My Master Disconnected Yet Again (Part 4)

Chapter 665: There's a Demon Outside

"Who are you?" The demon said, scanning the group of them and frowning. It was like he was upset that they had interrupted him. Yet, he did not seem to think too much of them. "Forget it. Not one of you can get away anyway."

None of them answered. Lonemoon stepped forward and asked, "Are you an Earth Demon?"

The demon stared blankly at him in shock. "I didn't know that someone in the mortal realm would be able to recognize my true form. I guess I'll leave your corpse whole..."

"Alright!" Lonemoon interrupted him. "Stop talking big around me. Talk – where did you get that dark fire from?"

"Hmph! Ignorant mortal!" The demon got angry once more. He tutted and said, "You think that just because you have a Soul Formation cultivator here, you're unbeatable? The fact that none of you have ascended to immortality aside, even if you did have an exalted immortal from the upper realm here, I would still be able to use my dark fire to wipe off all of you." He raised his hand and caused a white flame to appear in his palm.

Lonemoon's expression darkened. Were all demons like this? They would not listen unless they were beaten. Lonemoon pursed his lips and turned to face Yi Qing. "Chef, take action!" But don't beat him to death.

"Mm." Chef flicked his wrist and summoned his spirit sword.

"Hmph! You think too highly of yourself!" The demon raised his hand and immediately threw a ball of white fire over. The flames were just about to touch Yi Qing, but then a huge fire wall appeared in front of him. It had with it an aura that threatened to take the entire place down with it in ashes. The white flame suddenly looked like a swallowed star.

"How can this be..." The demon was stunned. His heart fell as he took a step backward. Sword qi filled the sky and pressed down against him. It was so thick that he felt like he was suffocating. A chill ran down his spine and beads of cold sweat formed on his back. All the confidence and satisfaction he felt earlier was now gone. This frightening display of skill was not from the lower realm... No! It did not even belong to the upper realm.

His dark fire flames were all gone by now. The fiery red flames threatened to burn him alive. The Earth Immortal knew what was best for him. In a heartbeat and without any further thought, he fell to his knees and shouted, "I was wrong! Exalted God, please let me go! Exalted God, this little demon will tell you whatever you need to know immediately! Please, Exalted God, give me a chance to speak!"

Yi Qing: "..."

Lonemoon: "..."

Shen Ying: "..."

Zuo Shuming: "..."

Indeed, demons naturally knew what was good for them.

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"Talk – what exactly happened to you?" Lonemoon gestured for Chef to retract his True Phoenix Fire. Taking a step forward, he asked, "Did you just take over this mortal's body? Where is his soul?"

"It's here, it's here!" The Earth Immortal nodded. He was afraid that Lonemoon and the others would mistake him. Thus, he hurriedly explained, "He exchanged his life with me. His soul is still in this body. I'm just a little demon. I don't have the ability to swallow one's soul."

With that, he transformed into black smoke and floated out of the body, curling up into a ball. The fiendish cultivator Zhong Yi's body fell down to the ground. He looked exhausted. Lonemoon scanned his body and found that his soul was indeed still within. It was just that he had traded his life with him. Even if the demon left his body, he would still be a dead man.

The few of them turned to face the ball of black Qi.

"This... This has nothing to do with me!" The Earth demon, in the form of a black ball of gas now, trembled. He quickly and honestly explained, "He... He gave his life to me willingly. I couldn't turn him down. What's more, he was too gravely injured. His time was up. Even if he did not give me his life, he would not have been able to stay alive for more than a couple of days."