Chapter 863 A New Opponent, Luo Hou

“Demon Lord, you truly are somewhat laughable!” Yin Celestial Son ceased mocking the Demon Lord and instead looked at him solemnly, asking, “Can it be said that everything you currently possess in terms of power was given to you by Luo Hou?”

“To kill him? How will you kill him? On what grounds can you kill him?”

Yin Celestial Son asked a series of questions, leaving the Demon Lord speechless.

Indeed!

To kill him?

On what grounds can the Demon Lord kill Luo Hou!

Everything the Demon Lord currently has was given to him by Luo Hou.

If it weren’t for Luo Hou, back then, when the Buddha sacrificed him, he would have already been inside the belly of a Chaos Star Beast.

The Demon Lord realized that he couldn’t kill Luo Hou.

No matter if Luo Hou is currently strong or weak, real or illusory, he cannot kill Luo Hou.

Because everything he has was given by Luo Hou.

When Luo Hou gave him all these things, he certainly took precautions against being killed by the Demon Lord.

Luo Hou would provide the Demon Lord with extremely strong power to destroy all, but definitely not the capability to kill himself.

People sometimes fear getting stuck in a dead end.

Getting stuck is not so fearful; the most fearful thing is getting stuck and being unable to get out.

At this moment, the Demon Lord fell into such a dead end and then managed to emerge again.

Once he figured all this out, without a word, the Demon Lord disappeared into the Void.

The Demon Lord no longer fought against the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins and Yin Celestial Son.

Not only did he cease fighting against them, but he also did not want the Buddha in the Demon Cocoon anymore.

Now, he did not even seek revenge against the Buddha.

Unable to distinguish.

The Demon Lord could no longer distinguish.

At this moment, the Demon Lord could not tell whether these things he did were his own intentions or if they were subtly influenced by Luo Hou.

In this situation, the Demon Lord’s only choice to avoid Luo Hou’s path was one final option.

And that is.

To do nothing.

Only by doing nothing can he avoid unwittingly assisting Luo Hou.

The Demon Lord withdrew. He retreated directly back into the Chaos.

“He just left like that?” The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins asked somewhat perplexed.

The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins thought, that’s without explanation!

I’m still confused by the situation myself.

What happened, why did the Demon Lord leave like that?

Yin Celestial Son nodded and said, “He left, which means he figured it out.”

“For the short term, the Demon Lord will not be our enemy.”

At this moment, for Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, there was one good news and one bad news.

The good news is as just mentioned, that the Demon Lord will not be their enemy in the short term.

The bad news is that they have gained a new enemy, Luo Hou, who perhaps is even more dangerous than the Demon Lord.

“Does he want to use our hands to kill Luo Hou?” the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins asked Yin Celestial Son.

Yin Celestial Son nodded in affirmation and said, “Yes, that’s exactly what he means.”

“Everything he has was given by Luo Hou, so he absolutely cannot defeat Luo Hou.”

“However, he has hope of defeating us.”

“Since this is the case, the only way for the Demon Lord to win is for us to defeat Luo Hou, and then he defeats us.”

Following that, Yin Celestial Son explained how he went to intercept the mysterious black gate, only to be stopped by Luo Hou, resulting in the failure of their action, to the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins.

After listening to Yin Celestial Son’s recount of the series of events, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins understood a bit more and was no longer as confused as before.

The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins was now heavily wounded; he asked weakly, “Can we still be a match for Luo Hou now?”

Yin Celestial Son shook his head and answered, “I am not sure deep down, but we have no choice but to go for it.”

“Heaven and Earth cannot afford any mishap; once Heaven and Earth encounter trouble, it is all over.”

Speaking of this, Yin Celestial Son said to the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, “Let’s return to the Returning Ruins first and discuss countermeasures with Lin Yuan.”

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Back to the Returning Ruins.

Without the need for the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins and Yin Celestial Son to speak, Lin Yuan already knew the whole sequence of events.

As the true form, Lin Yuan had the ability to share the memories of the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins and Yin Celestial Son.

The curtain observed earlier was Lin Yuan using magic to manifest everything seen by the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins.

“Lin Yuan, things are not looking good!”

“That mysterious black gate has taken root and sprouted in Jie Mountain. I tried to remove it, but couldn’t.”

“I suspect that only by eliminating Luo Hou can the mysterious black gate be uprooted,” Yin Celestial Son said with a grave expression.

Lin Yuan nodded, heroically proclaiming, “Then let’s get rid of him.”

“Cough cough!” The heavily injured Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins coughed violently and then said, “The Demon Lord needed both my and Yin Celestial Son’s strength to deal with, so the Luo Hou who granted the Demon Lord his power would be even harder to deal with?”

However, Lin Yuan held an opposing view to the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins.

“Incorrect!”

“Incorrect!” Lin Yuan shook his head and explained, “That logic is flawed; a master is not necessarily stronger than a disciple.”

“Although Luo Hou gave the Demon Lord rebirth and power, he might not be more formidable than the Demon Lord.”

Having shared the memories of Yin Celestial Son, Lin Yuan could even be certain of one thing.

That is, Luo Hou is definitely not stronger than the Demon Lord.

If Luo Hou truly had the strength of the Demon Lord, then no one within Heaven, Earth, Void, or the Three Realms of Returning Ruins could be his match.

Then why would he go out of his way to cultivate a Demon Lord?

It’s important to understand that the Demon Lord is now an unstable factor for Luo Hou as well.

Aside from being less powerful than the Demon Lord, Lin Yuan believes that Luo Hou must be constrained by something.

Lin Yuan guesses that Luo Hou might be temporarily unable to truly emerge from the mysterious black gate.

Even earlier, when Yin Celestial Son intercepted the mysterious black gate and had an initial confrontation with Luo Hou,

In fact, during that encounter, Luo Hou didn’t truly make a move.

He merely infiltrated his power through the mysterious black gate, catching Yin Celestial Son off guard.

The power Luo Hou channeled through the mysterious black gate wasn’t actually strong; it was merely the strength of a typical Tier One powerhouse.

Far from being as strong as the Demon Lord, the reason he was able to sever Yin Celestial Son’s arm was that Yin Celestial Son never expected such a powerful being to be hidden within the mysterious black gate.

After Lin Yuan’s logical and well-reasoned analysis, Yin Celestial Son, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, and even Yang Jing couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If Luo Hou is not as powerful as imagined, it is certainly good news for them.

After all, the Demon Lord in his Chaos Star Beast state is already formidable enough.

If Luo Hou were stronger than the Demon Lord in his Chaos Star Beast state, then there would be no point in fighting; they might as well surrender right away.

Looking at the heavily injured Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, Lin Yuan began to assign tasks: “Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, your next task is to recover from your injuries as soon as possible, and additionally, you must keep an eye on the Buddha, making sure the Demon Lord does not obtain him.”

“I, Yin Celestial Son, and Yang Jing will first return to Heaven and Earth to find a way to uproot that mysterious black gate.”

“If reinforcement is needed, I will contact you. If you do not receive a call for help from me, remain in the Returning Ruins.”

The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins had no objections to Lin Yuan’s arrangements, as his injuries were so severe that he needed to heal first; otherwise, he would be nothing but a burden.