Chapter 686: Speak Properly

On a floating boulder in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, the Demon Princess had beaten the two Copper-Winged Demons into a mess, leaving them covered in wounds, yet their fleshy wings remained intact. Those wings represented the greatest pride of the Origin Demons and a dignity they were determined to defend at all costs; if their wings were broken, they would surely die. This showed that the Demon Princess didn’t intend to kill them really.

“Can’t even handle such a simple task? Deserve to die, don’t you?”

Although the Demon Princess spoke slowly, her uniquely metallic voice made every word resonate deeply in others’ hearts.

“I deserve to die! I truly deserve to die!” The two Copper-Winged Demons kept kowtowing. The more they said they deserved death, the calmer they became.

It was well known that the Princess’s habit was not to say “kill” when she meant to kill—instead, she wouldn’t kill even if she said it. We can hold on a little longer… just a little longer…

Swish!

Just then, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared dozens of meters away. It was a very dangerous distance—equivalent to having an unknown person appear behind you, armed with a knife…

The Demon Princess and the two Copper-Winged Demons lying on the ground caught a glimpse of this person out of the corner of their eyes, but their demonic senses were completely blank, unable to detect his presence. Demonic senses, akin to the divine awareness of immortals, were the most relied-upon detection methods for every Origin Demon, far surpassing vision.

“It’s you!”

Surprised that her demonic senses had failed, the Demon Princess was even more astonished to see that this uninvited guest was none other than that human boy—Su Che!

“The Princess knows him!”

The two Copper-Winged Demons wanted to leap up to protect the Princess to show their loyalty, but they could only lie back down obediently. Though Her Highness’s strength was unmatched among demons in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, as subordinates, they still had to show some basic respect…

“Get lost!” the Demon Princess snarled.

With an amnesty granted, the two demons retreated silently, scrambling away as quickly as they could. The more embarrassed they looked, the more likely it was to appease the Princess.

After dismissing everyone else, the Demon Princess turned around, slowly took out the timer, and said to him, “Ten days, right? Take a look for yourself—Is it the timer that’s faulty, or is my memory wrong?” Back then, when she sent Su Che and the others into the forbidden area, Su Che had given her this timer and said, “I’ll give you ten days to gather those immortal artifacts. The more you collect, the more it will show your sincerity.”

Now that I think about it, a hundred ten days have passed—will Her Highness the Princess be furious because of this?
Su Che waved his hand nonchalantly. “With more time, you can prepare more thoroughly, right?”
“That’s true.”
The demon princess nodded lightly. “I’ve already thought of 108,000 ways to torture you!”
Her metallic voice still echoed in the air as her claws grasped Su Che’s shoulder.
Snap!
With a soft sound, Su Che shattered like soap.
The demon princess shook her hand. “It was indeed fake.”
Su Che’s figure reformed not far away. Even as the master of the battlefield between immortals and demons, he wouldn’t risk using his true form and confront a capricious Golden-Winged Demon King. Creating an illusion was just a trivial trick for a space controller; his true form remained protected by the Underground Forbidden Land’s Sealing Demon Array.
That’s why the demon princess could only see him but not sense his true existence.
“Did it work?”
The demon princess lowered her voice and asked in a hushed, mysterious tone.
“Yes.”
Su Che raised his right hand and gestured around. “This place now belongs to me. So, I can sentence you to indefinite imprisonment or take you out.”
In other words: It depends on your behavior.
“Great!”
The demon princess cheered, unable to hide her excitement. “I’ve finally waited for this day. You really are the one—I was right!”
“You do have good judgment. Now, it depends on how clear your mind is.”
Su Che said with a half-smile, “There’s no need for riddles. Let’s be direct—there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If you want freedom, you must meet a few of my demands.”
“I never have lunch,” the demon princess said with a tilted head and a smile.
“Then don’t. It’s none of my business!”
Su Che’s figure gradually faded, clearly about to end this conversation.
“Hey!”
The demon princess shouted urgently. “Don’t go! I haven’t finished yet!”
“Talk properly. Don’t waste my time.” Su Che’s illusion was about to disappear.
“Okay, okay!” The demon princess quickly agreed. “From now on, I’ll speak properly.”
For now, the demon princess really had no way to deal with him. After all, she couldn’t just storm into the forbidden land and pull out his true form from the Sealing Demon Array!
The Yuanji Sealing Demon Array!

The Demon-Slaying Formation, which even the Demon Emperor feared—remember, it was created by several great immortals in the Immortal Realm working together. Even if the Demon Princess had more courage than sense, she wouldn’t dare enter that forbidden area of the demons.

Su Che’s illusion reappeared, and he said seriously, “You’re not even considered a human beauty. It’s best if you don’t act spoiled or defiant toward me.”

“What about this?”

The Demon Princess transformed instantly into a charming human woman, her features clearly combining the best traits of the two immortals, Lianyi and Youlin.

It was quite pitiful—born on the battlefield between immortals and demons, she had only ever seen those two human women.

“This is indeed more pleasing… The nose could be a bit higher, that would be better,” Su Che suggested based on his own aesthetic standards.

The Demon Princess pinched the tip of her nose.

“It’s too high now—no need to make it that high!” Su Che smiled faintly.

She pressed it down gently again.

“Okay, that’s fine,” Su Che nodded lightly. “Now come up with a nicer human name for yourself.”

Choosing a name was also a hint: a sign of genuine intent to take her out.

“I heard the normal sky in the outside world is blue, right?”

The Demon Princess immediately became very interested and said happily, “How about calling it Blue Sky?”

Obviously, she liked blue, just like her scaled skin.

“Blue Sky isn’t quite right. How about Blue Spirit?” Su Che said solemnly. “But I hope that once you have a human name, you’ll treat yourself as a human. If you act recklessly in the outside world, even if I don’t kill you, other powerful beings will take away the hard-earned freedom you have.”

The Golden-Winged Demon King was merely at the level of a Great Golden Immortal. In the Immortal Realm, there were still the Demon Emperor and other immortals who could deal with her.

“I understand!”

The Demon Princess spun around a few times, her illusionary flowing dress swaying, resembling that of an innocent human girl.

Her metallic voice transformed skillfully into a clear, bell-like tone, “For at least 100 million years, I want to enjoy freedom, life, and the vast world outside. I have no time to indulge my killing instincts.”

100 million years?

What bold claims, Su Che thought in amazement.

“I was born in this prison and have lived for 50 million years—well, at least 50 million years… So I want to enjoy twice as much time before considering doing what’s expected of someone from the Demon race.”

She asked with a giggle, “What do you think?”
“After 100 million years?”

Sucech sighed softly, “For now, I can’t think that far ahead.”
“So!”
Princess Lanling of the demons shouted, “Put forward all the demands you can think of, and then take me out of this damned place!”