First Clash

Yue Qianchou's sea of blood suddenly turned into the cosmos of stars. That eternal splendor left him somewhat dumbfounded. This was not the first time he had seen such a strange phenomenon. He remembered first seeing it in the Nine Nether Cave, when he too had been trapped in a desperate situation. So that time had not been a dream?

He stared at the endless starry sky in disbelief, while countless stars seemed to be staring back at him. The illusion vanished in a flash, and before him were once more Yan Zhuixing and Man Hu, chatting animatedly as they discussed how to handle him.

Bastards! Luckily, I'm blessed with great fortune. They actually wanted to turn me into a puppet. Those crooked-path demon brats—I'll rid the world of demons and defend the Dao today! Yue Qianchou gritted his teeth in hatred, but he did not act rashly. He first tried circulating the True Essence within his body. It was normal! He then used his divine sense to contact Utopia. That too had returned to normal!

"Junior Brother, is he truly completely under your control now?" Man Hu asked, staring at Yue Qianchou.

Yan Zhuixing smiled somewhat smugly. "That's right. His sea of consciousness and Primordial Spirit have already been controlled by my Demon Eye. So long as I issue an order, he will certainly obey."

"But if he returns looking this dull and foolish, Wen Lanfeng and the others will surely notice something amiss. Letting him go back alive may still become a problem." A savage look suddenly appeared on Man Hu's face. "Why not just kill him and be done with it once and for all?"

Kill your mother's head! Yue Qianchou nearly jumped up and gave Man Hu a savage beating, but he endured it, maintaining his