Yuan Shu: “……”
She hadn’t even gotten around to tearing through the paper-thin façade between them, yet Mo Yi had already exposed himself first.
Was this really how he played things?
Or did he consider her a dead woman already?
The corner of Yuan Shu’s mouth twitched. Then she heard Mo Yi slowly continue, “I’m compatible with the Earth Demon Sha energy. It enhances my strength, but such a thing cannot be tolerated in the Fallen Immortal Sect!”
“But now, you know.”
There was a hint of regret in his voice.
As a normal man, it had been difficult enough for him to finally meet a woman who had sparked even the slightest bit of interest in him—one whom he did not dislike, either.
And now, he had no choice but to kill her.
What a pity.
Yuan Shu bared her teeth in an innocent smile. “Peak Master Mo, what exactly are you talking about? Isn’t that just the dark elemental energy you use to advance your cultivation?”
Mo Yi said nothing. He merely lowered his eyes to look at the woman before him, who was still trying to play dumb, and slowly raised a hand.
The future of his clan rested on his shoulders. He absolutely could not afford to show mercy.
Today, no matter how glib Yuan Shu was, he could not gamble the future of his people!
Mo Yi’s face was expressionless. The bashfulness and desire he had shown during their earlier intimacy had long since vanished from his dark eyes.
Yuan Shu’s heart skipped a beat. Seeing the situation, she instinctively tried to escape.
However, the instant she moved, Mo Yi clenched all five fingers of one hand. She was fixed in place, and a powerful force drew her slowly toward him.
A Divine Transformation cultivator was truly terrifying!
In her previous life, Yuan Shu would never have been afraid. But now, she possessed only the strength of a mere Nascent Soul cultivator.
She was no match for a Divine Transformation expert!
“Peak Master Mo, you just said you liked me. Is this how you show your affection?”
Mo Yi’s gaze trembled, but his face remained expressionless.
Those words had been both true and false.
Perhaps there had been a couple of parts of genuine feeling in them, but he still had the future of his clan to consider.
The emergence of the Earth Demon Sha concerned the future of the Earth Demon Sha clan. He did not dare to gamble.
No one could be allowed to learn of this!
His broad palm slowly moved forward and closed around Yuan Shu’s slender, fair neck. No matter how she struggled, she could not break free.
As his grip gradually tightened, the air she could draw into her throat grew thinner and thinner.
Yuan Shu’s face flushed red.
“Wait! I have something to say! Mo Yi, you can’t kill me. I’m the daughter of the Demon King!”
At this critical moment, Yuan Shu suddenly shouted. The words that burst from her mouth made Mo Yi pause, his expression momentarily freezing.
“What did you say?”
“I said I’m a member of the demon race—just like you, an alien race that the righteous immortal sects cannot tolerate!”
Yuan Shu spoke with absolute conviction as she fabricated her story.
“Besides, my identity is special. I’m the Demon King’s daughter. If you kill me, you’ll make an enemy of the demon race!”
“A hundred years ago, wasn’t the Earth Demon Sha clan and the demon race on friendly terms? Back then, it was the demon race that helped you from the sidelines, allowing your clan to preserve a surviving bloodline.”
“If you kill me, you’ll be repaying kindness with enmity. You’ll also provoke conflict between our two races!”
Taking advantage of the slight loosening of Mo Yi’s grip, Yuan Shu hurriedly poured out everything she had to say.
Mo Yi’s eyes traveled over her from head to toe, his expression clearly disbelieving.
“A demon hiding within the Fallen Immortal Sect?”
“What? You’re allowed to hide here as a member of the Earth Demon Sha clan, but the demon race isn’t allowed to hide here too?” Yuan Shu raised a brow and shot back.
Mo Yi said nothing. He merely stared coldly at her, as if watching a performance while she tried to argue her way out of trouble.
His stare made Yuan Shu’s scalp prickle. She coughed to break the silence. “If you don’t believe me, let go and I’ll prove it to you.”
“What? Are you afraid I’ll run? You’re at the perfected Divine Transformation realm, while I’m only a Nascent Soul cultivator. Do you really think I could escape right under your nose?”
Seeing that Mo Yi continued to hold her without moving, Yuan Shu knitted her brows slightly.
Mo Yi narrowed his eyes, seemingly considering whether her words were true. After a moment, he still released Yuan Shu.
“How will you prove it?”
The demon race and the Earth Demon Sha clan were indeed of the same kind—both were alien races that the righteous immortal sects refused to tolerate.
If Yuan Shu truly was a demon hiding among them, then her words might possess a measure of credibility.
Besides, with Yuan Shu’s strength, he truly had no need to worry about her escaping. Once one reached the Divine Transformation realm, the gap in strength was no longer as simple as one plus one equaling two.
Even ten Yuan Shus could not escape his grasp today!
Yuan Shu reached up and rubbed her aching neck. She glanced at Mo Yi, then suddenly turned around and reached out to remove her clothes.
Her snow-white skin was exposed to the air. Although she had her back to Mo Yi, from certain angles, the heavy, exaggerated curves of her figure could still be seen faintly.
Mo Yi’s expression changed, and he instinctively turned his gaze away.
“What are you doing?”
Yuan Shu folded her arms over her chest and turned her head toward him. Seeing his handsome face flush red, she could not help laughing.
“Mo Yi, are you blushing? Have you never seen a woman’s body before?”
Mo Yi’s handsome face burned. Embarrassed and enraged, he turned his head and glared at her. “Be serious. You’d better actually be able to prove that you’re a member of the demon race!”
Yuan Shu let out a light laugh. “Then turn around and take a good look.”
Hearing this, Mo Yi still turned back, his eyes settling on Yuan Shu’s outstretched back.
Her bare back was smooth and graceful, its lines flowing as though outlined by a master painter. Her skin was as fair as jade, fine and radiant, her shoulder blades full and rounded, her waist slender.
Where the light fell, it gave off an alluring, soft sheen.
Yet at that moment, purple demonic markings slowly emerged across her fair skin.
Starting from her shoulder blades, they spread downward bit by bit toward the hollow of her waist before finally extending beneath the hem of her dress.
Mo Yi’s eyes widened slightly.
This…
“You should be familiar with demonic markings. Something like this can’t be faked.”
Yuan Shu turned her head to look at him, her expression open and composed. She continued, “If you don’t believe me, come closer and take a careful look.”
Mo Yi pressed his lips together and stepped forward.
Of course he had to examine them carefully. The future of the Earth Demon Sha clan was at stake!
If Yuan Shu truly was a member of the demon race, then she was someone who shared a secret with him.
She, too, would fear having her identity exposed and becoming the target of the entire Fallen Immortal Sect. Naturally, she would not casually reveal that he was a member of the Earth Demon Sha clan, either!
His broad palm slowly came to rest on Yuan Shu’s shoulder.
Her rounded shoulder was small and delicate. Purple demonic markings coiled across her fair skin, vivid and lifelike.
His large hand followed the smooth line of her back, caressing it inch by inch until it reached her waist.
As his fingertips brushed lightly over the markings, the Earth Demon Sha energy surged. The markings seemed to sense it, glowing with a faint purple radiance.
Mo Yi’s gaze shifted.
Demonic markings that reacted to Earth Demon Sha energy could only belong to the bloodline of a Demon King. These markings were actually real!
Yuan Shu was truly a descendant of the Demon King!
“Mo Yi, have you seen enough?”
Yuan Shu lifted her head slightly, her pleasant voice ringing like wind chimes.
The hand resting on Yuan Shu’s waist suddenly tightened. Mo Yi pulled her directly into his arms and looked down at her face with an imposing gaze.
“What has the demon race come to the Fallen Immortal Sect for?”
Yuan Shu raised her head to meet his eyes. Knowing that he had believed her, she secretly relaxed.
The markings belonged to Li Xie. Li Xie was a member of the demon race, so naturally, the markings were genuine.
As Li Xie’s succubus master, transferring the demonic markings had consumed some of her mental energy, but it was not impossible.
The idea had occurred to her on the spur of the moment, allowing her to fabricate this identity for herself.
As the Demon King’s daughter, Mo Yi would have to think twice before laying a hand on her!
“Didn’t your Earth Demon Sha Clan come as well? Since you’re here, naturally you must have something to take care of!”
Yuan Shu replied evasively.
Their eyes met, and the cavern fell silent at once.
