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Chapter 111 The Origin of the Mithril Egg

"The Demon Lord is definitely not an ordinary demon. Just the sound of this name is terrifying. We humans already have it hard enough. If a so-called Demon Lord appears, what will happen?"

Hong Ming said, "I didn't know what I was thinking at the time, but I just couldn't accept the birth of the Demon Lord. I planned for this for twenty years."

He sighed, "My plan was flawless, but just when I finally found the opportunity to destroy the Demon Lord's Egg, it suddenly emitted a vibration that made me want to eat it."

"You actually have a racial perspective?" Liu Hen glanced sideways, but his tone was a little sarcastic.

Because the other party had said before that the original purpose was to kill the demon in the sixth realm.

"At least I was the lord of a city at that time."

Hong Ming said calmly, "I can enslave humans myself, but I will never allow demons to enslave humans. At least I don't eat humans."

"..."

Liu Hen asked curiously, "What exactly is your ability? Do you have a specific name?"

Hong Ming paused for a moment, then said, "My body's information tells me that the name of my ability is [Spiritual Plant Husband]."

"Ling Zhifu?"

Liu Hen glanced sideways again. This name... he inexplicably thought of a profession in a fantasy novel.

After a pause, he looked at Hong Ming and said, "Go on."

Hong Ming nodded. "At that time, I suspected I had been deceived. The desire to eat the Demon Lord's Egg was so strong that it made me wary. I didn't dare to actually eat it. And with so many monsters transformed from silver mines watching, I didn't have the chance to eat it. But I was unwilling to just leave it like that. After all, I spent twenty years on it."

After a pause, he continued, "During those twenty years, I didn't gain nothing. I captured countless women from the wilderness and female demons and dissected them. I studied the birth process of human children and the birth process of demon offspring. Eventually, I developed a secret method that should be feasible. The human cyborg is the product of that research."

"You really will do anything to achieve your goal." Liu Hen commented.

He probably knew where Hong Ming's obsession with hundreds of thousands of dead people came from.

This twenty-year-long research has resulted in countless tragic deaths and the destruction of countless families.

The higher the status and the greater the power of such people, the greater the harm they cause.

But when you think about the other party's ultimate goal...it's hard to really evaluate everything.

Hong Ming smiled noncommittally. "That secret method is to use the resentment and death energy forged from countless dead fetuses to counteract the spirit of the Demon Lord's egg, allowing the spirit within to spontaneously transfer to the vessel I prepared. I completed my plan without anyone noticing. That ridiculous silver mine demon, sensing the growing resentment and death energy, thought the Demon Lord was about to be born and was laughing foolishly."

Liu Hen looked at the other person expressionlessly.

"But the Demon Lord's Egg is too powerful. Without the nourishment of the earth's spiritual veins, it will likely become a stillbirth. This would be too wasteful, so I continued my research."

At this point, Hong Ming's expression became enthusiastic. "Through my research, I've discovered that a female body of pure yin can replace the silver veins and continue to nurture the Demon Lord's spirit. Furthermore, I've discovered that, in theory, I have the potential to replace the Demon Lord. As long as the plan goes smoothly, I can completely replace the Demon Lord. Of course, at that time, the Demon Lord will no longer be the Demon Lord."

"That pure yin body is Zhang Mianmian, right?" Liu Hen asked.

"Yes."

Hong Ming nodded. "However, a pure Yin body will only make the Demon Lord's spirit stronger and more powerful, making it easy for him to lose control. So I had Yinghua constantly entertain all kinds of men, even demons, to completely pollute her Yin body. At the same time, I constantly fed her special food containing mithril. Those mithril ingredients will eventually be absorbed by the Demon Lord's spirit along with the Yin body's essence, forming the final product I want."

"During the past two years, I have also been working on transforming the Demon Lord's spirituality. The original plan was going very smoothly, but just when I was about to transfer the Demon Lord's spirituality into the belly of the Pure Yin female body, the Silver Mine Demon somehow discovered that the Demon Lord's spirituality was in my hands and directly attacked Green Cloud City. The power gap was too huge, and my Green Cloud City had no ability to resist at all!" He took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement: "In the end, I had to abandon everything and hastily transfer the Demon Lord's spirituality into the belly of the Pure Yin female body. Then I fled with the Pure Yin female body and my trusted subordinates. Unfortunately, we were finally dispersed by the demon army. The Pure Yin female body disappeared, and I was also seriously injured. If the essence of the Demon Lord's spirituality had not been transformed by me, the Silver Mine Demon's existence meaning would have disappeared and died suddenly. I would most likely have died in that battle as well."

"So, you discovered my identity as a pure Yin body a long time ago?" Zhang Mianmian's cold voice sounded not far away.

As a half-superpowered person, she could hear the conversation between Liu Hen and Hong Ming even though the wind was howling and the noise was loud.

Hong Ming turned around to glance at Zhang Mianmian, whose face was filled with hatred, and said indifferently, "Don't look at me like that. At least you can't beat me now. Besides, you were of humble status back then. I was your master, controlling your destiny. The fact that you were able to grow up without worries about food and clothing was all a gift from me to you."

Zhang Mianmian gritted her teeth. If she were still an ordinary savage, she might not hate Hong Ming so much.

Unfortunately, she finally awakened her special powers, but her potential was almost drained away by the demon lord's spirit, and her body was damaged, resulting in the failure of her awakening.

This was the real reason why she hated Hong Ming. It was he who made her say goodbye to the psychic completely.

But at this moment she thought of something and subconsciously looked at Chang Xin who had already returned and was listening, and Liu Hen who was sitting by the campfire, worried that the two were dissatisfied with her performance.

Liu Hen said to Zhang Mianmian, "What has happened is difficult to change. Moreover, if it weren't for Hong Ming's actions, Lvxia City would not have been destroyed, you wouldn't be here, you wouldn't have received Chang Xin's blessing, and you probably wouldn't have awakened. It's hard to tell whether it's a blessing or a curse. Now that we're on the same side, let's stop fighting."

Perhaps because her slave mentality was deeply rooted and her new master was really good to her, Zhang Mianmian easily accepted this arrangement.

"Yes, I listen to the adults and the chief."

She looked at Hong Ming deeply and said, "I will always supervise you!"

"Whatever." Hong Ming shrugged.

Liu Hen continued the previous topic and asked, "So, the Mithril Egg was created by the Demon Lord's spirit plundering Zhang Mianmian's spirit and that special Mithril ingredient?"

"Yes."

Hong Ming nodded: "The Demon Lord's spirituality at that time had been transformed by me, and his essence had changed."

At this point, he looked regretful. "You took out the Mithril Egg, didn't you? The gestation process cannot be interrupted. Just like forcibly removing a fetus before it's fully developed, it will only result in a stillbirth."

"Will you hold a grudge against me for this?"

Liu Hen said meaningfully: "I made you lose an opportunity to soar to the sky."

"This kind of problem... can easily affect unity."

Hong Ming smiled faintly: "Actually, ever since the disappearance of the pure Yin female body, I felt that I had lost that opportunity. I gave up hope three years ago. Now... well, there is definitely a little regret, but that's all."

After a pause, he looked at Liu Hen seriously and said, "I think that following you might give me a chance to soar to the sky. There must be a reason why people with rule-based abilities are regarded as gods."

Liu Hen also smiled when he heard this: "Then work hard for me. If such a day really comes in the future, I can help you."

"Don't worry, I won't do anything sneaky." Hong Ming promised.

Just at this time the bonfire upgrade was completed.

Liu Hen's spirits lifted, and he immediately stood up: "All of you stay away, I'm going to build a house, I need a place to stay."
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[I'm so sleepy. This chapter is a bit short. I'll make up for it in other chapters later. Please vote for me! ! ]

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