Chapter 144 ·The Bull Demon Demon King Subdues the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix

Gu ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Yan withdrew his gaze, and the Haotian Mirror slowly dissipated.

He ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍lowered his eyes, his expression calm and unreadable.

To ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Gu Yan, even if the Bull Demon Demon King was merely a chess piece of some great demon at the Immortal King Realm from the Immortal Realm, he still felt no fear.

First ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of all, the same old saying applied: with the red entry 【Body Without Self and Form】, nobody could discover that he was behind it.

Secondly, ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍this old bull was truly going too far.

He ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍had personally witnessed the tragic state of the Southern Region.

Back when the Myriad Tribulations Demon Sect unified the Southern Region, that devil Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord at least had not been quite so utterly insane.

Although that fellow was also part of the demonic path and harvested mortals like cutting grass, he at least understood the meaning of sustainable resources.

For example, under the rule of the Myriad Tribulations Demon Sect, the seven hundred and twenty thousand cities of the Southern Region each submitted exactly three thousand mortals every year for demonic cultivation.

Not one extra.

Not one fewer.

Year after year, generation after generation.

They would even reduce the quota during years of disaster so the mortals could recover before making up for it the following year.

If anyone below dared capture more than the assigned amount, the Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord would genuinely kill them.

Why?

Because what he wanted was a continuous supply of materials, not a one-time business.

Even people who raised livestock knew not to exterminate them entirely. How could a mighty Tribulation Crossing Realm Demon Lord fail to understand such a principle?

But this old bull was different.

Eat.

Eat eat eat.

He ate himself, and he let the demon race under his command eat as well.

During these past few years in the Southern Region, it was said that seventeen out of the seventy-two cities had already been completely devoured by him.

Seventeen cities.

Several million humans.

All of them had entered the stomachs of demons just like that.

Human bones piled into mountains.

Human blood flowed into rivers.

And those fortunate enough to survive were herded into camps like livestock awaiting slaughter—today a few would be eaten, tomorrow another few.

The Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord at least let people continue living, merely harvesting them periodically.

This old bull uprooted everything entirely and devoured it clean.

And now that the Southern Region was nearly consumed, he still wanted to come eat the Eastern Continent?

Gu Yan shook his head inwardly.

Previously, he had not instructed Nether Soul to kill the other party because he wanted to watch the Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord and the Bull Demon Demon King fight one another.

Both of them were chess pieces of Immortal King-level powers, and watching dogs bite dogs had been quite entertaining.

Furthermore, the Ten-Thousand Tribulations Demon Lord never attacked the Eastern Continent and acted with a fair degree of restraint, so Gu Yan had not interfered.

After all, his cultivation was currently only at True Immortal Third Layer. Between him and the Immortal King Realm still lay the two great realms of Mystic Immortal and Golden Immortal.

Rashly interfering in the chess game of Immortal Kings was not a wise move.

But this old bull had now gone so far that Gu Yan felt that even if an Immortal Emperor-level demon stood behind him, he still had to let Nether Soul test his blade.

......

Spirit Realm, Northern Plains.

Heavy snow drifted endlessly through the sky, covering heaven and earth in boundless whiteness.

This was the northernmost land of the Spirit Realm, frozen year-round beneath endless snowfall.

Ordinary cultivators were unwilling to step foot here, and even demonic beasts were rarely seen.

Yet at this moment, within a hidden ice valley, countless demons had gathered.

At a rough glance, there were no fewer than one hundred thousand.

Some had transformed into human forms while others retained their original appearances, densely filling the slopes surrounding the ice valley.

At the center of the valley stood a gigantic hundred-zhang figure upon the snow.

The figure was absurdly massive. Two curved bull horns pierced through the blizzard while a pair of bell-sized eyes looked down beneath him.

There, a gigantic ice phoenix lay sprawled upon the snow.

The ice phoenix’s entire body was crystal clear, with deep blue radiance flowing across its wings. It had originally been an incomparably beautiful and noble divine bird.

But now, its entire body was drenched in blood, its feathers disordered, and half of one wing twisted at a bizarre angle, clearly snapped apart by brute force.

A massive bull hoof was currently pressing down upon its head, pinning it firmly into the snow.

“Surrender, or die.”

The Bull Demon Demon King’s voice rumbled through the ice valley like muffled thunder.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay on the ground gnashing his teeth, yet he could not move at all.

Not only him—even his subordinates had already been subdued by the other demons.

Dozens of snowbirds, snow eagles, and ice pythons were currently pinned against the snow, each looking toward their ancestor with fear and despair.

Recalling the battle from moments ago, the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix’s subordinates still trembled uncontrollably.

The Bull Demon Demon King had traveled all the way north from the Southern Region and found this hidden ice valley. At first, they had thought that with the ancestor present, perhaps they could still fight.

Even if they lost, they could at least escape alive together like last time.

But what was the result?

With one punch from the Bull Demon Demon King, the ten-thousand-year eternal ice of the valley shattered into powder.

With a second punch, the mountain-guarding grand formation laid down by the ancestor directly collapsed.

And after the third punch—

After three punches, the ancestor was already beneath his foot.

How were they supposed to fight that?

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay on the ground, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

Back then, after suffering defeat against the Bull Demon Demon King in a great battle within the Northern Plains, he escaped while heavily injured.

He had originally thought he survived.

But because of the Heaven-Peering Scar, his cultivation could no longer advance further, and even his injuries could not fully heal.

That was why he had now been beaten into the ground by the Bull Demon Demon King in only three punches.

Worse still, that scar occasionally emitted faint traces of aura, exposing his location.

He could only constantly relocate—from one end of the Northern Plains to the other, from one ice cavern to another hidden ice valley.

Yet in the end, he had still been found.

The eagle demons and wolf demons under the Bull Demon Demon King possessed senses sharper than the next. Following that faint aura, they had forcibly dug him out from the endless snowfields.

As the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay there, a complicated look flashed through his eyes.

Forget it.

For now, he would lower his head.

After all, this old bull would not live much longer anyway!

At the moment he lost to the Bull Demon Demon King earlier, he had exhausted his final trace of strength to activate the divine ability Iceheart Peering into Heaven.

And afterward, he saw two outcomes.

The first outcome was that after subduing him, the other party went to the Eastern Continent within a year.

And then died miserably.

Within the vision, that hundred-zhang bull body seemed to be lightly grasped by some invisible hand, gradually turning into ashes from head to toe.

He did not even have time to scream before vanishing between heaven and earth.

Not even ashes remained.

The second outcome was that the Bull Demon Demon King seemed to sense something and did not go to the Eastern Continent. Instead, he directly led his forces northward to attack the human race’s Central Lands.

And the result?

He still died.

This time, he died even more miserably. A sword light descending from the heavens directly split him into two.

The brilliance of that sword light dyed half the sky of the Central Lands golden.

The two halves of the Bull Demon Demon King’s corpse fell to the ground, twitching a few times before countless human cultivators who arrived afterward chopped him into minced beef.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix lay upon the ground, sneering inwardly.

Old bull, old bull.

You won’t be jumping around much longer either.

Just as he secretly rejoiced inside, he suddenly felt the bull hoof pressing upon his head increase its force.

“I asked you a question. Will you surrender, or will you die?”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix stammered, “I... I am willing to surrender...”

“Hahahaha! Good! Get up and transform into human form for this king to see.”

The Bull Demon Demon King’s voice rang out.

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix felt puzzled, but under the circumstances, he could only obey.

Struggling to rise, he transformed into human form.

A flash of light appeared, and a tall figure emerged in place.

The figure wore an ice-blue robe. Long black hair draped loosely behind him, while his skin was white as snow.

As for his appearance...

Although the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix was male, he was breathtakingly beautiful.

A kind of beauty so gentle it reached the extreme.

His brows and eyes resembled paintings. His lips were like vermilion. The lines of his jaw were soft and refined without the slightest sharpness.

His figure was also slender and delicate. Standing amidst the wind and snow with fluttering sleeves, he actually carried the fragile grace of a willow swaying in the breeze.

More beautiful than women.

More capable of stirring tenderness than women.

The Bull Demon Demon King stared blankly at the figure before him.

He nearly drooled.

Seeing his expression, the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix felt utterly confused, though his rear inexplicably tightened.

What was this bull demon trying to do?

He couldn’t actually be thinking of doing something to him, right?

That scene had not appeared in the future he saw through Iceheart Peering into Heaven!

Otherwise, he would rather have self-destructed earlier than suffer such humiliation.

The Bull Demon Demon King stared at the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix for a long while before finally licking his lips and barely restraining himself.

“Tsk.”

He smacked his lips, a trace of regret flashing through his eyes.

Beautiful was beautiful, but in the end, still male.

This old bull simply had no interest in men.

Seeing him withdraw his gaze, the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The Bull Demon Demon King looked down at him and got straight to the point.

“Tell this king. Where is that Nine-Tailed Snow Fox under your command, Xue Yuan?”

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix froze, and his heart immediately tightened.

The Nine-Tailed Snow Fox, Xue Yuan.

She was his most capable subordinate and also the most loyal.

Back then, after his battle with the Bull Demon Demon King left him gravely wounded, he ordered Xue Yuan to leave far away and never return.

Xue Yuan had been unwilling, but he forcefully ordered the foolish fox away.

And now...

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix raised his head toward the Bull Demon Demon King. Seeing the naked greed and desire within the other party’s eyes, how could he not understand what this old bull was thinking?

The Nine-Tailed Snow Fox clan was famous throughout the Spirit Realm for their beauty.

And Xue Yuan was a peerless beauty rarely seen in ten thousand years even among the Nine-Tailed Snow Fox clan.

He felt fortunate.

Fortunate that he had sent Xue Yuan away back then.

Otherwise, if she fell into this old bull’s hands, who knew how miserable her fate would become?

The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix took a deep breath and calmly spoke.

“Xue Yuan left me five years ago. As for where she is now, I do not know.”

The Bull Demon Demon King frowned.

“You don’t know?”

“I don’t know.”

“You’re her master. How could you not know?”

“She did not tell me where she was going before leaving.” The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix remained calm.

“For our demon race, gathering and parting without constancy is commonplace.”

The Bull Demon Demon King stared at him for a long while, savage light flickering within his eyes.

A moment later, he let out a sinister grin.

“Fine. You don’t know, huh?”

“This old bull will give you one year.”

“Within one year, no matter what methods you use, you must bring that slutty fox back before this king.”

“And one year later, if that fox still hasn’t appeared before this king…”

“This old bull will use you to vent his fire.”

The entire body of the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix stiffened.

He raised his head and met the Bull Demon Demon King’s eyes, filled with mockery and malice.

Boundless fury surged within the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix’s heart, yet he forcibly suppressed it.

Betray Xue Yuan?

Absolutely impossible.

That foolish fox had followed him since childhood. She was practically like his own daughter.

Even if he died, he would never push Xue Yuan into a pit of fire.

But at this moment, he could only lower his head.

“...Understood.”

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