Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 516: Chapter 516 Hidden Oath Chapter 516: Chapter 516 Hidden Oath Demon Moon’s body shook.

The current Sea Charm had become so powerful, even she was in awe.

But she remained calm, saying indifferently, “If you kill me, your master will die too!”

Sea Charm frowned.

She looked at Jiang Fan in confusion.

“It’s true.”

Jiang Fan said helplessly,

“I accidentally got infected with her Heart Connection Worm.”

“Our lives are now linked.”

What?

Sea Charm was stunned on the spot.

Her astonished gaze darted between the Demon Moon Priest and Jiang Fan.

“How did you end up like this?”

From her perspective,

they were the least likely pair to become hosts of the Heart Connection Worm.

One was from the Human Clan, and the other from the Demon Race.

One was at the Second Level of Core Formation, while the other was at the Ninth Layer.

One was a disciple of the Nine-Sect, while the other was a Demon Priest.

How did they become each other’s mates?

To this day, Jiang Fan still felt angry when he recalled it. He shot a glance at Demon Moon, saying,

“Various reasons led to this.”

“At this point, it’s useless to talk about it.”

“You, now a Demon King, must surely know how to break the Heart Connection Worm, right?”

As a high-ranking member of the Demon Race, Sea Charm should know more than Jian Linyuan.

Sea Charm shook her head with a bitter smile, “Master, don’t even think about it.”

“You should be thankful that the recent generations of priests are relatively gentle.”

“It’s said that in the early days, the vows inscribed on the Heart Connection Worm were extremely harsh.”

“Even, one could say, they were very wicked.”

“Some required the man to mate within a certain period, so the priestess could bear children; otherwise, he would die from body explosion.”

“Some required the man to marry into the priest’s family and serve them for life.”

“Even after bearing children, to ensure no half-siblings from different mothers, some killed the man immediately.”

“It was too cruel, and gradually no one was willing to join with the priests, which is why it became gentler.”

Jiang Fan felt his scalp tingle as he listened.

In the early days, the priests essentially treated men like slaves.

He looked at Demon Moon with growing resentment.

The latter bit her lip guiltily, saying, “That was all over a hundred years ago.”

“There’s none of that now.”

Sea Charm glanced at her with distrust, saying,

“Indeed, there’s no more harsh and wicked vows.”

“But there are still some restrictions, for sure.”

“Demon Moon Priestess, could you tell us all the vows inscribed on your Heart Connection Worm?”

“To prevent my master from accidentally triggering them. If he dies, you’ll be implicated too.”

Demon Moon’s heart tightened.

She hurriedly said, “The restriction on me is absolute loyalty.”

“The restriction on him is no beating or scolding.”

“That’s all.”

Sea Charm narrowed her eyes, saying,

“That’s the generic vow inscribed by every generation of priests.”

“There must be other restrictive vows.”

“Don’t hide anything.”

Knowing there were hidden vows,

Jiang Fan’s expression changed.

He said solemnly, “Demon Moon, this concerns our lives, what are you hiding?”

Demon Moon’s expression changed.

Her face showed a trace of panic.

But she bit her red lip, hesitated repeatedly, then shook her head, saying,

“There are indeed other restrictive vows.”

“But they have nothing to do with you.”

“I don’t want to say.”

Jiang Fan was furious.

It concerned his death, what was there to hide?

After thinking for a moment, he calmed down.

If the vow indeed posed a life threat to Jiang Fan, Demon Moon would be more anxious than he was.

Fearing his death would implicate her.

Since she did not want to say it,

It might really be nothing significant.

He stared at Demon Moon, pondering.

A new problem arose.

How to handle Demon Moon?

Bring her back to face the Human Clan’s judgment?

Or let her go?

The former…

Jiang Fan couldn’t be sure how humans would deal with her.

The loss of so many Nine-Sect elites in this battle might lead to an execution to appease the anger of the masses.

If that happened, he would die on the spot too.

“Master, let her return to the Demon Race.”

“Her Dead Corpse Army is almost wiped out; she won’t fare well upon returning.”

“If the Demon Emperor does not pursue, the Old Priest would severely punish her.”

Sea Charm offered a suggestion.

Demon Moon’s body twitched.

Looking at the remaining two hundred Dead Corpse Army, her heart sank.

Punishment would be the least of her worries.

The Demon Emperor had always been at odds with the priest lineage.

Seizing the opportunity to execute her was highly likely.

Jiang Fan sighed, “That’s the problem.”

“Letting her go would expose you.”

Sea Charm’s actions were far more severe than Demon Moon’s.

If Demon Moon, in seeking to redeem herself, betrayed Sea Charm, she would surely die.

“Thank you, Master, for your concern.” Sea Charm’s dreamy face showed a trace of joy.

Though forced into servitude,

Jiang Fan never treated her as a slave.

He always considered her well-being.

The parting gift last time had dramatically changed her fate.

Among the War Generals, she was ranked the lowest, not good at killing.

She was not valued by the Demon Emperor.

Eating that clam meat, she successfully broke through to the Ninth Layer of Core Formation.

Truly becoming a top Great Demon, second only to the Demon Emperor.

This time, he even considered her safety.

He was a very good person.

Definitely not a bad person.

The bad one was that detestable woman named Yue Mingzhu!

Thinking of Yue Mingzhu, Sea Charm gnashed her teeth in hatred.

Given the chance, she would severely teach Yue Mingzhu a lesson!

Calming her errant thoughts,

Sea Charm said, “Master need not worry.”

“Demon Moon’s sins are far greater than mine.”

“Her union with you is more severe than losing the Dead Corpse Army.”

“If the Old Priest knew, he would surely execute her to prevent disgrace to the priest lineage.”

“We both hold something against each other.”

With that said,

She looked at Demon Moon with a half-smile, saying, “Isn’t that right, Demon Moon Priestess?”

Demon Moon did not answer.

Her paper-white face already answered the question.

She dared not admit that she used the Heart Connection Worm on a minor human Core Formation practitioner.

Because the Old Priest would truly kill her.

The priest lineage always preferred having none to a bad one.

Even if it meant temporarily lacking successors, they would never accept an inferior offspring.

Jiang Fan, only at the Second Level of Core Formation, would never be allowed as a mate by the priest lineage.

Upon learning this,

Jiang Fan finally felt relieved.

Helplessly, he said, “We have no choice but to let her go.”

“I’ll think of a way to neutralize the Heart Connection Worm before taking her life!”

Sea Charm nodded slightly.

Suddenly,

She looked at Jian Linyuan and the others, smilingly asking, “Are you friends of my master?”

They all looked over.

When their eyes met Sea Charm’s, they all felt dizzy.

Jian Linyuan’s face changed, shouting, “Don’t look into her eyes…”

But it was too late.

Including him, their vision gradually darkened.

Then they all fell to the ground.

“Did you…” Jiang Fan was slightly shocked.

Sea Charm said,

“Master, rest assured, they are your friends, Sea Charm would never be rude to them.”

“I just erased their memories of me.”

“People are unpredictable; we must be cautious.”

“Otherwise, if this leaks, humans might use it against you, accusing you of colluding with the Demon Race, labeling you a traitor.”

Jiang Fan nodded.

He had similar concerns.

Though they shared life and death, showing many good qualities like fearlessness of death,

humans are complex.

A renowned capable minister or general might have a side of greed and lust.

A murderous criminal might be a good husband and father.

Before thoroughly understanding them,

it was unwise to let them glimpse his core secrets.

“Thanks, I didn’t know you had this talent.” Jiang Fan looked at Sea Charm.

He had thought she only had the ability to Instantaneous Movement in the snow.

Sea Charm covered her mouth and laughed lightly, “Otherwise, from where does the ‘Charm’ in my name come?”

“This is my true talent.”

“Everything else was learned later.”

Speaking of talent,

Jiang Fan touched his chin, recalling something he almost forgot.

He took out a large piece of Seven-Colored Mysterious Ice.

Inside, a faintly visible red bloodline vibrated.

Sea Charm’s face instantly changed, exclaiming,

“Natural bloodline!!!”

“Master, where did you get this?”

Even Demon Moon’s face changed drastically.

She exclaimed in shock, “Isn’t this the natural bloodline that the Demon Emperor and the Old Priest have been searching for?”

“Legend has it that this was formed from the essence blood of a Divinity Transformation Realm Great Demon, condensed by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth over time.”

“It possesses one-tenth of the gifts and power of that Divinity Transformation Realm Great Demon!”

What?

Even the Demon Emperor and the Old Priest are looking for it?