"Lord Heavenly Demon, take me with you..."
The Light Dominator urgently called out in the direction the Heavenly Demon had left, then shakily climbed to her feet.
The Heavenly Demon's hoarse laughter rang out. "You're truly stupid beyond saving. Did you really think I would rescue one of the Heavenly Lord's subordinates and bring trouble upon myself!? You should just enjoy the aftereffects of my exclusive Forbidden Technique!"
"Aftereffects!?"
The Light Dominator looked at her hands in terror and discovered that the skin on them had withered again, quickly turning as rough as tree bark.
Moreover, her once-limitless vitality was rapidly draining away. In just a few minutes at most, she would enter the halls of death.
The Ice Palace Disciples looked at the Light Dominator expressionlessly. No one pitied her; they all believed this was the fate she deserved.
At the same time, the Ice Palace Disciples warned themselves that they must never make deals with demons in the future, or their ends would surely be unpleasant.
Of course, the Great Devil King Wang Hao was an exception. He was a Devil King, not a demon. One had emotions; the other was cold and merciless.
The Heavenly Demon's hoarse laughter sounded again. "Wang Hao, once I recover my full strength, I'll come find you again. By then, I'm sure you'll give me a pleasant surprise."
"A surprise!?"
Wang Hao frowned, overcome by an extremely ominous premonition for some reason.
"Stop listening to his nonsense. Let's hurry after him!"
The God of Life raised her willow eyebrows and grabbed Wang Hao, preparing to chase after the Heavenly Demon.
Wang Hao shook his head. "Since the Heavenly Demon plans to restore his strength first, even if we manage to catch him, he won't keep fighting us. He'll only look for a