Chapter 402: The Contest with the Witch

Then you just follow.

Mo Sangyu no longer thought any further.

She still couldn't kill him, and the secret was in his grasp, so she could only keep him by her side, slowly figuring out a way.

Miss, may I ask your name?

Lin Chuan kept a distance that was neither far nor close, chatting casually.

Miss?

Mo Sangyu was dazed; it had been a long time since anyone called her that.

Since she was forced into a desperate situation during that chase, gaining the power of the Cleansing World Hong Lian, and began a frenzied revenge,

She was then given the title 'Hong Lian Witch'.

If it weren't for another personality still residing within her, she might have even forgotten her own name.

I'm not a miss; I am a great demon.

After thinking, Mo Sangyu still didn't like that address; she had become accustomed to being called a Witch.

Because in the eyes of the world, demons are evil.

Everyone who can will slay them.

Many people want to kill her, and she can justifiably kill those who are hostile to her, no longer feeling the guilt she once did.

She likes it.

If she weren't a demon, she would be bound by the world's countless constraints.

Of course, in her eyes, everyone is a demon.

The so‑called righteous cultivators are like the likes of Fan Yu'an; in the end they still kneel before profit and power.

So what's wrong with being a Witch in the eyes of the world?

How about this: we make a bet. If you lose, you tell me your name. How does that sound?

For Lin Chuan, after experiencing the Darkness of the future world, being able to chat amusingly with someone he cares about is already a form of cultivation.

Cultivation of the mind, cultivation of the soul.

Why are you so obsessed with knowing my name?

Mo Sangyu was puzzled, 'Besides, I have no name; only she has a name. I am the Witch! The Witch, ten‑evil‑unforgivable in the eyes of the world.'

You are her, and she is you, Lin Chuan laughed, so her name is naturally also your name.

No matter what you say, I will never be her.

Mo Sangyu smiled, 'If you want to bet, I can join you. If you win, I'll tell you her name.'

If you lose, you tell me how you get close to my true purpose, alright?

Having long been accustomed to deceit, she would never believe Lin Chuan's words; the other must have an unspeakable motive.

Sure.

Lin Chuan nodded.

'I'll set the terms of the bet,' Mo Sangyu added.

No problem.

Lin Chuan agreed to everything; it was just an interaction to deepen their bond.

No matter how Sangyu struggled, she could not escape his palm.

'You seem very confident, thinking you'll definitely win?' Mo Sangyu asked, surprised.

'I've already said it, I'm a lucky person,' Lin Chuan said, spreading his hands.

Heh.

Mo Sangyu's mouth curved, 'I'll tell you, down from here, on a certain layer of the Demon Abyss, there grows a not‑yet‑fully‑bloomed Cleansing World Blood Lotus.'

'Whoever finds it first wins.'

Having said that, she didn't care whether Lin Chuan agreed or not, and transformed into a Long Rainbow, vanishing toward the deeper abyss.

Lin Chuan watched the departing figure, shook his head and sighed.

Why did she even pick the simplest game?

'Burial Spirit Domain, seeking traces.'

Lin Chuan clapped his hands, and a shadow emerged beneath his feet, fleeing toward the distance.

Lin Chuan followed.

Hmm?

'There are actually quite a few Cleansing World Blood Lotus in the Demon Abyss?'

As the soul energy dispersed, he sensed five of them alone.

Two of them were already near the fifty‑layer depth.

Those two were the most fully bloomed Blood Lotus, which was normal, since countless lives fall into the Demon Abyss each day.

There are no rules here.

A single glance can spark a world‑shaking battle.

All that life blood naturally creates the best environment for the Cleansing World Blood Lotus.

'The other three Blood Lotus: one is on the fourteenth layer, very hidden.'

'The other two are on the twenty‑ninth layer, surprisingly growing in the same area, unnoticed by the Abyss's creatures—how interesting.'

'It must be that other heavenly treasures conceal their aura.'

No one knows the Cleansing World Blood Lotus better than Lin Chuan.

Other heavenly treasures, before they mature, would rather hide themselves tightly; even after maturing, they also don't want to be discovered.

Such spirit objects all possess a self‑protective awareness.

Therefore, after they are born, they form a natural protective formation, conceal their aura, and may even generate a barrier.

"Didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain."

Lin Chuan lacks no heavenly materials, but using a green sprout to supplement the Deity's cocoon state is still acceptable.

Thinking of this, Lin Chuan immediately abandoned the Hong Lian on the fourthteenth layer, rushed to the twenty‑ninth layer, and from Sangyu's look it was clear they were heading for the fourteenth layer.

Soon he arrived at the twenty‑ninth layer of the Demon Abyss.

He entered the area where heavenly materials grew.

As soon as he approached, a dangerous aura slammed into him; such places are usually accompanied by some monsters.

Roar—!

Lin Chuan had only taken a few steps.

Three massive monsters appeared, actually three tigers, their bodies engulfed in flame, bearing wings, all of the legendary Second Realm.

"Human Race! Get out of here!"

"This is my domain!"

The tiger demons spoke human words.

"I'm here to take something; once I have it, I'll leave. Please make it convenient."

Lin Chuan continued deeper.

The three massive tiger demons stared intently at Lin Chuan, inscrutable, unable to see through the person before them.

They appeared weak, yet somehow strong.

Such cultivators are often the most terrifying.

Seeing Lin Chuan head toward the treasure's growth spot, the three tiger demons could no longer restrain themselves; one of them lunged forward fiercely.

Lin Chuan's steps halted; he turned his head and glanced back.

His cold eyes met the tiger demon's gaze.

Boom—!

The tiger demon's massive body froze instantly, its fur standing on end, the flames on its body extinguished, its soul trembling.

In that instant, it was extremely close to death.

"How could this happen?"

The other two tiger demons, seeing this, dared not move.

"You may leave; this is now mine. I'll give you the time of one incense stick to depart," Lin Chuan said calmly.

The three tiger demons transformed into human shape and exchanged a glance.

A person whose single glance can make their souls tremble is destined to be beyond what they can provoke; no matter how precious the treasure here, they must abandon it.

"Thank you, senior, for the mercy of not killing me."

The intimidated tiger demon bowed toward Lin Chuan's back and comforted itself, saying:

"We finally don't have to be entangled any longer."

Originally they were worried that once the treasure emerged, it would inevitably spark a bloody contest; their strength on the twenty‑ninth layer of the Demon Abyss was not weak.

But if stronger beings from lower levels rushed up to seize it, they might not be able to stop them.

This great being directly untied their knot of hearts.

…

Meanwhile, the fourteenth layer of the Demon Abyss.

Mo Sangyu, following the Guidance of the aura, also found the blood lotus, a smile lifting the corner of her mouth, yet she still hadn't seen any trace of Lin Chuan.

"Compete with me? You are bound to lose."