Chapter 496: Making Empty Promises to the Demon Venerable
In the Ten Thousand Mountains, a dead silence prevailed.
The world that should have been fresh and green was now engulfed by a terrifying red.
Suspended, blood-red raindrops hung between heaven and earth, silent yet exuding endless oppression, painting this corner of the world a desolate red.
On the ground lay numerous Demon corpses in disarray.
Qu Hongling hovered quietly in mid-air.
Thin, crimson threads extended from her body, spreading like a vast, invisible network, reaching into the void in all directions.
"It's over, that girl is going mad again."
Jiang Que's face turned pale.
Recalling the terrifying scene when Qu Hongling went mad before, Jiang Que shivered and asked Ran Qingchen beside her, "What do we do, Ran?"
Ran Qingchen frowned deeply, saying nothing.
At that moment, a bewitching yet stunning figure appeared.
A mane of silvery-white hair cascaded casually, wrapping softly around the woman's alluring body, exuding charm with every move.
It was the Demon Venerable.
At this moment, she held a head in her hand, eyes still wide open, face full of unwillingness.
It was the previous Demon Emperor.
Throughout the Demon Clan's history, many Demon Emperors and Demon Kings had appeared, but before the true king of strength, the Demon Venerable, they didn't even qualify to carry her shoes.
"What else can we do? Just kill her."
The Demon Venerable tossed the head to the ground, casually brushed her snow-like hair, and stared intently at Qu Hongling, who seemed like an evil god descending.
A few strands of apprehension inadvertently flashed in the woman's eyes: "I knew this girl was anything but simple, but I didn't expect her to be this formidable."
"If you dare lay a finger on her, I'll definitely kill you!"
Ran Qingchen said coldly.
The Demon Venerable rolled her eyes disdainfully, crossed her arms, glanced at Ran Qingchen and couldn't help but sneer:
"Do you really think I possess the divine power to kill the Red Demon? To put it bluntly, even if the two of us combine our forces, we're not enough to even be glanced at by her.
Given the current situation, we can only see what Jiang Shouzhong can do. If he has no plan, we'll all just have to wait to descend to hell together."
Ran Qingchen slightly pursed her lips and said lightly:
"If I can die together with my husband, it's not frightening to me..."
The Demon Venerable shook her head helplessly, her exquisite face filled with exasperation: "You folks, with thoughts full of romance and passion, hardly any of you are normal."
"Don't just go putting death on your lips, we haven't even had a child yet."
A familiar masculine voice suddenly emerged.
"Jiang—husband!"
Jiang Que instinctively blurted out "Jiang Shouzhong," but immediately caught herself, her eyes darting smartly, quickly changing her address to "husband."
Seeing Jiang Shouzhong, the girl rushed over.
Yet before she could pounce into his arms, Jiang Shouzhong pressed her little head and gently pushed her aside.
The girl blinked pitifully, looking at Jiang Shouzhong, her eyes instantly filled with a plaintive gaze.
She was just like a child denied candy, full of grievance.
The Demon Venerable felt the majestic aura emanating from Jiang Shouzhong, and couldn't help but remark:
"Even I wouldn't dare to think of wiping out an Immortal, wasn't expecting a brat like you to accomplish it. Surely, the Immortal hoarded quite a few treasures, share some with me."
Jiang Shouzhong turned his head and smiled: "Do I know you that well?"
The Demon Venerable was taken aback, shouted angrily out of embarrassment: "Jiang Shouzhong, you get successful and now don't recognize people, huh."
Jiang Shouzhong merely smiled casually without responding, turned his gaze to Ran Qingchen and asked, "Qingchen, when you and Hong'er were in the Asura Hall, did you gain any fortunes?"
Ran Qingchen was slightly stunned, then nodded:
"Yes, at that time the Ancestral Shura gave us two Treasure Beads, one contained the power of the scorching sun, which was given to me, and the other conveyed the essence of the ghostly moon, which was given to Hong."
Ran Qingchen referred to the time when she and Qu Hongling took a vow of sisterhood.
Back then, the two were trapped in Asura City.
After experiencing countless dangers together, they developed a sisterly bond.
Jiang Shouzhong looked at the girl in mid-air, surrounded by a red glow, seemingly at the brink of losing control and descending into madness, sighed, and said to Ran Qingchen:
"Qingchen, I'll have to trouble you again. I plan to use the method Li Guanshi used to absorb my Heavenly Divine Fortune to transfer a portion of the Red Rain Demon Power from Hong'er into you."
Ran Qingchen was startled, a faint blush appeared on her fair cheeks, then she nodded slightly: "Okay."
"Is it Dual Cultivation?"
Jiang Que, who had been eavesdropping with her ears perked up, brightened instantly, quickly chimed in, "I can help too."
Jiang Shouzhong ignored her, continued speaking to Ran Qingchen:
"However, the Red Rain Demon Power in Hong'er is extremely potent, even with your Shura Body, you can't bear too much, so we need to find additional help."
Before these words were finished, Jiang Que was already energized, "Me, me, me…"
The young girl hopped around Jiang Shouzhong, desperate to hang on him, trying her utmost to gain attention with her most eager and lively demeanor.
Yet Jiang Shouzhong's gaze fell onto the Demon Venerable.
The Demon Venerable, currently content to be a pure bystander, noticed the gaze directed at her and was utterly puzzled.
She froze for a moment, then pointed at herself, "Huh? Me?"
"Yes." Jiang Shouzhong nodded.
The Demon Venerable seemed to have heard the world's most absurd joke: "Jiang Shouzhong, do you really think all the women in the world like you, wanting to Dual Cultivate with me? Who do you think you are?"
The proud Demon Venerable's face was full of disdain.