Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 166 Fusion of Heaven and Demon
"Prince? Prince Jingwu?!"

Xi Muyu's cry woke up Xiao Ying, whose thoughts were in turmoil, and also temporarily calmed Xiao Ying's restless mind.

It would be great if he could silently "incite and subdue" the disciples of the Demon Sect, but he could also secretly borrow the Demon Sect's intelligence organization and even take it for himself.

However, everything has its pros and cons, and there are also considerable risks in doing so.

The Blood Demon Map's ability to subtly instill a sense of acceptance in its host, ultimately leading to die-hard loyalty, might be noticed by the Demon Sect. After all, the Demon Sect is inherently selfish and primarily egoistic, driven by conflicting interests or lacking control, with little loyalty.

After the fusion of the star souls, the contrast between the two will be more prominent and noticeable, and easier to detect than other schools!

This trait was comparable to various forbidden secret methods of controlling people, like creating puppets, and even more sinister than the Demon Sect's secret methods of controlling minds, puppetry, and corpse control. If word of this were to spread, it would likely make Xiao Ying, and even the Sui army, public enemies.

After all, no one wants to become someone else's puppet without realizing it.

Puppet originally refers to "a puppet in a puppet show that is manipulated by someone behind the scenes", meaning a person or organization that is not independent and is manipulated by others.

Even if this "Star Soul Puppet" is normal, its wisdom, qualifications, talents, etc. will be higher, it will be smarter, more knowledgeable, and stronger than normal people, it will still have strong autonomy and still cannot escape the nature of being "controlled" by puppets!

"Be careful..."

Xiao Ying's expression straightened up, and he was secretly alert. On the surface, he pretended to be reluctant and said:

"Sorry! I didn't expect the Demon Sect's intelligence capabilities to be so strong that they even knew this. I was distracted! However, the price of permanent improvement is not small. I believe you all understand. How do you want to cooperate... or what corresponding price can you pay?"

"What does the prince want? Or rather, what price does the Holy Sect need to pay before the prince is willing to take action? How many candidates can be promoted?"

Yin Wan'er no longer cared about her resentment. Her beautiful eyes lit up as she asked repeatedly, nervously, anxiously, and expectantly, "Can you allow me... allow me to break through to the Supreme Realm?"

Now she is a saint. If she can break through to become a first-grade supreme celestial being, she can completely inherit the position of the Demon Queen, including but not limited to identity, status, majesty, strength, etc.

"If nothing unexpected happens... Miss Yin will have a hard time in a short period of time... It will probably take quite a while!"

Xiao Ying looked at Yin Wan'er with a serious look in his eyes. He thought and weighed things rapidly in his mind, and responded slowly, then continued:
"If you want to use this to break through to the Supreme Realm, it's best to be at the peak of the Second Rank. Only then can you take advantage of the opportunity and leverage to break through in one go. You must be at least at the late Second Rank, and sacrifice another person of the same realm! A huge gap won't work!"

Yin Wan'er was, after all, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Demon Sect. If Xiao Ying could persuade her to rebel and surrender, the benefits would undoubtedly be the greatest. However, there was a corresponding disadvantage: Yin Wan'er was the focus of the Demon Sect's attention and protection, making her the easiest to detect. Wouldn't the Demon Queen, the Heavenly Demon Sect, and even the Demon Sect itself be driven completely mad?

After careful consideration, Xiao Ying regretfully decided not to give it to Yin Wan'er. There were too many variables and the cost of backlash was too high. Xiao Ying and the Sui army could not withstand the madness of the Demon Sect for the time being!

"what?!"

Yin Wan'er's excited and passionate expression froze, and her face was full of regret.

Yin Wan'er was also a daughter of destiny, no worse than Dugu Feng, but she was only in the middle stage of the second rank, just one small realm away...

Another Sky Demon Elder, Mu Guxuan, asked with obvious doubt, "Are the restrictions so severe? Do we need to sacrifice someone of the same realm?"

As he spoke, he looked at the four maids, the four monks, and the others, and his meaning was very clear! "Don't you want to break through to the Supreme Realm? You should know that the two monks are only at the late or peak of the second rank, so they can do it. If you want to make an ordinary breakthrough, you can just choose someone to sacrifice!"

Xiao Ying responded as if it was a matter of course, and added, "To put it bluntly, it means stripping another person of their qualifications, talents, luck, mana, skills, and even memories, and integrating them into another person, thereby achieving a breakthrough and greatly increasing their potential! Therefore, both the sacrificer and the beneficiary are important!"

Since Xiao Ying has decided to cooperate, these things cannot be hidden from others. It is better to say it myself to show my sincerity!

"The Heavenly Demon Fusion Technique?!" Xi Muyu blurted out with a changed expression.

Yin Wan'er and Mu Guxuan's expressions also changed drastically. This was the Demon Sect's most forbidden secret technique, which had long been lost and no one knew how to use it. It had always been regarded as an illusory legend or the Demon Sect's self-boasting.

On the contrary, relatively more people know the "Demon Disintegration Technique", but it is a secret method used for "suicide". Who would use it for no reason?

Only a handful of high-ranking members of the Heavenly Demon Sect knew of this forbidden secret technique. Similar forbidden and supreme secret techniques included the Dao Heart Planting Demon Technique, the Blood Lotus Pregnancy Technique, the Great True Returning Technique, the Blood God Devouring Technique, and the Heaven Devouring Demon Technique.

Therefore, the Demon Sect was quite shocked when they learned the secret of King Jingwu's "promotion", but they did not react too much. Perhaps other forces also knew or guessed it.

It is just a supreme forbidden secret technique, so it is naturally not something that can be found everywhere. Even if it has not been lost, there are very few people who can learn and perform it, so it is basically one-of-a-kind!

"Almost the same, the principle is similar! However, it cannot be forced. The target must be willing and fully cooperative. And without such severe side effects, I will cast a spell to erase their personality and most of their memories. The price to pay is naturally not small, so it cannot be used frequently!"

Xiao Ying's heart moved, and he responded smoothly, and then reminded: "In theory, each person only has one chance. And they must stay by my side for a period of time, like a patient following a doctor. In addition, the sacrificed person does not need to be captured alive in front of me, but must be killed within the range of my spiritual sense, otherwise he will be impossible to capture!"

This is to further exclude Yin Wan'er. When Yin Wan'er reaches the late stage or peak of the second level, Xiao Ying may not have to worry about the Demon Sect anymore!
"Ok!"

Yin Wan'er and the other two nodded thoughtfully, but they did not doubt what Xiao Ying said. Instead, they felt it was sincere!
If not for this, the Sui army would not have only two supreme rulers (Lingxin and Lingguang, Empress Xiao and Aunt Rong were not counted), and they would have mass-produced powerful people and swept across Jiangnan and even the world, and would not have fallen into the current crisis surrounded by powerful enemies.

"What price will we have to pay? How many candidates are there?"

After a period of silence, Mu Guxuan asked with still excitement and anticipation.

Yin Wan'er wasn't in a position to bear it for now, or perhaps it wasn't worth it. But the Heavenly Demon Sect, and even the Demon Sect, were filled with old monsters who had been stuck at the peak of the Second Rank for most of their lives!

Xiao Ying frowned and pondered for a moment, then shook his head and replied, "It depends on what you can offer. I have no shortage of wealth, precious pills, magical weapons, secret techniques, etc. I haven't thought of anything of equivalent value that I can obtain from the Demon Sect yet!"

Yin Wan'er and the other two looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Given King Jingwu's status, position, and power, as well as the rumored title of "the richest man in the world", there are indeed very few things that can impress him.

Yin Wan'er asked tentatively, "Help the prince achieve his ambition? Force the Fengming Army and the Jianghuai Army to retreat?"

"That depends on how far you can go." Xiao Ying was a little surprised by Yin Wan'er's "arrogance", but responded ambiguously.

The Demon Sect might have some special means to force King Fengming and the Jianghuai Governor to stop their armies for a few days. However, Xiao Ying didn't believe that the Demon Sect could force the two armies to give up their struggle for supremacy in Jiangnan or surrender to the Sui Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)