Hearing the girl speak, both Long Sha and Gui Sha knew they were as good as dead.
It wasn't that they were unwilling to reveal the whereabouts of Glory City. The problem was that they didn't even know the entire city had disappeared, let alone where it had gone.
Ever since they had escaped Glory City, the members of the Dark Guild had not dared to return there, not until the Demon Lord came out of his secluded cultivation.
As a result, the Dark Guild was completely in the dark about the recent developments in Glory City.
And by the time news about Glory City finally reached their ears, it was already too late.
The Demon Beast Clan had hunted down every single member of the Dark Guild, interrogating each and every one of them for any information regarding the whereabouts of Glory City.
Obviously, this didn't bode well for the Dark Guild members, as they were killed regardless of whether they provided any useful information.
All of this was the fault of Shen Han, as he had revealed the connection between the Dark Guild and Glory City to the Demon Beast Clan.
If Gui Sha and Long Sha had known Shen Han would bring about such a disaster for the Dark Guild, the two of them would have killed him ten times over.
"No good?" the girl asked, looking puzzled, as if she couldn't believe that both men refused to tell her anything in exchange for their lives.
"S-Senior, we are willing to tell you where Glory City is, b-but we genuinely don't know. We stopped receiving any news about them weeks ago. So, the both of us have no idea what happened to Glory City. Please believe us, Senior. We're telling the truth," Gui Sha pleaded, his teeth chattering as the spiritual pressure pinning them down caused immense pain throughout their bodies.
Gui Sha cursed inwardly. The girl before them didn't even show the slightest reaction to what he said. She remained expressionless, looking like a porcelain doll, full of beauty yet devoid of emotion.
Without saying anything, the girl moved her arm, and an intricately designed sword appeared in her grasp. Its sharp edges glimmered under the sun. Its sudden appearance made Long Sha and Gui Sha's hearts pound like drums. They didn't need to be told what the sword was going to be used for.
"S-Senior, please! Let us live! We'll work for you. We'll go out there and search for Glory City on your behalf. We can be useful to you!" Long Sha pleaded desperately as the shadow of death loomed over them.
Unfortunately, his words only earned a contemptuous look from the girl.
"Who said I need humans to help me search for them? Since both of you don't know the answer to my question, then be silent and receive my sword," Chi Mei scoffed, raising the weapon in her hand.
But before she could swing her sword, a sense of crisis crept into her heart. She immediately changed the position of her weapon and used it to shield herself from the incoming attack.
KA-CHANG!
"Mhm!"
A muffled cry of pain escaped her cherry-red lips as the sword she was holding shattered like glass. Furthermore, her body was sent flying several meters away from Long Sha and Gui Sha, causing her to crash into several trees before her body finally sank into a huge boulder.
Coughing up a mouthful of blood, Chi Mei gazed at her hand, a look of fear washing over her face as her palm had been dyed red after being split open by the impact.
More importantly, that single attack had rattled her Demon Beast Core.
And this meant only one thing.
"Demigod Rank…" Chi Mei exclaimed under her breath as a sense of impending danger engulfed her.
"DEMON LORD!"
"DEMON LORD!"
Both Long Sha and Gui Sha shouted in elation as a massive wave of relief washed over them. They had been seconds away from being killed, so seeing their master return at such a crucial moment and save them filled their hearts with immense gratitude.
The pale, white-haired youth gave the two of them a quick glance before his sharp gaze returned to the demon beast girl. The scowl on his face did a great job of hiding the confusion and unease on his ghostly face.
"A mere demon beast dares to kill my people. It seems that the Demon Beast Clan is tired of living in peace."
Chi Mei's face contorted with anger upon hearing the Demon Lord's arrogant words.
"Whether my Demon Beast Clan is tired of living in peace is up to us, and not for you to decide," Chi Mei retorted as a soft glow enveloped her body.
From where the Demon Lord was standing, he could see that all her injuries were healing, making Long Sha and Gui Sha frantically crawl away and hide themselves in fear.
The two of them were merely Black Gold Rank Demon Spiritualists, while the other was a One-Star Legend Rank Demon Spiritualist. They didn't have tough enough bodies to survive a battle between two super experts like the Demon Lord and the demon beast girl.
The Demon Lord and Chi Mei sized each other up as the wind around them became thick with killing intent.
Another sword appeared in Chi Mei's hand. Its design was much simpler than the one before, yet the Demon Lord could tell that it was a weapon far more dangerous than anything he had ever encountered before.
The Demon Lord's body grew in size as six additional arms sprouted from his body, his skin turning crimson as two horns emerged from his head.
He had integrated with his demon spirit, the Eight-Armed Darkhell Fiend.
Chi Mei saw this, and her face contorted with fury. Her eyes burned with hatred as she sent the Demon Lord a disdainful glare.
To the Demon Beast Clan, one of the greatest sins humans had committed was using Demon Spirits as their tools.
Considering that the Demon Beast Clan saw this act as blasphemy against their kind, seeing one being used right in front of her sent a shudder of disgust through Chi Mei's entire body.
"You dare to be so presumptuous in front of me, you courting-death human? DIE!" Chi Mei shouted as the ground beneath her exploded, propelling her forward at blinding speed. Rays of sunlight reflected off the blade of her sword, creating streaks of light that drew across the air.
The Demon Lord saw this and immediately took action. He lowered his body into a fighting stance, firmly planted his feet, then extended all eight of his arms as dust billowed around him, fully intent to meet her attack head-on.
"Come!" the Demon Lord shouted, calling forth a massive amount of spiritual energy, which he condensed in front of his chest.
Crackling sounds could be heard as a ball of pure energy swirled, forming a searing-hot core and causing the space around it to distort.
Ominous sounds echoed through the surroundings before the Demon Lord sent the ball of energy toward Chi Mei.
WOOSH!
"Not good!"
Chi Mei's eyes widened in panic. She quickly twisted her slender body midair, allowing her to dodge the condensed spiritual energy by a hair.
BOOM!
A massive explosion shook the forest as a distant mountain was reduced to crumbling rubble.
Chi Mei's heart trembled. She had never expected such an attack at the start of their battle. Furthermore, she had never seen anyone who could condense their spiritual energy and fire it at such speed. Even her grandfather needed twice as much time to condense his spiritual energy for an attack.
Before Chi Mei could compose herself, a hand reached from behind her and forcefully grabbed her by the nape.
A powerful force then slammed her downward, making her crash face-first into the ground.
This was followed by another attack, kicking her in the side and sending her rolling across the muddy ground.
Although Chi Mei was a Four-Star Legend Rank Demon Beast, the Demon Lord was a Demigod Rank expert who easily overpowered her by a wide margin.
So, it was no surprise that Chi Mei was easily overwhelmed by his strength.
Sprawled on the ground, the Demon Lord's body blurred as he appeared next to Chi Mei, his body brimming with killing intent. He reached out and grabbed her by the neck, lifting her into the air.
The Demon Lord's pale hand squeezed tightly around her neck, cutting off the air to Chi Mei's lungs.
"Little girl, you're too naïve to head outside and pick a fight. In your next life, don't believe the crap your elders told you, that humans are far weaker than your kind. Look what happened. Your foolishness is going to cost you your life."
STAB!
"Argh!"
Chi Mei let out a pained cry as a sharp bone protruded from the Demon Lord's palm and drove into her stomach, piercing straight through her back. Blood gushed from both sides of the wound.
STAB!
STAB!
STAB!
The Demon Lord's face became savage as a cruel grin appeared on his face. Pulling the bone out of her body, he stabbed her several more times, causing black spots to appear in Chi Mei's vision.
"Hmm, you're too boring to fight with. As expected, your Demon Beast Clan only relies on your Heavenly Fate Realm experts to exert your dominance over others. Since you're so useless, go die by my hand."
The Demon Lord's grin stretched into a devilish smile as his grip tightened around Chi Mei's neck. Her eyes rolled back into her head as the strength drained from her body. Her arms, which had been desperately clawing at the Demon Lord's arm, fell limp as her consciousness slowly faded.
SWAP!
CRACK!
The Demon Lord's devilish smile fell as Chi Mei's body suddenly disappeared from his grasp, replaced by someone he knew.
Unlike Chi Mei, this person had a far weaker physique, allowing the Demon Lord's crushing grip to tighten without resistance, causing Long Sha's neck to snap and killing him in an instant.
"W-WHAT!?" the Demon Lord exclaimed in shock as he hurriedly released Long Sha's limp body from his grasp.
But even so, it was already too late.
Long Sha was dead.
"So… you're the Demon Lord they were talking about, huh? For someone who relies on the Spiritual Constellation Technique, you sure like to act high and mighty."
A sense of dread enveloped the Demon Lord's body. Following the source of the voice, the Demon Lord turned and looked at the person hovering not far from him.
His eyes grew wide the moment he saw this person holding Gui Sha's severed head before throwing it near his feet.
"I've heard a lot about you and your Dark Guild, but this is the first time we've had a chance to meet," the person said, carrying Chi Mei's limp body in his arms. "So, let me introduce myself."
An ocean-sized mass of spiritual energy descended upon the Demon Lord, the sheer amount of it enough to make his knees buckle and his body shake uncontrollably.
"My name is Xue Hui, and I'm really… really looking forward to killing you."
End of Chapter 130.
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