform backstage and looked down in that direction.

Then, his entire body went numb.

In the center of the crowd stood a woman.

Red eyes, silver hair, a snow-white dress, and holding an exquisite white parasol in her hand!

She just stood there quietly, yet she seemed to gather all the light in the world!

Beautiful!

A beauty that words could not describe!

If Yun Zhiyao's beauty was breathtaking, then this woman's beauty was—a divine beauty that did not belong to the mortal world!

But what shocked Chen Yi wasn't just her beauty.

In his eyes, a system interface appeared above the woman's head.

[High-energy reaction detected. Host, please carefully weigh the combat power!]

[Magic Beast: Vampire Progenitor]

[Difficulty: ??? (Demon Sovereign)]

[Level: Tier 14, Tenth Stage]

[Attributes: Chaos, Time]

[Skills: Blood Bloom, Dance of Blood, Servant Transformation, Progenitor's Blood Pupil, Shadow Gaze, Blood Sensing...]

[Introduction: Born on the world's first Blood Moon Night, she is the crystallization of the paradoxical fusion of Primordial Darkness and the Blood of Life. She is not a child of the night, but a monarch crowned by the night and life itself.]

[Demon Seed Contract Target: None]

[Note: This target possesses an Innate Bloodline, a special lifeform that existed before the descent of magic beasts. Later, through the infusion of demonic energy, she transformed into a Demon Sovereign, greatly increasing her strength. If she successfully breaks through to the Tier 15, she will share the same origin as the world and can never die. Host, please take note!]

"Holy crap? What is this?"

Chen Yi was dumbfounded on the spot.

Damn it, a Tier 14 Demon Sovereign?

And a Tier 14, Tenth Stage Demon Sovereign at that!

One must know that so far, no Beast Tamer or Spiritual Beast has truly broken through to the Tier 14!

The strongest currently existing, such as the Six Dragon Generals of the Dragon Country, are at most only at the High Stage of the Thirteenth Rank!

The Tier 14—that's already a legendary realm!

Not to mention the peak of the Tier 14, Tenth Stage!

In other words, she is an absolutely invincible existence in this world, impossible to kill.

And now, this invincible existence has appeared so openly at the press conference?

"Is this person the head of the Purification Faction of the Demon Abyss Cult that Black Rose mentioned? She actually... woke up?"

Waves of shock surged in Chen Yi's heart.

Just then, Emilia seemed to notice Chen Yi's gaze.

She looked up, revealing a smile as gentle as a spring breeze.

Although her eyes were still directed at the crowd in front of her, a thought was transmitted calmly to Chen Yi's eyes.

The meaning was simple: "Little guy, I see you~~~~"

However, those surrounding Emilia had no idea of the true meaning behind her smile.

They thought the goddess was smiling at them and let out ecstatic shouts one after another:

"She smiled at me! Oh my god!"

"So beautiful—this is simply a goddess descending to earth!"

"Quick, take a picture! Take a picture!"

"Excuse me, miss, can I get your contact information?"

"Get lost! I was here first!"

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The crowd fell into a frenzy.

Meanwhile, Chen Yi was broken into a cold sweat by the shock and hurriedly retreated backstage.

"Should I leave?"

He asked himself, "If I find a secret realm to hide in, that person shouldn't be able to find me, right?"

Queen Hua Liuli only has Eleventh Rank combat power, so Chen Yi wasn't particularly afraid of her.

With the system's support and the help of the girls, he should still be able to make a clean getaway.

But this person—Tier 14, Tenth Stage—is an absolute peak existence!

It's impossible to win; even the power of the system might not be able to hurt her!

The gap in strength is too vast!

But, can I escape?

I've already been discovered; how can I escape?

Cold sweat poured down Chen Yi's face.

At this moment, Black Rose seemed to notice something was wrong and came over to ask, "What's wrong? You look terrible."

Chen Yi took a deep breath and lowered his voice. "The head of the Purification Faction—Emilia—she's awake! And she's in the venue right now!"

Black Rose's face instantly turned pale, and she unconsciously took two and a half steps back.

"Emilia? How could she—"

As a former Demon Sovereign of the Demon Abyss Cult, Black Rose knew Emilia's terror better than anyone.

Don't be fooled by her appearance as a top-tier beautiful girl; in reality, she is older than Hua Liuli and is a special lifeform born with power!

Her style of action is extremely ruthless; in her eyes, life is worth nothing at all!

"She showed up, what does she want? And she specifically let you know she noticed you?"

Chen Yi forced himself to calm down. "What do you say? Should we run?"

Black Rose shook her head. "We can't run! Her personality is very eccentric, and she hates people who disobey her! Since she told you she's here, it means she wants to listen to your press conference; she shouldn't make a move."

"But if we leave, she will consider it a desecration of her majesty and will definitely strike."

"Even if we escape then, she might vent her anger on the Dragon Country, and no one can stop her!"

Chen Yi fell silent.

Indeed, with Emilia's Tier 14 strength, if she truly wanted to destroy the Dragon Country, probably no one could stop her.

Even if Chen Yi could escape, what about the billions of people in the Dragon Country?

He sighed. "I never expected this death god to wake up at a time like this."

However, Chen Yi still had two life-saving trump cards—first, Queen Hua Liuli favored him and wanted to recruit him; second, the final potion was in his hands, which was key to the Demon Abyss Cult's plan.

Emilia probably wouldn't go as far as to kill him.

In fact, Emilia was indeed reluctant to kill Chen Yi.

Not only that, she had also developed a very strong interest in Chen Yi.

With just that brief glimpse, Emilia had already seen through Chen Yi inside and out.

"This guy... isn't from this world!"

"There seems to be something else in his soul; perhaps that's the reason he can become strong so quickly."

"Clearly a Ninth Rank, Fourth Stage Beast Tamer, yet his strength is comparable to the High Stage of the Tenth Rank—interesting, truly interesting!"

Emilia licked her lips, the smile on her face widening.

She had lived for thousands of years and seen countless geniuses, monsters, and freaks—

But a human like Chen Yi was a first!

"Originally, I disdained drinking a man's blood."

"But Chen Yi, you've successfully piqued my interest."

"I've changed my mind. The man Hua Liuli wants, I want him too!"

"But before that, I'd like to hear what exactly you saw in the Antarctica secret realm."