jdhmnovel Chapter 277 Half-Demon
Chapter 277 Half-Demon
"Senior brother, I'm fine..."
Gao Huohuo had just opened his mouth to offer some words of comfort when he saw the Demon Lord suddenly tighten his demonic energy.
Zhong Hanshang looked up, his pupils suddenly contracting.
The girl in red was suspended in mid-air, her red dress fluttering in the demonic energy, and the golden bells in her hair jingling, each sound like a tap on his heart.
"Release her in the last three breaths."
A cold light condensed at the tip of Zhong Hanshang's sword, the temperature around him dropped sharply, and frost flowers formed on the ground.
The Succubus smiled, a hint of murderous intent flashing across her childlike, innocent face.
"Why don't you guess whether your sword is faster or my demonic energy is faster?"
The moment Gao Huohuo sensed the killing intent, he checked his system and found no new name.
It seems that the killing intent was directed at Zhong Hanshang. It appears that the Demon Lord knew she was Gao Huohuo and therefore had no intention of killing her.
Ancient runes suddenly lit up the blade of the Jinghong Sword, the starting stance of a forbidden technique from the Qingyun Sect—he was actually going to risk his life for her!
This person really does follow her teacher's orders strictly, but she just won't listen to her.
The succubus suddenly giggled, her childlike laughter carrying a chillingly sweet undertone.
"Oh, you're going to use forbidden techniques for a little girl? Do you know how much lifespan this forbidden technique consumes?"
Upon hearing this, Gao Huohuo knew he couldn't wait any longer.
"A cold glint, a purple shadow!"
As soon as Gao Huohuo finished speaking, Ying suddenly appeared and cleaved away the demonic energy controlling Gao Huohuo with a palm strike.
Taking advantage of the situation, Zhong Hanshang stepped forward, took Gao Huohuo, and pulled her back a hundred feet.
Isn't this a bit of an exaggeration? She still wants to see the Succubus make a move.
Unfortunately, the fight they expected didn't start. Instead, Shadow and Enchantress came together and invited them to a place.
They reached an agreement so quickly? Or are these two demon lords planning to lure you into a trap?
"Don't worry, Gao Huohuo," the Succubus Lord seemed to see right through her thoughts.
“In the demon realm, no one dares to touch you.”
Really? Why doesn't she believe it? Just now, during the moment she was surrounded, several demonic cultivators were listed on the system's leaderboard.
With an awkward laugh, Gao Huohuo could only nod.
Since you're powerful, whatever you say goes!
As long as Zhong Hanshang doesn't get hurt because of her, that's fine, but she can't explain the system to him directly.
But the succubus lord's next words stunned her.
She changed the subject, pointing her finger at Zhong Hanshang.
"But he's different. There are plenty of people in the Demon Clan who want him dead."
Gao Huohuo looked at the person next to her with a puzzled expression.
Under the moonlight, Zhong Hanshang's profile was as perfect as an ice sculpture, and the shadow cast by his long eyelashes could not hide the bewilderment in his eyes.
Is being too good-looking a sin?
He then asked ingratiatingly, "Sister Mei, why does everyone in the Demon Clan want to kill my senior brother? Is it because he's too handsome?"
The Succubus turned her head and stared at Zhong Hanshang's face, as if she were looking through him at someone else.
"When you get there, everything will be answered."
Is there any place in this demon realm that she hasn't visited in the past few years?
When I arrived, I realized I hadn't actually visited any of these places.
Because this place is underground, a cave that has never been set foot in before.
An ancient aura permeated the damp air, and strange runes were carved into the rock walls.
Ying paused noticeably, a look of shock flashing in her eyes.
He scrutinized Zhong Hanshang as if he were seeing him for the first time.
In contrast, Zhong Hanshang looked just as bewildered as she did.
To ease his emotions, Gao Huohuo patted the back of his hand.
She whispered in his ear, "Senior Brother Zhong, don't worry, I'll be with you."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Hanshang's previously tense and uneasy mood instantly calmed down.
As long as Junior Sister Gao is safe in the Demon Realm, it's not a big deal if someone tries to kill him.
Life wasn't always smooth sailing back in the Qingyun Sect.
Especially in the first few years after he was brought to the Qingyun Sect, he always encountered various dangers.
Therefore, his master always urged him to cultivate and did not allow him to go out at will.
Now that he has the ability to protect himself, and with his junior sister Gao by his side, he is very fortunate.
At the end of the cave is a stone chamber, in the center of which floats a crystal-clear ice crystal.
The Succubus Lord raised her hand and gently stroked the ice surface, instantly spreading a chill.
“Come and see,” she turned to Zhong Hanshang, her voice suddenly turning icy, “the mystery of your origins.”
Gao Huohuo's heart skipped a beat, and he inexplicably recalled the illusion of Luoxia City.
She gripped Zhong Hanshang's arm tightly, feeling his trembling.
“Senior brother,” she looked into his eyes and said, word by word, “no matter what I see, I will always stand by your side.”
Within the ice crystals, a figure that bore a striking resemblance to Zhong Hanshang gradually emerged.
She was a woman with beautiful features, but a pair of jet-black demonic horns grew on her forehead.
"Three hundred years ago," the Succubus's voice echoed in the tomb, "my dearest sister, the most noble princess of the Demon Realm, fell in love with a human cultivator..."
At this point, the Succubus looked at Zhong Hanshang with hatred.
"To give birth to you, my sister sacrificed all her cultivation."
Speaking of this, seemingly recalling past events, the Succubus paused for a moment before continuing:
"In order to seal the magic power within you, I exhausted all my life essence."
Unfortunately, even so, the human race still did not let her go, and nailed her to the Demon-Slaying Pillar for seven whole days!
"If your father hadn't led troops to rescue her back then, do you think you would have ever seen her again?"
Gao Huohuo felt the arm under his palm trembling violently.
Zhong Hanshang's usually steady breathing became erratic, and the Jinghong Sword carved deep cracks in the ground.
"So..." Zhong Hanshang's sword tip touched the ground, his voice eerily calm, "I am..."
"Half-demon".
"Welcome home, Your Highness."
"Now," the Succubus suddenly smiled sweetly, "trading your life for hers, isn't that fair?"
Suddenly, the floor of the tomb cracked open, and blood-red demonic patterns coiled around Zhong Hanshang's feet as if they were alive.
"Are you crazy?" Gao Huohuo drew his Cold Light Sword and stood in front of Zhong Hanshang. "How can the dead be brought back to life?"
The succubus's smile suddenly turned eerie: "You think... my sister is really dead?"
With a light tap of her fingertip, the crystal coffin suddenly became transparent, revealing a dense network of vascular-like magical patterns beneath, all connected to the woman's heart.
Shadow finally spoke: "Mei, stop. Even if she's resurrected, she won't be..."
"Shut up!" The succubus's demonic energy surged. "If you hadn't let that human cultivator go back then, my sister wouldn't have died!"
Gao Huohuo swept his cold-light sword horizontally, severing the demonic runes as he shouted, "Shadow! Don't stand there, take Zhong Hanshang and leave first."
But the silver-haired demon lord stood still, a bitter smile playing on his lips beneath his mask: "Sorry, Huo Huo, I can't help you this time."
The succubus's laughter echoed in the tomb:
"Why do you think Ying agreed to cooperate? He's been waiting for this day even longer than I have—after all, he's my sister's fiancé!"
What's going on? So, isn't she Zhong Hanshang's aunt? Is Ying considered Zhong Hanshang's father's rival in love?
No wonder the two of them bickered every time they met, but wouldn't people usually love each other because of each other?
After all, Zhong Hanshang was his mother's only bloodline in this world.