Only Dead Devil Creatures Are Good Devil Creatures

To be honest, the condition of sharing the world sounds much more sincere than the previous one.

At least for most cultivators, Spirit Stone and spiritual objects are at least things they can use.

Not to mention the exclusive access to rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, which is indeed quite attractive.

If someone else heard such favorable terms, they might hesitate or even think about it more.

Even if one is wary or distrustful of the Devil Creature's words, it is still possible to feel an instinctive attraction.

Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was the exception.

He acted as if he hadn't heard a word the other person said, and casually raised his hand, conjuring Nine Flying Needles: "Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle."

It's strange, really.

The Thirty-six Everlasting Lamps seemed to have no effect on restricting the attack; the Nine Flying Needles were not hindered at all and pierced through the Devil Creature's body in an instant.

Nine finger-sized bloody holes were immediately left on its body.

"Presumptuous!"

The Devil Creature on the platform, in pain, immediately abandoned its hypocritical facade, its expression turning ferocious.

His voice was no longer friendly, but rather much harsher. "What an arrogant brat who doesn't know what's good for him!"

"Since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Once I'm free, I will definitely extract your soul and turn you into Corpse Puppet!"

As it spoke, it even lunged at Xiao Chen, baring its teeth and claws.

However, it was as if they were bound by an invisible chain, firmly tethered to the high platform, unable to break free.

Sure enough, this was a prison specially built to imprison Devil Creature.

Moreover, it should only be effective against Devil Creature and not prevent normal Law Technique.

This design is quite interesting. I don't know if it's due to limitations in resources or if it was intentionally made this way so that cultivators can attack the Devil Creature imprisoned inside.

Judging from Xiao Chen's attack just now, this Devil Creature can also be injured and feel pain.

Since that was the case, he ignored the other party's fierce appearance and condensed Nine Flying Needles.

Moreover, this time they went straight for the heart and other potentially vital acupoints throughout the body.

Based on previous observations, this Devil Creature may have simply transformed into human form on purpose and may not actually possess any vital organs similar to those of a human.

But that's alright, Xiao Chen has plenty of patience.

At worst, we can do what we did last time when we were hunting that Sea Fish: use Coverage Attack to find its vital points bit by bit.

Just before coming here, I increased the number of Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle from six to nine at a time, directly increasing the quantity by half.

It's estimated that it won't take more than a few dozen times to turn this Devil Creature into a honeycomb from head to toe.

Seeing that Xiao Chen remained silent, only silently casting Law Technique to attack.

The Devil Creature seemed to have sensed his thoughts.

Then, clutching his stomach with both hands, he bent over and burst into laughter again. "Hahaha, it's been a very, very long time since I've seen Qi Cultivator as foolish as you!"

"You're not suddenly having a fit of hysteria, are you planning to kill me with these little tricks?"

"How could there be such a foolish Nascent Soul True Lord in the world? Hahaha, I can't take it anymore, I'm about to die laughing."

As it was speaking, nine more bloody holes appeared on its body.

However, the Devil Creature only winced in pain instinctively, then continued to grin foolishly.

There was absolutely no intention to treat the wound or to dodge or resist.

It stood still, letting Xiao Chen unleash wave after wave of attacks with his Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle.

A few moments later, his body had been pierced by over a hundred wounds, and he appeared to be severely injured.

He then shook his head, smacked his lips, and his eyes turned cold again.

He stared intently at Xiao Chen and said, "Hmph, you think you can hurt me? You're dreaming!"

"Kid, did you hear me?"

"I am Myriad World Heavenly Demon, Immortal and Undying Body, a great being beyond the comprehension of mortals like yourself."

The moment those words were uttered, demonic energy surged from its body, and all the wounds caused by the Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle healed completely in less than a breath, leaving it as good as new.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you wouldn't have been able to tell at all that it had been injured.

Even the oppressive aura of the Devil Creature remained completely unaffected.

"Hahaha, kid, did you see that clearly?"

The Devil Creature's tone grew increasingly arrogant. "Everything you've done today has been nothing but a futile and pointless effort."

"Once I escape this predicament, I will repay you tenfold, a hundredfold! Hahaha!"

Finally, it burst into another wild laugh.

However, as it was laughing, it suddenly sensed something was wrong.

As Devil Creature, it was born with the ability to sense the Seven Emotions and Six Desires of other living beings, especially negative emotions.

This is an almost innate ability, and one of its proudest features.

When it tricked Zhang Shouquan, it was because it genuinely sensed hatred.

However, at this moment, facing this young man...

It was only then that it was surprised to find that the other party did not show any negative emotions such as fear or dread, unlike the other Qi Cultivator in the past.

Whether it was witnessing its wounds healing rapidly, learning of its special ability to be immortal, or hearing its threats of revenge.

Xiao Chen showed no signs of fear or anxiety.

There wasn't even the frustration of futile efforts or the worry of being at a loss.

Moreover, it wasn't the kind of person who was extremely worried inside but pretended not to be afraid on the surface; rather, their mind was truly calm and undisturbed.

How is that possible?

In the past, many people were already afraid just by seeing its existence.

Even many people with strong wills will feel anxious and irritable to some extent after realizing that it is immortal.

Eventually, I gradually felt the despair.

One of its favorite things as Devil Creature is to appreciate the despair and helplessness in other people's eyes.

For it, that was simply the most beautiful scenery in the world!

However, it did not experience the wonderful moment it had envisioned today.

Instead, the young man in front of her had a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth, revealing a smile that inexplicably annoyed her.

"Oh~, immortal and indestructible, huh?"

Xiao Chen snapped his fingers, and a small white flame immediately rose from his fingertip. "Coincidentally, I have a Spirit Fire in my hand, which is specifically for killing living beings."

"In that case, why don't you two have a match and see who's better?"

"If you can pull through this today, I'll allow you to live a little longer."

As he spoke, Xiao Chen flicked his finger, sending the candle-like flame flying directly into the round platform.

To be honest, he himself wasn't sure whether the Big Dipper Spirit Fire would still be effective against this special Devil Creature.

After all, the other party seemed to have a powerful background and appeared to be very capable.

However, Xiao Chen's confidence did not come from the Big Dipper Spirit Fire, but from Hextech Enhancement.

Even if he can't kill this Ancient Demon today, it doesn't matter. He can start over after breaking through to the Spirit Transformation and gaining stronger power.

This is the fundamental reason why he felt no fear whatsoever.

However, it seems that this Ancient Demon was just bragging to me.

The moment the Big Dipper Spirit Fire touched it, it seemed to fall into a patch of reeds, and a dry one at that.

In an instant, raging flames shot into the sky, the powerful fire rushing straight towards the Demon Suppressing Pillar at the top of the hall.

In just a few breaths, the iron pillar directly above the circular platform was scorched red and shiny.

The Devil Creature directly in the middle suffered an even more horrific fate.

The once ferocious demonic body melted and disintegrated at a visible speed, like a wax figure under the scorching sun.

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the head and limbs had turned into wisps of smoke and disappeared.

Only a tattered body, entangled in demonic energy, remained, futilely writhing in the flames as it attempted to repair itself.

It eventually formed a large fireball blazing with white flames.

"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts so much!"

The Devil Creature was completely unable to withstand the power of the Big Dipper Spirit Fire, and rolled around in circles on the platform while letting out heart-wrenching howls.

As it twisted and writhed, hundreds of faces, screaming in agony, could be vaguely seen emerging on the demon's body.

However, before they could fully solidify and take shape, they were melted and disintegrated by the flames.

The reason why they were in such a situation, with almost no power to resist, is...

It's because it's not actually a true Myriad World Heavenly Demon, but merely a Demonkin who was accidentally infected by the True Demon energy.

Despite gaining an extremely exaggerated regenerative ability, it seems as if it can be immortal.

However, each time an injury is repaired, a portion of the demonic energy within the body is consumed, and if it is completely depleted, death will ensue.

More importantly, despite accumulating a great deal of demonic energy over the long years.

Under normal circumstances, it would be enough to exhaust the true essence of a hundred Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivators and still fail to kill him.

However, when faced with the Big Dipper Spirit Fire, which can use life force as fuel, the continuous repair of demonic energy becomes like adding fuel to the fire.

Not only will it fail to achieve its purpose, it will also fuel the fire.

This allows it to suffer for a longer period of time before its demonic energy is exhausted.

"Young friend, quickly put away the Spirit Fire! Ah~!"

Clearly sensing the demonic energy within its body diminishing, the Devil Creature lost all its initial arrogance, its voice trembling as it begged for mercy, "Young friend, no, Immortal Master! Immortal Master, spare my life!!"

The Big Dipper Spirit Fire is rapidly consuming the demonic energy it has painstakingly accumulated.

Once all the demonic energy within its body is exhausted, it will be completely annihilated in the flames.

"Hey, weren't you being pretty arrogant just now?"

Xiao Chen deliberately feigned a puzzled expression. "Didn't they claim to be immortal and indestructible?"

"And what about 'a hundredfold return'? That scared me quite a bit. Why did you change your mind so quickly?"

"This won't do either!"

To be honest, when Xiao Chen first saw the tight blockade and heard about things like 870,000 and innate demonic energy, he was quite surprised.

He even had some doubts about whether the Big Dipper Spirit Fire would actually work.

It turned out that this Devil Creature was just a showy but useless creature.

Of course, in this respect, Xiao Chen was actually a bit wrong about the other party.

It should be noted that the Big Dipper Spirit Fire was lost long ago on the other side of the Compassion Sea.

Therefore, the True Lord more than 800,000 years ago tried almost every kind of Law Technique but still could not truly destroy this Devil Creature that could almost infinitely regenerate its injuries.

So much so that they ultimately had to resort to this clumsy method of locking it up.

It's important to know that building an island composed of Demon Suppressing Pillar like this is no cheap undertaking.

Therefore, both the cultivators of that generation and their descendants greatly overestimated its true strength.

The Devil Creature itself felt invincible and thought it could do whatever it wanted as long as it could find a chance to escape, so it was extremely arrogant at the beginning.

Little did they know that this was purely their own arrogance.

Now that it has encountered Xiao Chen, who wields the Big Dipper Spirit Fire, it immediately revealed its true form, exposing the fact that it is actually just a slightly special Demonkin.

Even without today's incident, they would have encountered other means of restraint sooner or later.

"Immortal Master, I am more useful alive than dead!"

Upon hearing this, the Devil Creature, though inwardly resentful, still obediently continued to beg for mercy, "I was wrong just now, I kowtow to you."

"Please spare my life, sir."

Ah~!

"I can serve you like a slave or Spirit Pet, I can secretly eliminate those thorns in your side, and I can even take you to find those lost High Antiquity treasures."

"Yes, yes, I also know many High Antiquity secrets, which are very useful to me."

It could be seen that Xiao Chen didn't seem to believe what it was saying.

It immediately endured the pain and tried its best to say, "Every word I said is from the heart!"

"If you are willing to spare my life, I can swear to the Devil Ancestor that I will never betray you, and I can also swear an oath of the Great Dao to be loyal to you forever."

"Signing Spirit Contract is perfectly fine; you can do whatever you want."

"From now on, I will be your loyal dog. Please, please take back the Spirit Fire and spare me."

However, no matter how eloquently it spoke, Xiao Chen remained unmoved.

LOL, you're a Devil Creature, can't you at least have a clear understanding of your own identity?

You still care about that oath you made to the Great Dao?

Xiao Chen knew the demonic path all too well.

If someone is a demonic cultivator, they will never tell the truth.

Therefore, his experience along the way told him that only those demonic cultivators who died were good demonic cultivators.

Similarly, only dead Devil Creature are good Devil Creature.

After waiting quietly for half an hour, the fireball finally began to shrink, clearly indicating that the accumulated demonic energy had been almost completely consumed.

During this process, the Devil Creature's wails, curses, and pleas for mercy, which cycled continuously, gradually faded away.

He had become weak and listless, and could barely shout anymore.

As soon as it shut its mouth, the entire hall fell silent, with only the faint crackling of the flames remaining.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

When the fireball had shrunk to the size of a pumpkin, the dying Devil Creature struggled to speak again, "It's too late now, my life is over."

"I've eaten many people before, but I still don't understand what it means for a dying person to speak kind words."

"But now, I think I suddenly understand."

It seemed to have lost all feeling of pain, and though its voice was low, it was steady. "If I die, I die. Perhaps it's a good thing for you."

"But it would be such a waste to burn this Primal Demonic Pearl along with it."

As it spoke, it conjured a hand again and then delivered a chop to itself.

In an instant, a slit was cut open in the remaining remains of the body, briefly revealing the magic pearl preserved inside, and then the wound healed rapidly.

"Young friend, I know I am doomed to die today, but I have only one wish before I die."

The Devil Creature struggled to explain, "While I wouldn't claim this Primal Demonic Pearl is unique in the world, it is certainly a rare treasure that cannot be created later in life."

"These are truly rare treasures; once you use one, you'll have one less."

"I will do my best to protect it until the very last moment. I hope you can retrieve the Spirit Fire in time after my death and preserve this precious magic orb."

"Maybe one day in the future you might actually need it?"

"Since I was born, I've done bad things my whole life. Now that I'm on my deathbed, I want to try doing good things."

"I beg you to grant me this last wish, then I can die without regrets!"

Xiao Chen listened quietly to its words, then continued to patiently watch the Big Dipper Spirit Fire burn the demon.

He watched helplessly as the demonic body melted away, and even the Primal Demonic Pearl was ignited by the Big Dipper Spirit Fire, yet he remained unmoved.

He completely ignored the long string of seemingly earnest advice he had just received.

It goes in with the left ear and comes out with the right; not a single word remains in the brain, resulting in zero loss.

Although that Primal Demonic Pearl did look quite tempting, and just hearing about it made it seem extremely precious.

But Xiao Chen felt no pity; instead, he became even more convinced of one thing—that these damned Devil Creature would never utter a single word of truth.

It should be noted that the characteristic of the Big Dipper Spirit Fire is that it is ravenous for killing living beings, but it hardly damages inanimate objects.

For example, the Demon Suppressing Pillar in the hall, even after burning for so long, is still only glowing red and shiny, and has not actually melted.

In other words, since the Big Dipper Spirit Fire ignited the Primal Demonic Pearl effortlessly, there are only two possibilities.

Either the magic orb contains a hidden Profound Mystery!

Either the magic orb itself is a living thing!

Xiao Chen didn't bother to guess which situation it was; he chose to eliminate the problem completely to prevent future troubles.

Not only did it allow the Big Dipper Spirit Fire to completely burn the Primal Demonic Pearl, leaving not even a single fragment.

Worried that it wouldn't burn completely, they threw over a ball of Big Dipper Spirit Fire to help.

"Damn Qi Cultivator, you burn my demonic body today, one day you will be devoured by True Demon Devouring Heart! Curse you to never... Ahhh!"

The Devil Creature hiding inside the magic orb, clinging to life, finally lost all reason and could only hastily utter a desperate and resentful Curse.

Before they could even finish speaking, they were completely reduced to ashes in the fire.

"Hmph, so it was hidden inside the magic pearl."

Xiao Chen snorted coldly, "That wretched Devil Creature is indeed cunning, but it can't fool me with such a little trick."

"This wave, this wave I'm on the fifth floor."

Fortunately, he knew that the words of Devil Creature could never be trusted, and he saw through their trick and did not fall for it.

If he had been greedy and wanted to take the Primal Demonic Pearl for his own use, or even keep a fragment as a keepsake, he might have released that Devil Creature along with it.

This will only add more trouble and may even cause chaos.

But now, Xiao Chen watched as the Big Dipper Spirit Fire burned everything that could burn on the central circular platform, eventually extinguishing itself due to its inability to sustain itself.

We can finally confirm that the Devil Creature is truly dead.

After dealing with the Devil Creature, he first looked back at the other six True Lord.

They were all unconscious at this moment, but their breathing was steady and their vital Qi Mechanism was relatively stable, so they seemed to be out of danger.

After confirming that his companions were basically safe, Xiao Chen cautiously began to check the situation inside the hall.

After a very thorough search, he actually discovered a hidden room.

It was about three zhang long, two zhang wide, and only about nine chi high.

Inside, against the wall, there was a rusty bed, a chess table, and a tea table in the middle. On the chess table was a Jade Go Set set.

It appears to be a small hut specifically reserved for the guards of this prison.

Xiao Chen also saw a cultivator sitting cross-legged on the bed inside the room.

The other person was facing the wall, so only the back of his head was visible to him.

At first glance, it seems as if he is reflecting on his mistakes in meditation, or perhaps trying to comprehend Cultivation Method.

However, upon closer inspection, one would be surprised to find that there was not a single hair on the other person's head, only a layer of stark white skull.

Even the already not-so-large Spirit Robe now looked like skin and bones.

It turned out that the guard had long since passed away.

"Uh, no offense intended!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Chen immediately cupped his hands in a respectful bow, performing a proper Daoist Sect greeting.

Then he took a few steps forward to check the situation.

Although the Spirit Robe was not yet damaged on the surface, it had long since lost its spiritual power and become a mundane object.

The tables, chairs, and beds inside were also quite elaborate; they must have been Top-Grade Magical Artifact back then.

Unfortunately, over the long course of time, it has long since lost all its spirituality.

After looking around, Xiao Chen found that only three things in the entire room were still intact.

The first item was a small, square stone slab.

Two large characters, "Suppress Demons," are inscribed on it in Ancient Spirit Script.

It appears to be a keepsake, but due to its age and the lack of any inscriptions or distinctive patterns, its provenance is impossible to verify.

The second item was a hairpin that was still Golden Light.

Its surface is carved with several blooming hibiscus flowers, suggesting it was jewelry made for female cultivators.

But this thing, though seemingly ordinary, is actually quite complex.

When Xiao Chen held it in his hand, he realized that it had survived to this day not because it was made of pure gold, but simply because a layer of gold powder had been brushed onto its surface for aesthetic purposes.

This thing is actually a Spirit Artifact, and a magical Spirit Artifact that hasn't been damaged even after being stored for so long!

"Wow~, just based on this quality alone, it's definitely a treasure!"

Xiao Chen immediately examined it carefully, but unfortunately, he still couldn't find any clues from the outside.

After all, most Spirit Artifact are either Flying Sword swords or shields, and this special design is rarely seen in daily life, making it even more difficult to directly speculate on its specific function.

Of course, he also tried to infuse it with true essence or Divine Sense.

It serves as both an inspection and an Trial.

However, it was discovered that the hairpin was actually protected by a restriction.

This prevented him from conducting an examination and also prevented him from directly refining the Spirit Artifact.