The vast room was deathly silent.
The demon lay pinned beneath Ye Ling's foot, watching helplessly as the gate to hell slowly closed.
"No, don't..."
The demon pleaded in despair, reaching out to the closing gate, hoping someone would save him from this place.
Compared to himself, he felt the human before him was more like a demon!
Suffocatingly powerful!
Just as he watched the gate to hell about to seal completely, he suddenly saw a black claw reach out and grip the gate, forcibly pulling it wider!
"What is this?"
The demon's eyes lit up at the change, but before he could rejoice, he realized it was Ye Ling who had pulled open the gate to hell!
Ye Ling used demonic energy to stabilize the gate to hell, then approached it.
"I just remembered, there's another demon named Anmimos who's been thinking about me in hell," Ye Ling said as he reached the gate, placing a hand on it. His soul power surged into the gate, covering hell.
"This gate you created with divine abilities, connecting the mortal realm and hell, has saved me a lot of trouble."
As Ye Ling spoke, the demon, who had been wondering what Ye Ling was up to, had his perception of reality completely shattered by the next scene!
Ye Ling actually reached his hand directly into the great gate leading to hell and, from the other side, violently pulled out another demon!
"This is impossible!!!"
The demon's heart was thrown into a tempest as he saw the confused Anmimos being dragged into the mortal realm by Ye Ling!
This gate to hell was his unique divine ability, capable of breaking through barriers and traversing between realms at will.
However, only he could use this gate, and it was unidirectional!
It was already astonishing enough that Ye Ling used his gate to find Anmimos, but to be able to pull Anmimos out was beyond belief!
This method of using his gate to pull another demon out of hell was so inconceivable that he thought he was dreaming!
Let alone the mortal realm, even the entire immortal realm had no immortal or god capable of such a feat!
"What in the world is going on?"
Anmimos, finding himself bound and utterly confused, had no idea what was happening.
He had been healing his wounds in the depths of hell, planning to take revenge on the mortal realm once his strength returned to its peak!
But unexpectedly, while he was quietly recuperating, a powerful soul force swept over him, followed by a surge of demonic energy that bound him.
Then, he was pulled to this godforsaken place without even time to think.
After struggling for a long time, Anmimos finally saw the other demon lying on the ground, his pupils contracting sharply. "Augus, how are you here?"
Augus, already completely stunned by Ye Ling's incredible power, was so dazed that Anmimos felt a chill.
Ye Ling kicked Anmimos to Augus's side and said indifferently, "That's enough. Be quiet. As a demon, you should at least die with some dignity."
"It's you?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Anmimos finally saw Ye Ling's face clearly, his pupils contracting sharply, his face filled with horror!
What in the world was going on?
Anmimos roared, "How are you here? Where am I? What did you do to me?"
His mind was a complete mess, fear and confusion flooding his heart.
He had been honestly recuperating in hell, with no intention of causing trouble anytime soon. Yet, he had suddenly appeared in this godforsaken place, completely bound and unable to move.
Everything that was happening now surpassed his understanding.
As for Feng Ke and Xia Minglan in the room, they were utterly numb to the scene.
They stood quietly by the side, calmly watching everything unfold.
Not only had Ye Ling brutally killed one demon and then pinned him down, but he had also dragged another demon out of hell...
Now, no matter what strange thing Ye Ling did, they wouldn't be stirred in the slightest.
Compared to those two demons, Ye Ling was more like a demon in human skin.
And those two demons were merely sheep in demon skin.
"This makes it a bit hard for me to act."
Although Ye Ling said this, he still walked up to Anmimos, grabbed his head, and let his demonic energy invade his soul.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Piercing screams echoed through the room as Anmimos struggled, his face contorted in extreme agony.
"Let go of me!"
"Let me go!!!"
Seeing Anmimos's tragic fate, Augus's fear intensified. Fearing he would suffer the same fate as Anmimos, he quickly pleaded with Ye Ling, "My lord, spare me! I'll never dare again! Please let me go!"
"I'll be your ox and horse! I can be your dog!"
Augus had no idea what grudges Ye Ling had with Anmimos that would cause Ye Ling to be so ruthless!
But he knew that his actions just now had truly offended Ye Ling severely!
Given Ye Ling's personality, the kind who would drag you back even if you escaped to hell, Augus didn't believe Ye Ling would let him go after dealing with Anmimos!
"Be quiet."
Ye Ling glanced at Augus indifferently, causing him to tremble and immediately shut his mouth, daring not to speak again.
In the entire room, only Anmimos's screams remained.
Xia Minglan was still in a daze when she suddenly felt a warm current flowing through her body.
A gentle spiritual power entered her body, nourishing her meridians.
"What is this..."
Xia Minglan came back to her senses, and without bothering to look at the fate of Anmimos and Augus, she checked her body, wanting to know what changes had occurred.
When she saw the scars on her upper body rapidly disappearing, her skin becoming fair and smooth again, her body trembled slightly, and she knelt on the ground, covering her mouth.
Tears streamed down her face.
The curse...
Was lifted.
She couldn't believe it. She looked at Ye Ling, covering her mouth and sobbing, unsure if it was from excitement or something else.
Xia Minglan had endured so much pain to lift her curse. Yet, every time she soaked in the blood spring and was torn by evil spirits, it only brought temporary peace, followed by the curse deepening, causing her even greater suffering.
In such despair, Xia Minglan was dragged into the abyss bit by bit, seeing no glimmer of light.
And now, Ye Ling's appearance was like a beam of light, shining into her dark world and pulling her out of the abyss of despair.
Feng Ke glanced at Xia Minglan, who was weeping profusely in front of her, then looked at Ye Ling, her eyes filled with extreme complexity.
"Ye Ling... who exactly are you?"
Up to this point, besides knowing Ye Ling's name, she knew nothing else about him.
In her eyes, Ye Ling seemed to be an unblinking killer, a complete demon.
But he was different from demons...
Feng Ke knew that even though Ye Ling had cleared Xia Minglan's curse, he most likely intended to use Xia Minglan to investigate the Hongchen Pavilion.
She even knew that Ye Ling's approach to her was solely to use her to find her master.
Their relationship was merely one of mutual exploitation.
But...
Although Ye Ling was using Xia Minglan, he had indeed given Xia Minglan hope.
And she... ever since she started walking with Ye Ling, she hadn't felt any malice from him. In fact, she felt quite at ease by his side!
Whether Ye Ling was good or bad... an enemy or a friend...
Feng Ke gazed blankly at Ye Ling, her lips pursed slightly.
"I don't know..."