The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapter 48, Master and disciple cannot...

Iliana is a dynamic and decisive person.

Less than a minute after ending the call, she appeared at Li Xingzhou's door and rang the doorbell.

Why didn't you just teleport in today?

Li Xingzhou opened the door, chuckling and teasing, while admiring Iliana's outfit today.

She was wearing a white sports T-shirt with a black vest over it. The sports T-shirt, which looked a size too small, clung tightly to her upper body, perfectly highlighting her shapely, firm, and rounded breasts.

She wore denim shorts without stockings, boldly displaying her long, straight, and fair legs. A black leg ring adorned the midsection of her right thigh, making it particularly eye-catching.

Iliana didn't mind Li Xingzhou's gaze on her; on the contrary, she felt a little smug. However, on the surface, she remained as arrogant as ever, rolling her eyes at him and saying irritably:

"This is your home. Do you really enjoy people barging into your house like that?"

Li Xingzhou smiled and said:

"Others won't do, but if it's you, I won't have any objections."

Do you think I'm the kind of naive girl who gets easily swayed by a few sweet words from you?
Iliana wanted to shout it out loud, but thinking back to her reactions during their previous two kisses, she felt a pang of guilt—I think I really…

Is it becoming too much to resist?

So she coughed twice and changed the subject:
"Where's the wine?"

"this way please."

Li Xingzhou led her up to the small hall on the second floor, where there was a small bar and a wine cabinet filled with fine wines.

He opened a bottle of strong liquor for her, and while drinking with her, Li Xingzhou said:
“Speaking of which, I encountered a strange werewolf the night before last. It possessed powers similar to those of hell and could cast curses and other similar abilities… Liana, do you know if any hell lord has taken a liking to werewolves and lent them their power?”

"Did the werewolf use the power of hell?"

Iliana took a swig of wine and frowned:
"As far as I know, the lords of hell only value high-quality human souls. Even if a werewolf, a corrupted dark creature, were willing to sell his soul to a lord of hell, no lord would accept him... Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Li Xingzhou shrugged:
"I'm pretty sure that the aura of power emanating from that werewolf does indeed bear some resemblance to the aura of hell."

Iliana stood up, carrying the wine bottle:

"Take me to see that werewolf."

……

Basement prison cell.

Iliana's eyes shone with a deep blue light as she stared at the bearded werewolf for a long while before saying somewhat uncertainly:

"This guy does have an aura similar to hell, but there's always a hint of something..."

Li Xingzhou interjected: "Seemingly true, but actually false?"

“Yes, that’s exactly it.” Iliana nodded. “It’s like mixing German stout into vodka; it tastes weird…”

"Then, does the hellish aura emanating from it originate from some hell lord?"

“Not really.” Iliana shook her head. “Although I’m not very familiar with the other Hell Lords, I did attend a gathering of Hell Lords once and remembered their auras. But the aura on this werewolf doesn’t feel like it belongs to any of the Hell Lords I know.”

"That's strange..." Li Xingzhou stroked his chin. "Could there be other unknown dimensions of hell?"

“Who knows?” Iliana shrugged. “The universe is so vast, nobody knows if there are other undiscovered dimensions.”

"Then is it possible to read its memories and extract some information from them?"

Although Li Xingzhou possessed strong spiritual power, he was currently unable to perform advanced operations like "soul searching," nor could he actively infiltrate others' dreams to probe their memories. He had tried hypnotizing the werewolf, but unfortunately, he failed. The werewolf seemed to have some kind of restriction placed on its mind, making it resistant to hypnosis.

Now he wants to see if Iliana has any way to extract information from the werewolf's memories.

However, Iriana shook her head:
“My mental abilities are primarily defensive, and I can’t actively read minds. Besides, this werewolf’s soul is cursed; if anyone touches his soul and tries to search his memories, the curse will activate…”

She made an explosion gesture:
"The soul of a werewolf will explode and be annihilated instantly, and the spy will also be affected, suffering damage to their spirit or even their soul."

So it really was under a restriction?

Li Xingzhou shook his head helplessly. With his current primordial spirit power, he really couldn't remove the curse at the soul level. It seemed that the secret of the werewolf wouldn't be revealed anytime soon.

"Speaking of which, is this secret very important to you?"

"It's not that important. I'm just a little curious. Besides, I've already encountered werewolves, and I might have to deal with them again in the future. It's always good to know more about werewolves, just in case."

"You created the skeletal warriors also to fight the werewolves?"

"Besides werewolves, there are vampires. I've already offended two vampire clans, and they might come looking for trouble at any time, so I need to make some preparations in advance."

Li Xingzhou smiled, led her out of the cell and into the storage room, and pointed to five werewolf skeletons that had been completely gutted, with not a trace of flesh left, and said:

"This is my skeletal warrior."

Iliana's gaze fell on the werewolf skeleton, and she pointed to the dense, strange runes on it, asking:

"What kind of rune is this? I've never seen anything like it before."

“This is a different system of runes,” Li Xingzhou explained. “It is somewhat similar to the ‘cloud runes’ of ancient Eastern times, but it is essentially different.”

These are runes from a cultivation civilization in another world, capable of communicating with the power of heaven and earth. Similar runes are needed for setting up formations, refining weapons, crafting talismans, creating puppets, and so on.

Iriana showed considerable interest in these runes:

“Interesting. I can sense that these runes seem to be able to communicate with some supernatural elements... Could you teach me?”

Li Xingzhou knew that Iriana had an extraordinary learning ability and magical talent—she was captured and taken to Hell by the original Lord of the Hell Border at the age of seven, and by the age of fourteen she was able to turn the tables, defeat and expel the Lord of the Hell Border. What an incredible growth rate that must be.

Since she was willing to learn from Li Xingzhou, Li Xingzhou naturally wouldn't refuse, and nodded with a smile:
"If you're willing to learn, of course I can teach you."

Seeing how readily he agreed, Iriana couldn't help but feel a little suspicious again:
"I remember you have Chinese ancestry and even gave yourself a Chinese name... So you wouldn't expect me to follow Chinese tradition and become your apprentice, calling you Master, would you?"

Li Xingzhou shrugged:

"If you're willing, I wouldn't mind taking you as my disciple. However, I already have a disciple, so if you join my sect, you can only be my second disciple."

That won't work!

I don't even want to be the eldest disciple, let alone the second disciple!

I know that according to Chinese tradition, a teacher is like a father. If I become your student, then following you in the future... wouldn't that be inappropriate?
Iliana muttered to herself, but outwardly maintained an arrogant demeanor:

"No, how can I, the lord of the border of hell, become your apprentice and call you Master? Besides, I can also teach you magic. We can communicate on an equal footing and exchange knowledge."

Li Xingzhou expressed his regret:
"Alright, let's exchange ideas then. But let's not rush into exchanging knowledge. Shouldn't we head to the border of hell now?"

"Let's go."

Iliana grabbed Li Xingzhou's hand and waved to open the portal.

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