Chapter 1664: Dark Demon Body

Yin Li Tianwang's indifferent voice echoed within the Judian, and the trace of killing intent flowing within it directly caused the very void where the Judian stood to tremble violently, the energy of heaven and earth rippling with the rise and fall of his emotions.

A terrifying pressure surged toward Li Li Lingjing's figure in the Judian like an avalanche, and under such pressure, even her breathing seemed to grow difficult.

Even though Li Li Lingjing had swallowed Shen Shen Jinxiao in Daxia City and utterly erased him, and had herself Enter the King Realm, even so, facing the pressure of a Divine Fruit Li Tianwang, she still had no power to resist.

She stood in place, her snake tail swaying slowly, and on her pale skin, snake scales were shattering, while blood seeped out from within.

Judging by the sight, it seemed as if the next moment she would be crushed alive beneath Yin Li Tianwang's wrath.

However, although she was in an absolute desperate situation, Li Li Lingjing's pale and beautiful face did not reveal the slightest hint of fear, for after all, life and death held no meaning to her.

After repeatedly secretly aiding Li Luo, she knew clearly that one day she would be reckoned with by the Guiyi Hui, for the Li Tianwang here were no fools; her tricks might deceive the various Mingwang, but they could never deceive these all-knowing Sovereign Li Tianwang.

"You do not fear death?" Yin Li Tianwang sensed Li Li Lingjing's emotions, calm as a pool of dead water, and instead suddenly withdrew his pressure, asking indifferently.

"What does the Sovereign think?" Li Li Lingjing wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said lightly.

"Quite the courage, to regard even the might of a Li Tianwang as nothing—no wonder you could survive again and again from deadly desperate situations." Yin Li Tianwang's ghastly-white flames flickered within his eye sockets, and his words seemed to carry a trace of appreciation.

"And it seems you have already guessed that I will not kill you."

Li Li Lingjing's eyelids lowered slightly, and she did not answer. She did indeed have her guesses, for with Yin Li Tianwang's strength and methods, if he wanted to kill her, there was no need to specifically take her away from Daxia City, and after taking her away, if he wanted to deal with her, he would not need to release her again—a casual erasure would have sufficed.

Yet Yin Li Tianwang had released her, which meant he had other plans.

But Li Li Lingjing did not relax because of this; instead, vigilance rose in the depths of her heart, for she certainly did not believe Yin Li Tianwang would be any merciful good soul.

Yin Li Tianwang's eye sockets, where ghastly-white flames blazed, lingered on Li Li Lingjing's body, and that gaze seemed to pierce through all the secrets within her. Finally, he said lightly: "After hundreds of years of research on the Spirit Eye, I never expected it to truly succeed in the end."

"Li Li Lingjing, you are a peculiar existence. Your body flows with a dense aura of malevolence, which shows that you are in fact already an aberration, yet you have still somehow retained your original spiritual intelligence, and have not been utterly corrupted by countless negative emotions. In a certain sense, you are a fusion of aberration and human—this point, rather, somewhat aligns with the tenets of our Guiyi Hui."

"You are a so-called perfect 'Dark Demon Body,' a very fine vessel."

"The task I once entrusted to the Spirit Eye, he truly completed it."

Li Li Lingjing's eyes narrowed slightly. What did Yin Li Tianwang mean by this? Could it be that the countless 'Corrosive Spirit True Demons' experiments conducted by Spirit Eye Mingwang were carried out under his instructions?

And she herself was the final product of Spirit Eye Mingwang's hundreds of years of painstaking effort—the so-called Dark Demon Body?

A fine vessel? Then who was it that wanted her body as a vessel?

"Li Li Lingjing, do you want to die, or do you want to live?" Yin Li Tianwang asked.

Li Li Lingjing said expressionlessly: "It seems I have no choice."

"You are very clever." Yin Li Tianwang smiled indifferently, then said: "Offer up your body."

Li Li Lingjing's eyes flowed with a shadowed intent as she said: "I wonder who wishes to occupy this body of mine? I might as well tell Yin Zunzhu, this body of mine is extremely inauspicious. Over the years, it has undergone countless devourings, but in the end, everyone who harbored this purpose has died."

"Heh."

The dignified Divine Fruit Li Tianwang actually could not help but laugh.

"Your temperament suits our Guiyi Hui very well; for a moment I am somewhat reluctant to part with you, but there is no helping it—this 'Dark Demon Body' of yours was also a scheme that took much time to plan."

"You wish to know who will occupy this body of yours? Speaking of which, this truly is your fortune."

From within Yin Li Tianwang's bronze mask, ghastly-white flames flowed down, taking human form, and then he turned to look toward the depths of the Judian. Li Li Lingjing's gaze also followed, and there she saw the black coffin situated amid towering terrifying strange arrays, and her heart instantly sank.

Previously in Daxia City, although she had hidden herself within the House Luolan Mansion headquarters undergoing evolution, she had also been paying attention to the clashes of all sides, so she also knew much information—for instance, that within this black coffin, there existed a terrifyingly indescribable, eerie being.

Even Yin Li Tianwang held awe for it.

Perhaps the being within that black coffin was the true leader of the Guiyi Hui.

So, this so-called 'Dark Demon Body' of hers was prepared for it?

"Your body will be the important medium for the Sect Master's emergence into the world. Li Li Lingjing, this is your supreme honor, and in order for the future Sect Master to have a vessel capable of perfectly bearing his power upon breaking the seal, you as you are now must also begin the baptism—your will should be erased from within this vessel." Yin Li Tianwang bent slightly toward the black coffin.

And as he bent, from the dark crevices of the black coffin, black smoke reeking of annihilation rolled out, and in the blink of an eye, the black smoke filled the Judian.

Within the black smoke, there seemed to be a will that inspired dread.

Li Li Lingjing's hands could not help but clench tightly, and on her pale skin, blue veins protruded. Facing the terrifying will within that black smoke, she, who had always feared nothing, felt a trace of chill rise in the depths of her heart.

She had experienced countless mutual devourings in the past, and in the end she had always been the victor, including the devouring of that Shen Shen Jinxiao.

Therefore Li Li Lingjing had never feared such extremely perilous devourings, but at this moment, facing the sky-obscuring black smoke, she was finally no longer confident.

She could not be certain that, under the erosion of such a terrifying will, she could still preserve her own sanity.

Even if it were just a trace, a wisp.

"Those skilled in water often drown—is this to be my final end?"

Li Li Lingjing, her whole body icy cold, let out a soft, self-mocking laugh.

However, it did not seem unexpected. Her life had actually ended long ago, back in that moment when Spirit Eye Mingwang planted the 'Corrosive Spirit True Demon' within her.

The sky-filling black smoke flowed, even crushing the void alive. The next moment, the black smoke surged down as if possessed of life, easily piercing through the energy defenses around Li Li Lingjing's body, then forcibly pouring into her through her seven orifices.

A wisp of terrifyingly extreme will began to surge within Li Li Lingjing's body, and crushed all the spiritual intelligence that originally belonged to her.

The luster in Li Li Lingjing's pupils gradually faded at this moment.

Her spiritual intelligence was rapidly growing blurred, and was detaching from this world; darkness surged in like the tide.

And the black smoke coiled around her body, gradually transforming into a black cocoon, upon whose surface countless eerie runes wriggled slowly.

Li Li Lingjing's vision, as the black cocoon healed over, began to grow ever more blurred.

So be it. After struggling for so many years, she was tired.

When the last trace of light vanished, a soft sigh rose from the depths of Li Li Lingjing's heart, and at the very last moment, once again the most deeply imprinted image flashed through her mind.

It was Xiling City, in the desolate, deathly still courtyard of the Li Shi old residence.

Sitting in a wheelchair, her eyes lifeless, like a dead thing, was she.

And at the broken courtyard gate, suddenly there was a youth, stepping on the light, his reflection cast into her pupils.

He showed her a warm, gentle smile, and also cast into her dead-still heart a wisp of hope called redemption.

The corners of Li Li Lingjing's lips could not help but lift into a faint curve.

Li Luo, I'm very sorry, but it seems I must end here.

I can no longer help you in the future.

In the future, be more careful.