Ethereal World: Vicious Cannon Fodder's Immortality Road novel Chapter 865

Chapter 865: He Walks the Demonic Path [This Level of Shamelessness]

From the moment he set foot on the Mountain of the Azure Dragon, he was no longer human. He had abandoned the path of light and instead embraced the darkness, the demonic path.

This was why he could exist in the Demon Realm, breathing in its dark energy without harm. He had become one of them.

He needed power to protect her. With his inferior spiritual root, if he had chosen the human path, he would never have been able to catch up to her. But he had forgotten one thing, by choosing the demonic path, he could no longer stand beside her in the light.

The moment he used his power, the world recognized him for what he truly was.

The animosity between humans and demons had been deeply rooted in mythology, religion, and culture since ancient times.

Humans feared and despised demons, believing them to be evil, ruthless, cruel, and harbingers of chaos.

For centuries, religion and societal structures had reinforced this belief, depicting demons as inferior beings who naturally clashed with human energy.

Demons, on the other hand, looked down on humans with scorn. To them, humans were weak, hypocritical, greedy, and naïve, creatures who would betray their own kind to achieve their selfish goals.

Humans preached righteousness and walked the so-called "light path," but how many had suffered injustices due to their own people’s rules and selfishness?

"Let her go. If you send her back to the Human Realm, I promise I will listen to you." Tai Hua Lei clenched his fists tightly. His knuckles turned white, blood dripping from between his fingers.

Shen Xian loosened his grip around her neck but did not release her completely.

How should he describe this feeling?

Deep down, he had to admit, he liked the sensation of her soft skin beneath his fingertips. Her neck was so fragile, slender, and smooth, like silk kissed by morning dew.

Now that it bore the bruises of his fingers, it carried a strange, bloody beauty. His blood surged, boiling like an erupting volcano.

His focus shifted to her expression. He leaned in closer. Even when he was with A’Lei, he had never felt like this before.

Why, was he excited?

"Don’t look at me like that. You look like a psychopath." Shenlian Yingyue frowned. She would rather he beat her so she could fight back than endure the way he stared at her, as if she were prey.

It made her scalp tingle with discomfort. And why was he ignoring Tai Hua Lei’s offer?

Shen Xian finally released her neck, but instead of letting go entirely, he grabbed her wrist. Her wrist was just like her neck, slender and fragile, as if it could snap easily. He suddenly recalled something.

This delicate hand had once slapped him, powerfully, at the banquet hall in the Ji Clan’s royal palace (Chapter 675).

Back then, besides the anger and humiliation, he had ignored the other emotions that had surged within him. Now, as he thought back, the feeling was strange. He had never been slapped before. It felt, fresh.

Everyone in the room shivered. What was he doing?

Why was he holding her hand, rubbing it back and forth as if reminiscing about something?

"You seem to be missing that slap. Do you want to taste it again? I can grant you that wish if you’d like." Shenlian Yingyue’s voice cut through his thoughts.

Shen Xian: "."

Everyone: "."

Bu Si Shu and Tai Hua Lei, who were unaware of this past event, exchanged confused looks.

Slap? Did she, slap him?

Shenlian Yingyue, uninterested in his strange behavior, asked impatiently, "What are your conditions for letting us leave the Demon Realm?"

She just wanted to get as far away from him as possible. This man was a psychopath. Her question snapped Shen Xian out of his thoughts.

Without thinking, Shen Xian blurted out, "The condition is, I want you to slap me."

Everyone: "."

Shenlian Yingyue: "."

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