The night of the demon world was as dark as if it had been soaked in ink, and even the wind smelled rusty. Chu Xuan rode on the shoulder of the red bear - literally "shoulder", and the one-eyed strong man, more than two meters tall, lifted him around his neck as if carrying a lantern - all the way to the deepest black stone cliff in the mining area. Behind the cliff was the base camp of the demon slaves' riot.
"My Lord, ahead is' Mad Dog Valley '." The red bear lowered his voice, his one eye glowing red in the night, "The turtle grandson of the Flame has sealed the entrance of the valley, leaving only one plank road, easy to defend and hard to attack."
Chu Xuan squinted his eyes: The entrance of the valley was filled with bone rods, and torches formed a fire dragon, shining brightly on the plank road. At the end of the fire dragon, a black lotus platform was suspended in the air, on which sat a man in a red robe - with a pale face and no beard, the corners of his eyes long and slender, like a venomous snake that had eaten its fill and basked in the sun. At the moment he raised his hand, and the black threads on his fingertips danced, and at the end of each thread was a magic slave, following him like a puppet.
"Heart-devouring lines..." Chu Xuan made a TSK sound, "The dog chain of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, just looking at it makes my hand itch."
Red Bear scratched his head: "Sir, shall we attack forcefully? I'll charge with two hundred brothers and surely cut down the lotus platform!"
"Assault?" Chu Xuan tapped him on the head. "Do you think the magic flame is a wooden stake? He would be more than happy for us to rush in and put on a show of 'foreign invaders' for the demon slaves."
"What shall we do then?"
"Sell goods." Chu Xuan grinned, revealing two small tiger teeth, "selling hope."
As he spoke, he took out a jade box and opened it - inside were neatly stacked hundreds of "hope pills", each of which he had deliberately dyed black, looking exactly the same as the Love Thread pills, except that the scent was sealed off by the spirit, not showing a hint. He stuffed the jade box into the red bear's bosom: "Tell the brothers to break up and go to the sides of the valley and shout in batches --"
"What to shout?"
"Shout: 'New pill arrives, no toxic, no side effects, free sample! '"
Red Bear's one eye lit up: "Gloomy! I like it!"
...
After a stick of incense, Taniguchi.
The demonic slaves were on the verge of death from the heart-devouring line of the demonic flame when they suddenly heard a shout from the left mountain wall: "New Pill!" Non-toxic new pill! Free sample!" The sound is not loud, but it's like a nail, drilling into the head one by one. Immediately someone chimed in on the right side of the mountain wall: "Really?" More exciting than Love Silk Dan?"
"I'm kidding you're a puppy! The Black-armored troops have secretly changed their rations!"
The slaves are in an uproar. Some couldn't help but sneak in the direction of the sound. The Flame sensed it, tightened the black line on his fingertip, and shouted, "Don't move! That's an enemy spy!"
But the commotion is like wild grass, which cannot be suppressed by the wind. More and more of the magic slaves moved to the sides, their eyes shining with longing - the Love Silk Pill had been out of supply for days, and they were like fish thrown ashore, in urgent need of a "sweet water" to stay alive. Now there are people Shouting "free new pills", even if there is only a one percent chance, it's enough to drive them crazy.
The face of the demon Flame was gloomy, the black lotus spun under his feet, the heart-eating line suddenly tightened, and several demon slaves screamed and fell to the ground, rolling with their heads in their hands. He took the opportunity to assert his authority: "Whoever dares to move again, this is the end!"
"Oh, what an imposing presence!" A clear voice suddenly pierced through, like a knife cutting through a taut string. Chu Xuan emerged from the darkness, his white robe stood out in the fistfire, his palm facing up, and a wisp of white light turned into a huge mist lotus hanging above the head of the magic slave. "Master of the Magic Flame Hall, bullying one's own people, what kind of ability is that?"
Mo Yan narrowed his eyes, his venomous gaze fixed on him: "Chu Xuan? A mere golden elixir dares to come and die."
"What's wrong with Jin Dan? The Golden Pill can pull out your fangs too." Chu Xuan laughed out a mouthful of white teeth. With a flick of his fingertip, the mist lotus sprinkled countless light spots, landing on the magic slave. The light spot entered the body, the heart-sucking line made a "sizzling" corrosion sound, and the black line faded at a visible speed to the naked eye. The slaves were stunned, and then they were pleasantly surprised to find that the intense pain that had tormented them for days had lessened!
"It really works!"
"My head doesn't hurt anymore!"
"I... I don't want to bite anymore!"
Exclamations of surprise came one after another, like sparks falling into a haystack, instantly setting fire. The face of the demon Flame was ashen, and the black lotus under his feet suddenly bloomed, and the pressure of the spirit Transformation stage crashed down with a thunderous roar: "Little one, look for death!"
The pressure was like a mountain, Chu Xuan felt a tightness in his chest, but the corners of his mouth curled up: "What's the rush? The play isn't over yet."
He raised his hand, the jade box in his palm snapped open, and hundreds of "hope pills" flew out, each wrapped in a spirit, as black as ink on the outside, giving off an alluring sweet fragrance - exactly the same as the Love Thread Pill, but without poison or side effects. Chu Xuan's voice filled the valley with spiritual energy: "Brothers of Magic slaves, this is the 'Hope Pill', free! Non-toxic! Fill! If you want to eat, raise your hand!"
"Me!"
"I want!"
"Give me one!"
Countless arms were raised, like a black forest. Chu Xuan touched the tip of his finger, hoping that the elixir would turn into a streak of light and fall precisely into each hand. The slaves couldn't wait to swallow it, and the sweetness burst on their tongues, and then a coolness slid down their throats into every part of their bodies, and the years of pent-up restlessness, violence, and thirst for blood were soothed as if by a gentle big hand.
"I... I don't feel bad anymore!"
"I have a clear mind!"
"I... I don't want to be controlled anymore!"
Surprise, cheers, and tears, in a wave, made the heart-sucking line sway. The flame was both startled and furious, the black lotus spun beneath its feet, and the heart-sucking line tightened abruptly, attempting to regain control. But this time, the slaves were no longer obedient - they looked up, their eyes shining with an unprecedented clarity and rage.
"We don't want to be dogs anymore!"
"We don't want to be locked up with pills anymore!"
"We want freedom!"
The roar turned into a torrent, pushing the flame back half a step. His face was hideous, his venomous eyes fixed on Chu Xuan: "Junior, you dare to ruin my grand plan!"
"A grand plan? What you call a grand plan is to use your own people as puppets? Chu Xuan sneered, with a touch of his fingertip, the mist lotus bloomed again, shining brightly. "Moriyan, look at them - they are not your pawns to seize power, they are living people!"
The slaves turned their heads in unison, their eyes piercing as they fixed on the flame. At that moment, all the humiliation, anger and despair that had been controlled for many days turned into a deluge of rage, merging into a thunderous roar:
"Give me my freedom!"
The roar was like thunder, causing the black lotus platform to shake violently. The Flame staggered, and the venomous face twisted at last: "Since you are seeking death, the Lord of this hall will grant you!"
He raised his hand, the black lotus burst forth with a roar, and the spirit pressure of the spirit transformation stage burst forth like a mountain flood, instantly enveloping the entire valley. Chu Xuan was the first to bear the brunt, feeling a tightness in his chest and blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, but laughed even more flamboyantly: "Finally willing to break off the face? Well -- come on!"
With a flip of his palm, the spirit's white light shot up into the sky, transforming into a huge light shield to protect the slave behind him. At the same time, the roar of the red bear rang from the flanks: "Hope Army - formation!"
Black armor surged like a tide, bone rods like a forest. Three thousand demonic soldiers lined up in the flames, their spearheads pointing directly at the Black Lotus Platform. Chu Xuan stood at the front of the formation, dressed in white, with a piercing gaze: "Demon Flame, you use riot to seize power, today I will use you - to establish authority!"
The black lotus platform was pointed at by the three thousand bone rods, but the lotus petals bloomed even more seductive, like a bloodthirsty giant flower. The flame stood in the center of the flower, and the black thread on the tip danced wildly. Each thread was stretched straight, and the end was deeply strangled into the back of the slave's neck. He chuckled in a sinister tone, his voice enveloped in the power of the divine, making the valley buzz:
"Even if we kill all of our dogs today, it won't be the turn of outsiders to interfere!"
"Dogs?" Chu Xuan raised his hand, and the light shield pushed forward, protecting the front row of the magic slaves tightly. "Open your snake eyes wide. They are now men, they are soldiers, they are my comrades-in-arms!"
As soon as the words were spoken, ripples spread along the edge of the light shield, and tiny spirit lines emerged, spreading like water waves, instantly covering the foreheads of all the magic slaves. The blood holes, strangled by the black lines, healed at a visible speed to the naked eye. The heart-sucking lines were forced out by the white light and turned into black needles, hanging in mid-air, unable to advance or retreat.
At last the Flame's face changed: "Impossible! The heart-eating line can even control the primordial infant, your mere golden pill --"
"The golden Pill can pull out your fangs!" Chu Xuan sneered, with a flip of his palm, the light shield turned into a huge hand, suddenly grasping all the black needles, "Smash them!"
"Click --"
The black needle cracked inch by inch, and the black mist spread out, but was sucked into the mouth of the spirit whale and purified instantly. The slaves felt a relaxation of their necks, and the huge stone that had been weighing on their chests for years shattered with a loud crash, breathing more freely than ever before. After a brief stupor, someone led the way and shouted: "Freedom!"
"Freedom!"
"Follow Lord Chu and take down the Black Lotus Platform!"
The roar turned into a torrent, shaking the valley. One eye of the red bear is blood red, and the bone rod is raised high: "Hope Army - charge!"
"Charge!"
A flood of black armor, a forest of bone rods, three thousand demonic soldiers lined up in the firelight, their spearheads pointing straight at the black Lotus platform. Chu Xuan stood at the front of the formation, dressed in white, with a piercing gaze: "Demon Flame, you use riot to seize power, today I will use you - to establish authority!"
The flame snake squinted its eyes, the black lotus spun abruptly beneath its feet, and the spirit pressure of the Spirit Transformation stage burst forth without reservation, like an invisible mountain, crashing down with a roar. The demon soldier who charged at the front was immediately crushed to the ground, his bone rod snapped with a "crack", and spat blood.
"Divine Power pressure?" Chu Xuan had blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, but laughed even more flamboyantly. "Just right, use it for practice!"
He formed a gesture with both hands, and a white light from his spiritual body shot up into the sky, transforming into a huge light lotus and forcefully propping up the oppressive force. At the same time, his dantian gave a shock, the Dao Qi mark was burning hot, Ling Qingxue's ice law, Su Meier's fire law, Yaoji's innate spirit energy, Ye Zining's demonic power - four forces crossed the space and rushed into his body simultaneously
"Chaos Realm, open!"
Boom!
With Chu Xuan at the center, within a hundred feet, ice and fire interwove, spiritual energy surges, demonic power roars, transforming into a four-color beam of light that shoots straight into the sky. The divine force was torn apart by the light column, rolled up into the air like rags, and blown into a cloud of light.
The face of the demon Flame changed at last: "Fusion of the Four laws? You... How could you possibly!"
"Possibly impossible, you'll know if you try!" Chu Xuan pointed together like a sword, from a distance, "Chaos Finger - break!"
The four-colored light column suddenly contracted and turned into a crystal-clear finger, gently touching the edge of the black lotus platform. There was no deafening sound, only a soft "puff", but the black lotus platform seemed to be struck by lightning, the lotus petals cracked inch by inch, and from the cracks came the four-color light, like lava beneath a turtle shell, ready to burst at any moment.
With a mixture of shock and rage, the demonic flame took three steps back, its venomous eyes fixed on Chu Xuan: "Little one, don't be too wild!"
"Wild?" Chu Xuan grinned, revealing two little tiger teeth. "I've always been so wild! If I don't send you back to the Heavenly Dao Pavilion today, I'll write your name upside down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed and rushed towards the Black Lotus Terrace on his own. The demon flame laughed back in rage: "Look for death!" He made seals with his hands, and the cracked black lotus under his feet suddenly closed and turned into a huge black palm, with five fingers like a mountain, and slapped Chu Xuan hard --
"Black Lotus Annihilation Palm!"
"Chaos Fist!" Chu Xuan did not back down, the four colors of light condensed in his right fist, and he threw out a punch. The punches and palms collided, but there was no loud noise, only blinding white light that illuminated the valley as bright as day. In the next moment, the black palm cracked inch by inch, and the four colors of light did not diminish as they struck the Flame's chest --
"Puff -" The flame spat out a mouthful of blood, and his figure, like a kite with a broken string, flew backward a hundred feet and crashed heavily into the mountain, creating a huge human-shaped pit. The rocks crumbled down, but he didn't climb out.
The valley was silent. A moment later, the magic soldiers burst into thunderous cheers: "We won!"
"Lord Chu wins!"
"Freedom! Freedom!"
Amidst the cheers, Chu Xuan did not relax. His eyes were sharp as he stared at the distant pile of rubble. Sure enough, in the next moment, the rubble exploded, the demonic flame burst out with disheveled hair, blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, but with a crazy light in his eyes: "Junior, do you think it's over? How naive!"
He raised his hand and tore open his shirt, revealing his chest - where a dark mark was slowly spinning, giving off a heart-stopping ripple. At the center of the mark was a twisted black eye that seemed to devour souls.
"The Heavenly Dao Pavilion has given me the 'Soul Devouring Seal'. Today, let you see the true power!" The voice of the demon flame was hoarse, but with a wild laugh, "Soul Devouring - open!"
The black eye suddenly opened, and a dark beam of light shot up into the sky, turning into a huge shadow that blocked out the sun. The shadow had no facial features but a huge mouth, which let out a silent roar that made the entire valley shudder. The demonic soldiers' faces changed, and they knelt down with their heads covered, bleeding from their orifices.
Chu Xuan was the first to be struck, feeling as if his head was being pierced by a sharp awl, blood gushing from his chest, and blood flowing from his mouth. He laughed, a flamboyant laugh: "Finally willing to reveal his cards? Then - one strike to determine the winner!"
He made a sign with his hands, and the white light of the spirit rose into the sky, transforming into a huge light lotus. At the heart of the lotus, the four colors of light interwove and condensed into a crystal-clear lotus seed. Chu Xuan pointed together like a sword, from a distance: "Chaos Lotus seed - burst!"
The lotus seed flew out and landed lightly on the huge mouth of the shadow. The next moment --
Boom!
An indescribable loud bang, the entire valley shook violently, the shadowy giant mouth burst with four colors of light, turned into a sky full of black mist, sucked into the mouth of the light lotus whale, purified instantly. The demonic flames were the first to strike, the Soul Seal on his chest "click" shattered into countless black shavings, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like rags, crashing heavily into the ground, and then there was no sound.
The light dissipated and the valley fell silent again. The magic soldiers were stunned for a moment, then burst into earth-shattering cheers: "We won! We really won!"
"Freedom! Freedom!"
In the midst of the cheers, Chu Xuan wobbled and nearly fell down. Red Bear, quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed him: "Sir!"
"It's okay, just exhausted." Chu Xuan waved his hand, but the corners of his mouth extended to his ears. "The demonic flame is gone, and the mining area - is taken back!"
On the distant mountain top, Su Meier stood against the wind, her purple hair fluttering, with a strand of hair around her fingertips, murmuring softly: "Little cultivator, you have surprised me again..."