inspire-indiana Chapter 591 Our seats still have one vacancy
Chapter 591 Our seats still have one vacancy
The ship of Lingku City sailed through the boundless white mist. The inner demon, clinging to the ship's railing, reached out and grabbed a wisp of mist:
"We're almost at the Demon Realm."
Xue Lan turned her head slightly and glanced at the pure white mist in the woman's hand. Hidden within it was a trace of dark demonic energy, which struggled incessantly in the woman's palm.
The ley lines in front of the ship hadn't ended yet; the pale blue river flowed forward, appearing somewhat indistinct in the white mist.
"The ley lines in Lingku City are well-preserved."
Xue Lan suddenly spoke, drawing a glance from Qiu Yinzhen beside her. The woman in silver armor nodded slightly to Xue Lan.
"After obtaining the Pisces Mark from that secret realm in the sea, I began to nurture the ley lines of Lingku City, and it has been four hundred years since then. The ley lines of Lingku City run through the entire Demon Realm, extending all the way to the eastern coast behind it."
Hearing the woman's words, Xue Lan narrowed her eyes slightly and said:
"It pierced through the entire Demon Realm?"
Qiu Yinzhen noticed that Xue Lan's expression was a bit off, and cautiously began to speak:
"Sir, what's the problem?"
What's the problem?
Xue Lan exchanged a glance with the inner demon on the other side.
What a big problem!
Lin Qi is a spy planted by the Demon Clan in the Yuanming Realm. The Lin family is, in theory, a puppet supported by the Demon God or a certain priest of the Demon Clan in the Yuanming Realm.
But ask yourself, what mindless puppet would plunge such a ley line into its master's territory?
Unreasonable things always need an explanation.
The voice of the inner demon appeared in Xue Lan's mind:
"That old bastard Lin Qi, he wouldn't even be a good dog!"
"Isn't that perfect?" Xue Lan glanced slightly at the inner demon.
"In my eyes, any dog that can cause trouble for the Demon God is a good dog."
The inner demon nodded in agreement.
In order to nourish his soul, he created a ley line that runs through the Demon Realm, which inevitably brought the Demon God trouble with Xue Lan.
After pondering for a moment, the inner demon secretly transmitted his voice to Xue Lan:
"Actually, you are more like the Demon God's tribulation than a troublesome one."
Xue Lan proudly raised her head: "I love hearing that. Remember to say it more often in the future."
When the two of them were communicating telepathically this time, they didn't even try to avoid Xue Tong. By the time they finished talking, Xue Tong was practically rolling her eyes to the heavens. The girl forcefully entered the conversation and then began to comment:
"Can you two stop acting like you're going on a picnic?"
The inner demon asked, puzzled:
"I'm sorry, a thousand years ago I always thought going to the Demon Realm was just a way to relax."
Xue Tong: Relax? Relax by chopping up and cutting down demons, right?
The girl's tone was full of helplessness:
"A good wolf doesn't dwell on past glories!"
The inner demon rolled its eyes at the girl, the meaning of which seemed to be:
"I'll bring it up, I'll bring it up, so what if you hit me!"
Xue Tong didn't want to pay attention to her for a moment, and the girl turned to look at Xue Lan:
"You really want to brave the demon realm with something like this?"
Xue Lan glanced at her inner demon, then waved her hand somewhat awkwardly:
"Don't look at her like this now. With the Heavenly Forging Hammer, her strength will be at least at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."
It's more than enough to deal with those lower-level demon lords in the demon realm.
It could even be described as a dimensional reduction attack.
Xue Lan gently patted Xue Tong's shoulder: "Alright, alright, don't worry too much at such a young age."
As Xue Tong looked at Xue Lan's ingratiating smile, a multitude of scenes flashed through her mind in an instant.
This includes, but is not limited to, Xue Lan making herself half-dead in Luoxia Mountain, half-dead in Wan Gongfang, and half-dead in Yandu...
Xue Tong: Lord Wolf, a host who is good at making himself half-dead.
The girl gave Xue Lan a meaningful look, letting her figure it out herself, and then directly connected with the main system and ignored her.
In the distant void, the main system looked at the white ball of light that had appeared before it and sighed deeply:
"What are you doing here again?"
The ball of light that Xue Tong had transformed into flickered twice in front of the woman, followed by the girl's somewhat cheeky voice:
"Master System Auntie, do you support buying insurance for the host here...?"
For the first time in his life, Xue Tong was kicked out of the void space by the main system without any mercy.
The girl, dressed in a moon-blue long dress, gently rubbed her temples.
"That shouldn't be the case. I didn't say anything outrageous, so why are you so angry?"
The girl was completely baffled, so she squatted on the ship and drew circles.
Meanwhile, within the void where all the systems resided, the main system spoke with a somewhat troubled expression:
"Shouldn't we call her back for a while? Look at the way she's been learning outside. She's always so unruly."
A boy's voice rang out beside the woman:
"Lord Zero has broken down!"
The main system coldly replied, "I didn't."
"You are!"
A hoarse old man's voice rang out, chuckling as he spoke:
"Since she wants to secure the rights of her host, then let her have it. Has Lord Zero forgotten our original purpose for coming to this world?"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, other figures suddenly appeared in the void. These figures were of different ages and heights, and each of them had a huge character floating behind him.
From one to eight.
Eight figures stepped aside one by one, revealing a large character "玖" that everyone had been hiding behind them.
The main system stared at the large character for a long time before speaking softly:
"It's not impossible."
Xue Tong originally thought that her question had completely angered the main system, and that the main system aunt wouldn't speak to her for at least two months. But unexpectedly, just fifteen minutes after she angrily ate her pastries, the main system's voice appeared in her mind again.
The woman's voice was noble and aloof:
"Can I do what you just said?"
Xue Tong was stunned for a moment: "What?"
Is it really possible to do something like this?
The main system, seeing Xue Tong's dazed expression, became even more annoyed. The woman couldn't help but conjure a transparent arm in mid-air and gently tap the girl's head:
"If your host is truly in dire straits, I will find a way to preserve her consciousness."
Xue Tong suddenly jumped up from the spot:
"Thank you, Aunt Main System, I love you the most!"
The main system didn't speak, but instead tapped Xue Lan's consciousness.
"I have something I want to talk to you about."
Xue Lan hadn't heard the main system's voice for a long time, and was suddenly startled.
"What brings you here?"
The main system spoke directly and got straight to the point:
"Xue Tong came to me just now, wanting to find a way for you to retain your consciousness even when everything ends."
Xue Lan was slightly taken aback, knowing that the main system meant by "the end of everything".
It's likely that Xue Lan's entire plan failed, or that the plan succeeded but he himself ran into problems.
The woman gave a somewhat smug smile:
“I told you your child likes me.”
"So you really have a way?"
Main system: ...
What should I do if I really want to hit her?
Although the main system couldn't stand Xue Lan's shamelessness, it ultimately resisted the urge to punch her in the face. The woman's clear and dignified voice rang in Xue Lan's ears:
"Have!"
Xue Lan immediately became interested:
"What method? Tell me about it."
The main system's voice took on a slightly mechanical, cold tone as it slowly addressed Xue Lan:
"join us."
"to join you guys?"
Xue Lan spoke with some surprise:
"Your system is still hiring? Just like Xue Tong?"
The main system slowly shook its head in the void:
"Xue Lan, you should understand what I mean. Xue Tong is different from all of us."
The flippant smile on Xue Lan's face vanished instantly, and the woman's voice turned icy.
"You mean, you want me to become like you... a wandering spirit from another world?"
Having dealt with the main system for so long, Xue Lan now has a general idea of what these systems are.
They are extremely powerful spirits in life, but after death, they are unable to return to their homeland, wandering spirits of another world. They can travel between various small worlds, but cannot return to their own.
"Xue Tong, she didn't agree to any strange conditions, did she?" Xue Lan asked, somewhat uneasy.
"No."
The main system answered crisply and decisively, its cold, mechanical voice echoing once again in Xue Lan's mind:
"You're very clever; you should have already guessed why we came to the Yuanming Realm, right? There's still one seat available for us."
Xue Lan thought to herself, "You've gone this far, if I still can't guess, what kind of idiot would I be?"
The woman's tone softened again:
"In this struggle within the Yuanming Realm, who was your original target?"
The main system remained silent, seemingly waiting for Xue Lan to reveal her guess.
"It must be the will of Heaven!"
Xue Lan's tone was firm and clear:
"As you all expected, the Heavenly Dao of the Yuanming Realm should be sidelined and replaced in the plot changes. The chosen host becomes the Heavenly Dao, and you can then recruit it. Unfortunately..."
Xue Lan couldn't help but laugh as she said this.
"It's a pity that Xue Tong would choose someone as lazy and home-loving as me."
"I'm so sorry everyone, Xue Lan has no... at least not recently, any intention of joining you."
"nothing."
The main system's voice remained cold, and the woman slowly nodded in the void:
"We will wait."
The vacant ninth seat will be filled one day.
After the woman finished speaking, she disappeared again. Xue Lan turned her head slightly and saw the Heart Demon's eyes, which were full of inquiry.
Who were you just communicating with telepathically?
Xue Lan didn't shy away from her and spoke frankly:
"Xue Tong's parent, that main system master."
"They said they wanted to hire the two of us to do some work. Aren't you happy?"
"What good could you possibly have gotten yourself into?" The inner demon rolled its eyes at Xue Lan, then spoke solemnly:
"We're almost at the heart of the Demon Realm, so stay alert."
Xue Lan nodded slightly, then looked at the front of the ship, where a huge black crack had appeared.
Standing at the bow of the boat, Qiu Yinzhen turned to Xue Lan and spoke:
"My lord, we are about to reach the Demon Realm."
"it is good!"
Xue Lan nodded to Qiu Yinzhen:
"Should we disembark?"
"Need not!"
Qiu Yinzhen smiled brightly at Xue Lan, then her ten fingers flew to form a very complicated hand seal and pressed it onto the deck of the ship.
The woman's voice was filled with soaring pride:
"Everyone, hold on tight!"
Xue Lan: If you're not Lord Qiu, you're really going all out!
The Demon Realm is located three miles from the central main peak.
Two high-ranking demons, each wielding a massive trident, were on guard duty, chatting idly.
"Do you know what that great one from the upper realm is doing in the middle?" a demon whispered.
"You dare ask that? Do you know how many demons died on that altar?"
How many died?
Suddenly, a cold, mocking female voice reached the ears of the two demons. A woman in white appeared behind them at some point, her golden silk threads, mixed with demonic energy, strangling the necks of the two demons.
"You...you...you!"
Before the two demons could utter a complete sentence, their heads were severed by the demonically enhanced Soft Gold Weave. The demonic core was pierced through by the demonic energy that had transformed into tentacles, and the core was pulverized.
The inner demon, dressed in white, slowly withdrew the soft gold fabric from his hand, his tone tinged with reproach:
"You really shouldn't chat while working. Come on out!"
As the woman's voice rang out, a faint sound of space cracking came from behind her. In a few breaths, a huge, luxurious ship tore through space and time, falling from the sky and crashing heavily onto the ground.
Xue Lan jumped from the ship to the side of the inner demon, looked around, and then spoke:
"Aren't we making a bit too much noise?"
The inner demon channeled its demonic energy to devour the two demonic corpses behind it, then casually spoke:
Isn't this the effect you wanted?
Xue Lan looked at the inner demon and revealed a cunning yet eerie smile:
How do you know me so well?
The inner demon spoke with a hint of disdain:
"Get out of here, I find it disgusting."
The commotion of the ship landing quickly attracted some demons from the surrounding area. Xue Tong, holding the Blazing Bow, stood on a strange rock and couldn't help but speak:
"Alright, you two need to stick together and go stir up trouble. Zhu He and I will stay here."
After saying this, the girl nocked an arrow, drew her bow, and shot it at a demon who had charged to the front not far away. The arrow tip was wrapped with an ice-blue data chain, and the arrow sent the demon flying far away.
"understand!"
Xue Lan waved to Xue Tong from afar, thinking that it was a waste of the child's talent to have Xue Tong always use the Zhuohua Bow. She would make her a better one when she got back this time.
The woman and the inner demon exchanged a glance, then transformed into two streaks of pitch-black light and flew towards the center of the demon realm. They encountered one of their targets halfway there.
The swift whip lashed towards Xue Lan's face with a whooshing sound. The woman moved her feet slightly and retreated like a blur, the white whip barely grazing the tip of his nose.
Xue Lan couldn't help but speak to the inner demon not far away:
"Do we even need to stir up this hatred? I'm exceptionally gifted at it."
The inner demon replied to her irritably:
"Beware of unexpected setbacks when you have exceptional talent."
After responding to Xue Lan, the woman in white glanced lightly at the whip-wielding woman floating in mid-air opposite her:
"May I ask how Your Highness should be addressed?"
The woman holding the whip glanced at Xue Lan and her companion, who looked like twins:
"Ji Yun, I greet you both!"