The Illusion Demon King looked at Lin Xuan, who had voluntarily lowered his sword, a flash of surprise crossing its eyes. Then, it turned its head to glance at Ling Qingzhu, who had been seriously injured by Lin Xuan, and Ying Huanhuan, who was supporting her.
In the next moment, a smile appeared on the Illusion Demon King's face as it looked at Lin Xuan with a hint of disdain, and said softly.
"A bet? An Ice Master, and a Ninth Ruler who has cultivated the Supreme Force, hehe, kid, you're quite the schemer."
How could the Illusion Demon King not understand Lin Xuan's intentions with this so-called bet? He was simply worried that during the fight, it would desperately attack the Ice Master and Ling Qingzhu, forcibly killing one or both of them.
"Does Your Excellency not dare?"
Lin Xuan looked calmly at the Illusion Demon King, not at all embarrassed by being exposed. After hearing this, the Illusion Demon King's pupils couldn't help but shrink.
It really didn't dare!
The reason the Illusion Demon King was called the Illusion Demon King was because its strength was all boosted by the Eternal Illusion Demon Flower. In other words, all of its power lay in illusions.
At its peak, the Illusion Demon King could easily control Revolving Wheel Realm experts. Even Reincarnation Realm experts would have their strength greatly weakened under its Illusion Demonic Qi. This was why it was known as the number one person below the True Kings.
Apart from those top experts who had reached the peak of the Reincarnation Realm Third Stage, any other Reincarnation Realm expert faced the risk of falling when facing it.
Peak Reincarnation Realm experts were not only powerful in battle, but also had terrifying self-preservation abilities. Even in a two-on-one or even three-on-one situation, if they didn't fight to the death, they could still escape, at most suffering serious injuries.
But as long as one hadn't reached the Reincarnation Realm Third Stage, they had to be careful of being invaded by the Illusion Demon King's illusions, thus missing the crucial opportunity to escape. In the past, several Reincarnation Realm experts had fallen due to the Illusion Demon King's sneak attacks, being surrounded and attacked by Otherworldly Demons.
The Illusion Demon King, who specialized in illusions, also had a far greater sense of danger than ordinary Otherworldly Demon True Kings. From Lin Xuan, the Illusion Demon King could truly sense the aura of Death. Especially when Lin Xuan said he wanted to make a bet, that sense of Death was at its strongest.
The Illusion Demon King could be sure that if it really made a bet with Lin Xuan, gambling its life with illusions, it would undoubtedly die.
Although the Illusion Demon King didn't know what means Lin Xuan had, it could be sure that its illusions were useless against this suddenly appearing guy.
"A bet is possible, but this King won't bet with you."
The Illusion Demon King's gaze swept over Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu before pointing at Ling Qingzhu, a flash of cunning in its eyes.
Facing the Ice Master, even though she hadn't awakened, the Illusion Demon King's courage had been shattered by the Ice Master's pursuit thousands of years ago. Back then, if the adults from the King Hall hadn't arrived in time, preventing the Ice Master from personally and completely erasing it, instead using the Heaven and Earth Gate to suppress it, it would have been completely destroyed.
Back then, under the Heaven and Earth Gate, the Illusion Demon King had personally watched the Ice Master suppress it and then fight three others alone, evenly matching the Second King Hall, Third King Hall, and Fourth King Hall adults with just the Heaven Gate of the Heaven and Earth Gate.
In the end, the Heavenly King Hall and many Demon Prison experts arrived, and a shocking battle broke out with the many experts from the Tianxuan Continent who had rushed over. Finally, as they fought, the battlefield directly shifted to the Otherworldly Demon Domain.
The formation of the Otherworldly Demon Domain could actually be said to have been caused by the Illusion Demon King alone. It could be said that that battle really went all the way from the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace to the Otherworldly Demon Domain.
Of course, only Ying Huanhuan knew about these things. However, she didn't participate in the great battle in the Otherworldly Demon Domain. The battlefield of the Ancient Eight Rulers and many King Halls was not in the Otherworldly Demon Domain.
Getting off track, compared to the Ice Master, the Illusion Demon King naturally wanted to compete with Ling Qingzhu, who was in poor condition. After all, Ling Qingzhu's soul was already very weak under the Illusion Demon King's invasion, and her body had also been seriously injured by Lin Xuan's palm. It was the best time to take the opportunity to invade her.
If it could invade Ling Qingzhu, the Illusion Demon King was confident that with its methods, even if it controlled Ling Qingzhu's seriously injured body, it wouldn't be difficult to escape this place.
Ling Qingzhu's Dai Eyebrows furrowed slightly, but she didn't refuse. Instead, she turned to look at Lin Xuan. At this time, she could only trust Lin Xuan. Otherwise, with the strength of her and her senior sister, it wouldn't be easy to retreat safely.
Lin Xuan didn't speak, but just stared at the Illusion Demon King, seemingly hesitant, which made the Illusion Demon King feel a slight joy in its heart.
It knew that Ling Qingzhu, who had mastered the Supreme Force, was definitely very important. Otherwise, Lin Xuan wouldn't have made a bet before.
As for fighting now, although it was very weak now, this place was inside the mountain. Once they fought, this mountain would definitely collapse. At that time, with the strength of Ling Qingzhu and the Ice Master, it would be difficult to survive from its hands. It might not be able to kill both of them, but it still had absolute confidence in killing one.
The Illusion Demon King had grasped Lin Xuan's 'cherishing jade' mentality, so it dared to talk to Lin Xuan about conditions.
Between definitely killing one and possibly killing two, versus definitely saving one and possibly saving both, the Illusion Demon King believed that Lin Xuan would know how to choose.
"How about it? If you don't agree, this King might not be able to do anything to the Ice Master..."
"I agree!"
Before the Illusion Demon King could finish speaking, Lin Xuan interjected. His demeanor suggested he was very concerned about Ying Huanhuan, causing the Illusion Demon King's lips to slowly curve into a smile. It knew that this kid had been protecting the Ice Master from the start, and was definitely moved by her.
Otherwise, the Illusion Demon King wouldn't have dared to say such a thing. Although this kid in front of it was also very clever, it was a pity that having emotions meant having weaknesses.
Ying Huanhuan's eyes didn't show any joy after hearing Lin Xuan's words. Instead, she felt a pang of bitterness. Knowing Lin Xuan as she did, she knew that he wasn't saying this because he cared more about her, but because he was worried about Ling Qingzhu. He was setting a trap for the Illusion Demon King.
Only this fool, who thought he was the smartest person in the world and could control people's hearts, would think that everything was under his control. How she had chased him down back then, and now he was making the same mistake.
However, despite the many thoughts flashing through her mind, Ying Huanhuan helped Ling Qingzhu up and walked forward along the stone path on the lake.
Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment before, under the Illusion Demon King's gaze, he raised his hand and withdrew the Vermilion Bird Fire.
Ling Qingzhu gazed at the Illusion Demon King before her, a faint surge of Supreme Force flowing within her body, warily staring at the Illusion Demon King, who chuckled softly upon hearing this.
"You only need to place your hand on the Earth Gate. Rest assured, all of this King's power comes from the Earth Gate. If I were to leave the Earth Gate, my strength would greatly diminish. You would also have a forty percent chance of winning."
The Illusion Demon King said with a look of composure. What it said was indeed not a big problem. Its power did indeed come from the Earth Gate. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been thinking of slowly eroding Ling Qingzhu before. What it wanted was to find a new body for itself.
Back then, although the Ice Master didn't completely kill it, that was because it was skilled in illusions and had a strong soul. Even if its demonic body was killed, it still managed to survive by relying on its powerful soul to attach itself to the Earth Gate.
Ling Qingzhu glanced at the Illusion Demon King, seemingly believing its words, and stretched out her slender hand, still stained with blood on the back, and gently pressed it against the dark gate.
The moment her hand touched the gate, Ling Qingzhu felt a strange aura surge into her body, both Yin and heavy, extremely bizarre.
The Illusion Demon King smiled slightly, its figure disappearing into the air. The next moment, a cold and eerie black demonic Qi surged directly from the Earth Gate into Ling Qingzhu's body.
The moment the demonic Qi entered her body, Ling Qingzhu's already pale face lost all color, and her Willow Eyebrows furrowed tightly, making the aloofness on her already cold face even more pronounced.
Her fair hand, resting on the gate, unconsciously gripped it tightly, her fingers curling up, veins popping out, as if telling of her master's pain.
Lin Xuan indifferently watched Ling Qingzhu's painful expression, his eyes as calm as ever, but his hands behind his back were clenched tightly together.
Ying Huanhuan, also looking at Ling Qingzhu with some worry, stamped her foot and quickly walked to Ling Qingzhu's side, reaching out to help Ling Qingzhu suppress the demonic Qi in her body.
But the moment Ying Huanhuan approached, Ling Qingzhu turned around and embraced Ying Huanhuan with open arms, causing Ying Huanhuan to freeze in place.
The moment she hugged Ying Huanhuan, Ling Qingzhu, or rather, the Illusion Demon King, controlled Ling Qingzhu to open her cherry lips, and a surge of Otherworldly Demonic Qi was about to attack the defenseless Ying Huanhuan.
But the next moment, Ling Qingzhu's body froze in place, and the Otherworldly Demonic Qi in her mouth gradually dissipated.
A figure appeared silently behind Ling Qingzhu, two fingers directly touching the spinal bone behind Ling Qingzhu's neck.
Lin Xuan's eyes flashed with a bright light, and streams of Supreme Force continuously poured into Ling Qingzhu's body from his own.
The moment the Supreme Force entered Ling Qingzhu's body, it occupied Ling Qingzhu's most important Heart Meridian. As for the other meridians, they were somewhat damaged by that palm strike, and could not withstand any more torment. The Illusion Demon King's Otherworldly Demonic Qi did not invade other locations, so there was naturally no need to Exorcise the demonic Qi.
Not only that, but the moment Lin Xuan's Supreme Force entered her body, a powerful Supreme Force suddenly emerged from the soul of Ling Qingzhu, who had been 'controlled' by the Illusion Demon King, instantly suppressing the Illusion Demon King.
Ling Qingzhu's Niwan Palace.
The Illusion Demon King looked at Ling Qingzhu, who was enveloped in the lustrous white Supreme Force, a look of horror flashing in its eyes as it said in disbelief.
"Impossible, your soul has clearly been eroded by this King for the most part, it's already extremely empty, how could you possibly suppress this King?"
In fact, it wasn't that the Illusion Demon King didn't know that the reason it was being suppressed by Ling Qingzhu was because of that Supreme Force, but the Illusion Demon King couldn't understand how Ling Qingzhu, who had already been suppressed by it, could mobilize the Supreme Force again to suppress it when she had already lost consciousness.
Moreover, Ling Qingzhu was actually able to fuse the Supreme Force with her soul, so why was she so easily suppressed by it before?
Ling Qingzhu didn't speak, her eyes were just a little complicated, and after a slight hesitation, she waved her hand and released the Niwan Palace. In the next instant, another figure appeared inside the Niwan Palace.
Looking at Lin Xuan who appeared in her Niwan Palace, a flush of red involuntarily rose on Ling Qingzhu's face, her pearly teeth lightly biting her red lips, and there was actually a kind of charming feeling in her eyes.
The Sea of Consciousness within the Niwan Palace can be said to be the most private and most vulnerable place for every living being. Even Reincarnation Realm experts would not dare to let a Nirvana Realm cultivator enter the Sea of Consciousness within their Niwan Palace. If the other party were to self-detonate, even a Reincarnation Realm expert might directly perish.
Such a private place, even a partner could not enter, but now, Ling Qingzhu actually took the initiative to let the man in front of her enter her Sea of Consciousness.
"It's you?"
The Illusion Demon King looked at Lin Xuan who suddenly came in, a look of horror flashing in its eyes. In the next moment, scarlet light flickered in its eyes, and it coldly shouted.
"So all of this was deliberately acted out for this King to see?"
Lin Xuan did not respond to the Illusion Demon King. All of this was indeed deliberate. Even the Illusion Demon King's choice of Ling Qingzhu was deliberate by Lin Xuan.
Because, among the three, only Ling Qingzhu was able to absolutely defeat the Illusion Demon King in terms of soul. After all, Ling Qingzhu's Supreme Force was in the soul aspect. Within Ling Qingzhu's body, she could use the Supreme Force to suppress the Illusion Demon King for a short time.
"Miss Ling, are you ready?"
Lin Xuan raised his eyes to look at Ling Qingzhu. Facing Lin Xuan's gaze, Ling Qingzhu's eyes were a little complicated, and then she nodded slightly, raised her hand and waved, and the Supreme Force turned into a large net, directly enveloping the Illusion Demon King.
At the moment Ling Qingzhu made her move, Lin Xuan also attacked the Illusion Demon King. Although he had no sword in his hand, Lin Xuan still had remarkable Sword Qi on his body.
Faced with the joint attack of Lin Xuan and Ling Qingzhu, the Illusion Demon King turned around and fled without saying a word. In Ling Qingzhu's Niwan Palace, if it wanted to defeat Ling Qingzhu who controlled the Supreme Force, there was only one way, and that was to exhaust her, to exhaust her until Ling Qingzhu's soul declined and she was unable to control the Supreme Force.
But now, with Lin Xuan present, it could only escape. Only by escaping from the Niwan Palace and attaching itself to Ling Qingzhu's body could it survive.
The Illusion Demon King, who had just escaped from the Niwan Palace, saw that a Supreme Force was directly attacking head-on, instantly striking its fragile soul.
Before it could react to where this power came from, the Illusion Demon King felt a powerful suction force coming from within the Niwan Palace. Immediately afterwards, the Illusion Demon King, who had just escaped, was pulled back into the Niwan Palace again.
However, what was different from before was that the Illusion Demon King's spiritual consciousness was now extremely scattered under the attack of the Supreme Force, and it was obviously severely injured.
Ling Qingzhu did not hesitate at all, and directly used a Supreme Force to erase the Illusion Demon King's soul.
Ignoring the remaining mass of rich soul power of the Illusion Demon King, Ling Qingzhu looked up at Lin Xuan, her eyes a little complicated.
She had never thought about matters between men and women. Even back then, no matter how the master of the Ancient Tomb Mansion persuaded her, no matter how excellent Lin Xuan was, she had always refused in every possible way.
But she never thought that the things that the master of the Ancient Tomb Mansion said back then did not happen, but even more embarrassing things happened.
What was even more crucial was that, in the end, Lin Xuan could not be blamed for this matter. It was her own lack of vigilance that allowed the Illusion Demon King to take advantage of the situation. Even Lin Xuan's plan was for her sake.
Otherwise, Ling Qingzhu believed that with Lin Xuan's strength, taking her and Ying Huanhuan away would not be a problem, but her soul was empty, and she would definitely be crippled in the future.
But now, with this pure soul power left by the Illusion Demon King, not only could her soul be replenished, but it could even surpass what it was before.
Therefore, Ling Qingzhu did not have any intention of blaming Lin Xuan in her heart, otherwise, she would not have risked cooperating with him after guessing his thoughts, but this matter was still somewhat shameful after all.
Especially since the man before her was the beloved of her Senior Sister, and her Senior Sister was still out there.
"You should go out, Senior Sister... Junior Sister is still waiting for you outside."
Lin Xuan glanced at Ling Qingzhu strangely, but still nodded and said softly.
"In that case, Miss Ling should recuperate well. The matter of the Ice Ancestor Symbol is not urgent."
With that, Lin Xuan took the initiative to withdraw from Ling Qingzhu's Niwan Palace, leaving Ling Qingzhu alone, looking complexly at the figure that had disappeared, her heart a mess.
I forgot to post after finishing writing yesterday, can't hold it anymore.