The stunning male demon did not answer.
"I've never seen a flying beast like yours before. Where did you come from?" Lily Bai asked again.
...
"As far as I know, the Violet Spirit Shark serves under the Demon Emperor's guardians. With your cultivation so strong... could you be one of the Demon Emperor's guardians?"
The stunning male demon finally reacted, turning to glance at her.
Because he was so tall, when he looked at her, it was a downward, almost lazy gaze, with a half-smile lingering at the corners of his mouth.
He looked absolutely dazzling—unparalleled charm, dangerously seductive, and yet so wicked it made her heart race.
Did she guess right?
Lily Bai swallowed hard, struggling a bit. "Are you... Baxa? Azure Flame?"
The Demon Emperor has two great guardians: Baxa and Azure Flame.
Both have lived for hundreds of thousands of years—super fiends so terrifying their names alone make people tremble.
They're beings who can go toe-to-toe with the gods.
Definitely not someone a little fairy like her could ever shake.
The stunning male demon finally spoke: "Azure Flame is beneath your feet."
Beneath her feet?
She was standing on... Azure Flame?
Rumor had it that Azure Flame's true form was an exceptionally rare Fire Demon Drake.
One breath of fire could wipe out a city, one flap of her wings could smash a mountain.
It... it really was her?
Why didn't she look anything like the pictures in the books...
Azure Flame's eyes curved, as if she was smiling.
Lily Bai looked at the male demon and asked again, "If she's Azure Flame... then you are...?"
"Damian Black."
Lily Bai's legs went weak.
Damian Black... He was Damian Black!
He was actually the Demon Emperor!
She actually ran into the Demon Emperor today!
He's the one who single-handedly stands against the Three Divine Realms!
Aaaahhhh!
Lily Bai suddenly bit her thumb to steady herself.
Just then, Lily Bai's Messenger Charm lit up.
After she answered, her mother's voice came through, choked with tears: "Xiaoyu! Did you get the Violet Spirit Shark Fiend's Soul Core? Your brother is fading fast!"
Lily Bai's heart tightened. "Mother, I've got it. Tell the royal physician to hold on for half a day—I'll hurry back right now."
"Half a day? That won't be enough! Hurry! Oh—Little Shrimp! Little Shrimp—" The Messenger Charm suddenly went dark.
Lily Bai said she needed to save her brother, and while it was a stalling tactic, it was also true.
Her brother, Bobby Bai, was poisoned, and only the Violet Spirit Shark Fiend's Soul Core could save him...
Lily Bai stared at the dark Messenger Charm for a long time, gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and said to Damian Black, "Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, could you please hurry up?"
This flying beast was moving at a snail's pace—when would they ever get there?
But the Demon Emperor seemed totally uninterested in talking to her and ignored her again.
Lily Bai pleaded in a low voice, "You must've heard what my mother said just now—it's really urgent, my brother might not make it..."
Still ignoring her.
Are you kidding me?!
"If my brother dies, I can't help Miss Azure Flame remove her talisman!" she suddenly shouted.
Damian Black finally reacted, asking coolly, "Are you threatening me?"
"If you think it's a threat, then it is! We agreed you'd help save my brother—whatever the reason, if he dies, I won't remove the talisman!"
Lily Bai had a temper, too.
And it was a pretty strong one.
Demons usually only respond to strength, not softness.
If you treat them gently, they'll just turn around and eat you.
Only by beating them into submission will they behave.
Apparently, the Demon Emperor was no different.
The moment she got tough, he finally responded.
He sent a message to Azure Flame, then suddenly wrapped an arm around Lily Bai's waist and soared into the sky.