Chapter 638: Demon Soul Verification

Deep beneath the earth lay an immense network of underground palaces. Su Che and the others followed the Golden-Winged Princess and that Silver-Winged Demon to one of these halls.
The giant stone pillars each stood a hundred feet tall, making the entire hall extremely majestic. Yet Su Che and his companions, accustomed to such grandeur, were not surprised.
The Origin Demons disliked brightly lit environments, so the hall was dimly lit, with utter darkness in its deepest parts. Upon entering, Su Che and the others lost their mental perception and could only rely on sight to observe their surroundings.
Everyone knew this was the result of some powerful being’s personal domain, designed to prevent outsiders from detecting them—unless one’s cultivation surpassed theirs.
Such tactics were quite common in the Immortal Realm, so it was not surprising.
The group stood in the center of the hall, each thinking to themselves: This must be the true Demon King. It can’t be some prank by a prince or princess again…
Out of curiosity, Su Che sent a message to Monro: “Can you see him?”
“Yes!”
Monro’s gaze turned toward the deepest part of the hall, his voice low: “He’s right there!”
Su Che nodded slightly, appearing calm, but inwardly he was surprised: What kind of cultivation does this Monro have to penetrate the Golden-Winged Demon King’s personal domain?
As soon as they stopped, the Golden-Winged Princess pointed at Su Che and Monro at the front and said to the depths of the hall, “These two are somewhat interesting; the rest are worthless!”
At these words, Lianyi and the others remained relatively calm, but Lin Jiu and the other Demon Sealers looked uneasy, clearly hurt in their pride.
However, since this criticism came from a Golden-Winged Demon and they were on demon territory, no one would foolishly provoke her over such a matter.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
No voices came from the depths of the hall, but more than a dozen translucent shadows rushed out of the darkness, flying toward Su Che and the others.
“Demon souls!”
You Lin let out a soft exclamation and immediately deployed some defensive technique. A white light flashed, enveloping her body.
Lianyi and the others also knew what was at stake. Some summoned immortal artifacts, while others used divine powers, resulting in various lights appearing.

Origin Demons have no physical form, resembling extraterrestrial demons yet far more terrifying. The most fearsome attack method of these soul-based creatures is undoubtedly possession and demonization, turning normal beings into puppet-like monsters.

The sixteen demons approaching chose one human each as a target, flew instantly to their sides, and vanished in an instant.

They became invisible!

Whoa!

The protective barriers of Ruiyi and the others surged in brightness and trembled violently, clearly under intense erosion by the demons. Yet, neither Su Che nor Monro showed any signs of such light.

With a whoosh, the demon that lunged at Su Che successfully descended, but in an instant, it was captured by the Immortal Prison Pagoda and suppressed.

Against these soul-based creatures without physical forms, the Immortal Prison Pagoda’s suppression power grew stronger by the moment, as easy as breathing.

Beside him, the demon targeting Monro appeared extremely elusive, constantly changing positions. At first glance, it seemed to be circling Monro, searching for an opportunity to possess him.

In fact, Su Che could see that the demon kept passing through Monro’s body repeatedly without succeeding in possession, as if Monro’s existence was even more intangible than those demons, almost non-existent.

If there’s no actual body, how can it possess someone?

Behind them, Ruiyi and the others’ protective barriers managed to hold off the demons facing them, let alone the nine Great Demon Sealers like You Lin and Lin Jiu.

To be honest, these demons weren’t very strong. The nine sealers could easily kill or suppress them, but in the passive situation of being in enemy territory, no one dared to do so.

Everyone knew that the Origin Demon King must have a purpose for this—likely a test to identify who the “right person” they were seeking was.

So far, only the demon that attacked Su Che had disappeared; the other fifteen were still alive. Could this indicate Su Che’s uniqueness?

Whoosh!

After just three breaths, Su Che waved his hand slightly and released the demon from the Immortal Prison. Yet, this freed demon became obedient, floating silently beside Su Che like a shadow, motionless.

The reason was simple: Su Che had sent it to the fifth layer of the Immortal Prison and enslaved its soul. But this time, the method of enslavement was different—completely unlike previous ones.

Su Che erased all of this demon soul’s thoughts and memories, leaving only obedience to him—essentially turning it into a mindless demon soul. Moreover, its soul state could be completely erased at any time through the soul connection function of the Fifth Layer of Immortal Prison. The purpose of this was to prevent it from revealing anything related to Immortal Prison. To prove his uniqueness to the Origin Demon King while also protecting his secrets, this was the only option; there was no better way. Of course, Su Che also knew that this method could only protect him from honest people, not those who deliberately wanted to uncover all his secrets. If they intended to do so, the simplest method was to capture him alive and search his soul. A Golden-Winged Demon King could easily overpower him in such a situation. Truly, there was no other good solution. At this point, whether he lived or died, whether it brought fortune or disaster, it all depended on fate.

Swish swish swish…

The other fifteen demon souls suddenly stopped their aggressive attacks, turned in unison, and flew back into the darkness deep within the hall in an instant. Only the soul-altered demon soul beside Su Che remained, unable to receive any more orders from the Demon King, still floating beside him. The hall fell silent once again. Lianyi, Youlin, and the others watched the demon soul beside Su Che cautiously, unsure whether his actions would anger the Origin Demon King. Their lives and fates depended entirely on Su Che; if he angered the Origin Demon King, they would all die as well, without a doubt.

Tap tap tap…

In the silence, the Demon Princess stepped lightly toward Su Che. With her sharp sapphire-colored claws, she grabbed the demon soul, pulled it in front of her, and sucked it in with a gulp. In an instant, the demon soul was sucked into her stomach…

With a thought, Su Che immediately controlled the Fifth Layer of Immortal Prison to erase the soul of that demon soul. In other words, the Demon Princess had only absorbed an emotionless energy entity—nothing more.

“Nothing at all, just a blank!”

The Demon Princess murmured softly. Her dreamy, hazy eyes stared at Su Che as she asked, “You took its soul. I’ll take yours too!”

“You really like to scare people, don’t you?” Su Che looked at her straightly and asked calmly, “Instead of wasting time on me, use that time to scare someone else. For example…”

He raised his hand and pointed at Lin Jiu, saying, “Scaring him might be more interesting.”

The corners of Lin Jiu’s eyes trembled slightly, though he managed to maintain a calm appearance; his anger needled no description.
“It’s obvious—he’s a coward who can be scared to death in just a few moments. Scaring him is pointless!”
The demon princess blinked, looking at Su Che with curiosity, and continued, “You’re much more interesting.”
Su Che regarded her as if seeing her for the first time, sizing her up from head to toe before suddenly asking, “Aren’t you cold without clothes?”
Buzz…
The countless scales on the demon princess’s body immediately glowed, with the peculiar symbols on each scale undergoing subtle changes. She replied, “These are my clothes. Do they look nice?”
They indeed were beautiful—luxurious, dreamlike, dazzling!
Yet Su Che said, “I still feel like you’re not wearing any clothes.”
“Giggle, giggle, giggle…”
The demon princess’s laughter sounded like the clearest metal collisions in the world, extremely resonant. It was a very unique sound—impossible for a human voice to produce—but undeniably pleasant.
“I told you—he’s interesting!”
Pointing at Su Che, the demon princess turned and shouted toward the depths of the hall, “Old ghost, I really hope he’s the one.”
Su Che appeared calm, as if indifferent to everything, ignoring life and death—though it was all an act.
In truth, Su Che was also nervous, unable to predict his fate. He relied on a belief in his heart, or rather, self-hypnosis: I am the one they expect. They should be the ones begging me! Why should I be the one afraid of them?
Who could know if this was the real situation? Having come this far, Su Che could only brace himself and hold on.
In the darkness, a faint disturbance could be heard, like someone’s deep voice—though no human present understood the language.
After the disturbance, the towering silver-winged demon general standing nearby asked loudly, “You’re here to seek treasures, right?”
No one except Su Che dared to respond; perhaps Meng Luo could, but getting him to speak would be difficult.
So Su Che replied, “We’re all here to seek treasures. But personally, treasures aren’t important. I’ve only heard that my fate lies within the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. And I found the entrance following some kind of call.”
“Who told you your fate is here?” the silver-winged demon general asked.
“The Witch God,” Su Che answered truthfully.

“The Witch God?”
The Silver-Winged Demon General seemed stunned for a moment before asking, “Is it that leader of the Witch Clan?”
“That’s right,” Su Che nodded.
Su Che wasn’t surprised by the Silver-Winged Demon General’s question, because the Battlefield of Immortals and Demons had been completely sealed off seven tens of millions of years ago, isolated from the outside world. At that time, the Witch God was merely the leader of the Witch Clan and had not yet reached the level of a peak warrior in the Immortal Realm.
A few million years ago, the Witch Clan attained the Mi Xian Realm, and the Witch God led some of their people to ascend to the Immortal Realm. It was then that they made rapid progress, reaching the pinnacle of power in the entire universe in just a few hundred thousand years.