Primordial Era: The Holy Maiden Shiji, a woman of exceptional talent and beauty

However, at this moment, Yu Qilin suddenly stopped and looked at an island in front of him with surprise.

"Be careful, there's something fishy going on!" Jiaolong groaned, "Let's observe first before deciding what to do."

"Hmph, I want to see what dares to offend us three brothers!" The snow lion beast roared and rushed out. Its huge body landed directly on the island, overturning many trees and raising a cloud of dust.

The Jiaolong and Yu Qilin followed closely behind and landed on the island. They stared ahead vigilantly, their eyes full of doubt.

At this time, a figure in green clothes walked out slowly from a distance.

"Where are you running, little bastard?" The snow lion roared angrily and grabbed the green figure with both claws.

However, the blue figure's mouth curved into a cold arc. He raised his right fist and hit the huge head of the snow lion beast directly, knocking it away.

"Hiss, how is this possible?" The dragon's pupils shrank slightly, revealing a shocked expression. Its strength was not inferior to the snow lion beast, but it did not expect that the snow lion beast could not even block the opponent's move.

"Who is this person? How could he injure the snow lion beast with just one punch? Could he be the legendary hidden master?" The dragon was very cautious and slowly took a few steps back, ready to wait for an opportunity to escape.

"Hmph." Shiji snorted coldly, and a surging aura like that of a prehistoric beast burst out from him. This majestic aura instantly overwhelmed Jiaolong's confidence.

"What level of master is this? How is this possible?" The dragon was completely stunned, his eyes widened with disbelief.

"You beast, you actually want to devour my soul?" Just as the dragon was stunned, Shiji took a step forward and punched the dragon's body. The dragon was hit hard and flew out, smashing a huge rock.

The dragon struggled to get up, spat out a mouthful of blood, looked at Shiji in horror, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who are you?"

Shiji was too lazy to pay attention to it and just stared at it coldly.

Then, Shiji's speed increased dramatically, and he appeared in front of the dragon in an instant. He punched out again, hitting the dragon's chest hard. The dragon's sternum was broken, blood spurted out of its mouth, and its scales exploded, and its body almost collapsed.

"This..." The dragon was so frightened that it fled back in a hurry. Its strength was similar to that of the snow lion beast, but the snow lion beast was easily suppressed by Shiji, so how could it be an opponent?

Shiji slapped the dragon on the back, and the dragon fell unconscious on the spot.

At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded beside Shiji's ears: "Boy, you are too cruel. You actually destroyed this dragon?"

Shiji frowned and asked, "Demon beast?"

This old voice was made by the fire crow on the cliff when the monsters were plotting. However, Shiji did not see the true form of the fire crow.

The Fire Crow was silent for a while, then slowly said, "Boy, I am not a demon beast. I am the guardian spirit beast of the Immortal Cave. This is the Immortal Cave, and you do not belong here."

Shiji said without hesitation: "I belong here."

Hearing this, Fire Crow couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure?"

Shiji said firmly: "Of course I am sure. I have benefited a lot here, how can I bear to leave?" In fact, he wanted to comprehend the power of the laws of this small world.

Fire Crow was silent for a moment, then said: "In that case, I will take you out."

However, after a few breaths, Fire Crow was shocked to find out: "What's going on? My space-shifting technique can't even teleport a human like you!"

Shiji's eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked the reason.

Fire Crow said solemnly: "You are not from this world."

Shiji frowned and asked, "Could it be that there is a seal here imposed by you monsters?"

The Fire Crow avoided answering and just reminded: "You don't need to understand this. However, I advise you to leave here quickly, otherwise if you attract a more powerful monster, I won't be able to save you." It wanted to trick this human away.

Shiji nodded, but he didn't plan to leave. He already understood what was going on here: "If I'm not mistaken, this is not a fairyland at all, but the other world where you monsters live! But why did you do this? Why did you spread the news to the entire cultivation world, making those people think that this is a fairyland with countless treasures?"

Shiji was full of doubts. He didn't understand what these monsters were planning.

Of course, since he was not of this world, he felt no anger or resentment.

Ever since the prehistoric world was enveloped by the energy of chaos, he understood a truth: whether in a small world or a large world, what really matters is always one's own strength. The law of the jungle is the same in the entire chaotic world. At least, that's what he thought.

Fire Crow sighed deeply and said, "We are desperate too! Over the years, we monsters have become less and less welcome."

Shiji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Unwelcome? What's going on?"

Fire Crow said slowly: "This was indeed a fairy cave, but our demon race has lived here ten thousand years ago. It's just that the environment here does not give us an advantage."

It continued, "You should also understand that we, the demon race, have fought with the humans of the cultivation world for countless years, but the outcome is always a tragic defeat for us demon beasts. In the end, all of us demon beasts died, leaving only a few lucky demon beasts to linger on."

"Although humans have been expelled, they still roam freely in the cultivation world. Moreover, the resources in this other world are extremely scarce, many times worse than the monster continent where we used to live." The Fire Crow's words were full of helplessness and sadness.

Hearing this, Shiji fell into deep thought. He couldn't help but think of some past events, and his heart was filled with emotion.

After a while, he slowly said: "What does what you just said have to do with me? Besides, it's not just me here, other monks have also come in." There was a hint of doubt and confusion in his tone.

"Indeed." Fire Crow spoke, its voice echoing in the air, "Before you set foot on this land, countless young monks had come here. However, most of them could not withstand the power of this world and were corrupted by the evil spirit here, eventually turning into mindless killing machines."

"Killing machine?" Shiji frowned, obviously unfamiliar with the term.

"Well, there are two rulers in this small world." Fire Crow continued to explain, "One is me, and the other is the Demon Emperor. However, we have all suffered varying degrees of trauma for various reasons." Shiji nodded, showing her understanding, and then asked: "In that case, why don't you work together to resolve this crisis? Instead, why do you fight alone?"

The Fire Crow sighed and said, "You don't understand. Although we are monsters, we are not without emotions. We also have our own relatives and friends. In this small world, we help each other and have become accustomed to the peaceful life here. We don't want this tranquility to be destroyed by interference from the outside world."

"Haven't you felt scared for so long?" Shiji asked.

"Afraid?" Fire Crow was silent for a moment, then admitted frankly, "Of course I'm afraid. But we have to maintain this status quo, because once the balance is broken, this small world will face destruction."

At this point, Fire Crow suddenly changed the subject and said to Shiji: "Outsider, you are a genius. Perhaps you have the ability to change this situation."

"Change?" Shiji's eyes flashed with doubt, "How can I change?"

Fire Crow said solemnly: "Wait a moment and try to do something."

As soon as he finished speaking, two slight vibrations suddenly came from the void. Shiji immediately looked up and saw a palace suspended in the air deep in the clouds, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

"That palace is the core of this small world and the eye of the formation." Fire Crow explained.

"There is such a magical existence here." Shiji exclaimed.

"You can try to refine this array core," Fire Crow said, "Once you succeed, the array of this small world will be completely under your control."

Shiji didn't hesitate, and flew towards the floating palace. However, at this moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the sky and headed straight for Shiji.

Shiji was prepared. He waved his hand and sent out a huge stone to block the attack of thunder and lightning, and then successfully climbed onto the suspended palace. This palace gave people a feeling of vicissitudes, antiquity and heaviness, as if carrying endless history.

Shiji stood at the gate of the palace and immediately felt a solemn and dignified atmosphere, as if she was in a great building rather than an ordinary room.

"Come in." A deep voice sounded in the palace.

Shiji took a step forward and stepped into the palace. What came into view was a broad and magnificent palace, with exquisite murals carved all around and the pictures on the walls were lifelike and breathtaking.

The furnishings in the palace were simple and elegant, but they revealed an extraordinary atmosphere. At this moment, a figure came out from behind, and it was the true form of the Fire Crow.

"What's your name?" Fire Crow asked calmly.

"My name is Shiji." Shiji replied.

"Shiji, from today on, you are the master here, and this palace belongs to you." Fire Crow pointed at the palace and said.

Shiji heard this and looked towards the cushion in the center of the palace. There sat an old man wearing a golden robe and with an old face, his cloudy eyes staring at Shiji.

"The demon beast has transformed?" Shiji narrowed her eyes and looked at the old man carefully.

"I am the Demon Emperor." The old man spoke slowly, "Since you are the successor I chose, you must obey me and not disobey me."

After saying that, the Demon Emperor slowly stood up and glanced at Shiji, with a gleam of light in his eyes. Shiji felt as if his soul was bound by a strange force, and then a huge amount of memories flooded into his mind.

It turned out that the demon emperor was trying to seize his body! No wonder he handed over his spiritual power so readily. However, how could Shiji be easily controlled by him? With a slight effort, he broke free from the demon emperor's spiritual power.

"Humph, you don't know your own limits." The Demon Emperor shook his head and sneered. Then, his body shrank rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a simple-looking young man.

"Boy, it seems that your physique is very special. Even my divine thoughts cannot control your sea of ​​consciousness." The Demon Emperor said coldly, "But don't worry, you are just a slave now. Don't dare to disobey me in your every move and every thought. Otherwise, you will die without a burial place. This world does not allow the existence of rebels."

Shi Ji couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He was a Primordial Saint, and even in the Primordial Ancient Realm, which was countless times more exaggerated than this small world, no one dared to treat him like this.

What's more, he is now just walking in this small world in the form of a clone, so why should he be afraid of anyone?

"Young man, I advise you to be more obedient and not do anything stupid." Seeing Shiji's expression, the Demon Emperor couldn't help but shouted coldly, "Otherwise, you will be the one who regrets it."

Shiji raised a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, not bothering to pay attention to the Demon Emperor. He smiled provocatively and said, "Are you so sure that your soul shackles can block my will?"

The Demon Emperor's face suddenly darkened, and he angrily said, "Little beast, don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit! I have already injected a trace of soul mark into your soul. If you dare to provoke me again, do you believe that I will make you wish you were dead or alive?"

"Haha." Shiji glanced at the Demon Emperor with disdain. He knew in his heart that the Demon Emperor had not lied to him. Because he had seen that there was indeed a strange blood-red rune mark between his eyebrows. However, this blood-red rune mark was hidden very deeply, and it was difficult to find without careful observation.

"What is this?" Shiji asked pretending to be ignorant.

"A powerful binding spell." The Demon Emperor explained, "Once I cast this rune mark, I will imprison you and prevent you from leaving this world forever."

"Oh?" Shiji shrugged and said indifferently, "What does it matter? I am just staying in this world temporarily. As for your identity, I don't care."

"You..." The Demon Emperor gnashed his teeth in anger, "What do you want?"

He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do, because if he really destroyed Shiji's soul, he would die too!

"Do you think this thing can control me?" Shiji waved his hand, and he took out the soul mark of the Demon Emperor casually, and then threw it to the Demon Emperor.

"How could it be..." The demon emperor's eyes widened, almost popping out. He never expected that Shiji would not be affected by his soul shackles!

"You...you are not affected? Who are you?" the Demon Emperor asked in horror.

Shiji smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you my name just now?" (End of this chapter)