"So, unfortunately, Qi Ling," Alice said with a smile, "I know you're eager to see what the most powerful people in this world are like, and what kind of power they possess."
"But tomorrow, you'll only see one of them; you might not be able to see the others."
"One of them? Which one?" Qi Ling asked curiously. "Is it one of the Devil Venerable's subordinates? I remember you said before that they are the only force that possesses two of the Seven Great Devil Kings."
"Well, while your guess is reasonable, unfortunately you're wrong, Qi Ling," Alice said. "Although the Devil Venerable will send someone, it won't be that person. Guess again, and you'll figure it out soon."
After a moment's thought, and connecting it to what Alice had said earlier, Qi Ling came up with a reasonable guess and said, " Seven Great Devil Kings, five major organizations, and one of the organizations has two members, which means there's one left, right?"
"And you said before that tomorrow's referee is someone who doesn't belong to any faction or organization, yet commands the respect of everyone, and is even stronger than you. So, does that mean this referee is one of the Seven Great Devil Kings I can meet?"
"Bingo! You got it right, Qi Ling," Alice laughed. "Yes, tomorrow's referee is one of the Seven Great Devil Kings, named Shi Meng, but everyone calls her Meng Po behind her back."
" Meng Po?" Qi Ling was taken aback. It really was the Devil Realm. Was she about to be reincarnated? Why was even Meng Po appearing?
"Yes, that's right. But Qi Ling, you must remember, you absolutely cannot call her that to her face, or she'll get angry," Alice laughed. "Usually, it's people who deliberately try to provoke her who call her that, and if someone makes her angry and doesn't have enough power, I don't need to elaborate on what will happen to them, right?"
Qi Ling shrugged helplessly and then said, "So, she's quite old? Otherwise, why would you call her that?"
"Age, well, it doesn't seem to matter much to beings like us who are immortal," Alice chuckled. "After all, at this level, who hasn't lived for hundreds of thousands of years?"
"However, the reason Shi Meng is called that, besides her indeed being very experienced, is also because she usually acts like an old lady and loves drinking tea, so everyone calls her that. But you must remember, you can't call her that."
Qi Ling immediately felt a sense of unease. One of the Seven Great Devil Kings, his hobby was drinking tea? That was indeed a hobby that suggested a certain age, making Qi Ling wonder if she really was a kind old lady?
"Well, that's all for now," Alice said. "Tomorrow, the place where you'll compete will officially be part of the Devil Realm. You'll meet these people then. For now, just get some rest."
After putting down her chopsticks, Qi Ling felt as if she had forgotten something, something from today that seemed both important and unimportant.
After Qi Ling returned to her room, she finally remembered what had happened—it was about Xiao Hei! It had absorbed so much demonic energy during the day that its body had swelled to a round shape; could something have happened to it?
So Qi Ling hurriedly summoned Xiao Hei again. This time, Xiao Hei did not return to its original form, but instead appeared as a Xiao Hei. However, what was amusing was that it seemed to have become even rounder, and could roll away with a gentle push.
Looking at Xiao Hei's appearance, Qi Ling said helplessly, " Xiao Hei, this is a bit excessive. You can't eat so much next time."
Xiao Hei let out a whimper, as if it hadn't wanted to be in this state. To return to its original form, it needed to digest all the energy in its body.
But looking at the Xiao Hei that seemed like a balloon, he wasn't sure when it would finish digesting, so he said to Xiao Hei, " Xiao Hei, do you want me to help you digest?"
Xiao Hei nodded quickly, so Qi Ling took out some herbs to aid digestion and internal energy circulation and fed them to it. Sure enough, not long after, Xiao Hei's body began to change.
Its originally jet-black body suddenly burst forth with seven-colored light, and within these bursts of light, its body was constantly changing, seemingly evolving rapidly.
This change lasted for about half an hour. In the end, Xiao Hei's body deflated like a punctured balloon, instantly returning to its original state, as if it had absorbed all the demonic energy in its body.
If that were the case, Qi Ling probably wouldn't be too surprised; it would just be routine. But then, Xiao Hei suddenly assumed a strange posture, and if Qi Ling wasn't mistaken, it seemed to be... defecating?
"Hey, hey, hey, you've gone too far!" Qi Ling said angrily, "Even if you're Divine Beast, you can't do this! It's so rude! Hold it back, hold it back..."
But Qi Ling quickly lost her train of thought, because after much effort, what Xiao Hei expelled from its rear end was a black pill.
"This..." Qi Ling stared at the black object. Although Qi Ling could sense a very powerful force emanating from it, like the purest magic, Qi Ling didn't have the courage to pick it up when she thought about its origin.
After that, Xiao Hei seemed to have released all the pressure from its body, feeling completely relaxed. It quickly lay down and fell asleep. Seeing this, Qi Ling had no choice but to let it go back to its own world to sleep.
Qi Ling eventually wrapped the black pill in paper and placed it on the table. After all, although its origin was somewhat shady, it was indeed a genuinely good thing.
If Qi Ling wasn't mistaken, this thing was actually a solid condensed from the purest Devil Realm energy, equivalent to a highly potent cultivation elixir!
Only Xiao Hei can absorb that demonic energy, but it can't absorb all of it due to the sheer quantity. As for the energy that has been filtered but cannot be absorbed, it has to expel it from its body; otherwise, it will remain in that balloon-like form indefinitely.
Such a pill would be an extremely precious treasure to anyone, and Qi Ling was even certain that the Devil King in the Devil Realm would value it highly, as it would be of great help to them.
"However, even so, the origin of this thing is too..." Qi Ling said with a troubled expression, "Let's forget about it. Anyway, I don't really need this thing. Let's talk about it tomorrow."