Chapter 640: An Unconventional Kind of Evil

There was no need for Su Che and the others to fly hard to reach that mysterious place. With just a wave of her hand, the demon princess could transport them instantly millions of miles away. Of course, this wasn’t out of kindness or a desire to help them—it was purely out of playful mischief, as she hadn’t had enough fun with these newly acquired “toys” yet. Su Che and the others only felt a flash before she took them away from that enormous floating stone and dropped them onto the seemingly boundless land below.

From start to finish, they never saw the true face of the supreme ruler of that Immortal-Demon battlefield—the “Origin Demon King,” nor did they hear his voice. This demon king seemed to avoid the light, hiding in the deepest darkness, leaving Su Che completely unable to imagine what he might look like. Only Monro could see him, but Monro remained silent throughout, showing no interest in anything, making it impossible to guess why he had followed them into the Immortal-Demon battlefield…

The dark gray land was barren, with no vegetation or extra colors. From afar, only a few low-level demons could be seen wandering aimlessly.

“See?” the demon princess said, gazing into the distance at Su Che. “I was born and raised in this world. What a boring place! I’m truly tired of it! If you can really take me away, I’ll agree without hesitation and marry you!”

Marry me? Agree without hesitation? Su Che gave her a strange look, silently protesting: When did I ever ask for such a thing?

Marrying a female demon with not a single human trait in sight—no matter how long he lived, his tastes couldn’t possibly change like that.

Lianyi, who was a few steps behind, immediately sent a message to Su Che, teasingly saying, “Good brother, maybe this is your chance. Marrying a terrifyingly powerful Golden-Winged Demon King would be a great fortune.”

Su Che could only respond silently…

Lao He chimed in from the Immortal Prison, “What’s a demon king? My master’s fiancée is the Sky-Tone Great Witch, who is thousands of feet tall—far more powerful than any demon king!”

Su Che sighed inwardly: A great witch thousands of feet tall? That’s not normal either…

Not far ahead was a huge crater dozens of miles in diameter, whose depth was unknown. As soon as they reached the edge of the crater, two Silver-Winged Demon Generals appeared out of nowhere.

“Your Highness, the Princess.”
The two demon generals approached with utmost respect, but it was clear that without the princess’s presence, Su Che and the others would be killed on the spot by these two demons.
This pit was guarded by two Silver-Winged Demons—clearly a highly important forbidden area, where intruders were executed without hesitation!
“Let them in,” ordered the demon princess. “If anyone comes out, inform me immediately.”
“As you command!” The two generals dared not question her.
“I bet that out of these sixteen of you, at most three will be able to get out alive,” the demon princess said to Su Che. “It doesn’t matter if others live or die. But as for you, if you can’t retrieve that item, it’s better if you don’t even try to leave. Otherwise, I’ll crush you with my own hands.”
Standing on the edge of the pit, looking down at the bottomless darkness, Su Che thought, “Is the greatest secret of the Immortal-Demon Battlefield hidden right here?”
Seeing that Su Che ignored her, the demon princess wasn’t angry. Instead, she raised her right claw and stabbed Su Che’s back with her razor-sharp index finger. “Did you hear me?”
With a sharp sound, Su Che’s robe, made of Dao artifact material, was pierced like paper, leaving a large bloody wound on his back. He could clearly feel that her fingertip was just a fraction away from touching his heart.
“That woman demon doesn’t hold back at all. Whoever marries her will surely suffer misfortune for eight generations!” Su Che cursed in his heart.
This injury wasn’t a big deal to him—it would heal on its own in the blink of an eye. But the feeling of almost being stabbed to death was extremely annoying.
The demon princess seemed startled herself. With a cry of pain, she immediately shifted blame, shouting, “You’re too fragile! I didn’t even use much strength!”
How could one reason with a demon?
Su Che didn’t bother arguing with her. Instead, he turned around and said coldly, “If you want me to take you out, you must pay a sufficient price. I’ll give you ten days to gather those immortal artifacts. The more, the better—it’ll show your sincerity.”
Why ten days? There was no reason—Su Che just blurted it out. Who knew how long he’d have to stay in this damned pit…
By the time he finished speaking, the wound on his back had already healed completely, leaving no trace. Thanks to the self-healing power of his Devouring Sky Rat Demon God bloodline, it grew stronger as his cultivation level improved.

To their surprise, the demon princess acted as if she were pretending to be foolish and immediately asked, “How long is ten days?”
In the battlefield between immortals and demons, there was no distinction between day and night, so there was no concept of “days” as a unit of time. Moreover, the monotonous lifestyle had caused most demons to completely lose their sense of time. For their extremely long lifespans, ten days was like a fleeting moment—just a short nap or daze would pass it by, making it utterly meaningless.
“Why do I get so angry when talking to her?”
The anger rising in Su Che’s heart was indescribable. After taking a deep breath, he casually tossed a timer at her and patiently said, “It will remind you when ten days are up.”
Not wanting to waste any more time talking to her, he was about to leave!
Su Che prepared to leap down into the black hole below, but felt as if he had been struck by a paralyzing spell, instantly losing the ability to move.
“Why in a hurry? I haven’t finished yet.”
It was unclear what method the demon princess used, but it trapped Su Che and the others in place, preventing them from moving. Her gem-blue eyes glowed with a strange light as she slowly said, “Down there is the only place in the battlefield between immortals and demons that I haven’t been to. So, you must use image crystals to record everything you encounter along the way…”
At this point, her tone turned icy: “Those who manage to get out alive must give me the image crystals—or they will surely die, understand?”
No one dared to defy her demands, whether reasonable or not. Lian Yi, You Lin, and the others could only agree in unison. Even Su Che, though he could argue with her verbally, couldn’t risk his life.
On the surface, recording images seemed merely to satisfy her curiosity, but through this, everyone gained a very important piece of information: what lay beneath this chasm must be extremely dangerous, even too dangerous for the Golden-Winged Demon King, who lived there, to venture into lightly.
“If even the Golden-Winged Demon King dares not go down, how can we possibly survive if we do?”
Everyone was deeply worried, with some wishing they could turn around and run. Of course, including Su Che, a few of them wondered if this might be the demon princess trying to scare them again on purpose.
Repeated attempts showed that she seemed to enjoy scaring people…
In an instant, Su Che and the others felt their bodies lighten, regaining their ability to move—meaning they could go down now!

There’s nothing to think about. Just want to survive, to fight for life even in death. All hope lies below. No matter how dangerous, we must go down.
Su Che had the weakest strength but seemed the bravest. He moved as if ready to leap downward…
“Wait!”
Only a scream from the demon princess could be heard—a peculiar metallic sound that nearly shattered everyone’s hearts.
Su Che shuddered violently, not from fear, but from the sound’s intensity, which made his bones numb and his flesh feel like it might tear apart.
Everyone turned to look at the demon princess, unable to guess what else she might want to say.
“Shouldn’t you say goodbye or wish us well?”
The demon princess said softly, “Don’t humans know any manners?”
Everyone almost spat blood. Only now did they truly realize that this princess was by no means naive—she was an extremely peculiar kind of evil, utterly sinister!
Giggle, giggle, giggle…
A crisp, metallic laughter echoed in the sky as the demon princess vanished without a trace.
“Let’s go down!”
Su Che said to the others with a sigh, “Dying down there is better than enduring her torment. There’s nothing to fear.”
“Yes, I’m no longer afraid,” Ripples said softly. After a brief pause, she couldn’t help but laugh…
The others also smiled silently, except for Lin Jiu, Guang Qi, and Meng Luo, who still wore expressions of gloom, calmness, and stiffness.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
The sixteen of them drifted downward toward the abyssal pit, not daring to go too fast, so they could respond in time if danger arose.
At the initial depth of several thousand feet, everything was normal. But as they reached about six thousand feet, they suddenly felt a strange, unpredictable wind with extreme penetrating and tearing power.
Especially Su Che, a mortal in the Tribulation stage, felt his defensive barrier crackling as soon as he encountered this wind—like cloth wrapped around him being torn layer by layer…
In just over a dozen breaths, all of Su Che’s defensive measures began to fail.
“What a terrifying wind!” Su Che exclaimed in his heart, realizing that though this place wasn’t the Immortal Realm, it was also no longer the mortal world. Any danger they faced was surely far beyond what mortals could handle.
Whether it was the fierce wind, the auroras, or the lightning, they could pose a great threat to immortals. It was only natural that he, as a mortal, would struggle to cope.
Noticing Su Che’s unstable defense, Ripples immediately asked, “Do you need help?”

After all, Lianyi possessed celestial cultivation skills, so she could still handle the fierce winds she encountered so far.
“No need!”
Su Che, like an extremely stubborn fool, outright rejected Lianyi’s kindness.
The reason was simple: since it was an opportunity meant for him, he had to rely on his own strength to solve everything.
He could only count on himself!