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He looked at his sister, who was almost bursting with shame and anger, and then at the scene of carnage that was about to materialize.
This is what energetic young people should be like!
It's much more interesting than those lifeless old guys in the underworld.
Finally, he turned his attention back to the person who had started all of this.
Zhou Ye met his gaze calmly, picked up the black tea, and gently blew on it.
Sazex leaned back on the sofa, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest, breaking the momentary tranquility, a playful smile curving his lips.
"Brother-in-law."
He spoke, and those two words came out incredibly smoothly, with a hint of mockery.
"Among your many confidantes, what you call the 'Crystal Palace,' would my sister be considered the head of the 'official wives'?"
[Damn, is your brother-in-law here to witness my chaotic love triangle?]
Zhou Ye was internally ranting and raving.
[If it weren't for your sister being here, I would have already prepared sunflower seeds and soda.]
He put down his teacup, his expression unchanged, and responded in a statement of fact.
"If we're talking about status, Rias is undoubtedly worthy of it."
That's a clever way of putting it.
While acknowledging Rias's status, it confines it to the framework of "identity".
"Oh?"
Sazex immediately seized on the loophole in her words, leaning forward with a mischievous glint in his emerald eyes.
"Does my brother-in-law mean that Rias isn't the strongest among you?"
In short, it directly ignited the powder keg.
"Varied……!"
Rias suddenly raised her head, no longer caring about being shy.
Dissatisfied!
A strong sense of resentment welled up from the bottom of her heart.
She is the next head of the Gremory family, a pure-blooded high-ranking demon who has inherited the power of destruction!
She subconsciously glanced at her best friend Akeno Himejima, then swept her gaze over to Nami and Saeko Busujima, who were exuding an aura of authority.
In Zhou Ye's Crystal Palace, these three women possess the most unfathomable strength.
Nami's magical show that crushed Phoenix [Queen] is still fresh in my mind.
The tangible sword energy emanating from Saeko Busujima made her skin sting.
And his own "Empress" Zhu Nai is the manipulator of thunder and light.
There was no opportunity or reason to have a one-on-one contest before.
But now, provoked by her own brother, Rias felt her magical power boiling over.
It is necessary!
It's absolutely necessary to show our full strength and prove who the real "official wife" is!
The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.
Nami's smile remained sweet, but her mind, which had been calculating the betrothal gifts and dowry, had turned into figuring out how to use money to bankrupt the Gremory family.
Saeko Busujima's hand was already on the hilt of her sword, her fighting spirit surging. She didn't care about titles or ranks, but she longed to fight against the strong.
Himejima Akeno's eyes shimmered with purple lightning, and beneath her gentle expression lay a sadistic personality that could erupt at any moment.
"Oh dear, it seems we need a friendly competition to decide the order of things in the house."
Her gentle tone sent a chill down Rias's spine.
As Sazex watched the chaotic scene that was about to erupt on the spot, his smile grew even brighter. He even made a gesture towards Zhou Ye.
Zhou Ye rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
He realized that this brother-in-law of the Demon King was a top-notch entertainer who thrived on chaos.
If he keeps stirring things up, this reception room will definitely be torn down today.
"The strongest..."
Zhou Ye spoke, his voice not loud, but it instantly attracted everyone's attention.
The tense atmosphere momentarily froze.
Rias, Nami, Saeko Busujima, and Akeno Himejima—four sharp gazes simultaneously locked onto him.
Even Sazex stopped joking and looked at him curiously, wondering how he was going to handle the situation.
Zhou Ye looked around, and finally, to everyone's astonishment, pointed to his own shoulder.
There was nothing there.
"is her."
"His strength far surpasses that of Rias, Akeno, and Nami, and even surpasses that of the Red Dragon Emperor Draig."
He said this to Sazex.
But the content of his words was like a thunderclap from the heavens, exploding in the hearts of every demon in the reception room, and everyone who knew the name of the "Crimson Dragon Emperor"!
Sazex's pupils suddenly contracted!
Rias and Akeno Himejima held their breath instantly!
Red Dragon Emperor?
Draig?
That legendary "Celestial Dragon"? The strongest crimson dragon? A being hailed as the embodiment of "power"?
What nonsense is Zhou Ye spouting?
Just as everyone was stunned by this earth-shattering news, Zhou Ye made his move.
He reached out and gently "took" something off his shoulder.
It was a palm-sized mechanical dragon, made entirely of precision metal, and full of sci-fi style.
It lay motionless in Zhou Ye's palm, its eyes dim, like a finely crafted figurine.
Isn't this Zhou Ye's mechanical pet dragon? Although it's quite human-like, but...
Zhou Ye didn't care what they thought.
[Clatter].
The mechanical dragon was gently placed on the mahogany table in front of everyone.
The voice is very soft.
But in the deathly silent reception room, it was as clear as a heavy hammer blow.
Everyone present, including the demon king Lucifer, was completely stunned by Zhou Ye's words and actions.
Only one utterly absurd thought remained in their minds.
This thing in front of me...
A mechanical dragon that looks like a pet...
It's that famous, legendary figure...
The Crimson Dragon Emperor Draig?!
Dead silence.
The air in the reception room seemed to have been sucked out, plunging into absolute silence.
For the first time, the smile on Sazex's face vanished completely.
His emerald green eyes were fixed on the palm-sized mechanical object on the table. The demon king's aura unconsciously dissipated, causing the temperature in the entire room to drop several degrees.
"Brother-in-law."
His voice was dry and heavy, carrying an unprecedented weight.
"This is not funny."
This statement is no longer a question, but a warning.
Making jokes about "Tianlong," especially in front of him, the Demon King, has crossed the most sensitive line in the Underworld.
Zhou Ye didn't speak, but simply made a "please go ahead" gesture, indicating that he should look for himself.
Just as Sazex's patience was about to run out.
【Om—】
Draig, who had been watching the show, suddenly had a ghostly green light flash in his eyes.
The green light wasn't dazzling, but it was so deep it seemed to conceal an ancient world.
Immediately afterwards, a voice rang out in the room.
It was a processed, electronically synthesized voice with a distinctly metallic quality.
But the powerful, ancient, and domineering aura contained in the voice made the souls of everyone present tremble!
"Even I, the Dragon, don't find it funny."
"But that's the truth, you little brat from Sazex Gimli."
[Boom—!!!]
If Zhou Ye's previous words were like a thunderclap, then this electronic voice was like divine punishment that struck everyone's head!
Imp?
Its name is the current Demon King Lucifer... brat?!