Chapter 172: The Audio of the Demon Lord and the Gaze of the Demon Eyes

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Zhang Yuanqing's body, along with the Cat King speaker, disappeared into thin air.

The indescribable and extremely embarrassing sound effects disappeared along with the erasure of his physical body.

"Damn it, I praised the Demon Lord last time for not being addicted to women and having serious recordings. It's only been a short while, and he pulls this on me. Fortunately, it's nighttime now, and my family is all asleep. If my grandparents and my younger aunt were to hear this, where could I possibly hide my face?"

His younger aunt, on the other hand, was somewhat aware of the content in his "study materials." With his thoughts drifting, he cleared his mind, leaned back in his ergonomic chair, and waited for the scene to end.

His ears were filled with sultry sounds.

A few minutes later, Zhang Yuanqing adjusted his sitting posture and couldn't help but think, "This woman's voice is so soft and seductive. Just by her voice, you can tell she's a beauty. The Demon Lord is quite fortunate."

Another ten minutes passed, and Zhang Yuanqing lay back on his bed from the edge of the desk, thinking, "Does the Demon Lord have such great stamina? Why hasn't it ended yet?"

After a few more minutes, Zhang Yuanqing unconsciously picked up a tissue from the desk and placed it by the bed.

"Damn it!" He suddenly realized what he was doing, retracted his hand like pulling the reins of a horse, and said with irritation, "Is it not over yet, Demon Lord? You're seriously toxic. Hurry up and end the audio, or I'll smash this lousy speaker of yours."

The last sentence was directed at the Cat King speaker because he knew this item had self-awareness.

At this point, the sounds coming from the speaker were already somewhat hoarse.

And the loudness of the voice hadn't stopped, something that Zhang Yuanqing rarely encountered, even with his extensive viewing of adult content.

At the same time, after repeatedly entering the night game for nearly half an hour, his Yin energy had been excessively depleted, and his physical strength began to be overdrawn, with waves of exhaustion washing over him.

"Sizzle."

The Cat King speaker, feeling threatened, chose to comply. The seductive music immediately ceased. After a few seconds of silence, a woman's voice, sultry but slightly hoarse, came through the speaker:

"It's already dawn, Lord Demon. Why were you so valiant tonight? You almost blew my soul away."

Following that, the Demon Lord's deep voice responded:

"You wood spirits are always in heat. If I don't prepare a secret weapon, how can I make you understand my prowess?"

The woman seemed obviously enchanted, whispering softly, "A secret weapon?"

The Demon Lord chuckled, "A while ago, I met a merchant and bought a spray from him. It indeed has extraordinary effects."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing's mind buzzed, and his expression changed suddenly.

A spray? Could it be the Endurance Spray that the Demon Lord mentioned? The one he had used before?

If that were the case, Zhang Yuanqing's face filled with astonishment, and a thought flashed through his mind: the rewards on the character card, they were the Demon Lord's items!

To verify this suspicion, he reasoned through it carefully: "The character card rewards, the first one was the Red Dance Shoes, the second one was the Disguise Ring, and the third one was the Endurance Spray."

"If the character card rewards are items the Demon Lord once possessed, then it would provide a reasonable explanation for how he completed the segment with Widow Xu."

In the Yin-Yang Town dungeon, there was one question Zhang Yuanqing hadn't figured out until now: how did the Demon Lord complete the Widow Xu segment?

Based on the audio from the Cat King speaker, it could be inferred that the Demon Lord had certainly slept with Widow Xu. Widow Xu was known for her terrifying abilities, famous for her endurance and stamina, and even the sturdiest earth golems would be defeated.

Moreover, she was a Night Game Goddess!

If the Endurance Spray was used, it would explain it.

"Wait a minute," Zhang Yuanqing suddenly furrowed his brows. The Red Dance Shoes were also a reward from the character card, but they couldn't possibly be the Demon Lord's item.

The reason was simple: the legend of the She Ling Tunnel dates back to the last century, and the construction team was wiped out because of the Red Dance Shoes. It was precisely due to the interference of the Red Dance Shoes that the She Ling Tunnel became a bugged trial zone.

If the Red Dance Shoes were the Demon Lord's item, he would have had to take the item with him, and the bug in the She Ling Tunnel wouldn't have persisted.

This explanation doesn't add up.

Zhang Yuanqing remained silent for a very long time, his mind working rapidly. Suddenly, he caught a forgotten detail:

"Your dancing skills are as terrible as ever!"

His expression froze, and his mind was flooded with shock.

"So that's what the Red Dancing Shoes mean."

When he first completed a dance and deciphered the rules of the Red Dancing Shoes, this rule-like item had once displayed this perplexing sentence.

Back then, Zhang Yuanqing was reckless and ignorant of the spirit world, so he didn't think much of it.

Now, looking back, it was quite chilling.

"Although I don't know why the Red Dancing Shoes have always been in the She Ling Tunnel, one thing is certain - the Demon Lord has been to the Mountain God Temple, and he knows the Red Dancing Shoes."

Zhang Yuanqing pinched his brow and finally unraveled the secret of the character card reward.

After the Demon Lord's death, the item was not reclaimed by the spirit realm but was somehow stored within character cards as a reward.

Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts were quickly interrupted by the moans of a woman in the audio. The couple in the recording, after a few minutes of rest, resumed their passionate activities.

"Is the Wood Nymph always this exaggerated, in heat all the time? How can most women withstand such intense cultivation? This audio probably happened in the spring," Zhang Yuanqing thought, full of sarcasm.

"Sizzle."

The sound of electricity was heard, and the Cat King speaker automatically skipped this part. After a few seconds of silence, the deep and almost damaged voice of the Demon Lord came through:

"End of the evaluation. That guy didn't deceive me. The endurance spray does work well. Although my functionality in that area is quite normal, which man can resist endurance? Five million flowers well spent.

"However, unless you have two or three female companions around, or a wood nymph woman in heat, under normal circumstances, you shouldn't use the spray, or else you won't be able to control yourself even when you see a sow."

Zhang Yuanqing said, "Demon Lord, please be more cautious. You have no restraint when it comes to matters of men and women. All for a bite of seafood, you willingly step into the profession of lust. It's all because of the endurance spray; have you forgotten its cost?"

Also, can you please refrain from mentioning sows?

The Cat King speaker continued playing the audio.

"Time passes so quickly. I've been a Spirit Realm Traveler for three months now, and I must say, there are very few who can defeat me at the Extraordinary Stage. Unfortunately, to advance to the Saint Stage, I need access to the end-of-year slaughter instance."

"Before that, no matter how many instances I clear, I can't seem to reach Level 4. It's like there's a lock that bars the way from the Extraordinary to the Saint Stage, and the key can only be obtained in the slaughter instance."

"My personal analysis is that Spirit Realm Travelers at the Saint Stage will change classes. After the change, there are new titles and new powers. The rewards from the paranormal instances are the power of the Yin, not the new power after the change of class. So, you must participate in large-scale slaughter instances, and the reward for completing them is the 'new power,' which is the key to advancing to the Saint Stage."

The Demon Lord's perspective is quite impressive; he has analyzed the essence of the slaughter instance effectively. This guy has a sharp mind. Indeed, becoming a top performer in the Extraordinary Stage within three months is impressive, even if he missed the optimal timing, as slaughter instances only open mid-year and year-end. Zhang Yuanqing clicked his tongue and continued listening.

"Today, I encountered that Void class again. Every time he appears, it's without a sound. Not to mention anything else, based on his ability to come and go undetected, there are probably very few people in the world who can kill him."

"He knows that I am controlled by the Fallen Holy Grail, and he sympathizes with me. However, the Fallen Holy Grail is a high-level rule-based item. Many times, rules mean there's no solution, and the only one who can break the rules is the rule itself."

"He said that to break free from the control of the Fallen Holy Grail, I must obtain a certain item from the Nightwalker profession. It symbolizes the supreme, it symbolizes the light. Only by obtaining that item can I break free from the control of the Eye of Deceit Judge."

"Although I feel that he's telling me this information with some ulterior motive, it doesn't change the fact that it's good news. Suddenly, life is no longer so bleak. I will definitely regain my freedom and take down the Eye of Deceit Judge. No one can enslave me; no one!"

Sizzle, the sound of electricity crackled, and the Cat King speaker prepared to play the next audio segment.

Zhang Yuanqing took this opportunity to reflect on the fact that the Demon Lord learned of a method to break free from the Fallen Holy Grail's control from someone with the "Void" profession. What kind of relationship does this person have with the Demon Lord? Do they know that the Demon Lord has already fallen?

"He urgently wanted to learn more about relevant information, but the following content consists of sporadic messages from the Demon Lord, scattered without a core, more like random records of insights and life status:

'Sizzle. Damn it, I was chased by a female Saint from the Five Elements Alliance, almost died. When I become a Saint, I'll be the first to sleep with her. Hmm? Why am I thinking about sleeping with her instead of seeking revenge on her?'

'Sizzle. I finally figured out why that female Saint was relentlessly pursuing me. It turns out that her daughter, whom I slept with last time, is her daughter. She looks like she's only in her thirties, and her daughter is already that old? It's a misunderstanding. Clearly, it was her daughter who was riding on top of me and twisting her waist.'

"Sizzle. I finally came up with a method to freeload in the profession of desire. That is to find the 'Knight' profession's items, establish a contract, proving that this relationship is voluntary from both sides, and afterward, no one can use it as an excuse to demand compensation."

Zhang Yuanqing poured himself a glass of water and muttered to himself:

"Make a contract before going to bed? Is that what the Demon Lord's intelligence is being used for? What kind of nonsense is this? Can't we get to the real stuff?"

"What about the follow-up for that 'Void' profession?"

"Zizi. I heard an interesting thing from Ah Ya today. The wife of Bishop Bing, the Furious God General, used to be the sexual slave of the lustful God General. Even now, she will come and go as soon as she is summoned. Bitch, hahaha, if the Furious God knew about it, he would be so angry that he would go crazy. It’s so interesting.”

“Zizi. The tasks of the ten lawful professions hunted this month have been completed. Tsk tsk, there are many pests in the lawful professions. By the way, the musician profession and the wood demon profession have the most female sea kings.”

"Zizi. I was besieged by a group of lawful professions today. I don't know when I became a stepping stone for others to become famous. Everyone wants to kill me to become famous. In this case, you can't blame me for being ruthless. These guards are ruthless. In the preface profession, there is a very charming young woman who is actually the sister of the head of the Zhu family. Ha, it’s interesting. I want to train her well.”

“Pfft!” When Zhang Yuanqing heard this, he spurted out a mouthful of water.

"Is Zhu Jiajia's younger sister, the former wife of Chiyue An? Has she been trained by the Demon Lord, causing her personality to change dramatically, leading her to mistreat her husband and Face Shou?

And is it because of this that Chiyue An developed a twisted psyche and created the Copper Sparrow Tower? This... this word flashed through Zhang Yuanqing's mind: When will this cycle of revenge end?

It turns out that the root of all these problems is you, Demon Lord. Zhang Yuanqing's mind was filled with strange emotions. The Demon Lord has too many shortcomings.

You say he's a hero, and that's true. There are very few powerful individuals like him in the world. But he's always thinking about sleeping with women, lacking the dignity that a great figure should have, at least during the transcendent stage.

You say he's a wise man, and that's possible too. He's not stupid, gifted, and became an outstanding figure in the transcendent stage in less than three months, with a keen understanding of analyzing dungeons and spirit realms. But he keeps stumbling into ridiculous situations, like regretting sleeping with those in the profession of desire, almost crying like a pig.

You say he's a villain, and that's true as well. This guy has done many bad things and is officially recognized as a fallen one. But he's also quite pitiable. When he was young, he was controlled by the Fallen Holy Grail and his mentality was gradually twisted by the forces of evil.

He had to complete his master's tasks every month, and in the end, he chose to die alongside the Mysterious Eye Judge to gain his freedom. A very tragic character.

As he silently complained, the Cat King music box played another audio clip: "Sizzle."

"You seem to favor me, and you don't appear to be gay, so why?" This is the voice of the Demon Lord.

Then, a stranger's voice responded: "Because you are the Nightwalker."

"What's wrong with being a Nightwalker? While they are rare, they are not unheard of." The Demon Lord retorted.

"But wild Nightwalkers are rare, and most Nightwalkers are firmly under the control of the Taiyi Clan. I want to cultivate a Nightwalker I can trust, which is quite difficult."

"Cultivate?"

"Yes, I want to cultivate a Nightwalker, and most transcendent beings want to cultivate Nightwalkers, including those in evil professions."

"Why?"

"Because Nightwalkers are a very special profession, as anyone who has seen the Bright Compass's prophecy knows."

"What's special about Nightwalkers, and what is this Bright Compass?"

"Over twenty years ago, a powerful figure in the West discovered a compass in the spirit realm that had the power to predict the future. This ability didn't belong to any known profession. When the compass came to the mortal realm, it caused a sensation, and countless spirit realm explorers fought to obtain it.

This included the five leaders of the Five Elements Alliance, the head of the Taiyi Clan, as well as the leaders of three major evil organizations, and the leaders of various major lawful and evil professions in the West.

The result of that battle was the revelation of a prophecy; people learned that there are three major regions in the spirit realm, and one of them has not been opened. The marshal of the White Tiger Army, the Pope of the Sea God Church, and the president of the Eastern Branch of the Psychic Association, three transcendent beings, perished.

That battle also directly led to the formation of the Five Elements Alliance, an alliance of the five major factions."

The Demon Lord asked, "What was the content of the prophecy?"

The man chuckled and said, "I can't tell you that. I'll tell you when you ascend to the rank of Overlord."

Accompanied by a crackling sound of electricity, the Cat King speaker fell completely silent.

The amount of information is quite extensive. Zhang Yuanqing opened a drawer, retrieved the speaker, put on the Mask of the Silent, and then strolled to the window, gazing at the night view in a daze.

In the deep silence of the night, the windows in the opposite residential building were dark, and the lights in the corridors remained on throughout the night.

Outside the housing complex, the streets were illuminated by lonely streetlights, and it had been a long time since any cars passed by.

Zhang Yuanqing began to contemplate in the quiet darkness.

He knew that the Spirit Realm was divided into three major regions, but he didn't expect that one of these regions had not yet been activated. The Five Elements Alliance database also didn't mention it.

The Nightwalker profession was very special, and he recalled that the president of the American God Association had also shown an unusual curiosity toward the Demon Lord. Was it because he was a Nightwalker? If he could learn the specific content of the prophecy, he could probably guess why Nightwalkers were so special.

These secrets seemed too distant, and Zhang Yuanqing didn't dwell on them. Instead, he refocused his thoughts on the exclusive rewards that came with the Demon Lord's character card.

In the past, he had only considered the character card's exclusive rewards as a minor advantage, giving him an extra reward for each completed dungeon compared to others. However, now that he knew that these rewards were items that the Demon Lord had used, he had to overturn his preconceptions and reevaluate the situation.

The Demon Lord's character card had more secrets to it, that much was confirmed. As the successor of the Demon Lord, when would he be able to access the core "secrets"? When would the possessions left behind by the Demon Lord become his? And in what way?

Now he knew — the character card's exclusive rewards.

It appeared that the Taiyi Clan had already provided the answers long ago when they sought the successor of the Demon Lord, with clear and straightforward indicators: the Black Moon Mark and the character card's exclusive rewards.

Just at that moment, as Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts were racing, he suddenly felt a palpitation, an inexplicable one. His face turned pale, his breathing became difficult, and adrenaline surged.

He had a sensation of being "watched," and this feeling made him instinctively think of the Mysterious Eye Judge.

The experience of being directly stared at by that vertical eye yesterday was the same as now, except this time, the gaze felt more "gentle" and wasn't causing any substantial harm to his body.

Had the Mysterious Eye Judge found his location? Had it conducted a carpet-style search and reached his residential complex?

Zhang Yuanqing had gained some experience from the previous encounter. He slowed his breathing, cleared his mind, and put himself in a state of calm.

(End of this chapter)

PS. Good Morning! Weekend is over and back to work haha. Enjoy reading ~