Sikong Jing still wouldn't say it had been done by the demonic puppet guardian. Instead, he found an excuse... Exactly—there were such terrifying rule-bound forces inside the prison. Chai Gong would have had to be a ghost to discover it.
But this excuse enraged Chai Ren, standing beside Chai Jiu. "Utter nonsense! You've only just reached the Emperor Martial Stage."
What did he mean, reaching the Emperor Martial Stage allowed him to claim a condition? Even if that were true, it wouldn't be inside the prison.
Black Scale the demon had only just broken the Spirit Martial Lock.
Sikong Jing replied indifferently, "My spirit shadow reached that level long ago. I could have broken through to the Emperor Martial Stage long ago as well—I merely deliberately delayed until now. After all, if I broke the Spirit Martial Lock, you would have discovered it far too early."
"So long as my spirit shadow reached the Emperor Martial Stage, the first master of the Demon Vein would fulfill the condition he had granted me."
His answer made everyone's mouths twitch violently, yet it was true enough—an advance in one's spirit shadow could also count as a breakthrough in realm.
The Spirit Martial Lock only restricted true qi. It did not restrict one's spirit shadow realm.
In any event, the people of Cangyu Sect had no idea what was going on. None of them understood the secrets at the heart of Gods and Devils Island.
Sikong Jing could make up whatever he wanted. No one could expose him.
And of course, Sikong Jing had to remove the Heart-Eater Locks from the demons before they left the prison. Otherwise, it would be too late. Otherwise, Zhan Hu just now would have died directly from his heart being devoured.
More importantly, his commands to the