Chapter 2194

Xiangliu most hated the demonic clans.

"I wonder what the Holy One Luo Fu was thinking—why go through this slow, boiling-frog nonsense when he clearly has the power to make the demonic clans kneel and submit outright?"

Xiangliu didn't understand, but he had one good trait: he listened to advice.

Whoever he deemed worthy spoke to him, and if he found their words reasonable, he would always heed them.

……

Within the Illusory Heaven.

Gonggong was battling his inner demon.

He hadn't expected his inner demon to be Zhurong—and the Zhurong it conjured had seven heads and six arms, surrounded constantly by rings of fire that pressed close, trapping Gonggong completely.

Gonggong had wanted to leave, but because the figure before him was Zhurong, he felt both love and hatred, and could only evade.

Gonggong deeply regretted it inside.

He and Zhurong had always been lovers and killers, forever this way—but as his own inner demon, he simply couldn't bring himself to strike.

"Do I really have to die trapped here?"

"It's just an inner demon!"

Gonggong had tried to convince himself, but had never succeeded.

Even when Zhurong approached, Gonggong still couldn't strike—he had once wronged Zhurong, and Zhurong had saved his life once, so he could never raise a hand against him.

Zhurong shouted: "Gonggong, you fool! This is just an illusion—cut it down and you can leave!"

"Just an illusion!"

Gonggong turned in surprise toward another Zhurong, who slapped him on the head.

"Are you real?"

"Could there be any doubt?"

"Right before my eyes…"

Gonggong did have an inner demon, and unless he saved Zhurong once within his own capacity, this demon would never leave him.

"Just now, you saved me from his blade—you've repaid your debt to me. Destroy it, shatter this inner demon, and we can leave together!"

"We Twelve Ancestral Wushen share the same breath and roots! No difficulty can overcome us."

Zhurong's words made Gonggong's eyes turn red and moist.

Gonggong understood Zhurong said this only to help him—but he was also spurred on, and because of this, he finally hardened his heart and shattered the inner demon before him.

Gonggong's power was immense; his Broken Jade Hook could pierce the inner demon in an instant.

Had he not been stuck on that mental barrier, he would have escaped long ago—even surpassed Zhu Jiuyin and Di Jiang.

Zhurong watched Gonggong's form and exhaled in relief; they emerged together.

The other Eleven Ancestral Wushen stood before them, also exhaling in relief, fearing they might be trapped forever inside the Illusory Heaven Mirror.

Luo Fu smiled at Gonggong and Zhurong, saying nothing.