"The soul of the Ninth Heaven Realm?"
Hearing this, Qin Shi frowned and looked at the soul. This soul was clearly different from the one before. It actually had a little bit of cultivation?
Of course, this little bit was only for this soul. To Qin Shi, it was already a terrifying existence that he couldn't touch.
It was at the peak of the Heaven Seizing realm.
"Little guy, this old ghost isn't simple."
The Evil Demon frowned and said seriously, "In a while, if there's an accident, run for your life. Don't hurt this precious body that I'm going to take over, understand?"
"..."
The corner of Qin Shi's mouth twitched. For a moment, he had the urge to chop up the Evil Demon.
Boom!
With a bang, the soul's resentment overflowed into the heavens. At the instant Qin Shi and the evil spirit conversed, it had already leaped to Qin Shi's side. Its palm was like a fierce gust of wind as it shot towards Qin Shi.
Qin Shi glared. "Damn it!"
Bang!
In an instant, the two figures intertwined and collided. Immediately after, Qin Shi felt his sea of consciousness tremble violently. It was as if his sea of consciousness had been crushed by a huge rock, and it was almost shattered.
"Hiss … What a terrifying power."
In the instant that he was absent-minded, the soul leaned forward once again. A black ghost's five fingers grabbed his throat and said sternly, "Lowly human?
Why are you in the forbidden area of the Fiend Race? "
"The forbidden area of the Fiend Race?
You're from the Fiend Race? "
Qin Shi was just about to struggle, but after hearing Qin Shi's words, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"Cut the crap, speak!
Who are you? "
Immediately after, the soul raised its five fingers and poured into Qin Shi's sea of consciousness. The intense spirit energy made Qin Shi unable to even struggle.
In front of this soul, Qin Shi was as lowly as an ant.
Bang!
But in the next moment, the Evil Demon released its baleful aura and pounced towards the soul like a huge wave. It said angrily, "Chi, a broken soul wants to harm my vessel?"
Clang!
The soul was pushed back dozens of meters by the baleful aura. Then, he stared at Qin Shi in shock, "This power … is from the Primordial Demon Clan?"
"Hmph, old man, you know quite a lot. I'll send you to Rebirth in Bliss right now!"
The evil spirit was obviously enraged. Masses of pitch-black baleful aura surged in the deep pool, forming a monstrous giant hand and pouncing toward the soul.
"Demon, don't attack!"
But at this moment, Qin Shi exerted force with his left arm and used his will to suppress the evil spirit.
"Brat, what are you doing?"
The evil devil lost control of its left hand and cursed with widened eyes.
"Don't make any noise!"
After that, he turned to the soul and said, "Senior, don't get too worked up. Although I'm not a member of the Fiends, I've never harmed them. On the contrary, I'm friends with them."
"Friend?"
Eyebrows furrowed, the soul said, "You're lying to me. I'm a mighty Fiend. Why would I befriend an ant like you?"
"I'm not lying to you," Qin Shi said with determination.
"Brat, don't waste your breath on him. Let me out and I'll subdue him. A soul at the Ninth Heaven realm is enough for you to expand your sea of consciousness to five thousand meters."
"Shut up!"
Qin Shi roared at the evil spirit angrily.
The evil spirit was also full of resentment, but it couldn't break free from Qin Shi. After all, this body was controlled by Qin Shi.
Seeing Qin Shi's confident expression, the soul hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Brat, are you sure you're not lying to me?
Do you dare let me prove it to you? "
Qin Shi smiled frankly and said, "Of course I can. How do you want to prove it to me, senior?"
"I sense the fluctuations of the Holy Spirit Flower in your body. As long as you offer it to me, I'll be your witness," the soul said, staring at Qin Shi.
Qin Shi went blank for a moment, his face darkening as he hesitated.
"What?
Scared? "Seeing Qin Shi's hesitation, the soul laughed.
"I'm not afraid of a crooked shadow. Why wouldn't I dare?"
Qin Shi paused and said confidently. Then, he sent his spiritual energy into his dantian and took out the Holy Spirit Flower attached to the crystal core from his mouth.
Seeing the Holy Spirit Flower, the soul's eyes lit up.
Then, he waved one hand and a purple light shot out, turning into thousands of halos that surrounded the Holy Spirit Flower from all directions.
"This is … the Soul Reading Technique?"
Seeing this, Qin Shi frowned. He had seen those simple movements before. Wasn't it the ancient taboo technique Zi Lingsha used: the Soul Reading Technique?
But what surprised Qin Shi was that the Soul Reading Technique could be used on plants?
Seeing Qin Shi's surprise, the evil spirit said unhappily, "What's there to be surprised about? All living things have souls. Even plants are no exception."
Qin Shi nodded in realization. So this could be done?
If that was the case, the Soul Reading Technique was indeed a good technique. It was a pity that it had long since been lost.
After performing the Soul Reading Technique on the Holy Spirit Flower, the soul frowned and seemed to have aged a lot. "I can't believe our Fiends have fallen to such a miserable state."
Looking at his dispirited appearance, Qin Shi knew that he must have seen the Fiends' miserable situation through the Holy Spirit Flower.
However, he didn't say anything, nor did he seem worried.
Only after the Soul Reading Technique was over did the soul retract his hand. Face somewhat pale, he shook his head and said, "Take the Holy Spirit Flower back."
"You believe me, senior?"
With a wave of his hand, Qin Shi put the Holy Spirit Flower back into his dantian and smiled at the soul.
The soul looked up at Qin Shi and said with a hint of embarrassment, "Yes, young man. I apologize for my previous offense. I'm Long Yun, the second-generation high chieftain of the Fiends."
"Second-generation high chieftain?"
Qin Shi's eyebrows furrowed. This identity really scared him.
Long Yun let out a long sigh, looking very disappointed. "Yeah. I can't believe our Fiends have a long history of ten thousand years. I can't believe we've fallen to such a miserable state, living an ignoble existence in a small empire."
However, just as Qin Shi was feeling emotional, the Fiend threw a stone at him and said with a taunting tone, "Hmph! What's wrong with you?
Didn't you see me?
I'm a mighty ancient heaven devil, but now I've fallen to the point where I'm being used as a fighter by this kid. Compared to me, your Fiends are much better. "
"..."
The corner of Qin Shi's mouth twitched, and he had an urge to kill the Fiend.
"An ancient heaven devil?"
Upon hearing this, Long Yun turned to look at Qin Shi's left arm. Then, after a moment of pondering, he didn't continue the topic.
After a moment of hesitation, Qin Shi asked, "Old senior, if it's as you said, the Fiends have a foundation of ten thousand years, while the Crimson Flame Empire only has a foundation of five thousand years, why didn't the Fiends leave when the empire was founded?"
"The Fiends can't leave."
"Can't leave?" Qin Shi frowned.
After a moment of hesitation, Long Yun said to Qin Shi, "Yeah. Since the ancient war, the Fiends' mission has been to protect the Weak Water Pool. As long as the Fiends exist, they will forever honor this mission."
"Another ancient war?"
Qin Shi frowned. He was very curious about this ancient war.
Back when he was in the Soul Refining Pagoda, he had come into contact with this ancient war countless times. However, there were very few records of it now.
Hearing the mention of the ancient war, the Fiend trembled, and then quietly fell silent in the totem.
Sensing the change in the Fiend, Qin Shi frowned. He knew that the Fiend was the Devouring Heaven Devil. Every time he thought about it, he was shocked. One of the two devils of the ancient war was actually in his body?
If this matter were to spread, wouldn't the whole world be in chaos?
Therefore, Qin Shi decided that he must not let anyone know the Fiend's identity.
"Young man, this old man has a request. I wonder if it's possible?"
Seeing Qin Shi's silence, Long Yun didn't notice anything unusual. He just thought that Qin Shi was shocked by the ancient war, so he asked.
Qin Shi was stunned for a moment, then he came back to his senses and said, "Senior, please speak."
After a moment of silence, Long Yun stretched out his palm, and a stamen that emitted three rays of light appeared, causing the calm Weak Water Pool to tremble.
"The Holy Spirit Flower?"
Seeing the stamen, Qin Shi's throat was dry, and he let out a low moan.
After a moment of silence, Long Yun said, "Hmm, I saw a little girl named Xi 'er in your Holy Spirit Flower's memories. She's the high chieftain of the Fiends now, but she hasn't been baptized by the Holy Spirit Flower. So I want you to give this Holy Spirit Flower to her for me. It'll be the last thing I can do for the Fiends."
Qin Shi's eyes widened, but before he could say anything, the Holy Spirit Flower had already floated past him, and slowly landed in front of him.
"Young man, you're a good person. I'll leave everything to you. This broken spirit of mine that has lived for ten thousand years can finally be freed," Long Yun said again.
Long Yun spoke once more. Shortly after, his spiritual body flickered with a dazzling light as he pounced towards Qin Shi.
Boom!
The moment Long Yun pounced, Qin Shi felt as if his sea of consciousness was about to explode. A violent wave surged over, causing his three thousand meter sea of consciousness to blossom with golden light. After breaking through its shackles, it reached five thousand meters.
Sensing the changes in his sea of consciousness, Qin Shi was dumbfounded.
But while he was still in shock, Long Yun's soul once again appeared in his sea of consciousness, leaving behind a few final words. "Young man, if the Fiend race is in trouble in the future, I hope you can help me protect the Fiend race from extinction …"
"Senior Long Yun …"
Qin Shi was taken aback, but by the time he wanted to say something, Long Yun had already disappeared.
In the pitch-black, ice-cold lake, only Qin Shi and the Holy Spirit Flower in front of him were left. The Holy Spirit Flower was already rippling because of the Holy Spirit Flower.
This sudden accident made Qin Shi fall into a moment of silence.
He held the Holy Spirit Flower in front of him with one hand, not knowing what to do.
He struggled in his heart. If he gave this Holy Spirit Flower to Yu Luocha, he would be able to relieve the Emotionless Yin Yang Talisman in her body. But if he did that, he would be breaking his promise to Long Yun.
"What should I do to take care of both sides?"
"Young man, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to give up one of them," the Nefarious Devil's deep voice rang out as it spoke to Qin Shi.
Hearing that, Qin Shi smiled bitterly. He also understood this simple principle, but it was often very painful when he had to make a choice.
"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. Perhaps leaving this to Xi 'er and letting her arrange this Holy Spirit Flower is the best choice." Qin Shi shook his head. Then, he lowered his head and looked at the Nefarious Devil totem with a somewhat strange gaze.
Feeling the strange gaze, the Nefarious Devil snapped, "What do you mean by looking at me like that?"
"No, I'm just thinking that a rusty Nefarious Devil like you actually knows how to use the ancient language?" Qin Shi laughed mockingly.
"Scram!" The Nefarious Devil snapped.
Being scolded by the Nefarious Devil, Qin Shi didn't feel the slightest displeasure. Instead, he felt much better. "Hey, Nefarious Devil, oh Nefarious Devil. Say, it would be great if you weren't a Nefarious Devil.
Perhaps the two of us could even become brothers. Every time I'm in a bad mood, I feel much better talking to you. "
"Do you think I'm chicken soup for the soul?"
The Nefarious Devil was somewhat speechless, but when it heard Qin Shi's words, a strange warmth flowed in its heart.
Qin Shi didn't say anything else. Instead, he looked down. It was time to pick the Spirit Gathering Flower and leave this damned place.