Wang Shijie, Tao Ran, and the others watched Xue Renyi's retreating back and could not help but sigh. Xue Renyi was far too loyal. Yet Wang Shijie, Tao Ran, and the others no longer dared to trust him completely, because Xue Renyi had been afflicted with a Dark Curse.
"From now on, Xue Renyi cannot be involved in any top-secret matters," Wang Shijie said coldly.
Tao Ran and the others all nodded.
Logically, Wang Shijie and the others should not have abandoned Xue Renyi so quickly, but they had no choice now. On the other side, the first group of Dark Demons should not have trusted Xue Renyi so quickly either. Yet because of the Dark Curse, Xue Renyi could walk freely among the Dark Demons without anyone believing him untrustworthy.
Although the curse caused Xue Renyi unbearable pain, the Loyalty Imprint personally cast by the Blazing Demon God ensured that he would never betray them for eternity. No matter how much he was tortured, he would not reveal the mission Lu Yang had given him. Thus, Xue Renyi had become a bug-like existence among the Dark Demons. Every side distrusted him, yet every side trusted him completely.
Under such circumstances, Xue Renyi pretended to search for water sources, wandering from morning until afternoon. When the sun stood overhead and the light was at its fiercest, he looked around. After confirming that no invisible Dark Demons were following him, he arrived at the location of the Three-Eyed Demon Flower's clone.
He pretended to search around the tree, but in reality, he took out a Virtual Helmet from the vines on its trunk—the Three-Eyed Demon Flower's clone. After putting it on, he entered the Second World.
Lu Yang was holding a helmet in his hand. Upon receiving Xue Renyi's signal, he