bookandnovel Chapter 14635 Are you trying to kill me?
Chapter 14635 Are you trying to kill me?
Chapter 14635 Are you trying to kill me?
Ling Xiao's heart sank. Though he felt a pang of sadness, he did not succumb to it... He was already used to such partings. As long as he reached a higher realm and rebuilt the Demon Sect, these slumbering ancient powerhouses would eventually return in their true forms.
He composed himself, his gaze sharp as a knife, fixed on the two bound men in black robes, and coldly demanded, "Speak! Who exactly are you?"
One of the men in black robes chuckled coldly, still carrying a strange arrogance even after being captured: "You don't need to look at me like that. Telling you won't hurt... Anyway, once you know the truth, you're powerless to change anything!"
"Enough with the nonsense!" Ling Xiao's demonic aura surged, and his oppressive aura pressed down like a tangible force. "Speak!"
The man in black robes was forced to cough up blood, yet he still smiled eerily.
"You should know that the Silent Realm has three heavens. At the top are the three major forces: the Breaking Boundary Mountain, the Longevity Forbidden Domain, and the Border City... But you certainly don't know that above these three major forces, there is a truly colossal being, an existence that can control the life and death of the entire Silent Realm!"
"What exists?"
Ling Xiao's heart tightened suddenly, and he asked urgently... This might be the real crisis that Dao Sha had warned of before, a crisis that could overturn everything!
"You can't say it!" another man in black robes roared urgently, his face ashen and his whole body trembling... Clearly, that name was an absolute taboo.
puff!
A flash of sword light, a head fell to the ground, and blood splattered three feet!
Ling Xiao sheathed his sword and stood there, his eyes as cold as ice. He glanced at the corpse on the ground and said in a completely indifferent tone, "I didn't ask you to speak."
The clean and swift killing instantly stunned the entire audience!
The surviving man in black robes looked at his companion's corpse, but his face showed no fear. Instead, it revealed an eerie calmness, even with a hint of pity: "Sanctuary."
“The Holy Temple?” Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow, his eyes turning cold. “As far as I know, the Holy Temple is overseen by the border city, which oversees the entire Silent Realm. When did you become such a secretive organization?”
Although he had suspected it before, hearing it with his own ears still made his heart sink... There was such a hidden trick behind the border city?
The man in black robes sneered, his tone dripping with undisguised sarcasm:
"Border city? A bunch of exiled sinful slaves! They're nothing but dogs we keep in the Realm of Annihilation! But these dogs dared to attempt to cooperate with you, a demonic cultivator, ruining your important plans. They should naturally be eliminated!"
"Which branch of the Holy Temple are you from? Where are you located? Are you outside the Realm of Annihilation?" Ling Xiao pressed forward step by step, his demonic aura surging around him, and his pressure crushed down like a tangible force.
The man in black robes kept his mouth shut and said nothing more.
"Since you dare to speak up, don't hold back." Ling Xiao's tone was icy, carrying an undeniable sense of oppression. "Be a man and speak clearly... Otherwise, I have a hundred ways to make you wish you were dead."
The man in black robes suddenly laughed, a strange and insane laugh: "Didn't you want to know? There has always been an ancient passage connecting the Realm of Annihilation to the outside world, and we reside within that passage... You can call us... the Envoys of Annihilation!"
Messenger of Annihilation!
The four words, spoken with an eerie, almost mystical quality, seemed to chill the surrounding air.
Ling Xiao remained silent for a moment, his eyes growing sharper: "You've come to me not just for the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword, have you? Since you can occupy the outer passage, you should be able to freely enter and exit the Realm of Annihilation."
"The Realm of Annihilation is far more bizarre than you imagine!" The man in black robes shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible apprehension.
"If we were to force our way in, the cost would be enormous. Otherwise, why would we rely on those useless people in the border city? We must obtain the Demon Lord's Black Sky Sword, but that's just a side benefit... We have a more important mission!"
"What mission?" Ling Xiao pressed, his heart suddenly tightening... This was the key!
what……!
Just then, the man in black robes suddenly let out an extremely piercing scream, blood gushing from his seven orifices like a spring, and his whole body suddenly burst into pale white flames!
The flames were incredibly strange; they didn't burn clothes, only the soul. Wherever the flames passed, his flesh charred and rotted at a visible speed!
"No! No! Your Honor, spare me! I didn't say anything! Please spare me!"
He struggled frantically in the void, roaring in terror at the sky, his eyes filled with fear far exceeding that of death, as if he had seen the most terrifying being in the world.
However, the pale flames were too domineering. In just a breath, the black-robed man's body was burned to ashes, leaving not even a trace of his soul behind. He was reduced to a handful of ashes that drifted away in the wind.
Ling Xiao's expression changed drastically. He instinctively tried to suppress the flames, but found that the flames carried a strange soul-locking power that made them impossible to touch. He could only watch helplessly as they were burned to ashes.
Everyone in the room was so shocked that their faces turned pale and their bodies went cold!
Ling Xiao coldly swept his surroundings, his divine sense spreading out like a tide, covering the entire Lin Yuan City, but he found nothing unusual, nor did he sense any foreign aura.
"Senior Sword Demon, have you sensed someone spying on you?" Ling Xiao asked in a deep voice within his sea of consciousness.
Sword Demon's voice was deep and resolute, carrying a hint of solemnity:
“No one approached. Deep within the black-robed man’s soul, a ‘soul-forbidden curse’ must have been planted… Once the core secret is leaked, the curse will automatically trigger, annihilating his soul and leaving him no chance for reincarnation.”
Ling Xiao's face darkened completely, and a thick gloom settled over his heart.
They had hoped that reaching an agreement with the border city would at least grant them some breathing room, allowing the Overlord Empire to develop peacefully. But now it seems the border city is nothing more than a dog kept by someone else; the truly terrifying force lurks in the shadows of the outer passage!
"These Annihilation Gods are probably just outposts." Sword Fiend's voice rang out again, carrying a strong sense of crisis.
"To be able to entrenched themselves in the outer passage and to place such a domineering forbidden spell on their subordinates, their strength is definitely far superior to Wang Jing's! What's even more terrifying is... they will most likely force their way into the Realm of Annihilation!"
Ling Xiao clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white.
“And there’s worse,” Sword Fiend’s tone grew heavier. “Once they completely control the Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword, or find another way to open the complete passage to the Realm of Annihilation… those truly terrifying beings from beyond the realm will also descend!”
Ling Xiao's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints, and he cursed inwardly... Damn it!
The mess in the Realm of Annihilation hasn't been cleaned up yet, and he hasn't even broken through to the Realm Lord level. And now this formidable figure from outside the Realm is about to attack? He's not giving them even the slightest chance to catch their breath!
He knew his own limitations very well; even against the current border city, he couldn't possibly win unless he relied on the power of the Sword Fiend.
Not to mention the Annihilation God Envoys, each of whom is far more powerful than the strongmen in the border city. Faced with such a powerful enemy, even if Sword Fiend were to step in, he could probably only protect him for a short time.
It's estimated that in the end, it will disappear completely, just like the Blade Demon.
To avoid this situation, he must find the legacy of the Evil Insect King and revive the Evil Insect Palace in the Demon Needle Space. Only then will he have the confidence to fight against these powerful enemies.