Chapter 81: Chapter 81: The Duke’s Heir VS The Underdog Female Supporting Character (Part 21)
When the man was still around, she hadn’t realized how important he was to her, even hoping to stay as far away from him as possible, influenced by the original plot.
But now that the man had truly left, Gu Shengyin found herself uncomfortable everywhere.
No one was there to personally guide her during sword practice anymore, nobody jokingly professed their love for her each day, nor was there the constant reassurance of having someone always by her side.
Thinking it over, Gu Shengyin felt pretty lousy about herself. Since she couldn’t reciprocate his feelings, it seemed quite alright for the Demon King to leave her.
Half a year passed by in the blink of an eye.
During that half-year, Gu Shengyin focused wholeheartedly on her cultivation, bent on enhancing her strength, and even her enthusiasm for finding her lover had waned.
To speak of it, this world really didn’t have much pressure; the original Veronica Roman was simply targeted by the Demon King who forcibly extracted her soul.
However, according to Gu Shengyin’s understanding, the Demon King she knew would never do such a thing, and the original cannon fodder character Eve Heather had become a female guard commander at the Duke of White Rose’s Mansion.
Therefore, all she had to do was live out her life as Veronica Roman in this world, following the original plan.
As she was contemplating, Gu Shengyin suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest—as if someone had gouged out a piece of flesh right from her heart.
The Symbiotic Contract!
Bending over in that instant, Gu Shengyin realized the source of the sudden pain—the Symbiotic Contract she had signed with the Demon King.
Then, this meant that the Demon King was in danger.
Gu Shengyin’s heart became almost instantly flustered.
She closed her eyes, slowly sensing the location of the Demon King.
After a while, Gu Shengyin opened her eyes, having found her destination—the Starlight Forest located in the southern part of the Carter Empire, inhabited by the Elf Clan known for their beauty and combat prowess.
With little thought, Gu Shengyin understood the Demon King’s intention—he must be seeking the Spring of Life, protected by the Elf Clan for generations, to rebuild his body.
They had once agreed that, once Gu Shengyin became a Sword Saint, they would go to the Starlight Forest to obtain the Spring of Life. She had not expected this man to go there silently on his own.
Gu Shengyin felt somewhat helpless, yet she didn’t delay and, after reporting to her parents, she embarked on the road to the Starlight Forest.
No matter what, she couldn’t sit by and watch the man fall into danger.
At this moment, the Demon King was indeed not in a good situation.
After all, he was once the Demon King who had dominion over the entire continent, and even without a physical body, his realm was still much higher than that of the current Elf King, so slipping into the Forbidden Land of the Elf Race without drawing attention was not difficult for him.
All he needed was to find the Spring of Life, cleanse his spiritual body within it for seven days, and with the strength of his soul power, he could directly grow a brand new body.
However, he had underestimated the power of the Spring of Life.
Or perhaps, it would be more accurate to say he had overestimated the resilience of his spiritual body.
This secret technique required a number of supplementary materials to rebuild a body, but the Demon King had always been extremely proud, believing that those who needed such external goods were weak, and he scorned the notion.
Now, he was suffering for his arrogance.
When the power of the Spring of Life surged forth, the Demon King felt as if his soul was being roasted in fierce flames, the agony indescribable.
That wasn’t even the worst of it. The key issue was the Formation he’d set up earlier to shield and deceive failed due to the immense fluctuations of his soul power, unable to withstand the pressure and breaking apart.
Nearly every member of the Elf Clan sensed the disturbance coming from the Forbidden Land.