"Qian Ye?" The man in red narrowed his narrow eyes and looked at the man in black in front of him with confusion.
But the black-clothed man's eyes were extremely beautiful, as bright as stars, and as clear and bright as autumn water.
Yet, his gaze was icy cold, devoid of any warmth. Like a thousand-year-old glacier, chilling to the bone, or like ten-thousand-year-old black ice, capable of freezing the very soul. It was as if his gaze could freeze everything, plunging one into an endless chill.
The man in black in front of him was none other than the God King of the Dark Temple, the Lord of the Underworld—Qian Ye.
The man in red looked like he hadn't seen this old friend for a very long time, so long that he couldn't even remember how long it had been.
"Luo, long time no see." Qianye's face, which usually had no expression, at this moment, the corners of his mouth actually curled up with a hint of joy in an inaudible arc.
Ten thousand years!
Perhaps it was because he had been alone for such a long time, that when he saw the familiar figure again, Qianye actually felt a feeling called "kindness" in his heart.
Even though the man in red in front of him had no close relationship with him, and even... they had disliked each other before.
"It's been a long time indeed..." It was so long that Second Luo felt his memory was a little fuzzy.
Second Luo's narrow, long phoenix eyes glanced at Qianye leisurely, then he ignored him and planned to bypass him and go into Mu Lige's dormitory to do business. However, the man in black stretched out a hand and directly blocked Second Luo's way.
Qianye closed his eyes slightly and then opened them again, sighing silently in his heart: "Luo, you can't take the soul of the fetus in his belly."
"Why?" Second Luo frowned, his face showing displeasure, and questioned, "Qian Ye, you and I, the Underworld and the Demon Realm, have always kept our distance. Why are you trying to stop me today?"
Qianye's expression grew solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Luo, this fetus is the flesh and blood of Ziweixing and Shenlong, who are about to descend to the earth. Their birth is destiny. If you take their souls, I'm afraid this world will be in chaos."
Second Luo gently twisted a strand of hair that fell on his shoulder, sneered, and retorted, "Hmph! They're just two unborn babies, how could they have such a big impact? Qianye, don't talk nonsense! Besides, whether the world is in chaos or not, what does it have to do with me?"
Mortals offer their souls or their most precious possessions as sacrifices to the Demon Lord in exchange for what they want, such as beauty, wealth, status, power... or something else of equivalent value.
Of course, the criteria for determining whether it was worthwhile, and whether or not to accept the sacrifice, depended entirely on Second Luo's mood.
For example, the Zhaoyang Kingdom's Imperial Preceptor was attempting to trade the Crown Prince Su Mulihan's soul for the Purple Star and the soon-to-be-descended body of the Dragon God. This was clearly a losing proposition. But the Demon Lord seemed to have not used his magic power for a long time and was feeling somewhat bored...
Qianye shook his head and said firmly, "Every word I said is true. During the war between the six realms, the beast realm was in decline, but now the Tianlong has stepped into the level of a divine beast, shedding its bestial nature and possessing the same divine king-level power as you and me."
"This time, the Shenlong and Ziweixing have descended to the mortal world together to endure tribulations. This is the will of Heaven. They will be reincarnated as humans, tempered in the mortal world, and enduring all kinds of hardships, becoming heroes who save the people. This is a predestined fate, and no one can change it."
Qianye's voice was so clear and cold that it seemed to pierce through one's soul, leaving no room for doubt. His eyes were piercing, and he exuded an aura as chilling as a cold wind, demonstrating his authority as the overlord of the underworld.
Second Luo was silent for a moment, a flicker of hesitation in his eyes. The reincarnation of the Dragon and the Purple Star... Of course, he knew what this meant. The world was about to undergo earth-shattering changes...
"Even so, I must take their souls today..." Second Luo snorted coldly.
Qianye looked at him quietly, as if lost in thought. Suddenly, he said, "Luo, don't you remember Xingyue?"
The Second Luo, the Lord of the Demon Realm, had long since fallen into reincarnation, and in the third life when Xingyue and Dongming continued their previous relationship, he was also reborn as a human. Although Qianye did not know why his memory had suddenly been awakened, it was obvious that the Second Luo before him was definitely not the former Demon Realm Overlord with boundless magical power.
"Xingyue?" The second Luo frowned slightly, trying hard to search for fragments of memory.
Seeing this, Qianye continued, "In order to save her, you forcibly increased your magic power, suffered a heavenly tribulation, and ultimately fell into reincarnation. Have you forgotten all this?"
A trace of confusion flashed across the second Luo's eyes, but he quickly returned to indifference.
"So what? What does this have to do with me taking the soul of the fetus?"
Qianye sighed, "Luo, you are still so stubborn. Taking the fetus' soul will not only go against the will of heaven, but will also hurt Xingyue, whom you once loved so deeply. Believe in me, let go of your obsession, and follow the will of heaven."
The corners of Second Luo's lips curled up in a mocking arc when he heard this. He glanced at Qian Ye leisurely and said indifferently, "If I do whatever you ask me to do, wouldn't that make me seem easy to talk to?"
Qianye had never expected that even after falling into reincarnation, this Demon Lord's temperament was still as arrogant and... annoying as ever.
But thinking that what the other party was about to take away was the soul of Xingyue's reincarnated child, Qianye could ignore the laws of nature, but he could not ignore Xingyue. This was already Xingyue and Dongming's third life. If they did not achieve the right result through cultivation, Xingyue would completely disappear from the world.
At this moment, Qianye knew he had to let go of his jealousy towards Dongming and his hatred towards Di Erluo, and protect Xingyue's two children. Otherwise, he would lose Xingyue forever...
"Luo, Xingyue in this life, that is, Hua Qingcheng, is also your woman. Do you want to watch her die in pain?" Seeing that the second Luo could not communicate, Qianye could only risk being punished by heaven and reveal the secret.
"Hua Qingcheng?" The second Luo's heart skipped a beat when he heard that.
But he narrowed his narrow phoenix eyes and looked at Qianye leisurely, "You gloomy fellow, why do I always have a strange feeling, as if something important has been forgotten..."
"puff……"
Qianye suddenly vomited blood.
Immediately, he felt a tremendous pressure coming towards him. Qianye knew that it was Heaven's punishment for revealing the secrets of Heaven and meddling in the affairs of Xingyue.
"Luo, this is all I have to say. If you really take the soul of the fetus, Xingyue will never forgive you..." Qian Ye, who was seriously injured, disappeared from the sight of the second Luo after saying the last sentence and returned to the Dark Temple.
Second Luo glanced at the smoldering soul of Su Mulihan in his hand, then glanced towards Mu Lige's dormitory. A teardrop flickered in the corner of his eye. After a brief moment of thought, he heard a "bang" and crushed the soul in his hand...
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