With Ling Qi’s psychological suggestion lingering in her mind, Ye Youluo naturally felt the urge to urinate… The more she didn’t want it, the more it came.
“Scram?” she snapped.
Ling Qi smiled, “I told you, I won’t leave your side for even a second.”
Ye Youluo took a deep breath. This bastard wasn’t even willing to give her a moment of peace? She could go without eating or sleeping for a long time, but surely she couldn’t keep holding her pee forever?
“If you give me the medical tome, I’ll help you directly. Why would we even need to join forces with the Tianshan Snow Sect?” Ling Qi continued.
As long as he was around, neither Jiang Ling nor Chu Xinyue could hurt her—or harm her Demon Sect. Honestly, her actions did seem a bit redundant.
“Compared to some stranger, I trust myself more,” Ye Youluo said coldly.
Even if Ling Qi didn’t want her dead, would he really help her against the Great Yan Empire? Would he really protect the safety of her entire Demon Sect?
No one knew.
“You could join forces with the Tianshan Snow Sect and still be no match for the two of them,” Ling Qi said with a smile. “If I decide to side with them, wouldn’t you still be helpless?”
“Heh, if you really dare do that, I can promise you’ll never get a single word from that medical tome,” Ye Youluo said coldly.
Ling Qi smiled, “I won’t kill you. I’ll spare your life. But whether your Demon Sect is destroyed and your followers all slaughtered, that… I can’t guarantee. You may not care about others’ lives, but I doubt you’d want your sect trampled by others. Especially when… they’re all women.”
A woman’s pride was strong, and Ye Youluo absolutely did not want to lose to other women.
Hearing this, she merely snorted coldly without replying. She realized the more she interacted with Ling Qi, the more weaknesses she inadvertently revealed to him.
Too many words invite mistakes.
So, she decided from now on to ignore him altogether.
“Sect Master!” a panicked voice suddenly called out from outside the courtyard. “Reporting to the Sect Master—there’s a demon dragon attacking!”
Just as the words fell, a thunderous explosion rang out across the heavens and earth.
The vast Demon Island trembled slightly as if shaken by an earthquake.
“That beast!” Ye Youluo’s beautiful face turned cold the moment she heard the words “demon dragon.”
In the next instant, she raised her hand and summoned a finely crafted longsword from the hot spring, gripping it tightly.
Holding her sword, she leapt straight toward the exit. “Everyone prepare for battle—slay the demon dragon!”
“Yes!”
In the blink of an eye, the entire Demon Island burst into action.
Masters and armies from all directions mobilized for battle.
“Demon dragon?” Ling Qi’s eyes narrowed slightly in the courtyard.
What kind of thing could cause such a commotion? To shake an entire island like this… that wasn’t simple.
“What’s happening? An earthquake?” At that moment, the sleeping little catgirl finally woke up.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she scanned the surroundings with her large eyes, completely confused.
Where was this place?
Wait, wasn’t this Ye Youluo’s residence?
Weren’t she and Ling Qi eavesdropping on Ye Youluo and the others back at the main hall? How did they end up here?
“What’s going on? When did we come here?” she asked, jumping onto Ling Qi’s shoulder.
“You’re not just gluttonous—you’re a sleepyhead too!” Ling Qi said with a smile.
“I don’t know why, but every time I sleep, it lasts forever,” the little catgirl chuckled awkwardly.
Ling Qi didn’t explain further. He simply took her along and dashed outside to catch up with Ye Youluo.
He wanted to see what this so-called demon dragon actually was.
…
Under the dark night, the entire Demon Island was buzzing with activity.
Especially at the coastal ports, where armies from all sides had gathered.
Each port had rows of massive ballistae lined up neatly, and every arrow was several meters long, thicker than an arm.
It was clear this wasn’t the demon dragon’s first attack on the island.
Ling Qi, with the little catgirl on his shoulder, arrived at the front line, standing beside Ye Youluo.
Everyone’s gaze was fixed on the dark sea in the distance.
The ocean churned violently, and occasionally a massive spine would slice through the surface.
The gigantic creature was clearly nearly 1,000 meters long—its size was astonishing.
No wonder it had the strength to shake the entire island.
“That’s the demon dragon you’re talking about?” Ling Qi asked flatly.
Ye Youluo didn’t respond. She simply held her sword and stood barefoot on a reef by the sea.
A crimson killing intent surged in her beautiful blood-red eyes.
Seeing her silent, Ling Qi turned his gaze to the two black-clad women who had earlier reported to Ye Youluo.
“You two, come here,” he called.
The two women looked at Ling Qi.
Recalling he seemed to be close to the Sect Master, they obediently walked up to him.
“What exactly is that demon dragon?” Ling Qi asked.
“It’s a mutated flood dragon of immense size. It’s lived beneath this sea for years and occasionally attacks the Demon Island,” one woman explained softly. “Back then… our Sect Master’s master was killed by that mutated flood dragon. That’s why the Sect Master holds deep hatred for it.”
“Unfortunately, it’s just too powerful. Despite many attempts, our Demon Sect has never been able to eliminate it.”
“Each time it attacks, it causes devastating damage to the island, then escapes into the sea. We can’t do anything about it.”
That flood dragon had lived in these waters for who knew how long. It had been here since the Demon Sect was founded. From time to time, it would go berserk and ram into the island. The previous Sect Master—Ye Youluo’s master—was killed during one of its attacks.
“Her master?” Ling Qi’s eyes narrowed. “So the Demon Sect was founded by her master, and she just inherited it?”
“Yes,” both women nodded. “But the Sect Master’s strength and talent surpass her predecessor. The Demon Sect is now stronger than ever.”
Ling Qi smiled.
So, Ye Youluo actually cared a lot about the Demon Sect. She just pretended not to so others wouldn’t notice. But this was her master’s legacy—how could she not protect it?
“By the way… may we ask your relationship with our Sect Master?” one of the women asked curiously.
To appear in the Sect Master’s quarters, who exactly was he?
“Oh, I’m her husband,” Ling Qi said casually.
“What?” both women were stunned.
“Meow?” the little catgirl was also dumbfounded. You’re seriously just making things up now? You two only just met! Husband, my foot!
“So it’s true?” the two black-clad women nodded slowly.
Though their Sect Master never seemed interested in romance, deep down, she was still a woman.
Still, aside from his good looks, what else did this man have to earn the Sect Master’s favor?
In their eyes, the Sect Master was above all others—a queen, a goddess. Even the Empress of the Great Yan Empire couldn’t compare.
There shouldn’t be a single man in the world worthy of her.
But apparently, she now had a husband?
The two didn’t ask more. After all, anyone chosen by the Sect Master wouldn’t be ordinary.
Everyone turned their attention back to the sea.
After the massive creature stirred the ocean, it suddenly dove into the depths.
Then—BOOM!
Another deafening explosion rang out, and the island shook again.
“Why is it attacking your island? Is there something here it wants?” Ling Qi narrowed his eyes.
“We don’t know. We’ve never found anything strange on the island,” the two women replied.
The Demon Sect had always suspected the creature wanted something here. But no one knew what.
“You beast!” Ye Youluo suddenly shouted from the reef.
She raised her sword, and a furious aura surged from her.
BOOM!
A blood-colored beam shot into the sky, piercing through the clouds.
Then, a giant blood-red sword over 100 meters long descended from the heavens.
BOOM!!!
With a massive roar, the sword plunged into the sea, detonating beneath the surface and sending tidal waves crashing outward.
Even the seawater turned blood-red from the glow.
The next moment, a thunderous roar echoed from the ocean depths.
Clouds rolled, lightning flashed, and thunder boomed in the night sky.
Then the monster’s massive head rose from the sea, looming over the island.
Half its body emerged, towering like a godly beast, glaring down at Ye Youluo and the others like ants.
“No matter how much you pretend to be a real dragon, you’re just a monster!” Ye Youluo coldly said, holding her sword tightly as blood-colored waves of energy swirled around her.
She was about to strike again for her master’s revenge—when suddenly, the demon dragon spoke.
Its gaze locked onto Ling Qi.
Everyone was stunned.
It could talk?
Then again, higher-level monsters often could speak. And this one was clearly no low-level beast.
Ye Youluo turned sharply, her blood-red eyes narrowing at Ling Qi. “It knows you?”
“It definitely doesn’t know me—unless it lived in the Forbidden Demon Region,” Ling Qi said with a smile, gently stroking the little catgirl on his shoulder. “Who it recognizes… is probably this cat.”
The little catgirl quickly jumped down and transformed into a young girl with cat ears.
Everyone was shocked. This little black cat could transform?
She’s a demon too? And quite cute…
Even Ye Youluo frowned slightly. She had liked the little black cat, but hadn’t expected this form. If she could have a servant like her, that wouldn’t be bad.
Too bad Ling Qi wouldn’t give her up.
“You… you recognize me?” the catgirl asked, taking a step forward and staring at the massive dragon.
Had she finally found someone who knew her?
Did it know her past? The memories she had lost?
“Heh, what a coincidence. You’re here? And still alive?” the demon dragon’s rumbling voice sounded again. “You traitor!”
Traitor?
No one understood what that meant. Not even the catgirl.
She stared at it and said, “Tell me, who am I?”
“You’ve lost your memory?” the demon dragon sneered. “You’ve not only lost your memory, but also your cultivation. Perfect!”
“Who am I really?” she asked, her brows furrowed tightly.
“If you don’t remember, then it’s best you never do,” it said coldly. “Now… if I kill you, I’ll take your place.”
It then let out a roar, and with thunder and waves crashing, it lunged toward the island.
Seeing the attack, Ye Youluo quickly shouted, “Loose the arrows—kill that beast!”
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Arrows blanketed the sky the moment she gave the order.
Each ballista was operated by a Profound Earth Realm cultivator or stronger, and every arrow carried terrifying power.
The demon dragon didn’t dare to be careless. It dove into the sea to evade.
“ROAR!!!”
Waves rose like mountains, slowing down the barrage of arrows.
The next moment, the demon dragon burst from the sea, opening its massive jaws and lunging at the crowd.
Its enormous head was like a mountain—no ordinary person could possibly block it.
From the reef, Ye Youluo leapt into the air, her sword in hand.
Her jade feet lightly tapped against the water as she rose higher and higher.
Then she slashed toward the demon dragon’s massive head.
Whoosh!
A massive blood-red sword light lit up the night and landed squarely on the creature’s head.
The dragon’s head recoiled slightly, then lunged forward again.
“Attack!” Ye Youluo commanded.
All Heaven-Revering Realm experts from the Demon Sect shot forth simultaneously, engaging the demon dragon head-on.
The rest used long-range attacks to pin it down.
The giant arrows were coated with poison or set aflame to increase their damage.
“Form ranks!” Ye Youluo shouted at the front. Her red dress fluttered, and her sword aura roared.
Under her lead, the Heaven-Revering Realm experts quickly formed a formation.
She wasn’t just skilled in medicine—she also mastered array formations.
With the formation’s boost, and the endless arrows and poisoned attacks, the demon dragon was finally held back at sea, unable to break through.
A group of tiny humans, as insignificant as ants, when united, could still confront a colossal beast as massive as a mountain.
The scene was astonishing.
“This demon dragon’s cultivation is only at the peak of the Heaven-Revering Realm, but relying on its physical strength alone, even the entire Demon Sect combined struggles to deal with it,” Ling Qi stood at the shore, whispering softly.
“It… it just called me a traitor,” the little catgirl turned back, staring at Ling Qi in confusion. “Who was I before? What did I do?”
“You probably betrayed the demon race or something,” Ling Qi smiled, raising his hand to pull her back. “It doesn’t matter what you were. That’s all in the past. What matters… is who you’ll be from now on, and what you’ll do.”
The catgirl pouted, deep in thought. What kind of existence had she been? Judging by the demon dragon’s reaction, she didn’t seem like someone ordinary.
“Ask it for me!” she said. “It knows everything!”
Ling Qi nodded slightly and chuckled, “Let’s watch a little longer.”
“Okay!” the catgirl nodded obediently. As long as Ling Qi made a move, the demon dragon was doomed. Once they captured it, making it talk would be easy.
At this moment, amid the chaotic battle on the sea, Ye Youluo glanced back at Ling Qi, who still stood calmly on the shore.
Her eyes narrowed.
That demon dragon was overwhelmingly strong. All of Demon Sect had failed to subdue it. Tonight… might be the only chance to kill it.
Using Ling Qi could be the key to its demise.
But that guy didn’t seem to intend to act. He was just standing there, watching from afar.
“Fall back!” Ye Youluo suddenly ordered. “I alone am enough!”
“Sect Master?” everyone was baffled. Even with their combined strength, they could barely hold the demon dragon back. And she wanted to fight it alone?
“Fall back!” she said coldly. “Tonight… I will take this beast’s life!”
No one understood what she was planning, but they could only obey. “Yes!”
Everyone swiftly retreated, leaving Ye Youluo standing barefoot above the sea alone.
Crimson sword Qi raged around her. She looked tiny before the massive demon dragon, but the soaring sword light gave her some presence.
Though both were peak Heaven-Revering Realm, the demon dragon’s natural physique gave it a terrifying edge Ye Youluo could never match.
How could a Heaven-Revering Realm human compare to a mountain-like dragon?
“Sect Master…” everyone now stood at the shore, watching Ye Youluo struggle more and more.
Was this what she meant by taking the beast’s life?
She clearly wasn’t its match. What was she thinking?
BOOM!
Suddenly, dark clouds above the demon dragon rumbled, and lightning surged down at Ye Youluo in a blinding storm.
In an instant, the entire sea turned into a lightning field, illuminating the night.
Ye Youluo could only dodge continuously. Each time her toes touched the water, she leapt again, narrowly evading strike after strike…
As she was being held back by the lightning, the demon dragon dove into the sea.
Within seconds, the ocean calmed. Only the lightning remained.
Splash!
The moment Ye Youluo’s toes landed again, a gaping mouth burst open from beneath—like a bottomless abyss—rushing upward to devour her.
Caught off guard and with massive sea currents dragging her downward, she lost footing and was about to fall straight into the demon dragon’s jaws.
“Sect Master!” everyone onshore turned pale. If anything happened to her, who would lead Demon Island?
Whoosh!
Just as everyone thought she was doomed, a flash of light burst forth at an imperceptible speed.
A figure shot through the air, catching Ye Youluo in his arms and narrowly dodging the fatal bite.
“Hmm?” the demon dragon’s bite missed, and seawater gushed from its jaws like a waterfall.
Its massive dragon eyes turned to look down.
Ling Qi held Ye Youluo by the waist and gently landed on a reef nearby.
The dragon’s gaze changed. How had this guy moved so fast?
And the black cat was still with him. This guy… was clearly not ordinary.
Onshore, everyone let out a collective sigh of relief after seeing Ling Qi rescue Ye Youluo.
“That speed… I didn’t even see him move.”
“What level is he? Who exactly is he?”
“Didn’t the Sect Master order us to capture him before? Now he’s saving her?”
The two black-robed Heaven-Revering Realm women spoke up, “He said… he’s the Sect Master’s husband.”
“What!?” the entire shore erupted in disbelief. The Sect Master has a husband?
Since when?
No wonder she had changed her mind about killing him.
Was this just another form of lovers’ quarrel?
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Back on the reef, Ling Qi smiled as he held Ye Youluo, “Weren’t you afraid I wouldn’t save you?”
“Hehe,” Ye Youluo’s red lips curled into a faint smile. “You wouldn’t dare not save me—for the sake of the medical tome.”
She once again confirmed how important the tome was to Ling Qi.
As long as it remained in her mind, Ling Qi wouldn’t let her die.
Ling Qi shook his head and said, “Is it impossible I saved you for another reason? Like… liking you. Admiring you.”
He kept one arm around her waist, and with the other, gently reached for her delicate chin.
Many from the Demon Sect clenched their teeth in envy.
Damn it! A man could really be this close to the Sect Master?
Right when his hand was about to touch her, Ye Youluo grabbed his wrist. “Trying to change tactics and flirt with me now? You really…”
She stopped mid-sentence, eyebrows twitching slightly.
At that moment, by chance, she had taken his pulse.
Ling Qi sensed the change in her expression and quickly tried to pull his hand back.
Too late.
“Heh, so that’s it. You want the medical tome… to save your own life?”
Ye Youluo smiled.
Now she understood just how vital the tome was to Ling Qi.
It was his lifeline.
“It doesn’t matter if you know now. Our lives are bound together,” Ling Qi sighed lightly.
“Heh, if I die, you’re finished. But if you die… I’ll be just fine,” Ye Youluo sneered.
She was the only one who could save Ling Qi.
If she died, he died. But if he died—what did she lose?
“If I die, Jiang Ling and Chu Xinyue will join forces. You won’t survive either. Then your master’s Demon Sect will fall with you,” Ling Qi said with a smile.
Ye Youluo’s brows furrowed deeply.
How did he know about her master? Who told him?
“Step back for now!” Ling Qi said, releasing her and gesturing lightly. “I’ve got a few questions for this beast.”
“Be careful. Its physique is monstrously strong. Hard to deal with,” Ye Youluo nodded gently.
She then lifted her ornate sword and handed it to Ling Qi. “If you slay this demon dragon and avenge my master, I don’t mind… giving you the first half of the medical tome.”
“Finally, a mutual agreement!” Ling Qi smiled and accepted the sword.
Ye Youluo said nothing more. She leapt back to shore.
Everyone stared at Ling Qi with confusion. “Is the Sect Master… letting him face the demon dragon alone now?”
That had to be a joke, right?
Even with everyone together, they could only barely hold it off.
Now it was just him?
“He’s enough,” Ye Youluo smiled faintly without further explanation.
All eyes were on Ling Qi now.
Fine. Let’s see what kind of man could be worthy of being the Sect Master’s husband.
Under everyone’s gaze, Ling Qi held Ye Youluo’s sword and stood with it behind his back.
He slowly turned to face the immense demon dragon.
Then, he spoke calmly, “I’ll ask you two questions. If you answer honestly… I’ll spare your life.”
“Hahahaha! A mere ant dares talk big?” the demon dragon laughed wildly, not taking Ling Qi seriously.
“First, the little catgirl you recognize—what’s her origin? What was her identity?”
“Second, why do you keep attacking the Demon Island? What are you trying to obtain?”
“You’re not qualified to ask,” the demon dragon sneered.
“Wrong answer,” Ling Qi’s eyes turned cold.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, he appeared atop the demon dragon’s massive head.
With one hand holding the sword behind his back, he clenched the other into a fist and struck down with full force.
“So fast!” the demon dragon’s pupils contracted. His speed was almost like teleportation.
Before it could react, Ling Qi’s fist smashed into the center of its forehead between the eyes.
BOOM!!!
The impact was so loud it drowned out the thunder above.
The demon dragon felt its brain quake, like something had smashed it from the inside.
The force from that punch hurled it downward, slamming into the sea with explosive power.
BOOM!
The creature’s massive body bent like it lost its spine, crashing into the ocean.
A massive chasm was blasted open in the water, waves and shockwaves blasting in all directions.
Even the thunderclouds in the sky were torn apart. From above, the whirlpool formed by the dragon’s impact rivaled half the island in size.
Onshore, Ye Youluo and the others quickly stabilized their auras to resist the shockwave and incoming waves.
Aside from her, nearly everyone was forced back.
All were stunned.
“You’re kidding me…”
“One punch… with that much power?”
“Is that even Heaven-Revering Realm? Could it be… above that?”
One punch had shattered everything they couldn’t handle.
Just how strong was this man?
The waves surged out, then rolled back, converging into the vortex, and exploded outward again several times before calming.
Rain poured down from the shattered sky.
Everyone stared unblinking at the sea.
In the rain, Ling Qi stood with his sword behind his back, motionless.
He had only thrown one punch—he hadn’t even drawn his sword yet.
Without using full strength, he was already terrifying. How strong was he really?
“Wait… how is he just standing in midair?”
Someone finally noticed. Ling Qi hovered motionless midair—without any visible support.
Not even Ye Youluo at her peak could do that.
Normally, light body techniques used leaves or water droplets to maintain position.
But he floated as if weightless, like a deity.
“He’s… at the Supreme Limit Realm,” Ye Youluo said with a faint smile.
A true Supreme Limit Realm—unprecedented, unmatched.
With him here, that demon dragon was as good as dead.
Everyone was stunned.
“What? Supreme Limit Realm?”
“The legendary realm… it actually exists?”
“This man is real? Why haven’t we heard of him before?”
“A being above all others has appeared!”
“No wonder he’s the Sect Master’s husband. Only someone like him is worthy. We’re fully convinced now.”
Everyone murmured in awe.
Now they understood why even their supreme Sect Master would fall for him.
He wasn’t just any man.
He was a godlike being.
Unique in the world.
Invincible in the world!
No wonder the Sect Master had said, “He alone is enough.”
Ye Youluo, hearing all this, frowned and turned back with a cold look, “What husband? Who said he’s my husband?”
Her subordinates were just spouting nonsense now!
She had only just met Ling Qi, and they’d already started making things up?
Who taught them to imagine so wildly?