In the wildness to the southeast of the Creek City, Lu Li was running with the coffin. His condition was getting worse.
His hair was disheveled and his cyan robe was in tatters. Many parts of his body were abraded and bleeding.
His expression was abnormally ugly, and his eyes were blood-red like two demonic moons.
He grimaced in pain and breathed heavily like a mad wild dog.
Sometimes he was conscious and sometimes he was confused. If it were not for the fact that he had a strong will, he would have fallen into a deep sleep.
Deep down in his heart, there was a kind of anger that refused to admit defeat and accept his fate.
He could not allow his body to be taken over by the demon. He could not turn into a walking dead or a demon.
For the past couple of days, he had been fighting with the demon's soul. Sometimes, his Soul Pond would glow in green and then in white. He and the demon were fighting for control of the Soul Pond.
As for how he could get to the Creek City from the Garden City so quietly, it had nothing to do with him. It was all the demon's ability.
The demon activated the transparent Inhibition Formation on the Coffin of the Dragon King and flew all the way here. It avoided the cities along the way so regular scouts couldn't find it.
The demon was smart. It must have known that there were too many powerful warriors at the Garden City. If it stayed there, it would not be able to escape. Therefore, it spent a lot of energy to control the Coffin of the Dragon King and escape.
It was because the demon was focused on escaping that Lu Li could keep his mind clear.
If the demon had been attacking his soul for half a day, he would have been doomed.
According to Lu Li's speculation, the demon must have consumed a lot of energy to control the Coffin of the Dragon King to fly like this.
Otherwise, the demon would keep flying like this. The reason why the demon was controlling the Coffin of the Dragon King to move forward was that it wanted to take a break and recover energy.
On this thought, Lu Li was cheered up.
If the demon consumed a lot of energy, he would have a chance to get rid of the demon's control.
He still had a chance to save himself and live on.
Controlled by the demon, Lu Li ran away with the coffin. The demon was very skillful. It could cover more than a mile every second. It was running in the mountains and in the wild to avoid the pursuers.
Lu Li could sense what was going on outside, but he could not control his body.
He was like a remnant soul floating outside his body. He could only see and think, but he could do nothing.
"I must think of a way to save myself!"
Lu Li was trying to come up with a solution.
He thought for a while and realized that there were only two ways. The first was to fight for the control of the Soul Pond with the demon so that the demon could not possess him completely. Then, he could wait for Ming Yu and Yu Huashen to rescue him.
The second was to find a way to control his physical body and interfere with the demon's movements so that he could not escape. When Ming Yu and the rest arrived, they would naturally find a way to save him.
He was only at the Soul Pond Realm. His strength, realm and soul were too weak. It was impossible for him to deal with demons on his own.
After thinking it through, Lu Li began to think of a way to control his body.
He focused his thoughts on his body, his hands and feet, trying to think of a way to make his body move according to his thoughts.
"Thump ~"
He tried again and again, resisted again and again, and forcefully tried to control it.
Finally, Lu Li's legs trembled. He suddenly fell to the ground while he was running. The coffin behind him fell to the ground as well, kicking up a cloud of dust.
However, he quickly got up and continued to run forward. He found that he could no longer affect any part of his body.
Lu Li was cheered up after one success. He had to keep it up. His speed would be slowed down. Ming Yu, Yu Huashen and Du Ran would catch up with him soon.
"Thump ~"
Dozens of miles later, Lu Li once again fell to the ground.
Then he got up and continued to run. In Lu Li's soul, he suddenly heard an old voice, "Punk, do you have a death wish?
Do you believe that I can corrode your body into a puddle of blood? "
"Eh?"
Lu Li's soul trembled. Finally, the old demon spoke directly into Lu Li's soul.
Instead of being scared, Lu Li became more and more excited. The old demon's voice indicated that he was afraid.
Was he afraid that he would be caught up and captured for making trouble?
"Ha, ha, ha!"
Lu Li laughed to himself and said to himself, "Old demon, destroy me, destroy me. I would rather have my body destroyed than be possessed by you."
The old demon had taken over part of his Soul Pond. The old demon should know what he was thinking.
As he expected, soon, Lu Li heard the old voice, "Stupid, punk!
How can I possess you?
I can only use your body to run away.
Listen to me. When I get to a safe place and recover my strength, I will let you go. I will give you the treasures in the Coffin of the Dragon King. "
If Lu Li were an average 16-year-old boy, he would have believed the old demon's words.
He had been through so many things that his mentality was better than that of his peers.
Also, how could he trust the words of the demon?
This demon wanted to take over Yu Lingxu's body at the Tomb of Dragon King.
Lu Li replied with a cold smile, "Are you trying to fool a three-year-old?
If you just want to run away, it is easy.
The ones chasing you are all my men. As long as you let me go, I will tell them not to chase you. How about that? "
The old demon replied, "Why should I trust you?
What if you come after me again after I let you go? "
Lu Li asked back, "Then why should I trust you?"
What the demon said next shocked Lu Li's soul. The demon said, "Because I am … the Dragon King. Do you think I will lie to a kid like you?
You have been to the Tomb of Dragon King so you must know my story.
I never go back on my words and I will do what I say. "
"Dragon King!"
Lu Li was really scared. This was a Human Sovereign Realm warrior, the overlord that unified the Northern Desert 10,000 years ago. A man like this would not lie, would he?
The Dragon King had passed away 10,000 years ago. Could it be that he knew some secret method to preserve his soul?
The demon knew how to control the Coffin of the Dragon King. Also, the Tomb of Dragon King was completely enclosed. Average powerful warriors could not get in. So … this demon really could be the remnant soul of the Dragon King.
"Wait —"
After a while, Lu Li suddenly realized something. If the demon was the remnant soul of the Dragon King, then how could the Divine Weapon on the Coffin of the Dragon King be explained?
Also, the Dragon King was a great emperor. Why did he call himself "I" instead of "I"?
The most important thing was that the Dragon King was from the Northern Desert.
The Coffin of the Dragon King flew out of the Tomb of Dragon King. The Dragon King must be hiding at the Northern Desert to recover his energy or to come back to life.
All in all … he would not come to the Central Plains rashly. He had been discovered as soon as he entered the Central Plains.
What was more, Lu Li had never heard that the remnant soul of a person could be preserved after 10,000 years.
This was too unbelievable. The means of the demon were not like those of a normal human being.
Soon, Lu Li sneered, "Old demon, who are you trying to fool?
I don't want to waste time with you. Either you destroy my body or I will make trouble for you so that you cannot escape.
When my men get here, you will die as well.
Either you let me go or I swear that my men will not hunt you down. "