Supreme Cultivation Master

Chapter 698: Chapter 697: Nightmare Loyalty

"Who are you?" Ye Fan asked.

"The Nightmare Demon," she replied.

Ye Fan wracked his memory. The Nightmare Demon was one of the Evil Clan Divine Beasts, not known for its strength, but for its mastery of Illusion Technique. Her Illusion Technique was unique and terrifying. One could easily become trapped within it, never to awaken. When you think you’ve found a weakness and move to strike, you only end up killing yourself.

Although the Nightmare Demon’s abilities weren’t as flashy as those of the Misfortune Pangolin or the Demon Sky Monkey, she was far more terrifying.

This is what I read in the records. She’s not simple at all. Far from it.

Therefore, he asked, "Do you also wish to submit to me?"

The Misfortune Pangolin and the Demon Sky Monkey had already submitted to his command.

But the Nightmare Demon rebuked him, "I will not submit to you! I will kill you, you scourge of the Holy Clan! Die!"

She charged furiously toward Ye Fan.

Ye Fan sensed danger. Just as he prepared to act, the Demon Sky Monkey moved, blocking the Nightmare Demon’s path.

"Nightmare Demon, don’t be rash!" he said. "Remember your pact. You are only to submit, not to harm him! Are you trying to destroy our only hope?"

The Nightmare Demon laughed. "Demon Sky Monkey, it seems you’ll only ever be a performing monkey! The Holy Clan is the one that drove us to this plight! And now you protect him, stopping me from ending his life! That’s enough out of you! You don’t deserve to be called a warrior of the Evil Clan. You’re a disgrace to our kind!"

"Call it a disgrace or not, the past is in the past! Now, don’t you dare destroy my hope for survival, Nightmare Demon. Wake up!" the Demon Sky Monkey shouted.

The Nightmare Demon said coldly, "Move aside, or I will kill you too!"

"Would you kill me as well?"

A commanding voice rang out. It was the Misfortune Pangolin, who had appeared behind the Nightmare Demon. With that, all three Evil Clan Divine Beasts were present.

"You’ve all gone mad! To think you’d recognize the cruel Holy Clan as your master! You’ve completely disgraced the Evil Clan!" the Nightmare Demon spat.

Seeing the internal strife among the three Evil Clan Divine Beasts, Ye Fan said, "Everyone, before you continue arguing, could you please hear me out? If you still can’t agree after I’ve spoken, it won’t be too late to fight. How about it?"

Immediately, the three Divine Beasts turned their gazes to him. Perhaps Ye Fan would provide the answer they were looking for. In fact, Ye Fan had already prepared the very answer they needed.

"Good! I trust Master will give her a convincing answer," the Demon Sky Monkey said.

Even the Misfortune Pangolin added, "Master, state your case. If she remains obstinate and still tries to kill you, we will kill her ourselves!"

Truthfully, the two Divine Beasts were being pushed to their limits. The Nightmare Demon was threatening their very chance at survival. The all-consuming hatred they once felt had been stoked by the Asura Ancestral Realm, but now their goal was simple: to live. Only by living could they pursue their dreams; only then could they even speak of revenge.

Ye Fan stated, "I do not represent the Holy Clan. You may see me as a member of the Holy Clan in your hearts, but I am not even from this world. But I have established roots here. As long as you do not attack this world, then your actions are none of my concern! When our agreement is fulfilled, I will remove the curse from your bodies!"

Ye Fan spoke frankly, laying everything bare for the three of them.

But the Nightmare Demon countered, "Such pretense. If you truly wish to remove our curse, or have the means to do so, why wait three hundred years? Why not eliminate the threat now?"

This question from the Nightmare Demon was quite tricky, but Ye Fan was prepared.

"I imagine this very question has been troubling you," he said. "So let me ask you in return: who was it that placed this curse upon you?"

Prompted by Ye Fan, the Nightmare Demon immediately replied, "The Holy Venerable!"

"And I ask you, what is his cultivation realm?"

"He is a Saint!" the Nightmare Demon replied.

"Very well," Ye Fan said. "Now, I will answer your question. My strength is currently meager. I can only suppress the curse on your bodies, not remove it completely. My cultivation doesn’t need to be ridiculously high. As long as I can reach the Ancestor Realm, the curse on you can be broken! And I plan to achieve this within three hundred years!"

Hearing this, the Nightmare Demon scoffed, "Three hundred years? You really think highly of yourself. If you can become a Main God in three hundred years, then I’ll be impressed!"

In her view, let alone three hundred years, Ye Fan might not reach the Ancestor Realm even in three thousand.

Ye Fan was at a loss for words, but the Demon Sky Monkey spoke up. "Nightmare Demon, he has only been cultivating for a few decades, and he’s already on the verge of becoming a Divine General! Three hundred years to reach the Ancestor Realm... If it were anyone else, even someone above an Ancestor Venerable or a Holy Venerable, I wouldn’t believe it. But I absolutely believe he can do it!"

"I believe him, too!" the Misfortune Pangolin declared.

The Nightmare Demon said, "We can submit to you. But what if, after three hundred years, you still can’t remove our curse?"

"I will end my own life to atone," Ye Fan declared without hesitation.

His gaze was firm as he was locked in a battle of wits with the Nightmare Demon. With my intelligence, bluffing her is certainly not a problem.

"You said it yourself. I want you to swear an oath!"

"Fine. I will swear an oath. But you must also swear that after I resolve your curse, you will not bring harm to this world."

"Agreed!"

The three Divine Beasts immediately swore their oaths.

Then Ye Fan said, "This is an Elixir Pill that can suppress the curse, but its effects only last for a few decades. I will continue to provide you with more of them in the future. When the time is right, I will personally remove your curse for good."

The Nightmare Demon took the pill and swallowed it. She was astonished, as the effect was instantaneous. The moment she consumed it, she felt a great weight lift from her body. At that moment, she began to suspect that Ye Fan might already have the power to cure them completely.

In truth, I do. But making a deal with the Evil Clan is like asking a tiger for its skin. I have to be extremely cautious, or things will get dangerous. I can’t take that risk until I’m strong enough to suppress all three of these Divine Beasts.

With the matter settled, he said, "I am about to face the Little God Monarch in battle. I’m confident I can deal with him, but I’m afraid those old fellows from the Divine Monarch Mansion might launch a sneak attack on me. So, I need your help!"

"Of course. We await our master’s arrangements," the Demon Sky Monkey said.

The Misfortune Pangolin also nodded in agreement.

"Since I have pledged my allegiance to you as my master, allow me to give you a secret technique for your own protection," the Nightmare Demon said.

"What secret technique?" Ye Fan asked curiously.

"The Invisible Illusion Technique," the Nightmare Demon said. "It is the Illusion Technique I have cultivated. It can delude not only your body but also your very soul. Within the illusion, one can kill without a trace. I’m offering this because I’m worried you’ll die too soon to fulfill your promise."

Her words were harsh, but Ye Fan didn’t mind.

"Thank you," he said.

Then, the Nightmare Demon began to impart the technique.

Ye Fan was stunned. The profundity of this Illusion Technique is on another level entirely! It’s far beyond what Huang Ji’s Great Wilderness Illusion Sea could ever compare to. In the entire Divine Domain, or even the mortal realm, I’ve never encountered anything that could rival this Illusion Technique.