My incredible luck and the girl I picked up

"The reason I made Ning Yue'er my so-called 'wife' is simply because her soul is quite special, a crucial element for my breakthrough. I deliberately gave her this hope, a hope that could kill me, so that while she became my wife, I would painstakingly nurture her..."

“Just recently, I saw that she had almost finished cultivating, and the seventeenth level, fifth grade, was her limit, which also just reached the minimum limit I needed.”

"So... I've already sacrificed her, making her the most important part of my breakthrough to the eighteenth level."

The Demon King's voice was cold and indifferent; Leng Yihan only understood two meanings in the entire sentence.

Ning Yue'er is dead.

And... the Demon King, he's reached the eighteenth rank...

236 Escape from Death (2)

“I’m suddenly very curious… why are you talking to me so calmly now…?” Leng Yihan looked up and said.

"Naturally, it's because I've reached the eighteenth level, and I've successfully suppressed the evil within me, which is why you're alive and well, chatting with me here," the Demon King said. "But that doesn't mean you can live, because the most important thing to resurrect her is within you."

"Was it left on my soul when I went to another world...?" Leng Yihan said with a bitter smile.

“But…you’re lying, aren’t you?” Then, Leng Yihan revealed an expression that said, “You didn’t protect Lu Youmei’s soul at the last moment, and…you didn’t suppress the evil within you at all.”

"Where did you get your ring from?" Without continuing to dwell on the topic with Leng Yihan, the Demon King brought up the ring again.

"What? You're not going to say anything more now that your lie has been exposed?" Leng Yihan sneered.

"If you don't want to die, you'd better hand over the ring obediently." The Demon King's voice carried a hint of murderous intent.

“Hehe… I guessed right. It seems…” Leng Yihan slowly got up, “As long as this ring is here, you can’t kill me.”

His health was still around 80% at this point, and it was fortunate that he still had some energy left, otherwise he would have died long ago.

The Demon King did not reply, but clenched his fist.

“You haven’t broken through to the eighteenth level at all,” Leng Yihan said, taking a step back. “Right now, you definitely haven’t reached the eighteenth level.”

"What exactly are you trying to say?" the Demon King asked.

"What did I want to say?" Leng Yihan smiled. "Goodbye!"

After saying this, Leng Yihan disappeared from the Demon King's sight, leaving behind only a ruined scroll.

"...Hmph, do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you..." The Demon King's expression was not good; he hadn't expected to be outmaneuvered by Leng Yihan.

These people posed no threat to him whatsoever. However, Leng Yihan was carrying an item that was very important to him, and these people didn't seem to care about dying, making it very difficult for the Demon King to deal with them. Even if he killed them, he wouldn't get the item he wanted.

More importantly... if the Demon King were to use too many deadly attacks on Leng Yihan, the ring would continue to protect him, and the ring would definitely break before Leng Yihan did.

"This trip was too rushed, so I'll let you live a little longer. But next time we meet, you won't be alive..."

-

"Huff...huff...huff..." Leng Yihan collapsed as soon as she appeared in front of everyone, panting heavily.

"Are you alright, brother?" Seeing Leng Yihan appear in front of her unharmed, Leng Binglan immediately stepped forward to protect him.

"It's alright... it's just that... the pressure from the Demon King was a bit too much..." Leng Yihan's expression wasn't good. "Thanks to this ring, he hesitated a bit when he tried to kill me, which is why I survived."

As Leng Yihan spoke, she showed off the ring on her right hand.

"By the way, where are we now? The Forest of Vanished Demons?" Leng Yihan looked around and it seemed that they were indeed in the Forest of Vanished Demons.

“Yes, but Leng Binglan was worried about you, and then suddenly remembered that she had the other party’s summoning spell on her, so she summoned you directly. Speaking of which... I remember that this kind of summoning spell is quite expensive. How did you get it…” Feixue stroked her chin and pondered.

"Stop treating Oracle as just a game. If you let go of that idea, you'll see many things more clearly." As Leng Yihan stood up, he told the five people what he and the Demon King had talked about.

When they heard that the Demon King was at the eighteenth level, everyone except Feixue (who couldn't understand) and Leng Yihan showed a shocked expression.

If Leng Yihan hadn't revealed that the Demon King was lying, everyone would probably be in a panic right now. However, knowing that their opponent was not an eighteenth-level opponent but a seventeenth-level opponent, Yi Tianzhai and Xiao Yulin felt even more pressure.

"Being able to leave this instance alive and knowing that there are people in this world who are close to the eighteenth level is definitely the biggest gain of my trip. Also, I now know who the Demon Sun Moon worships," Yi Tianzhai said.

“Yes… their faith is in the Demon King…” Leng Yihan replied.

“Now that Yihan is here… let’s go into the Forest of the Vanished Demons first,” Kang Meng said.

"Mm." Leng Yihan nodded.

Leng Binglan must have already told Kang Meng about the internal affairs of the Forest of the Vanished Demons. Now, as Leng Yihan carefully recalled the Demon King's words, although she was indeed a little worried before, now that she thought about it carefully... perhaps the Demon King was just trying to confuse her, and he hadn't actually destroyed the pieces she had made.

However, he was right about one thing: Leng Yihan was not yet qualified to play chess with the Demon King. At most, his actions could only be described as harassment of the Demon King.

This trip wasn't entirely unprofitable; at least they figured out the Demon King's strength. However, Leng Yihan wouldn't forget his main purpose for coming, but now that he thought about it, that purpose seemed far too difficult to achieve...

I wonder if there's any chance of getting it from the Demon King; the chances are probably extremely slim...

Perhaps she could trade the ring with the Demon King, but the Demon King now is an evil Demon King. If he goes back on his word, Leng Yihan will be powerless to do anything about it, let alone make an exchange.

The Forest of Vanished Demons was quiet at this moment, as if there was no danger at all. However, all six of them were on high alert. They didn't know if something had really happened in the Forest of Vanished Demons, because so far they had not sensed any demons.

"This is alright... at least we don't need to fight to affect our condition..." Feixue comforted everyone in this way, and also comforted herself in this way.

"If that's all there is to it, and the Titans in the Forest of the Vanished haven't encountered any danger, that would be even better..." Leng Yihan sighed.

Fortunately, it seems that the Demon King did not target the Titans, because soon, Leng Yihan and her group saw a group of familiar faces.

"Hey... you six, stop right there!" A Titan tribesman raised his bow at Leng Yihan.

This scene seemed so familiar, and the person before me so well-known... except that his strength had undergone a complete transformation...

"Long time no see... Taro." Leng Yihan greeted the person who had stopped them.

“You guys…” Taro frowned and carefully examined the six people. Soon his gaze settled on the two most familiar ones—Leng Binglan and Leng Yihan.

“It’s you two!” Taro recognized the two.

“That’s right, we came back for a reason, but unfortunately, we were discovered by the Demon King as soon as we returned and almost killed. But luckily, I have a way to save my life, so you can see me now,” Leng Yihan said with a bit of helplessness.

“Alright, come with me, I’ll take you to see the clan leader,” Taro said. A person’s appearance may change, but their soul will not. Taro could indeed ‘see’ that Leng Yihan and Leng Binglan were the real people.

"Let's go," Leng Yihan said, turning back to the five people.

237 Return to the Titans (3)

"How long have we been gone?" Leng Yihan asked Taro as she walked ahead.

“You guys? It’s been quite a while since you left, almost seventy years, hasn’t it?” Taro replied.

“Seven... more than seventy years?!” Leng Yihan exclaimed in surprise. “What’s wrong? How long have you been through?” Seeing Leng Yihan’s surprised expression, Taro knew that the time Leng Yihan had experienced was definitely different from his own.

“Only a few months…” Leng Yihan scratched her head. “It seems the time ratio is really quite different…” Taro stroked his chin and said.

"Yes... By the way, during my absence... did anything happen in the outside world?" Leng Yihan asked.

“Oh, after you left, we did send quite a few people out of the Forest of the Dead to explore, but the danger was just too great. Several times our scout team members were lucky enough to escape back… And recently, another group of humans were being chased by demons and entered the Forest of the Dead, which we happened to encounter. Besides that… the woman who used to be always by the Demon King’s side has also disappeared, the one with the pale hair.” Taro added.

As expected...

Leng Yihan sighed.

Leng Binglan and Kang Meng fell silent after hearing this. Leng Yihan had just told them that the Demon King had sacrificed Ning Yue'er...

Everyone initially thought the Demon King was lying, but now it seems... maybe he wasn't lying after all...

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Taro asked when he saw Leng Yihan sighing.

"No...it's nothing. I was just wondering if that person could help us deal with the Demon King, but now it seems like he's in grave danger," Leng Yihan said dismissively.

Seeing that Leng Yihan had no intention of telling him, Taro didn't press the matter and continued chatting with Leng Yihan about events that had happened in this world at other times.

However, something Taro said halfway through made Leng Yihan particularly concerned.

“Actually, I feel a little strange. Both times we came back from outside the city, we didn’t encounter any magical beasts on the way. If we could explain it before by the fact that the city was relatively close to our main city, this time we started from the middle section and still didn’t encounter any magical beasts along the way…” Taro said with some doubt.

"Maybe I'm just lucky," Leng Yihan replied calmly.

"Huh? You're really that lucky?" Taro asked with a skeptical look.

"I'm usually this lucky, maybe, I don't know." Leng Yihan gave another casual, perfunctory reply.

"..." Taro rolled his eyes.

Finally, without any disturbance along the way, Taro's exploration team and Leng Yihan's group of six returned safely to the Titan city.

Then this time, they went straight to the main hall of the palace of Roach, the chieftain of the Titans.

In the magnificent hall, Leng Yihan and her six companions acted as if they were no outsiders, indulging in the delicious food on the table. Fei Xue enjoyed it because it was so tasty, Xiao Yulin and Yi Tianzhai wanted to eat their fill because it was the first time they had seen so many spiritual fruits, while the remaining three simply wanted to trick Luo Qi...

"You six are really not being polite. Last time it was just you and your brother, but this time you brought four more people..." Luo Qi's voice came from the dormitory door. Leng Yihan looked up and, after confirming that it was Luo Qi, quickly finished the spirit fruit in her hand and did not take any more.

“We’re allies, so there’s no need to worry about these things, right?” Leng Yihan blinked and glanced at Luo Qi’s data.

[NPC: Roach (Friendly)]

Race: Titan

[Level: 169]

Current Health: 100%

Attack power: ???

[Defense Strength: ???]

[Special attack method: ???]

[Note: The cultivation has hit a bottleneck, and the user is unable to break through to the seventeenth level. Otherwise, you would still be seeing a bunch of questions instead of substantial data.]

Isn't this still a huge question mark?!

But if that's the case... then the maximum level of the Oracle is indeed 180, corresponding to the eighteen stages of cultivation. But the number eighteen... the eighteen levels of hell...

Just as I was writing this, I realized I forgot to show you the data on Taro that Leng Yihan had looked up earlier, so I decided to write it down for you to see.

[NPC: Taro (Friendly)]

Race: Titan

[Level: 136]

Current Health: 100%

[Attack Power: Extremely High]

[Defense Strength: ???]