Chapter 3: Yin-Yang Balance

……

Before long, the fleeing Shendu was brought back by the group of Demons led by Zhou Lan.

Although Shendu really did not want to agree to this, it was clear that he had no right to refuse!

Just as Zhou Lan said, they had no other choice now!

"Shendu, to prevent you from betraying us again, we will now place a small restriction upon you."

As he spoke, the seven Demons, led by Zhou Lan, erupted with their respective Demon Qi energy, focusing it in a strike against Shendu.

"My kin, you don't need to be so suspicious of me." Shendu was somewhat on the verge of a breakdown.

Unlike before, this time when he went out, he had to find a way to let his brothers and sisters out!

Otherwise, he would forever be controlled by this human!

A Demon's Contract indeed cannot be violated, but it can be torn up!

As long as the eight Demons who constructed the contract work together, they can tear up this Power Contract!

To trust a Demon so easily for the sake of power, foolish human!

"Then, happy cooperation?" Lv Cheng projected the mental contract onto Shendu.

"Cooperation..."

"Hm?!"

The moment the mental contract was established, Shendu's body suddenly began to shrink, and his Demon Qi plummeted; in a few breaths, Shendu had shrunk to about the same size as Lv Cheng.

The human and the Demon also broke away from the Hell space and returned to Reality.

"..."

The air suddenly went quiet.

Lv Cheng looked with a bewildered expression at the "pocket-sized loli version" of Shendu, who looked a bit like Xiaolong, in front of him.

What the hell?

"You don't seem surprised?" Lv Cheng asked in confusion.

Although he didn't think at first that he could summon a boss-level Demon like Shendu with his Initial Stage strength, what was the reason?

"The Yin-Yang Balance Contract," Shendu said.

"When the Demons were all beaten back to Hell, Hell was completely sealed; Hell became pure Yin."

"And your intrusion brought the Yang part to Hell, but you do not belong to Hell, so it did not affect the balance of Hell."

"However, the Power Contract established between you and me, plus this power belonging to the Immortal God on your body, allowed us to establish a new Yin-Yang Balance, bypassing Hell's seal on me."

"Just like what Luo Pei did to me once."

Shendu raised his head, sensing the fresh world.

Only equal souls can sign a Yin-Yang Balance Contract with a Demon; this human is an Immortal God Descendant, which is why he could bring him out of Hell.

However, this human is too weak, so as the corresponding Yin, his power was naturally limited by Hell as well.

"..."

Lv Cheng tried his best to understand what Shendu meant, "In other words, the vast majority of your power remained in Demon Hell, and the power you can exert now, or rather, the power you can bring out of Hell, can only correspond to mine?"

"You can understand it that way," Shendu said.

"Then how strong are you now?" Lv Cheng asked.

Shendu took a deep breath, "I feel like I've returned to a newborn infant, turned into an ant that can be crushed at will!"

Although he knew before signing the contract that the limitations of Yin-Yang Balance would leave the vast majority of his power in Hell, he never imagined that he would be this weak after leaving Hell!

"It's all your fault!" Shendu said unhappily.

"If your power were strong enough, I could have returned to the human world in my full glory!"

Lv Cheng looked strange, "If my power were strong enough, then, may I ask, why would I still need to pull you out of Hell?"

"..." Shendu.

"..." Lv Cheng.

……

After a fairly friendly exchange, Lv Cheng understood Shendu's current situation.

In order to leave Hell, the Demons signed a Yin-Yang Balance Power Contract with him; this kind of contract is equivalent to linking their power to him, with him acting as the Yang side to maintain balance with the Demons' Yin.

This kind of contract has a huge risk: if he dies, or if he remains this weak, then the Demons' power can never be restored!

Moreover, he is the only Yang; the Demons who sign a Yin-Yang Balance Contract with him will all be classified on the Yin side, which means...

"My future power will correspond to the sum of eight Demons?" Lv Cheng looked strange.

No wonder!

No wonder Zhou Lan and the others seemed to have made such a huge determination!

Signing this kind of contract destined that Shendu and the others could never be stronger than him!

The eternal contract of Yin-Yang Balance!

His safety has an absolute guarantee!

"Wait, Yin-Yang Balance... what if I also become Yin?" Lv Cheng asked.

Yin-Yang Balance is actually the balance of Righteous Qi and Demon Qi, the power of justice and evil.

Now, compared to the Eight Demons, he belongs to Yang, but what if he suddenly went crazy and also became the Yin side?

"..."

Shendu sat opposite Lv Cheng, saying nothing.

Seeing this, Lv Cheng did not press him; he took off the Wooden Sword Pendant from his chest, and with a thought, the Wooden Sword instantly transformed into a golden Sword about three feet long.

Immortal God Token, Pure Yang Sword!

Lv Cheng stood up and placed the Pure Yang Sword against Shendu's neck!

"May I ask, can you answer my question?" Lv Cheng looked at Shendu's red eyes with a simple expression.

"..."

Suppressed by the Immortal God Token, Shendu dared not use any power at all, because as long as his Demon Qi stirred even slightly, this sword would instantly send him back to Hell!

Damn Immortal God!

Shendu took a deep breath, "Can I refuse to answer?"

"Of course." Lv Cheng nodded and took the long sword away from Shendu's neck.

"I am not some unreasonable Demon, of course I won't force you to do anything; after all, cooperation is a matter of mutual willingness."

As he finished speaking, Lv Cheng plunged the long sword into Shendu's chest.

"..."

"You..." For the first time, a look of bewilderment appeared on Shendu's demonic face.

"However, you refused to answer my question, so you are willing, but I am not!" Lv Cheng looked displeased.

"The cooperation is broken!"

As soon as his voice fell, Lv Cheng moved his mind, and the Pure Yang Sword directly sent Shendu back to Demon Hell.

Having just breathed a few mouthfuls of fresh air, Shendu looked at his brothers and sisters before him in a daze.

"You... how did you come back?" Zhou Lan asked in confusion.

"..."

"Hahahaha!!"

"Old thing!"

Watching Shendu still in a state of shock, Xiaolong was the first to guess the reason and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

It must be that his father had annoyed that human, and then that guy used the Immortal God Token to send him back!

"Sent back as soon as you went out, you are too embarra..."

Boom!!

A scorching Dragon Flame erupted from Shendu's mouth, directly blasting Xiaolong away.

"..."

Watching Shendu's expression of doubting his own life, the Seven Great Demons looked at each other in dismay.

What is going on?

After a long while, Shendu finally came back to his senses and looked up at Zhou Lan.

"Are you all sure that kid counts as the Yang side?"

A Yang that is even more Yin than him?!

(End of chapter)