Parting Ways
Jiang Zhuoxue looked at the blood-red flames at his feet. He bent down and listened intently. Besides the howling of the flames, there were countless terrifying screams.
Countless Devil Race souls struggled and howled in the fire, a scene resembling a hellish place in the underworld, inspiring endless fear in anyone who saw it.
Having broken free from the Immobilization Incantation, Bai Nianchou stood behind Jiang Zhuoxue. His pale face and the bloodstains on his lips told the story of how seriously injured this young master of the White Dragon Tribe was.
But Bai Nianchou couldn't care less about healing his injuries. He just stared intently at Jiang Zhuoxue, afraid that the person in front of him might do something that would make him regret it, and that he himself would also regret it.
"You can still back out now." Bai Nianchou's voice was hoarse beyond recognition. "Sang Ying has already been sent into the Heart Devil Mirror. Once she completes the second trial, she might not be able to defeat that man in black robes. Perhaps she'll come back to us on her own soon. Hasn't something like this happened before?"
Seeing that Jiang Zhuoxue did not answer, Bai Nianchou continued to persuade her, "Sang Ying is going to become a god in the future. She never liked the Devil Race. Don't you like her and want to be with her forever? How can you stay with her like this after she becomes a god?"
"Even if I become a demon, she will stay with me forever." Jiang Zhuoxue, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, but Bai Nianchou was not happy at all upon hearing the answer.
He was so angry he laughed, jumping up and down while cursing Jiang Zhuoxue: "Do you think you're some kind of hot commodity? If you become a demon, why would Sang Ying like you? She likes you because she thinks you're kind and upright. If you become a demon, a dark mess all day long, why would she like you!"
Hearing this, Jiang Zhuoxue finally turned around, giving Bai Nianchou a stingy look. "She will like me." Her tone was stubborn and serious, as if she were forcing Sang Ying to like her even if Sang Ying didn't.
Seeing Jiang Zhuoxue's expression, Bai Nianchou's panicked mind suddenly calmed down. "Do you really have to do this?"
This was probably the last time he asked Jiang Zhuoxue.
"Mm." Jiang Zhuoxue nodded. He needed to become stronger. He needed this power, the power that would prevent anyone else from taking Sang Ying away from him again.
The black-robed man's actions were even more stimulating to Jiang Zhuoxue than she had imagined.
In the past, his separation from Sang Ying was either due to unforeseen circumstances or for their own growth. But at that time, he was very clear that their separation was only temporary, and that they would have a chance to meet again.
But this time, Sang Ying was forcibly taken away from him, which Jiang Zhuoxue could not accept.
"I may have been too arrogant and complacent. I always thought that my strength was enough to protect Sang Ying, and that she was constantly growing and that even if she encountered challenges, her life would not be in danger. But now, I know clearly that I am still too weak." Jiang Zhuoxue clenched her fists.
The entire house fell silent again, save for the sound of the raging fire and the screams of the lingering souls within.
This is the Fire of Tempering of the Devil Race, just like the Annihilation Spring for the Dragon Race.
However, this fire is far more terrifying than the Annihilation Spring. After all, the Annihilation Spring only causes some pain, while the Fire of Tempering can truly take a person's life.
Bai Nianchou closed his eyes, turned and walked out of the room. Before leaving, he said to Jiang Zhuoxue, "Go ahead and jump, but we will no longer be friends."
The young master of the White Dragon Tribe will not have any Devil Race friends, but Bai Nianchou and Jiang Zhuoxue will always be brothers. It's just that he can only accompany them this far.
A thud came from behind, Bai Nianchou stopped in his tracks.
He silently closed the door, and when he opened his eyes again, he had quietly wiped away the tears in his eyes.
He has found the other three people who got separated from him. Qing Shou and his group were also lucky. They hid and were not discovered by the Devil Race. They even launched a counterattack against several high-level Devil Race.
Now that Sang Ying has entered the Heart Devil Mirror and been taken away by the man in black robes, Bai Nianchou and the others have completed their mission. He plans to leave with the other three and forget everything he saw in the Devil Domain.
No matter what kind of conflict may arise between the Dragon Race and the Devil Race in the future, he will not mention anything about today to anyone.
Having made up his mind, Bai Nianchou fled the Devil Domain with his men as if escaping.
They left in a hurry, but because Boruo had cleared a path for them beforehand, the five of them left smoothly.
Along the way, Qing Shou kept asking Bai Nianchou about Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue, but Bai Nianchou didn't say anything, only telling him that everything went smoothly and their mission was complete.
Although Qing Shou didn't know exactly what had happened, he could tell from Bai Nianchou's expression that something unexpected had occurred during the mission.
He stepped forward, patted his fellow clansman on the shoulder, and silently quickened his pace to walk alongside him.
When the five passed by the stone chamber where the three-headed dragon was imprisoned again, the dragon, now with only two heads, obediently coiled on the stone wall as its own stone sculpture, and never came out to cause trouble again.
This time, however, it is destined not to encounter the female cultivator it so fears.
Ten Thousand Daos Born and his group were unaware of the terrifying trials that Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue were undergoing.
They were simply puzzled as to why the previously silent Mara Gate had suddenly become so flamboyant, releasing so many mutated cultivators all at once.
Recalling the young disciples they had seen these past few days, whose bodies bore different features of the Demon Race, cultivator Ten Thousand Daos Born sighed deeply.
Although the Mara Gate's initial offensive was strong, fortunately, they were outnumbered, and the cultivators of the Immortal Spirit Realm were no pushovers either. They not only withstood the Mara Gate's attacks but have now turned the tables and gained the upper hand.
It is said that the sect is already researching ways to turn these cultivators back into normal people. Once they find a way, it will only take a few days to completely suppress the Mara Gate.
However, these are not what they care about most right now. The sect leader and several elders have not slept for days because of the broken corpses that suddenly appeared in the Teleportation Array!
The scene was so horrifying that even cultivators who had experienced countless killings felt their hearts tremble with fear.
After the disciple guarding the Teleportation Array informed the sect, Elder Xiao and Elder Jiulian immediately went to check the array. After contacting several other small worlds but receiving no news from the Cloud Mulberry Realm, everyone knew that the Cloud Mulberry Realm must be the place where the trouble occurred.
What's worse is that their senior sister Sang Ying, who is Ten Thousand Daos Born, recently took several other senior brothers and sisters to the Cloud Mulberry Realm for training!
The news caused chaos in Ten Thousand Daos Born and Rizhao City.
The young disciple, who had just retreated from the battle with the Mara Gate, glanced casually in the direction of the Teleportation Array, hoping that Senior Sister Sang Ying and the others would return safely!