Chapter 809: The Resurrection of the Demon God

“Arbitrator, are you there? I can’t see anything.”
The Dragon Emperor used a special communication technique to keep his voice within a range of ten zhang and asked in a low voice.
“I’m not far to your left, less than five zhang away,” Su Che replied through communication.
Vision and divine sense were impaired, but it seemed the sound function was unaffected.
Thus, Su Che’s throat vibrated slightly, emitting silent sound waves. Like a bat, he used these waves to explore his surroundings.
This ability stemmed from Heavenly Sound, a rudimentary use of the fundamental power of sound. Of course, it was countless times stronger than a bat’s echolocation, allowing him to even perceive colors clearly.
Through sound wave exploration, Su Che could see clearly over hundreds of miles, “seeing” that the ground beneath his feet was pure black, with nothing but desolation all around.
Clearly, the palace contained an independent space, similar to the inner world of immortal artifacts. It was unknown for now how large this space was.
That “Ling Xuan” was about a hundred miles ahead, floating in mid-air, her appearance completely changed.
Her original colorful dress had turned into a tight black outfit, like a layer of black skin clinging to her body, revealing every curve, including the two bumps on her chest. Her black hair was spread out, fluttering behind her; dark patterns appeared on her beautiful face, adding an eerie aura.
She resembled neither an immortal nor a demon but exuded a presence familiar to Su Che—that of a demon god. He had sensed a very similar aura through the bodies of the Sky-Devouring Rat and Ao Jun.
At this moment, she stared at Su Che with gleaming eyes, seemingly having detected his silent sound waves as well.
She sneered faintly, “The fundamental power of sound… You kid really do have some skills.”
Su Che didn’t respond. The Dragon Emperor asked through communication, “Where is she?”
Although the Dragon Emperor was a Seventh Heaven Immortal Emperor, he was now blind, unable to see anything at all. Fortunately, having fought countless battles throughout his life, he wasn’t panicked.
“A hundred miles straight ahead,” Su Che replied. “It’s fine. I can see her. If necessary, we can coordinate to attack her.”
“Understood,” the Dragon Emperor replied in a low voice.
It didn’t matter that he couldn’t see; Su Che could guide him in attacking through mental imagery. Such a small obstacle couldn’t stop an immortal.
Ready for battle, Su Che said to Ling Xuan, “So, what should I call you?”

The true Immortal Ling Xuan probably died tens of thousands of years ago, her body taken over by others, or she lost her identity due to demonization. In either case, she is no longer herself.
But it must be admitted that this woman hid very well—Su Che and the Dragon Emperor failed to spot any flaws at all; her ability to disguise herself was truly incredible.
“It doesn’t matter how you address me. Just call me Ling Xuan.”
Ling Xuan’s expression and tone were extremely gloomy, with those irregular black stripes on her face seeming to pulse faintly.
“Is this really a relic of a demon god?” Su Che asked.
“That’s right.”
Ling Xuan nodded and pointed behind her. “The demon god bones you need are over there, piled up in great quantities.”
“So, you deliberately sold some of your own bones to lure certain immortals here so you could devour them, is that it?” Su Che guessed.
“That’s exactly right,” Ling Xuan said with a sinister smile. “Over the years, five Immortal Emperors have come to me, threatening me to reveal the secrets of the demon god bones. I exploited their greed, lured them here, and devoured them to strengthen my demonic soul. With today’s Dragon Emperor as well, I can be reborn and continue living as an immortal. Such a way of existing is also permitted by the Heavenly Dao.”
Su Che raised an eyebrow, seeming to understand. “So, the Heavenly Dao hasn’t truly destroyed you. The so-called punishment is just forcing you to change your form of existence and submit to the control of the Heavenly Dao, right?”
“I don’t know.”
When talking about this, Ling Xuan became visibly agitated and shouted, “All I know is that I’m not completely dead. A sliver of my demonic soul remains trapped in my own body. After countless years, I finally saw a girl push open the door and enter.”
“My demonic soul took over her body and devoured her soul. I thought I had been reborn, but I was still too weak. That’s why I need more of you to come here willingly and become my food. At the very least, it will allow me to regain one ten-thousandth of my original strength.”
One ten-thousandth of the power of an ancient demon god is equivalent to that of a modern Immortal Emperor.
“So, the demon god bones are useless to you now?” Su Che smiled. “That’s good. Then give them to me; I could use them.”
Hearing this, Ling Xuan became curious and asked, “What do you need so many bones for, to the point of exchanging them for a supreme treasure?”

“Do you possess the primal power of time?” Su Che replied calmly, “I need this power to extract such innate abilities from your remains.”
“Can you extract my innate abilities from my remains?”
Ling Xuan was astonished. Even after rebirth, she had lost that ability, as the remnants of her soul hadn’t been able to retain such a precious talent.
Su Che nodded and said calmly, “You just want to be revived and improve your self-protection abilities. By exploiting others’ greed, making them come to you, threatening you, forcing you, and then devouring them—well, this approach isn’t wrong. After all, they were the ones who harbored ill intentions toward you. It’s not an overstatement to say they deserve death. But I’m different. This is a fair deal between us. The price I pay is sufficient for what I get, and since you’ve already accepted my deposit, both morally and logically, this deal should go through.”
“Hahahahah…”
Ling Xuan first burst into laughter, then suddenly turned her gaze cold and merciless as she stared at Su Che and said, “Don’t you think you’re naive saying these things?”
“And what if I am naive? I just hope to stand on reason.”
Su Che replied calmly, “At first, I did seem like I was forcing things on you, but I’ve already formally apologized and am willing to compensate you many times over. You’ve accepted the deposit and even thanked me—that means you’ve agreed to this deal. Logically, I owe you nothing more. So today, I’m taking your remains!”
Su Che’s tone was quite firm, which made Ling Xuan pause briefly, but then she laughed shrilly, “You kid, you’re quite interesting. Even in such a situation, you still try to reason with me.”
“What’s wrong with this situation?” Su Che gestured around, “Just because this is your lair, does that mean you think you have a 100% advantage?”
“Young man, is talking big useful?” Ling Xuan asked darkly.
“You misunderstand. It’s not just talk,” Su Che said calmly. “I’m just advising you to complete this deal as agreed. If you can gather enough demon god bones here, I’ll give you even more benefits. After the deal, if you want to devour other greedy people, go ahead—I don’t care. But if you try to scheme against me, I assure you, you’ll regret it. That’s all.”

“Hehe…” The Dragon Emperor, who had remained silent until now, also sneered and said, “I can guarantee too that she will regret this. Up to now, she still doesn’t know the true identity of the Arbiter, right?”
“The Arbiter?” Ling Xuan’s expression changed slightly, the dark patterns on her face writhing ominously. “What Arbiter?”
“The Arbiter of the Immortal Lord’s Treasury!”
The Dragon Emperor’s eyes were as blind as if he couldn’t see, but through the mental image transmitted by Su Che, he could accurately determine her location. He shouted at her, “Haven’t you heard the news about the emergence of the Immortal Lord’s Treasury two hundred years ago?”
“The Immortal Lord’s Treasury?” A sharp glint flashed in Ling Xuan’s dark eyes as she stared at Su Che and asked, “Are you that Arbiter?”
The news of the emergence of the Immortal Lord’s Treasury had long spread throughout the immortal realm, especially in the Cloud Immortal Domain. Recently, while she was in the Cloud Sky Heavenly Kingdom, she had heard many people talking about it, so of course she knew that several great immortal lords were involved behind Su Che.
Su Che nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, “That’s why I advise you to follow the agreement and complete the deal we made earlier. Let me put it this way: even without the title of Arbiter, I’m not someone you can afford to mess with. Before you, I’ve encountered three surviving ancient demon gods, and they were all quite friendly to me.”
“What?”
These words shocked Ling Xuan even more. She demanded sharply, “You’ve also met other surviving demon gods? Who are they?”
“Ao Jun and his wife—you should know them, right? Both of them are still alive. Another one—you probably know him too; it’s the Sky-Devouring Rat.”
Su Che’s reply carried an air of arrogance. “To be honest, both the resurrection of the Sky-Devouring Rat and Ao Jun is related to me.”
“The Sky-Devouring Rat, Ao Jun?” Ling Xuan murmured in disbelief. “They’re still alive?”
“Of course!”
Seizing the opportunity, Su Che continued, “To tell you the truth, I found my way here because Ao Jun himself told me that you’re also one of the demon gods who possess the power of time itself.”
Whoosh!
Su Che unfolded a three-dimensional map, marked with those five locations.
“Here, here, here… These five places were once your personal territories before the Heavenly Punishment, right?”
“Did you really meet Ao Jun?” Now, Ling Xuan truly began to believe it.
In ancient times, these demon gods with fixed territories knew each other, especially those like Ao Jun—their relationships were friendly and they were quite familiar with one another.

Su Che nodded and said, “I not only have no prejudice against you ancient demon gods, but I’m also willing to offer you all kinds of help as long as it doesn’t go against the will of heaven. It was with my help that Ao Jun was able to revive successfully and reunite with his wife. Who knows, perhaps I’ll encounter more demon gods whose lives have been restored in the future, and you are just one of them.”
Ling Xuan remained silent, her gaze wandering, seemingly stunned by Su Che’s words.
Not only her, but even the Dragon Emperor was secretly shocked; he really hadn’t expected this young judge to have such experiences.
“So…”
Su Che asked slowly in a low voice, “Do you plan to be my friend or my enemy?”