Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

#416 - Sauron

Equally excited and unable to contain himself was the wizard's clone. He had finally obtained the treasure he had dreamed of, and his laughter echoed through the clouds, arrogant and unrestrained.

He declared, "Now that I possess this demonic artifact, what in the human realm can compare? Everything shall be mine! Hahaha!"

As the wizard's wild laughter rang out, his eyes were deeply drawn to the surrounding magical colors, and his face revealed a look of infatuation.

Li Chengfeng, on the other hand, was secretly gathering his strength, waiting for the opportune moment.

The wizard's figure suddenly moved, and he went straight towards the raging flames, surrounded by an odd shield that kept the blue flames at bay.

He gently waved his palm, holding something tightly in his hand, as a strange power surged, attempting to seal it away. But then, with a "whoosh," a hand of molten lava stretched out from the depths of the sea of fire, firmly clamping down on him.

A figure slowly emerged from the sea of fire, with a skeletal face yet exuding heroic vigor, save for the empty eye sockets that revealed endless gloom and terror.

"Soron, the Black Wizard, I have been planning this setup for a long time. I didn't expect you to enter the trap today, it has truly made me wait too long," he said with a playful tone in his voice.

The wizard Shahe was horrified and stammered, "Soron, the Black Wizard, you… you're not dead!"

The other party responded with a cold laugh, "If I had fallen, who would avenge me? Ever since you and your kind used the summoning power at the altar to affect the human realm, I have been secretly following you.

"The demon realm no longer has a place for me. Only by mastering the power of time can I barely survive here.

And this eye was forged by me using the secrets of time and the accumulated resentment and evil power of the Hailian Islands over the years, specifically to lure you here. Spreading the news was also a painstaking effort."

The Shahe Wizard's voice was as cold as ice: "I only came here as a clone, what does it matter if you kill it? Furthermore, your evil deeds will surely be announced to the human world, and righteous people will come to punish you."

He curled his lips into a sneer, "A mere half-step Demon Emperor's body, crossing realms comes at a high price. Do you think you can easily deceive me? I have come here to help the human race eliminate your kind of scourge!"

The Shahe Wizard sneered and said, "Stop pretending here. You're just clinging to life here because you have nowhere to go in the demon realm.

Your so-called concept of time is pure nonsense. How many demon creatures have you harmed in order to obtain this power of time?

You sacrificed city after city, and as the lives of those people faded away, time stopped with it, and you merely used this to extract a trace of power for your own use.

But how long can you maintain such power? This demonic eye, though a symbol of your power, can only delay time by ten breaths.

If this continues, the human realm will also be pushed to eternal damnation."

Soron laughed loudly upon hearing this, "That's right, I have already made breakthroughs in my research. This is my testing ground—the vast human realm.

If I can sacrifice everyone, wouldn't I become the true master of the world?"

"You're truly a madman!" the Shahe Wizard responded with a sneer, "We demons only came here to use it as a source of resources, but you want to completely destroy it. If the human race knew your true face, how could they associate with you?"

"But they don't know, and instead see me as a savior, providing me with endless resources."

Soron chuckled, "Although my plan started with your clone, I have already mastered a curse that can use the clone to delay a crucial moment for your main body, which is enough to be fatal."

"What? That's impossible!" Shahe exclaimed in shock.

"Whether it's possible or not, you'll soon witness it," Soron laughed, "At this moment, the half-step God Transformation assassin from the Heavenly Demon Hall is already lurking nearby!"

He took out a talisman, gently crushed it, activated the formation, aimed the demonic eye at the Shahe clone, and chanted incantations. Then, a profound, evil, and decadent gaze filled with the power of slowness struck the Shahe clone like a storm, making it wish for death and leaving it helpless.

With a "thump," a sound transmission talisman soared away, presumably the message had been received, and the assassination was about to begin.

A moment later, the Shahe clone suddenly turned into a sky full of flying feathers, falling into the lava and stirring up puffs of green smoke.

Soron laughed, "Dead, these demon wizards, Shahe, whom I wanted to eliminate, has finally been captured.

With the main body fallen, the clone is also reduced to nothing. My plan has succeeded."

He gnashed his teeth and said, "Back then, you leaked my secrets of cultivating time, causing many wizards and demon experts to join forces to hunt me down. Today, I have avenged this grudge.

Although my strength is greatly reduced in the human realm, this place is where I was reborn. Mortals are as weak as ants, which suits my intentions. I will harvest them one by one and sacrifice them to my path of time."

At this moment, Soron's body was extremely weak. Casting the time curse had overwhelmed him, even causing him to cough repeatedly, and his skeletal face looked even paler.

Just then, Li Chengfeng decided to strike, thinking to himself, "This fiend Soron is even more detestable than the demons, he must be eliminated."

He caught Soron's weakness, the timing was perfect, and with a flash, he appeared behind Soron and thrust a heavy blow straight into his heart.

Time seemed to flow backward, returning to the moment when Soron was at his weakest, two breaths ago. The curse had just been cast, new strength had not yet been generated, and it was the perfect opportunity to counterattack.

The magic weapon "Regret-Cutting Sword" in Li Chengfeng's hand was deeply embedded in Soron's body, and Soron's lifespan flowed away like a flood.

Li Chengfeng took the opportunity to leap back, his five fingers tightly clasped, sealing Soron's key item—the eyeball.

However, the "Regret-Cutting Sword" was ejected by a force.

Soron roared, "Junior, you seek death!"

He never expected to be ambushed like this. Even if his strength had dropped to the Nascent Soul stage, he was not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator could shake. If he hadn't been distracted by cursing his great enemy and suffered a backlash from the curse, how could the other party have succeeded?

Just as he reacted and decided to counterattack at all costs, Li Chengfeng had quickly taken his demonic eye and fled into the Life Realm space.

Facing that late-stage Nascent Soul powerhouse, almost a half-step God Transformation expert, Li Chengfeng dared not be negligent in the slightest.

He knew that once the other party sacrificed enough power and gained more time, it was very likely that he would break through to half-step God Transformation.

And since the demonic eye was the other party's source of life, once it was taken, the other party would definitely not let it go.

Li Chengfeng had already prepared. After entering the Life Realm space, he immediately sent messages to Old Demon and Suzaku, ordering them to quickly sink into the depths of the lava to hide.

Thanks to their special communication method, they could communicate telepathically from thousands of miles away, instantly change their forms, and sneak into the bottom of the lava, causing the two chasing rogue cultivators to return empty-handed, filled with anger. They felt like they had been tricked like clowns.

Just as they thought they had escaped, a terrifying force came like a raging wave, and before the two could react, they were swept into the lava and turned into green smoke.

Subsequently, Soron came stepping on the lava. His face was already close to skeletal, and his upper body was completely turned into withered bones. The violent power made the entire volcano tremble.

He roared, "Junior, how dare you! Quickly return my eyes, and I can let bygones be bygones, and even bestow upon you a fortune!"

Faced with Soron's merciless rage, Li Chengfeng sneered inwardly. He knew that this was just another scoundrel who had escaped from the demon realm to take advantage of the situation.

He turned his palm and stared at the sealed demonic eye, the strange power on it slowly twisting.

He sneered, "What a good eye, thank you, Great Demon Soron, for your generous gift. When I forge the 'Ten Thousand Years in One Glance' demonic sword, I will definitely remember this kindness."

After laughing, Li Chengfeng's expression turned stern, and he said in a deep voice, "Old thing, since you are so evil and determined to kill me, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

After saying that, he sneered, as if he had made up his mind.