When Xiaoling heard Helan Yanting's voice, she shuddered all over and hesitated for a moment. It was during this moment that a powerful aura suddenly surged from behind, carrying a momentum that seemed to destroy the heavens and the earth.
Under the shroud of this powerful aura, Xiaoling's body became even more immobile. Before she could even spurt out the flames, she was frozen in mid - air.
When Xiaoling smelled this aura, she shuddered again. This familiar aura... she couldn't be wrong. It was him! It was Prince Helan!
Although at this moment Xiaoling was hindered by the high - level aura and couldn't turn her head to look, she could still tell that the owner of this powerful force was Helan Yanting!
The reason why Xiaoling was so sure was that when she was facing the red - dressed woman before, at a critical moment of life and death, Helan Yanting suddenly seemed to become a different person. To be precise, he transformed into a non - human form.
While Xiaoling was pondering, the Mirror Demon opposite looked at the person behind Xiaoling and was suddenly greatly shocked. He opened his eyes wide, stood there in a daze for a while, and then tremblingly said, "You are... How is it possible? How could the Demon Lord appear here..."
"Mirror Demon, you've really grown bolder these days. Hmph."
A low, cold laugh sounded behind Xiaoling. This voice was as low as the surrounding aura, capable of pinning a person to the spot.
The Mirror Demon shivered all over, his face turning alternately green and white. This time, he was completely submissive and scared. Sweating profusely, he flopped down on his knees.
"Demon Lord, I was blind and failed to recognize you! I didn't mean to offend you, Demon Lord. I've always been looking for you, Demon Lord. I'm absolutely loyal to you! Please forgive me this time!"
"Forgive?"
Helan Yanting said coldly. The next second, his figure instantly flashed in front of the Mirror Demon. He reached out and grabbed the Mirror Demon's neck, lifting him up like a chick.
"Demon Lord, I really know I was wrong... Please spare me this time..." The Mirror Demon couldn't even look into Helan Yanting's eyes. Oppressed by the aura around him, his breathing became difficult. Driven by a strong will to survive, he trembled as he pleaded for mercy.
Helan Yanting glanced at Feng Yunshu lying under the big tree not far below. His face darkened even more. "Do you know where you went wrong?"
The Mirror Demon stammered, "I failed to recognize you, Demon Lord, and almost attacked you..."
"Hmm?" Helan Yanting raised his eyebrows and tightened his grip on the Mirror Demon's neck.
Feeling the increasingly deadly restraint on his neck, the Mirror Demon panicked and quickly glanced at Feng Yunshu who was unconscious under the tree. Only then did he react.
"I shouldn't have attacked that woman. I didn't know she was yours, Demon Lord. If I had known earlier, I would never have dared to show the slightest disrespect to her!"
"I'm quite curious. Since you came looking for me, why did you frame her and try to kill her?"
"This..." The Mirror Demon seemed a bit hesitant. Helan Yanting tightened his grip even more. Feeling death approaching, the Mirror Demon finally explained the whole thing.
"Demon Lord, to be honest, I accidentally came to this place from the original Immortal - Demon Continent not long ago. I know very little about this strange other world. Moreover, most of my magic power was sealed after I came here, and I could only rely on others to survive in this other world."
"At first, I heard that your seal had been lifted and you had left Liuxian Mountain. So I searched all over the Immortal - Demon Continent, but I couldn't find your aura."
"After I came here, I actually sensed a trace of your aura, but I had to rely on external forces to do things. Unexpectedly, an Ogre woman came to me on her own initiative and offered to provide me with any help. In exchange, I had to do a thing for her."
After listening, Helan Yanting pondered for a while. At this moment, his face was more solemn and cold than before. There was an air of arrogance and domineering that came with being the Demon Lord floating between his eyes and eyebrows. Although his robe was the same as before, this black - and - gold - trimmed long robe somehow exuded an extra air of royalty.
"Did she ask you to deal with Yunshu?"
The Mirror Demon nodded nervously. "...Yes... She showed me her portrait and told me her name. Then she told me I could use this method to lure her out, and I did as she said..."
"What's the name of that Ogre woman? What does she look like?" Helan Yanting frowned slightly, and his expression became even more fierce.
The Mirror Demon hesitated and said, "I don't know her name. As for her appearance, I can show it to you with an illusion. But I dare to guess that the face she showed me at that time might not have been her real face but a disguise..."
"Show it to me."
The Mirror Demon quickly nodded and immediately used an illusion to show the scene of the woman coming to him before. It was like a mirror, and soon there was an image in the mirror.
After watching, Helan Yanting pondered for a moment. He coldly threw the Mirror Demon aside. Then, a very thin and extremely dazzling lightning bolt appeared in his palm. With just a slight movement of his hand, dark clouds suddenly covered the sky. A thunderbolt, like a swimming dragon, suddenly fell from the sky and accurately struck the Mirror Demon.
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, the Mirror Demon was directly struck back to its original form by this thunderbolt.
Xiaoling had been watching from the side. When she saw this thunderbolt falling, she suddenly opened her eyes wide. Although the target wasn't her, she could feel the pressure and power of this thunderbolt even from the side.
Under this thunderbolt, the Mirror Demon's human form suddenly turned into a bronze mirror. The mirror had complicated patterns and looked very ancient. There also seemed to be some copper rust on it.
It turned out that the Mirror Demon's original form was really a mirror, and it looked like an antique mirror with a certain age.
Helan Yanting stepped forward, picked up the mirror, and stuffed it into his sleeve. There was still a core pill of the Mirror Demon left on the mirror, which contained the magic power the Mirror Demon had gained over the past thousands of years.
Helan Yanting slightly used his magic skills to absorb the core pill into his dantian. After finishing all this, the sky that had been covered with dark clouds gradually cleared up a bit and wasn't so gloomy anymore. The surrounding black fog also quickly dissipated because of the disappearance of the Mirror Demon.
Suddenly, it became quiet all around. Only Xiaoling was left, staring at Helan Yanting with a changed aura with wide - open eyes. Suddenly, Xiaoling's heart raced, and she felt a bit nervous.
Xiaoling never expected that the Demon Lord Zhushan that the master and the third senior brother and others had been looking for was actually the prince. It turned out that the Demon Lord had always been by the master's side...
Xiaoling silently wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. "Helan... Oh no. Should I call you Demon Lord?"
Helan Yanting seemed to just notice Xiaoling beside him. He glanced at Xiaoling indifferently but didn't say anything. After withdrawing his gaze, he immediately flashed to Feng Yunshu's side.
At this moment, Feng Yunshu's body was in great danger again. Her meridians were broken, and her dantian was damaged. There was not a trace of blood on her face. It was as pale as paper. Some strands of her hair fell on her cheeks. She looked haggard and in a mess.