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"Humans are a rare sight inside the Demon-Sealing Tower. How could we possibly kill ninety-nine humans so easily? But I promised this guy I wouldn't kill any demons. Killing even one human would be good. Over the years, we'll eventually get out."

Before Lin Yaoxie could react, the Heavenly Demon Emperor waved his hands and used the "Smoke and Water Resurrection" technique to freeze Lin Yaoxie in place.

Lin Yaoxie immediately felt a numbness in his feet, and his legs became unresponsive, freezing him in place.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor was overjoyed to see that his attack had succeeded. He immediately gathered all his power, and five orbs of light surrounded him.

Upon seeing these five orbs of light, Lin Yaoxie was greatly alarmed, because these seemingly ordinary orbs of light contained elements of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth.

Logically, due to the mutual restraint of the five elements, it is impossible for one person to learn all five elements of magic: wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth. However, the Heavenly Demon Emperor had many extraordinary encounters in his early years and actually mastered all five elements of magic.

Chapter Ninety-Five: The Emperor of the Heavenly Demons

Seeing that Lin Yaoxie was trapped by the Heavenly Demon Emperor's magic, Hongkui said to Huanye, "Your brother is being bullied, why don't you go and help him?"

Huan Ye scratched his head and said, "Both sides are brothers, which one do you want me to help?"

Hongkui stomped her feet angrily and said, "Of course we're helping Brother Lin! Didn't you see he was frozen in place and couldn't move his legs?"

Huan Ye blinked and suddenly realized, "That's right." Then Huan Ye spread his arms and placed them between Lin Yaoxie and Tian Yaohuang, saying, "Wait, wait, this is too unfair to Brother Lin."

The Heavenly Demon Emperor originally thought that it wasn't enough and that he could just kill Lin Yaoxie directly, but when he thought of Huan Ye's persistent pestering, he hesitated and asked, "What do you intend to do?"

Huan Ye said, "Originally, Lin was distracted because of me, which led to you ambushing him; but if I let him go, it would be a waste of that green-skinned brat's efforts. Let me think about it."

Huan Ye sat between Lin Yaoxie and Tian Yaohuang. Although both Tian Yaohuang and Lin Yaoxie were eager to make a move, they were helpless against Huan Ye, this scoundrel.

Xuejian and Longkui secretly tried many times to help Lin Yaoxie break free from his restraints, but the Heavenly Demon Emperor's magic was too domineering, and the two girls' efforts all ended in failure.

After a long while, Huan Ye suddenly clapped his hands and said, "I've got it!"

Huan Ye handed the Demon-Suppressing Sword to Lin Yaoxie and clapped his hands, saying, "That's fair. Although the green-skinned brat has the advantage of movement, Lin has the advantage of weapon. You two, hurry up and fight. Whoever agrees, come and kill me."

Lin Yaoxie gripped the Demon-Suppressing Sword and pointed it straight forward.

Knowing the power of the Demon-Suppressing Sword, the Heavenly Demon Emperor dared not confront Lin Yaoxie head-on. He leaped backward, the five elemental orbs around him humming loudly.

In an instant, a dark yellow earth elemental sphere hurtled towards Lin Yaoxie. Lin Yaoxie, wielding the Demon-Suppressing Sword, thrust it straight at the sphere, but unexpectedly, the sphere bypassed him and returned to the Heavenly Demon Emperor; Lin Yaoxie's attack missed completely.

A series of booming and hissing sounds filled the air as five elemental magic orbs, mingling with red, orange, blue, and green, attacked Lin Yaoxie from five different directions.

With his feet bound, Lin Yaoxie could only stand still, concentrating intently on finding an opportunity.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor unleashed five magic orbs simultaneously, but it was merely a feint, intended to test Lin Yaoxie's power and range of movement. The five orbs circled around Lin Yaoxie before flying back to the Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Seeing that Lin Yaoxie did not pursue him with his sword, nor did he take advantage of his vulnerability to attack him with magic, the Heavenly Demon Emperor was overjoyed: This brat is under the spell of my "Smoke and Water Resurrection" and should not be able to break free for a while. He also doesn't know any ranged magic, so his situation is indescribably bad. As long as I attack from a distance, I will be invincible.

Originally, Lin Yaoxie was Huan Ye's friend, and the Heavenly Demon Emperor did not want to fight him. However, he remembered that he had promised Huan Ye that he would no longer kill the demons in the Demon Locking Tower. The only way to get out of the Demon Locking Tower was to kill ninety-nine humans. However, it was rare to see a human in the Demon Locking Tower. If he let him go today, he did not know when he would have to wait.

Huan Ye called out from the side:

"Hurry up and fight! The one who wins will come and kill me later." Little did they know that the two men in front of them were fighting for their lives.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor pretended not to hear, and the five elemental magic orbs flew out and back in succession, circling around Lin Yaoxie incessantly. The orbs were sometimes high and sometimes low, sometimes straight and sometimes crooked, and the sounds they made were all different, crackling and hissing.

For a moment, Xuejian and Longkui were dazzled by the sight. Suddenly, a crisp "snap" was heard, and Huanye cried out. The lightning ball, ignoring Lin Yaoxie's probing attack, had struck one of them.

The other side calls out to the night.

Huan Ye's entire body turned black instantly, and he said with a mournful face:

"This is my last piece of clothing."

Lin Yaoxie secretly circulated his inner energy, thinking to himself: "The more time I have, the better my chances of winning. After all, the time control provided by the Resurrection of Smoke and Water is effective." Lin Yaoxie remained calm and composed, not in a hurry.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor called out:

"Be careful."

Suddenly, the five elemental magic orbs returned to one place and rushed towards Lin Yaoxie side by side, with the momentum of a charging bull, unstoppable.

Lin Yaoxie concentrated his power on the Demon-Suppressing Sword. With a tremor of the sword tip, three crisp sounds rang out, and the fire, lightning, and water magic orbs were deflected or stabbed by Lin Yaoxie to avoid their attacks.

Before Xuejian and Longkui could even see what was happening, a flash appeared before their eyes, followed by a series of crackling sounds on the ground. The earth-elemental and wind-elemental magic orbs had been cleaved in two by Lin Yaoxie, rolling on the ground before...

Disappeared.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor roared loudly, forming a hand seal with his left hand. The fire-elemental magic orb transformed into a rain of fire and smashed towards Lin Yaoxie. Meanwhile, the lightning and earth-elemental magic orbs transformed into Heavenly Gang Battle Qi and Protective True Essence respectively, increasing his own combat power. He then swung his fist towards Lin Yaoxie's head.

Lin Yaoxie did not defend, but thrust out the Demon-Suppressing Sword. The sword was long and the fist was short. Before the Heavenly Demon Emperor's fist could hit the top of Lin Yaoxie's head, Lin Yaoxie's Demon-Suppressing Sword was also less than half a foot away from the Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Although the Heavenly Demon Emperor had the protection of his true essence, being stabbed by Lin Yaoxie's sword would still leave him crippled for life. Even if he killed Lin Yaoxie, he would inevitably become prey for other demons in the Demon Locking Tower.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor immediately retreated. While this demon was swift in advancing, it was also incredibly fast in retreating. Lin Yaoxie only saw a flash before his eyes, and before he could even clearly see the Heavenly Demon Emperor's figure, the Heavenly Demon Emperor was already behind him.

Huan Ye, who was watching intently, couldn't help but shout, "Brilliant!"

The Demon-Suppressing Sword was sent out and immediately retrieved. Lin Yaoxie swung the sword upwards, but a loud "crack" was heard. It turned out that Lin Yaoxie had blocked all the meteor shower formed by the Heavenly Demon Emperor's fireball. The fireball was still...

Before returning to the Heavenly Demon Emperor's side, Lin Yaoxie swung his sword horizontally, using the "Lord Ye's Love of Dragons" technique from the Yilong Swordplay. The fireball split in two, leaving some sparks on the ground before finally disappearing from Lin Yaoxie's sight.

The Demon-Suppressing Sword was originally the most precious treasure of Mount Shu. When combined with Lin Yaoxie's Dragon-Slaying Sword Technique, although it was not as indestructible as the Dragon-Slaying Sword, it was still incredibly powerful.

Before, Huan Ye had seen the Heavenly Demon Emperor react quickly and had even cheered him on, but now, seeing Lin Yaoxie's swordsmanship, he remained silent.

In an instant, the Heavenly Demon Emperor's five elemental magic orbs were reduced to only two elemental magic orbs: lightning and earth. Yet, he showed no sign of backing down.

The two magic orbs transformed into two short swords, one purple and one green, which fiercely attacked in the hands of the Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Lin Yaoxie thrust out his sword, which was the "Fish-like Dragon Pattern" from the Yilong Sword Technique. Tian Yaohuang dodged and parried, showing no mercy. At this moment, the weapons transformed from the two magic orbs of thunder and earth were in no way inferior to the Demon-Suppressing Sword.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor circled around Lin Yaoxie, attacking from both sides and moving back and forth, his twin swords moving nimbly with the sounds of thunder and metal clashing.

Holding the Demon-Suppressing Sword, Lin Yaoxie used stillness to control movement. Although his movements were slightly sluggish, no matter how the Heavenly Demon Emperor changed his stance, he could never get within three steps of Lin Yaoxie.

Chapter Ninety-Six: The Price of Demons

In a short time, the two had unknowingly exchanged forty or fifty blows. The Heavenly Demon Emperor merged his two swords into one, and the Purple Lightning and Azure Frost transformed into a two-handed greatsword, which he then hurled at Lin Yaoxie. Lin Yaoxie had no way to dodge, so he thrust out his Demon-Suppressing Sword. With a soft thud, the two swords clashed, and two streams of immortal power flowed from the two different weapons, clashing against each other. In an instant, the two were locked in a stalemate.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor was originally a demon king who had cultivated for a thousand years, so his immortal power was naturally inexhaustible; Lin Yaoxie, on the other hand, had the support of the system, so his immortal power was in no way inferior.

During the stalemate, Lin Yaoxie felt that the Heavenly Demon Emperor's immortal power was continuous and was getting stronger and stronger. Lin Yaoxie was secretly horrified and gave Xuejian and Longkui a wink.

The two women were about to step forward to help when Huan Ye stopped them.

Seeing that his reinforcements were cut off, Lin Yaoxie had no choice but to think of another way to end the battle quickly. Thinking of this, Lin Yaoxie pulled his Demon-Suppressing Sword back a little and thought to himself: The Heavenly Demon Emperor naturally has more strength when he holds the sword with both hands. If he gets closer, he can use his free left hand to make a fist and swing it. Although it may not be able to kill him, it can still make him dizzy. When the effect of the Smoke and Water Resurrection Spell is removed, he can naturally defeat the Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Seeing Lin Yaoxie shrink back slightly while his left hand subtly twitched, the Heavenly Demon Emperor understood. He thought, "You intend to attack me with your left fist. Why don't I play along and risk taking your punch?"

The moment you throw a punch with your left hand, the immortal power on the Demon-Suppressing Sword will surely decrease. At that time, I will launch a fierce attack, using the power of Purple Lightning and Azure Frost to severely injure you.

The two were each making their own plans, just waiting for Lin Yaoxie to throw a punch, when they heard the tinkling of silver bells coming from afar. The sound grew louder and louder, arriving in an instant. When Lin Yaoxie saw clearly, it was Ling, the girl from the previous floor, who had somehow come to this floor as well.

When Ling saw the Heavenly Demon Emperor, she suddenly screamed and wildly swung her hands, hitting him.

Lin Yaoxie and Tian Yaohuang were originally evenly matched. Huan Ye didn't have time to stop Ling Guniang, but he saw Ling Guniang punching and kicking Tian Yaohuang. Although Ling Guniang's moves were not very skillful, she was still a hundred-year-old demon. Tian Yaohuang couldn't withstand the attack from the two of them for a while. He shouted and sent Zidian Qingshuang forward. He then flipped backward in a flash.

However, the force of the Demon-Suppressing Sword was too strong, and the Heavenly Demon Emperor, upon landing, could not completely dissipate the power of the Demon-Suppressing Sword. As soon as he landed, his body swayed a few times and he fell into the Demon-Transforming Water.

Huan Ye hurriedly got up to try to save him, but the power of the Demon Transformation Water was too strong. Although Huan Ye rescued the Heavenly Demon Emperor, he lost eight or nine tenths of his power and it was difficult for him to recover in a short time.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor collapsed to the ground, sighing deeply:

"Fine, fine, let's build this bullshit ideal world together here."

Upon hearing this, Huan Ye was overjoyed and clapped his hands, saying:

"It should have been done long ago."

After the Heavenly Demon Emperor lifted the curse of the Smoke and Water Resurrection spell on Lin Yaoxie, everyone rested. Lin Yaoxie asked in confusion...

"Do you know Miss Ling?"

The Heavenly Demon Emperor let out a cold snort:

"He's that stinky old man's lover."

Lin Yaoxie and the others had already guessed this, and Xuejian couldn't help but ask:

Why did she hit you?

The Heavenly Demon Emperor said:

We've had a standoff like that before, but in the end he lost.

Xuejian, rubbing her cheeks shyly, said:

"That's shameless. You've been sealed here by the Demon-Suppressing Sword for many years, but others haven't been sealed at all."

The Heavenly Demon Emperor coldly snorted:

"If I hadn't severely injured that evil Taoist priest first, how could this stinky bird have possibly defeated him?"

Lin Yaoxie couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. Mount Shu was truly a place where hidden talents lurked. It took two top-tier demons in the Demon Locking Tower to join forces to kill a single Mount Shu disciple.

Lin Yaoxie was in a hurry to escape from the Demon Locking Tower, and didn't listen to the Heavenly Demon Emperor and Huan Ye reminiscing about the past:

"In a little while, I'll go down and break the seven dragon pillars of the Demon Locking Tower, and we'll all escape together."

The Heavenly Demon Emperor carefully examined Lin Yaoxie Dao:

"You can not."

Lin Yaoxie scoffed at this, saying:

"I am human, this demon-transforming water has no effect on me."

Seeing that Lin Yaoxie was still unwilling to give up, Huan Ye shook his head and said:

“There is a whirlpool at the confluence of the demon-transforming waters on this level, which leads directly to the coiled dragon pillar at the bottom. You might as well give it a try.”

Lin Yaoxie was overjoyed and, together with Xuejian and Longkui, they happily headed towards the vortex that Huanye had mentioned.

Lin Yaoxie found the vortex and jumped down. He seemed to see the incredulous faces of the elders of Mount Shu after the Demon Locking Tower collapsed.

However, after jumping into the Demon-Evolving Water, Lin Yaoxie suddenly felt something was wrong. After entering the vortex, Lin Yaoxie was not only unable to move, but also felt as if thousands of ants were biting his entire body.

What exactly happened? Lin Yaoxie was in excruciating pain, but he couldn't muster any strength at all. Just then, he suddenly felt light all over, as Huan Ye had rescued him.

Huan Ye looked at Lin Yaoxie with a mocking smile, as if asking how the Demon Transformation Water tasted.

At this moment, the Heavenly Demon Emperor stepped forward and said:

"The Shu Mountain tradition has been passed down for thousands of years. Naturally, they do not distinguish between demons and monsters based on an empty shell alone. Their method of differentiation is the heart."

Huan Ye also explained:

"Anyone with a dark heart will naturally be purified by the Demon-Transforming Water. Ask yourself, is the darkness in your heart far greater than that of me and that green-skinned kid?"