He had also been in and out of the sea multiple times, but now he woke up without any problems.

Wen Yu sat on the beach, and as he listened to the conversation, he couldn’t help but ask, “What does ‘Pearl’s father’ mean?”

But before anyone could answer, the voice of her sister came from the tracking bracelet.

“Brother, brother, are you okay? I’m fine here.”

As Ji Rong left, he glanced at him with some confusion. The man’s hair seemed to have suddenly grown longer.

In just a moment, the black-haired youth’s hair had grown significantly, and his facial features had become more defined.

Ji Rong found it strange but still turned and left.

The Great Black Snake transformed back into a human.

He sat on the shore, looking at the sea where he had stayed for thousands of years.

Originally, the “treasure” stored at the extreme of the Eastern Sea had absorbed so much spiritual energy from the seabed. Although he had fabricated the god of the deep sea and was not a true god, he felt responsible for his homeland and the sea area he protected.

The person who left that thing at the extreme of the Eastern Sea must have lived longer than even Grandpa Snake and Grandma Snake. They might have caused the ancient fire in the past, and in the future, they might even cause harm to them.

Those who were left behind in the sea must not be ignorant of the outside world. Someone had to have knowledge of the outside world. The low-intelligence creatures in the deep sea couldn’t be relied upon for such an important task.

Wen Yu shook his head. Indeed, everyone was born in the forgotten sea trench, so why was he the only one who was intelligent and beautiful?

Perhaps it was because he was lucky.

Lucky enough to obtain a little pearl, which drew the attention of the deep sea snake and awakened his naive consciousness.

So, he had to protect the sea and protect the little pearl.

Wen Yu clenched his claws tightly.

Then he finally realized, quite belatedly, that his cultivation had become stronger.

Not only were his fingertips stronger, but the meridians throughout his body had also matured and expanded, as if he had practiced for several more years.

Wen Yu hurriedly approached the edge of the sea and looked at his reflection, admiring his own beauty.

He was still beautiful, but he had clearly grown more mature.

They had returned the time and spiritual energy that had been taken from the deep sea.

But he didn’t want power, he wanted to be beautiful.

Cold-blooded creatures lived longer, and the lower their body temperature, the longer their lifespan. Wen Yu’s grandparents, Snake Grandpa and Snake Grandma, had lived for a very long time, which made Wen Yu feel small.

He had always thought of himself as a beautiful young snake of 3,000 years, but now that he had left the deep sea, he had suddenly grown up.

Wen Yu felt self-pity.

Wen Yu felt extremely sad.

“I’ve grown up, will little Pearl still love me?”

With that in mind he began to traced Ji Rong’s footstep, intending to follw him to explore the world above the sea.

Yao Yao put away the Hourglass and left while she talk to her brother, and carried the tracking bracelet. Finally, she held Chong Yan’s hand.

“Let’s go.”

Chong Yan looked down and then tightly held her small hand with his hand, which was a size larger.

“Okay.”

Yao Yao was delighted to think that they would go to Chang Sword Sect. In her heart, she had a feeling that she might actually see the faces of her parents there.

Yao Yao led Chong Yan, bypassed Qiongyan Island, and planned to leave the Eastern Sea directly.

While she is walking, she didn’t know why the people of the Eastern Sea were so enthusiastic towards her.

She didn’t know that the people of the Eastern Sea who all worshipped the Black Snake Totem Seal. After the end of the Canglan Gathering, a new portrait of a woman had appeared on the totem.

She was their deep-sea envoy, the person personally protected by the god of the deep sea.

She was the embodiment of blessings.

Wherever Yao Yao went, people greeted her with folded hands, offered her fruits and gifts, and even gave her money.

She was quite confused.

Why did she receive the treatment reserved for the Great Black Snake?

“I seem to be a bit too popular,” Yao Yao blushed and said softly, looking at Chong Yan.

Chong Yan looked at her and then took off the flower that had been thrown on her head. He whispered, “Hmm.”

Yao Yao looked at the calm demon and couldn’t help but laugh. “How do you feel?”

Wen Yu who is trailing behind Ji Rong heard Yao Yao asked, so he snatched the tracking bracelet to Ji Rong.

Wen Yu still had no idea that his not the one being ask, but he felt that Yao Yao cared about him, so he twisted and said, “I’m fine.”

Ji Rong watched him and couldn’t help but want to kick him, but then he thought about how he had helped him, so he held back.

Ji Rong snatched the tracking bracelet and asked, “I’m fine, Yao Yao, where are you going next?”

That person should still be with her. The entire Spirit Continent was vigilant of his movements. Who knew that this deity would follow a little girl?

“Brother, we will go to Chang sword sect.”

Yao Yao said “we,” without any reservations about Chong Yan.

They would head north. Once they sensed Chong Yan’s heart or spine, they would capture it.

The future Spirit Continent would inevitably descend into chaos. At that time, with her, Chong Yan, and the Great Black Snake, who would dare to attack them?

Ji Rong’s eyes suddenly lit up, and then he smiled. “Good, good.”

When they returned to Chang Sword sect, he would go to meet her on the way, just like when their parents picked her up from school when she was little.

Ji Rong put away the tracking bracelet, tidied his clothes and sword, and looked at Wen Yu, who was reluctant to part with the bracelet, with a farewell gesture.

Wen Yu said disappointedly, “Okay, Pearl’s father, see you again.”

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“Chong Yan, Chong Yan, the sweetest in the world.”

She imitated the enthusiasm of the crowd just now and gave a warm welcome to Chong Yan.

She thought for a moment and added another sentence.

“Chong Yan Baby, the best in the world.”

Chong Yan caught the fruits and flowers she threw and couldn’t help but awkwardly curl his lips.

No one would treat him like this. Only she would.

The two of them came out from the Eastern Sea and headed north, reaching the border between Southern and the Northern Territory.

The two territories were divided by Guanshan. To the south was the jurisdiction of the capital, and to the north were the various sects led by Chang Sword.

Within Guanshan were a hundred thousand mountains full of abundant spiritual energy, with many strange and spiritual creatures. The climate on the southern slopes was suitable, with lush vegetation, while the northern part was not as prosperous and was relatively harsh.

The current Four regions of Spirit Continent was no longer peaceful.

It was said that the demons were rampant because the ancient demon had broken free from their restraints and left. The demons under the Abyss lost the suppression of the overlord of the demon realm, and they all became restless. Some high-level demons had already escaped.

The righteous sword saint had also been severely injured and was currently unable to slay demons. Furthermore, due to consecutive failures, his influence had greatly diminished.

However, Yao Yao was not afraid. Her own bloodline and spiritual power could expel evil spirits, and they both had special abilities. One had a “golden finger,” while the other was practically a great demon lord, immune to demon harm and capable of punishing evil and promoting goodness.

The small town on the border in front of them seemed quite lively, seemingly unaffected by the demons. Even before entering, they could hear the bustling sound of the crowd. Yao Yao planned to rest here for a night.

Chong Yan lifted his eyes slightly.

His hearing was several times more acute. In his ears, those sounds didn’t just sound bustling.

It was more like wailing and howling.

Crying and laughing, all exaggeratedly loud.

It was very noisy.

But it didn’t matter; he followed behind her slowly.

Chong Yan were indifferent with his hands behind his back.

As they entered, the small town on the border was indeed bustling, with numerous shops lining the streets. The town was filled with hanging white flowers, and at a glance, it even had a touch of elegance.

Yao Yao strolled in, and the roadside vendors were also very enthusiastic.

Her desire to spend money surged again. Looking left and right, she planned to buy some food to fill her stomach first.

The steamed bun vendor saw her and began his passionate sales pitch.

“Thin-skinned with a large filling, miss, would you like one? Miss, come and get one, miss, miss, miss, buy one, buy ten.”

He shouted continuously without taking a breath, going crazy.

Yao Yao’s foot, which had just taken a step, suddenly stopped.

But the vendor’s shouting became even more exaggerated.

“Miss, buy one, buy, buy!”

He had plain features, but the smile on his face was so enthusiastic that it almost twisted, different from the faith-driven enthusiasm in the Eastern Sea. The continuous shouting from the vendor revealed a hint of terrifying fanaticism and greed.

Yao Yao took a step back, as if smelling an indescribable smell.

At that moment, her face was covered by a cold hand.

She smelled the clean and refreshing scent of Chong Yan’s sleeve, like the cold wood of a snowy mountain.

“Don’t smell it,” Chong Yan said.

Her head was supported by him, her nose covered, and she was enclosed within Chong Yan’s tall figure.

“Oh,” she obediently nodded.

Chong Yan’s gaze swept over the people in the entire street, and he frowned.

The vendors were greedy, the laborers were exhausted, the unfortunate cried and howled about their fate, while the contented indulged in love.

Every emotion was infinitely amplified.

Demons were divided into four levels: humanoid demons, true demons, mysterious demons, and celestial demons. Some were bloodthirsty killers, while others absorbed divine energy.

The demons here clearly fed on human spirits and had already expanded to cover the entire southern border.

The people in the entire town had been drained of their energy, continuously supplying that demon, allowing it to magnify its most extreme and eager emotions.

 “Am I the most beautiful?”

“My beauty has been recognized by the entire Eastern Sea. I want to be even more beautiful, even more magnificent.”

Just like some people, the desire for beauty can become terrifyingly amplified.

Chong Yan fell silent.

He caught a glimpse of a black snake tail flashing past a distant eave.

Chong Yan acted as if he hadn’t seen it and lowered his head to the little child snuggled in his arms. “Let’s change the location.”

Yao Yao didn’t have such keen hearing and didn’t hear what the snake, who had always craved beauty, was crying out. So, she nodded.

Something was off about this place.

However, just as they were about to turn around and leave, everyone on the street suddenly looked over in unison.

Countless pairs of eyes stared at them intensely, their faces filled with fanaticism.

The hanging white flowers that were everywhere in sight suddenly began to grow wildly, extending their branches. The white petals trembled without wind, and the colorless and tasteless pollen suddenly increased in concentration.

The shadowy silhouettes of hanging branches throughout the city formed a twisted figure.

This demon had absorbed the emotions of countless people and had grown hundreds of times larger. When it emerged from the Abyss, it was only a true demon. Now, it was almost reaching the level of a celestial demon.

These two individuals…

One was indifferent.

One was pure white.

Interesting, interesting.

The more they were like this, the stronger their emotions could be catalyzed, and the feedback power was formidable.

“Stay, stay,” it exclaimed.

Its dense pollen rushed towards the two of them.

Yao Yao’s mouth and nose were sealed by Chong Yan, so she didn’t inhale any, but a card fell from her treasure chest, informing her about what it was.

Illusory Emotion Demon, a subordinate of the Illusion Seductress Demon that currently roamed the Spirit Continent.

Simply put, they were two very idealistic demons.

Seductress fed on human desires, while Emotion Demons fed on human emotions. Seductressess of the heavenly demon level could manipulate the desires of an entire domain, turning the area into a city of desire and decadence.

Emotion Demons could amplify a person’s emotions a thousandfold, magnifying the strongest emotion in their hearts as their food. Until the person’s brain burned and mutated from the excessively intense emotions, eventually becoming an empty shell, a foolish person.

The Emotion Demons and their big sister, the Seductress, had been living quite miserably in the Abyss.

Because they couldn’t shape-shift like the Illusionary Demons, though the Illusionary Demons later disappeared and no one knew where they had died, the Emotion Demons had it tougher. They could only rely on their attraction and emotional cultivation. However, the Abyss was desolate, and the demons were chaotic. There were no emotions, let alone the ancient demon who was sealed in the icy depths.

So, they had always been at the bottom of the food chain of the abyssal demons, pressed down and rubbed against the ground. They hadn’t even seen that ancient demon.

But tonight was different from the past.

Without the suppression of the ancient demon, they thrived outside and became powerful enough to dominate the Spirit Continent.

Because human emotions were so rich.

Greed, anger, ignorance, love, hate—everything was potent nourishment.

Now, the Emotion Demon watched the two excessively attractive individuals and prepared to make a move in the air.

“Indulge in greed, indulge in love, crave.”

The ancient demon looked at this ant-like creature with indifference.

Chong Yan only covered Yao Yao’s nose and mouth, and he himself had inhaled quite a bit of pollen. However, the pollen produced by a single insect might amplify emotions a thousandfold for ordinary people, but for an ancient demon with an immeasurable body, it was probably just a slight increase in heartbeats.

He lowered his head and glanced at Yao Yao, asking, “Kill it?”

But Yao Yao shook her head.

Suddenly, she felt that something was wrong. Why did the Emotion Demon specifically appear here?

Although this border town at the foot of Guanshan was prosperous, it only had a few hundred households. Even if the amplified emotions of the ordinary people reached their maximum, it would only be about greed for more wealth or sorrow for weddings, funerals, and marriages. Would that be enough to provide sufficient emotional energy for the Emotion Demon to directly advance to the level of a heavenly demon seed?

Were there any other emotional sources nearby?

Seeing that these two individuals could still think and speak, the Emotion Demon became even more intense in its actions.

“Indulge in love.”

“Hate.”

“Fallen.”

Yao Yao pointed at it seriously and said, “Capture it.”

Chong Yan nodded. “Okay.”

After a while, the emotion demon, now tied up like a bundle of straw, was thrown into the corner.

A child squatted in front of it, with a curious look in their bright eyes, studying it.

Where did they absorb so many emotions from?

However, this greatly humiliated the demon.

“It’s impossible, this can’t be.”

“I have activated the power of ten thousand emotions, how can you not feel it?”

Yao Yao asked in surprise, “Ten thousand times? What does that mean?”

The giant black snake from the sea, with thousands of years of life, was driven crazy, almost wanting to paint its black scales white.

The demon stared intently at the two people and suddenly exclaimed, “That man, he clearly inhaled it, he just has a poker face and doesn’t show that he is affected, hahaha.”

The laughter abruptly stopped.

The demon froze in place, turned into ice.

The freezing aura of the underworld tightly held it, and only now did it suddenly realize something and began to tremble.

Yes, it was him.

How could it be him?

However, Yao Yao was startled by its words. She didn’t pay attention to it at that moment but pulled Chong Yan to a sunny place and carefully observed him.

If Chong Yan was really affected by this demon of emotions, she had to quickly use her spiritual power to dispel it for him.

And Chong Yan just quietly let her pull him.

He lowered his amber-colored pupils.

“Chong Yan, are you okay?” Yao Yao worriedly held his hand.

If the emotions of ancient demons were magnified thousands of times, what would be the most intense emotion?

Yao Yao pondered for a moment and guessed it would be hatred.

He had always been quiet and didn’t go insane, but that didn’t mean he had no emotions.

Yao Yao had seen the original form of the young ancient demon who had lost his spine and could only crawl on the ground, his expression filled with unwillingness and pain.

And later, when they retrieved the Eye, they were besieged by the Spirit Continent, judged and executed countless times, condemned and framed by the righteous path, and had their bodies taken away by the world, which they still hadn’t been able to reclaim.

All these emotions should be deeply buried in Chong Yan’s heart, the most profound and intense emotions he had.

Yao Yao was afraid that he would be strongly catalyzed, causing his newly awakened heart to feel pain.

She looked up with clear eyes, a hint of worry in them, and shook his hand.

“Chong Yan.”

However, Chong Yan stood silently for a while, then held her soft fingers, lifted them, and tapped his own lips.

His handsome brows and eyes were clean and gentle.

Yao Yao was stunned. “Hmm?”

The wind blew, brushing against the falling flowers in the city.

Yao Yao only belatedly understood.

Chong Yan was indeed affected a little, but it was probably only magnified tenfold.

And the most intense emotion of this fierce beast was not anger or hatred.

It was the desire for a kiss.