“Realize your mistake now? Too late!”
Bai Xiaodu waved his hand grandly.
“Sister Lingxin, do it!”
“Since you keep bragging about being immortal, today I'm going to carve you a new one and really open your eyes, Lord Demon King!”
Hearing this, Lingxin didn't hesitate for a second. She immediately controlled the vines, wrapping them around the slime.
Having been disgusted by the other party's traits for so long, she naturally had some pent-up anger of her own.
Baked by the flames, the Silver Hero's Sword glowed with a scorching light, radiating intense heat.
The Slime Demon King watched helplessly as she drew closer and closer to it.
Panicking, she shrieked, her blue, gelatinous body writhing frantically like a maggot.
“No! Stop!”
“I won't fight anymore! I give up! I surrender!”
Bai Xiaodu grinned savagely.
“Only thinking of surrendering now? You must be joking.”
“Too late!”
Seeing that he was absolutely determined to put an end to her, the Slime Demon King steeled herself and shouted at the top of her lungs.
“If you kill me, you'll never find out why Lord Romansa failed her ascension to Domain Lord!”
At those words, Bai Xiaodu froze slightly.
Snapping out of it, he quickly gestured for Lingxin to halt.
The latter stared at the Slime Demon King with a dark gaze, slowly manipulating the vines.
She pulled those parts of her that represented unfair competition away from the red-hot Hero's Sword.
Hiss.
Bai Xiaodu couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Even though he didn't even have those parts, why did he feel a phantom ache?
Looking at the slime, whose face was filled with relief as if she had just survived a disaster, he asked calmly,
“How do you know about Romansa?”
He hadn't heard this name before, but based on the detail about failing the ascension to Domain Lord, Bai Xiaodu easily guessed that this Romansa was indeed that fallen genius compatriot of his.
The slime answered immediately.
“Because I am the strongest entity in this Secret Realm, and I was her most trusted best friend when she was alive. Lord Romansa is dead, but I received the final memories she left behind!”
Bai Xiaodu nodded.
“She gave you her memories because she wanted to warn her fellow clansmen, like me?”
“Exactly.”
Bai Xiaodu spread his hands.
“Then here's the problem. From what I've seen so far, this Secret Realm is entirely about killing monsters and leveling up. So why did you issue a quest and block my path the moment I entered?”
Seeing that she was out of danger, the Demon King relaxed her body.
“Information that Lord Romansa paid for with her life isn't something to be given away lightly. You should understand that, right?”
“Even if you are of the same race, you must possess sufficient strength and show the potential to surpass her. Otherwise, how could you ever fulfill her dying wish of ascending to Domain Lord?”
Bai Xiaodu nodded thoughtfully and pointed at himself.
“So, what do you think of my current strength?”
The Slime Demon King began to sway her head, her tone turning arrogant once again.
“Your offensive power is decent, but your moves are too few and too monotonous. Still, considering how young you are and that you've already reached the Transcendent Rank, I'll barely let you pass.”
Bai Xiaodu pressed further.
“Since I passed, can you let me examine her memories?”
It was true that his repertoire was a bit lacking, since he hadn't constructed his spell list yet.
Official Mages and Warlocks were like Lingxin. Not only did they possess powerful destructive means, but more importantly, they had the ability to control the battlefield—such as speed boosts, crowd control, buffs, and debuffs.
Bai Xiaodu pondered in silence.
Once the lizardmen started working diligently and his cultivation resources were guaranteed to be delivered on time and in full, he would figure it out then.
A contemptuous sneer from the Slime Demon King interrupted his train of thought.
“No, simply defeating me isn't enough. As the guardian of these memories, you need to earn my approval!”
“Don't blame me for being so rigid. It's all for Lord Romansa!”
For someone who seems so unreliable, she's actually quite loyal.
Bai Xiaodu was slightly surprised, but the slime immediately added another sentence.
“However, you might be able to exploit a loophole. Lord Romansa's only regret in life was that she never found a suitable partner.”
“As you know, she was a silver fox-kin herself, so she naturally prioritized her own race when considering a partner.”
“Therefore...” The Slime Demon King swept her gaze up and down Bai Xiaodu.
Silver hair, fox ears, incredibly cute, with a large silver tail gently swaying left and right.
If one ignored what he had just done, he looked entirely like an innocent, obedient, and well-behaved young boy.
Most importantly, his face was simply irresistible.
It even made the Slime Demon King dazed for a moment, as if she were seeing Romansa herself!
How could anyone resist this?
Thus, she said impatiently,
“This Demon King can give you a chance. As long as you serve me continuously for a year to show your sincerity and respect for Romansa, I'll consider forgiving your offense, and might even generously share a fragment or two of Romansa's memories with you!”
“How about it? Quite a bargain, isn't it?”
Lingxin's face went completely dark. Her wine-red eyes swept up and down the slime, brimming with intense killing intent.
With a slight tug of the vines, the Slime Demon King found her body falling uncontrollably toward the Hero's Sword once again!
She screamed once more!
“Kill me and you'll never get the information!”
Lingxin bit her lip, hesitation and frustration warring in her eyes.
The "service" this creature spoke of was absolutely a demand for Bai Xiaodu to sacrifice his own body.
Having personally taught Bai Xiaodu his first spell and watched him reach the Transcendent Rank, Lingxin hadn't even had a taste of him herself yet. She would never allow this to happen!
But... but...
This information was incredibly important to Bai Xiaodu, and might even concern his life and safety.
Was she really going to stand by and watch him...
Suddenly, Lingxin felt someone gently patting her shoulder.
Turning around, she saw Bai Xiaodu pulling his hand back.
He smiled faintly, his face full of confidence, and whispered in a voice only Lingxin could hear:
“Don't worry. Putting aside the matter of serving her, a year? I can't wait that long.”
With that, Bai Xiaodu stepped in front of the Slime Demon King.
Although she was bound tightly by the vines, she couldn't help but laugh.
“Haha, looks like you've made your decision.”
“Unbuckling your belt right here? What an obedient boy who knows what needs to be done.”
“Ah, this is wonderful. Bondage play in front of an audience?”
“Just looking at that blue-haired woman's frustrated face makes me feel incredibly good all over. I'm shaking with excitement. I'm really looking forward to this.”
“So what if you're powerful? In the end, won't you still have to watch me do whatever I want with you?”
“Hahaha... Ah!”
A sharp whip shadow lashed through the air, completely without mercy.
With a loud crack, the Slime Demon King shrieked on the spot.
Her face was filled with terror as she stared at Bai Xiaodu in disbelief.
The latter took a deep breath.
Grabbing his leather belt with his left hand, he ran his hand along its length.
Bai Xiaodu spoke slowly.
“I have a sword, and its name is Seven Wolves.”
Crack!
“What are you doing? Are you crazy? Stop... Ah!”
“If you keep beating me like this, you can forget about ever getting Lord Romansa's memories!”
“Ah!”
What broke the Slime Demon King even more was that Lingxin, who was standing nearby, also pulled off her belt and whipped it hard in the air.
“Fuck yeah!”
“Xiaobai, let me help you! Buff active!”
She manipulated the vines to suspend the Slime Demon King's hands high above her head.
The belts repeatedly cracked in the air, creating sonic booms as they whipped the slime, sending her spinning like a top!
Crack-crackle-pop! It sounded just like New Year's firecrackers!
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