I get stronger every day I live.

Chapter 168 Rescuing the Dog, Fighting Alone in the Abyss of the Demon Realm

The abyss of the demon realm.

Moro returned to the Demon Realm using a secret escape technique. His bewitching face was slightly pale as he sat on the throne of the Demon Lord.

"Although I was unable to kill all those people from the immortal sects, I successfully completed my plan."

"What I didn't expect was that this trip to Zhenmo Mountain would bring an unexpected surprise."

"What do you say, my dear brother? We meet again."

As she spoke, Moro's gaze shifted to a large black dog that was restrained and unable to move not far away, and a chilling smile appeared on her beautiful and alluring face.

Xiao Hei looked terrified and shouted, "You've mistaken me for someone else! I'm just a dog! I'm not your brother! Let me go!"

"Heh, appearances can be changed, but the aura of the soul cannot," Moro scoffed.

Then, Moro opened her palm, and a beating heart appeared between her fingers.

As if sensing its master's presence, the heart struggled to break free from Moro's control and fly towards Xiao Hei.

"With your heart in my hands, how could I possibly mistake you?"

Moro propped one cheek up with his hand, his eyes full of mockery, his ridiculous gaze like that of someone watching a clown's farcical performance.

Seeing this, Xiao Hei felt a chill run down his spine; he never imagined that he would ultimately be the one to fall victim to his own actions.

At this point, there's no point in pretending anymore.

Now that they've fallen into their hands, they're really doomed.

"I've ended up in this state, living like a dog, while you've become the Lord of the Demon Clan and obtained the power of the Lord Father. Why won't you spare my life?" Xiao Hei spoke in human language, his eyes filled with resentment and anger, and shouted in a deep voice.

“My foolish brother, you should know what I want. As long as you live, I will not be able to sit on the throne in peace.” Moro’s eyes revealed a strong killing intent. “And this is our destiny. Only by completely killing you can the king’s bloodline in my body truly awaken. Only then will I be the true supreme king of the demon race. Only then can I lead my people to rule the Immortal Continent and reign supreme over the world. All of this is for the sake of the demon race.”

As he spoke, Moro rose from his throne and swayed his proud and graceful waist toward Little Black.

"Don't move. We have fought and killed each other for thousands of years, and in the end, I still won."

Sensing the killing intent emanating from Moro, Xiao Hei couldn't help but panic.

However, it did not beg for mercy, because it knew that even if it begged for mercy, Moro would never let it go.

"After your death, I will lead the demon race to rebuild our glory and reclaim everything that belongs to us demons," Moro said firmly, his eyes indifferent.

However, upon hearing Moro's words, Xiao Hei's face revealed a complex expression, and he said in a deep voice, "No, you can't do it."

"What do you mean by that?" Moro's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a dangerous aura, and she slowly stopped.

“As long as that person is here, the Demon Clan will never be able to reclaim Zhongzhou. He is the most terrifying human cultivator I have ever seen. Even when the Master was alive, he did not pose as much of a threat to me as he did. You will fail, Moro.” There was no fear in Xiao Hei’s eyes. His dog eyes stared firmly at Moro and he said in a deep voice, “The Demon Clan will be destroyed by your ambition.”

"Nonsense! Do you think I'll let you go just because you say that?" The chill emanating from Moro grew even more terrifying. "Who are you talking about?"

"You've already seen him on Demon Suppression Mountain," Xiao Hei said calmly.

In an instant, the image of a white-clad swordsman involuntarily appeared in Moro's mind.

"Hmph, once my bloodline is fully awakened, I will be invincible in this world. No one will be able to stop my demon race's conquest. I will lead the demon race to become the strongest race on the entire continent. Unfortunately, you will not be able to see all of this. Rest in peace, brother. I will accept everything about you and surpass the Lord Father."

As soon as he finished speaking, Moro coldly and mercilessly slapped Xiao Hei on the head.

Faced with the threat of death, Xiao Hei couldn't help but show a look of fear, then closed his eyes tightly and awaited death.

However, the expected pain did not occur. Just as Moro's killing move was about to land on Xiao Hei's head, an extremely terrifying sword aura suddenly erupted from Xiao Hei's body, blocking Moro's attack.

The terrifying sword energy tore through the demon castle, startling all the demon warriors. They instinctively turned to look in the direction of the castle and shouted, "Oh no! The king is in danger!"

At the same time, Lai Yang, far away in the Central Continent, suddenly narrowed his eyes and turned to look in a certain direction in the void.

Noticing Lai Yang's unusual behavior, Li Xiaowen asked in confusion, "Sir, what's wrong?"

"Someone stole my dog. I'm going to get it back. I'm off now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lai Yang's figure vanished into the void and left the Wenxian Sect.

Inside the abyss of the demon realm.

Moro was startled when he saw the protective sword energy that suddenly appeared on Xiao Hei's body. His bewitching face immediately turned gloomy.

"This is... sword energy."

This familiar sword energy was left by the white-robed swordsman she met on Zhenmo Mountain. She never expected that Mo Dong would be related to that person.

Even Xiao Hei itself didn't expect that Lai Yang had left such a powerful life-saving measure on it at some point, and a sense of gratitude arose in its heart.

"What is your relationship with that person? How come you have his sword aura on you?" Moro asked, moved.

"Hmph, no comment. Didn't you want to kill me? Come on, come and hit me." Seeing that he couldn't die, Xiao Hei became smug again, recklessly provoking Moro on the verge of suicide.

"You think a mere wisp of sword energy can stop me? You're seriously underestimating me." A furious "well" shape appeared on Moro's forehead, as if he felt his pride had been severely challenged. He unleashed a torrent of demonic energy and charged towards Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei was so frightened that his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly closed his eyes.

However, to its surprise, Moro's attack was once again completely blocked by Lai Yang's sword energy, failing to harm it in the slightest.

Seeing this, Moro was greatly shocked. She couldn't believe that just one sword aura from the other party could be so powerful. Just who was that human?

"I refuse to believe that I can't even withstand this sword energy!"

In an instant, Moro couldn't help but get serious, unleashing a powerful punch at Xiao Hei.

Sensing the danger, Xiao Hei's sword energy rushed forward.

Although it struggled for a long time, it was ultimately just a sword aura, like a rootless duckweed, and after being consumed several times, it had lost its previous power.

The moment the sword energy dissipated, Moro's attack continued unabated as it hurtled towards Xiao Hei.

Little Black felt a sense of despair and its face showed fear; it was truly doomed now.

At the critical moment, the space in front of Xiao Hei shattered, and a chilling glint flew out from it. The sword light then shattered Moro's power with overwhelming force, almost splitting her in two.

The powerful demons were shocked and stared intently at the sight.

Then, under the watchful eyes of countless powerful demons.

As a magnetic voice rang out, a figure in white slowly emerged from the shattered space.

"Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. You want to kill my dog, but did you ask me first?" Upon seeing the newcomer, both Moro and Xiao Hei were startled. The former was filled with solemnity, while the latter was overjoyed.

"It's you again. You've got some nerve, daring to trespass into our demon race's territory all by yourself." Moro stared intently at Lai Yang, sensing danger emanating from him.

"The world is vast, and with a sword in hand, one can go anywhere." Lai Yang said calmly, turning back to look at the imprisoned Xiao Hei. He casually broke the spatial restraints on Xiao Hei and said, "I told you long ago not to run around. If I had arrived any later, you would have been in danger."

Overjoyed, Xiao Hei rushed forward and hugged Lai Yang's leg without any regard for his image, his dog face streaked with tears.

"You heartless bastard, you finally came! I thought I was going to die today. I was so scared!" Xiao Hei shouted excitedly.

Before Lai Yang could speak, a furious roar from a powerful demon lord echoed around him: "Hey! Where did this human scum come from, daring to trespass on my demon territory? You have a path to heaven but choose not to take it, you've come to hell by default! Die!"

Lai Yang, holding a three-foot-long sword, casually swung it at the enraged demon enemies who attacked him.

The fierce sword energy instantly killed the sixth-realm demon expert. The terrifying sword intent obliterated everything, leaving no trace of his body.

“I just want to take my dog ​​away from here. If you’re determined to stop me, I don’t mind making you all disappear.”

Lai Yang's body was filled with surging sword intent, continuous and unending, as deep and unfathomable as the ocean, and as vast and boundless as the cosmos.

Just looking at it instills fear in one's heart, making one feel as if there are thorns in one's back.

"Outrageous! You came and think you can leave? This is your burial ground."

As the demons roared in anger, numerous powerful demons joined forces, and a formation radiating a powerful aura was formed.

A skull radiating dark demonic energy appeared within the formation, imprisoning and sealing off the space where Lai Yang and Xiao Hei were. The skull opened its sinister and terrifying maw, attempting to devour and obliterate Lai Yang.

Once devoured by it, even a peak Tribulation Realm expert would likely not escape death.

Lai Yang's expression remained unchanged. In the blink of an eye, countless sword energies, as dazzling as a galaxy, obliterated the person along with the formation.

Moro, who was waiting for the right moment and an opening, frowned.

This guy seems to be full of flaws, yet he also seems to have no flaws at all. No matter what she does, she will be met with a powerful counterattack.

Moreover, this person's strength was terrifying, no less than the strongest she had ever seen, and she herself had absolutely no confidence in killing him.

You must know that this is their demon territory!
Seeing Lai Yang wantonly slaughtering their compatriots, the remaining demons revealed angry, scarlet glints in their eyes. Hundreds and thousands of demons were attracted by the commotion of the battle and quickly gathered together.

Xiao Hei hid behind Lai Yang, its dog face showing a rather tense and flustered expression.

In contrast, Lai Yang's expression remained unchanged throughout, calm, composed, and confident, as if he didn't take them seriously at all.

As the powerful demons charged towards Lai Yang, more and more demon corpses fell, but Lai Yang seemed to have suffered no damage whatsoever; his aura did not weaken in the slightest.

Moro knew that if Lai Yang continued to kill, the demon race would be severely weakened, so she had no choice but to deal with Lai Yang herself.

Sensing Moro's sudden killing intent, a portion of the sword intent filled with murderous aura immediately separated to fight against Moro.

"The devil is in the world!"

Enraged, Moro unleashed his ultimate move without hesitation, summoning the three-headed, six-armed demon lord's form.

Each attack from the Demon Lord's Dharma Form could easily kill an ordinary seventh-realm expert, but it could not break through Lai Yang's sword curtain defense.

Countless spiritual swords surrounded Lai Yang, combining offense and defense, making him appear like a sword immortal descending to earth. The scene was extremely spectacular and awe-inspiring.

Before they knew it, the two had exchanged hundreds of blows, shattering the entire Demon Realm Abyss.

Moro's breathing became rapid, his chest heaving, and his bewitchingly beautiful face became extremely solemn.

Lai Yang stared at Moro with a calm gaze, appearing completely at ease.

He inflicted countless wounds on Moro, but even with his unparalleled sword intent, he could not kill her; her injuries healed completely in the blink of an eye.

Lai Yang, however, dared not unleash any more powerful attacks.

He had a very strong premonition that once he used power that surpassed the limits of this realm, it would probably immediately attract the attention of the Heavenly Dao, and it was hard to say what would happen then.

It was truly not worth it for him to take the unknown risks in order to kill a demon.

"If you still want to continue fighting, I'll accompany you to the end," Lai Yang said calmly, glancing at Moro.

"You are worthy of being remembered by me, human cultivator. What is your name?" Moro said coldly, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.

"Lai Yang."

"Do you know who you are trying to save? It is my brother, the son of the Demon King, Mo Dong. If you save it from my hands, you are protecting the demon race. If the human cultivators find out about this, they will not tolerate you. If you leave now, I will not pursue the matter with you."

Lai Yang turned around and glanced at Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei's heart trembled at that glance, and he lowered his head, not daring to meet Lai Yang's eyes.

It knows all too well how deep the enmity is between humans and demons. Now that Lai Yang knows its true identity, will he still be willing to protect it?

"Heh, so what? I'm not interested in the grudges between the demon race and the human race. I do whatever I want. What do other people's opinions and words have to do with me?" Lai Yang said arrogantly with a disdainful look on his face. "I don't care who it is. I only know that it is my dog ​​now. If you want to kill my dog, you'll have to ask the sword in my hand if it agrees."

Moro's pretty face darkened slightly, thinking to herself that this person was not easy to deal with.

“I guarantee you’ll regret this,” Moro whispered.

"Then you don't need to worry about me. Since you don't want to continue fighting, I'll take it back with me."

Lai Yang turned around and went to Xiao Hei's side, then immediately took it away from the Demon Realm Abyss.

Moro clenched her fists. She wanted to keep Lai Yang with her completely, but she had no choice but to give up because she couldn't do anything about him.

If the fight continues, she will only suffer losses.

Moro wasn't stupid; she could tell that her opponent had clearly held back in the fight, and that she was no match for him.

The reason the other party didn't kill her was most likely due to some concerns.

This feeling of utter powerlessness was something she hadn't experienced so profoundly since she ascended the throne of the Demon Lord.

"My king, are you alright?"

Soon, powerful demons approached and inquired with concern.

"It's alright. Gather the clansmen and pack up. This place has been discovered by human cultivators. We can't stay here any longer. We must leave."

"As ordered."

(End of this chapter)