~500 years ago ~
"You lost," Mu Zixin said with a victorious smirk.
Guo Shuochen, the immortal emperor raised his arms in defeat, heaved a sigh and shut his eyes for a moment after losing the chess game for the umpteenth time.
"As expected of you Lord Lingyun,"the immortal emperor remarked with a fond smile. "One day you'll find someone who'll beat you mercilessly,"he added jokingly.
"Dijun,are cursing me?" Mu Zixin retorted with a teasing smile.
"Are you scared?" the emperor teased back and roared with laughter,a heartfelt laughter that echoed within the walls of his private chambers at Tianyin Hall.
The duo- one the ruler of the immortal realm and the other ,the most powerful being in the immortal realm were close,with a relationship akin to that of a father and son. They spent most of the time in the emperor's chambers bonding over games and music.
"Dijun, he's here," the emperor's personal attendant whispered. The emperor nodded.
"Zixin, he's here," the emperor informed with a stern expression. Mu Zixin nodded in understanding.
The large gates to the immortal realm palace opened wide and the two palace guards stepped aside. Tiao Ge, dressed in opulent long black robes walked in confidently. His chin was held high exposing his devilishly handsome face. He navigated through the pathways of the immortal realm like he owned the place. The man,was the invincible demon king with a reputable handsome face but an ugly heart probably no heart at all. He was known to shake the three realms,a recurring nightmare to mortals.
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"Yay! I can fly!" a young immortal exclaimed beaming excitedly as he flapped his medium sized wings in the air.
In Yuzhou continent where the immortal and demon realm coexisted with the mortal realm, highly cultivated immortals and demons were capable of growing wings and the size and length of those wings depended on one's cultivation level.
A group of immortals were on the training grounds practicing the spells they'd learnt when they were suddenly summoned to attend the long awaited conciliation meeting. But instead of Tianyin Hall,they were directed to head to the Guangshan Platform.
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Tiao Ge ascended the short stairway leading to the Guangshan Platform. He had been invited to the immortal realm palace in attempt to create peace for the three realms. He was skeptical at first but since the sender of the invitation letter happened to be Mu Zixin who was deemed trustworthy,he agreed. He also did it for the sake of the demon realm. He wanted to fight for the rights of the demons and acquire some privileges for them; that way,no one would look down on his own kind.
What the demon king didn't know was that it was actually a trap designed by immortals to capture him. Immediately he stepped on top of the platform,an array was activated and suddenly he was tangled up by glowing silk like threads and dragged to the center.
"Overlord Tiao welcome to the immortal realm,"a mocking voice taunted and the owner of the voice revealed himself a few minutes later.
Situ Xuanye, the so called gentleman of the immortal realm stepped forward dressed in silk golden robes. His long black hair was tied up by a dozen of golden hair clasps and pins. He was widely known for his beauty and gentlemanly demeanour.
"Didn't expect you immortals to be a bunch of despicable snakes,"the demon king seethed, gritting his teeth angrily, trying to disentangle himself. Instead,the more he tried wriggling the more the threads bound him.
"No need to struggle. It's useless,"Situ Xuanye spoke calmly. The immortal summoned a long blue whip and began flogging the demon king mercilessly draining the latter's energy. With every hit that landed on him,Tiao Ge cried and yelled in agony feeling the burning sensation coursing through his body.
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"Where are the rest?" Mu Zixin questioned his eyes darting across the empty palace hall where he expected the conciliation meeting to be held. He turned to look at the emperor with a questioning gaze.
"Guangshan Platform... The meeting was just a trick to lure the demon king to the immortal realm,"the emperor explained.
Mu Zixin was silent for moment, internally digesting the emperor's words. He didn't need any further explanation on what was going on- he had already figured what the immortals' real intention was.
"I'll be there," Mu Zixin replied shortly. The immortal emperor left first leaving behind a puzzled Mu Zixin.
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At Guangshan Platform,all the other immortals gathered around it including the elders. Overlapping insults were thrown at the captured villain.
A few moments later everyone looked up when they noticed a pair of large dazzling white wings from far.
"Lord Lingyun is here,"soft female voices exclaimed with excitement. They all gawked at the approaching man. The man's beauty transcended beyond the three realms but only few had seen his ethereal face.
Mu Zixin,the immortal realm's god of war was a powerful beauty who always wore a white coloured mask that covered his eyes and part of his cheeks. Only his close friends had seen his face but that didn't stop the news of his beauty spreading across the realms. What even made him more unique and distinct from other immortals was that Mu Zixin was a blue haired immortal. No one understood the reason behind this striking phenomenon and so it remained a mystery even to himself. His entire appearance drew attention towards him- tall lean figure with blue hair ,a beautiful face hidden behind a white mask ,fair skin and a pair of large dazzling white wings.
Everyone stared with admiration as Mu Zixin gently descended in front of them. Without focusing on anyone,his gaze landed on the trapped demon king who apparently looked vulnerable with his head hung low,patches of blood all over his handsome face and drooping large black wings which he had used to shield himself earlier.
The elders urged their emperor to issue an edict to allow the execution of the demon king. Through Situ Xuanye, the emperor issued an edict to allow procession of the execution. According to the edict,Mu Zixin was ordered to carry out the execution. Though he was against the idea,he had no choice but to comply with the edict.
The edict was backed up by the chanting of immortals demanding instant execution of the treacherous villain to ensure peace throughout the realms.
A flicker of concern flashed through Mu Zixin 's eyes but no one noticed. So as to not raise any suspicion,he acted immediately. Carrying out a number of hand incantations,he set up the Soul Piercer Array- one of the deadliest demon slaying arrays.
"Look it's the Soul Piercer Array,"the immortals chirped excitedly.
The Array comprised of seven needles placed in a star-like pattern formation.
"Tiao Ge," Mu Zixin called out the demon's true name with a choked voice while offering a drop of his own blood to awaken the array.
The demon king used his strength to fight when he heard the vibration of the needles but he had been subdued and could only use his almost broken wings to shield himself.
The needles hummed in harmonic resonance as they slowly penetrated the demon's body. This array was known for shattering one's soul never to reincarnate. Tiao Ge let out an anguished cry as the pain course throughout his now fragile body.
All of a sudden,when everyone thought it was almost over ,Mu Zixin faltered- he felt woozy and nauseous and shortly after vomitted a mouthful of blood. He stumbled backwards and purged blood again. Situ Xuanye,his best friend rushed towards him and grabbed him.
"Seems like you haven't recovered fully. Soul piercer array can be harmful to the user,"Situ Xuanye spoke with concern.
Taking advantage of the distraction,the demon king summoned all his remaining energy and broke through all restraints and escaped.
"The demon king escaped," one shouted and everyone stared in shock at the empty platform. It was a narrow escape for the demon king- one that he never anticipated would happen. His wings were gravely injured so he could barely fly steadily and later he fell. With the last shred of demonic energy,he teleported back to the demon realm where he passed out upon arrival.