He had never wanted to spend thirty years guarding this place. He had always thought Shushan's punishment was unfair.
Why? Why should he waste his youth here?
The Demon's whispers grew more frequent, their promises more tempting.
At last, Tang San could no longer resist.
Under cover of a dark, windy night, he crept over and touched the Southern Bright Lihuo Divine Sword.
He pulled the divine sword out by the slightest fraction, and the black mist in the valley began to churn wildly.
Demon poured out of the valley in a dense swarm that blotted out the sky.
As Tang San watched the Demon, fear suddenly gripped him.
He tried to push the divine sword back in, but it was too late.
The Demon surrounded him, their blood-red eyes fixed on him.
"Thank you for freeing us."
The Demon at their head grinned, showing a dazzling mouthful of sharp white teeth.
"To repay you... we'll eat you."
Tang San's pupils contracted.
"No! You can't do this!"
The Demon ignored him. It opened its enormous jaws and sank its teeth into his shoulder.
Agony tore through Tang San, and he screamed.
"Ah!"
Sea God Tang San's voice rang out in his Consciousness Sea, filled with terror.
"Run! Run!"
But it was too late.
The Demon surged forward and closed in around him.
He felt his consciousness slipping away.
Then the lead Demon reached out and wrenched Sea God Tang San's soul from his body.
"There's another one possessing him. Eat him too."
Sea God Tang San's screams mingled with Tang San's, echoing through Demon-Subduing Valley.
Tang San shot upright in bed.
He gasped for air, his whole body drenched in cold sweat.
He looked around. He was in a Shrek dormitory, with faint moonlight filtering through the window.
"Haah... haah...