Within the roaring wind and rumbling thunder, Li Qingshan's resolute voice rang out clearly.
In the Silver Dragon King, the King of Southern Yue and the others were all stunned. How could there be such a foolish person in the world? He would rather be crushed than lower his head.
Even though they were all kings that looked down on the world, none of them felt that lowering their heads to a true god was something shameful, let alone the fact that Qiongqi had already demonstrated sufficient sincerity. It was definitely an honour to receive such attention from a god.
Only the Banyan Tree King had a vague guess, but he only let out a long sigh inside.
Qiongqi was taken aback as well. Although he told Li Qingshan to stop trying to stall for time, he never expected him to be so decisive, actually leaving no room for negotiation. He lowered his head and bared his teeth. "How foolish! And how strange! Li Qingshan, do you really think I won't kill you? "
"Then come!" Li Qingshan spread his arms, ready to die.
"You're very interesting as well, but I won't let you stab me with that sword." Qiongqi's gaze suddenly shifted and landed on Little Ann.
The sword in Little Ann's hand trembled involuntarily. Originally, he wanted to use the opportunity created by Li Qingshan to assassinate Qiongqi. He was already prepared to draw his sword. With the power of the Buddha Slaying sword, he should be able to heavily injure Qiongqi's clone.
However, he clearly did not move at all, nor did he give off any killing intent, yet Qiongqi saw through him with a single glance. This enemy was no longer as simple as a powerful enemy. He was basically flawless.
Li Qingshan's heart sank. Qiongqi really was not giving him any chances at all. Was he really going to die here today?
"You recognise this sword?" Little Ann held up the Buddha Slaying sword and asked in thought.
"Not only do I recognise this sword, but I also recognise your flames. Not only is the path you wish to take intolerable to immortals and buddhas, but even the Demon domain is intolerable to you. Go, and I'll spare your life! "Qiongqi's voice boomed out, drowning out the rumbling thunder and howling of the wind as it bore down.
Little Ann's body swayed. His clothes and long hair danced in the wind, but his expression did not change. He only gripped the Buddha Slaying Sword tightly.
Li Qingshan's eyes were solemn as he gathered the power of vibration and prepared to fight to the death.
Even if there was no chance of victory, even if it meant certain death, he still had to fight!
"Li Qingshan, it's truly too boring to crush you like this. Do you want to live or die?" Qiong Qi changed the topic, and the interest in its eyes grew even stronger.
"Of course!" Li Qingshan shouted.
"Then let's make a bet!"
"What bet?!"
"Today, I have bullied you. You must be feeling indignant. I will give you some time …" He paused, "… five hundred years. Come to Qingqi Mountain and we will fight again. If you lose …"
"Fine. If I can't topple your Qingqi Mountain in five hundred years, I'll listen to your orders!"
Li Qingshan's eyes lit up. He did not expect such a good thing to happen. Five hundred years was a huge amount of time. He would definitely be able to transcend the tribulation and ascend to outer space. Even if he was still not Qiong Qi's opponent, as long as he did not go to the Demon Area, Qiong Qi would not be able to do anything to him.
"This is what you said. Let's clap hands and swear! If I lose, it will be the same! " Qiong Qi laughed strangely. Its body shrank rapidly and turned into a human. Its body twisted like a figure in an abstract painting. It was shrouded in a layer of demonic light, and its face could not be seen clearly. It reached out its distorted right hand to Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan felt as if he had been tricked, but he could not go back on his word. He stepped forward and clapped hands with Qiong Qi to swear!
Pa! The moment the two palms clapped, the surrounding strong wind and thunder calmed down. There seemed to be some invisible power that isolated the anger of heaven and earth.
Li Qingshan vaguely saw a long, quiet river meandering in the void. It was vast and boundless, as if it had transcended time and space. It was difficult to calculate its length with ordinary measurements.
"Hahahaha!"
Qiong Qi's arrogant laughter was gradually drowned in the thunder. It was full of complacency, and its body was distorted by the invisible laws of heaven and earth.
With a boom, it suddenly collapsed into a monstrous demonic aura. It surged and spread for thousands of miles, drowning the whole swamp and even the Silver Dragon King in the sky.
In an instant, the thunder and wind stopped, as if the anger of heaven and earth had calmed down.
The Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous collapsed as well, and Li Qingshan felt his entire body lighten up. He glanced at his palm, and the river appeared in his head again. He had a vague feeling that the oath was probably not as simple as it seemed. He felt like he had to pay a visit to Qingqi mountain.
Was this another trap?
…
At the same time, somewhere in the Demon Domain, the twelve pillars stood tall.
It was as if the scene created by the Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Evil had become reality. The twelve supreme demon gods of the Demon Domain were sitting on the pillars, discussing something. There were vaguely words like … Desireless Heavenly Palace … Zhenwu … Devil-rinsing Heavenly Venerable … Seven Mansions of the North …
"Hahahaha!" Qiong Qi's laughter was so loud that it attracted the attention of the demon gods. They asked, "Qiong Qi, what are you laughing at?"
Originally, Qiongqi had been in a daze, and the other Demon Gods were not surprised. They knew that he hated such solemn and lengthy meetings the most, but they did not dare to underestimate him. This was because his mind was quick-witted, and he was always unpredictable. Often, he had a surprising way of winning.
Then, they saw the smile on his lips, and there were a few snake-like thunderbolts intertwining on his body. They knew that his consciousness had arrived in some world and found something interesting, and he was being rejected by the laws of heaven and earth. The other demon gods disdained such a waste of effort, but they would not say anything.
It was only when Qiong Qi laughed and there was a winding river above his head that they asked in shock, "You made a Blood Oath of the Styx River!"
Legend had it that the Styx River was the first river at the beginning of the world. Its flow defined time and formed destiny. An oath to the Styx River had a strong binding force. Once a blood oath was made, even the gods could not go back on their word, and even their destiny would be distorted.
Qiong Qi smiled without saying a word, and he was filled with undisguised smugness. The demon gods did not ask any more questions and continued their discussion.
Five hundred years was a very short time for him. The reason why it was not fifty years or five years, but five hundred years was that the Styx River Blood Oath needed the approval of both parties from the bottom of their hearts.
If the time was too short, Li Qingshan might agree, but the result would be mutual destruction, and it would be meaningless. Five hundred years was enough for the Styx River Blood Oath to be deeply rooted in destiny, and only then would he be obedient.
There were many hidden and complicated conditions for the Styx River Blood Oath, and one of them was fairness. It was like a scale, and both parties had to put in enough chips. Although there could be some imbalance, once there was a complete imbalance, it would not be possible. Therefore, it needed five hundred years to balance it. Qiong Qi even added, "If I lose, it will be the same!"
Other than that, there were some hidden harsh conditions. For example, in these five hundred years, not only could he not initiate an attack, he could not intentionally suppress Li Qingshan. These were all his chips.
That was why the demon gods were so shocked. The Styx River was not a tool that could be used casually, and there were many risks involved. If they were not careful, they could be affected. Usually, only existences at their level needed to make a Styx River Blood Oath to restrain each other.
For weaker existences, there were many kinds of oaths that could guarantee that they would not lose anything. The Blood Oath Book in Li Qingshan's hands was originally a method from the Demon Territory, and it could be considered a poor imitation of the Styx River Blood Oath.
Qiong Qi had his own considerations in choosing to make a Styx River Blood Oath Book. A large part of it was because of Little Ann's appearance.
It could not be helped. The White Bone Bodhisattva, who had once tried to refine the Hungry Ghost Realm, was too famous. Although she did not succeed in the end, her act of challenging the order of the Six Paths of Reincarnation was enough to make people respect her. The Samadhi White Bone Fire was even more famous in the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
When Little Ann first appeared, Qiong Qi had some doubts. This was because an inheritance of this level could not be obtained with luck, and it was almost impossible for it to appear in a world of this level.
However, when Xiao An slew the Kings of Yin and Yang in a single stroke and refined them into the Samādhi Flames of White Bone, Qiongqi was already certain. He could play around with the nine provinces, but he would have to think twice before facing a white bone successor.
Moreover, he had never been able to see through Li Qingshan's inheritance. This White Bone descendant clearly had a relationship with Li Qingshan, which was even more thought-provoking.
If Li Qingshan and Little Ann were both immortals and Buddhas, Qiong Qi would not mind immediately eliminating them. After all, they were enemies. However, they were obviously not. Li Qingshan had transformed into a demon, and there was some meaning of the coexistence of gods and demons. On the other hand, the White Bone Bodhisattva wanted to burn all living things, and everywhere she went, the world would become a land of death. Not even a single flower or grass could survive. Even the Demon Territory could not accommodate her, and she could not be more evil.
If he killed the descendants of two demonic path giants just for a game, then it was not because he was too curious, but because there was something wrong with his brain. As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat. To be able to live until now and become an evil god, he first had to distinguish the difference between playing and courting death.
Therefore, although he put on a great posture and did not hesitate to send his incarnation to the Nine Provinces, it was all a bluff. He did not want to kill Li Qingshan at all, but just to force him to make this bet.
Choosing the fairer Blood Oath of the Styx River was also to have some leeway in the future. If no one came to interfere, it would be the best, as he would have a powerful helper. If the White Bone Bodhisattva or some other more terrifying existence jumped out, his action was not too much of a bully. At worst, he would just let them go.
He was not worried that he would lose the bet. In a mere five hundred years, any great cultivator in the Nine Provinces would have a cultivation base of one thousand or eight hundred years, and the Monster Kings would have thousands of years. No matter how strong Li Qingshan's inheritance was, it was almost impossible for him to cross so many realms in such a short time.
Five hundred years later, he might not even be able to walk into Mount Qingqi, let alone defeat him and push down Mount Qingqi.
Moreover, there was a huge trap hidden in the Styx River Blood Oath. If he could really walk into this world, he would realize that five hundred years was not as long as he thought.
"Qingshan, are you okay?" Little Ann asked with concern.
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