"They are of no use to me, but they seem to be very important to you, so I won't do anything for now, otherwise you won't become my companion. But who coined the word companion? It's clearly just an outsider, an insignificant friend who can be discarded, but when you say it, it sounds so intimate, as if you can't leave."

"Friends... companions... is this what you humans call friendship? Don't you think it's too vague? It's far less real than control. No matter who it is, as long as you control it, it will always be yours. No one can take it away, and only you can destroy it. Isn't it good to have this feeling of dominating everything? Or do you humans still have a strong sense of servility, so you choose to rely on this so-called friendship to stay together?"

Women used to be taciturn, and the few words they said were a plunder of life. Xia Xiao thought she would be a cold-blooded killer, but now she seemed like a playful demon child. But he still did not let down his guard, because her strength did not allow Xia Xiao to underestimate her.

"You don't understand."

Shaking his head, Xia Xiao stood in the air. This would be an extremely long confrontation.

Since this woman threatened me with Ah Zhu and the others, she must want me to do something. Xia Xiao was prepared to face everything and did not take up the topic for a long speech. Even if he said more, it would be like talking to a cow and would be useless to this woman. But what she did was even simpler and more brutal than Xia Xiao thought.

The slender fingers covered in black armor raised slightly, and in the abyss beneath the ground, countless living spirits surged. They continued to gather and transformed into a giant beast, which opened its big mouth towards Xia Xiao, ready to swallow him or be absorbed by him at any time.

If it was an ordinary beast, or a monster from before, Xia Xiao could easily disperse it with his energy, but at this moment, the aura of this creature could not be destroyed no matter how much energy Xia Xiao released. It still opened its mouth in the same place, and its appearance was horrifying. These were naturally expected, but the woman said bluntly:

"Absorb them into your body, and today's matter will come to an end."

"You want me to become a demon so much so that the academy will abandon me, the righteous people in the world will hunt me down, and then you will make me surrender to you?"

"You can say that, but I know that you have a lot of luck in your heart, thinking that you will not fall into such an embarrassing situation even if you are possessed by a demon. Like I said before, I will not influence your decision. You can use the talisman formation to escape, but I will wait for you here. Believe me, you will come back! Your identity as a person who has come from afar is not a good thing. You are just a container. As for the brand, it is just a channel to the sky. Everything you have accumulated will be sucked away sooner or later."

The woman stopped talking about the person who came from afar. Xia Xiao would come back, she was sure, it was just a matter of time. There were many mysteries about him, but the biggest and most concentrated one was the true meaning of the identity of the person who came from afar. Now the truth was in front of him, but Xia Xiao was doubting its authenticity, but he would figure it out sooner or later, and he also wanted to understand the content.

Because the woman didn't know how to answer, Xia Xiao didn't bother asking her over and over again what she meant. But the woman didn't stop talking. Instead, she looked at the three women's pretty faces and said in a joking tone:

"From your human perspective, beauty is justice. These three women are so beautiful, you wouldn't want to protect them, right? Since you want to protect them and become their savior, just absorb them quickly. It's a very simple matter, there's no need to delay. Don't worry, the forces you're looking forward to have been intercepted by me, and they won't be here in a short time."

Although the woman said before that she would not harm Ah Zhu and the others for the time being, Xia Xiao did not believe it. Who would believe what a female devil said? Darkness is equal to evil. Evil is deception and ruthlessness. It is all evil and sin. But Xia Xiao is now saving the three women by falling into the devil's way. How can he save himself in the future? Presumably, the price must be higher than it is now!

He really had no other choice now. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't use the knife in his hand to kill the woman. But could he really just go with the flow?

Xia Xiao originally thought that this word was a positive word, representing adapting to nature and development, but now he is completely incompetent and it is difficult to make any changes.

Xia Xiao lowered his head and looked at the aura of life that he couldn't tell the color of. It was as dark as the abyss, and as green as life. It had the aura of life, and also the breath of falling. But his hesitation did not make the woman lose patience. If she didn't give up her own path now, she would not give up the path of magic so easily in the future.

Xia Xiao's perseverance is exactly what a woman needs, because what she has done is something that can change the Great Wilderness. And Xia Xiao's joining in the future will be a great help to her.

"cough!"

A fishy and sweet smell suddenly rushed up from his throat, causing Xia Xiao to spit out a mouthful of blood. His body gradually became worse, and he looked like he would fall at any time. His calm face showed an extremely painful expression, as if he was being torn apart by a chariot, which was extremely cruel.

"What did you do to him?"

After struggling for a long time, Shangshan and Xiaoran were still tied up, but Ah Zhu suddenly questioned them, and the anger in her words only made the woman spread her hands, shrugged slightly, and acted as if she had done nothing. She really did nothing, but the temptation in her words still made Xia Xiao look at her with hatred.

"Xia Xiao, you are not saving them by embarking on the path of magic, but yourself. You should be very clear about your body. The current talisman array and vitality have caused your internal organs to rupture. Although I have prepared a heavenly pool for you to recover, the premise is that you have to live to get there. And why are you entangled? You have a good reason now. You are doing this for them, and I forced you to do it, not voluntarily. But if you were a little later, you would really die."

The woman laughed wildly, and sensing Xia Xiao's gradually weakening aura, she couldn't help but grow serious and shouted:

"You have no choice. I won't hesitate to save your life. Even if you die, I won't lose anything!"

She seemed a little anxious, but Xia Xiao's body really couldn't bear the strong tearing feeling. Xia Xiao gasped, and every breath was like the last breath of his life. His body was torn apart, and his internal organs were wriggling and shrinking. Xia Xiao cried loudly because of the pain, and his appearance was miserable, and it was hard to describe his embarrassment.

When the three women saw this, Shangshan frowned, as if he already knew the outcome of the matter. Xiaoran's pretty face flushed. She wanted Xia Xiao not to set foot on that road. The devil's way was not a road, but an abyss. From the moment you set foot on it, you will be hunted down by all kinds of people. Once you enter it, you will be trapped in the depths and will never be able to return to your original world. Only Ah Zhu cried out, which made Xia Xiao's nose sore, and he finally made up his mind.

"Go ahead—"

Ah Zhu knew what the magic path represented, but she didn't want Xia Xiao to die. As long as she was alive, she could create miracles. This was the truth Xia Xiao taught her. No matter what Xia Xiao became, she would stay by his side. Therefore, the premise of everything was to survive. Only by surviving could she continue to tell the story!

The woman removed the black energy, and Xia Xiao suddenly lost his foothold. He had long lost the feeling of pain, he was numb, and was about to become a tragic corpse with each cell torn apart. But when he fell into the wild beast's head formed by the energy of life, it was like jumping into a big lake, the sweat was separated from his body, and the knife also floated to one side.

Nothing could stop Xia Xiao from absorbing the energy of living things at this moment. They were swallowed by Xia Xiao's barely opened mouth, but the speed was too slow, and his weak breath was violently occupied by them.

In an instant, Xia Xiao's face turned to the sky, his nostrils and mouth were like three holes under the lake, swallowing all the water in it at an astonishing speed.

There are many people in the world who have fallen into the devil's way, and they appear in every era, because this is a great temptation, a delicacy, and even addictive!

Xia Xiao's body was soaked in the energy of living beings, and he opened his belly to absorb it. The first thing they did when they entered his body was to run to every part of his body. The energy they brought was different from the energy of heaven and earth that he had absorbed before. It did not bring him any burden, but merged into his flesh and blood, began to repair his injuries, and connected his broken tendons and veins, making them more flexible.

All the injuries on his body gradually recovered under it, at an astonishing speed. Although the three women could hardly see it, the woman could see it, and it was a continuous recovery visible to the naked eye. The vitality contained in the aura of the living beings continued to converge into Xia Xiao's body and settle in the vitality tree.

These things were done in one go, without any delay, and Xia Xiao did not give any guidance. Presumably, this is why so many people embarked on the path of magic. In this way, the speed of cultivation is amazingly fast, and no matter how serious the injury is, it will be repaired by the energy of life.

Instead of wasting this magical thing, it’s better to make use of it!

Although Xia Xiao was still very tired and his nearly collapsed mental strength had not improved at all, his consciousness had returned to normal, but he did not find that he had any dangerous thoughts. He just felt that everything was normal and there was no change in himself. This was obviously different from what he thought of falling into the devil's way, and he also completely understood some things that he had not figured out before.

Xia Xiao once met a Tanghua Temple practitioner named Xuyun in Gou Longbang's family. Although he was very powerful, it took him three attempts to kill the wolf monster. It was not because he showed mercy or was careless, but it was related to the energy of living beings.

The energy of life is a person's life and healing ability. Absorbing it is not a simple addition. One plus one will not equal two and will be less than two. But if you add enough, you will always break through the upper limit that is difficult for the world to understand. Just like Xia Xiao at this moment, the gradual recovery of his body is like the help of the gods. Otherwise, such injuries would be enough to kill him several times.

If Xia Xiao had stayed up a little longer, the mark of the Spiritual Contract Ancestor on his back would have taken effect and started to recycle the vitality in his body. But now, Xia Xiao was alive again, constantly absorbing all the life energy in the lake, and his tightly closed eyes were about to open.

"very good!"

The woman repeated it several times, and finally a sly smile appeared on her face under the mask. No matter how much luck Xia Xiao had, the righteous path he had originally been on would disappoint him.

Looking at the horizon, they have broken through the barrier, but when they see Xia Xiao like this, they will be shocked and desperate. The so-called savior from afar, the extremely noble son of prophecy, no matter how much hope they carry, has fallen into the dark endless abyss in this devil's plain!

The woman's evil plan succeeded, and she sent the last talisman array that Xia Xiao had cast to them, hiding with him in the dark. She didn't need to intervene in the rest of the matter, just let it go and occasionally fan the flames. But before leaving, he poured oil on Xia Xiao's head, and it would burst into flames with a pop as long as there was a spark.