Song Yan seemed calm, but was actually crazed.
On one hand, he was frantically wrestling with the Tiger Emperor, while on the other, he was calmly observing the distance.
One was the Demon Monk, the other was the entrance and exit of the Secret Realm.
He could feel that if he got one more pearl, he could freely open the entrance and exit of the Secret Realm and leave.
That pearl was the fourth one, and it was the last one he intended to refine.
He’s not greedy!
Refine it and then leave!
Only after refining can he leave!
The flow of time seemed to have slowed down to the extreme.
Everyone was struggling desperately, racing against time, yet it was inexplicably so quiet.
He didn’t know how long it had been, maybe just a few breaths, maybe several incense sticks’ time had passed, Song Yan was drenched in sweat, his whole body tense, seemingly in control, but in reality, he was extremely nervous, feeling as if he was being roasted on the fires of hell.
A considerable number of the two hundred thousand evil souls from the Myriad Souls Banner around him were already lost.
His own expenditure was reaching the extreme.
This was supposed to be a battle beyond his power.
Suddenly...
It seemed that some critical point had been reached.
An abrupt change occurred again!
Three heartrending screams came from the Demon Monk’s giant mouth.
The first was from the Deer Demon, it was the weakest among those left.
The second was from the Ancient Tooth, it hadn’t even had the chance to settle scores with Song Yan and had already fallen.
The third was surprisingly from Dongjun.
Dongjun screamed mournfully: "We have a soul oath!"
The Demon Monk laughed softly and said: "I have no soul."
With no soul, the soul Dongjun saw was naturally fake...
The Demon Monk wasn’t even considered a living being, but a creature nurtured by the Sea of Suffering over countless ages, most adept at seduction.
Dongjun, bearing deep hatred and a thirst for revenge, how could he not be tempted?
At this moment, the Demon Monk swallowed the Deer Demon, Ancient Tooth, and Dongjun in succession, rapidly elevating its power. It couldn’t wait any longer and suddenly loosened its grip, releasing the hardest foes, the Insect King and the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox.
In choosing between options, it decided to quickly digest the Evil Treasure Pearl and then deal with the Insect King and the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox.
The pitch-black demonic hand traversed the sky without immediately grabbing the Evil Treasure Pearl, but instead performed a technique in the void, overlaying the Sea of Suffering’s aura to reinforce this Secret Realm by one more layer.
If it was the Insect King and the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox in their prime, there might have been a chance to break open the Secret Realm and escape, but now...with their weakening and strengthening balance, they were unable to do so.
However, neither the Insect King nor the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox took action, instead deploying secret techniques to resist the Sea of Suffering’s aura while quietly observing the distance at the sealed entrance of the Secret Realm.
In the next instant, the Demon Monk’s hand suddenly landed on the Evil Treasure Pearl.
Swoosh!
In almost a breath’s time, the first Evil Treasure Pearl was already refined.
The gap between him and Song Yan was originally sky-high, incomparable.
And at that moment, the Tiger Emperor perhaps got distracted by his grapple with Song Yan.
Swoosh!
The fourth Dark Gold Evil Treasure Pearl was refined by Song Yan!
...
Swoosh!
The second Evil Treasure Pearl was refined by the Demon Monk!
The monk enshrouded in black smoke showed a ferocious grin to Song Yan, those mocking eyes seemed to say ’Even if your calculations are intricate, even if your luck isn’t bad, with absolute power, it’s all empty.’
Song Yan had already refined four Evil Treasure Pearls, and now he had the ability to break through the Secret Realm and leave.
However, when he raised his head, he met the smiling fox eyes of the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox.
Then, the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox and the Insect King suddenly split apart, but not too far, and stared intently at Song Yan.
At this moment, no one needed to speak anymore, not even thoughts needed to be used.
Everyone there was a deeply calculating old demon.
So, just from one glance, Song Yan understood.
The Seven-tailed Demonic Fox seemed to be smilingly saying: "Open the door quickly, what are you waiting for, do you have any other choice?"
But after opening the door?
Facing the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox and the Insect King, could Song Yan escape? This chance was less than when he was forced to challenge Zhang Han in the Crimson Palace Realm years ago!
He couldn’t defeat the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox, let alone the more powerful Insect King.
Swoosh!
The third Dark Gold Evil Treasure Pearl was refined by the Demon Monk.
The Demon Monk’s cold eyes slightly raised, scanning those three with hidden agendas, and suddenly smiled.
In the next instant, it abruptly locked its gaze on Song Yan, its eyes shooting terrifying and mysterious thought energy, the powerful seductive force belonging to the Demon of the Sea of Suffering.
Those with slightly lower realms, just by meeting its eyes, their desires would inflate infinitely, shattering their Dao hearts directly.
At this moment, it no longer needed to deal with the Seven-tailed Demonic Fox, Insect King, Infant Sobbing Master, Ancient Tooth, Deer Demon, Han Yuling, and others, nor did it need to guard against Dongjun betraying, this power was countless times stronger than the previous engagements.
In an instant, the ghostly minions around Song Yan cleared a direct line.
The end of the line touched Song Yan.
Infinite desires tore open within him.
He saw the world beginning to turn into a narrow cave, winding paths like sheep intestines with light at the other end, outside the light is clouds beyond the frontier, is boundless grassland, deer crying in yonder, is herds of cattle and sheep. A girl riding a white horse with a sweet smile, waving a whip, as if unintentionally discovering him, thus waving from afar, opening her little mouth, seemingly shouting something?
What is she shouting?
Too far away to hear clearly.
But her face, Song Yan remembered very clearly.
It was Pei Xuehan.
He instinctively wanted to get a little closer, to hear what his beloved was saying.
He was already exhausted, seeming normal, but body and mind were already at the brink of collapse.
After all, he was just an ordinary person.