Chapter 504 - Demonic Illusion

Chapter 504 - Demonic Illusion

Seeing how sad her mother was, Liu Yiyi started to cry too. She carefully stroked her mother’s arm. “No, Mother, I don’t blame you. I know that we were always the weakest and you always felt bad because of the bet. I’m so sorry for being weak. I’m only at the Seventh Passage Stage, so I can’t win against them. I’m so sorry ...”

The two apologized to each other without end.

The Clear Shallows King had never really taken notice of Long Chen. When she discovered his strength and wanted to nurture him, Long Chen was shocked to hear that she wanted him to kill her direct disciple. That made him think that she was cruel, but she had her sad side as well. She loved her daughter, and that was why she had tried to dig out every single bit of potential Long Chen had in him so that he could represent her pavilion.

Long Chen slowly forgave what the Clear Shallows King had done. It was already hard to survive as a woman in this male-dominated world, especially when it came to maintaining an entire pavilion by herself.

When the mother and daughter duo stopped apologizing to themselves, the Clear Shallows King recalled something and looked at Long Chen with excitement. “Jiang Cheng, Liu Yiyi is not strong enough to fight against Ying Shaotian yet. Do you think you can beat him if you train for another month? Yiyi’s happiness is in your hands.”

Long Chen thought about it. “I have confidence when it comes to increased my cultivation level, but Ying Shaotian is the Red Ghost King’s number one disciple, so he definitely has more martial techniques than me. I think I’m lacking a good martial technique to win.”

He had been trying to come up with a way to request the Demonic Illusion technique, and the opportunity had finally presented itself.

“What do you need?” The Clear Shallows King was more than happy to give him any techniques he wanted for the sake of Liu Yiyi. She was initially suspicious of Long Chen, but his performance today had convinced her of both his conviction and potential. Long Chen was a top fighter, but the Red Ghost King was too blind to see that. Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

Long Chen looked at Liu Yiyi and smiled. “The King-tier combat technique, Demonic Illusion.”

Both she and the Clear Shallows King were slightly taken back. The Clear Shallows King laughed bitterly. “Did you see Yiyi use it? You have good taste. I will let you learn the King-tier combat technique Demonic Illusion, but can you learn it in one month? This is a King-tier we are talking about!”

Long Chen nodded. “Don’t worry, I know my limits. As long as you give it to me, I can solve your problem.”

He had made a daring claim, but both the Clear Shallows King and Liu Yiyi saw the conviction in his eyes and trusted him. “Alright, let’s do as you’ve said. The Demonic Illusion is a technique taught to others through words. Since you and Liu Yiyi will be joining the assessment, you should just live with her so that she can teach you the technique.”

“Uh ...” Both Long Chen and Liu Yiyi felt awkward about that arrangement since they were technically single.

The Clear Shallows King glared at Long Chen. “Jiang Cheng, I need to warn you not to do anything to my daughter, or I will kill you.”

She was being serious.

Long Chen was somewhat at a loss of words. “Don’t worry. Even though your daughter is beautiful, not every man values appearances, right?”

Liu Yiyi was still in a daze when she remembered that Long Chen had called her “flat.” Her face blushed with embarrassment and indignation.

“What are you talking about?” Liu Yiyi was slightly unnerved by her mother today.

“You don’t understand? Look at me. Do you not see what’s wrong? Why does everyone have a father but you don’t? Why does no one talk about your father? That’s because no one knows who your father is, and I lost terribly in love.”

The Clear Shallows King sighed and gently pushed Liu Yiyi away from her. “Remember my words. Let him stay for a little longer. You can ignore him once the assessment is over ...”

The Clear Shallows King left the pavilion, leaving only Liu Yiyi staring at her mother’s back.

“My ... father?”

***

Long Chen felt a shiver when he exited the Clear Shallows Pavilion. Someone was staring at him from the left. He used the Soul Swallowing Gaze and immediately saw who it was. He walked over and found Demon General Strongman.

Demon General Strongman was surprised by how easily he had been spotted.

His eyes were filled with hatred as he glared at Long Chen. The Clear Shallows King's actions to protect Long Chen made him feel indignant and frustrated. To think that he, one of the twenty-eight Demon Generals, and one of the four strongest Demon Generals of the Clear Shallows Pavilion, was nowhere near as important as Long Chen!

“How brazen of you to approach me,” Demon General Strongman growled.

“You leaked the news to the Red Ghost King, right?” Long Chen was calm in front of Demon General Strongman.

“And so what if I did? To think that even the Red Ghost King could not kill you. It seems that the Clear Shallows King has decided to coddle you.” Demon General Strongman chuckled.

He had said “coddle” rather than “look after.” Those two had a different meaning altogether. Demon General Strongman was insinuating that the Clear Shallows King loved Long Chen and would do everything to protect him.

I’ve been here for a long time, yet I’ve never heard of anyone mentioning her husband. Is she a widow? But why would Demon General Strongman say it in such a way?

He looked up at Demon General Strongman. “Do you think I’m afraid of telling the Clear Shallows King what you’ve just said?”

Demon General Strongman chuckled. “And so what if she finds out? She was the one who did it in the first place, and now she wants to silence me? Only the Demon Emperor can pass judgment on a Demon General. She never loved herself and gave birth to a baby even before she was married. We don’t even know who impregnated her, and now you want me to stop talking about it? You can tell her whatever you want, but I doubt she would kill me after I’ve worked so hard for the Clear Shallows Pavilion.”

Demon General Strongman was losing it ...