I'm Actually the Most Helpful Person Around — You Can't Touch My People
I’m Actually the Most Helpful Person Around — You Can’t Touch My People
This aura was incomparably terrifying, like a vast, surging Astral River sweeping across heaven and earth, carrying sky-flooding killing intent—enough to freeze and crack one’s very soul.
The moment it appeared, it shocked everyone present.
The many Demon Race dignitaries currently locked in battle with the assassins also had their expressions change drastically as they looked over in horror.
“A Sacred Emperor Realm expert...”
“Who exactly is this person?”
“Carrying such dreadful killing intent—definitely no good sort. This one comes with ill intent!”
The Quelling Chaos King and the others, though horrified at this moment, had no attention to spare.
Because their opponents were extremely powerful, their strength clearly on par with their own.
Even if they wanted to break away to rescue the Empress, there was simply no way.
This was a long-premeditated assassination.
From Her Majesty the Empress being poisoned, to her now coming under attack—it had all happened in a mere instant.
Just how many assassins had come to the vicinity of the Sacred Mountain this time? How many... forces were involved?
It was simply impossible to estimate.
And judging by the current situation, there were still many people hiding in the shadows, watching and waiting, ready to strike at any moment.
Those... great clans of the Demon World were clearly no good sorts either. If there were a chance to overthrow Her Majesty the Empress’s rule, they would absolutely never let it slip by.
“Sigh, let’s hope Her Majesty the Empress is blessed by fortune. With Young Master Changge by her side, he should be of some help, more or less.”
“Young Master Changge at least possesses the battle power of a Perfect Prodigy. Rumor has it there’s also a Dao Protector suspected to be at the Quasi-Nirvana Realm behind him—though who knows whether that Dao Protector... followed him on this trip to the Demon World.”
The Grand Tutor and the others sighed inwardly.
Though they said this, since the enemy dared to come assassinate her, they must have made thorough preparations—they surely knew Gu Changge was at Empress Yao Xi’s side.
How could they not know this? They must have other means prepared.
Over these years, the Demon World had flourished and grown, finally enjoying much rare stability and peace—Her Majesty the Empress could be said to deserve indelible credit.
Although they knew that Her Majesty the Empress’s methods could hardly be called sagely—at times she was even quite autocratic and arbitrary, utterly unwilling to listen to others’ counsel.
But without her, after the Five Demon Overlords suddenly vanished back then, who knew what chaos the Demon World would have descended into—how could it have achieved today’s prosperity?
At this moment, the many high ministers were heavy-hearted and deeply worried.
Boom!!! As this terrifying Sacred Emperor Realm expert appeared, this stretch of heaven and earth seemed to split apart all at once.
With a thunderous roar, numerous mountain ranges exploded into ash, the ground cracking open with countless black fissures stretching out for who knew how many miles.
The sky-flooding aura pressed down on everyone’s hearts with terror and unease—their souls felt as though they might shatter at any moment.
“Uncle Ye has finally come.”
Jun Fan was secretly thrilled. After waiting so long, his greatest reliance had finally descended.
Uncle Ye, full name Ye, was an... incomparably rare Night Demon.
As a great general who once served under his father, the Solar Demon Overlord, he had campaigned far and wide, his slaughter flooding the heavens.
Uncle Ye’s strength had long since reached the Sacred King Realm, and within these six thousand years he had broken through once more, becoming a Sacred Emperor.
Some time ago, following the contingency plans his father had left behind, Jun Fan had found Uncle Ye, who had been living in secluded cultivation somewhere.
Then, he earnestly begged Uncle Ye to emerge into the world once more, to take back everything that belonged to him.
To his request, Uncle Ye naturally agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Back then, he and Jun Bufan’s father had been as close as brothers, and he treated Jun Fan like his own child.
And in Jun Fan’s plan this time, Uncle Ye was the most crucial step.
With Sacred Emperor Realm strength, wielding the Nirvana Grade Artifact his father had once refined—the Solar Heavenly Blade—even a Quasi-Nirvana Realm existence would turn pale with dread, not daring to meet its edge.
Even at her peak, Empress Yao Xi might not be able to contend with him—let alone now, when she was in a weakened state.
“A big fish has finally come.”
“Well, it wasn’t a waste of all this waiting.”
Gu Changge watched the blurry figure streaking down from the horizon and couldn’t help but reveal a look of keen interest.
What he currently lacked most was, in fact, the Source of Sacred Emperor experts.
And in his perception, this figure’s strength was far more terrifying than that of an ordinary Sacred Emperor Realm expert.
By that reckoning, it must be holding some heavy treasure in its hands.
A heavy treasure that even a Sacred Emperor would treat with caution—either a Quasi-Nirvana Grade Artifact, or a Nirvana Grade Artifact.
Although he currently possessed six of the Seven Tools of World Domination, plus the Eight Barren Demon Halberd, the Great Seal of Mountains and Rivers, and other items... Quasi-Nirvana Grade Artifacts and even Nirvana Grade Artifacts—the more the merrier, naturally. Even if he couldn’t use them himself, he could bring them back to the Beyond later and give them to Yue Mingkong.
Yue Mingkong had given so much for him, yet he had rarely given her anything.
“Protect Her Majesty the Empress!”
At the peak of the Sacred Mountain, everyone’s expressions changed drastically as they watched this scene.
Qing Ju, Qing Lan, Qing Mei, and the others were on maximum alert, chills running down their backs as they brought out their respective divine weapons.
The many young prodigies felt a bone-deep dread, their souls trembling, unable to resist the urge to prostrate themselves in that direction.
This was the might of a Sacred Emperor Realm expert—merely the sweep of his divine sense was enough to shatter heaven and earth, to annihilate the cosmos.
Such a figure already stood at the pinnacle of an entire world—with a single thought, heaven and earth would overturn, and the sun and moon would lose their light.
“This aura—it’s the Night Demon who once served under the Solar Demon Overlord. I sent people searching for his whereabouts for so many years, thinking he had long since died. I never expected he would suddenly appear at a time like this.”
“It seems he has been orchestrating all of this from behind the scenes. I just wonder whether Jun Bufan will show himself.”
Empress Yao Xi spoke calmly.
Though she currently could not use her cultivation, she could still feel this vast and terrifying pressure.
It simply suffocated everyone present—their Physiques felt on the verge of bursting apart, unable to withstand such fluctuations.
She had long anticipated all of this.
The enemy had come in force; since they had already planted spies and numerous agents by her side, they naturally would not pass up such a rare opportunity to put her to death.
“All of you, leave. You are no match for him.”
At this moment, Empress Yao Xi spoke to the female officers and young prodigies beside her, her voice utterly without ripple.
She knew their staying here served no purpose—it was merely courting death.
Below the Sacred Emperor Realm, all are ants—those words were not said in vain.
The enemy needed but a single thought to reduce everyone atop the Sacred Mountain to nothing, body and soul.
Their strength was truly too weak—even a Sacred Lord Realm existence, facing a Sacred Emperor, was like an ant, without the slightest power to resist.
Hearing this, Qing Mei, Qing Lan, and the others all showed expressions of reluctance and grief.
The many young prodigies gritted their teeth, their hearts full of fury and unwillingness.
As subjects of the Demon World, at a moment like this, they were actually so powerless—unable even to protect their own Empress.
“Your Majesty...”
Qing Zhu had also never expected that at a time like this, the first thing Empress Yao Xi would do was tell them to leave, not to stay here and die.
For a moment, a trace of regret actually arose in her heart—but soon, when she saw Jun Fan secretly glancing over at her, she steeled herself once more.
Things had come to this point; there was no room left for turning back or regret. It was success or death.
“All of you, withdraw. The Night Demon’s target is me—it has nothing to do with any of you.”
“Staying here will only add to the casualties.”
Empress Yao Xi rose and walked out, her countenance incomparably calm, her breathtakingly beautiful face bearing an expression that brooked no question.
Her phoenix robes fluttered, her sleeves wide, her three thousand strands of dark hair drifting lightly in the cold wind.
At this moment, she walked to the peak of the Sacred Mountain, her gaze without the slightest ripple, watching the oncoming Night Demon—possessed of a peerless grace.
“Your Majesty, we won’t leave. Our lives were given by you—how could we abandon you at a time like this?”
“If something happens to you today, we will go with you. Even in the underworld, you will need someone to attend you.”
Hearing this, Qing Lan, Qing Mei, and the others all shook their heads, tears glimmering, refusing to leave—determined to advance and retreat together with Empress Yao Xi.
Hearing this, Empress Yao Xi’s brows furrowed slightly. Sensing their unwavering resolve, she shook her head with a soft sigh and said no more.
“We are willing to advance and retreat together with Her Majesty the Empress!”
The many prodigies also shouted in unison at this moment, their faces resolute, bringing out all their powerful divine weapons, unwilling to leave.
For a time, this place blazed with radiance of every color, illuminating the sky.
This scene made Jun Fan’s expression turn quite ugly. He had never expected that even now, so many people would still refuse to abandon Empress Yao Xi, willing to die alongside her.
This feeling made him deeply uncomfortable. Empress Yao Xi had clearly... risen to power through despicable means, unifying the Demon World through methods both cruel and cold-blooded, slaughtering countless people and sparking rebellions everywhere.
So why were there still so many willing to support her?
“This vast Solar Domain clearly belonged to my father’s territory, yet now she has it controlled to this degree...”
“Heh, even at a time like this, she’s still winning hearts. Impressive, Yao Xi, truly impressive.”
Jun Fan’s fists clenched tight. If not for his insufficient strength...
At this moment he would have already activated a Forbidden Weapon and charged up to kill—how could he possibly allow Empress Yao Xi to speak such words?
“Young Master Changge, I’ll have to trouble you with this matter.”
At this moment, Empress Yao Xi looked toward Gu Changge, who had walked over alongside her, and said, “As for what you mentioned before, I will give it serious consideration.”
Gu Changge smiled and said, “Now you’re being a stranger, saying things like that. I’m actually the most helpful person around. With Her Majesty the Empress facing such peril, how could I possibly stand by and watch someone die without helping?”
Empress Yao Xi shot him a sidelong glance—just moments ago, Gu Changge had certainly not... put it that way.
The two stood side by side atop the mountain peak, the mountain wind blowing, their hair dancing—in the eyes of many, they looked just like a pair of immortal lovers.
This scene kindled hope in the eyes of many beings of the Demon World.
Gu Changge’s power and influence went without saying. If he stood on Empress Yao Xi’s side, then unless the enemy was insane, they would absolutely have to think twice.
“Yao Xi, today the grudge between you and me shall finally be settled.”
At this moment, the Night Demon’s figure appeared in the sky above, standing there as though forged from black Immortal Gold, demonic qi billowing, blotting out the sky and sun.
He was more like an invincible War Immortal, his flesh rippling with dreadful demonic qi fluctuations, and carrying a terrifying Demonic Energy that seized the soul—making many tremble, not daring to look directly at him.
Too terrifying.
Merely standing there, such a figure possessed the might to annihilate mountains and seas with a single thought—to destroy the Black and White Academy with a flick of a finger.
Now that such a figure had appeared to kill Empress Yao Xi, many felt despair, a thick greyness settling over their hearts.
If Empress Yao Xi were at her peak, that would be one thing.
But now Empress Yao Xi was deeply poisoned—even standing up seemed difficult for her. How could she fight the invincible Night Demon before her?
Empress Yao Xi looked at him from afar and said indifferently, “The Remnants of the Five Demon Overlords from back then—scurrying and hiding like rats crossing the street all these years. Only at a time like this do you dare show yourself.”
The Night Demon sneered, “If your methods hadn’t been so despicable and vicious back then, how would I have fallen to such a state these years? All of this is your doing.”
“Is that so?”
Empress Yao Xi’s expression remained unchanged as she asked lightly, “So where exactly is Jun Bufan now? He faked his death to deceive me back then—does he not even have the courage to show himself now?”
“The young master is naturally in a safe place. After you die, he will naturally appear and succeed as the new ruler of the Demon World.”
The Night Demon said coldly, “On the contrary, it’s I who want to ask you—where exactly did the Five Demon Overlords of back then go?”
Hearing this, many people’s expressions shifted slightly, and they hurriedly focused their attention, wanting to learn the whereabouts of the Five Demon Overlords from back then.
Jun Fan’s expression also grew intent as he listened carefully.
During this time, he had been searching for the whereabouts of his father, the Solar Demon Overlord, but had found nothing.
Whether...
it was his father, or the other Demon Overlords of the past—all of them seemed to have vanished from the Demon World without a trace, leaving not even a mark behind.
This had become one of the Demon World’s great mysteries.
Although many rumors in the outside world claimed that Empress Yao Xi had killed the Five Demon Overlords.
Jun Fan knew clearly that even with Empress Yao Xi’s current methods, she could not possibly have accomplished such a thing—let alone six thousand years ago.
Six thousand years ago, the cultivation of the Five Demon Overlords had long been unfathomable.
Even with the Lunar Demon Overlord, Empress Yao Xi’s mother, secretly assisting her, she simply could not have done such a thing.
The Five Demon Overlords vanished, and by now, even Empress Yao Xi’s mother, the Lunar Demon Overlord, had long since disappeared without a trace.
Many years ago, some claimed to have seen the Lunar Demon Overlord appear.
But during this period, in the course of his investigations, Jun Fan discovered that the people spreading this rumor had clearly been dispatched by Empress Yao Xi.
Her purpose was... to borrow the Lunar Demon Overlord’s name to intimidate the great demons of all sides, keeping them from acting rashly.
In other words, besides... the Five Demon Overlords, the Lunar Demon Overlord had actually also vanished six thousand years ago.
It was only after Empress Yao Xi succeeded and unified the Demon World that, to deceive the public, she created the facade that the Lunar Demon Overlord had not disappeared—thereby intimidating the various clans of the Demon World.
And so, Jun Fan now also wanted to hear from Empress Yao Xi’s own mouth the whereabouts of the Demon World’s six Demon Overlords.
He didn’t know what the words his father had left him in that Knowledge Sea world back then truly meant—something concerning the future of the Demon World.
“You ask me? How would I know?”
However, hearing this, Empress Yao Xi merely replied indifferently.
Her face showed no change whatsoever, leaving one unable to tell whether she truly didn’t know or simply refused to say more.
Many people were somewhat disappointed at not hearing what they wanted to know.
“Won’t talk, huh? No matter. In a moment, I’ll have plenty of ways to make you confess what happened six thousand years ago.”
The Night Demon’s face darkened slightly, feeling that Empress Yao Xi was merely stalling for time.
At once, he wasted no more words. Pitch-black divine light emerged in his hand, containing terrifying might, Principles of Dao rising and sinking within it—like a black sun whose mere fluctuations could destroy heaven and earth.
The many experts battling in the distance couldn’t help but change expressions drastically, a bone-chilling cold washing over them.
Under such power, though the Black and White Academy had supreme Array Patterns engraved upon it, it could be annihilated in a single instant.
Weng!!! Yet just then, a resplendent light emerged—a peerless immortal sword of seven colors, condensed from numerous supreme rules, its radiance dazzling, illuminating the vast sky.
Gu Changge walked forward, his entire body flowing with supreme aura, rules cascading down around him—even his hair shone brilliantly.
Behind him, a bright moon-like pristine divine seal appeared, its light too intense, stinging the eyes.
Supreme might flowed within it—in an instant, the void exploded, and countless powers of law seethed.
This pristine divine seal collided with the Night Demon’s strike, as if to overturn the River of Time itself, to shatter the spacetime of myriad ages.
This stretch of heaven and earth seemed to be re-evolved.
Scene after scene emerged—battle cries shaking the heavens, splendid mountains and rivers being smashed apart, Ancient Emperors and Sky Emperors roaring in fury, dripping blood piercing through billions of worlds, sword light breaking through the nine heavens in a single stroke...
Such phenomena were too terrifying, as though they were events that had once occurred beneath his feet—leaving all beings of the Demon World aghast, feeling for the first time the terror of Gu Changge’s strength.
This sky-flooding, dreadful aura was already evenly matched with the Night Demon’s!
Gu Changge’s expression was casual—he even idly twirled a sword flourish, appearing quite at ease.
“Done talking now? Finally planning to make a move?”
He smiled breezily. “What a pity—I wanted to keep watching the show.”
“Gu Changge, this is a matter within our Demon World. You’re an outsider—what right do you have to interfere?”
“I don’t wish to fight you, but if you think that with the Longevity Gu Family at your back you can do whatever you please and meddle in everything, then don’t blame me for what comes next.”
The Night Demon’s face darkened, somewhat incredulous. He naturally recognized Gu Changge’s identity.
Even while dwelling in the Demon World, he had heard the many rumors about Gu Changge, and so he was quite wary of him.
But if Gu Changge insisted on interfering, then he could only make his move.
For this day, he had waited a full six thousand years—there was absolutely no way he would let such a fine opportunity slip by.
Otherwise, who knew how long he would have to wait for another chance to assassinate Empress Yao Xi.
Hearing this, Gu Changge seemed to come to some realization, then continued, as if talking to himself, “True, I suppose I am just an outsider. Meddling in the Demon World’s affairs is indeed a bit hard to justify.”
“However, if you intend to kill Yao Xi right in front of me, then I’ll just have to kill you first.”
“My people—you don’t get to touch.”
“Gu Changge, how arrogant you are. What exactly do you mean by that?”
Hearing this, the Night Demon’s face darkened once more, enraged by Gu Changge’s casual attitude of not taking him seriously at all.
As a Sacred Emperor, never had anyone dared to look down on him.
In the current Demon World, Quasi-Nirvana Realm existences were practically nowhere to be seen—the Sacred Emperor Realm was the most powerful force under heaven, enough to look down upon all things.
He stared coldly at Gu Changge, fury surging in his heart.
Judging by his face, he was merely a man in his twenties, with jade-black hair, dressed in black-gold divine robes.
But the years he had lived were immeasurably long—his lifespan could be called endless.