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Chapter 25

Finding the demon gate didn't last long because the ice wolves was able to sniff the unique sinister smell that the gate radiates so Lian Ren was able to activate the demon gate earlier and also put up a barrier so that any random ghosts won't be able to pass through the gate just in case they saw it. Lian Ren called back the ice wolves and summoned his ice fairy instead to scout throughout the area.

He cannot do any more techniques that he learned in his past life because most of the techniques that he learned was mostly the way of demons. Summoning spiritual creatures was the only technique that he learned that requires either spiritual qi or demonic qi as long as it's an energy coming from the core of the cultivator. However, the summons requires a lot of energy but Lian Ren doesn't worry about it because his core was wide and vast.

After Lian Ren was already finished on doing Shao Ling's task, he was already walking back to the Ghost City of Wrath. Even if he run in a hurry, he knew that Shao Ling will get angry if he joined the battle at the manor. But for some reason, Lian Ren felt heaviness on his chest. Of course, the Sin of Gluttony was not much of a threat because all he does was wreak havoc all iver the mortal realm just so that humans will fear and know his name, that bastard just likes popularity.

However, his brother, the Sin of Wrath, was a different case. The Sin of Wrath didn't do much on his past life but as soon as he heard that his brother was killed by a demon, the Sin of Wrath was angered and rushed out to kill him. Lian Ren had a feeling that it was pure luck to defeat him because the Sin of Wrath was drowned on his own emotions from the grief of his brother's death so he was able to kill him when the Sin of Wrath let his guard down.

As Lian Ren went nearer and nearer to the gate of the Ghost City of Wrath, his heart unconsciously started to pound, as if anxiousness is overwhelming his whole body that gives shivers down his spine. All of a sudden, a sound of drop echoed inside his ear, making Lian Ren halted on his steps. An image of a red blood pool materialized inside his head, and in the middle of the pool of blood, Shao Ling was lying down, his eyes were half open and his pale lips were slightly parted. His Yun Sect robes that was embroidered with blue clouds and gold symmetrical designs didn't look like a color of clean white anymore. Instead, his robes were bathed in blood, so close that it would look like a scarlet red color.

The veins on Lian Ren's head felt like it popped as he tapped his foot on the ground and leap through the dark sky, leaving a large crack on the ground that he stepped on because of the impact. Some of the ghosts inside the Ghost City were startled and bewildered when they noticed a sharp wind rushing through the City Lord's Mansion. The sharp wind landed in front of the entrance of the Mansion, leaving a wide and deep crack on the ground while a smoke materialized around Lian Ren's body because of the impact. From the inside, the clashing energy between a spiritual energy and a sinister energy were all around the mansion while flashes of an azure blue light as well as golden light were illuminating the windows.

Lian Ren walked to the large doubled door of the Mansion, pushing it open as it made a loud creaking sound. He glanced left and right and saw that the guards that were guarding the first floor of the Mansion were already on the ground with their lifeless bodies. Hmm.... Shizun is really strong. But i think these guards are nothing but mobs. The boss is the real deal here. Lian Ren's footsteps echoed all over the quiet hall as he climbed up the spiral wooden stairs. On every floor, all the guards were tasked to protect the floors were all dead until Lian Ren finally reached the highest floor of the Mansion. A cold chilly feeling surfaced as soon as he took a first step on the floor and he noticed that the entire hall was covered in ice.

A deep and terrifying voice coming from a man resonated throughout the hall followed by a golden sinister qi started to flow out of the man's body.

The man was extremely handsome for a ghost. His face that was molded into a long and slin shape was pale, his nose was long and pointed, his lips was wide but thin, his blood red eyes was slick with a long and thick lashes while his brows were slick and deep. The man's hair was long and straight, his bangs was covering his forehead and half of his brows and eyes with two golden earings on his ear. The man was wearing an ink black cape with a luxurious maroon robe with golden accessories covering his front chest. The man's eyes radiated a golden glow that turned back into a blood red one as he looked at Lian Ren as if he was just a mere ant.

Lian Ren stared back at him with the same intention, looking at the Sin of Wrath as if he was just a mere creature. The Sin of Wrath blinked once and shifted his gaze at the person who was on the ground, making Lian Ren follow the direction where the Sin of Wrath was looking. Lian Ren's eyes immediately shrunk and his heart skipped a beat when he saw that Shao Ling was kneeling on the ground, his whole arms and legs were covered with deep cuts and his Yun Sect robes was now stained with his own blood. Freezing air was escaping Shao Ling's mouth as he breathed heavily but his eyes were tightly closed as if he was enduring the excruciating pain. Lian Ren's eyes started to tremble, his blood started to boil as he stared at Shao Ling's state without looking away on his direction, like a tiger starting to bare out his fang.

"I like cold weather."

"However my body can't keep up to the cold."

"I have an ice attribute but when i use my power, i experience side effects because my body is close to freezing when i use it."

"It's like a double edged sword. One sword is a miracle while the other one is a calamity. It's powerful yet it's deadly."

Shao Ling, who was trying to control his breathing, glanced at Lian Ren who was looking at him with a raging expression.

Lian Ren replied.

Shao Ling frowned as if he felt offended, He paused and breathed for a while then continued,

So it's fine if its you? Is that what you're saying? Lian Ren started to take a step forward. However, a golden wall blocked him from heading towards Shao Ling's direction. Lian Ren aggressively glanced at the Sin of Wrath's direction who spoke in a voice of authority,

In a blink of an eye, the golden wall shattered like a glass and blue spiritual qi started to flow out of Lian Ren's body, the floor was started to get covered by ice coming from Lian Ren's feet. Lian Ren said with a terrifying tone, making the Sin of Wrath slightly intimidated.

The Sin of Wrath replied, slowly raising his hand while his blood red eyes radiated a golden glow. Golden sinister qi bursted out of his palms and rushed to Lian Ren's direction. However, Lian Ren blocked the attack by grabbing it with his bear hands and crushing it with his fists. The golden spiritual qi shattered on Lian Ren's hand and left some golden dust slowly falling onto the ground, leaving the Sin of Wrath threatened.

Lian Ren started to walk towards Shao Ling's direction once again while blocking the attacks coming from the Sin of Wrath. His hands was enough to crush every attacks coming from the Sin of Wrath but some of the attacks passed through his hand, leaving a crack on his bones. Despite that, Lian Ren still continued to approach Shao Ling slowly, and when he successfully approached him, Lian Ren tapped his foot loudly, making a wall of ice spikes that separates his location from the Sin of Wrath. Shao Ling was barely breathing when he was already on Lian Ren's arms. His both hands were frozen as well as the corner of his neck and his feet. It must have been the side effect when he goes overboard with his ice attribute when it comes to battle.

Lian Ren whispered, subconsciously raising his hand to caress Shao Ling's cold face.

Lian Ren stared at the wall of ice spikes that he made and pondered for a while. He sealed his demonic core so he won't be able to use demonic qi for a while until it got unsealed again, much more is that it requires a lot of time until his demonic core gets unsealed. The only technique he can use right now was from the Yun Sect and the Summoning technique that he learned by himself. Lian Ren held Shao Ling gently on his arms and heaved a breath. Lian Ren muttered to himself,

Lian Ren slowly closed his eyes, feeling the spiritual qi inside his body. Blue spiritual qi slowly flowed out of his body upwards and the floor started to vibrate. When Lian Ren opened his eyes, his eyes was now radiating a deep blue color. His voice were terrifying as he spoke,

All of a sudden, the floor became pitch black and a thick sound of a flowing blood surfaced on the floor. Little by little, a silhouette of a man that looked like he was a teenager slowly rose to the ground. His hair were very long and disheveled, his down turned blood red eyes seemed emotionless and his skin was very pale. His face was small and slim with a sharp nose, pale thin lips and slim brows. The man was wearing a simple ink black robe and he glanced at Lian Ren with a deadpan expression then kneeled.

The summoned demon was once a loyal demon that stood beside the Demon King in te underworld realm. Lian Ren stared down at the emotionless demon and his eyes glowed even more. Summoning a deceased demon from a long time ago requires a lot of spiritual qi so his spiritual is now empty and it requires a lot of meditation to fill up his spiritual qi again. Lian Ren stared at Shao Ling who was unconscious on his arms and stared at the ice slowly crawling towards the center of his face, a sign that Shao Ling was close to freezing. Lian Ren called out. It was not that long when the ice fairies went back to his side and made a low clinging sound as a response. Lian Ren ordered. The ice fairies nodded then flew inside Shao Ling's chest towards his spiritual core.

Lian Ren shifted his gaze at the Blood Demon and gave him a horrifying smile as he ordered,

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