The Demon Lord Relied on His Imagination to Get Together with the Protagonist. - Chapter 70

Chapter 70

The Nine Infants had truly neglected its cultivation over the years. Although it was a descendant of a fierce beast, it was reduced to guarding the gate of the North Sea and was being severely beaten.

In no time at all, the Demon Lord had already sliced off eight of its heads.

When only the last head remained, the Nine Infants completely broke down and burst into tears. Its crying was like the sharp wailing of a child, piercing and noisy. Shi Zhihua frowned slightly, preparing to chop off its last head as well.

Seeing that the other party refused to spare it, the Nine Infants threw caution to the wind and sacrificed the red bead.

That red bead was formed from its demon core. It was originally only intended to scare the opponent. Who would have thought that these people didn’t take it seriously at all and didn’t care about the power of the red bead.

The red bead could be used to cast a curse, lowering a person’s luck and even dragging them into danger. For example, there was a Mirage Domain right on the border of the North Sea. It could drag these people’s consciousness into it, and then it could leisurely eat all the undesirable people and drag the desirable ones back to warm its bed.

However… once the red bead was used, its cultivation would plummet.

But if it didn’t use it now, it would die immediately.

The heavily wounded Nine Infants reared its snake body, stumbled, and spat out the red bead from its mouth.

Shi Zhihua’s face instantly changed.

She had beaten it into this state, and the other party was still relentlessly spitting out the red bead?

Shi Zhihua held her sword in the air and sternly shouted at the opponent: “I intended to spare you, but you refuse to change your ways. Don’t blame this Venerable One for turning ruthless!”

Nine Infants: ???

Wait a minute! Who was the one who was about to chop off my last head without a word just now?

However… since the other party spoke, and it looked like she was willing to let it go, the Nine Infants considered with difficulty, thinking it might as well beg the Demon Lord. Perhaps the other party would be merciful and let it keep its life.

It gathered the red bead near itself, then restrained its aura, and asked: “Is the Venerable One willing to spare me?”

Shi Zhihua was expressionless: “Naturally.”

The Nine Infants pondered for a moment and swallowed the red bead again—they have too many people, and I can’t beat them. If I can’t beat them, I have to temporarily avoid them. When those people turn around and leave, I will spit out this bead again and seize the opportunity to drag everyone into the North Sea Mirage Domain.

It looked at the turbulent sea of clouds not far away and thought that this Mirage Domain would be activated when foreign enemies invaded, specifically to defend against the Demon Realm army. The shame of being invaded by the Demon Realm many years ago was finally about to be washed away!

However, although the Mirage Domain was dangerous, people with higher cultivation levels wouldn’t be dragged into it. Therefore, it was tasked to guard the border with this red bead, thinking of casting a curse or something to make the Demon Lord also suffer a moment of bad luck and miss a strike. As long as the other party missed, everything would be easy to handle.

So the Nine Infants hypocritically retreated: “Then let’s take a step back. Venerable One, please return. I’ll pretend I didn’t see you.”

Shi Zhihua responded coldly and turned around…

The Nine Infants also pretended to turn around…

Tong Siqing, on the side, hadn’t dared to relax since she saw the red bead. She had a faint ominous premonition, always feeling that this big snake would renege. She kept staring at the other party, while simultaneously drawing a line on her palm with her fingertip. Blood drops formed a string, falling and reconnecting in mid-air, heading towards Shi Zhihua.

To put her mind at ease, Tong Siqing used her own blood to create a talisman that could transfer luck and protect Shi Zhihua from the red bead’s persecution.

She also knew that Zhihua’s luck was truly too poor. She had only occasionally glimpsed the Heavenly Mystery and discovered that the Demon Lord suffered setbacks repeatedly. It wasn’t that the other party lacked ability, but that her luck was bad. Even things she obtained would be inexplicably stolen or lost. Even more frustratingly, the items would damage themselves.

It was too easy for anyone who wanted to harm her.

Even though the battle was basically settled, Tong Siqing still wasn’t reassured.

Sure enough, her premonition was true.

Just as the Nine Infants pretended to leave, the wretched snake suddenly changed its mind, abruptly turned back, and spat the red bead towards Zhihua.

At the same time, Shi Zhihua, as if having anticipated it, turned back as well. The Azure Spirit Sword in her hand immediately flew out and stabbed towards the Nine Infants’ head.

The Nine Infants instantly panicked and quickly activated the red bead to cast the curse.

Shi Zhihua wasn’t in a hurry to dodge, but controlled her sword, intending to kill the creature.

She was truly the Demon Lord. Her heart was exceptionally ruthless. She was willing to risk being cursed to pierce the big snake to death.

The person and the snake faced off. One was staking everything, the other was fighting with no retreat. Neither wanted the other to have an easy time.

The power of the red bead was revealed. An inauspicious red light began to spread. The Azure Spirit Sword also reached the Nine Infants’ face, piercing directly into its head. The big snake let out a mournful cry, its head tilted back, and it fell to its death.

The big snake died instantly.

Shi Zhihua also let out a sigh of relief.

However, she had thought that killing the Nine Infants would stop the red bead from casting the curse. Who would have thought that the red bead not only didn’t perish with the death of the other party but instead absorbed the lingering spiritual energy from the Nine Infants’ corpse, becoming even brighter.

Shi Zhihua: “…”

I knew this rotten thing was bound to happen.

Forget it. She was used to this kind of thing, having experienced it many times.

Shi Zhihua recalled the Azure Spirit Sword, cast a spell to remove the bloodstains, and then, having gone this far, simply met the curse head-on.

She knew that with her luck, she wouldn’t be able to dodge it anyway. To prevent this thing from continuing to harm others, she didn’t bother to avoid the curse circle. She even walked straight into it and used the Azure Spirit to forcefully cleave the red bead.

The red light of the red bead burst forth. The cursed vines wrapped around her, making her feel the endless malevolence within.

These vines had no physical form; they were only semi-transparent, making it impossible for people to resist, only to watch as they attached themselves to her.

“Zhihua!”

Tong Siqing quickly transferred her luck to her, then flew forward to help.

Shi Zhihua raised an arm without turning back: “Don’t come over. You’ll be affected. Go back quickly.”

Just then, two familiar voices suddenly came from behind them.

It was Fuluang and Su Rong.

Because they arrived late, they knew that the sea of clouds not far away contained the Mirage Domain, and the Mirage Domain was about to arrive.

“The Mirage Domain is coming! It’s the North Sea Mirage Domain.” Su Rong tried to pull Tong Siqing back, but didn’t make it in time. She watched helplessly as the other party headed towards Shi Zhihua, and urgently shouted: “Quickly use the Xianning’s Aura Sealing Art!”

This was a relatively advanced technique of the Xianning Sect. When encountering the Mirage Domain, it could effectively conceal one’s consciousness and prevent it from being dragged into the illusion.

The Mirage Domain was more troublesome than the Nightmare Domain. The Nightmare Domain could drag both the person and the body in, but the Mirage Domain only dragged away the consciousness. If the consciousness didn’t return to the body for a long time, the cultivation would decline until the host died.

Tong Siqing heard this, immediately activated her True Qi and prepared to cast the Aura Sealing Art. However, just as she was about to cast the spell, she found her spiritual meridian suddenly blocked.

Tong Siqing: ???

She had never encountered anything like this a crucial malfunction in her whole life.

Spiritual meridian blockage was also a first.

Tong Siqing was completely baffled. It wasn’t until the sea of clouds Mirage Domain was about to sweep over that she realized it might be because she had transferred her luck to Zhihua, and that’s why she was affected.

Could Zhihua’s luck really be this bad?

Tong Siqing felt a bitter sensation in her heart. She deeply sympathized with Zhihua’s plight. The Heavenly Mystery had simply said she was “unlucky,” but only Zhihua knew how many times of helplessness, sighs, and setbacks were contained within those brief words.

Now that Tong Siqing had experienced it once, her heart immediately ached for her.

She went to Shi Zhihua’s side, held her hand, and said: “I’m here. You won’t be dragged in.”

Shi Zhihua didn’t speak, but inwardly retorted. I’m here. You won’t be dragged into the Mirage Domain.

Since the red bead had been activated, it was bound to land on someone.

It was impossible for the curse not to fall just because the two people in front of it had high cultivation.

Tong Siqing naturally knew this, which is why she specifically came.

But neither of them was just waiting to die. They still tried to leave the area, returning the way they came, to see if they could escape.

The sea of clouds in the distance continued to churn, hiding the dangerous Mirage Domain.

They could both feel the tug on their souls. That sense of drowsiness seemed to emanate from their very bones, making them feel sleepy.

When the soul leaves the body, people always feel drowsy, until the soul is completely gone, and the body falls into a coma.

Tong Siqing looked back and found that their speed of leaving simply couldn’t outpace the speed at which the Mirage Domain was catching up. She shouted the name of a spell from a distance towards Fuluang and Su Rong.

Fuluang and Su Rong quickly acknowledged.

Shi Zhihua, who hadn’t understood at all: ???

What did they just say?

It sounded like a Xianning spell?

Shi Zhihua was somewhat helpless. What was Tong Siqing planning to do?

Tong Siqing pointed in Fuluang’s direction and tricked her: “Zhihua, look quickly!”

Shi Zhihua hurriedly looked over: “What?”

In that glance, she saw nothing, but the person behind her gently pushed her, instantly pushing her out of the circle of danger.

In front, Fuluang and Su Rong also activated the same spell and easily caught Shi Zhihua.

Shi Zhihua: ???

Fuluang explained: “This is a spell we Xianning use to retrieve disciples when they are escaping for their lives. Most disciples can use it. When escaping in an emergency, everyone will use this to connect with each other.”

Shi Zhihua frowned: “Bring Siqing over too. How do I connect? Teach this Venerable One.”

Su Rong: “Venerable One can’t learn it. Only Xianning disciples can do it.”

Shi Zhihua: “…”

But Tong Siqing was still there, and the Mirage Domain was about to arrive.

Su Rong comforted her: “Venerable One, don’t worry. Siqing Immortal Saint has strong luck and high cultivation. A small Mirage Domain won’t threaten her. On the contrary, you are more likely to be dragged into this Mirage Domain.”

Let’s hope so.

Shi Zhihua was still very worried, wishing she could personally go and take Tong Siqing’s place.

Fuluang and Su Rong exchanged a look. They both cast the Aura Sealing Art, shielding the three of them. After completing it, they waved in Tong Siqing’s direction, signaling the other party to hurry over.

Su Rong shouted from afar: “Quickly use the Aura Sealing Art! The Mirage Domain is coming!”

“If I use the Aura Sealing Art, can I avoid it?” Shi Zhihua asked. “But the curse of the red bead will inevitably fall.”

As she spoke, the Mirage Domain had arrived.

But Tong Siqing still hadn’t successfully cast the Aura Sealing Art.

Instead, signs of protection appeared around Shi Zhihua.

Shi Zhihua was stunned. She suddenly realized something: “Damn it.”

That silly rabbit Tong Siqing actually transferred her luck to me!

How could this happen!