Qin Shi's hurried footsteps halted as he stared at the cold pond in disbelief. At this moment, the center of the cold pond was no longer as clear as before. It was like a pool of stagnant water, and all that was left was chaos and darkness.
Zi Lingsha sat cross-legged in the middle of the black water, her jade-like face contorted in pain. Black threads continuously flew out from between her brows.
Qin Shi glared at the fiend and shouted, "What's going on?"
The fiend didn't make a sound, but his expression became extremely solemn. It was a seriousness that Qin Shi had never seen before. He clasped his hands together, and waves of murderous energy gushed out.
However, this murderous energy couldn't even get close to Zi Lingsha.
Bang!
Suddenly, Qin Shi was startled. A loud sound rang out, and an explosion occurred in the palm of the Nefarious Devil. The Nefarious Devil's eyes widened, and in the next moment, he saw the baleful aura that he had unleashed actually counterattacked him.
Boom!
The huge illusory figure was directly sent flying, slamming into the wall of the cold pond.
"Fiend!" Qin Shi's eyes were bloodshot.
He helped the fiend up. The fiend coughed a few times, revealing a paleness that Qin Shi had never seen before. He didn't even dare to imagine. "Cough, cough!
Kid, I really, really tried my best. The demonic energy in this little girl's body is really too strong. Even I can't overcome it. "
"How, how is this possible?"
Qin Shi was on the verge of breaking down. "Impossible, impossible. You're one of the two great fiends of the ancient times. How, how can you have a demonic energy that you can't defeat?"
The fiend sighed. "If I was at my peak, I naturally wouldn't be afraid of this demonic energy. But I'm injured now, and this demonic energy is very strange. It seems to know my strength like the back of its hand. I can't do anything about it."
"Is there no other way?"
Qin Shi was about to explode. He couldn't imagine that after fighting for so long and sacrificing so much, he still had to watch Zi Lingsha leave with his own eyes.
The Nefarious Devil pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "It's not that there isn't a way, but … it's too difficult, and … I don't have absolute confidence."
"What is it?" As long as he had Zi Lingsha, Qin Shi would do it no matter how difficult it was. He asked eagerly.
"I'll use your body as a medium. Then, I'll reverse the flow of this cold pond and transfer the evil energy from this little girl's body to yours."
The Nefarious Devil paused for a moment before continuing, "However, if you do that, you will be tortured by this evil energy."
"Old monster, have you gone mad?"
Without waiting for Qin Shi's reply, Donkey Ruhua jumped out in anger. "You put this strange thing on him. Even if you don't care about his life, do you want to kill yourself?"
"What are you arguing about?
Make any more noise and I'll devour you. "
The Nefarious Devil glared at Donkey Ruhua. Then, he turned serious and said to Qin Shi, "Brat, if you understand me, or if you trust me, you should know that I won't harm you."
Qin Shi nodded. "I know, that's why I didn't reply. Tell me your final plan."
"Not bad, I, Devouring Heaven, didn't choose the wrong person."
The Nefarious Devil smiled. "Actually, transferring this evil energy into your body is only a temporary measure. There's no other way right now. Furthermore, your body is different from this little girl. Although you've never truly accepted my evil energy, your body has long adapted to the demonic energy. This evil energy is also a type of demonic energy. Therefore, when it's in your body, the evil energy will visibly weaken. Furthermore, the strength I can unleash in your body will far surpass what I can unleash in this cold pond. When that time comes, with the addition of the demonic blood in your body, I believe it won't be difficult to completely eradicate this evil energy."
"Of course, even so, if I want to eradicate this evil energy, it won't be something that can be done in a day. At the very least, it'll take a year and a half. At the very most, it might take ten, a hundred, or even a thousand years. During this period of time, you will constantly be tortured by this evil energy, just like her." The Nefarious Devil added.
Hearing this, Qin Shi fell silent for a moment. Suddenly, he laughed at himself and said, "Let me ask you, will I die like this?"
"You definitely won't die." The Nefarious Devil said with certainty.
Qin Shi nodded as if he understood. "Alright, I understand. Then let's do it this way."
"Hey, kid, you better think it through. If he says he can guarantee that you won't die, then you won't die. What if something unexpected happens?" Donkey Ruhua hurriedly shouted.
Qin Shi looked at the Nefarious Devil with absolute trust. He smiled confidently and said, "That won't happen. If he says I won't die, then I definitely won't die."
"Little thing …!" The Nefarious Devil was stunned for a moment. Then, its heart was filled with warmth.
Seeing this scene, Donkey Ruhua was flustered and exasperated. He stomped his feet and said, "I give up, I really give up. I say, you silly kid, are you stupid? That's your life, that's your only life. How can you joke around like that?"
Qin Shi silently shrugged his shoulders.
"Alright, alright, alright. Let's not talk about this anymore. Even if you really didn't die, do you know what will happen when the evil energy enters your body?
He said he can help you resolve it, but can he resolve it?
Even if he can, how many years will it take? Or even a hundred or a thousand years?
In these hundreds and thousands of years, you will have to endure inhuman pain. Furthermore, your Spiritual Energy will stagnate, and your Soul Energy will also stagnate. Don't you care? "
"I care, but I care more about my friend's life. Compared to that, nothing else matters. Plus, I believe that the Nefarious Devil won't make me wait for too long."
"You …!"
"Alright!"
Qin Shi interrupted Donkey Ruhua, "You don't need to say anymore. If you think I'm a burden, then wait until we leave the Refinement Region and you can leave on your own."
Then, he ignored Donkey Ruhua. To be honest, he was a little angry. Nothing was more important than Zi Lingsha's life right now.
"Nefarious Devil, let's begin."
"Yes." The Nefarious Devil nodded. "Let's go into the cold pond."
Qin Shi nodded. Shortly after, he slowly walked into the cold pond. That haggard silhouette was right in front of him, causing him to feel pity and tenderness.
It was true. At that moment, his eyes turned red. He didn't want to believe that the heavens were so unfair. He slowly sat down cross-legged and gently caressed her face with his hand. "Lingsha, hold on. Everything will be fine soon."
Her jade-like eyes slightly opened. When she saw Qin Shi, she instantly sobered up. She gently smiled, "Yes, I, I will hold on."
"Nefarious Devil, let's begin." After comforting Zi Lingsha, Qin Shi shouted.
"Are you ready?
In a while, no matter what happens, don't resist. This process will be extremely painful. "
"Yes!" Qin Shi resolutely nodded.
"I understand."
The Nefarious Devil took a deep breath. Shortly after, a huge and strange array appeared on his devil claw. That array immediately shot out, causing the temperature in the cold pond to change drastically. For a few moments, it even gave people the illusion that the pond was boiling.
Boom!
Suddenly, Qin Shi's black eyes widened. In the cold pond's reversal, two extremely thin lines swayed continuously. One of them connected to Zi Lingsha's breasts, while the other wrapped around him.
When the lines stabilized, there seemed to be a mad dragon roaring from the bottom of the pond. The dragon's roar was so strong that it caused the ground to shatter.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"
In the blink of an eye, an endless amount of demonic energy was dragged out from Zi Lingsha's body. Then, under the guidance of the lines, as if it had found a host, it crazily entered Qin Shi's body.
"Ahhh!"
As the demonic energy entered his body, Qin Shi furrowed his brows. He couldn't control himself and shouted. In an instant, his black robe exploded. He felt as if his entire body had fallen into the underworld. He couldn't control the energy in his body at all.
"What, what a terrifying demonic energy!"
This illusion made Qin Shi feel as if he had been possessed by the Nefarious Devil back then. For a moment, he couldn't control himself and lost his consciousness.
In the end, he looked at the petite figure in front of him. Only then did he try his best to bite his lips and restrain himself.
"No, I can't fall. I have to hold on!"
Qin Shi kept shouting in his heart. In the end, he couldn't control himself and roared out loud.
The entire process was like the passage of time. The entire cold pond seemed to have darkened in an instant.
This process was very long. Qin Shi suffered in this pain for almost two months.
It wasn't until two months later that Zi Lingsha's jade-like face calmed down slightly. Her breathing also started to become even. The white hair on her back glistened and the fragrance assailed his nostrils. When it fell into Qin Shi's mouth, he couldn't help but feel gratified.
This at least meant that these two months of suffering weren't in vain.
Suddenly, her jade-like eyes opened. When she saw the scene in front of her, her almond-shaped eyes flickered with intense struggle and confusion. "Qin Shi!"
"Lingsha, don't move!" Qin Shi was shocked. He tried his best to comfort Zi Lingsha.
However, this was impossible. When she saw her demonic energy continuously flowing into Qin Shi's body, Zi Lingsha almost broke down. She struggled frantically. Her jade-like hands clenched together, trying her best to seal her body. She didn't want any demonic energy to flow out of her body. "Why, why, why are you doing this?
Do you want to die?
I don't want you to save me. Go, go, return this demonic energy to me. You can't die!
You can't die!!!
… Sob sob sob! "
In the end, her words turned into sobs. Zi Lingsha cried like a little girl.
Qin Shi said with heartache. "Lingsha, don't cry. Don't worry, I have a way. The Nefarious Devil and I can eliminate this demonic energy in my body. However, if you persist, you will die. Listen to me. I promise you that nothing will happen to me, okay?
I'm begging you, okay? "
Zi Lingsha wanted to persist so much … But when she heard the word 'beg', she couldn't persist anymore. She nodded her head. "Yes …"
"Good girl!"
Qin Shi heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. Then, he gritted his teeth. Because he knew very well that what he had to endure next was the final blow.
"Come, come and torture me. I won't let her get hurt again."