The silver light shot from Hong Yue’s mouth, moving with incredible speed, reaching Bai Daoyuan’s face in the blink of an eye, aiming straight for his forehead.
“Hmph!”
Bai Daoyuan snorted coldly, his fingers swiftly forming a seal, a golden light flaring around him, instantly forming a golden shield that enveloped him.
“Sizzle!”
The silver light struck the golden shield, sparks flying as a piercing sound rang out.
“This is my Bai family’s sword pellet technique!”
Bai Daoyuan’s eyes widened, his face contorted with ferocity, shouting, “Wretch, I’ve searched for you for over a decade, and heaven has finally rewarded my persistence, today I will take back everything I’ve lost!”
“Dao Yuan, I’m afraid you won’t get that chance, break!”
On the bed, Hong Yue’s face was equally ferocious, blood seeping from the corners of her mouth, her hands forming seals, her body radiating surging spiritual energy, like translucent threads bolstering the silver light.
With a clear “ding,” the golden shield around Bai Daoyuan shattered instantly.
Clang!
At the critical moment, Bai Daoyuan opened his mouth, summoning a pill furnace to block the fatal strike.
The silver light, failing to hit its mark, attempted to fly back, but was ensnared by the overwhelming spiritual energy emanating from Bai Daoyuan, preventing its escape.
At the same time, Bai Daoyuan pointed a finger at Little Huang nearby.
“Go!”
In the next moment, a beam of light shot towards Little Huang at astonishing speed.
“Huang’er!”
Hong Yue, alarmed, abandoned her struggle for the silver light, raising her hand to point, unleashing a terrifying sword aura that intercepted Bai Daoyuan’s attack just in time.
“Hahahaha!”
Bai Daoyuan laughed wildly, with a wave of his hand, the silver light fell into his grasp, revealing its true form, a metallic bead the size of a dragon’s eye.
Upon closer inspection, intricate patterns could be seen on the bead’s surface.
“So, it’s a sword pellet!”
“Despite being poisoned and paralysed all these years, Junior Sister, you still managed to refine a sword pellet!”
“And judging by its quality and power, it must be among the finest magical artifacts!”
“But it’s still a bit inferior to Master’s Purple Gold Furnace, otherwise, that strike would have destroyed both my furnace and me!”
Bai Daoyuan was overjoyed, unable to put down the sword pellet, his gaze shifting to see the little demon standing by the bed, arms spread, glaring at him in anger.
“You’re a tough little demon, but this time you won’t…”
“Let my son go, and I’ll give you everything you want, otherwise, you’ll never get Master’s inheritance!”
As a fierce glint flashed in Bai Daoyuan’s eyes, Hong Yue, looking frail, spoke up.
“Are you threatening me?”
Bai Daoyuan’s face darkened, glaring viciously at the mother and son.
Hong Yue said nothing more, her calm gaze meeting Bai Daoyuan’s ferocious eyes without yielding.
“Fine, I agree!”
After a long pause, Bai Daoyuan suddenly laughed, sneering, “A mere half-demon, I don’t even consider him a threat!”
“Not to mention him, even his dog demon father, didn’t I kill him just the same?”
At these words, Hong Yue’s body trembled slightly, and Little Huang’s face grew fierce.
“You damned bastard!”
Little Huang growled, his expression becoming more ferocious, his dark eyes turning into blue vertical pupils, his ears sharpening, fangs sprouting, as if he had truly become a demon in that moment.
“As expected of that dog demon’s spawn!”
“A demon is a demon, even a half-demon can’t hide the sin flowing in its blood!”
Bai Daoyuan sneered, paying no heed to Little Huang’s transformation.
“You said… he’s dead?”
Hong Yue raised her hand, pressing her son’s shoulder, looking at Bai Daoyuan with a trembling voice.
“Heh! What, still not over your dog-human romance?”
Bai Daoyuan sneered, his face completely darkening.
Subconsciously, he felt Hong Yue belonged to him, both then and now, yet her heart was with that damned dog demon, igniting a nameless rage within him.
Hong Yue took a deep breath, ignoring Bai Daoyuan, turning to her son, “Huang’er, go!”
“Follow the path you’ve chosen!”
“Since you’ve made your decision, don’t regret it, and don’t seek revenge for me, I don’t want you to achieve greatness, I just want you to live safely!”
“Mother, I’m not leaving!”
Little Huang gritted his teeth, tears welling in his eyes.
He understood that leaving meant eternal separation from his mother.
“Mother just praised you for growing up, so why are you acting childish again?”
Hong Yue gave a bitter smile, her face still pale, her lips tinged with black.
“Huang’er, you must understand, no banquet lasts forever, even as your mother, there will come a day of parting, it’s only a matter of time.
I suddenly realised something just now.
Demon or human, we’re all spirits of this world, sometimes there’s no need to distinguish so clearly.
I think your father loved me, though he was just a demon, he protected us with his life.
Perhaps I broke his heart…
But that’s not important anymore, let me go down and apologise to him!”
“Remember, you must live on!”
“Go to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, that’s the true home of the demon race!”
“Go!”
With that, Hong Yue pushed Little Huang out.
“Mother, I’m not leaving!”
“We’ll fight him together, even if we die, we’ll die together!”
Little Huang wept, how could he abandon the motherly love he had only just felt?
“Silly child, why don’t you understand!”
“Your father died to protect us, and I would die to protect you!”
“Because you’re our last tie to this world, you must live on!”
“Go!”
With that, Hong Yue waved her hand, using her last bit of spiritual energy to send Little Huang out of the thatched hut.
Bai Daoyuan did not stop her, watching coldly, his goal always clear.
“What a touching mother-son bond, but now that the show is over, isn’t it time to hand over what I want?”
Bai Daoyuan stepped towards the bed, but a roar came from behind, the elder shouting, “Demon, give me back my son’s life!”
Hong Yue’s face changed, angrily shouting, “You’re not keeping your word!”
“If so, I’ll make sure you never get Master’s inheritance!”
Hong Yue’s eyes blazed, her spiritual energy surging as she prepared to end her life.
“You old fool, daring to ruin my plans!”
Bai Daoyuan’s face darkened, unwilling to let Hong Yue destroy everything at this stage.
“Wait a moment, I’ll be right back, I promise your dog son won’t lose his life!”
“But if you try to stall again, I’ll kill your son first!”
Bai Daoyuan snorted, leaving those words before heading outside.
Outside, the elder was already fighting Little Huang.
Both were at the same cultivation level, but the elder was clearly stronger, injuring Little Huang heavily in moments.
As he prepared to finish Little Huang, a figure appeared beside him.
“Senior?!”
The elder turned, startled to see Bai Daoyuan.
“You old fool, daring to ruin my plans?!”
Bai Daoyuan’s icy gaze fixed on the elder, his hand landing on the elder’s head, unleashing terrifying spiritual energy that enveloped him entirely.
“Junior Sister, didn’t you say that old thief was innocent, that I wronged him?”
“Now I’ll show you just how evil his lifelong study of the flesh furnace alchemy technique is!”
“But, I quite like it, hahahaha…”
As Bai Daoyuan spoke, screams came from his hand, the spiritual energy sphere shrinking until it was fist-sized, then dissipating completely.
Where was the elder now?
In his place was a blood-red pill the size of an egg.
This horrifying scene chilled Little Huang to the bone.
“Now, your dog son is saved, and the old thief’s flesh furnace alchemy has been demonstrated, it’s time for you to show your sincerity!”
Bai Daoyuan said, heading back to the hut, when a loud laugh rang in his ears.
“What an evil cultivator, truly worthy of our demon race’s style!”
“Little Huang, have you decided whether to join my Black Wind Mountain?”
