Chapter 1141: You Should Thank Me

Chapter 1141: You Should Thank Me

“It seems there’s a bit of a grudge between you. Well, when it comes to demons, everyone looks all friendly on the surface but schemes behind each other’s backs. You’re a wolf, fighting humans—it’s no wonder you came here to die first,” Lin Nuo snarked.

“……”

The Wolf King truly wanted to roar in anger but felt utterly helpless. How could it have known they would be so powerful and fierce? It had initially thought it would get the jump on them, have them break its seal completely, then feast on them to absorb their energy.

Instead, it had been backstabbed.

What a disgrace! It had lost so much power that it had been overwhelmed by those human boys and girls.

Yet, it was slowly questioning itself. After all, it had seen the shadow of a Demon Sovereign in Lin Nuo.

Back when it was still alive, it had followed a Demon Sovereign, but that Sovereign had died, which had made it furious. As it got stronger, it felt the need to kill those pesky Taoists.

And yet, here it was.

But it still dampened the spirits of those rotten Taoists; it was not a complete failure.

However, the girl next to it clearly possessed unique abilities to resist demons, yet that boy could still get so close to her.

That was truly rare. Were they already within a twin-sword combination, plotting to take control of this world?

“Can you guess why we could come in? Didn’t you say that intelligence triumphs over humans? Couldn’t you figure it out? No way, right? No way, right??”

Lin Nuo’s mocking tone stirred the Wolf King’s competitive nature. Even though it couldn’t compete in power now, how could it lose in intelligence?

The Wolf King replied:

“Human, I believe you didn’t understand back then why you could come in either.”

“That’s right, we didn’t understand back then. But now we get it. Otherwise, how could we have entered once more? Even managed to summon your soul?”

Lin Nuo said earnestly, although he hadn’t quite figured out how he had gotten in.

He still hoped to pry some information out of this wolf’s mouth.

“Heh, there’s one thing you definitely haven’t figured out,” the Wolf King suddenly grew arrogant.

“I’d love to hear the details; I’m eager to learn about your wisdom.”

“That is, you definitely wouldn’t understand why you were able to absorb my Demon Qi while still maintaining your rationality. You were supposed to be dead, yet here you are, and now your powers in the demon art have surged. You were someone with inherent demonic attributes, yet those Taoists could hardly notice you. You certainly don’t know why.”

The Wolf King continued to brag, and upon hearing this, Lin Nuo thought to himself, sorry, but I already know all this nonsense.

A time traveler who absorbed the Demon Qi released in the Demon Realm and lived to tell the tale—why couldn’t I handle your lousy Demon Qi?

As for the later surge in power after jumping into the Magic Spring, it was due to the lingering Demon Qi and everything he experienced here.

Yes, after jumping into the Magic Spring and turning into the big villain, there was a cause and effect; it wasn’t as inexplicable as Su Kexin, some Chosen One who was born with explosive abilities.

It had to be related to this wolf and that previous encounter with the Demon Master.

Because he had absorbed their Demon Qi, that laid the foundation; the falling Demon Star was the opportunity to turn all that accumulated energy into real power.

At least that’s how it should be.

But he still needed to hear this dog—no, this wolf’s opinion.

Let’s play the fool for now.

“I genuinely haven’t figured that out yet. I’m eager to hear your wisdom.”

“You owe your current state to me, human. Though my soul remains here, I still perceive a Demon Star falling to the human realm. And you, no doubt, have been influenced by it. If you hadn’t absorbed my Demon Qi back then, you wouldn’t be experiencing such growth. You must know, I was once a god-level magical beast; even those Taoists feared me a bit.”

“Indeed, you were formidable.”

Lin Nuo replied with no emotion, going along with it. His guess was not far off; it was because of that.

But it wasn’t just because of that, there was also the Demon Master and the Demon Qi from those souls.

There seemed to be a trail, and he was beginning to understand why he had come this far.

From the moment he arrived here, he couldn’t have been a paragon of justice. After all, his body carried demonic attributes.

But having absorbed so much Demon Qi back then, he couldn’t keep that hidden. He’d definitely be viewed as a fallen demon by those cultivators.

Yet here he was, still alive and kicking.

“Then why am I still doing so well among humans? Let me tell you, I’m still in the number one sect in the world. Can you imagine a demon mixing in there?” Lin Nuo said.

“Hahaha, it’s all thanks to the woman beside you. She’s the one who concealed your demon Qi. Otherwise, after absorbing such massive amounts of demon Qi, you would’ve turned into a ferocious magical beast long ago. Do you remember? You had a beastly murderous intent from the start.”

“Was that you?”

Lin Nuo turned to Su Kexin and asked.

“I… I don’t know… Senior Martial Brother…” Su Kexin replied softly, lacking confidence.

Naturally, because back then, she had no idea what on earth she was doing.

“Never mind, I won’t ask you anymore.”

Lin Nuo shook his head. What was he asking her for? She didn’t know anything.

It seemed that the Su Kexin back then wanted him to live normally. Her sword hadn’t struck him down initially.

In truth, if he hadn’t been forced out of the Xuanyun Sect and hadn’t touched the Magic Spring, he would have merely been an ordinary cultivator, with no ties to the demon realm.

But fate had played its hand, and he had ultimately taken this path.

Yet it was not so bad; at least, he would no longer be subservient to others.

“She possesses a strange ability; she burst into this sealed space. And you—because of the lingering traces of my coveted Demon Qi—were summoned here. I needed your help to break this seal completely, but the plan failed. You two entered for different reasons, but now you can fully rely on your own strength to come here,” the Wolf King said, reveling in its supposed wisdom, like a teacher explaining unknown matters to ignorant students, feeling quite accomplished.

Upon hearing this, Lin Nuo gained further insight. Could he really enter on his own? Probably not; it was likely he was dragged in by Su Kexin.

To get out, maybe they just needed to jump together again.

In any case, with Su Kexin around, there was bound to be a way out. A Chosen One couldn’t possibly be trapped here; if it came down to it, she would explode forth and break free.

“Alright then, do you know where my original Demon Qi came from? Tell me, why didn’t I die?”

“The Demon Qi you originally possessed is different from any I’ve encountered from Demon Practitioners. As for where it came from, I haven’t been in the human realm for so long; I can’t say why you didn’t die. Surely, there were Demon Practitioners who wanted you alive, saved you, and concealed your Demon Qi. Otherwise, you would’ve been found and killed by the cultivators long ago.”

“I see.”

Lin Nuo superficially agreed. He didn’t accept that viewpoint. Who saved him? He was a time traveler who had taken over—plain and simple.

Read more novels, Wolf, can’t believe you lack this common knowledge.