Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2440

Chapter 2440: Demon of Death Paradise

"W-Wait!" Gutou suddenly called out to them right as they started leaving.

"What about me? Do I have to enter Death Paradise with you?"

Yuan shook his head and said, "Your job has ended the moment you led us here. You can return home now. Thanks for your help."

"I see..." Gutou nodded, and after a moment of silence, turned around and flew away, sighing inwardly that they didn’t even attempt to ask him to follow them.

Time passed swiftly, and after traveling for six million miles with Void Manipulation, Yuan and the others slowed to a halt when they sensed an unfathomably powerful aura in the distance.

They were still in the Bloody Expanse, surrounded by crimson water and a night sky.

"What a powerful presence!" Supreme Ruler Grant was the first to comment on it.

Even though this aura clearly belonged to an Absolute God like him, its presence was several times stronger than his own.

"I may be wrong, but this individual seems to be on par... if not even stronger than her..." Lev spoke in a nervous voice as his gaze pointed at Supreme Ruler Dena, who remained as calm as ever.

"How should we approach them?" Supreme Ruler Dena asked.

However, before she could receive a response, the overwhelming aura vanished into thin air, and the presence completely disappeared half a second later.

"..."

After a moment of silence, an unfamiliar voice resounded right behind them.

"Three who bear the Demon God’s Authority, a tool, and one insignificant being," the voice remarked, its tone laced with intrigue. "What an odd gathering."

"?!"

Supreme Ruler Grant and Lev were startled by the voice and hastily flew away while Yuan, Supreme Ruler Dena, and the Demon Annihilation Sword calmly turned around to face the voice.

Hovering just behind them was a tall, strikingly beautiful woman with a bountiful figure and ghostly pale complexion. Her pitch-black hair flowed freely behind her, and her eyes—dark as abyssal depths—lacked both emotion and light, like twin black holes that swallowed all they beheld.

Though she appeared human, there was something about her presence that clearly transcended one.

"We’re here to speak with Supreme Ruler Umbra, do you know where we can find him?" Yuan asked her.

The woman’s void-like eyes shifted to Yuan, and a small smile tugged at her lips as she responded, "Are you human? One that isn’t from this world."

Yuan was not surprised by her question and calmly replied, "Yes, I am."

The woman closed her eyes and released a low sigh, "How long has it been since I last saw a human? Ever since the Great Cataclysm, I suppose."

"The Great Cataclysm?" Yuan raised an eyebrow at this unfamiliar term.

He turned to Supreme Ruler Dena, only to find her equally unresponsive to the term, suggesting she had no idea what it meant either.

"What is the Great Cataclysm?" Yuan decided to ask the woman.

"..."

The woman remained silent for a moment before speaking, "It’s been so long since I’ve had visitors... it would be a shame if you left so soon."

Hearing such ominous words, Yuan prepared to enter battle at any second.

However, the woman continued, "Let’s play a game. If you win, I’ll tell you everything you wish to know—including Umbra’s whereabouts."

"And if you win?" Yuan asked.

"If I win..."

She slowly raised a finger and pointed it at him.

"You will remain here... and accompany me for eternity."

Yuan raised an eyebrow. "That hardly seems fair. If we win, you merely answer a few questions. But if we lose, I forfeit my freedom—my life—to you?"

"So what?" the woman replied indifferently. "The strong dictate the rules."

"I admit that you’re pretty strong, but we won’t know—"

Supreme Ruler Dena opened her mouth to speak, but before she could even finish her sentence, the woman unleashed her aura again.

An unfathomable pressure instantly enveloped their area—one that was several times stronger than what they sensed before.

"This is insane!" Lev cried out loud. Although he had been uncertain whether the woman surpassed Supreme Ruler Dena in strength, that doubt had now completely vanished, and he was certain she did.

"For an incomplete being to reach your level of strength is indeed impressive," the woman said calmly. "However... even if you spent your entire life trying, you would never come close to touching my shadow."

"An incomplete being...?" Supreme Ruler Dena frowned at the woman’s choice of words, wondering why she used such a term.

"You know nothing despite carrying the Demon God’s Authority? Well, I can’t blame you for the Demon God’s incompetence."

Supreme Ruler Grant’s eyes widened with shock when he heard the woman openly scoff at the Demon God, something that was unthinkable in the Crimson Continent.

"To call the Demon God incompetent... that’s blasphemous!" Supreme Ruler Grant subconsciously shouted.

"Hm?" The woman shifted her attention to him.

Suddenly, she vanished without a trace, only to reappear directly before Supreme Ruler Grant.

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