Chapter 139: The Evil Emperor of the Netherworld – The Swordswoman Unrivaled in the World

As Su Shao was lost in his thoughts, a voice entered his mind, saying, “It’s not your misfortune to meet me; it’s your fortune. It’s I who’m unlucky to have met you.”
Su Shao naturally knew that the speaker was the ghost within his body—the same one referred to by these people as the Demon God of Destruction, the Nine Nether Demons God.
Su Shao found it strange. If this demon god could know what he was thinking, then he could just think directly without speaking to communicate with him.
At that moment, Li Ling sighed and continued, “Miss Lan is right. This divine arrow signifies the beginning of a new catastrophe. The Nine Nether Demons God has now completely broken free from his seal. If I’m not mistaken, he might have already left Fengdu Ghost City. It seems… well, peace will be hard to come by in these three realms now.”
Lan Ren looked at Li Ling and laughed heartily…
Li Ling was puzzled and asked, “Why are you laughing, miss? Did I say something wrong?”
Lan Ren nodded, stopped laughing, and said, “Of course you did. When have these chaotic three realms ever been at peace? With the newly risen Demon Realm and Liu Yi’s hatred, peace is impossible. Now that the ruler of the Demon Realm is gone, and the proud demons still harbor ambitions to unify the three realms, while the righteous forces of the human world have also formed alliances, even if the Nine Nether Demons God doesn’t appear, these realms will still be in turmoil.”
Li Ling had to view this willful yet sharp-minded blue-eyed girl differently: “She’s right. In these chaotic realms, when has the struggle for fame and fortune ever stopped? It’s just more chaotic now.”
Tianjiao watched the two of them talking and interjected, “What’s the use of talking about this now? The Nine Nether Demons God has returned to this world. What we should worry about is how to eliminate him. Meanwhile, Liu Yi has disappeared mysteriously, and the demonic path and the human path are at odds. If a war breaks out, only the Nine Nether Demons God will benefit. Perhaps he doesn’t want to wipe out all life at once; maybe he’ll use even crueler methods?”
Li Ling nodded and said, “Tianjiao is right. Without Eternal City, this world seems to be in disarray. Before, with Liu Yi around, the demonic path and the human path could be held in check. Now that he’s disappeared suddenly, it might mean the start of a war among the four races—humans, demons, immortals, and monsters. Perhaps the Nine Nether Demons God is watching secretly right now.”
Hearing Li Ling’s words, Su Shao secretly chuckled to himself: “Heh, what Nine Nether Demons God? Stay put in my stomach. As for that so-called demonic path and human path, let them fight it out. I don’t care about such things at all.”
The Nine Nether Demons God seemed to sense what Su Shao was thinking. Suddenly, there was a “slap” sound—as Su Shao slapped himself in the face. Then a voice echoed in his mind, “You’re driving me crazy! How dare you call yourself ‘old man’ in front of the Demon God? This slap is a reward for you.”

Su Shao seemed angry too and muttered, “You bastard, daring to hit this young master? If you keep hitting me, I’ll just commit suicide—let’s die together! Today, I’ll rule over you. I’ve got you covered…” It seemed Su Shao’s words worked; the Nine Nether Demon God stopped instantly, without even a sound.
One must know what kind of being the Nine Nether Demon God is—a being that has existed for thousands of years. How could it be scared by this silly kid? But if he really dared to be foolish enough to commit suicide, then it would only end with his own destruction. Over the millennia, the Nine Nether Demon God’s only regret had been its own prophecy—why did it cause an eternal demon god to meet such a scoundrel and rascal?
At this moment, Su Shao’s actions seemed to shock Li Ling, Lan Ren, and Tian Jiao. Why did this silly kid suddenly slap himself? Meanwhile, Lan Ren grabbed Su Shao’s tail and said, “Oh… Tsk, tsk. What’s wrong with this Young Master Su? Why is he hitting his own mouth?”
Su Shao never seemed to like this blue-eyed girl and snapped, “Huh… Hey, girl, there’s a mosquito bite on my face. My hand is on me—I can hit it if I want. Why are you interfering? Can’t you tell who’s in charge?”
Lan Ren was utterly frustrated by this shameless young master but didn’t know how to react… It seemed this willful girl had actually encountered someone even more troublesome than herself.
Li Ling just watched Su Shao. His earlier actions had surprised him greatly. It reminded him of when he had used his left arm to block Lan Ren’s heavenly sword. Given this young man’s age and temperament, even if he had started practicing from birth, he couldn’t possibly have such skills. So how did he do it? If this boy had evil intentions, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine him becoming another Ao Tian from the Demon Sect…
Lan Ren turned around and said, “Let’s go. Ignore this dead scoundrel.” With that, she turned and tried to pull Tian Jiao away…
Tian Jiao didn’t follow her but asked in surprise, “Where are we going? We should think of a solution. If the Demon Path and the Human Path start fighting, the Nine Nether Demon God will definitely appear. The world will be in chaos then.”
Li Ling nodded and smiled at Tian Jiao, saying, “Tian Jiao is right. Where are you going? Don’t you want to deal with this?”
Lan Ren turned back, looking at Li Ling with her deep blue eyes, and said, “Is there something wrong with your brain? The forces of the Dark Demon Path and the Human Righteous Path are so huge—how can just the three of us handle it? It would be strange if we weren’t torn apart.”
Li Ling also seemed stuck. Lan Ren was right. Even if they wanted to intervene, they were powerless. The people of the Demon Path had always been ambitious, and now that Liu Yi had disappeared for no reason, with no one to hold them back, the two factions would surely fight. If the Nine Nether Demon God appeared then, it would cause utter chaos… Thinking of this, Li Ling couldn’t help but sigh.
At this moment, Tian Jiao also lowered her head…
Seeing their expressions, Lan Ren suddenly laughed and said, “A solution? There is one…”
Li Ling, who had a strong sense of justice, immediately asked upon hearing there was a way to stop the war between the righteous and demonic paths, “What solution?”

Lan Ren smiled and said, “You seem quite concerned about this matter. It seems you’re a man with a strong sense of justice. I like that. Not like some scoundrels and ruffians who are simply disgusting to look at.” It was obvious to anyone that Lan Ren was referring to the young master of the Su family. But the young master of the Su family had no way to argue—he was indeed just a good-for-nothing who only knew how to spend money, chase women, and party… Li Ling laughed and said, “Miss Lan, don’t say that. Everyone has their own value. Stop keeping us in suspense and tell us your plan.” Lan Ren smiled mysteriously and said, “Since the Demon Realm and the Eternal City can rise in an instant and become extremely powerful, with even greater mysteries within, capable of balancing out the forces of good and evil, why can’t we establish a new sect as powerful as those to counter them?” Hearing Lan Ren’s ridiculous words, Li Ling shook his head and said, “You’re too naive. Although the Eternal City rose in an instant, you saw its strength during this catastrophe. How can we create a sect so powerful that it would intimidate both the forces of good and evil?” Lan Ren looked at Li Ling and smiled, “You can’t? I can’t, and my sister can’t either, but there’s one person who can…” Li Ling was very puzzled. The power structures in the world were already clearly divided. The Demon Realm was weakening due to the loss of its master, while the forces of good and evil had allied with powerful sects and merged together. War could break out at any moment. Who else could establish a sect capable of competing with them? Li Ling asked, “Miss Lan, stop keeping us in suspense. Just tell us.” Lan Ren nodded and said, “My brother—his swordsmanship is unmatched in the world, and he can summon at any time the experts of the Eighteen Star Palaces of the Netherworld, the Thirty-Six Nether Guardians, and the Nine Thousand Armored Knights. If he wants to, he can achieve anything…”