Chapter 223

The Fourth Elder had already gathered his power, ready to kill the Demon Prince with a single blow.

But just then, the system shouted for him to stop.

[Wait!]

The sword Li Zi had raised high froze in midair.

The Fourth Elder stopped too.

[Host, remember when I told you some members of the Devil Race were still hiding in the Cultivation World? With Si Le awakening, it seems they've all been summoned.]

Li Zi's hand did not slow in the slightest.

[He even called for backup? He's only a soul and already knows how to do that. If he grows stronger, what then?]

Bang!

Another sword strike came down.

The soul's scream was wretched, but it had already grown faint.

The system hesitated. [Host, if you kill Si Le now, what about the remnants? Just leave them loose in the Cultivation World? Wildfire can't burn them all away; when the spring wind blows, they'll grow again.]

Just as Li Zi prepared to bring her sword down again, the Fourth Elder reached out and stopped her.

The Fourth Elder said gravely, "This thing seems to have summoned something. Don't kill him yet. Keeping him alive may prove useful."

Li Zi remembered how Si Le had treated lives as worthless in the original story and grew uneasy.

"He's a Demon King who throws the world into chaos. If we don't kill him now, what if something goes wrong later?"

The Fourth Elder patted her shoulder approvingly.

"I'll suppress him with a Formation for now, then discuss this with the other Lineage leaders."

The Fourth Elder merely raised his hand and formed a Hand Seal, forcing that flickering wisp of soul back down.

The vast Demonic Aura vanished in an instant.

Li Zi exclaimed, piling on the praise. "Martial Uncle, that move