“However, since this old devil promised to take you out, I naturally won’t go back on my word!”
Just as Lin Xiao was about to act, the giant infant’s voice rang out. The demonic qi carried no hostility. Instead, it enveloped Lin Xiao with a gentle force and swept his body along.
Lin Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this giant infant kept its promise and did not attack.
“Heh heh, but don’t get too happy yet, kid. This old devil only owed Yao Guang one favour. This time I’ll take you out and we won’t fight, but next time, who knows.” While swiftly carrying Lin Xiao forward through the outer area, Mo Luo spoke to him.
“Since Senior is repaying my master’s favour, this junior is naturally deeply grateful. However, I saved you, and you taking me out this time is only fair. That favour from my master should still remain owed…”
Before Lin Xiao could finish, the giant infant nearly jumped up. “Kid, you still want to take advantage of this old devil? Your face isn’t worth enough to get you out!”
“I saved you,” Lin Xiao said.
“Even saving me doesn’t count.” The giant infant’s tone dropped.
“Otherwise, you would have died in there,” Lin Xiao added.
“…” The giant infant fell silent.
“You promised that if I saved you, you would take me out,” Lin Xiao continued.
“…” The giant infant remained silent again.
“This has nothing to do with anyone else’s favour. I earned it myself,” Lin Xiao pressed on.
“Stop!” The giant infant cut him off. “Don’t think you can trick this old devil. Taking you out will consume enormous strength. It’ll take me quite some time to recover.”
“You also stole my resources,” Lin Xiao pointed out.
“That was because you were weak. You deserved to be robbed.” The giant infant huffed indignantly, full of contempt.
“…” Now it was Lin Xiao’s turn to be speechless.
“As for not taking the Heavenly Eye from your body right now, consider that another favour from this old devil!” the giant infant added.
“…” Lin Xiao.
Not taking his things counted as a favour?
Lin Xiao suddenly felt the urge to attack this old fellow.
However, sensing the powerful demonic qi emanating from the other party, Lin Xiao suppressed the thought.
If they really fought, he probably still couldn’t beat this monster.
Even if he somehow won by luck, he was far from being able to control it. Then getting out would become impossible.
After a brief pause, Lin Xiao’s eyes lit up. He followed the giant infant’s words and said, “Senior, this junior happens to know of a place with a treasure. If Senior wants it, this junior could actually help.”
“You’re trying to get this old devil to work for you, aren’t you? Forget it. This old devil doesn’t trust you.” The giant infant rejected him outright.
As an old monster who had lived for who knew how many years, how could he not see through the boy’s intentions?
“Senior, I understand the outside world. Actually, we could cooperate,” Lin Xiao tried again.
If he had an old monster as a fighter, wouldn’t that give him a tremendous source of strength to borrow?
“Stop dreaming!” The giant infant refused flatly.
Lin Xiao was about to say more when the giant infant suddenly announced, “We’re here. The thin point in space is right here. To break out, this old devil will need at least a year or half a year to recuperate.”
While sweeping Lin Xiao forward into the void ahead, it continued, “During this period, this old devil trusts no one. If there’s something good, give this old devil a chance in a year or so. Come find you then!”
As it spoke, the giant infant tapped Lin Xiao’s body with a finger. A black dot instantly flowed into him and vanished.
The technique was unbelievably fast. Lin Xiao barely reacted in time.
When he finally did, he immediately regretted it.
He shouldn’t have made that suggestion. Mo Luo needed to recuperate after getting out. At the very least, it wouldn’t attack him for now.
In a year or half a year, once the other party recovered its strength and came looking for him, what if it decided to attack then?
Wouldn’t he be in great danger?
“I’ll think of a solution after getting out,” Lin Xiao thought to himself. Whatever method the other party had used on him, it was undoubtedly a tracking mark.
Sizzle!
At that moment, the demonic diagram beneath the giant infant’s feet suddenly expanded, completely enveloping Lin Xiao’s body and wrapping both of them inside.
Then, an incomprehensible power erupted. Their speed soared to an unimaginable level as they charged into the void.
Boom!
Lin Xiao only felt violent turbulence all around him. His qi and blood surged within. It was as if they were suffering tremendous impacts. Although the terrifying demonic diagram blocked the external forces, some disturbance still penetrated inside.
Compared to the outside, this disturbance was negligible, yet it still shook Lin Xiao hard enough that he nearly spat blood.
Pfft! At that instant, right in front of him, the giant infant, also wrapped within the demonic diagram, spat out a mouthful of blood.
Lin Xiao was shocked. This seemingly simple charge, just how much impact had they endured from the outside?
Mo Luo was clearly carrying him straight through the spatial barriers, ramming directly out from the space inside Death White Rock.
“Good thing it’s nothing serious!” The giant infant climbed back up inside the demonic diagram, wiped the blood from its mouth, and continued stepping on the diagram while channelling some secret technique. Vast power poured continuously into the diagram.
This lasted a full hour.
By now, the giant infant’s face was deathly pale, as if it might collapse at any moment.
“Senior, are you alright?” Lin Xiao could not help asking.
“I can still kill you,” the giant infant replied.
“…” Lin Xiao.
“Kid, we’ve successfully escaped. Remember, prepare something good for this old devil in a year or so. If you make this old devil waste a trip, I’ll use you to vent my anger.”
As it spoke, the demonic diagram began to shrink, instantly reducing to the size of a piece of cloth and settling beneath the giant infant’s feet.
Lin Xiao’s vision cleared at once. Bright light flooded his eyes once more.
They were in a primeval forest. Ancient trees towered into the sky, lush and verdant.
Lin Xiao was certain they had truly escaped.
He had been trapped in Death White Rock for over a year, yet breaking out had taken only a little more than an hour.
Of course, he also knew that the giant infant had paid an enormous price to force their way out.
Whoosh! In that instant, Lin Xiao’s body was flung far away.
The giant infant, meanwhile, urged the demonic diagram beneath its feet and shot forward like a streak of afterimage, vanishing toward the horizon at lightning speed.
Immediately after, a heaven-shaking laugh resounded through the sky. “This old devil finally sees the light of day again! Hahaha…”
Boom!
A thunderous crash followed. The giant infant, wreathed in demonic qi, slammed into a mountain, collapsing the entire peak and sending up clouds of dust and earth.
“…” Lin Xiao.
This fellow, it couldn’t be that it had used up too much energy and couldn’t fly straight anymore, could it?
“Damn it!” A curse rang out from the giant infant, then another surge of demonic qi rose as it sped off toward the distant sky.
Lin Xiao was utterly speechless.
Still, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The giant infant really hadn’t attacked him, whatever the reason.
At that moment, Lin Xiao’s body plummeted from the void toward the treetops. Fortunately, he steadied himself and hovered above the canopy.
“I’m finally out!” Lin Xiao let out a long breath.
Then he couldn’t help scanning the surroundings, only to frown soon after. “Isn’t this supposed to be the exit area? Where on earth is this?”
