When Chen Rui entered the hall, the woman seemed to sense something. She turned to look at him, her brows knitting slightly. Following her gaze, Lola and Isabella did not recognize Chen Rui at first, but when they saw those familiar eyes, they seemed to understand.
The woman sensed something, and a strange smile suddenly crossed her face. Chen Rui felt a scorching heat on his wrist as a six-pointed-star mark gradually emerged. His expression changed at once.
That mark should have vanished long ago. Yet under some power of this woman's, it had appeared once more. Knowing his cover had been blown, he willed it, and Lola and Isabella vanished at the same time, already taken into the Star-Sealing Platform.
This was indeed the strongest move for protecting those by his side.
"Lord Ben Hong, it has been a long time."
This woman was none other than Ben Hong, who had come from the Demon Realm to the Surface World with Chen Rui that day!
During the battle atop Light Holy Mountain, Ben Hong, who had always seemed exceedingly friendly toward Chen Rui, had bared her true fangs. She had turned Chen Rui into a "human bomb" to threaten Michael. Chen Rui had never truly let down his guard around Ben Hong, yet he had still fallen into her trap and nearly lost his life because of it. Though he had ultimately taken a desperate gamble, using Shura's avatar to deceive the two pseudo-gods and escaping unscathed with the Windshadow Boots, Ben Hong's cunning and power had left an exceptionally deep impression on him.
The six-pointed-star mark on his wrist had originally been where Ben Hong resided, and it could also provide the power of "Deprivation" three times. Chen Rui had only had time to use it once against