Chapter 542: It's All Just Empty Fame

Ji Lingyu's gaze gradually became firm.

During this time, he had already seen too many of the Demon race's cruel acts.

As a human, the burning passion in his heart was truly difficult to calm.

If he were an ordinary person with no power to truss a chicken, he naturally wouldn't think too much and would only think about preserving his own life.

But he was already a level 60 class-advancer; there was actually much he could do, which was why Ji Lingyu did not want to continue staying in Qingcheng.

A person's thoughts change along with what they possess.

If you only have fifty thousand in your pocket, you would thank the heavens if you could marry Xiao Cui from the village entrance.

If you have fifty million in your pocket, you would frown and call for the next batch even if Xiao Cui from the village entrance were washing your feet.

"Then I will give you two choices."

Ye Lin held up two fingers.

"One, you suddenly wake up to reality yourself and choose not to go to the Demon front line."

"Two, you remain obsessed and refuse to listen, and I use physical methods to make you fall into a deep sleep so you cannot go to the Demon front line."

Ji Lingyu was stunned for a moment, his expression hesitant, but in the end, he still chose to stick to his own idea.

"Boss... please don't stop me. I really don't want to be a coward. Even if you can stop me once, you can't stop me every time, unless you imprison me!"

"Good idea, you've actually provided me with a good line of thought."

Ye Lin clapped his hands in approval, then directly utilized the Forbidden Spell Eternal Geng Metal, and a cage forged from Eternal Geng Metal shrouded Ji Lingyu within it.

"Rest assured, by the time you can break this cage, let alone wanting to go to the Demon front line, even if you want to go challenge the Demon Venerable one-on-one, I won't stop you," Ye Lin said with a serious face.

With the Eternal Geng Metal cast by his current strength, even an existence that had grasped the prototype of a Divine Domain would have to expend quite some effort to break it, so he was not worried at all about Ji Lingyu being able to leave.

But just at this moment, a faint sigh sounded.

"Ye Lin, just let him go."

Father Ji took a deep drag of his cigarette, and two white pillars of smoke shot out from his nostrils.

The expression on his face was very complex, containing a bit of gratification and a bit of worry.

It was like an aged eagle watching a fledgling eagle wanting to leap from a cliff to spread its wings and fly high alone.

"Uncle Ji, if he goes, he will very likely die," Ye Lin reminded him.

"I know."

Father Ji nodded and stubbed out the cigarette in his hand.

"As a parent, I naturally hope he stays safe and sound his whole life, but I am his father, not his shackles. Since he wants to go, let him go. What I can do is help him as much as I can. Look at you—when you made decisions before, didn't I also never deny you?"

Ye Lin fell silent. Thinking back now, previously in Qingcheng, whenever he found Father Ji to help with something, the other party indeed never asked for the specific reason, only doing the best they could within their capabilities.

He confirmed with Father Ji again.

"Are you sure that even if Ji Lingyu dies one day, you won't regret it?"

"Mm, the child is grown; he must walk his own path," Father Ji nodded.

"Alright then."

Ye Lin nodded, then walked toward Ji Lingyu and unlocked the cage cast from Eternal Geng Metal.

"Hehe, Boss, don't worry, I don't want to die either. I will definitely try hard to come back alive; my dad is still waiting for me to provide for his old age," Ji Lingyu gave a sheepish smile.

"Take out your sword," Ye Lin suddenly said.

"Ah?" Ji Lingyu was stunned for a moment.

"I said, draw your sword," Ye Lin repeated.

Although Ji Lingyu did not know why Ye Lin wanted him to draw his sword, thinking that his own strength could not possibly hurt Ye Lin, Ji Lingyu no longer hesitated; he suddenly drew his sword and thrust it out!

Ye Lin gave a casual pat, and the long sword in Ji Lingyu's hand broke into several pieces.

"My Blazing Shadow Sword!"

Ji Lingyu was suddenly unable to breathe from the heartache.

His Blazing Shadow Sword was a Legendary-grade piece of equipment, and this sword had been a gift from Ye Lin at the time.

As a result, it had now been turned into scrap metal by Ye Lin with such ease.

"This sword of yours is too pathetic. If you want to be a hero, you need a better sword. I'll take you to get one."

Ye Lin directly cast the Forbidden Spell Space-Time Wormhole, opening a spatial passage leading to another place.

"Follow me."

Ji Lingyu was stunned for a moment, then became excited.

His Blazing Shadow Sword was Legendary-grade equipment; if even that was trash, could the "better sword" Ye Lin spoke of be a Divine Artifact?

"Boss! You aren't going to get me a sword at the Divine Artifact level, are you?" Ji Lingyu followed along, rubbing his hands like a fly.

"Mm... something like that. I'll take you to another place first."

The corners of Ye Lin's mouth lifted slightly, and then, in his identity as the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor, he issued orders to the Earth Spirit Demon race.

The content of the order was very simple: go capture other demons or monsters alive and tie them up after breaking all their bones.

The Earth Spirit Demon race, who regarded Ye Lin as a god, immediately began to act under Xiao Jie's leadership.

For others, it is very difficult to pile up a top-tier powerhouse using resources, but for Ye Lin, it is as easy as eating and drinking.

If it weren't for the fact that the Starry Sky, Bright Moon, and Blazing Sun realms require personal enlightenment, Ye Lin could even use resources to pile Ji Lingyu up to level ninety-nine directly.

A moment later, Ye Lin and Ji Lingyu arrived in the Demon World.

Seeing the surging demonic energy all around, Ji Lingyu's expression changed wildly. Just by stepping into this territory, he felt a deadly danger, as if countless bloodthirsty eyes were secretly staring at him from all around.

"Boss... what place is this exactly?"

Although he knew Ye Lin couldn't possibly harm him, the scene before his eyes still made Ji Lingyu unable to help but tremble a little.

"This is the Demon World, or to be precise, the depths of the Demon World."

Ye Lin put on the Corpse Underworld Hidden Cloak, transforming into the appearance of the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor.

Sensing the aura of a human, demons and monsters soon approached from this direction, their eyes filled with bloodthirsty red light.

But when they saw Ye Lin, they immediately sobered up and all fled in terror.

The Earth Spirit Demon Emperor!

That was a genuine god of slaughter; even the Demon Emperor had died at his hands.

Among the existences in the Demon World that must not be provoked, if the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor ranked second, then only the Demon Venerable could rank first.

As the news of the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor's appearance spread, there was instantly not a single living thing within dozens of miles.

The feeling of deadly danger that Ji Lingyu had originally felt also vanished at this moment, and he scratched his head in confusion.

"Boss, how come I feel like those demons and monsters seem especially afraid of you?"

"It's all just empty fame; my friends in the Demon race are just giving me face. I'm actually a person who loves peace," Ye Lin smiled shyly.