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After the deafening explosion, a soft bell rang. The Ear-Eating Beast stood in the center of the square, its countless ears flaring. A blood-red array covering the square appeared beneath the disciples. As the array operated, their Qi and Blood and vitality surged wildly into the Ear-Eating Beast.

This is an evil formation that steals life; everyone has become nourishment for the Ear-Eating Beast!

Devil Qi surged into the sky, accompanied by the incessant ringing of bells.

The cultivators on the shore covered their ears, blocking out their hearing, yet they still felt excruciating pain and a persistent ringing in their ears. Blood flowed down their ears as that unfamiliar, cruel, soul-stealing sound poured down from the top of their heads—

"I, the Demon God, am about to awaken."

"Become one with me, become my nourishment!"

"I am very satisfied with you..."

The cultivators were terrified. They had come to submit to the Demon God for advancement, not to sacrifice their lives.

Only then did they realize how ridiculous their thoughts were. All their delusions were shattered. They had treated the Demon God as their master, while the demon god treated them as food!

The crimson magic array blazed brightly, and the disciples of the Glazed Sea were drained of their flesh and blood, turning into dried-up human figures. The Devil Qi on the Ear-Eating Beast surged, and within the distorted black mist, a humanoid figure seemed to be gradually taking shape.

"Demon, Demon God..."

"How so!"

"The Glazed Sea, my Glazed Sea!" On the blood-red plaza, only one person remained standing.

Dressed in a snow-white fairy gown, Liu Xian was the only one still standing amidst the blood-red aura. She staggered two steps, nearly collapsing to her knees before the Ear-Eating Beast: "Demon God, how could you... you've deceived me!"

Those divine pronouncements.

So, all that talk about the Glazed Sea being above the three great immortal sects was just a lie!

From within the demonic mist, the blurry humanoid figure spoke, "When have I ever lied to you?"

"You say--"

"I said that as long as one obeys my orders, the Glazed Sea can command the entire world. After your death, I will become the lord of the Glazed Sea, and of course I can command the entire world. What is wrong with what I said?"

A stream of dark Devil Qi emanated from his body, tightly gripping Liu Xian's neck and dragging her to the ground. "Come on, your ambition is about to be realized."

"No--"

Liu Xian struggled desperately, but to no avail. She looked up at the Ear-Eating Beast, and in her dazed state, through its scarlet beast eyes, she seemed to see another pair of cold eyes.

The child she raised with her own hands—in her memory, Liu Yu was always respectful to her and obedient from a young age. Because she was a saintess, she had to strictly abide by the sect rules and could not make any mistakes, and she had always done a very good job.

Little did she know that her life was a colossal lie; she had long since become the host of the Ear-Eating Beast, a tool for it to realize its ambitions.

Blood gushed from Liu Xian's seven orifices, her consciousness gradually fading. Memories flooded back like a river. When did it all begin? When did she stop thinking, "I must raise this child well and not let her become like her father," and "I must shoulder the burden of the Glazed Sea and revitalize the sect"?

When did she forget her original intention?

It was probably from the moment that first divine oracle rang in my ears.

It turns out that it wasn't a divine oracle.

It was the voice of the devil.

She slowly closed her eyes, suddenly feeling a sharp killing intent spread out. A dark figure descended like a hawk. He raised his hand, the sky darkened, the waves surged, and thousands of killing intents condensed into a sword, piercing towards the Ear-Eating Beast!

The mournful roar of the beast echoed throughout the Glazed Sea, and the waves surged three zhang high, knocking everyone on the shore unconscious.

The Demon God was destroyed at the crucial moment of human form, the blood of the Ear-Eating Beast gushed out, and the Devil Qi quickly dissipated.

"Bai Fu, how dare you!" The Demon God's voice was somewhat exasperated.

What wouldn't I dare to do?

His eyes sharpened, and he raised his hand again, aiming at the demonic shadow in mid-air.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Demon God raised his hand and tore open a spatial rift, trying to break free from the Ear-Eating Beast and escape. Suddenly, the blood array on the ground transformed into five chains that firmly bound it, making it unable to move!

"What?!"

The Demon God god was startled. He heard a soft Liuli sound from within the demonic mist, and the Ear-Eating Beast transformed back into human form.

Liu Yu had a sword wound in her chest, her lips were pale, and she stared at the ever-changing demonic shadow in mid-air. A slight smirk played on her lips. "Can you escape?"

The Demon God's voice was low and menacing, "You're still conscious—"

"Not much," Liu Yu said resolutely, "That's enough to kill you!"

After learning the truth about her being possessed during the sect competition, she tried her best to maintain a sliver of clarity. When the Ear-Eating Beast controlled her to set up an array at the Wading Immortal Abode, she secretly tampered with the array, all for this moment.

She harbored the idea of perishing together with the Demon God, but her consciousness was firmly suppressed. If Bai Fu hadn't injured the Ear-Eating Beast with his sword, she would have become one of the Demon God's nourishment today.

She looked at the swordsman in black and sincerely said, "Thank you."

Bai Fu did not reply. His Sword Qi rose again, shattering the remnant soul of the Demon God that was bound in the air into fragments.

The demonic energy completely dissipated into smoke.

"Bai Fu, I will never let you go."

The Demon God's deep voice, like muffled thunder, then dissipated into the horizon.

Liu Yu, having lost all her strength, slumped to the ground in a daze. "Is it dead?"

"No."

Why...?

"The Demon God left behind two pieces of his demonic bone; this is only one of them," Bai Fu said calmly. "It hasn't fully 'resurrected' yet."

Liu Yu suddenly realized. "So... I am one of the two demonic bones?"

"It's the demonic bone that's attached itself to you." His tone was icy, but Liu Yu felt a sense of relief. She was herself, not Demon God, and that was enough.

"Immortal Lord, may I ask you for a favor?" She knelt before the black-clad swordsman. "Please, kill me."