Chapter 137: Mutual Dependence and Opposition, the Evil Star of the Griefful Demon God

Rats fear cats, cats fear dogs, dogs fear elephants, and elephants fear rats… The world is trulywonderful—everything has its opposites. The Nine Nether Demon God might not fear gods or demons, but what if he encounters a rascal like Young Master Su? Could he still claim he’s not afraid?

Time slipped away little by little. It was hard to tell how much time had passed, but the silver moon could already be seen shining over the chaotic streets. Broken papers flew everywhere, and doors and windows creaked in the wind. The entire city had turned into a messy, dead place.

Young Master Su opened his eyes, and a green light flashed from them before disappearing. As the light vanished, he stood up, brushed dust off his pants, picked up the rusty kitchen knife, and tucked it behind his back. Then he looked around and started cursing loudly, “Damn it! What kind of demon god is this? He’s just a scammer! Where’s my donkey?”

As he cursed the Nine Nether Demon God, a voice suddenly came from within his body, sounding somewhat incredulous. “Why is your soul still in your body? Didn’t you agree to my conditions?”

Young Master Su was also puzzled. He looked around—there was no one. Where did the voice come from? Still, he replied, “Hey, you old bastard! Where are you hiding? I can’t see you.”

The Nine Nether Demon God asked doubtfully, “I’m right inside your body now. I’ve become part of you. But I don’t understand. Why can’t I fully possess your body even though you agreed to my conditions?”

Hearing this, Young Master Su suddenly felt scared. “Is this… possession?” But then he thought it couldn’t be, as he could still speak and think. So he sat down on a broken stool nearby and continued cursing, “Stop playing tricks on me! What conditions are those? If you think I’m stupid, then you are too! I just agreed verbally. I know very well that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. My dad said the more something is given to you, the worse it is.”

Suddenly, the Nine Nether Demon God let out a pitiful howl from within his body. It seemed he was truly angry now. Who would have thought that this demon god, with thousands of years of wisdom, could be deceived by such a rascal?

Why was the Nine Nether Demon God so angry? Ever since Hou Yi sealed him away, he had remained asleep. Until one day, countless undead awakened his consciousness. Yet he was still bound by the remaining power of that divine arrow, unable to control his desire to emerge from darkness. He wanted revenge. So he made a prediction to himself: if he found someone who truly handed over their body to him, he would break free from the seal of the divine arrow forever and merge completely with that body. Even if it meant being trapped inside that body forever, he would break through the divine seal.

When Liu Yi returned to Fengdu Ghost City once again, the Nine Nether Demon God realized he had no strength to resist, as he was still under seal. So, he created an illusion using a highly concentrated green poisonous mist, then used his own explosive power to make Liu Yi believe he had been sealed once more. In this way, he escaped disaster and took possession of a body that agreed to his conditions… Yes, he had indeed broken free from the god’s seal, but to his surprise, he was deceived by this decadent young man. Although he had escaped the god’s seal, he fell into an eternal seal due to his own prophecy. Though he could now leave that darkness, this body did not fully belong to him, yet he now completely belonged to this body. From now on, the body’s life, aging, illness, and death would determine his fate… At that moment, the Nine Nether Demon God let out the most agonizing scream, but after that, he suddenly burst into loud laughter. After laughing, he said bitterly, “I, the Nine Nether Demon God, who fear neither gods nor demons and can destroy heaven and earth, have now been deceived by a stupid creature.” Hearing this, Young Master Su also became angry and cursed, “Stop pretending to be innocent in front of me! You’re now in my body—do you think I wanted this?” The Nine Nether Demon God paused for a moment before continuing, “Although I can’t control you completely, if you agree to do as I say, I promise to give you everything you desire.” His intention was clear—he wanted Young Master Su to obey without resistance whenever he needed the body. Young Master Su stood up, walked forward, searching for his donkey and servants, while replying, “Stop talking nonsense! If I believed what you say, I wouldn’t be Young Master Su at all.” The entire street was gloomy and terrifying. Under the moonlight, the young man in green was talking to himself. If anyone had seen him, they would surely think he was crazy and mentally unstable. But in this terrifying city, who would be around anyway… Yet, surprisingly, there were people there. While Young Master Su was cursing both his donkey and the Nine Nether Demon God, an orange light and a blue light flashed by, and three people descended. These three were Li Ling, Lan Ren, and Tian Jiao. Along the way, they explored the entire outskirts of the city. Lan Ren kept asking many unanswerable questions, forcing Li Ling to spend a whole day just to reach Fengdu Ghost City—more than ten times longer than usual. While Young Master Su was still cursing his donkey and the Nine Nether Demon God, he was shocked to see three people descending from the sky and stood there frozen. The Nine Nether Demon God, who had never been cursed like this before, could hardly bear it despite his thousands of years of cultivation. Fortunately, the arrival of Li Ling and the others made Young Master Su shut up. Quickly regaining his composure, Young Master Su circled the three of them with a ridiculous expression and said, “Gods? Fairies? Demons? Or fox spirits?” He meant Lan Ren by “fox spirit,” because of her distinctive blue eyes… Lan Ren raised her fist and snapped, “You brat, what did you say?”

Upon seeing him, Young Master Su jumped back abruptly, adopted a fighting stance, and shouted, “I’m not afraid of you! I’ve seen everything in my life.” Lan Ren was actually stunned by this silly boy. His stance didn’t resemble that of a fighter but rather resembled someone performing acrobatics. Seeing no reaction from the other side, Young Master Su continued, “Gods and demons, have you seen my wild donkey…” At that moment, Li Ling spoke up, smiling and saying, “Young master, why are you here alone in the middle of the night? Just to look for a wild donkey?” Young Master Su glanced at Li Ling’s kind face, dropped his acrobatic stance, and said, “Not exactly. I was just passing by. A strong wind blew up just now, and my disobedient wild donkey ran away with my servant, so I’m trying to find it.” Lan Ren glanced at Young Master Su and snorted coldly, “I thought you were some noble young master. Turns out you’re just a local tycoon who can’t even take care of a donkey. I wonder what else such a person can do.” Hearing this, Young Master Su snapped, “Hey… you fox spirit! I’m already upset because of my lost donkey. Don’t make me angrier!” Before Lan Ren could speak, Li Ling smiled and said, “I wonder what your name is, young master. Where did that strong wind come from?” Young Master Su looked at Li Ling and said to Lan Ren, “See how polite this kind god brother is? Learn from him, you little fox spirit.” He then turned to Li Ling with a smile and said, “I’m from the Su family in the capital. My name is Shao Bo. You can call me Young Master Su—without the ‘Bo’ part. I prefer it that way, hehe.” It seems this Young Master Su not only has boldness but also extreme audacity. It’s hard to understand how such an extraordinary person could exist in this world. It seems the Nine Nether Demons are even luckier than when they met Hou Yi…