The Grey Rat's Demon Path

Chapter 170: Chapter 157-158: Solution, a Blessing in Disguise

"I can wait, however long it takes for the Demon Emperor to recover!"

With a cold, stunning expression, the woman in palace robes stared directly at Xu Chang’an and spoke coolly.

"A few hundred years at the least, over a thousand at the most!"

Xu Chang’an, with the head of a beast and the body of a man, stood with his hands clasped behind his back. His eyes were deep, as if holding endless meaning.

"Do you take me for a fool, Demon Emperor?"

A flicker of undisguised ridicule crossed the woman’s cold, exquisite face.

"However, there is another method that does not require such a long wait."

Xu Chang’an’s expression remained unchanged.

"I would like to hear the details."

"Clearing the Alien Energy from your Demon Sense is simple enough! But as for the problem affecting your Divine Spirit..."

Xu Chang’an paused, then continued.

"It requires Soul Fusion with my Divine Spirit!"

Soul Fusion!?

Hearing his words, a cold glint flashed in the woman’s eyes.

Xu Chang’an wasn’t lying about the need for Soul Fusion.

He possessed a panel, but he had no control over it. Normally, to absorb Energy, he had to swallow things.

But he had no way of swallowing the Energy attached to her Divine Spirit.

His only alternative was to perform Soul Fusion with her, draw the Alien Energy into his own Divine Spirit, and then have the panel absorb it.

This was true for both the Human Race and the Demon Race.

Far more than any physical union, the fusion of two Divine Spirits was the ultimate act of laying oneself bare.

Before one condensed a Primordial Spirit, even the Divine Spirit of a Demon King was incredibly fragile.

When two Divine Spirits were laid bare to fuse with one another, if one party harbored malicious intent during the process, the situation would become incomparably dangerous!

Therefore, Soul Fusion was something only performed by exceptionally intimate Dao Companions!

Even some cold-hearted Dao Companions would likely refuse to perform Soul Fusion.

"Do you think I am so easy to bully!?"

As the woman’s words fell, an immense wave of pressure swept out, crashing down upon Xu Chang’an.

"I have no intention of bullying you. It is simply the truth of the matter!"

Xu Chang’an stood ramrod straight, his expression unchanging, and said calmly,

"As for Soul Fusion, even if you were willing, I’m not so sure I would be!"

What Xu Chang’an said was true.

Soul Fusion required absolute trust from both parties.

He and the woman before him were complete strangers. How could he possibly trust her?

Once they began Soul Fusion, he would be placing himself in grave danger as well!

"It would be better to wait a few hundred years. The matter will be easily resolved then!"

Xu Chang’an said coolly.

The woman in palace robes did not speak.

Neither did Xu Chang’an.

The two of them just stared at each other in silence.

After a long moment, the woman’s cold, elegant voice rang out.

"A few hundred years is too long. As for Soul Fusion...

I agree!"

’She agreed!?’

Xu Chang’an was taken aback.

’He hadn’t wanted her to agree.’

’If she agreed, he would be the one at a disadvantage.’

’Setting aside all else, if he really solved her problem, how could he possibly escape!?’

"I am not a frivolous Demon! Soul Fusion is only for Dao Companions!"

Xu Chang’an was looking for an excuse to stall for time.

’He could help her with the Alien Energy on her Demon Sense; that would be an easy way to absorb some Energy for his panel.’

’But he had to keep some leverage on her. The Alien Energy afflicting her Divine Spirit was the perfect bargaining chip.’

’As long as he held that leverage, his safety would be assured!’

’Once he could get away and break through to a new Realm, the upper hand would be his again.’

The woman in palace robes gave Xu Chang’an a deep look with her star-like eyes. Her red lips parted, and she uttered two words.

"Very well!"

’What does she mean!?’

Xu Chang’an was utterly astonished.

’They were complete strangers, neither knowing the other’s background, yet she agreed so easily!?’

’What are Dao Companions? They are partners on the Path, whether the Dao Path or the Demon Path. That is what it means to be Dao Companions!’

’They were beings who supported and helped one another on the Demon Path!’

’It was far from an ordinary relationship!’

’On the Demon Path, not even the bond with one’s own elders or offspring was as profound as the one with a Dao Companion.’

’The former would eventually drift away, but the latter could remain by one’s side forever!’

Xu Chang’an had only been looking for an excuse. Now that she had agreed, he was the one who disagreed.

’This arrangement didn’t align with his interests!’

However, now that things had come to this, it wouldn’t be good to go back on his previous words.

"If that’s the case, it wouldn’t be so bad! However, my Cultivation is still insufficient. I must reach the Core Formation Realm and become a true Demon King.

Only then will I have enough power to resolve the Alien Energy attached to your Divine Spirit. The matter of Soul Fusion can be discussed again at a later time!"

BOOM!

Gales of wind suddenly roared to life out of nowhere.

The woman in palace robes glared at Xu Chang’an, her eyes brimming with murderous intent.

"Again and again, you make excuses. Do you take me for a three-year-old Little Demon!

If you continue, I would rather strike you down right here and now!"

A massive Great Seal, shimmering with a five-colored light, appeared above Xu Chang’an’s head.

It looked ready to descend and crush him if he said another wrong word.

Xu Chang’an’s spirit trembled as he felt the immense, heavy pressure all around him.

’He instantly made a decision.’

’A chance at survival had just appeared. This was absolutely not the time to provoke her!’

"Calm yourself. I truly have no intention of backing out. We can perform the Soul Fusion whenever you wish.

However, to remove the Alien Energy from your Divine Spirit, I truly must break through to the Core Formation Realm and become a Demon King.

However, I can deal with the Alien Energy on your Demon Sense for you right now."

He was leaving a loose end for leverage, but he had also offered a tangible benefit for now.

The immense pressure in the surroundings subsided.

The Great Seal above Xu Chang’an’s head, still shimmering with its five-colored light, remained in place and was not withdrawn.

"If you dare to deceive me, I will strike you down instantly!"

"If not for the fate that has brought us together, I would never help you after such words!"

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