GBP Chapter 313 Target, Hunt
Chapter 313 Target, Hunt
Chapter 313 The Target, The Hunt
The air in the sealed room seemed to be frozen. Xiao Xingchen could even clearly hear the heartbeat in his chest, which was beating like a drum. He tried to mobilize his spiritual power, but it was like stirring up a void in an empty container.
"I am Xiao Xingchen, don't attack!" he roared hoarsely. His shout was like a thunderclap, causing Ling Xue, who had decided to attack again, to freeze in place as if struck by lightning.
"Don't ask me anything, I really am Xiao Xingchen, the Demon Lord changed my appearance!"
Then, his next sentence, like a sharp sword, pierced through the eerie atmosphere of the sealed room.
"What exactly happened?" Ruoxue asked anxiously.
"Well, it's a long story. Believe me, it's all a tangled mess to explain."
"Then you have to explain it to us, otherwise how can we help you?"
Xi Zhu's heart was heavy as lead. The events that had happened to Xiao Xingchen were constantly shocking her. When she simply recounted his encounter with the Demon Lord, everyone was stunned and shocked by his miraculous recovery. At the same time, they were terrified of the Demon Lord's existence.
"So you've been disguised by the Demon Lord and are now going to be sent to the Demon Suppression Prison, is that right?"
Xiao Xingchen nodded.
"And you've lost all your power,"
He nodded again.
"Aren't you just going to your death?"
"Probably, but why would the Demon Lord send me to my death? I think there must be some mystery he hasn't let me figure out yet."
"No, you just flicked your finger and neutralized my ghost sword. How does that seem like someone who has lost their power?"
Ling Xue's sudden reminder brought Xiao Xingchen back to his senses, and he stretched out his hands to examine them.
"Use this," Xizhu said, tossing a bronze mirror over.
The young man reflected in the mirror had handsome features, but a dark red demonic mark appeared at the corner of his eye. Xiao Xingchen ran his fingers over the mark, and suddenly tiny black flames burst from his fingertips, melting a hole in the bronze mirror.
"Watch out!" Ruoxue swept her sleeve and knocked the bronze mirror away.
"Your current body..."
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Xingchen conjured wisps of black flame. Although these flames appeared to have no temperature whatsoever, the power they contained was awe-inspiring.
"This seems to be the origin that the Demon Lord spoke of."
Xiao Xingchen asked in surprise,
The candlelight flickered in the secret room, casting four figures on the bluestone wall. Black flames appeared and disappeared. Ruoxue unconsciously stroked the hilt of her sword with her fingertips, then suddenly spoke: "You mean the Demon Lord's essence is within you?"
Just as Xiao Xingchen was about to answer, he suddenly felt the demonic runes on his chest burning hot.
Black mist seeped from between their fingers, condensing into a three-inch-tall figure in the horrified gazes of the crowd—the very phantom of the Demon Lord.
The demon lord's illusory figure sat cross-legged atop Xiao Xingchen's head, glancing at the three women whose bodies were tense.
"A little girl from the Ghost Clan?"
Ling Xue suddenly groaned, and the Ghost Sword slipped from her hand and pierced the ground. The sword reflected her terrified face, and her right eye had somehow turned into a crimson vertical pupil.
Xi Zhu's pupils constricted sharply. "You are the Demon Lord?"
"if not?"
"Since you claim to be the Demon Lord, why do you need to use his body to do your bidding?"
"Enough with the noise. Why do I need to explain my actions?"
The Demon Lord's illusory form gazed at Xiao Xingchen as if he were examining a satisfactory work of art. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became, his arrogant demeanor radiating an air of superiority.
"Why are you looking at me? Didn't you disappear? Why are you back?" Xiao Xingchen couldn't help but ask.
"Haven't we discovered some interesting people? I didn't even know the Ghost Clan had a successor, and these two women beside you are also quite interesting."
The Demon Lord's gaze swept over the three women, a strange smile appearing on his face.
Xi Zhu's body trembled. As the Demon Lord's gaze met hers, a chill rose from her back. In that instant, it felt as if her very origins had been laid bare.
Ruoxue didn't care about anything. In her mind, she was comparing this phantom image with the remains of the Demon Lord. After all, she had been inside the remains. She stared at the Demon Lord curiously, finding it hard to believe that this was the Demon Lord who had supported countless experts.
How powerful would he be if he were still alive? After all, countless people have exchanged power within his mangled body.
Who are you? Why do you stir my heart?
Ling Xue's pupils had turned crimson. She didn't understand why; the ghost sword was constantly malfunctioning, and this so-called Demon Lord was causing her to emit a blackish-red aura.
"Ghost Clan girl, you're very suitable to be a vanguard and pave the way. Your sword is quite good, but I wonder if those people in the Demon Suppression Prison will kill you first, or kill me first?"
A chuckle rang out, the Demon Lord looking on with interest, before Xiao Xingchen could even voice his doubts...
"In three hours, a crack will appear in the Demon Prison Barrier. Be prepared."
The Demon Lord's final sneer, like a ghost, faded away with the disappearing phantom: "Enjoy your hunt, everyone."
At that moment, a bell suddenly rang out from outside the secret chamber, its seven long tones shaking the beams and pillars, causing dust to fall.
Xi Zhu's face instantly turned ashen: "Seven bells ringing at once! This is the warning bell of the Demon Suppression Prison!"
The Demon Lord, like a mischievous child, deliberately came out to see Xiao Xingchen's awkward state after his transformation, said a bunch of incomprehensible things, and then disappeared into the air like smoke.
However, several pieces of information revealed in these words are like lighthouses in the fog, prompting deep reflection.
Hunting? He actually compared the Demon Suppression Prison to a hunting ground, so what exactly are they hunting? And what does Ling Xue's role as the vanguard signify?
All of this left them completely bewildered and unable to understand it.
"There's no need for wild guesses. I've never heard of this Demon Lord before."
However, since he was beaten to the point of being nothing but a broken body, he was probably not some invincible figure.
Since he has transformed you and is heading straight for the Demon-Suppressing Prison, why not go and investigate?"
Ling Xue's crimson eyes gradually faded as the Demon Lord disappeared. However, the doubts that lingered in her heart remained unresolved, like a tangled mess.
“You’re right. This Demon Suppression Prison is probably not as simple as we imagined. When I first went in, I felt like I was only seeing the tip of the iceberg. Now, even the Demon Lord has taken an interest in it. A place that can interest someone like him can’t disappoint us.”
"Are you really going?" Xizhu asked with unusual seriousness.
"Go, isn't my current appearance exactly what the Demon Lord wanted? Since this is a hunt, I'd like to know what secrets are hidden within." Xiao Xingchen's eyes gleamed with determination.
"But your power..."
"I don't think the Demon Lord would send me to my death. For some reason, I feel like I've become unusually powerful. But I can't explain where this confidence comes from. Like just now, when I flicked my sword with my finger, even though I couldn't feel any power in my body, I was able to do it easily." Xiao Xingchen was filled with doubt. Although he felt like an ordinary person, there was always a mysterious power flowing through him with every move he made, as if some incomprehensible force was silently protecting him.