bookandnovel Chapter 14636 Playing Tricks on Them Again
Chapter 14636 Playing Tricks on Them Again
Chapter 14636 Playing Tricks on Them Again
"I remember……"
Jian Sha's voice suddenly rang out, but then stopped abruptly, his brows furrowed with an unyielding melancholy.
Ling Xiao looked into the space of the magic needle and said in a calm tone, "Senior Sword Fiend, please speak freely. This junior is all ears."
"This Demon Lord Black Sky Sword is probably the key to unlocking the path to the outer realm."
A glint flashed in Jian Sha's eyes, and he spoke each word with resounding force, "I even suspect that this Silent Realm was sealed away by the Demon Lord himself. His purpose was to prevent those supreme beings of the Holy Temple from setting foot here and utterly destroying it!"
She paused, her tone becoming increasingly solemn: "If you can truly use this demonic sword to break through the boundary, remember to find the demonic book left behind by the Demon Lord!"
"What is hidden in the demonic book?" Ling Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked.
Sword Demon's eyes held a complex expression, as if he were recalling distant memories:
"I don't know the specifics. I only heard the Demon Lord mention it by chance back then, that he had personally written a demon book."
"That book may not be a world-shaking treasure, but the secrets it contains are enough to overturn the entire Silent Realm! The origin of the Holy Temple, the conspiracy of foreign forces, and those treasures and secret realms buried in the past... it all includes them."
boom!
Ling Xiao felt a surge of heat rush to his head, his mouth went dry, and his breathing became heavy: "So, the Holy Temple's relentless pursuit of me wasn't for..."
"It's not for the sword, it's for the Demon Book!" Sword Fiend interrupted decisively. "The Holy Temple might not even care about the Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword; they have countless divine artifacts under their command. But the Demon Book contains the method to completely defeat them!"
Ling Xiao suddenly realized that all his previous doubts had been resolved.
Yes, the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword is powerful, but it's ultimately just an inanimate object. The Holy Temple has a deep foundation and may possess something comparable. But the Demon Book is different; it's a sharp blade capable of overthrowing their rule. How could they allow it to appear in the world?
"The Envoy of Annihilation has suffered such a great loss; he will certainly not let this go easily." Sword Fiend looked at him, his eyes filled with worry. "What do you plan to do next?"
There was a hint of disappointment in her voice. Her husband's avatar had vanished, and in the long nights to come, she would likely be left alone to endure the loneliness.
Ling Xiao remained silent for a moment, then a resolute glint flashed in his eyes: "Go to Breaking Boundary Mountain!"
"Have you thought this through?" Jian Sha's expression changed, and he hurriedly tried to dissuade him. "That place is extremely dangerous. It's a notorious forbidden zone in the Silent Realm. A slight mistake could lead to annihilation!"
"I am clear."
Ling Xiao nodded, his gaze sweeping over the dilapidated city walls outside the window, his voice filled with unwavering determination.
“But if I stay in Lin Yuan City, the next time the God of Annihilation descends, this city will really be finished! In the battle just now, the protective array almost collapsed, and the city is in ruins. If it weren’t for the protection of the array, the city would have been devastated by now.”
He clenched his fists: "I must divert this trouble! As long as I leave, the Holy Temple's pursuers will only be focused on me, giving the warriors of Lin Yuan City time to evacuate and hide, and giving them a glimmer of hope!"
This was the only choice he had made after careful consideration. To sit and wait for death would only lead to the destruction of everyone else.
“But if you do this, the danger will increase exponentially!” Ji Mingkong couldn’t help but speak up, her pretty face pale with worry.
Ling Bi, Meng Haoqing, and the others nodded in agreement, their faces filled with anxiety. Breaking Boundary Mountain was already a place where death was a near certain death; now, being hunted down by the Holy Temple's envoys was tantamount to walking into a trap!
Ling Xiao suddenly laughed, a sly smile in his eyes: "Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to go head-to-head with the Holy Temple. They want the Demon Lord Black Sky Sword, so I'll just... 'give' this sword away."
"Send it out?" Jian Sha was taken aback, then laughed and cried at the same time. "You're planning to hold another auction? Do you think everyone in the world is stupid? The controversy from the last auction hasn't died down yet. If you do this again, everyone will suspect that there's something fishy going on!"
The air inside the hall froze instantly.
Everyone was stunned by Ling Xiao's audacious idea. Their expressions varied, ranging from shock and worry to a sense of absurdity that was both laughable and absurd.
Ji Mingkong gasped, staring at him in disbelief: "Ling Xiao, do you know what this means? This is a public provocation of the Holy Temple! They will never let you get away with this!"
Ling Xiao, however, did not care. He leaned back leisurely on the cold stone chair, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest, making a crisp sound that struck the hearts of everyone present.
"No, I'm not the one auctioning it."
With just one sentence, he instantly drew everyone's attention to himself.
"Senior Black Soul King will preside over this auction for us."
Ling Xiao spoke slowly, his eyes gleaming with confidence, "He was the one who won the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword last time. Now that he's involved, his reputation is enough to convince everyone that this auction is real!"
Ji Mingkong frowned, still puzzled: "But will the people of the Holy Temple believe that?"
"They had no choice but to believe it."
A cool voice came from the corner, and Ling Bi walked out slowly, her eyes flashing with shrewdness:
"The Black Soul King has stood firm in Broken Boundary Mountain for three hundred years, with an impeccable reputation and has never broken his word. More importantly, the 'Demonic Soul' of the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword is unique and cannot be forged. Anyone who touches the sword can feel the terrifying pressure emanating from the Demon Lord!"
Silence fell again, and only heavy breathing could be heard in the hall.
After a long silence, Ji Mingkong took a deep breath and finally found a flaw: "But this plan has a premise. The Holy Temple must not capture you before the auction begins, and do the various forces in the Silent Realm really dare to compete with the Holy Temple for the Demon Sword?"
"So, we're gambling."
Ling Xiao smiled calmly, a smile that carried a hint of desperate boldness.
"The allure of the Black Heaven Sword of the Gambling Demon Lord is great enough that even those ancient beings in seclusion cannot resist jumping out to get a share; the influence of the Gambling Holy Hall in the Realm of Annihilation is not as all-powerful as they boast!"
Ji Mingkong's heart sank, and he pressed on, "Then... what if you lose the bet?"
Ling Xiao stood up and slowly walked to the edge of the city wall, his gaze falling on the shocking crack in the protective array. The smoke from the bloody battle three days ago seemed to still linger in the air.
"If we do nothing, how long can the Overlord Empire hold out?" He didn't turn around, but his voice clearly echoed throughout the hall. "One month? Two months? When the Holy Temple's army is on our way, none of us here will escape!"
He turned abruptly, his eyes flashing with a resolute determination to burn everything away:
"Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well stir things up completely! Once the news spreads that the Demon Lord's Black Sky Sword can open the Void Realm, the Holy Temple won't be the only one eyeing it! Only then will we have a glimmer of hope amidst the chaos!"