NOVPUBChapter 724: Chapter 722: Demon Slave Mark
Chapter 724: Chapter 722: Demon Slave Mark
“The boss was swallowed by the Ruins, alive or dead unknown.”
“Ruins?” Sally frowned.
She had a mark left by Zulu on her, and there were no abnormalities, and Xiaomei hadn’t alerted her, so Zulu should not be in any life-threatening danger.
“Yes. The Demon God Warrior has returned to the Demon Realm and is very dissatisfied with the current state of the Six Realms; it seems he wants to rebuild. Now, the Demon Realm is no longer divided into east and west; it is said the Eastern Demon Emperor has been put under house arrest by the Demon God.”
“The Eastern Demon Emperor is under house arrest!?”
“Yes, it happened fifty years ago. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now.”
Sally’s face changed dramatically, but she still managed to maintain her composure,”Thank you, Immortal Friend, for the information.”
“You’re welcome.” The passerby teleported away.
The barrier outside Suji Bookstore was still in place, but to Sally, it was as if it were nothing.
She teleported into the bookstore, suddenly felt dizzy, and quickly steadied herself on the counter.
She had just given birth and, although she had taken a Rejuvenation Pill, she needed sleep to recover her spirits.
[Host, do you want to rest for a while? They are not in any life-threatening circumstances, and since they haven’t sought help from the host, they should be able to resolve it themselves. You don’t need to worry too much.]
[Mhm, let’s rest first. Otherwise, in this state, I might be more of a hindrance than a help.] Sally took out a sleeping pod from the System Space and lay down in it.
She then remembered Frans and the newly born Little Angel.
She sent a Sound Transmission Talisman—[Frans, the system network in the Demon Realm is down. I’m now in the Eastern Immortal Realm investigating something, I’ll return soon. Take good care of our son.]
After sending the talisman, Sally closed the lid of the sleeping pod. [Xiaomei, set a timer for three hours, then wake me up.]
[Okay, Host.] Xiaomei responded.
Soon, three hours passed.
Sally emerged from the sleeping pod, feeling refreshed. After eating some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, she touched her slender waist—her child Yan Ze was still not showing.
She removed her shirt, revealing the Luotian Butterfly mark on her back… Then, with her left hand, she forcefully gouged the Luotian Butterfly!
A stream of fresh, red blood, mingled with iridescent silks, trickled down her pale spine!
[Xiaomei, my blood?]
[Host, you’ve recently consumed a variety of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, some of which can improve your constitution. Your body is now beyond the common God Rank.]
[Hmm. Why hasn’t Welly come over?]
[He’s here.] Xiaomei replied, [He’s in the backyard.]
Sally hastened there.
On the ground lay a body that looked nearly mummified!
Naked, emaciated, with scant flesh barely covering his bones and various scars from brutal torture, both old and new!
Sally’s tears uncontrollably blurred her vision, unable to believe what she was seeing!
After a long while, she cried out in agony, “Welly!”
Welly showed no response.
Sally immediately took out a medical pod from the System Space and placed Welly inside it.
[Xiaomei, save him, no matter how many points it costs.] Sally said to Xiaomei.
Xiaomei responded: [Yes, Host.]
Sally watched as the skin and scars on Welly’s body in the medical pod gradually healed… But as they healed, a dense network of black lines slowly appeared and spread over much of his body.
[What is this?] Sally asked Xiaomei.
Xiaomei responded: [It seems to be some kind of contract. Host, should we consult You Hao and the others? They are likely more knowledgeable about this.]
Sally immediately raised her hand to touch the back of her neck, scratched it forcefully, and blood flowed out…
Qing Linghuan arrived with a fierce look. Naturally, his murderous aura was not directed at Sally but was instead due to previously being in a battle when Sally had suddenly summoned him, leaving no time to conceal his murderous intent.
“Yanyan, you’re back!” Qing Linghuan exclaimed in joy.
Sally couldn’t bother with pleasantries and pointed at Welly in the medical pod, “What are these patterns on his body?”
“Those are Demon Slave Marks. His body has been infested with a Demon Gu by a Demon God, and as the Demon Slave Mark spreads throughout his body, he will have no choice but to follow the Demon God’s commands. Becoming a Demon Slave will also affect Jian in the Origin Realm.”
The expression on Qing Linghuan’s face grew exceedingly grave.
Clearly, the Demon God was an adversary he found troublesome. Now that he was a God Venerable, he had to confront the Demon God head-on.
“How can we remove the Demon Gu?” Sally asked.
Qing Linghuan looked at her, silent for a moment.
“Speak,” Sally urged, getting anxious.
“Primordial Demon Power,” Qing Linghuan replied, “Primordial Demon Power can devour everything.”
“But… Jian is in the Origin Realm.” Sally suddenly remembered Little Fengning, but he was still young, and his Primordial Demon Bones had not yet developed.
Yet she still moved Little Fengning out of the System Space.
Little Fengning, very sensibly greeted Qing Linghuan, “Hello Uncle Qing, just now I was mentioning Uncle Qing to Xiao Tiantian, and here you are.”
Sally immediately moved Xiao Tiantian out as well.
Xiao Tian had been wandering around in the game world when suddenly Little Fengning disappeared. He looked around… and then, in a blur, he too was brought out from the game world.
Upon seeing Qing Linghuan, he immediately flew into his arms, “Dad, your son has missed you so much, let me take a lick.”
“…Get lost,” Qing Linghuan said with disdain, pushing him away.
Xiao Tian rolled his eyes, “Ungrateful, huh!”
Then he threw himself into Sally’s arms, “Mom, hug Xiao Tian, my dad scolded me.”
Sally: “…”
“Dad?” Little Fengning stood in front of the medical pod, looking at Welly inside, his face slowly showing anguish.
“He used the Father and Son Unity Technique!” Qing Linghuan quickly pulled Little Fengning away and used his Divine Power to sever the spell.
Sally barely saw a strand of black mark coming out from the medical pod, trying to invade Little Fengning’s body… she broke out in a cold sweat.
“This ghastly thing, is it contagious?”
“Like Jian, heirs of the Bloodline Inheritance will also be affected by the Demon Slave Mark.”
“Uncle Qing, please save my dad.” Little Fengning’s pleading eyes looked up at Qing Linghuan.
Qing Linghuan said, “I can forcibly break the Demon Gu, but it will cause severe damage to Welly’s body, and it’s the last resort.”
“Hold on.” Sally suddenly remembered something, “I think I have an amulet left by Jian, maybe it has the power of the Primordial Demon.”
As she spoke, she produced a handful of amulets.
Familiar with the aura of Primordial Demon Power, Little Fengning immediately pointed to one of them, “This is it!”
Sally took it out, “How do we use it?”
“Give it to me,” Qing Linghuan took it over.
Sally opened the medical pod.
Welly lay unconscious, his furrowed brow revealing the immense pain his soul was enduring.
Qing Linghuan placed the amulet of Primordial Demon Power on Welly’s chest where the Demon Slave Mark was most severe, then broke the amulet with his Divine Power, releasing the Primordial Demon Power inside.
Sally watched as the Primordial Demon Power not only devoured those demon marks but also consumed Qing Linghuan’s Divine Power, yet Qing Linghuan continued releasing Divine Power, guiding the Primordial Demon Power to keep devouring those marks!
