bookandnovel Chapter 14627 The Red-Haired Demon
Chapter 14627 The Red-Haired Demon
Chapter 14627 The Red-Haired Demon
Ling Xiao abruptly stopped, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints, his heart feeling as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer…
This person... he'd seen him before!
The raging aura of flames, the fleeting golden light in his eyes, perfectly overlapped with the watcher in a fragment of an ancient memory deep within his mind—a watcher that nearly reduced him to ashes but was ultimately defeated by the mysterious entity possessing his body!
"It's you!" Ling Xiao blurted out, his demonic aura instantly tightening, ready to strike at any moment.
The red-haired man's eyes gleamed even brighter with golden light. He chuckled softly, his tone tinged with amusement: "Boy, we meet again."
Mu Qianxue's expression changed slightly, and she quickly whispered a reminder: "Young Master Ling, this is the second lord of the Holy Hall, Lord Red-Haired Ghost!"
Alarm bells rang in Ling Xiao's mind, and he instantly realized... that the former monitors were actually high-ranking members of the Holy Temple! The Holy Temple had indeed harbored ill intentions from the very beginning!
The old man in blue robes on the high seat spoke, his voice gentle yet carrying an undeniable authority: "I am the current Palace Master of the Holy Ruins and the Holy Hall. Enough of the small talk, Young Hero Ling, can you now tell me the details of the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword?"
Ling Xiao composed himself, suppressing the killing intent in his heart. The phantom of the Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword slowly appeared in his palm. He said in a calm tone, "What does the Palace Master want to know? I have already told you all the information I knew when I spoke with Miss Mu earlier."
"What I need is deeper information." Saint Ruins fixed his gaze on Ling Xiao and said, word by word, "For example, how can it open the portal to leave the Realm of Annihilation?"
Ling Xiao slowly shook his head, his expression frank: "It's not that I'm unwilling to tell you, but that I truly don't know. Perhaps my cultivation level is still too shallow, and I haven't yet been able to comprehend the core secrets of this sword. If the Palace Master wishes to know, perhaps you could give me more time. Once my cultivation level improves, I might be able to glean some insights from it."
He was telling the truth.
Although countless people were scrambling for the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword, in his opinion, apart from being the Demon Lord's former sword and having a more domineering aura, this sword was no different from his Xuan Snake Poison Heaven Sword. He really couldn't see where the secret of "breaking the boundary" was hidden.
"No need."
The red-haired demon suddenly spoke, his tone extremely domineering, and the flames around him instantly surged, almost setting the hall ablaze: "The Holy Hall wants this Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword!"
The atmosphere inside the hall suddenly froze, as if the air was frozen by invisible ice, and every breath of air carried a bone-chilling sense of oppression.
Ling Xiao raised his eyes to look at the red-haired ghost, then suddenly sneered, his tone filled with undisguised sarcasm: "Are you joking, sir?"
"I'm not joking!"
The red-haired demon's eyes were like knives, and the violent flame laws around his body instantly boiled, causing the temperature of the entire hall to rise sharply. "Hand over the Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword, and the Holy Hall can guarantee your safe cultivation in the Realm of Annihilation. In the future, it may even help you break through to the Realm Lord level. This is an immense opportunity for you!"
"Opportunity?" Ling Xiao's smile turned cold, his eyes sharp as swords. "On what basis? On your thick skin, or on your age?"
"court death!"
The red-haired demon flew into a rage, his eyes blazing with golden light. The moment he made a fist with his right hand, the void of the entire hall suddenly twisted and collapsed, and countless spatial fragments flew like blades.
The pressure from the peak Realm Lord level was like a tangible mountain, crashing down on Ling Xiao as if to crush him on the spot!
Faced with this terrifying pressure, Ling Xiao advanced instead of retreating. The demonic patterns under his feet exploded, and a phantom of a demon god ten thousand feet tall suddenly appeared behind him, with pitch-black demonic flames soaring into the sky.
At the same time, the Banner of Annihilation floated in mid-air, its surface fluttering, and countless gloomy and terrifying roars surged from it, as if thousands of vengeful spirits were howling, confronting the Red-Haired Demon's fire law head-on!
"stop!"
With a soft shout, Shengxu, though speaking in a calm tone, carried an undeniable authority.
The distorted void instantly calmed down, the swirling spatial fragments vanished without a trace, and the terrifying pressure within the hall abruptly dropped. He turned to look at the red-haired demon, his eyes turning cold: "Red-haired demon, today is for discussing cooperation, not forcibly taking what is rightfully yours."
"Does the Great Lord truly intend to speak to this junior as an equal?" The red-haired demon sneered, his tone filled with resentment and sarcasm. "Wouldn't it be more efficient to simply search his soul and extract his secrets? With his cultivation level, he wouldn't even have the right to resist in front of us!"
Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao calmed down completely, and the demonic aura around him slowly subsided. He coldly cupped his hands towards the Sacred Ruins, his tone indifferent: "It seems that today is indeed not suitable for discussion. This junior will take his leave."
Having said that, he turned and left without the slightest hesitation.
He couldn't understand why the Holy Ruins' attitude had changed so drastically in just a few days. They had clearly agreed to treat each other with sincerity, but now they were allowing the Crimson-Haired Demon to make such threats. But he knew very well that this so-called cooperation was likely to fall apart completely.
In truth, he did not want to go to war with the border city...
Firstly, the Holy Temple has a profound foundation and is full of world lord-level powerhouses. Although he has trump cards, he may not be able to escape unscathed. Secondly, if a war really breaks out, countless innocent people will be affected, and the Overlord Empire will also suffer heavy losses, which is something he does not want to see.
"Do you think you can escape?" The red-haired demon sneered, raising his right hand sharply, about to activate the spatial laws to seal off the entire hall!
But at that moment, Ling Xiao's figure suddenly retreated to his original position without warning, clearly indicating that the Sacred Ruins had secretly intervened to stop him.
"What does the Great Lord mean by this?" Ling Xiao turned to look at the Sacred Ruins, his eyes scrutinizing.
"It was a misunderstanding, young friend, please don't take offense." Saint Ruins still wore a gentle smile, but there was no warmth left in his eyes.
"However, what you just said has piqued my curiosity... How could you remain unfazed in the face of the pressure from a peak World Lord? Where does your confidence come from?"
Ling Xiao slowly scanned the three people in the hall, his gaze finally settling on Shengxu, his tone cold and firm:
“My confidence comes from the sincerity of both sides. Miss Mu invited me here, saying that the Holy Temple is willing to cooperate on an equal footing and share opportunities. But now it seems... some people don’t want cooperation, they want naked plunder.”
His gaze suddenly shifted to the direction the red-haired demon had left, and his voice rose sharply: "Second Lord, you want to seize the sword right off the bat? Then I'd like to ask, what can the Holy Temple offer me? Is it the elusive position of lord, or your meager 'protection' that you can barely protect yourselves?"
"Sharp-tongued brat! You really think..." The red-haired demon's angry shout came from outside the hall, clearly still spying in the shadows.
"You really think I wouldn't dare to make a move?"
Ling Xiao interrupted him directly, and the Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword and the Xuan Snake Poison Heaven Sword appeared simultaneously. The two divine swords, one black and one green, crisscrossed with sword energy, instantly tearing through the air within the hall. Since negotiations failed, then let's fight! Even if he was defeated today, he would make the Holy Temple pay the price!
"enough!"
Saint Ruins finally stood up, and with a gentle wave of his sleeve, a vast power instantly enveloped the hall, completely suppressing Ling Xiao's sword energy and the rage from the outside world.
He looked in the direction of the red-haired demon, his tone leaving no room for doubt: "Red-haired demon, from today onwards, Qianxue will be in charge of all matters related to Lingxiao. You are not allowed to interfere anymore, otherwise, you will be dealt with according to the rules of the Holy Temple!"