"Shua!"
Li Yao picked up a handful of dark blue phosphorescent powder with his right hand. He bent his index finger inwards and made an extremely strange gesture. Then, his five fingers blossomed like a lotus flower. A cluster of dark blue flames soared up from the center of his palm and transformed into a blurry color in the small cave. It was like the deep sea, which made him even more mysterious.
Li Yao said casually, one word after another, in an old-fashioned tone. "Give me a few reasons why I shouldn't kill you before the bone fire dies out."
His gesture of igniting the fire and his tone raised thousands of tides in Jin Xinyue's heart.
As the princess of the Gold Crow Kingdom and the saintess of the Pantheon of Demons, Jin Xinyue had read a lot of books since she was a child. She had dabbled in the classics of the demon race from the age of the Demon Beast Empire thirty thousand years ago, the classics and notes of human beings, and even the bizarre happenings in the age of the ancient Cultivators forty thousand years ago.
Just now, when Li Yao cast the spell to ignite the fire, she felt that this strange gesture was both strange and familiar. When Li Yao spat out the two words "bone fire", it even caused her pores to suddenly shrink to the extreme, and she couldn't help but shiver again.
Igniting a fire in midair was not a difficult thing for both the Cultivators and the demons with a high Cultivation.
As long as they were in the Building Foundation Stage or the demon general level, they would be able to summon the spiritual energy inside their body and generate bouncing fire through certain techniques and runes.
However, such fire would release intense spiritual waves, which were like fireflies in a dark night. It was very easy for the enemy to perceive them.
During adventures and battles, if they were in a dark environment and ignited a fire easily, they would be asking to be killed.
By the same logic, light and heat would be radiated incessantly even if they were ignited. Not just the Cultivators, even a common animal would be able to perceive them.
The so-called 'bone fire', on the other hand, was the powder made of the bones of certain special animals. They would be mixed together and released through special techniques.
Some of the components in the bone powder could suppress the spiritual waves inside the fire and cover the existence of the fire.
As a result … Those within the range of the bone fire could clearly see everything around them.
But if one stood three to five meters away from the bone flames, they would not be able to see a single burning flame even if they widened their eyes. They would not even be able to sense the slightest spiritual wave.
This. This was the strangeness of the bone fire!
However, activating the Bone Fire was an ancient secret technique that had been lost for forty thousand years. Whether it was the formula of the bone powder or the hand gestures and incantations to activate the Bone Fire, they had long disappeared in the long river of history.
Jin Xinyue had only seen the description of the bone fire in a secret record of the Demon Beast Empire from more than thirty thousand years ago.
Even in that secret record, it was said that the Bone Fire had been lost "thousands of years ago".
"Bone fire! The bone fire that has been lost for at least thirty to forty thousand years! "
"Who is he? Why is he using such an ancient secret technique? "
"Also, his voice …"
The other party's tone was very heavy. His voice was as hard as metal and stone. Every word lingered in the air, giving off an ancient air.
In the Demon Clan, there was a special name for such an accent, which was' Elegant Voice '.
It was the accent of the ancient Cultivators forty thousand years ago. The ancient Cultivators all spoke with such an accent.
When the Demon Clan rose and established the Demon Beast Empire that spanned across the sea of stars, the powerful Demon Clans naturally used such an accent, too.
However, after forty thousand years … Especially after the fall of the Demon Beast Empire and the establishment and collapse of the Star Ocean Imperium, the accent of both the Demon Clan and the Human Clan had changed a lot. It was completely different from the ancient Elegant Voice.
Today … The Elegant Voice, which imitated the ancient Cultivators forty thousand years ago, was only used during the ceremonies of the Demon Clan's royal family.
As a member of the royal family, Jin Xinyue had certainly learned the ancient Elegant Voice. But she had to admit that the other party's voice was simple and unsophisticated. Not only was his voice far superior to hers, but it was also far superior to her teacher Ya Yin's by far.
"A mysterious and powerful Demon Clan member lurking in a remote mountain village!"
"He seemed to have suddenly appeared in a weird forest fire half a month ago."
"He has regarded the ancient secret arts from forty thousand years ago as insignificant skills, and he has placed so many demon beast remains and scraps of ancient magical equipment from forty thousand years ago on the table casually. Yet, he can still play such a standard, authentic ancient Elegant Voice!
"Who — who is he exactly?"
Jin Xinyue thought quickly. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed in her head. She shuddered and thought of an impossible answer. She almost exclaimed aloud.
"Could it be …"
Li Yao didn't say anything. He stared at her coldly. The bouncing bone fire left twisted shadows on his face, which seemed to be an unpredictable killing intent.
The bone fire in his palm was like a candle in the wind. It was flickering and shrinking to the size of a soybean several times. It seemed that it was about to die out, but then it flickered again stubbornly. Jin Xinyue felt that her heart was trembling and her tongue was numb.
"Let's take a chance!"
Connecting the weird features of the guy, Jin Xinyue came up with a shocking answer.
She made up her mind and said quickly, "Senior, don't kill me. I'm of great use to you!"
"My name is Jin Xinyue. I am the First Princess of the Gold Crow Kingdom. The Gold Crow Kingdom is the leader of the four superpowers of the Blood Demon Sector. It governs the Feather Clan and dominates the sky!
"My father, Jin Tuyi, is not only one of the twelve demon emperors of the Pantheon of Demons but also the commander-in-chief of the Coalition Army of Demons. He has billions of soldiers under his command!
"If you are magnanimous enough to forgive my disrespect, you will be an honorable guest of the Gold Crow Kingdom. You will receive the help of the entire Gold Crow Kingdom!"
Li Yao smiled in disdain. There was not the slightest emotion in his eyes.
As I expected, he does not think much of the Gold Crow Kingdom!
Jin Xinyue was even more certain of her answer. She probed further, "Senior, do you know that you have pissed off a very troublesome enemy?
"The Insect Clan member that you killed just now was named Yuan Hao. He was the prince of the Nether Spring Kingdom, one of the four superpowers of the Blood Demon Sector. His master, Elder Nether Spring, is also a top expert of the Blood Demon Sector. He is vicious and vengeful. Now that you have a grudge against him, he will certainly not let you go until you die!"
"Okay."
Li Yao nodded. "Are you done? You will be dead if you are."
Jin Xinyue was observant enough to see that. The mysterious demon really did not care about the attraction of a demon emperor or the threat of another demon emperor.
Judging from his casual appearance, it did not seem that it was the first time that he had killed such an important person as Yuan Hao.
When he said that he would kill her, it was definitely not a threat but an unimportant fact!
"Senior!"
Jin Xinyue was ninety percent certain that she had grasped the guy's identity. She raised her voice and said, "I am a saintess of the Pantheon of Demons. I am familiar with the history of tens of thousands of years. I also know countless secret arts of demonic Cultivation that have been developed recently!
"There are many other secret arts. Even if I haven't practiced them before, they can certainly be found in the libraries of the Gold Crow Kingdom and the Pantheon of Demons!
"I think that you have chosen to hide your identity. You must be hiding in the remote village because you want to understand the 'modern society', right?
"However, such an uninformed village only has rudimentary body refining arts at best. There are no advanced secret arts of demonic Cultivation at all. You will be wasting your time there, senior!
"Only I can help you assimilate into the 'modern society' as soon as possible!"
Jin Xinyue intentionally emphasized the word 'modern'.
"Huh?"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes. Killing intent that was almost tangible burst out of the bandages and condensed into a sharp tornado. It pressed Jin Xinyue to the ground brutally, making it impossible for her to move.
"Are you forcing me to kill you?"
Jin Xinyue squeezed out tears and said, her voice shivering, "Please spare my life, senior! I don't know anything. I'm just racking my brains. I'm thinking about what value I have for you, senior!
"For a peerless expert like Senior, even if you really want to kill me, it would be a blessing that I have cultivated for three lifetimes. However, even if I die, it would be better to wait until I tell Senior everything I know. At that time, Senior can kill me. This junior can be considered to have died a worthy death! "
Li Yao stared at her for a long time. Then he sniffed and retracted his killing intent.
Jin Xinyue was soaked in cold sweat and panting hard. She tried to calm herself down and said, "Senior, the world is different now. Human beings are on the rise again, and demons are at a low ebb. Both human beings and demons have developed unbelievable new arts of training over the past tens of thousands of years. Perhaps … they are different from the arts of training that you are familiar with.
"Are you not interested in the arts of training at all, senior?"
Li Yao was silent. The cold bone fire constricted again, turning from a bean into a needle tip. In the end, it shivered and died out.
In the darkness, Jin Xinyue's heart was in her throat, only to be frozen again.
She was anxious for a long time, but the stranger did not attack her. Instead, he said coldly, "Let's talk about the hunting of the three parties first. I'm told that the Blood Demon Sector is at war with the Tian Yuan Realm, a world of human beings. You demon emperors should know when to stop scheming. How can you be so ruthless?"
Jin Xinyue was greatly relieved, knowing that her life was saved for now.
She swallowed her saliva with great difficulty and said in a trembling voice, "Reporting to Senior, this matter has indeed greatly exceeded this junior's expectations."
"Since you know about the war between the Blood Demon Sector and the Tian Yuan Realm, have you ever heard of the Blade of Chaos?
"More than half a year ago, the Blood Demon Sector's large-scale attack on the Tian Yuan Realm failed in the Battle of Dawn. Most of the defeated soldiers retreated to the Blood Demon Sector.
The Blade of Chaos took the opportunity to instigate the defeated soldiers and started a rebellion, which was known as the 'Riot of Bloody Blade'.
"When they were at their peak, they occupied 'Bone Sand City', a city in the north, which was ruled by the Nether Spring Kingdom.
"My father, Jin Tuyi, was the commander-in-chief of the Coalition Army of Demons. He was responsible for annihilating the rebels and suppressing the riots.
"I was working under my father's command to hunt down the leader of the Blade of Chaos, but I discovered that Elder Nether Spring's subordinates were hunting the Blade of Chaos in secret, too.
"Bone Sand City, which was breached by the rebels, was the territory of the Nether Spring Kingdom. It was only natural that Elder Nether Spring hated the Blade of Chaos' guts. At first, I did not think much of it. But gradually, I discovered that Elder Nether Spring's subordinates were not hunting randomly but had their eyes fixed on one of the Blade of Chaos and were determined to kill the enemy at any cost!
"I dare not lie to you, senior. My father and Elder Nether Spring, the backer of the Nether Spring Kingdom, are political enemies. The two parties have been competing openly and in secret for decades. In order to compete for the commander-in-chief of the Coalition Army of Demons, they are almost on bad terms.
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