Chapter 520 521: Life Perishes Before Love Blossoms

Chi Yuan saw this and burst into wild laughter. "HAHAHAHA—!" His laughter echoed without end, as if he was thoroughly enjoying himself.

"Yun Mengshang, have you really fallen in love?"

The Chenlei Celestial King, seeking revenge for the earlier sword strike, viciously unleashed a bolt of Yin Thunder. It connected the Demonic Qi in the air with the ground and shot straight for Yun Mengshang.

Yun Mengshang's gaze fell on Chen Dong. She considered retaliating, then dismissed the thought.

'Perhaps this is the only way to truly fall...'

BOOM! The Yin Thunder exploded, brutally blasting Yun Mengshang away. The impact destroyed a large swath of Spirit Fish Jade Trees.

The Chenlei Celestial King let out a relieved breath, his expression turning grave as he commented, "Truly tenacious! As expected of the Fox Demon King. Her spiritual awareness and techniques far surpass those of an ordinary Nascent Soul."

The Chifeng Celestial King appeared, his brow furrowed. "We can't afford to be careless. Subdue her first!"

With that, he and the Chenlei Celestial King walked toward Yun Mengshang.

Chi Yuan shot a cold glare at Chen Dong. "Now that Yun Mengshang is caught, you're useless!"

He had long been displeased with Chen Dong. For a month, he had tried to visit Yun Mengshang daily, only to be denied an audience every time. Yet, she was out traveling with this ant-like male demon. Even for a member of the Demon Race, the rage was unbearable.

His Demon Claw tightened, ready to obliterate Chen Dong on the spot.

Just then, the Chifeng Celestial King and the Chenlei Celestial King cried out in unison, "Demon Child, look out!"

A silvery-white fox shadow flashed by, and Chen Dong vanished from Chi Yuan's grasp.

Chi Yuan's scarlet eyes instantly became bloodshot, a terrifying shade of red. He cursed inwardly, 'Damn it, it's the Frost Fox Race's Innate Divine Technique!'

Yun Mengshang's severe injuries had truly made him careless.

"After her! With the Heaven-locking Array in place, she can't escape!"

Yun Mengshang pulled Chen Dong along, teleporting repeatedly across the snow. But in a mere hundred-li radius, where could she possibly go?

Chen Dong gave a bitter smile. The sight of the figure with silvery-white hair rushing ahead of him truly moved him in that instant.

"Don't worry about me! Just escape on your own! If you can just hold out until Yun Misha arrives... you alone should be able to last that long!"

Yun Mengshang remained silent, continuing to pull him along.

At that moment, the members of the Demon Race caught up. A Demon Seal descended from the heavens, suppressing the entire area!

Yun Mengshang stopped immediately. Circulating her Demonic Power, she raised one sky-piercing pillar of ice after another, desperately holding back the Demon Seal.

Just as Yun Mengshang was casting her technique, two gusts of sinister wind shot toward her.

Yun Mengshang frowned, her gaze cold. She knew that if she used a technique to dispel the winds, Li Xu would surely be crushed by the Demon Seal. Yun Mengshang prepared to endure the two sinister gusts head-on, but to her surprise, this 'Li Xu' suddenly stepped in front of her.

Yun Mengshang's azure eyes filled with disbelief. 'He isn't even part of the Fox Demon Race, so why is he doing this?' His back, just like Yun Mixue's when she had stood before her all those years ago, left her baffled.

Blood splattered as Chen Dong's body slid a hundred zhang across the snow.

The two Celestial Kings and Chi Yuan, who had been the first to catch up, now stood before them. Chi Yuan, walking at the front, had revealed his true Demon Race form: he was covered in inky-black scales, with scarlet vertical pupils, a pair of proud Demon Horns on his head, and Demonic Patterns coiling around his body as Demonic Qi billowed forth.

His rage no longer allowed him to remain calm. In his true Demon Race form, his power was even greater; a single Demon Seal had been enough to force Yun Mengshang to use her full strength to resist.

Yun Mengshang had anticipated this. She now looked worriedly in Chen Dong's direction.

'Perhaps before love could blossom, a life would be lost.'

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" A piercing shriek tore through the air. Demon Patterns appeared on Yun Mengshang's face as nine silvery-white fox shadows flashed into existence.

Nine Shadows of the Spirit Fox!

Chi Yuan's scarlet vertical pupils narrowed. 'Here it comes again, the Frost Fox Race's Innate Divine Technique.' The nine fox shadows lunged directly at the three demons, moving so fast that even if they tried to transform their bodies into techniques, it would be too late.

For a moment, the immense Demonic Power overwhelmed the Demonic Qi. However, Chi Yuan's Demonic Qi then connected to the Demon God's Horn in the sky. A tremendous roar boomed out, a sonic wave that seemed to sweep across the land, shattering the fox shadows one by one.

Only in his true Demon Race form could Chi Yuan unleash the true power of the demonic artifact.

Yun Mengshang was also wounded by the sonic wave. Fresh blood trickled from the corners of her already bloodstained mouth.

Chi Yuan looked down on Yun Mengshang with contempt, feeling that her expression was like that of a little fox snared by a hunter.

"Now there's nowhere to run! Already injured and then struck by the demonic artifact, I imagine you can't even transform your body into a technique anymore! You clearly could have dodged that attack, but you chose to protect that dying, ant-like male demon. And you're still waiting for Yun Misha? What a joke. She went to the Guardian Array, a fact I'm sure you're aware of. Besides, with the demonic artifact as its core, not even a Divinity Transformation Stage expert could peer through this Heaven-locking Array. Waiting for reinforcements from the Fox Demon Race is impossible."

As he spoke, Yun Mengshang collapsed onto the snow, her eyes filled with unwillingness to yield.

Bound together between heaven and earth, turning with you in an endless cycle, without regret until death. Is not the peak of the Jade Tree also a form of life's splendor...

Yun Mengshang still didn't understand that kind of love—a love without regret, even in death. If given the choice, she would much rather shine brilliantly at the apex of the Great Dao than be trapped atop a Jade Tree.

'Aunt Xue, was this love truly worth it for you?'

Chi Yuan approached step by step, the frenzied look on his face growing more and more pronounced.

"Your injuries seem even more severe than I thought. It's your own fault for being too strong earlier. But now, allow this Demon Child to devour you completely!"

Chi Yuan, who had originally intended to spare Yun Mengshang's life, changed his mind. He would devour her directly—not just her spiritual essence, but her lifespan as well.

His maw stretched impossibly wide, large enough to swallow a whole cow with ease. A terrifying suction force, like a vortex, formed within his mouth, pulling at Yun Mengshang like a whale swallowing the sea.

But just then—BOOM! A bolt of lightning exploded directly inside Chi Yuan's mouth.

At the same time, an unexpected voice rang out, "...So it's true, not even the Divinity Transformation Stage can peer into this place."