Chapter 162: Yuan Qi

The young man thrust his spear toward Wuyue in the distance. Wuyue pushed Zhou, who was beside her, toward herself, using him to block that spear with its astonishing momentum.

Zhou drew his black sword and slashed at the incoming spear tip. The power of this slash nearly drained Zhou dry. Because the Demon Power loaded onto the black sword was too powerful, it had affected his speed and the space, causing ripples to appear in the air.

With a "Boom," the black sword and the long spear made contact. The stirred-up Demon Power raised a large amount of sand and dust, enveloping both of them in the dirt.

Zhou's all-out strike did not change the young man in black's spear momentum in the slightest. This spear, carrying the Power of No Regrets, broke through the black sword's obstruction and then pierced Zhou through with one thrust.

Zhou let out a miserable scream, his eyes looking at Ye standing in the distance. He knew Ye had broken free and hoped Ye would come to help him, but Ye seemed not to see him. She stood there motionless.

Meng Su was pierced through the body by Shi Xiaoxiao's blade. The immense pain did not make Meng Su blink an eye. Meng Su looked at Shi Xiaoxiao and said gently, "Xiaoxiao, don't be afraid. Brother is here. Brother will definitely rescue you."

Hearing Meng Su's gentle voice, the young man turned his head to look at Meng Su and Shi Xiaoxiao, a complex expression appearing on his face. But he quickly became resolute, skewered Zhou on his spear, and continued to thrust the spear forward, wanting to skewer Wuyue as well.

Meng Su grabbed Shi Xiaoxiao's hand, which was piercing his chest, and channeled his Demon Power into Shi Xiaoxiao's body, bringing her under control. Then, Meng Su extended his right hand and grabbed at the center of Shi Xiaoxiao's brow.

The full moon mark in the center of Shi Xiaoxiao's brow was grabbed by Meng Su's Supreme Grasp, and then Meng Su pressed this mark onto his own brow.

Three moon marks appeared vaguely on Meng Su's brow. This was the result of being empowered by three Demon Gus.

After the mark on Shi Xiaoxiao's body was snatched away by Meng Su, she began to wake up. When she woke up and saw that she had actually pierced Meng Su's body, she felt a wave of heartache and hugged Meng Su, tears streaming down her face.

Meng Su blankly pulled Shi Xiaoxiao away. With three Demon Gu marks, the Chaos Power on Meng Su was weak and could no longer suppress them, which affected Meng Su's state of mind and Divine Sense. After all, the Power of the Five Elements on Meng Su was not yet complete.

Pushed away, Shi Xiaoxiao looked at Meng Su with tear-filled eyes. Seeing Meng Su's cold gaze, she cried, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me."

"He is controlled by the Demon Gu and is currently battling it." A magnetic bass voice appeared in Shi Xiaoxiao's ears.

Hearing this familiar voice, Shi Xiaoxiao turned around abruptly. She saw the cold young man in black under the sunlight. The young man's eyes held warmth as he looked at Shi Xiaoxiao.

"You finally came? Xiao Qi," Shi Xiaoxiao said in surprise.

The young man was precisely Shi Xiaoxiao's fiancé: Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi said gently, "Xiaoxiao, I'm sorry. Many things happened on Xuanwu Island, and I had no way to come pick you up, causing you to suffer a lot."

Shi Xiaoxiao suddenly turned her head to look at Meng Su and said, "Quickly, save my brother. He's almost at his limit."

Yuan Qi shook his head and said, "No one can save him. The Demon Gu is a supernatural ability that communicates with Heavenly Will. Unless I have the power to defy Heaven, I cannot expel the Demon Gu from his body. To prevent him from becoming Wuyue's Demon Gu, the best method is: kill him now."

Hearing Yuan Qi's words, Li Bai hurriedly stepped forward, shielding Meng Su behind him. "With me here, don't even think about it."

Shi Xiaoxiao also said angrily, "What kind of talk is that? My brother has walked this path with me and saved me countless times. How can I abandon him and kill him while he is injured? I cannot do it, and don't you think about it either, otherwise I will fall out with you."

Yuan Qi's heart felt as if a bottle of five flavors had been overturned, filled with all sorts of feelings: jealousy, annoyance, helplessness.

"I don't want to either, but for a genius like Brother Meng, once he becomes a Demon Gu and is controlled by others, he himself will be living a life worse than death."

Shi Xiaoxiao looked gently at the blank-faced Meng Su and said softly, "There will be a way. My brother is not an ordinary person. We have survived so many hardships; I don't believe there is no way to deal with this small Demon Gu."

Wuyue in the distance saw that Meng Su had fallen into the realm of the Demon Gu and hurriedly tried to communicate. But although Meng Su was controlled by the Demon Gu, he was not under her control. Meng Su had become a masterless Demon Gu, like a Void Demon. The only difference was that the Demon Gu had no crazy killing intent; all it had was blankness, or even idiocy.

Yuan Qi looked at his fiancée's overflowing tenderness toward a strange man, and his heart felt sour. Although he knew their relationship was not that of a man and woman, his heart still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Yuan Qi pondered for a moment and said, "To break this Demon Gu, there is only one path."

"What path?" Shi Xiaoxiao and Li Bai asked eagerly.

"This Demon Gu is like a Soul Contract. When we capture a Demon Beast, we force it to sign a Soul Contract, but that kind of Soul Contract is just a restriction; there is no Heavenly Will involved. After the Soul Contract is signed, as the Demon Beast's Demon Power grows, this Soul Contract will reverse, and the master and servant will swap places."

Shi Xiaoxiao and Li Bai's eyes lit up upon hearing Yuan Qi's words. "Brother Meng is a peerless genius; perhaps he can reverse the master and servant roles."

Yuan Qi shook his head. "Such opportunities are extremely rare because, due to the Soul Contract, the master within the Demon Gu will do their utmost to suppress and control the person who has been implanted with the Gu. The person implanted with the Gu has no opportunity to grow and counter-attack. Even after a Demon Beast is signed with a Soul Contract, it is only after many years of escaping that it forms the power to counter-attack."

Shi Xiaoxiao and Li Bai showed expressions of disappointment.

At this moment, Meng Su had a blank face, as if he had lost his Divine Sense. Meng Su looked up at the sky, as if studying the mysteries of the sky. The sky did have mysteries, and these mysteries were the Laws, but could Meng Su understand them?

Meng Su looked at the sky for a while and began to move. With one step, he traveled ten zhang away. At this moment, his Body Follows Thought had become sluggish as his Divine Sense was sealed. Meng Su performed a half-baked Body Follows Thought step.

Meng Su took a second step, and this second step actually covered a hundred zhang in one go, startling everyone around.

Shi Xiaoxiao looked at the departing Meng Su and cried, "Brother, where are you going? Quickly come back with me to Xuanwu Island. Princess Niannian is still waiting for you."

Shi Xiaoxiao mentioned Princess Niannian, and Yuan Qi's heart suddenly felt lighter. This man, who was not impressive in appearance and even a bit strange, was Wuniannian's sweetheart; he definitely would not have any improper thoughts about Shi Xiaoxiao. Thinking of this, Yuan Qi's heart suddenly cleared, and a momentum of no regrets suddenly grew stronger. Yuan Qi had advanced. This was a rise in realm caused by his thoughts becoming clear.

Meng Su stood blankly in the distance. Now he was only one step away from Ye, which meant Meng Su was currently standing before Ye.

"Quickly stop him! If you stop him, I will plead with the Young Sect Master to forgive your failure, and you can still return to the Left and Right Sects."

Zhou shouted to Ye in the distance.

Hearing Zhou's shout, Meng Su turned his head blankly to look, then looked at Ye before him and said, "Young lady, you are so beautiful. I feel like I have seen you before."

Ye looked at this slightly idiotic man before her and suddenly felt a sense of security, a feeling that if she became his family, he would protect her for a lifetime.

"I will never return to the Left and Right Sects again."

Ye muttered to herself. Then she looked gently at Meng Su's face and said, "My name is Ling Ziye. I am your fiancée. I have finally found you. Come with me, my love."