In the critical moment, Li Zhaohui no longer cared about his status as the Grand Elder of the Taichu Holy Land. He directly opened his mouth to beg for mercy.
“Lord of the Myriad Demon Kingdom, please show mercy!”
In the void, the little white fox’s silvery laughter rang out, “What, are you afraid of death?”
Who was not afraid of death? It was no joke.
Li Zhaohui respectfully bowed to the little white fox and said, “Earlier, I offended you. I hope the Lord of the Myriad Demon Kingdom will not take it to heart.”
A trace of killing intent flashed in the little white fox’s eyes. She said coldly, “Was that an offence? You wanted me to become your pet slave!”
“Lord of the Myriad Demon Kingdom, you do not know the full story. I was deceived by that bitch Nangong Jingyun, which is why I attacked you.” Li Zhaohui continued, “I apologise for my earlier actions. I am sorry.”
“Tsk tsk tsk. You are the Grand Elder of the Taichu Holy Land. How can you apologise to a member of the demon race?” The little white fox said contemptuously, “Do you not always proclaim that everyone should slay the demon race? Apologising to me does not seem like your style!”
Cold sweat broke out on Li Zhaohui’s forehead. He thought to himself, if you did not hold an imperial artefact of the demon race, why would I apologise to you?
“Lord of the Myriad Demon Kingdom, you have misunderstood. I have always been friendly towards the demon race. I can swear to the heavens that I have never killed a member of the demon race…”
The little white fox interrupted Li Zhaohui, “Stop talking nonsense. What exactly do you mean?”
Li Zhaohui said, “As the ancient saying goes, it is better to resolve enmity than to deepen it. I hope the Lord of the Myriad Demon Kingdom will be magnanimous.”
The little white fox asked, “You want me to spare your life?”
“Yes.” Li Zhaohui nodded and said, “I am the Grand Elder of the Taichu Holy Land. If I die here, the Taichu Holy Land will surely declare war on the demon race. I hope the Lord will think carefully.”
The little white fox said faintly, “You are right. Killing you would indeed bring trouble.”
Ye Qiu heard these words and was about to remind the little white fox not to release a tiger back to the mountain. Unexpectedly, the little white fox then said to Li Zhaohui, “I can spare you, but kneel down.”
Kneel down?
Li Zhaohui’s face turned ugly.
He was the Grand Elder of the Taichu Holy Land, a mighty Saint realm expert. If he knelt to a member of the demon race, even if she was the Lord of the Myriad Demon Kingdom, he would have no face left in the future.
“What, you are unwilling?” The little white fox’s voice turned cold. The Demon Refining Pot suspended high in the sky trembled slightly, releasing a strand of imperial might.
Immediately, Li Zhaohui’s primordial spirit shook, and he felt a chill down his spine.
“Thud!”
Without any hesitation, Li Zhaohui knelt down directly and quickly said, “Lord of the Myriad Demon Kingdom, please do not be angry. Today, I was confused. Rest assured, I will never dare again.”
Seeing his actions, the little white fox smiled contemptuously, “The Grand Elder of the Taichu Holy Land kneeling to me. It is truly amusing.”
On the ground, Ye Qiu’s face was full of disdain.
Earlier, Li Zhaohui had repeatedly said he wanted to take the little white fox as his pet slave. Now that she had sacrificed the Demon Refining Pot and destroyed his physical body, seeing the situation turn bad, he knelt and begged for mercy.
He now saw clearly that Li Zhaohui was simply a bully who feared the strong and preyed on the weak, a spineless coward with no integrity whatsoever. If it were him, even facing death, he would never beg an enemy for mercy.
Ye Qiu did not understand that not everyone in this world possessed a protagonist’s halo like he did.
The little white fox said coldly, “Kneeling alone is not enough. Slap yourself in the face.”
“This…” Li Zhaohui looked troubled.
“What, you are unwilling?” The little white fox looked down at Li Zhaohui and said coldly, “If you are unwilling, then I will use the Demon Refining Pot to help you…”
“No need. I will do it myself.” After saying this, Li Zhaohui slapped his own face.
Smack!
Five finger marks appeared on his face.
“Not enough!” the little white fox said.
Smack!
Li Zhaohui slapped himself again.
The little white fox shook her head, “Too light. No sincerity.”
Smack!
Li Zhaohui slapped himself hard, twisting his mouth.
The little white fox was still not satisfied, “Continue!”
Smack smack smack…
While slapping himself, Li Zhaohui cursed inwardly, “Damn fox demon, just you wait.”
“The humiliation of today will one day be repaid a hundredfold.”
In no time, Li Zhaohui’s face had swollen like a pig’s head, covered in blood.
“Little brat, today has truly been an eye-opener. Who would have thought that even a primordial spirit is similar to a physical body? Slapping oneself can still cause the face to swell!”
The Long-Browed Real Person spoke loudly, and Li Zhaohui heard every word clearly.
“Stinking Taoist, how dare you mock this elder? One day I will tear you apart.”
While cursing inwardly, Li Zhaohui’s hands did not stop, continuing to slap himself.
“Enough. That will do.” the little white fox said.
Li Zhaohui felt as if he had been granted amnesty and said gratefully, “Thank you, Lord.”
“Do not thank me so soon. I never said I would let you go.” The little white fox smiled coldly.
Hearing this, Li Zhaohui sensed something wrong. He placed his right hand behind his back, took out a messaging jade slip, and secretly sent a message to the Wuji Heavenly Venerable.
“Actually, even if you had not slapped yourself, I would not have let you go.”
“As the lord of the demon race, I understand the principle of not releasing a tiger back to the mountain.”
“So, you should just die!”
As the little white fox’s words fell, she activated the Demon Refining Pot. Instantly, the imperial artefact suppressed down from high in the sky.
“Lord, no…”
Li Zhaohui then roared, “Heavenly Venerable, avenge me!”
Boom!
The Demon Refining Pot descended, and Li Zhaohui’s primordial spirit immediately exploded, turning into a bloody mist.
When a Saint falls, the heavens weep.
Immediately afterwards, another heavenly phenomenon occurred.
“He is finally dead.” Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could fully relax, suddenly, the little white fox plummeted from the void and fell to the ground.
Ye Qiu hurriedly ran over and helped her up. He saw that her face was pale, with blood flowing from the corners of her mouth like a stream.
The little white fox said weakly, “Ye Changsheng…”
“Do not speak.” Ye Qiu quickly plucked a leaf from the Golden Sacred Tree, placed it in the little white fox’s mouth, and at the same time grasped her pulse.
The next second, Ye Qiu’s expression changed.
He discovered that the qi circulation in the little white fox’s body was extremely chaotic. Her five viscera and six bowels were shattered. Her injuries were particularly severe.
Ye Qiu quickly took out golden needles, preparing to treat her, but the little white fox stopped him with one hand.
“It is useless. I lost two lives in the Mountain of Immortality, greatly damaging my vital essence. Earlier, I fought a great battle with Nangong Jingyun, adding injury to injury. Just now, forcibly activating the Demon Refining Pot caused backlash.”
“You need not worry. I will not die. I just need a little time, and my body will recover.”
“We must hurry and leave here. If the Wuji Heavenly Venerable pursues us, we will all die.”
As the little white fox spoke, with Ye Qiu’s support, she stood up. Then her hands quickly formed seals in front of her.
Soon, a glowing door appeared before the three of them.
“Come, follow me to the demon race.” After saying this, the little white fox pulled Ye Qiu’s hand and stepped into the light door.
“Wait for me, you two.” The Long-Browed Real Person had just run into the light door when it vanished from its original spot. The figures of the three disappeared without a trace.
