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Chapter 166 The Demon Saint's Last Decree
Chapter 166 The Demon Saint's Last Decree
Marshal of the Heavenly River Navy, presented the White Bone Lady as a gift.
"Could it be that this skeletal demon is truly one of the Ten Saints of the Demon Race in the Middle Ages, Lady White Bone?" Lin Fei looked at the line of small characters in the corner of the scroll and couldn't help but wonder, "Could this skeletal demon really not be lying?"
The names of the strong deserve respect. Take, for example, the ancient saints of humanity, heroes who rescued the entire human race from a dark age. If someone were to claim to be one of these saints and use the exact same name, not only would they lose face, but they would also become an object of universal condemnation.
The names of the strong are usually not to be tarnished.
For the demon race, the Ten Great Sages hold a similar status to the ancient saints of humanity. No demon would presumptuously claim to be one of the Ten Sages; otherwise, they would become a target of universal condemnation.
It seems that this skeletal demon is not insane, but truly has some unknown connection with the legendary Ten Great Sages of the Demon Race.
"But if this prodigy is truly one of the legendary Ten Saints of the Demon Race, then how did she escape from the clutches of the ancient saints?" Lin Fei couldn't help but wonder.
It's important to understand that the ancient sages were no ordinary figures; they were all powerful beings at the Celestial Realm. They couldn't possibly be mistaken about whether they had truly killed their opponent.
Since the saints told the world back then that all ten saints of the demon race had been killed, then this matter must be true.
No matter how powerful the Ten Great Sages of the Demon Race were, they could never have deceived the eyes of the Human Race's Sages. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been the Demon Race that was defeated back then, but the Human Race.
Just then, a voice interrupted Lin Fei's thoughts.
“It seems this monster has reached her limit.” Jiang Zhilan walked up and said to Lin Fei, “Let’s capture her now and return to the capital. That way, we can report back.”
The skeletal demon, in her haste to snatch the scroll back from Jiang Zhilan, was struck directly by Lin Fei's heavenly lightning. Now, her skeletal form is covered in numerous, dense cracks resembling a spiderweb.
Given Lin Fei and Jiang Zhilan's cultivation levels, dealing with the skeleton demon in its current state would be impossible for her, not even if she tried to escape.
Upon hearing Jiang Zhilan's words, the skeletal demon trembled, rolled up the scroll, held it in its hand, and turned its head: "What do you intend to do to me?"
“You monster, you’ve killed more than a dozen people in Qinghe County. Your crimes are unforgivable. Of course, we’re going to arrest you and bring you back to Tianmen Prefecture to await the Governor’s judgment!” Jiang Zhilan sneered. “But don’t worry, monsters like you are usually not executed on the spot.”
Jiang Zhilan spoke slowly, each word striking the heart of the skeletal demon: "The Jade Emperor Sect has the Demon-Subduing Pagoda, and the Thunderclap Temple has the Relic Pagoda Forest. My Southern Tang capital also has the Eighteen Levels of Hell. For a wicked demon like you, simply executing you would be too lenient. Only when you are imprisoned in the Eighteen Levels of Hell, suffering endless torment day and night, never to step out again for all eternity, will your sins be atoned!"
Lin Fei had heard of the eighteen levels of hell that the Southern Tang capital used to deal with evil demons and heretics since he took up his post in Tianmen Prefecture.
Like the Demon-Subduing Pagoda of the Jade Emperor Sect and the Relic Pagoda Forest of Leiyin Temple, it was a place used to imprison demons and evil spirits.
However, they are different from the Jade Emperor Sect and the Thunderclap Temple. Those two sects, one Buddhist and one Taoist, mainly focus on education and moral guidance. Although they imprison demons, they do not make things too difficult for them.
Even inside the Demon-Subduing Tower, there is a daily "breathing time" for the demons, which can be described as very humane.
The demons imprisoned in the Jade Emperor Sect and Leiyin Temple had no other problems besides the lack of freedom.
However, the eighteen levels of hell in the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty were different. As a country that ruled half of the country, the Southern Tang Dynasty was not as merciful to demons who dared to cause trouble within its borders as the Jade Emperor Sect and Leiyin Temple.
Both the Demon-Subduing Pagoda and the Relic Pagoda Forest primarily serve to educate and enlighten. In contrast, the Eighteen Levels of Hell primarily serve to punish.
Severe tortures were used to deter those wicked and treacherous individuals, so that they would not dare to commit crimes or cause trouble within the territory of Southern Tang.
The so-called eighteen levels of hell are where eighteen kinds of severe tortures that strike directly at the soul are used to torment the evildoers imprisoned there day and night. For all eternity, without end. Even the most ruthless villains in the world would rather die than ever step into the eighteen levels of hell.
"What? Never to step out again for all eternity?" The Bone Demon, though unaware of the power of the Eighteen Levels of Hell, panicked upon hearing of being imprisoned for life: "No, no way! How could I, a mere human, be imprisoned for life?"
She muttered to herself, "No, I still need to see that guy. How can I be locked up by you?"
Jiang Zhilan sneered: "Now that things have come to this, do you still have room for bargaining?"
Now we are at their mercy, like fish on a chopping board. In its current state, the White Bone Demon has absolutely no chance of escaping from Lin Fei and Jiang Zhilan.
The white-boned demon gripped the scroll tightly in her hand, knowing full well that Jiang Zhilan was telling the truth, not lying.
She was struck by lightning and was already seriously injured, making her no match for these two experts.
The skeletal demon was filled with resentment: "Damn it, if I hadn't been still recovering my strength, how could that half-baked Thunder Formation have possibly harmed me?"
She suddenly stared at Lin Fei and said to him, "If you let me go, I can exchange something with you."
This skeletal demon completely ignored Jiang Zhilan, because if it weren't for Lin Fei, Jiang Zhilan, though powerful, would not be her match.
Lin Fei curled his lip: "What do you have that would catch my eye? I have no interest in this pile of bones!"
This skeletal monster was nothing but a pile of bones and a painting in its hand. He wasn't like Boss Jia, blinded by lust; he had absolutely no interest in this beautiful woman and skeletal remains.
"You human brat, you underestimate me far too much!" The skeletal demon sneered. "Although I don't have any treasures on me right now, I do know one thing that even the so-called sages among you humans would covet!"
This skeletal demon is suspected to be closely related to Lady White Bone, one of the Ten Great Saints of the Demon Race. The saints she speaks of should be figures of the same caliber as the ancient saints.
"The Demon Saint's Last Will!" the skeletal demon said, enunciating each word clearly. "If you spare me, I will tell you the location of the Demon Saint's Last Will!"