Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

Before the Demon Consort could fly into the air, countless chains were thrown toward her, forming a net that blotted out the sky and enveloped the two of them.

Although the Demon Consort activated her Black Qi Magical Power, shattering one steel chain after another, more steel chains came whistling through the air. There were simply too many to break.

At the same time, countless arrows also whistled toward them.

The Demon Consort struggled into the air, but in the end, the chains dragged her back down.

The Little Emperor died an even more miserable death, shot until he looked like a pincushion.

"I can't accept this!"

Before he died, he only managed to cry out those four words.

The Demon Consort, meanwhile, thrashed about in a rage.

But it was useless. More and more chains wrapped around her.

Even with her Flying Swords swirling around her, holding the chains out in a circle, she ultimately couldn't hold them back.

After all, the army was simply too large. There is power in numbers.

She could hold them off for a moment, but not forever.

At first, her Flying Swords sliced through chain after chain, but this consumed a great deal of Magical Power. And the chains came in wave after wave; breaking one or two batches was pointless.

The army was a sea of people, surrounding her like a rising tide!

And she was like an ant in that tide, struggling desperately to save herself!

At this moment, Xu Lei and Qing Lian were simply watching silently from the rear of the army.

They watched a Cultivator being surrounded and attacked by a grand army, about to be crushed and destroyed in a state of helplessness and despair.

This was why the world was still ruled by ordinary people. Because Cultivators still could not stand against a massive army.

"That Demoness is truly extraordinary!"

Despite the situation, King Yu's pupils contracted. "To think she could hold on for so long under the siege of such elite soldiers!"

The Demon Consort unleashed another sword gleam wreathed in black Qi.

But the soldiers were all holding Steel Shields. They coordinated perfectly, forming a steel wall to block the attack.

The sword gleam only managed to blast one squad of soldiers away.

Some soldiers were indeed injured. A few were even killed instantly, their internal organs ruptured by the blast.

But this group of wounded soldiers immediately retreated, and fresh waves of strong soldiers moved up to take their place.

The Demon Consort roared in fury.

She looked toward Xu Lei and Qing Lian, challenging them to fight her if they had the guts.

But of course, Xu Lei and Qing Lian ignored her.

Finally, the Demon Consort let out a desperate roar. Then, she unexpectedly unleashed some kind of Evil Technique, and her entire body exploded.

She transformed into a cloud of black shadow and rushed away.

Although the soldiers attacked it repeatedly, the black shadow seemed to have become a semi-corporeal entity. It shrieked in pain again and again, yet it forced its way through the army and flew off.

"What was that?"

King Yu jumped in shock. "What happened? Did she actually escape?"

The expressions on Xu Lei and Qing Lian's faces changed as well.

They hadn't expected the Demon Consort to have such an ability. Neither of them had anticipated this; they thought the Demon Consort would surely die under the army's assault.

Now, it was too late for them to intervene.

And that cloud of black shadow had abruptly scattered and vanished. It was impossible to know if she was dead or had escaped.

"She might have escaped, but she might also be dead," Xu Lei analyzed. "After all, even when she turned into black mist, she still cried out in pain when the soldiers attacked her. That means she could still be injured. Breaking through the encirclement like that, she must have sustained a lot more damage, so it's possible she died. Of course, that's not certain. Since she used that Secret Technique, it was likely to ensure her survival. But even if she's alive, she shouldn't be that much of a threat. She abandoned her physical body to escape. I don't know what Secret Technique it was, but for a Cultivator, the body is still the foundation. Without a body, she's nothing more than a lonely ghost. So even if she escaped, it shouldn't be a big deal."

"So this Demon Consort… she probably survived?"

King Yu swallowed hard. "My two masters, I must ask that you continue to protect me! Anything in this world, if you desire it and I possess it, I will give it to you."

Although he had seen the Demon Consort cut a sorry figure as the army crushed her, even driven to the desperation of detonating her own body—which proved that an army could indeed deal with a Cultivator—now that the Demon Consort had turned into a bizarre black mist and fled, King Yu was naturally still terrified.

After all, the methods of these Cultivators were mysterious and strange, making them impossible to guard against.

'What if next time, my army isn't with me, and that Demoness comes to assassinate me?'

「A few days later.」

King Yu had handed that group of artisans over to Xu Lei.

Originally, the Emperor and Empress hadn't ordered these artisans to build anything related to Evil Techniques; they had only tasked them with creating tunnels and secret chambers. They had even wanted to construct an entire Underground Palace. That way, it would be more concealed when they practiced their Evil Techniques.

But before it was finished, the Emperor and Empress died.

"Right now, you are all still death-row prisoners."

One day, Xu Lei addressed the artisans. "His Majesty has handed you over to me. If you work for me diligently, your families will receive money and other rewards. If you perform well, your families may even have their criminal records expunged. They will once again have the opportunity to take the imperial examinations and serve as court officials. Furthermore, if you are obedient, I will not kill you after you've served your purpose… you will just have to spend the rest of your lives here, conducting various types of research!"

'It was true; Xu Lei had gone soft.' He decided to give these men a chance.

However, Xu Lei's plan was simply to outlive them.

They were in a remote manor in the Capital City.

By now, King Yu had ascended the throne and become the new Emperor.

This manor was also a gift to Xu Lei from him. He had also dispatched a considerable number of troops to help guard the place.