Refuse to trample on the pride of heaven

Shi Yubai climbed to the top of the towering Demon Mountain, looking down at all living beings with a condescending attitude.

But when he met Lu Wensheng's suddenly changing gaze, which seemed to be able to see through illusions and point directly to his true heart, he suddenly had an illusion - as if his huge demonic body became as small as dust, while the elegant figure below was infinitely rising, like a god in charge of judgment, measuring his sins with a cold gaze.

That gaze was too sharp, too penetrating, as if it could ignore the power of the Demon Lord that he had forcibly seized, and pierce straight into the essence deep in his soul that was still pale, still twisted, and still full of unwillingness and resentment.

It was an invisible yet heavy pressure on the spiritual level.

Gazing has always been the power of the dominant party.

At this moment, Shi Yubai suddenly felt that he was the one being scrutinized and judged.

"Shi Yubai! What are you doing?! Quickly take care of them!"

High in the sky, Min Xiao, who was being tightly entangled by Jun Ning Daojun's sword force, which was as cold and sharp as the nine-day black ice, and was unable to spare any time, keenly noticed Shi Yubai's hesitation and disordered breathing below, and could not help but let out an anxious and sharp rebuke.

This idiot clearly possesses overwhelming power, but why does he always fail at critical moments!

However, when Min Xiao's scolding reached Shi Yubai's ears, it seemed a little unclear, as if there was a thick barrier between them.

Because at this moment, Shi Yubai was feeling sharp pains like needles pricking his head. Moreover, a voice that sounded exactly like his own, but even colder and more ethereal, echoed faintly from the depths of his consciousness, like the whisper of an inner demon, which could not be shaken off:

"...See? This is the 'purity' you so desperately desire and so deeply hate—your demonic power can't even force out a single shred of his true inner thoughts, and instead reveals his unwavering determination to kill you... Truly, ridiculous."

"The so-called righteousness... the so-called compassion... are all false... Kill him... Devour him... Prove that you are right..."

"He shouldn't be in our world... He shouldn't exist..."

The voice lingered endlessly, intertwined with his own resentment, unwillingness, and incomprehensible "pure" hatred towards Lu Wensheng, making him upset and his demonic energy slightly restless and unstable.

He stared intently at the figure below, whose surrounding light was gradually growing stronger, and whose murderous intent was awe-inspiring, but whose eyes were still clear. Blood was surging in his red pupils, and chaos and violence rose again.

No! This is totally wrong! Why is this happening?!

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"Min Xiao, in this situation... what should we do?" Several demon lords saw the disciples of the immortal sect below charging forward in formation with unstoppable force. Although they did not understand their specific intentions, they instinctively felt a little uneasy and turned their eyes to the deceitful demon who was known for his cunning and wisdom.

"What?! What can I do?!" Min Xiao was so angry that the evil spirit surging in his chest almost wanted to burst out of his body.

He had warned these fools not to underestimate the enemy and slack off, but they had ignored him. Now that they realized the situation was delicate, they came to ask him again? Did they really think he had super powers and could single-handedly reverse the passive situation caused by these fools?

"Shi Yubai! What are you daydreaming about again?!"

He became even angrier and looked up into the sky, only to see Shi Yubai floating in the air. His pair of scarlet devil eyes seemed somewhat empty and out of focus, and he didn't know what kind of inexplicable state he had fallen into.

Min Xiao cursed inwardly, wondering what this guy was doing, ruining his plans! His eyes quickly swept over the direction of Lu Wensheng and the others rushing towards the top of the mountain, and he couldn't help but snort coldly, his tone filled with a bit of certainty and disdain.

"How could their level of cultivation withstand the depths of the Demonic Abyss? What permeates it is the filthy demonic aura that has accumulated for eons, thick as substance, transforming into a bone-eroding, soul-destroying demonic water. Even we, if we venture into it, must exercise caution.

If they dare to barge in rashly, they will be infected by the evil spirit in an instant, their foundation will collapse, their flesh and blood will melt away, and they will end up with nothing left but their bodies and souls destroyed!"

Thinking of this, Min Xiao's gaze finally fixed on Lu Wensheng's elegant and distinguished figure, which was like a beacon in the tide of demons. The corners of his mouth curled up in an arc mixed with malice and amusement.

If we can use this to shake their resolve, make them lose their composure, or even cause them to collapse without a fight, wouldn't that save us a lot of energy?

He quietly activated his magic energy, and his voice, full of bewitching and incitement, immediately penetrated the clamor of the battlefield and reached the ears of every disciple fighting hard, especially the young monks who were approaching the top of the mountain:

"Deer Chief—!" He deliberately stretched out his tone, his voice filled with knowing mockery. "Could it be that you've listened to some nonsense and truly believe that the divine sword 'Brilliant Silence', which exists only in vague legends and can annihilate our race, is hidden beneath this demonic mountain, in this filthy abyss?"

These words, like a huge rock dropped into a lake, instantly stirred a thousand waves in the fiercely engaged camps. Countless gazes, filled with surprise, suspicion, expectation, and mockery, were cast towards Min Xiao, then towards Lu Wensheng.

Min Xiao was very pleased with the result. He continued in that all-knowing, condescending tone, "Haha... It's just a vague possibility, an absurd rumor that came from nowhere. Are you going to gamble your lives on it and jump into this desperate situation one after another? How naive, how pathetic!"

His voice suddenly turned harsh, like the impact of ice: "You all know that the energy that permeates this Demonic Abyss is not just ordinary demonic energy, but the extremely pure source of demonic evil that has been accumulated for eternity!

Touching it is like a cancer, infecting the foundation of the Tao and polluting the spiritual platform! Not to mention the thick magic water below, like the Styx, corroding everything and devouring life! In there, what else can there be except endless darkness and deathly silence?

"Excalibur? Even if you throw in some divine iron, it will corrode and turn into slag!"

He paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over the young faces whose expressions had slightly changed and whose attacks had slowed down due to his words. His tone shifted to one that seemed "earnest" but was actually heartbreaking: "You are all elites from various sects, with limitless paths to immortality. Why waste your lives for a legend that seems like a mirage? Is it worth it? Why not stop here and perhaps preserve your usefulness for the future?"

How can this catastrophic trend be reversed by one or two people or one or two tools? Trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm is nothing but a joke!

He deliberately created an atmosphere of despair, trying to undermine everyone's fighting spirit.

However, before he could carefully observe the reactions of Lu Wensheng and those young monks, a bone-chilling sword light filled with extreme murderous intent had torn through the sky and attacked him fiercely!

"Do you really think you're that important? You're fighting me, and you dare to be distracted?!"

Jun Ning Daojun's voice, as cold as an icy spring, sounded, tinged with anger.

Her sword was as powerful as a rainbow. She seized the moment when Min Xiao was distracted and talking, and the sword light surged. The cold sword energy instantly locked onto Min Xiao!