The rain poured down, falling with a clatter, smashing on a tall mountain range, splashing the sky with mist.

The rain flowed down the mountain, converging into a muddy river, surging and rushing away.

Halfway up a high mountain, there was a two-meter-high hole, which was dimly lit, damp and covered with slippery moss.

The cave extends into the belly of the mountain.

At this time, at the end of the passage, a well-proportioned man slowly opened his eyes.

He had a handsome face, bright eyes, and a gray robe covered with dust, and had been here for a long time now.

The man exhaled a breath of turbidity, and as soon as his body shook, the dust on his body fell one after another.

As the man got up, a strong aura spread.

He walked slowly to the entrance of the cave, looking at the gray sky and the pouring rain, his face was neither sad nor joyful.

I saw his figure flash, and in a few moments, he appeared in a city and walked into a restaurant.

He poured himself a plate of appetizers, and soon drank a pot of spirits.

Suddenly, he turned his head expressionlessly, looked at the guests sitting next to him, and asked indifferently:

"You just mentioned the name 'Emperor Zhou'?"

At the table next to him, there were four Terran monks, and judging by the robes on their bodies, they should all be from the same Terran force.

Hearing this person ask, one of the drunken men laughed:

"Yes, we're talking about Emperor Zhou."

"You haven't heard of it, have you?"

The man's brows furrowed slightly: "What did you hear?"

The four of them all showed disdain.

"You haven't even heard of the name of Emperor Zhou's predecessors, but you're really a turtle."

"Emperor Zhou's predecessors pretended to be demon clansmen, not only did they succeed in gaining the appreciation of the demon clan's high-level leaders, but there was also a demon saint powerhouse who accepted Emperor Zhou's predecessors as apprentices, but in the end, Emperor Zhou's seniors killed three demon venerables, which is really relieving!"

"But isn't it, now the demon clan and our human race are trying their best to find the emperor and Zhou seniors, but the demon clan wants to catch the emperor and Zhou seniors, or even kill the emperor and Zhou seniors, after all, the emperor and Zhou seniors made the demon clan lose such a big face, and our human race is different, the emperor and the Zhou seniors are now the idols of our young people, but it's a pity that I don't have that ability, otherwise I would have played the demon clan well."

"Hahahaha! That's right, the Emperor Zhou seniors are our idols, if we can be lucky enough to meet the Emperor Zhou seniors in this life, it will be a great blessing in life!"

"It's just that the senior of Emperor Zhou doesn't know where it is now, if he is willing to join the Demon Slaying Army, I'm afraid that Ye Qingfeng, the commander of the Demon Slaying Army Headquarters, will have to abdicate and make way for Xian."

"That's right!"

Other drinkers also applauded and looked quite excited.

Only the man who poured himself a drink alone had a look of displeasure on his face.

Because, his name is Di Zhou.

The reason why he is unhappy is because his deeds are not as rumored.

He did have great ambition and talent, and before the battle between the demon race and the human race broke out, he had been in retreat and cultivation, wanting to become the strongest.

After the war between the human race and the demon race broke out, he thought about using the demon race to sharpen himself and improve his strength in the battle.

So he chose the most adventurous way, which was to disguise himself as a demon clan and blend into the demon clan.

But when he successfully blended into the demon clan, he found that the demon clan was much stronger than he imagined.

Not to mention the demon god who is worshiped as a god by all the demon clans, not to mention those extremely powerful demon saint powerhouses, even those demon lords, they are not simple characters.

So he regretted his impulsiveness a little, but he had already blended into the demon clan, and in order not to reveal his true identity as a human race, he could only choose to fall silent.

But by mistake, his cultivation talent was favored by the demon clan, and later, he was even accepted as a personal disciple by a demon saint powerhouse, and his strength increased rapidly. Xiu Shu

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In Zhou's opinion, this is not a bad thing, and it seems that it is also very good to stay in the demon clan to cultivate.

What's more, having a demon saint powerhouse as his master is something that is unattainable.

But his good fortune seemed to run out.

Not long ago, the three demon venerables invited him to drink together.

He went.

He knew that the purpose of these three demon venerables was to have a good relationship with him, and then to curry favor with his master, that is, the demon saint powerhouse.

Di Zhou drank a few more glasses, and after drinking, he lost his words and revealed his identity.

The three demon venerables fought with Emperor Zhou on the spot.

Emperor Zhou's strength is actually not at the level of the Demon Emperor, at most it is equivalent to the Demon Emperor.

Fortunately, the first time he realized that he had lost his words, he poisoned the wine of this demon venerable.

When the other party makes a move, the poison erupts.

Emperor Zhou not only picked up a life, but also killed three poisoned demon venerables.

Then he escaped from the demon clan's station.

At this time, hearing that these drinkers around him said that their deeds were heroic deeds, Di Zhou was not only displeased, but also felt ashamed, like sitting on pins and needles, like thorns in the back.

There was only one doubt in his mind.

Who released such rumors!

Soon, Di Zhou left the restaurant.

He knew very well that now the demon clan was looking for him all over the world.

Because of his existence, especially the widely praised 'fake stories', it will make the demon clan hate him even more.

If the demon clan doesn't kill him Emperor Zhou, it will fuel the arrogance of the human race.

Therefore, the demon clan will definitely send more people to search for the whereabouts of his Emperor Zhou.

At this time, joining the Demon Slaying Army seems to be the best choice, but if you join the Demon Slaying Army, you will definitely be known by the Demon Clan, and you will also face many potential dangers.

Di Zhou felt that the best way was to find a quiet and uninhabited place and continue to cultivate alone.

The war between the human race and the demon race doesn't care about his business at all, it will only delay his time.

Thinking of this, Di Zhou immediately turned into a streamer and flew away, and after a few days, he found an extremely hidden valley, carved out a cave on the cliff wall on one side of the valley, and then began to cultivate.

But after a full hour, Emperor Zhou couldn't calm down and couldn't enter the cultivation state.

He remembered another piece of news he had heard.

There is a person named Xiao Zhan, who seems to be very popular with the Terran side, and seems to be about the same age as himself.

Di Zhou was a little unconvinced.

Because he has never met anyone whose talent is not weaker than his own.

Although he felt that Xiao Zhan and he didn't know each other, it had nothing to do with it, Xiao Zhan cultivated Xiao Zhan, and he cultivated his.

But the name Xiao Zhan lingered in Di Zhou's mind.

He really wanted to see with his own eyes whether Xiao Zhan was really as good as himself.

So, half a year later.

Di Zhou came to the branch of the Demon Slayer Army that Xiao Zhan was in charge of, pretended to be an ordinary monk, and became a member of the Demon Slaying Army under Xiao Zhan's command.

At the same time, after participating in several battles with the demon clan, he successfully attracted Xiao Zhan's attention.

Emperor Zhou also saw Xiao Zhan fighting with the Demon Emperor on the side of the Demon Clan in the battles again and again, and sure enough, he found that Xiao Zhan was extremely strong, and he was even more proficient in formation, alchemy, and refining.

For a while, Di Zhou suddenly felt a little flustered.

Because he has always felt that in this world, there will be no one with more talent than himself.

But he felt that Xiao Zhan was stronger than him now.

Although he didn't think that his strength was weaker than Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan was good at more things.

Of course, in fact, the Xiao Zhan that Emperor Zhou saw was just Xiao Zhan's doppelganger, but it was also equivalent to Xiao Zhan.

But Xiao Zhan finally aroused Di Zhou's competitive spirit.

So, he decided to find out who he was.

Late at night, Xiao Zhan established a demon slaying army

The ministry is brightly lit and orderly.

in the tent.

Xiao Zhan's clone is checking the latest battle situation reported by other forces in this area.

Suddenly, the voice of Emperor Zhou sounded outside the tent:

"Commander Xiao, can I come in?"

Xiao Zhan's doppelganger didn't raise his head, and only said one word:

"Enter!"

Di Zhou opened the curtain, and after walking in, he went straight to the point:

"My name is Di Zhou."

Xiao Zhan's doppelganger raised his head suddenly, and a moment of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly nodded with a smile, pointed to the chair next to him, and motioned for Di Zhou to sit down.

Then Xiao Zhan's doppelganger smiled and spoke:

"Emperor Zhou Daoyou, it really surprised me."

Di Zhou looked at Xiao Zhan calmly: "You are very powerful."

Xiao Zhan's clone shook his head: "Compared to Emperor Zhou Daoyou's deeds, I'm still too far behind."

Di Zhou's expression was a little unnatural, but he didn't open his mouth to explain, but changed the topic and said:

"If my affairs here are exposed, the demon clan will definitely send more demon soldiers and demon clan powerhouses, will you be able to withstand it then?"

Xiao Zhan's doppelganger had a calm face:

"I want to know, what is the purpose of Emperor Zhou Daoyou coming to me?"

Di Zhou was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "I just heard about you, and I want to see if you are in vain or worthy of your reputation."

Xiao Zhan's clone smiled and nodded, "What advice does Emperor Zhou Daoyou have now?"

Di Zhou's brows tightened:

"To be honest, I don't know what to do right now, whether to find a place to retreat and cultivate, so that no one can know my traces, or whether to join the Demon Slayer Army, or join a certain Terran force."

Xiao Zhan nodded: "I know what you're worried about, among the forces of the human race, there must be a female cadre of the demon clan, no matter how you choose, the demon clan will know your whereabouts sooner or later."

"If you want to stay out of it, the best option is to go to a place where no one can find you and retreat."

"Don't you want me to join the Demon Slayer?" Di Zhou was a little surprised.

In his opinion, since the human race is painstakingly looking for itself, it must have taken a fancy to its own potential, and it must be hoped that he will join the demon slaying army.

But Xiao Zhan doesn't seem to mean this?

Xiao Zhan smiled: "Everyone has their own ambitions, I won't talk to Emperor Zhou Daoyou about the rise and fall of the human race, if you are willing to join the war between the human race and the demon race, and join the demon slaying army, it is naturally good, if you are unwilling, no one can force you."

Di Zhou nodded.

After a long time, he frowned and looked at Xiao Zhan's clone:

"I have always felt that cultivating and improving one's strength is what every monk should do, and other things are meaningless."

"I really want to know, why did you join the Demon Slaying Army, with your talent and potential, you should devote all your energy to cultivation!"

Xiao Zhan's doppelganger nodded:

"You're right."

"Becoming the strongest is probably the pursuit of every monk, and I am no exception."

"I can completely skip the battle between the human race and the demon race now, and find a place to cultivate with peace of mind."

Di Zhou nodded, and the puzzle on his face became even thicker: "You still haven't told me why you want to join the Demon Slaying Army."

Xiao Zhan's clone smiled, "Things in this world don't all need reasons."

"For example, I asked Emperor Zhou Daoyou, since you want to cultivate with peace of mind, why did you appear here with me? You don't have to think about it." xь.

Di Zhou seemed to be a little puzzled by the truth in this.

Actually, it doesn't make much sense.

Seeing that Emperor Zhou was deep in thought, Xiao Zhan's clone sat cross-legged and quickly immersed himself in cultivation.

An hour later, Di Zhou suddenly raised his head, frowned at Xiao Zhan's doppelganger and said

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"I'd like to talk to you."

Xiao Zhan's doppelganger didn't speak, and he didn't even open his eyelids.

Di Zhou's brows tightened:

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you? How dare you let your guard down in front of me."

Xiao Zhan's doppelganger slowly spoke:

"You can't kill me, you'll only die."

Di Zhou chuckled, "You're too confident."

Xiao Zhan's doppelganger didn't answer.

Di Zhou stared at Xiao Zhan's doppelganger for a long time, and suddenly, his figure flickered in front of Xiao Zhan and slapped Xiao Zhan with a slam.

Obviously, he wanted to force Xiao Zhan to start his own fight.

However, at the moment when Di Zhou made his move, endless energy suddenly surged towards him in the tent.

Di Zhou's brows tightened, and the energy contained in his palm was completely rebounded.

Formation!

Di Zhou's face was full of astonishment.

He knew that in addition to his own strength, Xiao Zhan was also proficient in formations, alchemy, and refining.

However, just by blocking his attack with the formation, this... Isn't it too strong?

A terrifying thought came to mind.

If Xiao Zhan's attainments in formation and even refining alchemy are not inferior to the strength of cultivation at all, wouldn't it be equivalent to Xiao Zhan alone, who can compare to several of him?

How strong is a person who is strong in his own strength, extremely talented, and proficient in formations to assist in battle, and can also refine pills for himself to take, and refine magic weapons for himself to use?

If Di Zhou knew that Xiao Zhan in front of him was just Xiao Zhan's doppelganger, he would probably be stunned.

If Emperor Zhou knew that Xiao Zhan had obtained the Chaos Pearl, one of the Chaos Treasures, how would he feel?

For a time, Di Zhou's self-confidence suffered an unprecedented blow.

But soon, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Zhan, you are very powerful, really powerful, but I will definitely catch up, I want to be the strongest person of the human race, I will!" "

After speaking, Di Zhou turned around and was about to leave.

Xiao Zhan's doppelganger suddenly spoke:

"Did you really kill the three Demon Venerables? With your current strength, it is impossible for you and me to beat a strong person at the Demon Venerable level. "