Chapter 1204: Inheritance Fragments?
Luo Li nodded, "Okay, go ahead."
After Bai Ze left, Luo Li pushed the door open and walked in. The light in the room was dim, and the air still contained a faint smell of blood and the scent of elixir.
Di Xuanming leaned back on the bed, his face still as pale as paper, but his deep eyes were fixed on the void, as if he wanted to stare the disappeared space crack open again.
The aura around him was extremely unstable, with icy cold and an indescribable dark aura clashing and stirring in his body. It was the demonic energy that suddenly appeared in his body.
Hearing the door open, he turned his head suddenly, his eyes sharp as a knife, but the moment he saw Luo Li's figure, he softened for a moment, and was then covered by deeper fatigue and suppressed pain.
Luo Li closed the door, isolating herself from the outside world.
She didn't ask immediately, but walked to the bedside, stretched out her finger, with a gentle chaotic power lingering on the fingertips, and gently touched his heart.
Emperor Xuanming's body stiffened, and he subconsciously wanted to resist, but the power of chaos, with a strange soothing power, slowly seeped in, gently combing the spiritual veins in his body that had become chaotic due to the forced outbreak of the divine runes and the resistance to the pressure from the saint. At the same time, it was also quietly exploring the "demon energy" entrenched in the depths of his origin.
"Don't move." Luo Li's voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable strength. "Your essence has been shaken, and your meridians have been torn in many places. The demonic energy has eroded deeper when you forcibly mobilized your power."
Di Xuanming pursed his pale lips, allowing the warm power to flow through his body. His tense nerves relaxed slightly in the familiar and reassuring breath, but the gloom in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
After a moment, Luo Li withdrew her hand, and the flames on her fingertips went out.
She pulled the chair next to her and sat down, looking directly at Di Xuanming. Her eyes, which were always calm and composed, now clearly reflected his embarrassment and pain, as well as a hint of concealed anger.
"A Ming," Luo Li's voice was as calm as water, yet it carried a tremendous weight. "Now, tell me the truth. What on earth did you encounter in the endless desert?"
Di Xuanming avoided her gaze, his Adam's apple rolling, his voice hoarse: "I found some clues about my father and mother's past, pointing to a relic deep in the desert..."
"And then?" Luo Li pressed on, her tone brooking no room for perfunctory questions. "Just clues? Then where did the demonic energy in your body come from? Why didn't you say a word about it then? If the force you used against Su Qingyue today wasn't packed with demonic energy, how long would you have kept it a secret from me?"
Her voice was not loud, but every word struck Di Xuanming's heart.
He suddenly looked up and met Luo Li's eyes that seemed to see through everything. There was no accusation in them, only worry and confusion.
"I..." Di Xuanming clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, causing a slight sting that made it difficult for his confused thoughts to gather.
"I didn't mean to hide it from you, Ah Li. It's just that the place is too strange. What happened there is hard for me to believe, and I'm even more afraid..."
He paused, and uttered the following words with difficulty, "I'm even more afraid of implicating you, and the involvement will never leave the city."
Luo Li looked at him quietly, waiting for what to say next. Her silence was more stressful than any further questioning.
Di Xuanming took a deep breath, as if to dispel some nightmarish memory, his eyes becoming sharp and cold:
"That relic wasn't some ruin left behind by the Great Desolation. It was more like a giant trap, a cage. I followed the clues deeper, triggered a restriction, and was drawn into a completely polluted space. It was filled with extremely powerful demonic energy that devoured all life, distorted space, and even corroded the soul."
His voice deepened. "I saw things. Like the remains of beasts and humans, distorted by demonic energy, and fragments of souls struggling to escape, only to be assimilated and devoured. It was a feeling of immense despair. I fought tooth and nail to tear a chasm open, but that foul power, like a maggot in my bones, took advantage of my depleted strength and moment of mindlessness to infiltrate my very being."
He raised his hand and looked at his slightly trembling fingertips, as if he could still feel the cold and greedy power that wanted to assimilate him.
"I wanted to tell you right away, Ahri. But after leaving the ruins, I tried countless times, using every method I could, but I couldn't completely expel it. I could only suppress it temporarily. It's like a cancer that can erupt at any time. I'm afraid that if you know, you'll help me at all costs, and end up hurting yourself."
He looked at Luo Li, his eyes filled with pain and self-blame. "Especially when I sensed the presence of my mother's remnant soul nearby, you've seen how the Su family treats demonic energy. They treat it like a scourge, determined to eliminate it as soon as possible. I carry demonic energy, but I'm my mother's child. This will only make Su Qingyue more convinced that I'm a sinner who desecrates her bloodline and has ulterior motives! I'm afraid that even this last remnant of my mother's soul will be lost!"
Luo Li looked at him with worry in her eyes. The demonic energy had invaded too deeply, almost assimilating him and changing his mood. The demonic energy must be removed as soon as possible.
His concealment was not because he didn't trust Luo Li, but precisely because he cared too much about her, was too afraid of losing her, and was afraid of getting her into trouble.
The emotions surging in Luo Li's heart were complex and difficult to describe. She was a little angry at his concealment, but also felt distressed for his pain and the pressure he had to bear alone.
Her eyes moved.
Could such a powerful demonic energy be the fragment of the demon god?
The senior said that there were nine pieces of Demon God fragments in total. Including the ones in her hand and those taken away by the Demon God Temple, there should be four pieces left.
Could there be one of them in that ruin?
"So, do you still remember the location of the ruins?" Luo Li's voice regained its composure, but her eyes became more serious.
Di Xuanming nodded gravely. "I remember. It's deep in the heart of the Endless Desert. It's in a very hidden and strange location, with both the entrance and exit seemingly constantly shifting. My escape was largely a fluke."
Luo Li narrowed her eyes. The demonic energy was sealed by Senior Xie, and the fragments of the Demon God's inheritance could not appear, but that did not mean it disappeared.
If those are really the fragments of the Demon God, then they must get them. If all four fragments can be found within a year, perhaps the time for Yan Ye to become the new Demon God can be delayed a lot, and they can also be more adequately prepared.
Thinking of this, Luo Li looked at Di Xuanming, "A Ming, what you encountered is very likely a fragment of the Demon God's inheritance."
Emperor Xuanming frowned and said, "I have seen fragments of the Demon God's inheritance. Although the aura is indeed similar, I cannot confirm it."
"Go and see, and you'll find out." Luo Li pressed Di Xuanming's hand. "Your spiritual veins have been severely corroded by demonic energy. Even with the Saint Lord Pill, it will take a month or two to completely force it out. During this time, you should stay in Buli City."
Emperor Xuanming looked somewhat disapproving and asked, "You want to go to the Endless Desert by yourself?"
Luo Li said helplessly, "Of course not. Master failed to reach Saint Sovereign status a few days ago, and he will be in seclusion for a while. I will let Xingyi stay behind to guard the city, and Bai Ze and Xuan Ye will go with me to the Endless Desert. With the three of us Saint Sovereigns, the Chaos Jade, and the Tower of the Gods, we won't suffer any loss."
Di Xuanming was about to retort, but a fishy-sweet taste surged in his throat. His spirit, which had been forced to hold on, was completely relaxed by what he had just said, and a black mist suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
Luo Li supported him, worry in her eyes. Previously, the evil energy had been lingering in the spiritual vein without being exposed, but now it had eroded too deeply. She had to use the power of chaos to remove some of the evil energy before letting him take the pill.
The fishy-sweet taste rolling in Emperor Xuanming's throat and his suddenly distracted eyes all indicated that the erosion of demonic energy had reached an extremely dangerous level.
The cold and filthy power, like a greedy vine, madly absorbed the weakened essence after his forced outburst, trying to take root completely and assimilate him into part of the darkness.
"A Ming! Concentrate!" Luo Li shouted softly, her voice carrying unquestionable penetrating power, trying to call back his consciousness that was about to be swallowed by the evil spirit.
At the same time, she moved as fast as lightning, and her hands formed seals in an instant. Pure chaotic power gushed out from her palms. It was no longer gentle as when she was exploring, but carried the power to burn away all evil spirits. It transformed into two condensed beams of light and imprinted heavily on Di Xuanming's chest and back.
"Ugh!"
The moment the power of chaos entered his body, Emperor Xuanming let out an uncontrollable roar of pain and his body began to spasm violently.
The evil energy that invaded his origin was like an ice cube thrown into boiling oil. It instantly let out a "hissing" scream and rolled violently in resistance.
The power of chaos and the extremely evil demonic energy started a silent but brutal tug-of-war in his body. Every collision was like scraping bones and cutting flesh on his fragile spiritual veins.
Strange dark purple lines appeared on his body, entangled and fighting with the ice-blue divine lines. It seemed as if there were living things wriggling under his skin, and the scene was horrifying.
Fine beads of sweat oozed out of Luo Li's forehead, but her eyes were extremely sharp.
She controlled the power of chaos, avoiding Emperor Xuanming's most important heart meridians and spiritual consciousness, burning and expelling the evil spirits entrenched in the spiritual vein nodes and deep in his flesh and blood inch by inch.
She could clearly "sense" the essence of the demonic energy, which was cold, greedy, and carried a powerful and pure will to destruction. It was far more stubborn and powerful than ordinary demonic energy.
This made her guess even clearer: Demon fragments!
Only the power of that level of existence that escapes or actively spreads can have such terrible corrosiveness.
Time passed slowly in extreme pain and confrontation.
Soothed by the severe pain and the power of chaos, Di Xuanming's consciousness was like a small boat in the raging sea, sometimes submerged by the dark waves, and sometimes forcibly pulled back by Luo Li's power.
He clenched his teeth, blood seeping from his gums, and forced himself to maintain the last bit of clarity. Following Luo Li's guidance, he struggled to mobilize the remaining ice soul power in his body, trying to freeze and drive away the remaining demonic energy that was forced to dissipate by the power of chaos.
After an unknown amount of time, the dark purple lines on Emperor Xuanming's body finally began to fade, and the heart-pounding wriggling under his skin gradually subsided.
He suddenly spat out a large mouthful of sticky, dark purple blood that exuded a fishy and cold smell.
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