Chapter 1293: Obtaining the Four Great Sacred Beasts

Chapter 1293: Obtaining the Four Great Sacred Beasts

Before a powerful demon like Aike, no matter how capable the souls were, they were still subject to dimensionality reduction strikes.

After all, the techniques practiced by Demon Practitioners leaned towards the dark, closely related to ghosts.

Even Lin Nuo could gather strength in places abundant with souls.

So, even if Xiao Ling successfully summoned the Four Great Sacred Beasts, even if she could defeat Han Zhe, the leader of the Handa Alliance in the Sacred Realm, she could still do nothing against Aike.

Because all her smooth progress had been arranged by Aike.

Her soul resided in the Sacred Mountain, which Aike had long known, and he didn’t eliminate her but even helped her remain there, waiting for her to meet Luo Xiaoxue.

Of course, he was also taking a gamble, as he couldn’t be completely sure whether Luo Xiaoxue would meet her.

As for the remnants of the Tian Du Kingdom still surviving in the temple, they were Aike’s puppets. They had already betrayed Han Zhe a long time ago, helping Aike place puppets in the temple.

These puppets would gain Xiao Ling’s trust, help her enter the temple, and then assist her in capturing the remaining two Sacred Beasts.

In the end, she did succeed, even becoming overconfident, yet unaware that those two Sacred Beasts had long been cursed, and they would betray her.

At this moment, the Sparrow Beast and Turtle Beast lost control, directly pinning down the Dragon Beast and Tiger Beast. Due to Xiao Ling’s depleting spiritual power, the Dragon Beast and Tiger Beast could no longer withstand the suppression.

“It’s over, Xiao Ling. You don’t need to struggle in vain. As a soul, what can you do? Of course, you won’t disappear right away. You still have value until these Sacred Beasts fully come under my control.”

“You… you…!”

Xiao Ling, powerless and furious, found her nearly transparent soul completely reclaimed by Aike, while the Dragon Beast and Tiger Beast lost their combat abilities, their forms gradually shrinking, their Sacred Light vanishing.

Then, Aike’s true form appeared, bringing in the group of demonized Sacred Beasts, occupying the entire Sacred City.

The remaining remnants of the Handa Alliance dared not resist, all bowing in submission, and the former ministers of the Tian Du Kingdom in prison also came forth, bowing to Aike.

He was also a puppet, having previously communicated with Xiao Ling through letters, completely deceiving her.

“Their destructive power is indeed great, but it’s a pity they ruined the fine Sacred City. Never mind, the Sacred Realm will be mine, and the conflict between the two realms is over.”

Aike stated, with all his subordinates cheering in response to his words.

Meanwhile, Lin Nuo, observing from outside the city, felt something was off as he saw them leaving the Sacred City.

“Aike is something else; he even brought down their temple.”

Lin Nuo remarked, and not seeing Xiao Ling, but noticing Aike with the now powerless Four Great Sacred Beasts, he thought Xiao Ling was gone.

“It seems Xiao Ling is no more, and the Four Great Sacred Beasts also belong to Aike now. He’s going to be more difficult to deal with.”

“What should we do, Senior Martial Brother?”

“Follow them; they’re definitely heading back to the Demon Realm. This is our chance.”

“Mm… okay.”

Though Lin Nuo’s face remained calm, Su Kexin grew anxious, fearing that the next to be destroyed might be the human realm.

“Senior Martial Brother, will the human realm be in trouble…?”

“It should be.”

“Then, what should we do…?”

“Aren’t you two supposed to be the saviors?”

“Ah? Us…? What can we do?”

“You can kill him.”

Lin Nuo still had a smidge of confidence in this, after all, if the protagonists couldn’t defeat him, it would indeed be the end.

“Mm…”

The more expectations Lin Nuo placed upon them, the greater the pressure they felt.

Could they really kill him? That seemed difficult. If it were the Senior Martial Brother, there might actually be a chance.

Aike first returned to the Sacred Mountain, letting the Four Great Sacred Beasts drink the tainted water from the Sacred Mountain before demonizing them.

This demonization wasn’t easy; it couldn’t be done in a short while.

“Sir, demonizing these Sacred Beasts will take some time; at least a day.”

“No problem. No one can stop us now. Just take your time with the demonization, but no mistakes!”

Aike instructed the demon masters present, not yet planning to return to the Demon Realm immediately.

Because there was still a threat lurking, he needed to remain cautious.

Indeed, that person was Lin Nuo.

He had originally become a puppet of the Handa Alliance, yet unexpectedly managed to escape and even killed his arrangements and the Demon Woman.

This was clearly a formidable opponent.

No worries, once the Four Great Sacred Beasts were fully demonized, no one would be able to stop him.

Lin Nuo watched from near the Sacred Mountain, pondering why Aike hadn’t returned to the Demon Realm yet; staying in the Sacred Realm was indeed tiring.

A large crowd of Sacred Masters and demonized Sacred Beasts gathered near the Sacred Mountain, making it difficult to approach. Hard-pressed to fight, it was hard to imagine what would happen.

Luo Xiaoxue felt an inexplicable sense of loss, as if someone very important had left her.

And that person was Xiao Ling; even after a brief encounter, she felt a kinship.

“Are you still thinking about Xiao Ling?” Lin Nuo asked Luo Xiaoxue.

“Mm… Knight Lin, she really has…?”

“Maybe. There’s also the possibility that her soul is in Aike’s hands, merely delaying her demise. After all, she was a soul, and her disappearance is inevitable. Even if she annihilated the Demon Realm and the Handa Alliance in the Sacred Realm, she must vanish; there’s no changing that.”

“Mm… alright.”

Luo Xiaoxue didn’t say much more; life and death were predestined, and could be hard to change.

A day quickly passed. Aike and his group completed the demonization ritual for the Sacred Beasts, turning all Four Great Sacred Beasts into powerful demon beasts under his control.

“Mm, very good. Now, we will return to the Demon Realm.”

Aike looked at the four demonized Sacred Beasts, quite satisfied, and they showed no signs of resistance, obediently following his orders.

Although the passage back to the Demon Realm was sealed, Aike was fully capable of opening it. He raised his hand, muttering incantations, and soon the portal to the Demon Realm was opened.

“Let’s go.”

With that, he stepped into the portal first, with the demon beasts and demons following suit. Next, they would open more portals, freely entering the Sacred Realm; everything in the Sacred Realm would belong to them.

“Move.”

Seeing Aike enter the portal for a while, Lin Nuo hurriedly led Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue to rush in.

The demon guards at the rear saw Lin Nuo and shouted:

“Who goes there!”

“Do you have any lines besides that one?”

Lin Nuo quipped, charging in with a few punches, easily breaking through. As for Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue, they also felt no pressure and dashed into the portal.

As they crossed from one realm to another, they felt a slight dizziness but recovered quickly.

Aike had already anticipated that Lin Nuo would follow, so he had set an ambush on the other side, waiting to catch him as he passed through.

However, he missed; Lin Nuo had a remarkable learning ability, and when entering, he directly shifted to another location.