Chapter 769: The King Hid a Lover?

Chapter 769: The King Hid a Lover?

As the saying goes, “In a narrow path, the brave prevail.” Here, the junior and senior demon women, Qin Shili and Ling Meng, met face to face.

They share a common trait—both were taught by Lin Nuo and, of course, both were infatuated with him.

Their encounter represented opposing sides clashing.

When enemies see each other, their eyes blaze with rage, and naturally, they were not going to be polite.

Qin Shili saw Ling Meng but was somewhat disappointed not to see Lin Nuo nearby.

In her view, the barrier being broken was undoubtedly Lin Nuo’s doing; otherwise, who could infiltrate the Refining Demon Sect’s Demon Abyss Valley and break the barrier?

Not seeing him around left her uncertain if he truly wasn’t there.

Ling Meng, the demon woman, was Lin Nuo’s disciple, and it was evident that she was obsessed with him. After all, someone with Lin Nuo’s superior martial prowess would undoubtedly stir infatuation.

Now, with the demon beasts pouring out of the Demon Abyss Valley, chaos was imminent. The pressing issue at hand was to stop the beasts from rampaging.

If it weren’t for Lin Nuo’s prior warning to spare this demon woman, she would have been killed by now.

As the two sides stood in furious opposition, they began to channel their spirit energy, ready for battle to erupt.

The demon beasts saw humans like they were delectable prey and were ravenously eager.

“Kill them! Leave none alive!”

Ling Meng spoke sternly, her eyes blazing with fury, leading the horde of demon beasts into an attack.

These demon beasts craved human blood and were incredibly fierce, causing panic among the cultivators.

“Senior Sister Qin, what do we do?”

“Fall back.”

At that moment, Qin Shili stood at the front, beginning to channel her spirit technique.

In an instant, a freezing aura coalesced in the air, forming a frozen orb that soon scattered into countless ice spikes, raining down from above.

Having practiced dual cultivation with Lin Nuo, Qin Shili’s strength had increased. This ice spike rain descended with tremendous force, striking fiercely into the crowd of demon beasts.

The beasts, protected by demon soul power and robust in stature, braved the falling ice spikes.

However, these spikes had a peculiar characteristic; at first, the impacts didn’t hurt much, but accumulated pain became overwhelmingly strong.

The charging demon beasts felt their limbs growing numb, and before long, they could no longer advance.

Qin Shili raised her hand, and a gust of icy wind surged forth, revealing the beasts were beginning to freeze.

With the demon beasts halted in their tracks, she urgently instructed the other cultivators:

“Now, kill them!”

“Understood!”

As Qin Shili maintained her technique, the other cultivators heeded her command, drawing their sharp swords to strike at the approaching demon beasts.

Slash!

They took down a few beasts that fell into chaos, but the sheer number of demon beasts was vast; they couldn’t keep up with the onslaught.

If they used wide-area destructive spirit techniques, the damage would be dispersed, making it hard to wipe out the evolved beasts. They had to concentrate their strength on the spirit swords to slaughter the beasts.

“Die!”

Ling Meng charged in directly, her demon soul power gathering in her right palm, unleashing a wave of force.

Two cultivators were struck back, the demon qi eroding their bodies, making immediate healing necessary.

Since they were injured, it became difficult for them to get out safely without the help of others.

While the other cultivators rushed to rescue the two, Ling Meng, harboring deep enmity for them, struck fiercely, eager to wipe them all out.

Qin Shili saw this as problematic; Ling Meng’s strength had escalated since their last encounter, and now she seemed even more enraged.

She had to stop her.

Switching her ice technique toward Ling Meng, she began to freeze her as well.

Yet the demon soul power surged out, and in her heated state, Ling Meng melted the ice layer away.

“I’m going to kill you!”

Ling Meng’s hands, charged with powerful demon soul energy, flew forward with ferocity towards Qin Shili.

But Qin Shili was one step ahead, responding with an ice palm technique. The clash of ice power against demon energy exploded with a fierce force that shook the surroundings.

Unbeknownst to them, the ice layer on the demon beasts also melted, and they no longer felt numbness, regaining their mobility.

However, the demon beasts feared the tremendous power erupting from the clash between Qin Shili and Ling Meng, daring not to advance.

After a fierce exchange, Ling Meng found herself at a disadvantage, being pushed back by Qin Shili.

Yet, Qin Shili had expended quite a bit of spirit energy to restrain the swarm of beasts; it remained difficult.

This demon woman had progressed too rapidly; it was unclear if Lin Nuo had aided her.

“Where’s your master?” Qin Shili questioned, pointing at Ling Meng.

“Why are you looking for my master?”

“You are weak; I disdain fighting with you. Bring your master here.”

“Ha! You think you deserve to meet my master??”

Ling Meng sarcastically retorted, as a disciple, she was obliged to protect her master’s dignity.

This female cultivator was far too arrogant.

Unforgivable!

The power within Ling Meng surged violently, and in an instant, a dark purple dragon soul erupted from her, extending its claws and lunging at Qin Shili.

“You all, retreat now.”

Seeing it was impossible to halt this wave of demon beasts, Qin Shili had no choice but to withdraw.

The main concern was not to kill this demon woman; otherwise, if she died, everything would become easier.

Qin Shili summoned a spirit wall to block the dragon soul, a resounding crash echoed like an earth-shaking force.

Once the cultivators withdrew sufficiently, Qin Shili began her retreat too. The disparity in numbers was vast; fighting fiercely led to bad outcomes.

Quickly, Qin Shili retreated while Ling Meng stomped in frustration.

This female cultivator hit me and just ran away! How infuriating!

Lin Nuo’s fellow disciples were all terrible people!

…

“Ah-choo!”

Lin Nuo sneezed unexpectedly. It was an odd occasion; it wasn’t cold, so why did he sneeze?

Who was cursing me?

Lin Nuo didn’t reunite with Ling Meng, as he had just found Liu Shuqin; he surely couldn’t bring her back. After all, Ling Meng hated the Xuanyun Sect to the core and even vowed to kill Lin Nuo.

Honestly, he had no clue how to explain all this to her.

Lin Nuo was also Wu Ying Ge; could you believe that the person revered as a great hero was actually a demon lord?

No, he couldn’t even believe it himself.

But there was no alternative; the truth was as it was.

If he took Liu Shuqin back and Ling Meng mistook her for his wife, that would be quite troublesome. The female disciple would surely cause a scene.

First, he thought to treat her wounds.

But honestly, he had no idea how to heal; after all, he wasn’t skilled in medical techniques.

“Your Majesty, do you have a purpose in bringing this female cultivator away?”

“I’ll use her to threaten the cultivators, to ensure everyone gets out.”

“Your Majesty is wise!”

The leopard-headed man was convinced, utterly mesmerized by Lin Nuo’s bluff, believing every word and seeing it as brilliance.

Threatening with a hammer? He could run by himself; why would he need a hostage to threaten?

First, he needed to find a place to assess her injuries.

She had sustained quite a bit of damage, with multiple wounds and insufficient energy.

Perhaps he could transfer some energy to her; her self-healing ability was impressive.

“Junior Brother…”

Liu Shuqin weakly lifted her hand, resting it upon Lin Nuo’s shoulder.

Lin Nuo didn’t respond, taking her hand and pressing palm to palm, transferring some spirit energy. Although he was also a novice, he still had some reserves.

He was preparing the transfer when suddenly her wounds rapidly healed, and her complexion improved.

What’s happening? Did something activate?

“Junior Brother, I will definitely understand your past, I promise. Please, don’t stray from the right path, okay?”

Liu Shuqin abruptly hugged Lin Nuo, stunning the demon beasts.

Whoa! The king is hiding a lover?!