The Number One Demon Overlord

After speaking, she stood up, bowed to the Divine Emperor and Empress, and vanished from sight.

"Hey! Wait—" The Divine Emperor reached out, wanting to say something, but she was already gone.

He rolled his eyes, glanced at the Empress, then at the empty seat, not daring to make a sound.

Lucia Lu couldn't help but feel that His Majesty the Divine Emperor looked a bit like a punching bag...

Oh, right—the Empress and the Phoenix Lord don't seem to get along.

The Phoenix Lord had been sitting at the banquet for ages, but as the hostess, the Empress hadn't said a single word to her!

She glanced around and finally sent a voice transmission to Quentin Lian: "Dad, why is everyone so scared of Lord Noctis?"

Quentin answered, "Because his cultivation is unfathomable, and his temper unpredictable. If you provoke him, you won't even know how you died."

"Is there some beef between the Empress and the Phoenix Lord?" Lucia asked again. "Why is the Empress so warm to people from the Lumina Realm, but so cold to the Phoenix Lord?"

Quentin didn't answer.

"Father?"

"Probably because the Phoenix Lord and the Fifth Highness's birth mother are close friends," Quentin said.

"Oh! So that's why..." Lucia suddenly understood.

......

Just like that, the Phoenix Lord left with Lord Noctis.

All the gods started gossiping.

Their discussion was all about Demon Beasts.

Soon, the topic shifted to the current power rankings of Demon Beasts.

Lucia heard them count down from number ten to number two.

Number two was none other than Lord Noctis.

Whenever Lord Noctis was mentioned, everyone looked both terrified and annoyed, making Lucia wonder if he'd beaten them up before.

Then, their talk turned to the one ranked number one.

When they mentioned the top spot, their expressions got even more dramatic.

It was pure, bone-deep fear and dread.

"That one is trapped in the Dragon-Coiling Heavenly Gang Array. She shouldn't be able to get out, right?"

"Who knows! She's a formidable Rune Master—what if she breaks the formation?"

"She's been locked up there for years. She must be full of resentment. If she ever gets out, I bet all Three Divine Realms will be destroyed by her!"

"Yeah! At the next court assembly, we should ask His Majesty to send more people to guard the Demon Sealing Well—just in case."

"And have the Sigil Sect reinforce the formation regularly."

"Isn't there any way to just kill her outright?"

"Nobody even dares go near the array, okay? If you're so capable, why don't you try?"

"I'm just asking—I wouldn't dare!"

Another chimed in: "Who could actually kill her? Back then, she almost wiped out the entire Lumina Realm by herself! My god, just thinking about that battle makes my legs go weak!"

"Thank goodness for Quentin Lian! When it comes to critical moments, Spiritual Alchemists are the real deal! If he hadn't subdued that demon overlord with medicine, the Quinn royal family... would've been wiped out!"

......

The more Lucia listened, the more intrigued she became. She sent a voice transmission: "Father, who exactly is this 'demon overlord' they're talking about?"

She'd never heard her parents mention it before.

No one in the Spirit Alliance had ever brought it up, either.

But Quentin dodged the question and said, "After the banquet, come with us to our residence. Your mother and I have something to tell you."

"Oh..."

......

Feeling uneasy, Lucia waited for the banquet to end. She and her brothers followed their parents to their temporary lodgings.

With strict Ethan present, all three siblings stood perfectly straight, not daring to make a sound.