Chapter 20: Holy Devil Spirit

  After resting, Ximen Qingxue and Beidong Xiner's panic gradually dissipated. It was only then that they clarified the doubts in their minds.

  "What a crazy place this is! How can we get back?" Ximen Rongxue exclaimed anxiously, hugging Beidang Xiner in her arms.

  "You don't know where this is?" Upon hearing this, Qingkong was very surprised. She had clearly seen him just enter the Huangqian realm, so how did he end up in Laoxu City? Not to mention that she herself was only able to be here because of a magical device given by Guizhuang, so what exactly was going on with them?

  Ximen Yunshuang was taken aback by the question and began to hesitate again. Everything that had happened between him and Xinger during this time was so hard for him to mention, how could he say it out loud in front of his good friend?

  "This place... what's going on here, and the people here seem to be incredibly powerful too..." Indeed, from the moment he opened his eyes, he was shocked by the bloodthirstiness and violence of the people here. Originally, as the young master of a prestigious family, he couldn't be said to be invincible, but he was at least superior to others. Who would have thought that the cruel reality would catch him off guard? In this place, no one knew he was the young master of a family, no one gave him face, and he could only live in humiliation, unable to even protect Xiang'er. Just thinking about his previous incompetence made his clenched fist tighten.

  "Lin Ge..." Nestled in Ximen Linfeng's arms, Beidong Xiner looked at him with concern.

  Looking at their interdependent appearance, Liang Ke didn't plan to say much more, but still told them the general situation here.

  "This is the Netherworld, and we are currently in Lao Suo City. The people here have no humanity to speak of, they are bloodthirsty and love to kill, plundering and looting at will, stopping at nothing to achieve their goals, treating human life as worthless. And if we want to return, it's likely to be very difficult. There are nine cities in total, Lao Suo City is the sixth one, the next one we'll reach is Ming Huang City, and I don't know what the two cities above that are. What we're looking for is the Ghost King Altar, once we find that place, our return will be hopeful."

  "Really, really... can I go back? Are you not deceiving me..." Beitang Xiner's small face was full of anxiety and unease, but she still looked at Qingkuang with wide, longing eyes. She wanted to go home, she wanted to go home, from the start she shouldn't have followed him impulsively.

  "Qing Kuang, I believe you can definitely bring us out of here!" Ximen Linfeng's gaze was firm as he looked at her, even if he didn't believe in himself, he would absolutely believe in Qing Kuang.

  "If you're all rested, let's get moving now and try to reach Ming Huang City as soon as possible." But though he spoke confidently, his heart was actually uneasy, for they still had no idea what dangers lay ahead.

  They set off again with a sigh of relief, but it was also unknown whether they were the ones who would suffer multiple disasters.

  Looking around at the large group of ferocious beasts, Leng Xiao could only smile bitterly. They had only walked so far before being chased by a pack of vicious and malevolent black dogs with eyes full of evil light, probably attracted by the bloody smell from earlier. Each one was as big as an adult Tibetan Mastiff, with shiny black fur, strong limbs, scarlet eyes, sharp teeth, and foul-smelling saliva dripping from their mouths, now drooling while staring at these "fresh meat" in front of them, waiting for the perfect moment to pounce and snap their necks before devouring them.

  "Lin Ge... Lin Ge... I'm scared..." Beitang Xiner was so frightened that she hid behind Xi Men Lingshu, her face turning deathly pale.

  "It's okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid......" Since he has his own flesh and blood, it is naturally his responsibility to bear.

  Before they were ready, the black dogs rushed up, their low growls ringing in their ears, making people's hair stand on end. And looking at their ferocious appearance, if they were injured, it was feared that their teeth would also be poisonous. Several people surrounded North Tang Xiner, protecting her inside.

  "Feng Huang Slash!" The black dog that pounced in front of him, despite dodging nimbly, still had a large piece of its skin burned off. Even the arrogant eyes now carried a hint of fear.

  At this time, Xuan Xi's body was filled with brutal aura. Such a lowly creature dared to bark at him wildly, looking for death! Xiaopang's hand lightly waved, and several barking black dogs instantly turned to ashes, without even leaving any residue.

  Feng Jiang Mou closely guarded Ling Kuang and Xuan Xi, his long spear neatly reaping their lives.

  "Ah... help, save me, Ximen Rongge... waaahhh..." Taking advantage of Ximen Rong's momentary distraction due to his injury, a black dog broke through his defenses and bit down on Beidou Xiner's leg, trying to drag her away.

  "Xīn'ér!" Seeing her predicament, Xī Mén Lín Shuāng anxiously shouted out loud, the fan in his hand still carrying the wind blade, directly beheading the dog that was tightly biting down on her, scaring Běi Táng Xīn'ér into wailing.

  The fresh blood stimulated the black dogs even more, and they let out a few long howls, gathering together as one. A thick, dark green liquid spewed from their mouths, some of it splashing onto the ground, emitting a cloud of black smoke. The earth was immediately corroded, forming a large pit.

  Seeing the situation was not good, Qingkuang and Ximen Lingshuang both set up a barrier. Affected by the wind system's spiritual power, the red flames were blown wildly, but could the magical beasts that lived near this old city be so simple? The fire-red barrier was slowly being corroded, and the dark green **was slowly spreading from the edges, and the speed was still accelerating. Qingkuang and Ximen Lingshuang both changed their faces, and the spiritual power in their hands continued to increase, barely maintaining it.

  "Mother!" Xuan Xi looked at her with concern, he just didn't understand why Mother always wanted to protect these people and take them under her wing. Was human friendship really that important? In the demon tribe, there was no such thing as friendship, nor did they need it - as long as one was strong enough, nothing was impossible to obtain. But since this was what Mother wanted to do, he would help her achieve it, even if he looked down on these humans.

  The Triple Mirror Magic Light can only be used by the Demon Child in the Demon Clan, and there are still six layers and nine layers above it. However, with his current strength, he can only exert the power of three layers, but it is more than enough to deal with these low-level creatures. Only then did Xuan Xi's two small hands keep changing in front of him, and a black-gold light circle gradually formed. On the other side, Feng Jiang Mou looked at him with reverence, really didn't expect that the Demon Child would be so powerful! He left the demon world not long ago, and before he left, the Demon Child shouldn't have been born yet, but now he can already use the Triple Mirror Magic Light, it's truly unbelievable!

  Let's put aside Feng Xun's feelings for now. Xuan Xi was still very dissatisfied in his heart, and indeed, not cultivating in the Demon Realm made the growth of his demonic powers too slow. It wasn't until now that he could use it for the first time; otherwise, his mother wouldn't have been injured earlier.

  "Go!" Accompanied by a somewhat childish voice, the black and gold light circle flashed brightly, and the pressure that followed made everyone breathless. Gold has always been a symbol of royalty, in the demon world, the magic of most demons is black, only the magic of the Demon King is black and gold. Feeling the momentum on this side, Qingkong turned his head to look at his treasure, his heart somewhat dazed, this aura...

  As the golden light flashed, the ferocious black dogs around them seemed to be frozen in place, their souls being sucked out of their bodies, without even a hint of sound, eerily quiet. In an instant, the black dogs that had been surrounding them all turned into dark, shiny powder, leaving only the three-layered, mysterious, and ominous magic light of Xuan Xi's Black Gold color still shining brightly, its intimidating aura not diminishing in the slightest. Finally, it returned to his body, as if guarding him, and was absorbed back inside.

  Apart from Li Kuang, who was looking at him with a worried expression, the others were filled with incredulity. However, Feng Jiang Mou looked at him with increasing respect, while Xi Men Lin Xiang and Bei Tang Xin Er were staring with their mouths agape - was this really the kind of strength a three-year-old child should possess?

  "Xiao Er?" The danger has been averted. Qingkong walked up to him, squatted down and stroked his small face, for a moment not knowing what to say.

  "Mom, I'm fine, this is my special move!" Xuan Xi comforted her with a blink of his big eyes.

  Just then, a painful cry suddenly came from Beidong Xiner, "Lin brother... Lin brother... Oh no, my stomach hurts... it hurts..."

  "Xin'er, Xin'er! Quick, come and take a look, her stomach hurts, Xin'er..." She pulled the person into her arms, Xi Men Lin Xue grasped her hand tightly, comforting her non-stop.

  Qingkuang walked to the front of Beidong Xiner, in fact, she had a plan in her mind. Originally, her body was weak, and after the fight just now, she must have moved the fetal gas. Whether this fetus can be kept is really hard to say.

  "What's up, what's up..."

  Her body was weak, she had been frightened too much, the situation was very bad, and her leg was also poisoned. Looking at the dog head still hanging on Beidong Xiner's small leg, Liang Ke directly burned it clean, then carefully examined her wound, which was indeed swollen and bruised. If they didn't hurry to treat it, this leg would probably be disabled. But even if she could cure the poison on her leg, there was no medicine to protect the fetus! After all, she had never thought that she would encounter a pregnant woman in such a situation.

  Always watching lightly, the meat on Beidong Xiang'er's leg changed color and was dug away, and the medicine was applied. Ximen Linfeng was still comforting her, "It's okay, it's okay, Xiang'er is fine..."

  "Ximen, let's find a place to settle down first, her situation is really bad, and there's the fetus... You guys need to be mentally prepared." Even if she didn't say it outright, the two of them already knew what she meant. Beidong Xiner's tears fell instantly, her child, her poor child...

  A depressing atmosphere had always been surrounding them, the already injured Ximen Qing and Hua Ze were supporting Bei Tang Yin one by one, slowly moving forward, but eventually stopped due to concerns about the two injured people's bodies.

  Take out something for them to eat, and lightly estimate the difficulties they face. Food is scarce, if they keep walking like this, there will be a day when it's all gone, others are still missing, and she doesn't know whether the broken ring in her hand is true or false. What if she didn't kill all thirteen wolves of hell? Would she really lose her life? Alas, the more she thinks about it, the more worried she becomes, when will this kind of day come to an end?!

  "Lin Gege, that... I want to go... with you..." Beitang Xiner spoke out cautiously, directly interrupting Qingkuang's train of thought. However, seeing her embarrassed appearance, Qingkuang also knew what was going on.

  "Want me to go with you?"

  "No...no need... Lin Gege, Lin Gege will accompany me..."

  "Let's go!" He helped her up, leaning on his own body, and Xi Men Lin Xiang carefully took care of her. Indeed, the two had children together, and compared to Liang Jian, it was natural that Xi Men Lin Xiang was more intimate with her, so things like this still required Xi Men Lin Xiang's help.

  "We're waiting for you here, don't go too far, come back quickly."

  "Uh-huh, got it." Ximen Lingshu nodded in response, one hand still wrapped around Beidong Xiner's waist to prevent her injured leg from exerting too much force.

  After the two of them had walked far away, Qing Kuang finally held Yi'er in her arms, kissed his little face, and calmed down her annoyed mood. Fortunately, her baby son was still by her side.

  "Mother?"

  "Xī'ér just now was so fierce! Mama is very proud, Xī'ér really protected mama ~" She gently rubbed her nose against his little nose, and sure enough the little meatball also cracked a smile.

  "Yi'er, you have to keep your promises. Just now was a triple-layered Magic Mirror Light, only the Demon Child can do that. When I grow up and become the Demon King, there will be six layers, nine layers! Yi'er will become even more powerful, at that time no one will dare to bully you!"

  Looking into her son's eyes, she saw a fleeting red glow, and gently hugged him tight, smiling and saying, "Alright, Mother will wait for you!"

  Originally, Qingkuang was sitting there waiting for Ximen Yunfeng and Beidong Xiner. The conversation with Bao Bei'er just now made her feel a lot more at ease in her heart. She thought that both of them were injured, so they would be slower to act. But who knew that after a long time, neither of them returned, and thinking again, this place was full of danger, could it be that something happened to them? Only then did Qingkuang become anxious. Just as she stood up to go find them, Beidong Xiner stumbled back, her face filled with terror.

  "Lightly mad, lightly mad, what to do... Wuuu... Ximen Qingfeng was taken away, you go save him, you go save him... What to do, what to do..." As she spoke, her head hung low and she burst into tears.

  "What's going on?" Listening to her incoherent words, Xi Men Rou Xue secretly furrowed his brow, what had happened to Xi Men Rou Xue? Who had taken her away?

  "I didn't say it clearly, you go quickly, quickly, if you're late, it'll be too late..." Beitang Xiner's whole body started shaking, but she refused to lift her head and look at her.

  "Alright, don't worry, I'll go find him right away." Suddenly she was filled with doubts. Ximen Qingxue had only gone to accompany her to the restroom, how could she have encountered danger? If they had captured Ximen Qingxue, why would they let her have the opportunity to return and report back?

  "Wu wu, lightly insane... lightly insane..." Carefully tugging at her hem, Beidong Xiner let out a whimper, yet "abnormally" refused to look at her. Was it due to cowardice or a guilty conscience?

  Following Beidong Xiner's guidance, they searched frantically and anxiously, the surrounding scene also becoming strange, with weird boulders scattered all over the place, placed haphazardly without any regularity. Beidong Xiner behind them had also fallen far behind, her face pale, panting heavily for breath.

  When the rustling sound came, Qing Kuang immediately turned back, but didn't expect to meet that red-clothed youth who had been chasing her again. However, the hatred in his eyes made her frown secretly.

  The handsome young man in red robes was currently being held in the arms of a bald old man, staring at them with anger and then bursting out laughing. "Haha! War Light Crazy! I didn't think you'd fall into my hands! I really don't know if you're really stupid or if your past cleverness was all an act! Today, I'll make you unable to live or die! You quickly help me kill them!" Upon hearing the red-robed young man's words, the bald old man signaled his subordinates to move several stones, and in an instant, a beam of light shot up into the clouds. The pile of rocks they were on also revealed its true appearance - it was actually an array!

  Looking at the people who suddenly appeared standing high, a bad premonition rose in his slightly arrogant heart. He turned around and looked at Beitang Xiner not far away, asking incredulously, "Beitang Xiner, did you betray me?"

  "Lightly, lightly, sorry, sorry... wu wu... I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to, sorry, really sorry... But I want to live, I have a child in my belly, you're also going to be a mother, please understand me, if we keep going like this, my child and I will both die here... wu wu, I don't want to stay here, they promised me, as long as I bring you back, they'll send me home, I want to go home, I want to go home... I never want to be locked up by them again, living like a pig or dog every day, they stripped me naked, they threatened me, so scary... so scary..." With a thud, she fell to the ground on her knees, Beitang Xiner cried with tears and snot flowing together, but didn't dare look up at her.

  "So for your own purposes, you're going to betray me?"

  "Lightly, I know I've wronged you, wronged... really wronged... But I want to live, my child, my child, help me, help me... I know, you're very capable! You'll definitely be fine! And your son, your son is also capable..." It seems like she thought of something, Beitang Xiner anxiously explained. "But I'm different... If it goes on like this, I won't survive, just consider it doing a good deed, Lightly... For the sake of our past relationship, help me, wuuu..."

  "Shut up! Shut up! Don't talk to me about emotions, it makes me sick!" He roared, interrupting her sobbing. The unspoken anger in his heart was because he didn't understand people well, that's why he ended up like this today. This taste of being betrayed she tried for the first time, no, it was the second time, she almost forgot how she died and came to this continent. What family ties, what friendship, all nonsense! They hurt her and then find all sorts of reasons, is she capable? Is her son capable? How ridiculous is this reason?! If you put yourself in others' shoes, wouldn't North Tang Xin Er be afraid of death, afraid that the child would be in danger, did he deserve to be schemed against and harmed?!

  "Wooo... sorry... sorry, Qing Kuang, sorry..." Beitang Xiner knocked her head three times in a row, still muttering words of apology as she wiped away tears. She then pulled out Ximen Rongshuang from behind a large rock.

  Obviously, Ximen Yuxi also heard the conversation just now, staring at Beidong Xiner with wide eyes. He never thought that when they walked here earlier, they were unconscious without any defense. When he woke up dazedly, he heard such words. "Beidong Xiner! Tell me this is not true, none of this is true!"

  "Lin Ge? How did you wake up?" Zheng Fengli was also startled while dragging him, and for a moment, her mind was in disarray.

  "Why did you do this? Speak! Tell me! Why betray Qing Kuang? Why did you drug me? Where did the medicine come from? When did you collude with them? Have you forgotten how they treated us in the past? I remember now, no wonder... No wonder when they released us, you disappeared for a while. Were you already in cahoots with them? Do you deserve Qing Kuang's trust? Beidong Xiner, I was really mistaken about you!" Facing such a person, Simen Lingxue felt heartbroken and indignant, this was more painful than killing him.

  "Wu wu, no, no, it's not like that... I don't want to think about it either, I just want the three of us to be happy together. I really can't take it anymore, I want to go back, I want to go back. They promised me they would send us back, and then we'll treat everything here as a nightmare and forget it, okay? Okay...?" She was afraid he would find out, so she drugged him, but why didn't the medicine work? Why did he wake up ahead of time?

  "Shut up! Have you forgotten how good Qing Kuang was to you? How can you treat her like this?" Ximen Rong's whole body felt weak, and with great effort, he turned his head to look at Qing Kuang, wondering how things had become like this, and what he could do to save her.

  As they watched in pain, a burst of applause came from above, "pa pa pa", who else but the red-robed youth.

  "Hahaha, Warlight, are you suffering now? Being betrayed by your best friend, how does it feel?" The young man laughed with great satisfaction, even the tear mole at the corner of his eye looked more charming.

  "What kind of person are you?" She had already secretly tried it out earlier, but this formation was impossible to get out of. However, she must figure out who the enemy was. As for Beidong Xiner, humph! From now on, she would be struck off her list of friends.

  "Waaahhh... I don't care what grudges you have between each other, just promise to let us go and we'll leave..." The annoying crying sound came from beside my ear, who else could it be but Beitang Xiner.

  "Bei Tang Xiner! I ask myself if I've done right by any of you, today you've taught me a lesson I'll never forget. I, Zhi Qiang, swear to heaven from this day on, I will cut off all ties with you, Bei Tang Xiner! From now on, we'll go our separate ways, if I die here, that's my misfortune, I, Zhi Qiang, admit defeat! But if I don't die... that will be your greatest misfortune, I want to see how you, Bei Tang Xiner, can survive after trampling on my life!" Her angry words were spoken without mercy, but who knew what kind of pain was secretly bleeding in her heart?

  "Infatuation, infatuation..." Xi Men's eyes were fixed on her, his gaze bitter and piercing.

  "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I just want to live on... Really, really sorry..." Dragging Xi Men Xue, Bei Tang Xin Er's tears flowed again, but who would take such cheap tears to heart?

  "Ah, ah, ah! Good friend, you're finished! Wonderful, wonderful! War Lightcrazy, are you in pain now? Are you all in pain?! You were betrayed by your friends, hanging by a thread, and you... betrayed your friends, forever losing your conscience. Oh, right, the anesthetic I gave you earlier only lasts for one hour, and later you'll still have to face the strange looks from your loved ones! Hahaha, it's truly exhilarating! Exhilarating! But do you know what pain is? War Lightcrazy! Do you know who I am? I'm your old acquaintance! You made me lose the respect of others, lose my position as crown prince, become a despicable person that everyone wants to kill, and even cruelly killed me, making me neither human nor ghost. Do you know what pain is? You don't! Just like you don't know how much I hate you! I hate you so much I want to drink your blood and eat your flesh... but no, no, no, that's still not enough. But how should I kill you? Ah, the suffering is killing me..." The red-robed youth's furious roar sent a shiver down Lightcrazy's spine.

  The crown prince she killed is just like the Crown Prince of Lou Nan! But isn't he dead? How can he be here?

  "Are you surprised? That's heaven's will, letting me live on, did you think you and that man could kill me off? No, no, my vengeance hasn't been fulfilled yet, how can I rest in peace! My soul then floated and floated, and was sucked here. If you hadn't come, it would've been fine, but heaven gave me this chance for revenge. First, I caught those two people, and then you appeared before me. Haha... do you know how unbearable they were? I had someone strip them naked, if not, there were countless men waiting behind. They copulated in broad daylight, I locked them in a cage, I had people feed them pig food, I..."

  "Ah ah ah, don't say it anymore, wu wu, you're not allowed to say...not allowed...I don't want to hear, don't want to hear..." Beitang Xiner couldn't bear the loud shouting, so many people were staring at her, how dirty, how dirty...She wanted to leave, she had to leave this place, dragging Xi Men Rongxue, Beitang Xiner fled in a hurry.

  "What right do I have not to speak? Not speaking, how can my anger be vented? War lightly, when I see you again, I know the opportunity has come. Today everything is what I planned for, just to get rid of you! I want to get rid of you, get rid of you!"

  It's really the Southern Prince, but looking at this red-robed young man's nervous appearance, he let out a light and proud laugh. "What do they have to do with me? On the other hand, you, the majestic Crown Prince, have actually fallen to the point of being suppressed by a man, and your revenge is still something that can only be found by accompanying someone to sleep... Tsk tsk, I really feel sorry for you! So our majestic Crown Prince is also an "unrestrained" person? Could it be that this old man made it especially comfortable, or does the Crown Prince have some special hobby?" Although she was at a disadvantage, her pride didn't allow her to admit defeat. Did she really not see the old man's sly and flirtatious gaze, as well as his hand constantly caressing his waist?

  "Shut up, Zhe Liang Kuang! You shut your mouth! How long can you keep being so arrogant?! You and you, hurry up and kill her, kill her! If I don't kill you, it will be hard to dispel the hatred in my heart! And that illegitimate child of yours, kill them all, kill them all, wipe them out!"

  Looking at the people in front of them, they were all holding long spears and stabbing towards them. Qing Kuang was about to use his spiritual power to block them, but found that he couldn't use it at all. He turned around to look at Xi'er and the demon clan member, and they could only exert a weak bit of power. What's going on? Thinking back to the stone they had moved earlier, as well as the formation that trapped them, could it be because of this formation?

  Without thinking, she lightly spun around and quickly dodged the attack. However, there were even more long spears waiting behind her, each one coated with poison. If they continued to fight like this, how much longer could she hold on? She would eventually exhaust herself to death.

  "Hahaha, Warlight! You have your today! You have your today!" The red-robed youth burst out laughing as he looked at the person who had been avoiding him. The old man who had always followed him, also known as the City Lord of Old Treachery, had eyes full of unpredictable changes. For the sake of a single toy's request, would he go to such lengths? Looking at the girl in front of him, what exactly did she do to offend someone above? To actually issue a kill order, something that was extremely rare in the Ghost Realm over the years... who was it last time again? Ah yes, it was an insubordinate alchemist, and this time, what was the reason again?

  I don't even know what kind of broken array method this is, but I can't get out? With a swift sidestep, his footsteps flew quickly, and he directly grabbed the back of the long spear, using a four-two reversal to throw the person out. This won't work!

  Feeling the danger outside, the Pixiu also came out one after another. It's clear that this formation is useless against Pixiu, as she can come and go freely. The people outside were also extremely surprised. With the help of Pixiu, plus her treasure trove, the people outside immediately became insignificant, and the pressure from the arrogant ones was greatly reduced.

  "Useless trash! All of you are good for nothing! I don't want to see her walk out alive today! Come on, all of you, come on!" The red-robed youth's eyes were filled with madness, and even the hand at his waist was flung out.

  Seeing Bixi being able to help the master, Tao Tie's heart was also filled with anger and frustration. He felt the master's disappointment, anger, and sadness. He too felt a deep sorrow, but he was even more angry at himself. Previously, it was Yao'er who had transformed into a seed for the master's sake, now Bixi was helping the master seize opportunities, while he couldn't do anything. Clearly, he was the first one to form a contract with the master, so why couldn't he? He didn't want to see the master get hurt either, every time he saw the master bleeding, he felt extremely distressed. Why was he so useless? He was indeed an idiot! Idiot! Big idiot!

  Suddenly, a roar came from the array method's Jiao Di, and everyone saw a small black shadow suddenly start to swell, slowly growing to the size of a leopard, and then continue to grow even larger than an elephant. It was thought that it would stop at this point, but his body continued to expand in terror.

  Everyone was terrified by his transformation, the red-robed youth had long been frightened to the point of leg weakness, and even the old man who had been holding him did not know when he abandoned his little heart and escaped quickly, but before he escaped, he still moved a few "stones".

  Even Qing Kuang was startled by the sudden change, and as he watched him still in a state of rapid growth, his heart suddenly became worried, hoping that he wouldn't end up like Yao Er.

  The originally dim and hazy void realm was suddenly obscured by this massive creature, instantly plunging into darkness, rivaling the eclipse. Indeed, it's no wonder it's called the Heavenly Beast, truly capable of blocking out the sky! Standing at its feet, the light in front of me was completely extinguished, but I discovered that it didn't have any intention of stopping, with a single glance unable to see its edges, only able to see its black belly.

  "Gluttony?"

  "Rooooaaaar~!" The roar echoed, shaking the earth and mountains. Even men who had always lived on the edge of their seats were frightened out of their wits. But before they could react, their bodies involuntarily flew up into the air. What was going on? They couldn't see anything at all!

  "Hoo-hoo!" Hearing this voice, Pixiu also stopped and tilted its little head to look at Bixi, which was also... a treasure?

  The glutton's face, which was in the midst of a violent surge, no longer had its usual cute and charming appearance. His face was twisted with ferocity, his originally bright and moist eyes now filled with madness. His mouth was wide open, as if it could devour everything. The people who were initially terrified by their own flight, all flew into his mouth, the sound of chomping and crunching echoing through the sky, sending shivers down one's spine.

  "Gourmand!"

  "Rooooaaaar!" Not enough, not enough, come on, come on, he's so hungry, he's so hungry, eat something, eat something, he wants to eat...

  His legs were trembling uncontrollably, and he tightly grasped Xuanyi's hand. No matter how loudly he called out to Tao Yue, there was no response, only the deafening sound that filled his ears.

  "Mother, the divine beast has gone berserk!" Upon reading this, Xuan Xi was also at a loss. If the divine beast had grown smoothly and without incident, it wouldn't have encountered such a situation. But now...this is not good!

  Has she gone mad? Has Gluttony gone crazy? What's good about this?! Think about Gluttony's usual personality, lightly plucking the fruit of life and putting it in her hand. "Gluttony, Gluttony, look, Master has a lot of delicious fruits here, your favorite fruits~ Gluttony, Gluttony..." The repeated calls, she still peeled one open.

  Smelling the sweetness in the air, he became even more excited, and nothing in his mouth tasted good. He was so hungry... so hungry...

  "Glutton, come and eat quickly~ You're too big now, the master can't reach you, get a little smaller, get a little smaller, the master will give you fruit to eat~" Looking at such a glutton, it's heartbreaking.

  Who is Gluttony? But this voice sounds so familiar. She said there's fruit, he's so hungry, waaah, he's so hungry~

  "Glutton is the best, master likes Glutton so much. There are many fruits here, come and eat quickly, but you need to become a little smaller, a little smaller, master's arm is getting tired from holding it up, Glutton hurry up~"

  He wants to eat fruit, wu wu, and smells the sweetness already.

  Her feet were still trembling, but as she gazed out at the distance, a glimmer of light gradually appeared. She let out a long sigh of relief in her heart, yet was still calling out for Gluttony's name. When the surroundings finally revealed themselves before her eyes, even someone like Light, who had seen many grand scenes, couldn't help but take in a breath of cold air. The people surrounding them were gone, and the mountains that could be seen earlier were nowhere to be found either. What was going on with all these holes? Don't tell her they were made by Gluttony's bites.

  Can't take care of so many things, let's just get the kid back first. "Just a little smaller, there are lots of fruits here, isn't that what the kid likes?"

  Watching the slowly shrinking Piao Yu, Liang Kuang stretched out the bright red fruit in her hand again. As a result, Piao Yu seemed to not recognize her and looked at her with vigilance, even taking a step back, but her little nose kept sniffing towards her.

  "Come quickly, it's delicious! Doesn't Glutton recognize its master? Squatting down, lightly and gently getting closer, the result is that Glutton lets out a warning low growl, anxiously scratching with its small paws."

  Until she put the fruit to his mouth, Gluttony let out a low growl, eating the fruit into his mouth, and didn't care about the hand that was gently placed on his head, but only held the fruit with both paws and ate it deliciously.

  Perhaps it was the effect of life, and the warm and gentle touch made him feel better, but just a little while later, he heard his pitiful voice, "Waaah... my tummy... hurts... hurts... hurts..."

  When she heard this, she was so frightened that she hugged him tightly and carefully examined his little belly. There were hard lumps one by one, which was not surprising! However, what she was more curious about was how this small body could hold so many people and mountains inside, and except for the hardness, there was no sign of his belly getting bigger at all. This digestive function is too strong!

  "Waaa... it hurts so much, ouch ouch..." The little guy was in so much pain that he rolled around in Liang's arms, his eyes welling up with tears.

  "Awake? You, you, letting you eat everything, now you have indigestion!" She poked his little nose, after all it was for her, so she couldn't bear to say harsh words.

  "Waaa... ouch... ouch..." Sniffling, the glutton lay on its back, but still didn't forget to grab another Life Fruit with its paws.

  Before Qing Kuang could lecture again, the surroundings that had been destroyed by the gluttony began to vibrate once more. Sand and rocks flew through the air as boulders moved along a fixed trajectory, rumbling loudly as they returned the Gluttonous Beasts to their domain. Qing Kuang held Xuan Xi tightly in his arms, warily watching the abnormalities around him. Just as he was about to make a run for it, a brilliant light burst forth. If Qing Kuang had flown up to take a look at that moment, he would have discovered that within a one-mile radius around them, stones had been arranged to form an eerie text, which bore a striking resemblance to the formation of the Blood Contract Array when Feng Jiang had used it back then.

  As the dazzling light faded, when Qing Kuang opened his eyes again, everything around him was dark and silent, without a single sound. He felt that his son was still in his arms, and there was a breathing sound behind him, so Qing Kuang slightly let out a breath of relief. A fire ignited in his hand, carefully observing their surroundings, it seemed like they were on the surface of the moon, with craters everywhere, without any light, except for this small area, everything else was dark. With a stroke of luck, he threw a fireball into the distance, relying on the light, she only discovered that everything around them was the same.

  "Mother, it's wave after wave." Xuan Xi's voice was somewhat remorseful, why hadn't he discovered it earlier?! Moreover, here he even felt a hint of the demonic tribe's aura, faint and unclear.

  "What's going on?" Light Kaze spoke out in confusion, and suddenly a strange noise came from beside his ear. Light Kaze directly knocked away the thing that flew over, only to discover that it was actually a small dagger? But where did this dagger come from? And when the dagger fell to the ground, it vanished into thin air.

  "Hmm, it's intermittent and very troublesome." He could sense that the faint demonic aura was where the array was located, but exactly where was it?

  Two small sharp knives came flying again and were knocked away by Qing Kuang.

  "Mother, let's go find Array Eyes." Holding onto Qing Kuang's hand, Xuan Xi walked in the direction of his intuition.

  The surroundings stretched out endlessly, and they had no idea how to get out. With a whooshing sound, four small sharp knives came again, but before Light could react, Feng Jiang quickly knocked them down. However, when they anxiously searched for an exit, the stones that flew in again increased to fourteen, if this continued, they wouldn't need to walk anymore, just knocking down these small knives would already be a waste of too much time.

  Those sharp knives had no rule, no direction, and were simply unstoppable. When another large handful of sharp knives flew in, Qingkuang hastily raised a barrier to block them out. However, what was unexpected was that these sharp knives were not blocked at all, grazing Qingkuang's right shoulder and leaving behind a bloody mark. At the same time, Feng Jiangmou also appeared with an identical wound on his body, feeling Qingkuang's pain.

  "Mother!" Xuan Xi anxiously looked at her.

  "It's okay, let's hurry up and find a place to hide." Covering his injured arm, Qing also knew that their current situation was not optimistic.

  Following the faint aura, Xuan Xi kept a cold face, but before they could take a few steps, even more sharp blades came flying in, making people feel extremely annoyed. Moreover, this time it wasn't just the number that increased, but also the frequency and speed. The three of them had to stop and face these sharp little blades, each one taking on a side.

  Looking at these small daggers, Ling Kong suddenly felt a headache. If she had a defensive artifact, it would be great! Defensive artifact! Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind - she did have one! Those family heads who wanted her foundation-building pills didn't they exchange them for treasures? The Northern Tang family head took out a "phantom device" back then! She had long forgotten about this matter, but taking it out now wasn't too late either!

  The small box, the size of a palm, was placed in her hand, and with a light infusion of spiritual energy, an instant barrier was formed. Just as she thought she could take a breather, the small dagger pierced through the barrier without any obstruction, infuriating her to the point of explosion. If it weren't for this strange array, or if the master of the North Tang family wasn't deceiving her, she couldn't help but think of North Tang Xiner's betrayal whenever she thought of the North Tang family. She had saved people time and again, but what did she get in return? She had lost his son, but she didn't hold it against him. However, after doing so much for them with all her heart, what did she get in the end? Ah! Indeed, this is human nature! Who doesn't have a selfish side? When faced with danger, as long as they can save themselves, they will stop at nothing, using even their loved ones and friends as stepping stones. Let her help? Tell her to be understanding because she's also a mother? Sorry, but she couldn't do that! Good people? Good people die the most miserable deaths. The words "sacrifice" were something she had never known how to write! In the end, don't let her catch up, since someone didn't want her kindness, then what was owed to her would have to be repaid one by one.

  The more she thought about it, the more unbearable the feeling of being stabbed in the back became. She even began to doubt herself. Today it was Beidong Xiner, tomorrow it would be someone else? And who knows if she could survive till tomorrow? The cruelty of human nature! This broken place! Her injuries, her frustration gradually rising, Qingkuang's emotions were clearly unstable. However, disaster and fortune are intertwined, because the Beidong Xiner incident had made her see through human nature. A storm was brewing in her spiritual foundation, a black color slowly rising, which even gave Qingkuang a fright. Closing her eyes to introspect, the black color on her spiritual foundation slowly gathered, the life elements in her body also frantically surged towards it. Black? There's no such thing as black in the five elements! Which lineage of spiritual power was about to awaken?

  Watching the motionless Qing Kuang, Xuan Xi looked at her with a puzzled expression. When he saw the formation under her feet, he carefully protected her behind him, not letting danger harm her. Feng Jiang Mou also saw it naturally and his movements in his hand accelerated.

  Feeling the changes in the spiritual foundation, the elements of life gradually gathered together, also with black and gold colors, and had a similar effect to Huìér's. A shiny black pearl slowly began to reveal itself, but what surprised Qīng Kuáng was that the other four pearls were very repelled by it, not allowing it to join them. So this black spiritual pearl could only stay above the fire, wood, water, and earth spiritual pearls. At this time, the formation under Qīng Kuáng's feet was also greatly different from usual, previously they had various colors with spiritual stars, but now it was just a shiny black formation, without anything on top, completely unable to discern its level.

  When Qing Kuang opened her eyes, she saw that it was her injured son and Feng Jiang Mou Xun who was covered in blood. Her heart ached and she almost cried.

  "Xiao'er! Xiao'er! How are you? Mom will put medicine on you, mom will put medicine on you..." Holding onto her precious son's arm, she said with a trembling voice.

  "Mother, don't worry!" With a flick of his sleeve, Xuan Xi's eyes turned blood red, and the wounds on his body began to heal at a visible rate. He didn't believe that a small formation could trap him! His hands kept changing, since the three-layered Mirror Magic Light hadn't worked earlier, he would break the rules and try the six-layered one. Whoever dared to make the great Demon Son see blood would eventually be smashed to pieces by him!

  A large amount of magic was extracted from Mo Yuan, and despite his small body, he emitted a strong aura. The magic was depleted, and two black-gold light circles shot out, causing the dense, storm-like small blades in the air to pause momentarily before attacking even more ferociously, only to be stopped just short of Xuan Xi's nose tip.

  The two powers clashed, and Xuan Xi's face turned even paler as his eyes reddened as if they were about to bleed. If he showed any weakness, those sharp knives would pierce them with a thousand holes. He had promised to protect his mother! This was the first and only person he wanted to protect in this life, how could he admit defeat? Even if he died, he wouldn't admit defeat! How great it would be if he were stronger, like that man who was incredibly powerful at a glance! Although he disliked that man, he yearned to be as strong as him. That way, he could protect his mother!

  "Ahhh……" With a loud cry, Xuan Xi's body suddenly began to shine with a black gold light, accompanied by his painful wail, an overwhelming pressure spread out, the sharp knives nearby retreated in disarray, and Feng Jiang Mou looked on with eyes full of incredulity before kneeling down respectfully.

  "Xī ér? Xī ér...... Xī ér......" What's wrong? The anxious shout of his name.

  At this moment, Xuan Xi's body slowly rose into the air, similar to that time on his birthday, but this time it wasn't the white gold light of the life space, but rather the black gold color unique to the demon clan. The sound of bones cracking echoed through the air as a large black cocoon slowly formed around his small body, enveloping him within. By his ear was Xuan Xi's pained voice, listening to which made Ling Xiao anxious and worried.

  "Xiao'er, Xiao'er, does it hurt? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mom is here...Mom is here..."

  "Master, His Highness is experiencing the Sacred Devil Spirit, don't worry." Feng Jiang Mou comforted her with good intentions, seeing her anxious look.

  "But he's in pain! He's in pain, what to do, what to do, what should I do..."

  "Originally, Your Highness shouldn't have entered the Sacred Demon Spirit at such a young age, and this isn't even the Demon Realm... so Your Highness will suffer doubly..." Seeing Xiao Kuang's face getting increasingly unsightly, Feng Xiangmu wisely shut his mouth.

  As she listened to his explanation, her heart was shocked and then filled with regret and self-blame. The man was telling the truth! It was all her fault, it was all because of her that Ye Er was suffering. If only Ye Er had returned to the Demon Realm earlier, none of this would have happened. If she hadn't driven the man away but instead kept him by her side, he would have definitely found a way to help. But now she could only watch as Ye Er suffered, it was all because of her, Ye Er's pain today was all caused by her. She should have listened to that man's words. With tears in her eyes, she looked at the suffering Ye Er and wiped away her own tears, but then saw the mark on her wrist.

  "Come out, come out for me! Get out! You're the one that man left behind, you must have a way, right? Right?! Come out for me!" She frantically pulled and tugged at the dragon ring on her wrist, Light Crazy had already lost all reason. She could give up everything else, but her precious son absolutely couldn't come to harm, this was the only child she had in two lifetimes!

  Being violently shaken, the black shadow in the dragon ring reluctantly came out, looking at Xuan Xi in the high sky and then at Qing Kuang who was like a madwoman, faintly spitting out a sentence that made people's blood boil, "Endure it!"

  "Damn it! You bastard! Yes, it's just nonsense, I don't care, I don't care, as long as my son is safe. Go find him for me, go find him for me!"

  Heiying snorted with laughter, completely disregarding Qingkuang's provocation, and then slipped back into the Zhi Long Huan.

  "Who allowed you to go back? Get out of here! Get out!" The light was still pulling it, and even though the fingernails scratched its wrist, it didn't stop.

  Although he didn't know what the black shadow was, he knew it must be an existence that cannot be offended, so Feng Jiang Mou could only continue to comfort him, "Master, His Highness will be fine, just endure it and it'll be over." He had never heard of any demon tribe being tortured to death.

  "Endure, endure, endure! You all make me endure one by one. How can I endure anymore? He's my son! Waaah... My son! The effort I put into giving birth to him in the first place... Seeing him in pain makes my heart ache even more..." Qian Kun's eyes were bloodshot, leaving Feng Jiang Mou speechless. Suddenly she thought of her son's birthday last time when they were in a similar situation, and how the Life Spring helped them out. This time, would it be possible again?

  She tried to put the black cocoon into her space, but was immediately bounced out and couldn't touch it at all. Since that didn't work, she took out the Spring Eye instead. As long as Xi'er was safe, everything else could be ignored. With this thought in mind, she returned to her Life Space, brought out the Spring Eye, and flew back onto his body, placing the Spring Eye above the black cocoon.

  At this time, Xuan Xi, who was in the midst of his cocoon, used all his strength to resist the pain. He understood that he had to endure it, and as long as he got through it, everything would be fine. The demonic energy inside him was constantly changing, expanding and contracting like a human heart. However, every time it expanded, a wave of intense pain would strike, piercing deep into his soul. He hugged his arms tightly, curled up his body, and looked like a fetus. His eyes gleamed with a mesmerizing red light that seemed to capture people's hearts.

  At the moment when Xuan Xi was in distress, ten old men from the demon world, separated by two interfaces, whispered to each other with a look of shock and worry, but did not dare to come forward.

  "What's going on, how... why did the Holy Spirit of the Young Master advance so much ahead of schedule?"

  "I don't know either, where is the young master? We also don't know, should we tell the king?"

  "Have you forgotten about the last time you mentioned His Highness, and how the king flew into a rage?"

  "Last time, it scared me to death. This time, Wang Shang came back, but I don't know what's wrong with him either. His temper is even more violent, and he doesn't care about the affairs of the demon tribe. He spends all day soaking in a wine jar... But if something happens to the young master, we can't afford it..."

  "What's going on, who will speak? You go, you go... Usually your relationship with Wang Shang is the best..."

  "You're no better than me, why should I go? I'm not going..."

  Several people pushed and shouted, a purple-clothed woman came late, saying unpleasantly, "What are you all making noise about?"

  Ten elderly people turned around and hastily greeted, "Holy Demon Girl!" These people couldn't afford to offend her, the Holy Demon Girl was originally for bearing children for the king, but now that the demon clan had a young master, they naturally didn't need her anymore. Therefore, this Holy Demon Girl Xue Yajie fell into such an awkward situation.

  Little did they know, the Holy Demoness Xue Yaoji didn't think so. Originally, she thought she was doomed to die, because no one who gave birth to a demon child could survive. She had even made preparations to sacrifice herself for the demon tribe. But who would have thought that one day, her demon child was born, and this made her overjoyed! Since there was a demon child, she was naturally no longer needed, but what she had set her sights on was the position of Demon Queen. After all, the woman who gave birth to the demon child had died, so it was only natural that this Holy Demoness would become the Demon Queen. As soon as she thought about their majestic and powerful king, her little heart kept jumping with excitement. With Xue Yaoji, the new generation's Holy Demoness, wanting to capture a man was simply a matter of reaching out and grabbing him.

  She suddenly felt that these ten old men in front of her were extremely annoying. "Hmph! Get out of the way, I'm going to take a look at Wang Shang."

  "Yes, yes, the Holy Maiden walks slowly." Several people nodded and bowed in a seemingly "respectful" manner. After she went inside, they looked at each other and thought it was better to let her test King Wang's mood first today!

  The tall and majestic man in the Demon Hall, where did he see the usual spirit and vigor? At this time, Mo Jiu was disheveled and looked like a drunkard on the side of the road, full of wine fumes, with a messy beard and clothes.

  His concubine, his concubine, heartless concubine... The more he thought of her appearance and smile, the more bitter his heart became. He gulped down several mouthfuls of wine and slammed it to one side. He really didn't think that Mo Jiu You would fall one day, he couldn't forget, couldn't forget that heartless concubine. The more he tried to forget, the clearer the memories in his mind became. But his concubine didn't like him, she didn't have him in her heart. Why didn't she like him? Why... why...

  Xue Yaoji walked into the hall and stared at the man sitting on the ground in a daze, she even wore the purple dress that Wang Shang liked! But what's wrong with Wang Shang?

  "King, where's the king?"

  "Who?" Even if he was drunk, he was still Mo Jiu Yu, the master of the demon realm, and not just anyone could approach him.

  "Wang Shang... I am Xue Yaoji..." Before her hand could even touch Mo Jiu's large hand, she was tightly choked around the throat and her face turned bright red as she couldn't speak a word.

  "What are you? You dare to come to my Demon Emperor's Palace without an invitation, you're looking for death!"

  "Cough... Wang... Wang..." Seeing the ferocity in the man's eyes, Wang Shang had now turned murderous towards her.

  "Get out! Get out of my sight! If you dare to appear in front of me again, don't blame me for being merciless. I'll take you to the depths of hell!" Mo Jiu's voice was low and menacing as he spoke into her ear, not hiding the cruelty and brutality in his heart.

  Like throwing away trash, Mo Jiu Yu poured another mouthful of wine, his eyes full of pain.

  Xue Yao was thrown out of the hall and bumped into a pillar, getting up in disarray. Her heart was chilled to the core, but she also felt that those old men had enjoyed the commotion, so she coldly snorted and stormed off with a flick of her sleeve.

  Looking at the situation, the king's mood is not good! They didn't have the guts to touch his head. It just so happens that the good ones are not effective and the bad ones are, just as they wanted to leave, they heard their great king's "cordial" summons.

  "Who's there? Come in!"

  Upon hearing this, several people didn't dare disobey, and with a bitter face, they stepped inside in small steps.

  "What's the matter?" A impatient inquiry sounded, Mo Jiu was in a bad mood now. He hated women who were full of perfume the most. Someone had to come and annoy him when he was already in a bad mood. If it weren't for her being a Holy Demoness, she would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

  "Return... Return to the king, it's the young lord, the young lord has entered the Sacred Demon Spirit ahead of time..." The plump Third Elder said with a carefree tone, occasionally glancing at the expression of their king. It's worth noting that each growth stage of a demon child requires 18,000 years, and entering the growth period ahead of time means either encountering an opportunity or encountering danger to stimulate one's potential for self-preservation.

  "Anything else?"

  "No...no...no..."

  "What's taking so long?" The irritated voice sent the person packing, but Mo Jiu's eyes changed in an instant, becoming unpredictable. However, he didn't take another sip of wine, and there was no way to tell if he was drunk or not. Had that little thing entered the Sacred Demon Spirit prematurely? It was unlikely, what kind of opportunity could a small human realm possibly have? That meant he had encountered danger? In other words, his servant had also encountered danger, since they were inseparable. At the thought of that stubborn servant in danger, Mo Jiu couldn't sit still, and was about to rush out to find him, but stopped himself. His servant disliked him and didn't want to see him; they had parted ways so decisively last time, how could he go looking for him now? What reason could he use to look for him? He never thought that Mo Jiu would have a day of hesitation like this.

  On this side, Xuan Xi clenched his teeth in the midst of suffering, waiting for Mo Yuan's reformation. Suddenly, a refreshing and cool feeling seeped in, looking at that familiar white gold color, it was the Life Element! Mother...

  Always on the outside of the black cocoon, the lightly mad and unyielding helper held up the spring eye, looking at the swirling black-gold gas, only hoping that time would pass quickly, so that her Xuan Xi could be freed from his suffering. Perhaps heaven heard her prayers, the black-gold color that had been surrounding him condensed, then split open from the center, and the first strand of black-gold light burst out, followed by a second, third...

  Feng Jiang Mou, who had been watching from the side, knelt down devoutly and shouted excitedly, "Your Highness... Your Highness..."

  In an instant, a brilliant light flashed, and with that light, a powerful pressure came, even if he was inferior to his father, he was still an existence that others did not dare to offend easily. When the black gold color gradually dissipated, the little boy who walked out from inside was so majestic and elegant! Compared to the three or four years old before, the current Xuan Xi looked like eight or nine years old, the original baby fat on his small face had disappeared, only those big red pupils looked dazzling, a slender small nose, and red moist lips, it was simply a miniature version of his father.

  "Mother!"

  "Baby, baby..." Her treasure, her treasure. Although it's a bit of a strain to hold him now, she still can't bear to put him down. This is the treasure she carried in her womb for ten months! Luckily he's still here, luckily he's still here...

  "Mom, I've worried you!" Xuan Xi's voice was no longer as soft and gentle as before after going through the Sacred Demon Spirit.

  "You scared me to death, Mother only has you, only you......" A heavy kiss on Xuan Xi's cheek, and this heart can finally be put down.

  "Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness!" Feng Jiang Mou finally managed to get a word in edgewise, and the joy in his eyes was plain to see.

  "Hmm! Rise!" At this moment, Xuan Xi's every word and action already showed a glimpse of the Demon King's demeanor. His gestures were dignified and imposing, with an aura of dominance subtly emerging.

  "Mom, Xi'er hasn't put on his clothes yet!" As soon as the words came out, he returned to his usual self, and his heart felt soft and mushy. He's already grown up so much now, how can he still wear his old clothes?!

  "Alright, alright, Mom will find one for you. For now, wear Mom's, and we can alter it later." It seems that all her old clothes are no longer usable; her Xi'er has grown up, but no matter how big she gets, she is still her precious son, and isn't she still being spoiled by him?

  "It's fine... anyway, no one saw it, so it doesn't matter whether I'm dressed as a man or a woman."

  She carefully wrapped the person up, gently stroking his small face. Now she dared to take a closer look at her precious son. The grown-up Xi'er looked somewhat unfamiliar, but upon closer inspection, she could still make out his former features, only this appearance was less and less like hers.

  A sudden noise at their side interrupted the mother and son's gaze, and the sharp knife that had been attacking them also stopped at some point. The three of them looked around cautiously, vaguely hearing a sigh of surprise, "It's been so long since anyone came... I've been lonely for so long here, I almost forgot what it was like outside... Who are you? Wait, this aura... is the Demon Clan... Demon Clan? And, and what else... is, is, is Demon... Demon King... Your Majesty..."

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