It doesn't matter what the lord is.

At first, he was a little surprised why the killing intent in Snake Eyes' eyes did not completely disappear after it recognized him. At first, Lid thought that Snake Eyes still wanted to kill him, but after successfully negotiating all the conditions, Lid overturned this idea. If it wanted to kill someone, it could just do it directly, without beating around the bush like this.

Then Reed gradually came to his senses. What appeared in the snake's eyes at that time was not the intent to kill, but the desire to destroy.

It was planning to destroy its own cultivation level so that it would no longer be able to defend Yuxi City.

The reason why he was able to punch the snake pupil who suppressed his realm and made blood flow from his mouth and nose was because he used sword energy for the first time in several years. Originally, he did not follow the conventional martial arts, but a fighting style that combined the martial arts that existed or did not exist in this world. But because he had been constantly transmitting sword energy to Alaya to nourish her broken meridians, Lid's own swordsmanship was completely useless. He was missing one of the many martial arts, not only was his realm stuck at the ninth level of perfection, but he could not do the unpredictable and ever-changing fighting style.

But now, Alayya has taken half of Qingyun's inheritance, and patiently practiced the killing swordsmanship taught to her by Lid. The two kinds of sword energy coexist in her body, and her realm of cultivation is getting higher and higher. She can already rely on her own strength to nourish and repair the remaining small part of the meridians that cannot function normally.

So the sword energy in Lid's body began to rise slowly, and he no longer had to worry about anything when he attacked.

With this last piece of the puzzle completed, there was no one in the same realm that he couldn't kill. Even if it was the King of the East who had suppressed his realm, as long as he dared to lower his realm, he would be beaten to a crooked face and broken legs without a word. This was also thanks to the King of the East who had lowered his realm to the ninth level of perfection, and he could quickly recover his realm if he found something wrong, giving him more room for maneuver; if he was more confident, relying on his own pure power and actively giving up a realm, and creating a realm of the ninth level or the middle of the ninth level, Lid would have killed him directly with this punch.

Knowing that this punch would put himself in danger, Reed punched Snake Eye hard and did not regret it.

If he was forced to defend three moves, he might have escaped, but who can tell? Anyway, the development strategy that Lid set for Yuxi City was to achieve healthy development without relying on his personal strength. In the past, he had always quietly hidden his strength, which led to the current Yuxi City moving in the direction he expected.

And he himself didn't really value this realm cultivation, otherwise he wouldn't have used his sword energy to help Alayya warm up her meridians when he wasn't even at the tenth level. When you have the ability, do what you can, and when you don't have the ability, just be a useless person happily, this is what Lid thinks is natural.

As for who will guard Yuxi City in the future, Lid doesn't know, but there must be someone. Maybe it's Alayya who uses two swords, maybe it's Felita who uses ancient magic, maybe it's Fang Shisan and her invincible army, maybe it's... who cares!

From now on, fish happily and legally!

……

Snake Eyes had his own plans, and Lid had his own plans.

It’s a pity that eight out of ten people in this world are not satisfied with their lives.

Everything did not develop as Snake Eyes or Reed expected, but suddenly went out of control.

Reed's breath was indeed getting weaker and weaker due to excessive blood loss, and he was almost dead.

But before Shetong could save him, he noticed something strange happening before his eyes.

Above Lid's body, the entire space was like paper cut by a knife, with cracks appearing one after another. Each crack slowly expanded, and a lot of dark purple liquid flowed out from it, pouring on Lid's body. The liquid was very viscous and quickly wrapped Lid directly in it, just like a cocoon made by an insect.

Shetong suddenly felt a dry mouth and his heart was beating wildly for no reason, thumping non-stop.

Its sight could not help but fall on the crack in the middle where no liquid flowed out, and it swallowed a mouthful of saliva. The scene before its eyes was completely beyond its cognition. Even among the ancient magics it mastered, there was no magic that could tear space like this. But now, behind these space cracks was clearly a world that it could not even perceive. The snake pupil did not know where the other side was, nor did it know what these liquids were.

But it saw that Reed's wounds were slowly healing.

When Lid's wounds were repaired miraculously without any sequelae, the liquid stopped flowing. Then, the space crack in the middle without liquid flowing out quickly spread to the surroundings, merging all the surrounding cracks, and finally connected into a complete space fault. At that moment, Shetong's heart was alarmed, and he raised his hand suddenly, and an ancient magic that could almost erase everything directly bombarded the torn space.

It was certain that there was something terrifying in the world connected by the space rift, and it had to strike first.

However, the magic that could evaporate the entire hall was hit on the space fault, but it was like a drop in the ocean, without even a splash.

Then, behind the deep darkness, a huge eye opened.

He first looked at Lid who was lying on the ground, then at Fileta who was desperately trying to break free from the chains, and finally at the King of the East, Snake Eye. The moment he was locked in that gaze, Snake Eye felt a buzzing sound in his head, and his body knelt down uncontrollably. His knees hit the ground, making a crisp cracking sound.

The next moment, scarlet blood began to gush out of its eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

70. Demon King

Snake Eye clutched the clothes on his chest, feeling that no matter how hard he breathed, oxygen could not enter his lungs. The Fourteenth Great Perfection Realm was as fragile as thin paper. Under the gaze of this eye, it could only kneel on the ground like an ant.

This feeling is like an ordinary unarmed person with a gun pointed at his head, the cold touch is transmitted through the skin to the cerebral cortex, and the sight can't help but drift to the other person's finger on the trigger. At this moment, life actually no longer belongs to Snake Eyes. Life or death depends on the owner of that eye's accidental thought.

At this moment, the sound of a cane poking the ground was heard in the hall.

Everything was silent, but the trembling sound was like a stone thrown into the water, instantly causing ripples.

The moment the ripples passed through Shetong, the invisible pressure suddenly weakened a lot. Shetong hurriedly turned over and climbed up, pinching his neck with both hands, his chest heaving vigorously, drawing fresh air into his lungs bit by bit. His eyes were blurred, and cold sweat fell all over his body like a torrential rain.

It was used to coerce people into submission, but this time it was suppressed by the same means. It can be seen that the other party's realm is much higher than its own, but Snake Eye's realm is the fourteenth major perfection, and the next step is the fifteenth level. What kind of existence can suppress it?

At that moment, four words emerged in Shetong's mind: The power of heaven is unpredictable.

Without giving it more time to think, the eye cast its gaze towards it again in an instant -

Just when Shetong was in despair, an old sigh sounded behind him.

The eyes in the void finally gave up on Snake Tong and looked at the figure that was walking slowly. Snake Tong also followed its line of sight, and the moment its eyes met the thin figure, the fear that had been surging in its heart suddenly subsided a little. Standing there was a demon that it had seen several times before. When Snake Tong saw this figure before, he always felt more disdain than respect, but at this moment, this old but powerful demon was regarded as a life-saving straw by Snake Tong.

"My lords, why do you have to embarrass us demons..."

The old demon was hunched over, leaning on an ebony cane, but his voice was full of energy:

"I have seen everything that happened. Although Snake Eyes offended this young human, he did not know the relationship between him and you gentlemen beforehand. Moreover, this young man and Snake Eyes had already made a deal. If you intervene now, it will ruin his original plan."

The eyes in the void stared at the old demon, but this time they were very quiet.

The demon coughed twice, tapped the ground with his cane, and said:

"I... the king of the demon clan, would like to apologize on behalf of this unworthy subordinate. I hope you will give me and the demon clan some face."

His eyes were silent, staring at the Demon King for a while, then he turned his eyes towards the direction of the snake's pupil.

The demon king understood and swung his cane violently, not at all like an old man. She Tong had no time to react, and was hit in the face by this blow. His whole body flew out like a kite with a broken string, and fell on the high platform in the center of the hall. The originally smooth and neat stairs were smashed into pieces, and She Tong's body was deeply embedded in the stone bricks, spitting out blood until the cloak on his chest was stained red.

Then his eyes slowly closed.

The spatial rift began to shrink, from the size of a bed to the size of a fist. The dark purple mucus that enveloped Lid peeled off and quickly merged into the void, and the spatial rift completely disappeared.

The huge threat came and went quickly. As the space crack disappeared, all evidence of the eye's existence was gone. The entire hall was strangely quiet, without a single sound.

The Demon King did not look at the seriously injured Snake Eyes, but first slowly walked to Fileta and said lightly:

"You heard nothing, saw nothing...right?"

This is not a question, but a profound suggestion.

Fileta stopped all her movements, stared at the Demon King with lifeless eyes, and nodded slowly.

The demon king smiled, and seemed to have turned into an old man again, leaning on a cane and walking towards Snake Tong step by step. When he stood in front of the seriously injured Snake Tong, the demon king put away the smile on his face. It was not tall, and with its bent waist, it looked very short, but even so, Snake Tong, who was beaten and embedded in the stairs, could only look up at it.

The devil tapped the ground with his cane and said coldly:

"You are really brave... I am not dead yet!"

Snake pupil exhaled, squinted his eyes and quickly replied:

"I don't know if he will be with the three tribes..."

Before he finished speaking, the Demon King hit Snake Eye's face with his crutch again. Judging from the Demon King's expression, it was as if he was beating a dead dog.

"I didn't tell you this. Do you know why I'm here?"

Snake pupil shook his head.

The demon king smiled and swung his cane again. Snake Eye felt several of its teeth knocked out and blood all over its mouth. It wanted to resist, but it seemed as if all its strength had been drained. Although it didn't have the fear of life and death, it couldn't move.

"I came here to kill you, old man."

After the Demon King said this lightly, Snake Eyes still looked a little confused, but the next words of the Demon King made its face, which had been dried by the wind, sweat again:

"A thousand years ago, the demons lost to the old gods and fell to the position of the middle six tribes... But even so, in the past thousand years, there has not been a guy in the demon tribe who colluded with other tribes to attack his compatriots. No matter how proud the elves are, they are only near the bottom of the middle six tribes. We demons were a race that didn't even take the gods seriously back then. No matter how much internal friction we have, we shouldn't ask them for help..."

A storm surged in Snake Eye's heart.

As for the matter of the elves, it boasted that it had kept it well hidden, and was cautious in every step. It even chose some inconspicuous newcomers to pick up Delis. Unexpectedly, it was heard by the Demon King so quickly.

Is it true, as Reed said, that there is a traitor among his subordinates?

The Demon King naturally didn't try to guess what Snake Eye was thinking. He continued to beat it with his cane until blood splattered everywhere, and said calmly:

"So, you should be thankful that this deal didn't go to the end, otherwise you would be dead now. You are thoughtful, you know how to judge the situation, you are smart, and you have a ruthless spirit in your bones. But it's not enough... Don't think that you have the capital to fight with me just because you have achieved the Fourteenth Great Perfection, and don't think that you can suppress the entire demon race with the strength of the elves. My position... is not so easy to sit in."

71. Your Dowry

Snake pupil's face was swollen and purple from being hit by the devil's cane, and his eyes were bulging like goldfish. He couldn't speak because his mouth was full of blood, so he could only nod. The devil then took back his cane, stood beside it, and said with some emotion:

"If you insist on colluding with the elves, I will definitely kill you. But the situation is so complicated now that it is difficult for me to do anything. Anyway, what that young man said is right. Our demon race has gone from prosperity to decline. There must be a reason for this. Although your deal with him is also an exchange of interests, it is not simply relying on external forces, but making the demon race stronger. This is why I let you live."

Snake Eyes only felt that as the Demon King took a step back, he regained some strength. He quickly stood up from the ground, but he didn't dare to wipe the blood off his face. He lowered his head and remained silent.

Before today, it had always felt that it and Hu Xiao were both at the 14th level, and the gap between them and the 15th level Demon King should not be too big. But now the Demon King has used his actual actions to tell it that as long as I am alive, you will always be the Crown Prince. After realizing this, She Tong immediately lost his contempt for the Demon King.

It still wants to be the devil king, that hasn't changed. But now, it will obey the devil's orders and be respectful to him.

The Demon King was obviously very satisfied with Snake Eyes' attitude. He tapped the ground with his cane and said calmly:

"I guess that young human being doesn't even know that he has such a huge secret. And I have already made the half-demon named Fileta forget this memory. As long as you don't bring it up, just pretend that nothing has happened. Let's proceed with the transaction between you two as planned."

Snake pupil couldn't help but ask:

"But, that eye..."

The Demon King snorted coldly, looked at the unconscious Lid, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said:

"We, the demon clan, are no longer qualified to intervene in the affairs of the three clans above. This matter involves too many people. The eye is only one of the forces. There is another party that came to our demon clan's territory with that young human, but they separated halfway and returned to the human side... You haven't seen her, but I have seen her once. They were walking together at that time. I didn't recognize that young human, but I recognized her. When I saw her for the first time, I knew that the young human beside her was not ordinary... There are too many things involved in this, and it is very likely a huge conspiracy..."

Shetong swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a "gulp" sound, wiped the blood and cold sweat on his face with the sleeve of his cloak, and whispered:

"Should I sever my ties with him?"

"Need not."

The demon king replied calmly:

"No matter what secrets he carries, he is still just a human who has reached the ninth level of perfection. Those guys above him won't pay too much attention to him, let alone invest too much emotion in him. Otherwise, do you think that I can solve the problem just now by giving him face? When he returns to the human territory, the national defense formation will suppress him, and the eye will not be able to show up easily. With the little strength he has, it is a question whether he can survive the human civil strife. What you need to think about is how to analyze the anti-magic medicine he provided as soon as possible and firmly grasp it in our own hands."

"I understand."

Shetong nodded and suddenly thought of a terrible thing.

From the words of the Demon King just now, it felt that its every move was under the Demon King's eyes. It originally thought that the content of the transaction with Lid was known only to heaven and earth, but now it suddenly discovered that the Demon King also knew everything. As for the things that happened in its territory and the people who visited it, even it itself didn't know, but the Demon King knew everything. In other words, the Demon King had actually come to its territory a long time ago, and sometimes even not far from it, but Snake Eyes knew nothing about it from beginning to end.

The Demon King glanced at Lid, sighed, and said:

"That's it. I can't leave the Demon King's Palace for too long, otherwise your three colleagues will probably have other ideas. The upper limit of humans is the tenth level. Even if this person is related to the three clans, he is still like an ant in our eyes. So don't spend too much energy on him. Do what you should do. When you can calm down the other three kings and kill me, this position will naturally be yours."

After saying this, the old demon king slowly left, leaning on his cane.

When it stepped out of the hall, it was wrapped in mist, its steps were heavy, and it muttered in a voice that no one could hear clearly:

"Void Eye, Chosen God... Why do these things appear around the same person? No... I always feel like something is wrong..."

The devil's brow was furrowed, but no one could answer his doubts, and he would not tell anyone what he was thinking.

Snake Eye had been waiting in the hall for a long time. After the Demon King disappeared for a long time, he raised his head and the respectful look on his face disappeared. He could see that the Demon King was hiding something from him. In the conversation just now, the Demon King did not even tell him the names of the two upper three tribes.

Although the Demon King said lightly that this matter was no big deal, Snake Eye had just walked through the gates of hell uncontrollably under the gaze of that eye not long ago. It is indeed useful for the Demon King to save face now, but what about in the future? If Lid gradually grows up, will he become more important in the eyes of those guys above? By then, if Lid or those guys above remember what happened today, will he still be safe? Will the Demon King risk falling out with the three tribes and excuse himself like he did today?

Snake Eyes estimated that the answer was no.

So just now, Snake Eyes had intentionally hinted to the Demon King that he wanted to distance himself from Lid, but was rejected by the Demon King. This meant that it was now unable to withdraw from the matter, or rather, the Demon King would not allow it to withdraw from the matter.

Disobeying the Demon King's orders at this point in time would clearly mean death, so Shetong had to think of other means of self-preservation.

Snake Eyes pondered for a while, then suddenly walked quickly towards Fileta, who was standing there with lifeless eyes.

Its hand passed in front of Fileta's eyes, and Fileta's eyes widened instantly. Her eyes regained their brightness, and she took a step back the moment she saw the snake pupil, and then she saw Lid lying on the ground behind him, exclaimed, and ran over there regardless of everything.

Shetong did not stop her, and let her repeatedly confirm Lid's safety before slowly walking in front of her and calling her name:

"Filita."

Fileta raised her head, an angry look instantly appeared on her face, she opened her arms, stood in front of Lid like a fierce dog protecting its master, and said vigilantly:

"You are not allowed to hurt the master!"

Snake pupil shook his head and said lightly:

"You can take him away now. No demon from the East District will dare to stop you. But before you leave, I have something to ask you... I heard that you learned magic by yourself, without a master. Is that true?"

Although Fileta didn't know what Snake Eye wanted to do, she heard it say that it could take Lid away, so she carefully observed its expression. Seeing that it didn't look fake, she hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Snake Eye raised a finger and tapped Fileta's smooth forehead.

Before Fileta could react, she felt a vast magical power rushing towards her. Countless complex knowledge about magic circles, spells, and chants filled her head like a tide. Fileta flipped through it superficially in her mind and was shocked to find that this knowledge was far more than all the magic books she had learned combined. Even many ancient magics that only appeared in rumors were recorded in detail.

Snake Eyes showed a not-so-good-looking smile and said to her:

"Magic has long been lost to humans. It is not easy for you to learn this much with just a few words in the literature. You are worthy of being my daughter. I was originally planning to pass these inheritances to Shemi, but after thinking about it, you are also my flesh and blood, and I cannot favor one over the other. Please accept it, and consider it as my... dowry to you."

72. You are the daughter of the version

After Lid woke up, Shetong arranged for his trusted men to send Lid and Fileta back to human territory.