Chapter 121: 6) The Hidden realm

"Indeed... If the Prince of such a sect were to die mercilessly, many questions would arise, however, Saintess doesn't need to worry about it, I already have a plan," Bai Lung spoke.

"Plan? What plan?" she was taken aback by how keen this man was. Not just unpredictable but also highly sharp.

"Forgive me Saintess but I don't need to disclose every matter to you," Saying that, they continued to move through the path.

As for the another sacrificial lamb, who would be a better candidate than the protagonist himself?

It's not much of a surprise on how low these protagonists can turn into including robbing the corpses of dead ones.

It won't hurt to use such inhumane nature of theirs against them, after all, iron beats irons, so it would only be appropriate to fight inhumane nature with inhumane nature.

In a game, there is always a bigger fish.

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As they continued their journey through the twisting, dark tunnel, the atmosphere grew heavier, as if the very air was becoming denser.

A low, almost imperceptible hum resonated through the corridor, making the hair on the back of their necks stand on end, fully alerted.

"What is that noise...?" Xiao Ling'r's soft voice echoed, her eyes darting about in the darkness, trying to detect the source of the ominous sound.

Suddenly, a faint glow appeared up ahead...

A soft, eerie luminescence glowed from the shadows, casting grotesque, flickering shadows across the walls.

As they approached the source, they could see it was a small creature, its glowing abdomen pulsating with a strange rhythm... It was like a firefly but at the same time, it wasn't.

It was a glowing creature.

[ Ding! Analysis complete ]

[ The Unholy firefly detected... The light coming out of its body can suck the Qi of any cultivator if the rays touch the skin ]

'Oh! What a creature...' Bai Lung was genuinely impressed.

The Mu Chen who was accused of being the Devil has a few more spies searching for him aside from Bai Luo Yi however Bai Lung ain't have such a fate.

Meanwhile,

Saintess was still confused and shocked with her heart beating faster and faster despite her calm outer look.

'This doesn't make sense at all... How can he-... It should be impossible,' she thought, while her eyes looked at him.

'The Inky dark origin swallowing aura... How can Holy Envoy possess it, when I am her of this aura,' She uttered.

That's right!

Saintess was an in-birth devil, born wine origin swallowing aura, however, because of some restriction she couldn't openly use this aura, not to mention, there was even a threat that she might get caught if she used it.

However, Bai Lung had noticed it when he had checked her status window, he also knew about her devil aura when he took her to bed.

That is also the reason why Bai Lung wanted to devour her origin — Immortal swallowing origin.

'Did he see me as a valuable tool? Why- just why? How come such a stoic and cold man show trust in me?' her mind was chaotic, completely unaware of why he would reveal his secret.

'Did he figure out that I am like him so, he decided to reveal it? No- I can't reveal my origin, not yet... Ughh! I feel like the sky has descended on my consciousness...' she was in an unspeakable situation.

Meanwhile, he could almost hear the gears turning in her mind.

'The confusion in her eyes is almost enjoyable,' he thought to himself, his lips curling into a slight smile.

He knew he had rattled her, thrown her off her careful composure.

He was aware of how shocked she must be and she was fighting whether should reveal her secret or not.

Everything was fully calculated and well according to plan.

If she reveals her secret right now, she doesn't possess what it takes to survive a long run.

It was a test, a brutal one.