Today's second update: Chapter 2484! 2/4!
At those words, Xu Kun stood frozen in shock. Shi Wenye looked as though he had seen a plague god and hurriedly backed away several steps.
Focusing his gaze, he saw the demonic aura lying dormant within Xu Kun.
And the blood-soaked hands he bore!
"Y-you... where did such a monstrous devil come from? If the Plague God's power was stolen by you, wouldn't that spell disaster for the world?"
Xu Kun opened his mouth, wanting to explain, only to realize he had no way to explain himself at all.
What... had happened to him?
He began carefully sensing every part of himself. At first, nothing seemed amiss, but when he sensed the Path of Shadows merged with the Asura Path, a towering demonic aura surged from his body, making all of Nine Dragon Mountain tremble!
The nauseating, blood-soaked demonic aura was so intense that neither Shi Wenye nor the plague shamans dared approach him.
Upon realizing his condition, two words surfaced in Xu Kun's heart:
Human demon!
His dry inner voice echoed through his Sea of Consciousness. "Qing-jie, tell me... what happened?"
"Qing-jie?"
Only then did Xu Kun sense that something was wrong. The Qie Man Sword lay quietly within his Sea of Consciousness, devoid of even the slightest gleam, as though it had been sealed away for ages, its surface covered in mottled traces.
"Qing-jie!"
Xu Kun panicked and hurriedly tried to awaken Qie Man. Only when he saw the sword react did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she had merely sealed herself off. Nothing serious had happened.
Like waking a sleepy wife, Xu Kun caressed Qie Man in the most affectionate tone he could manage.
"Mmm..."
Li Yian seemed to awaken from a long dream. When she