"Yes, it's me..." Seeing that Shu Yue could still recognize him even when being occupied by the malevolent aura, Shu Yao nodded eagerly with joy, but the worry in his eyes never faded.
He knew that the demonic aura hidden in Shu Yue's body had finally erupted again. However, he had no idea when this aura would cause trouble in Shu Yue's body.
Maybe in places he couldn't see, it would become even more rampant and powerful, reaching an irreparable state.
The hand that grabbed his arm was slender but warm, transmitting a warm strength to Shu Yue from within.
The blood - red color in his eyes faded, and the cold and malevolent aura all over his body also disappeared. His well - carved eyebrows returned to their previous gentle look.
While he was only looking into Shu Yao's eyes, he didn't notice the dangerous and sinister look projected from the cold - blooded gaze opposite.
The tender look between the two in front of him, combined with the sight of his injured subordinate Shui Yun, stirred up the blood - thirsty killing intent that Yan Yijue had always hidden beneath his charming appearance.
His pupils turned a pure dark red due to anger. The winding red mark between his eyebrows now glowed red, extending from his forehead to his brow bone and forming terrifying scales that resembled snake scales.
His once charming and picturesque face now looked hideous and shocking because of these snake scales.
From behind him, two snake heads gradually emerged from both sides of his head. They quickly showed half of their snake bodies like the wind, opened their blood - filled mouths, and lunged at the unaware Shu Yue.
When Shu Yue casually glanced in Yan Yijue's direction from the corner of his eye, he saw two huge snake heads lunging at him fiercely. To prevent Shu Yao from getting hurt, he immediately hugged him in his arms and used his back to block the snake demon's attack.
"Ugh..." A tearing pain shot through his back. Shu Yue frowned his slanting sword - like eyebrows, but only let out a muffled groan from between his teeth.
When the snake heads retracted, the man in front of him staggered. Shu Yao opened his eyes wide in panic and watched as the bright red blood suddenly gushed out from his thin lips and bloomed at the corner of his mouth, looking extremely charming.
"Dad, dad, are you okay..." Struggling to hold on to his last bit of consciousness, Shu Yue managed to stand up straight. There was a trace of heart - wrenching smile in his eyes.
"Shu, Shu Yue..." The next second, he watched helplessly as this strong body gradually fell. Another mouthful of blood spurted out, staining his white robe red. In an instant, it was strikingly bright.
Throughout the whole process, Shu Yao still didn't know what had happened. It wasn't until he saw the flesh - turning wound on Shu Yue's back that his pupils contracted painfully. Then he looked up at Yan Yijue hatefully.
But the words he wanted to scold were stuck in his throat when he saw Yan Yijue's terrifying appearance. He even couldn't recognize for a moment that this man who was neither human nor ghost was the usually handsome and charming Yan Yijue.
"Shu Yao, don't look at me like that. He was just asking for it. He also hurt my subordinate. Now it's even."
"Yan Yijue, it's okay for you to target me, but you even dared to hurt Shu Yue!" Now that Shu Yue was so badly injured, besides being angry, Shu Yao couldn't say a single word.
He glared at Yan Yijue. His sharp eyes wished to cut Yan Yijue into pieces, but he hated himself for his poor magical skills and couldn't avenge Shu Yue.
"Hehe, what a joke. There's nothing I, Yan Yijue, dare not do in this world. What can you do to me?" Yan Yijue concealed his terrifying appearance, and his face returned to its former look, perfectly transforming between darkness and charm.
Except for the lack of those terrifying snake scales just now, he still had silver hair, demonic pupils, and a beauty that transcended the secular world, looking extremely charming.
He showed no sympathy or pity for killing. He just raised his proud eyebrows and was curiously examining the weak life.
He was a bit regretful that he had mercifully spared Shu Yue's life today. But seeing him in such pain was also quite satisfying.
Then he looked at Shu Yao, who was so concerned about Shu Yue. Due to his strong possessiveness, he changed his mind.
He took elegant steps and just got a little closer, but still kept a half - arm distance from Shu Yue and the others.
Shu Yao protected Shu Yue in his arms and stared at him warily, on full alert: "What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry. I won't hurt you anyway. I can't bear to. As for him, he's doomed."
"Yan Yijue, if you dare to hurt him even a bit more, I'll die with you!"
"Hahaha," Yan Yijue laughed heartily, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his laughter. His peach - blossom eyes became more and more lazy because of the smile, and they were extremely charming: "Shu Yao, where did you get the courage to challenge me like this?"
He slightly restrained his smile but still looked half - smiling: "However, it's just your interesting soul that makes me so infatuated."
"You devil!" When it came to the word "devil", Shu Yao thought it was an over - compliment for him. This man was even more terrifying than the devil!
"You'd better say a few parting words to him instead of confronting me here. You won't have a chance in a while."
He was calm and composed, but it made Shu Yao tremble with fear.
He couldn't help but hug Shu Yue tightly. Looking at the man in his arms who was almost unconscious and then at the overbearing opponent, Shu Yao was powerless even if he wanted to fight back.
Suddenly, the sense of panic in his heart deepened. He was really afraid that Shu Yue would leave his life.
"Have you thought it over? Say what you want to say quickly." Yan Yijue folded his arms and was ready to watch this touching parting between life and death.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a purple light suddenly appeared in front of him. He took a step back warily, tensed his whole body, and subconsciously made a ready - to - attack gesture.
He squinted his eyes. When he saw clearly the changing figure in front of him, his pupils froze, and his hand movements also relaxed.
"Yan Yijue, you've hurt my man. You surely know the consequence." Along with a slow, mellow and elegant voice, Shu Yao looked up at the familiar figure blocking in front of them.
Without the dragon - patterned green robe, he was wearing a purple robe fluttering in the wind. His blue hair was neither tied nor bundled, floating slightly. Against the backlight, his extremely beautiful face seemed like it would disappear at any moment. It shouldn't have existed in this world, but his peerless elegance was truly shown in front of them.
This man, who was imposing without getting angry, was more domineering and majestic than the snake king Yan Yijue.
The one who could be called the most outstanding was no other than the Dragon King, Long Mo!
"Long Mo, you know me best. Why do you have to force me like this?" Although there was a smile on Yan Yijue's lips, there was a hint of cold and sinister air that couldn't be ignored.
Long Mo's appearance really surprised him. To be honest, if they really fought, he might not be able to defeat Long Mo.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, Long Mo had a higher level of cultivation. He was only one step away from transforming into a dragon. After all, he was just a demon king who ran amok in the demon world, and was a bit inferior compared to the dragon clan.