Ye Yu stared at Bai Miao Leng in disbelief.
He genuinely hadn’t expected this.
Even though Bai Miao Leng knew this was a trap, she still resolutely draped the Nirvana Glazed Robe over him.
No wonder, back at the Bai Family, she had leaned against him, saying she wanted to enjoy a moment of warmth.
So, she’d known everything from the start, only keeping it to herself.
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Clenching his fists tightly, Ye Yu asked seriously, “Did you ever doubt that this could be a scheme I plotted with someone else?”
Bai Miao Leng smiled, her expression stunningly beautiful.
“If it truly was a plot you devised with someone else to kill me, then so be it. But now, it seems you weren’t aware of it, and that makes me truly happy.”
In truth, ever since Ye Yu left the Bai Family twenty years ago, Bai Yuben had been constantly anxious that he might reveal Bai Miao Leng’s identity as a demon. He repeatedly advised her to keep a close watch on Ye Yu’s activities.
Yet, the more Bai Yuben fretted, the more Bai Miao Leng wanted to gamble on her belief that the man she’d chosen would never expose her.
And indeed, two decades passed without incident. No one seemed to notice the Bai Family’s secret, and Bai Miao Leng’s affection for Ye Yu grew stronger with each year. Her longing for him intensified, leading her to quietly monitor him, partly to ensure his safety, partly to gauge his progress.
There were countless nights when Bai Miao Leng fantasized about Ye Yu standing before her, defeating her utterly. Then, she could legitimately give up her mission of conquering the human world and simply become his one and only, forever together.
Eventually, she even started considering easing her defenses. As long as Ye Yu came for her, everything would fall into place.
But she hadn’t expected their reunion to unfold like this.
Yet, no matter the situation, Bai Miao Leng did not regret her choice.
She lifted her gaze to Situ Shuping, who hovered in the sky.
Over the years, Bai Miao Leng had learned much about taking over the human realm. She was certainly no stranger to the master of the Sacred Ground of the Northern Wilderness Continent.
But one thing puzzled her deeply.
She asked aloud, “How did you know about such a treasure of the Demon Realm? And how can you name the Nirvana Glazed Robe so precisely? Who exactly are you?”
“I am your executioner!” Situ Shuping replied with a twisted grin, preparing to attack Bai Miao Leng.
But someone moved faster than him.
Ye Yu formed a seal with his hands, causing the stars above to shine brightly. A blue formation appeared under Situ Shuping’s feet. Realizing something was wrong, he attempted to react but found himself immobilized, unable to move a muscle or even channel his spiritual energy.
In the next instant, the starlight descended, completely engulfing Situ Shuping. The brilliance was blinding, impossible to look at directly.
This was the Star Fury formation from the Ten Thousand Phenomena Star Technique. Harnessing the forces of heaven and earth, it was capable of obliterating an Ascension Realm cultivator without difficulty.
Situ Shuping’s aura soon vanished, without even a scream escaping him.
Bai Miao Leng stood silently by, watching everything unfold.
Ever since she had awakened over a thousand years ago, she had relied solely on herself. But now, the man she loved stood in front of her, shielding her. Was this what it felt like to be protected? It was truly a blissful feeling.
Yet, the danger seemed far from over.
As the starlight faded, a massive black cocoon appeared where Situ Shuping had been, pulsing like a heartbeat, marked with numerous blood-red veins.
Seeing this, Ye Yu couldn’t help but frown. “What on earth is that thing?”
In the next moment, Situ Shuping’s voice echoed from within the cocoon, “Ye Yu! How dare you attack me? You’ve damaged this body I painstakingly crafted! Do you know the sacrifices I made for it?”
With a muffled bang, the cocoon burst open, revealing a demonic figure with purple skin and two horns sprouting from its head. The face bore a faint resemblance to Situ Shuping’s.
Ye Yu looked at him in shock, muttering under his breath, “What is this creature?”
Bai Miao Leng replied in a low voice, “He’s a trueborn demon, like me.”
Ye Yu’s expression grew even more complex.
The master of the Sacred Ground of the Northern Wilderness Continent was a demon? That didn’t make sense. If he was a demon, why was he so eager to strike at Bai Miao Leng? Shouldn’t they be helping each other? Wouldn’t that make it easier to conquer the human world?
Confused, Ye Yu voiced his thoughts to Bai Miao Leng.
She answered softly, “Only the strongest demon can become the Demon Lord and rule over the human world. For us, there is no concept of ‘kin.’”
Hearing this, Ye Yu’s eyes widened. “Isn’t that the same as raising venomous creatures?”
Throwing all poisonous creatures into a container and waiting forty-nine days for the strongest to emerge—that’s precisely what it was.
He hadn’t expected the demon race to use such a method.
Situ Shuping snarled, “That’s right! I am the strongest demon, and only I can fully control the human world!”
In truth, it wasn’t nine demons left by the demon race in the human world, but ten.
Situ Shuping had awakened two thousand years ago. He knew that among the demons, he wasn’t the strongest, not even in the top five. Once all the demons awakened, he would inevitably become someone else’s stepping stone.
Unwilling to die, Situ Shuping sought a way to kill two birds with one stone.
He spent centuries spreading rumors throughout the land that the demons were soon to awaken, that demons walked the earth, bearing treasures, and that on the day they revived, the world would crumble.
He inscribed these words on mysterious stones, subtly hinting at the locations of the demons, ensuring human cultivators would notice.
Without a doubt, Situ Shuping was the ultimate traitor of the demon race!