Chapter 678: Actually... I've Been Lying to You All Along

Chapter 678: Chapter 544: Actually… I’ve Been Lying to You All Along

The fighting within the Yuzhu Secret Realm continued.

However, the Secret Realm was collapsing at an ever-increasing rate. The earth fissured and the heavens crumbled, as if the entire realm could dissolve into nothingness at any moment.

Many of the shrewder Cultivators, seeing the situation was hopeless, abandoned their ambitions of seizing the Yuzhu Demon Pill. They turned and flew toward the nearest void gate without a second glance.

After all, anything was possible as long as they were still alive.

But if they lost their lives, then everything was lost.

Xiao Mo had, of course, noticed Song Xiu, Jin’an, Chen Jue, and the others.

With a mere thought, two chains—one black, one white, both shimmering with Spiritual Power—shot out like vipers, speeding toward Song Xiu and his group to ensnare them.

Song Xiu’s expression changed dramatically. Without a moment’s hesitation, he decisively burned his own Essence Blood and activated his ultimate escape art. He transformed into a streak of light and fled toward the nearest void gate.

“Second Uncle! Save me!”

Just as Jin’an was about to leave, Chen Jue grabbed him tightly.

By now, Chen Jue’s Spiritual Power had been completely drained in the earlier fighting. He had also lost an arm, and the corrosive power of the Yin River still lingered in his meridians.

He could barely stand and could only plead with his uncle for help.

But as Jin’an slowly turned his head, the moment Chen Jue saw the look in his eyes, a chill shot through his entire body. He felt as if he had been plunged into an ancient, frozen cavern, and his very blood seemed to solidify.

“Se… Second Uncle…” Chen Jue stammered, his lips turning white.

The look Jin’an gave Chen Jue was identical to the one he had once aimed at Xiao Mo—as if looking at a dead man.

“My dear nephew… Have you really not figured it out yet?”

Jin’an’s voice was tinged with a hint of pity, yet also laced with helplessness.

“The truth is, whether Xiao Mo died by our hands today or not, you… were always going to die here.”

“Because Xiao Mo’s place in the heart of the one from Tushan is just too, too important.”

“So, we needed someone of sufficient status, with a believable motive, to take the fall.”

“Your status isn’t low, and you’ve always held a grudge against Xiao Mo. It just so happens… you’re the most suitable candidate.”

“This… was also the Grand Elder’s wish,” Jin’an slowly added.

Hearing Jin’an’s words, Chen Jue was stunned. His face was a mask of disbelief, and his lips trembled. “Impossible… How could the Grand Elder do this to me? The Grand Elder told me himself that as long as Xiao Mo died, I would become the son-in-law of Tushan! I have the Ancient Wild Demon Body! I…”

“But my dear nephew…” Jin’an sighed, his tone filled with a mix of sorrow and ridicule. “Tushan Meng couldn’t care less about your so-called Ancient Wild Demon Body. Besides, the future master of Tushan has no need for a son-in-law!”

The moment he finished speaking, Jin’an swung his hand down in a vicious chop. Chen Jue’s remaining arm was severed at the shoulder. Blood sprayed, and Chen Jue let out a piercing shriek.

Without a hint of hesitation, Jin’an flew off in pursuit of Song Xiu.

“Impossible… Tushan Meng promised me! I will be the son-in-law of Tushan! I will be the son-in-law of Tushan!”

Cruelly abandoned, Chen Jue hung his head as if he’d lost his mind. His lips moved ceaselessly, repeating the same words over and over, his gaze unfocused and hollow.

“I will become the joint Monarch of Tushan and the Celestial Demon Country.”

“I will reign over the entire Demon Race’s World…”

Watching Chen Jue’s descent into madness, Xiao Mo couldn’t help but sigh.

‘In my opinion, the reason Tushan Meng had given was far too flimsy.’

‘The logic was actually quite simple.’

‘After all, only a few people had entered the Yuzhu Secret Realm with me.’

‘The story of how I died in this Secret Realm would be entirely up to them to tell afterward. Why did they have to pull Chen Jue in to be the scapegoat?’

‘It’s more likely that Tushan Meng had long been plotting to make a move against the Celestial Demon Country.’

‘This was just the first step: killing the Prince of the Celestial Demon Country.’

‘As for why Tushan Meng would do such a thing, I couldn’t fathom.’

‘Never mind, never mind… What’s the use of dwelling on what happens next?’

Xiao Mo shook his head gently.

With a slight exertion of will, a single thought from him was enough to turn Chen Jue into a mist of blood, which dissipated into the collapsing world.

Immediately after, Xiao Mo’s Heaven and Earth split in two, forming a solid barrier in front of Jin’an and Song Xiu, sealing off their escape route.

“Since you’ve all come, why be in such a hurry to leave?”

Xiao Mo’s voice drifted through the collapsing world, calm and unhurried.

“Xiao Mo! You’re on your last legs and don’t have long to live! A mere dying man, and you still dream of dragging us down with you? Do you really think we’re such pushovers?”

Song Xiu’s voice was filled with anxiety and rage.

He knew better than anyone that the Secret Realm’s collapse was imminent.

If Xiao Mo delayed him for even a moment longer, he would likely be buried here, lost forever.

“Song Xiu! Why waste words on him? Let’s just fight our way out together!” Jin’an shouted, gritting his teeth.

“Fine!”

Song Xiu knew that Xiao Mo wouldn’t rest until they were dead.

‘In that case, I’ll have to fight my way out!’

Then, Song Xiu shouted to the others:

“Everyone, I imagine most of you came here because your lifespans are nearing their end, or because you’ve been stuck at a bottleneck for far too long. But that Yuzhu Demon Pill is from an Ascension Realm Great Demon at the very least—it might even be a Demon Pill from the legendary Lost Second Realm!”