Yin Qing was alarmed. With a few flashes, she arrived in the desert.
Standing on a sand dune, in the center of the desert, there was a tall and thin figure standing there motionlessly. His hands were holding onto a saber to support his body. His lowered head was pressed against the hilt of the saber. His dry red hair fluttered in the wind, and his face could not be seen clearly.
He was covered in wounds. There was basically not a single part of his skin that was unscathed, revealing thick bones that shone with a metallic lustre. He seemed so feeble and lifeless.
Had he succeeded?
Yin Qing was uncertain. She slowed down and arrived beside him carefully. She extended her hand, wanting to touch him, but she retracted it hesitantly. She was worried that the slightest touch would cause him to collapse into dust.
A gust of wind blew over, kicking up a cloud of crystalline sand. The dry, messy, scarlet hair drifted in the wind. Suddenly, a speck of scarlet light lit up. It was a scarlet eye. It was like a beautiful ruby, staring at Yin Qing beside him.
The gaze was so calm, without the slightest emotion.
However, Yin Qing felt her entire body go numb. Her heart trembled as if it had been struck by lightning. She seemed to have been stunned, unable to move.
Seeing that it was her, the scarlet eye blinked and became amiable.
Yin Qing seemed to wake up from a nightmare, but she took a step back instinctively. She asked in a probing manner, "King?"
It was not that she could not recognize Li Qingshan. Instead, the changes that had happened to him left her far too surprised.
In the past, he was extremely powerful, far more powerful than regular Asura Commanders. He would give off a startling aura from time to time, but he did not possess this kind of breathtaking aura. Even some of the Asura Kings she had seen did not possess it.
His powerful aura had all been withdrawn and melted away. There was no direct pressure anymore. Instead, it became heavier and heavier. His aura, however, was currently recovering. It was like a grassland that had been scorched by fire had sprouted a few new shoots. They were extremely weak, but they symbolized new life.
"Greetings, my king!" Yin Qing knelt on one knee and lowered her head.
"I'm still alive!" Li Qingshan said hoarsely. He seemed to be talking to himself, but also to Yin Qing.
The might of the three heavenly tribulations were far greater than he had imagined them to be. The spirit turtle's warning seemed to be saying, "Stop struggling, you're dead meat!"
After all, after going through three months of continuous battles, this was definitely not his best condition. Being forced to directly undergo the tribulation was actually very difficult and even dangerous.
However, in the end, he managed to pull through.
"Yes!" Yin Qing nodded heavily.
"Very good."
A hearty laugh came from the messy red hair. The laughter grew louder and louder, bringing with it a metallic hum. The wind danced and drifted in the desert.
With a clang, he drew his saber and pointed it at the sky. His footsteps staggered, but Just Now he stood firm. He muttered, "Above the Nine Heavens, I'm one step closer!"
The blood-colored vortex spun like an eye, staring at him.
…
Deep within the Demon Cave.
"This is the Asura Arena! Why? Gongyuan, did Li Qingshan abandon you and flee? "The Bone Eating Shaman King grabbed the Asura Field. He glared at Gongyuan viciously. He never thought all of his efforts would end up in vain.
As a king, he was knowledgeable. The Asura Field possessed an existence similar to the Demon Cave that led to the Asura realm. Now that the shattered space had already recovered, Li Qingshan must have fled there already. No matter how powerful they were, it was impossible for them to hunt him down in the Asura realm, or it would be terrible if they got sucked into the Eternal Battle of Blood.
Gongyuan was bound up by black brambles. Her beautiful, silken dress was soaked in blood. She spread her slender arms like a butterfly that had fallen into a spider's web, possessing a tragic beauty. Even her deep-blue eyes struggled to focus on her.
The Bone Eating Shaman King's voice seemed to ring out from an extremely distant place. She used all of her strength to control her lips and tongue, saying gently, "Don't worry, he'll return."
It was exactly because she believed this that she did not choose to die with him. Instead, she helped him fend them off for a while longer, hoping he could undergo the heavenly tribulation safely. However, facing seven Demon Kings also meant losing this option forever. That would be a fate even worse than death.
Apart from the brambles around her, a purplish-black existence that resembled a brain hovered above her head. There was a terrifying, twisted human face on it, which was the Meditative Brain King's demonified form. He constantly unleashed his power and influenced her mind. A few Demon Kings revolved around her, ready to unleash their various techniques. It was enough to make her beg for death.
"Fool, you've been tricked. He tricked you into coming from the South sea to get involved in this mess, and then he tricked you into staying here and dying for him. How foolish!"
The Bone Eating Shaman King failed to complete Qiongqi's mission, which filled him with resentment and some fear. He was especially short-tempered. He did not waste his time forcefully breaking and refining the Asura Field. Faced with a dire situation like this, anyone would choose to flee. Even if they opened it, it would already be too late.
The gazes of the other Demon Kings in the surroundings were rather gloating. He had paid such a price, yet he still failed. Not a single Demon God was known for having a good temper.
"You're wrong," Gongyuan said gently.
"I'm wrong!? Oh, I seem to remember now. Your younger sister was an idiot just like that. The fire devourers tricked her into coming to Fire Melt mountain to be burned at the stake. You sure are a pair of good sisters. You're even so foolish in the same way. However, I don't like playing with fire. I only like eating meat. Merfolk are delicious. I've always liked them very much, but I've never tasted the Merfolk Queen! "
The Bone Eating Shaman King extended his scarlet tongue and licked his lips. He smiled viciously. "You'll live for a very, very long time. I'll carve off your flesh piece by piece and enjoy it slowly. How about it? It'll be a perfect match for your younger sister's death!"
"Heh, then do you know what happened to Fire Melt mountain?"
Gongyuan was at ease inside. That guy was so horrible, but she did not regret leaving the South sea and accompanying him through danger, nor did she resent him for putting her in dire straits.
Suddenly, she understood her little sister's feelings back then, and she could not help but smile. They still held onto hope.
"How dare you …" The Bone Eating Shaman King became even more furious.
"He'll return. Maybe not now, but maybe in the future. He'll find you one by one and get his revenge for today." Gongyuan's eyes suddenly narrowed, staring at the Bone Eating Shaman King before her coldly, but she smiled inside. This guy sure knows how to hold grudges!
"I'll eat your tongue first!" The Bone Eating Shaman King shivered inside and became even more furious. Suddenly, he opened his gaping mouth and bared his sharp teeth, biting towards Gongyuan.
Gongyuan shut her eyes. Foul air rushed into her face, but she heard the Bone Eating Shaman King's roar!
The blood-red blade rushed out of the Asura Field, plunging into the Bone Eating Shaman King's head from below. With a twist of the blade, the head was ground to pieces, and the roar came to a halt.
Li Qingshan crawled out of the Asura Field and said rather tiredly, "This woman's lips belong to me!"
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