A Bet with the Ten Thousand Demon King! A Sneak Attack

A vast group of soul beasts arrived at an open clearing.

The Ten Thousand Demon King transformed into human form, countless green branches surrounding the area in a massive circle.

"Whoever leaves this circle forfeits. Oh, right—if you lose, you will become my slave from this day forward! What do you say?"

"Oh?"

Bing Jiu smiled and raised two fingers.

The Ten Thousand Demon King looked puzzled. "What does that mean?"

"You're the second person who has wanted to enslave me. As for the first, the grass on his grave is already taller than Di Tian!"

Pfft—

The soul beasts all involuntarily turned their gazes toward Di Tian.

Di Tian's expression stiffened, and his fists clenched slightly.

This little girl... she really has some nerve. She actually dares to use me as part of her joke here!

But only someone like this could cooperate with the master's plans for the future!

Bing Jiu, I'm quite looking forward to seeing just how great your future achievements will be!

The Ten Thousand Demon King smiled at Bing Jiu for a while before pointing at a green shoot behind him.

"I won't bully you. I'll suppress my cultivation to roughly the power of eight thousand years. As long as you cut off that shoot, you win!"

"Life Branch?"

Bing Jiu lowered her eyes slightly. This was something the Ten Thousand Demon King had tempered with the Lake of Life. Even after centuries, it might not grow a single green leaf, yet this branch of his had already reached the point where it could bear Life Fruit.

Just how much did this guy look down on her to use something like this? Still, in the end, it would only become a wedding dress for her!

Bing Jiu curled her lips into a smile. "Since the Ten Thousand Demon King thinks so highly of me, I naturally cannot ask for more!"

"Then begin!"

At Di Tian's command, Bing Jiu and the Ten Thousand Demon King shot toward each other like cannonballs.

With a bang, dust and smoke billowed into the air.

The next moment, Bing Jiu was sent flying backward. The Black Dragon Claw in her hand carved a long fissure across the ground.

"Damn it!"

Bing Jiu shouted furiously, "If you want to stay like this for the rest of your life, then open your eyes and watch! Watch how I risk my life for you!"

The moment she finished speaking, dozens of tentacles shot toward Bing Jiu from the Ten Thousand Demon King's body.

"Clear Sky Pagoda's second soul skill! Extreme Terror Claw Body!"

Golden light erupted from Bing Jiu's body. Below the stage, Bear Lord spat out a mouthful of water.

"Damn it, that's a member of my Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear clan! Di Tian, are you going to do anything about this or not?!"

"Do what?"

Di Tian glanced at him and said coldly, "Should I blame humans for their nature of hunting soul rings, or blame you for failing to protect your own clansmen?"

"This..."

Meeting Di Tian's imposing golden eyes, Bear Lord felt a chill rise through him and could only fall silent.

At the same time, Bing Jiu summoned the Fallen Sky-Devil Sword. With a swing, black sword energy swept fiercely across the Ten Thousand Demon King's branches, piercing through them instantly.

The Ten Thousand Demon King staggered back several steps. Looking at the black energy around his wound, his eyes widened.

"This power... damn it! So that's why you chose me. Your power restrains my plant attribute!"

"You only realized that now? Too late!"

Bing Jiu gripped the hilt of the Fallen Sky-Devil Sword with both hands. Waves of black power gradually spread from the sword, instantly covering her entire body.

"Fallen Angel's third soul skill! Fallen Angel Descent!"

All attributes increased by thirty percent!

Buzz—

Black power gradually gathered behind Bing Jiu. With a soft pop, a pair of jet-black wings suddenly spread open behind her.

Those wings were like a sovereign of the night. They were gorgeous, yet their intimidating presence was beyond imagination!

Bing Jiu charged out with her sword. Under the special enhancement, her strength multiplied, and she sliced through branch after branch.

Sweat gradually beaded on the Ten Thousand Demon King's forehead as he clenched his teeth.

Damn it! He had thought Bing Jiu was merely a Soul Elder and not particularly powerful. But if this continued, he would definitely lose!

With that thought, he swept his gaze around.

No! The surrounding area is full of powerful figures from the soul beast world. If I lose, how will I ever hold my head up in the future?!

I absolutely cannot let that happen!

Thinking this, the Ten Thousand Demon King raised his head. His eyes fluttered slightly, and in an instant, they released a faint green light.

The green light was extremely subtle. Among those present, only Bi Ji and Di Tian, whose cultivation surpassed his, could see it.

Bi Ji's hand tightened. "Di Tian, this..."

"No need."

Di Tian waved his hand. "If she wants to command us, then she must demonstrate value worthy of it. Keep watching. If she cannot even endure this much, then she is unworthy of becoming part of the master's plan!"

The green light in the Ten Thousand Demon King's hand was incredibly fast. Bing Jiu had no time to react before it drilled directly into her mind.

Immediately afterward, one of the Ten Thousand Demon King's branches lashed out and struck her body.

Bing Jiu crashed heavily to the ground, and the wings on her back gradually vanished.

"Hahaha!"

The Ten Thousand Demon King laughed disdainfully. "Humans are always like this, popping champagne before the match is over. Look at you, getting so smug—now you've tasted the consequences!"

His words completely twisted black into white, but the surrounding soul beasts could not see through it. They only knew that Bing Jiu had suddenly been sent flying.

The atmosphere instantly ignited. Countless soul beasts roared, as though celebrating the coming victory.

"You sneak-attacking bastard."

Bing Jiu wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and struggled to stand by leaning against her sword.

Yet just as she steadied herself, the Fallen Sky-Devil Sword vanished as well.

Bing Jiu staggered, and only then did she understand the effect of the green light in the Ten Thousand Demon King's hand.

It temporarily sealed a soul master's martial soul!

Any soul master below the rank of Titled Douluo, as well as soul beasts with weaker bloodline power, would fall victim to it. Yet this was clearly an innate soul skill that a Demon Eye Treant could only awaken after reaching three hundred thousand years of cultivation.

This guy was obviously cheating!

Thinking this, Bing Jiu looked toward Di Tian on the stage.

Di Tian had his eyes closed, looking completely unmoved.

Seeing that, Bing Jiu could only smile.

This guy really knows how to give people difficult problems!

"You dare let your mind wander while fighting me!"

The Ten Thousand Demon King's branches struck in an instant, with even greater force and speed than before.

Bing Jiu could only rely on her agility to evade, but the attacks were so dense that not even water could pass through them, and she had no means of counterattacking.

With one moment of carelessness, both her hands were bound, tied up securely on the spot.

The Ten Thousand Demon King was delighted beyond measure. He pointed at Bing Jiu and laughed so hard he bent over, caring nothing for his image.

"You lost, and you lost spectacularly! Hahaha!"

"Hmph! Is that so?"

Bing Jiu rolled her eyes helplessly.

This idiot doesn't even realize he has been used from beginning to end.

Did he really think Di Tian would treat him kindly after what he did to her?

Idiot!

In truth, aside from her Fallen Angel martial soul naturally restraining plant-type martial souls, Bing Jiu had chosen the Ten Thousand Demon King for an even more important reason: this fellow had the worst character of them all!

Bing Jiu had known from the very beginning that he would cheat. And by taking advantage of this moment, she could awaken a king who had slumbered for far too long.

Rumble—

Sure enough, the instant her words fell, an awe-inspiring pressure spread from her body.

Immediately afterward, the Clear Sky Pagoda martial soul on her right hand automatically broke through its restraints, and terrifying killing intent once more filled the entire arena.

At the same time, an icy voice emerged from the first floor of the pagoda.

"Who gave you the right to touch my master?"