"You can control evil spirits?"
Fang Xiaoyu's eyes widened, her surprised and adorable look was utterly captivating.
Although she hadn't encountered evil spirits in the Sea of Suffering, she had been chased by them with Wan Liuchuan and the others, and knew how formidable and terrifying they were.
But she never imagined that the very evil spirits that had driven them to desperation, with no way to ascend or descend, could be controlled by Wan Lei.
With so many evil spirits, the demons present would be insufficient for them to kill if given enough time.
"How did you do it? Where did that bead in your hand come from?"
Fang Xiaoyu quickly grabbed Wan Lei's arm, her eyes unblinkingly fixed on the demon bead.
"I picked it up. Qian Niao and Man Yaoyao sneaked into a group of demons, and then we found this demon bead."
"How come you can always pick up treasures wherever you go? Why can't I pick up anything? What's fair about that? It's unfair."
Fang Xiaoyu pouted, feeling incredibly wronged.
Although she and Wan Lei were a couple, they had always been in a subtle competition, unwilling to lose to him. Otherwise, when she obtained the Rose Sword, she wouldn't have rushed to show it off to Wan Lei immediately.
"Hehe, want to play with it? Give me a kiss and I'll let you play."
*Smack!*
Wan Lei's face was met with a fragrant kiss.
"Here, for you."
Fang Xiaoyu excitedly reached out to take the demon bead, but as soon as she touched it, she cried out in pain. Looking at the armor on her hand, it was already crackling ominously.
"Wan Lei!!!"
Fang Xiaoyu gritted her teeth.
"Uh... I forgot this demon bead is corrosive. I also didn't know that only I could hold it after refining it. That..."
Wan Lei quickly offered an embarrassed explanation, but Fang Xiaoyu's pretty face had turned icy cold.
"Hmph, if you didn't want to give it to me, you should have just said so instead of making excuses. And you deliberately burned me. You just wanted to see me embarrassed, you did it on purpose. You're finished."
Fang Xiaoyu said coldly.
"Beat him to death, beat him to death..."
Man Yaoyao muttered in a mischievous whisper.
As time went by, the countless evil spirits finally closed in and surrounded the entire basin.
Then, at Wan Lei's command, the countless evil spirits surged forward in unison, killing towards the demons in the center.
For a time, the entire basin shook and the ground trembled.
The demons initially didn't understand what was happening. When they saw countless evil spirits surging from all directions, they were terrified and immediately rallied, forming defensive formations.
However, evil spirit tides with a commander were certainly different from those in chaotic disarray. Under Wan Lei's tactical maneuvers, the demons were soon divided and surrounded, and then defeated one by one.
In the field, the roars of the evil spirits mingled with the screams of the demons.
"Truly remarkable. With this bead, one possesses an army of tens of thousands. From now on, we can go anywhere in the world and will no longer fear being surrounded by demons."
Wan Qianxin's eyes burned with intensity. His sharp mind understood how crucial the ability to control evil spirits was.
Even if they encountered an evil spirit tide in the future, they wouldn't have to worry; they could simply collect them all with the bead.
"Alas, creating karma needlessly."
The voice from behind caused everyone to glare angrily. How could killing demons be called creating karma needlessly? This was a great merit, after all.
Upon closer inspection, it was Qian Niao. That made sense.
"I won't kill them. If they see you with me, you'll be the one to die when we get out."
Wan Lei said.
"I understand the reasoning, but don't say you did it for me, otherwise, my conscience won't bear it, and I'll feel guilty."
"Then why don't you return to the main plane with me? That way, you'll be considered a defector and won't have to bear any guilt."
"Heh, impossible. I would never betray my homeland."
"Sigh, you fellow. After we leave this time, you'll be returning to the demon base?"
"Yes."
"Then be careful not to be killed by our main plane army. You won't be able to go home if that happens."
"Since I'm on the battlefield, I'm prepared to die."
Qian Niao was quite philosophical.
The battle in the field finally concluded after an hour. At this point, there wasn't a single living demon left in the area, only corpses strewn everywhere.
Wan Lei waved his hand, leading everyone towards the palace ruins. As they flew, he used the demon bead to recall all the evil spirits.
Soon, the group arrived at the palace ruins. In the center was a massive, hundred-zhang tall flat-topped altar shaped like a pyramid.
"Tian Suanzi, Tian Suanzi, all the demons are dead, come out."
Wan Lei shouted loudly towards the altar. Tian Suanzi had been unlucky when teleported in, arriving directly beneath the altar.
"If I could come out, wouldn't I have done so already? Would I still be waiting for the demons to surround this place? This altar has a suppressing power, I can't get out at all. Demolish the altar."
Tian Suanzi's divine sense came from below.
"Demolish the altar? Then wait a moment. This altar might be useful. Let me see if there's any information about leaving this place."
"Then hurry up."
Wan Lei and the others flew above the altar. However, to their disappointment, there were no murals or inscriptions on this altar. There was only a small groove shaped like a ring.
"Could it be that the information for leaving this world isn't on the altar? What should we do? The ring isn't here either."
Qian Niao heard this, glanced around, then stood up and flew further away to survey the altar from top to bottom.
"According to the murals, the demons in various tombs were sacrificed by formations. Their physical bodies and the resentment of their souls came to this altar, then converged into the ring and the demon bead, becoming the Supreme Demon Ring.
This should be the altar.
But now the demon bead has been thrown into the lake. Something must have gone wrong. The ring could have been lost anywhere."
"Oh, is that so? Then perhaps we should search?"
Wan Lei muttered, stroking his chin.
"If you make us search the entire world for a ring, we'll kill you."
Qian Niao said expressionlessly.
Who had the time to search the entire world for a small trinket?
It would be easier than finding a needle in a haystack.
At this moment, Tian Suanzi's shouts could be heard again from below the altar.
"Big brothers, big sisters, at least save me first! I've been pinned down for days. Hurry and demolish this altar!"
Hearing this, everyone immediately began hacking and chopping at the altar.
"You guys keep demolishing. I'll look around. Maybe that ring is nearby."
Wan Lei chuckled, turned, and flew away to search.
"The guy obsessed with money."
Everyone muttered in speechless exasperation, then continued to hack at the altar.
However, after they had been hacking for a long time, the altar remained completely unmoved, not even a single notch appearing.
"What material is this altar made of? How can it be so hard?"
Wan Qianxin muttered, stroking his chin.
He had considered using a vacuum implosion bomb to test it, but everyone present were powerhouses, with even Limitless Realm experts among them.