Chapter 0048

Chapter 48: Holy Heart Devil Sovereign’s Curious Journey

A wicked voice mocked them from behind: “Where can you run?”

Liu Yan fled while shouting in anger: “Who are you to dare hunt the Holy Heart devil sovereign? Aren’t you afraid of breaking taboo and suffering the punishment of ten thousand swords through the heart?”

The pursuer laughed in the dark, his tone growing closer and heavier: “Heh heh… the Holy Heart lord betrayed her own side and was expelled from the devil rolls. Several devil sovereigns issued a joint kill order on her. Do you think I’d pass up such huge merit?”

He added with cold pride: “Let me send you off clearly so you can report to the Underworld and tell the King of Hell: it was the Gou Hui devil marshal who saw you to your end.”

Holy Heart bit down hard, hate flashing in her eyes: [So it’s one of Taotie devil sovereign’s men. That Taotie has always been at odds with me. If I die, he’ll have a hand in it.]

She judged the situation at once and spoke calmly to Liu Yan: “We can’t get away. Put me down and go.”

Liu Yan was moved to tears and swore her loyalty: “Lord, don’t worry, I found a powerful backer who can keep us safe.”

As she spoke, the token on her body lit up. A wave of spatial force swept over them and whisked them away to Red Dust Mountain.

Holy Heart stared in surprise, taking in the scene: they had arrived at the Joyous Union Sect.

Liu Yan let out a long breath and went limp with relief: “We’re safe.”

Holy Heart looked around with doubt: “Safe? This is a rundown sect. Why would it be able to shelter us?”

Dark clouds surged across the sky just then, rolling straight toward them.

Liu Yan’s face changed: “He chased us again!”

The devil marshal’s voice toyed with them like a cat with mice: “Hahaha… why stop running? Keep running and make this more fun for me.”

He raised his hand to strike but suddenly froze, his face twisting as a crushing aura slammed down: “W-what… what is that!”

Under a pressure like the might of heaven and earth, the devil marshal shook with fear, as tiny as an ant.

A cold chant resounded: “Mystic Heaven Nine Blossoms, Primal Return-to-One!”

The devil marshal screamed: “No!” His flesh melted, bones shattered, and organs collapsed. Only a smear of ash remained, then the wind blew it away.

Holy Heart broke into a cold sweat and whispered in shock: “How is that possible? I must be dreaming.”

She liked studying humans, though she had never killed them; in her view, there were no human experts who could arrange array arts like this. She frowned in thought: [Unless humans are hiding their strength, keeping top experts out of sight to smash the Devil Race at the key moment.]

She turned to Liu Yan and pressed her: “Tell me the truth. Have you really seen the human who set this array?”

Liu Yan nodded: “Of course. He’s a handsome young man. His cultivation doesn’t look very high.”

Holy Heart snorted: “Superficial. That must be a disguise. He’s surely a super old monster.”

Liu Yan bowed her head and agreed: “Your subordinate thinks so too.”

Just then, a sweet, head-clearing fragrance drifted over. Holy Heart’s eyes brightened as she followed the scent into the herb room: “What is this? It must be a great tonic!”

She cried out with delight: “Seven-Star Cobalt Blood Lotus! With this, I can quickly recover my cultivation.” She lunged forward at once.

Liu Yan rushed to stop her and pleaded: “Devil sovereign, wait. Doing that will anger that lord!”

Holy Heart swallowed and stared, frustrated: “Only looking but not eating is torture. I’ll just take one leaf. I doubt he will notice. If he doesn’t notice, it doesn’t count as doing wrong.” She comforted herself and reached out her hand.

The void boomed. A vast pressure crashed down on Holy Heart’s head.

She yelped and was forced flat on the ground, her small face turning pale: “I was wrong, don’t kill me, I’m still a child!”

A blurry figure formed in the air with a thunderous crack. Though the features were indistinct, Liu Yan fell to her knees at once and trembled: “That can only be Zhou Tong.”

Cold sweat slid down her back as she thought: [That lord should be a thousand miles away, yet he can appear at any time. His methods are beyond me.]

Lightning rumbled. The figure moved. Spiritual energy condensed into a row of palms that fell on Holy Heart’s backside in sharp smacks.

Crisp sounds rang out: “Pa! Pa! Pa!” It was like a parent scolding a naughty child, and Liu Yan’s heart quivered to watch it.

Holy Heart sobbed and begged: “Please stop… how can you bully a child? I already said I won’t do it again… ah… it hurts!”

Liu Yan bowed low, clutching the token as she pleaded: “Venerable lord, my young miss knows she was wrong. Please spare her this once.”

After a moment, the pressure lifted and the figure faded.

Holy Heart plopped onto the ground, then sprang up and clung to Liu Yan.

Liu Yan peered at her and asked softly: “Are you crying?”

Holy Heart sniffed and tried to act fierce: “Nonsense. I am a dignified devil sovereign who doesn’t blink at killing. How could I cry… sob… sob…”

Feeling wronged, she still muttered between little hiccups: “I need to revise my research report on humans. Among the human race, there really are some very scary people.”