The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!-Chapter 518: Beauty in the Cocoon
At this moment, Li Muyang felt a tad numb.
The monster in the Misty Sea was the existence he feared the most.
It was aware of his status as an Ascendant and harbored malice towards him.
Furthermore, due to the Startling Swan Immortal Sword, Li Muyang was the Master of Immortal Device and thus in opposition to this creature.
Double opposition... Would this guy lose patience and come ashore to trouble him?
But the shock in his heart lasted only a moment before Li Muyang calmed down.
If that monster came ashore from the sea and attacked Ghost Lodging Seven, surely Ghost Lodging Seven would notify everyone else in the chat group, right?
If there were any developments in the chat group, Li Muyang would surely know.
So... it isn’t that monster?
Li Muyang furrowed his brows and asked, "Who could be so powerful as to harm someone in Yunxiao City?"
This was right under the nose of the Refinement Demon Sect, where many experts dwelled, and Ghost Lodging Seven was not an easy foe either.
This matter felt as eerie as a ghost story.
And the maids didn’t know either.
All they could do was shake their heads and say, "Reporting back to Your Majesty, the attacker wore a veil, and no one saw their face clearly. They attacked the Hehuan Sect’s envoy group and then quickly disappeared."
"It’s rumored that there was a demon’s aura at the scene, leading some to suspect that some hidden great demon with a grudge against the Hehuan Sect was responsible."
"This is because, before taking action, the attacker reportedly had a fierce argument with the Young Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect..."
The maids relayed the information, solving Li Muyang’s confusion.
But if demon qi was left at the scene... then it probably wasn’t the monster from the Misty Sea.
The monster from the Misty Sea had no aura and seemed nonexistent in this world.
Plus, considering the argument with Liu Lian’er before the attacker struck... Tsk... it was most likely an internal issue of the Hehuan Sect.
Since it had nothing to do with Li Muyang, he put his mind at ease and no longer worried.
Li Muyang asked, "After the incident, did Elder Yan send someone for me?"
With such a serious matter happening in Yunxiao City, Yan Xiaoru, as the Law Enforcement Elder, should take action...
As expected, the maids answered, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Aunt Su came by a short while ago, conveying Elder Yan’s instructions."
"Elder Yan said that she’s already handling the matters in Yunxiao City and asked for Your Majesty to concentrate on your cultivation and disregard the external chaos."
Yan Xiaoru’s directive did not surprise Li Muyang.
With danger lurking everywhere, it indeed wasn’t suitable for Li Muyang to venture outside.
He nodded calmly, acknowledging the message.
"You may withdraw."
Li Muyang waved his hand, dismissing the several maids.
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Then, glancing at the bright moon in the night sky, he didn’t go out for a walk but followed Yan Xiaoru’s advice and returned to his room to continue "cultivating."
Although the Hehuan Sect’s envoy group had been attacked, and at such a critical juncture Li Muyang felt he should make an appearance and offer comfort,...
Li Muyang was quite fearful of death and didn’t want to encounter any danger outside.
Plus, with Yan Xiaoru and the Sect Master of the Demon Refining Sect both in action and advising him there was no need to step out... Li Muyang obliged and decided against visiting Yunxiao City.
As for whether Liu Lian’er would dislike him because of this incident?
Tsk… Honestly, Li Muyang couldn’t wait for the Hehuan Sect to change its mind and give up on selecting him as the Protector.
He truly wasn’t interested in the role of Protector for the Hehuan Sect.
Dual Cultivation with Liu Lian’er, guaranteeing a foundation in the Purple Mansion, was a huge temptation for others.
But Li Muyang had already reached the Spirit Travel Realm and had the system by his side.
Liu Lian’er’s appeal was less enticing to him than the game he was currently playing, "Demon Mist Imperial Capital."
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At the very least, he had succeeded in slaying the nine-tailed fox, drawing ever closer to clearing the level.
Li Muyang returned to the quiet room and closed the door behind him.
After that, he loaded the game from the saved point and returned to play.
Within the demon mist-covered palace, the massive nine-tailed fox collapsed in front of the palace, crushing and toppling several buildings.
Its gigantic demon body lay like a pale hill amidst the ruins of the palace.
As the nine-tailed fox fell, Li Muyang saw a door open within the Martial Virtue Hall.
This door sloped downwards, leading straight into the earth.
Clearly, the demon empress lay in slumber at the end of this subterranean stairway.
Li Muyang didn’t delay, bringing the young girl Nie Yubing with him as they entered the depths of the passageway.
The little girl had just slain the giant nine-tailed fox, yet her face bore little joy, instead hinting at sorrow.
"... Consort Duan was truly a kind person, yet she was exploited by a tyrant."
The little girl was very fond of this Consort Duan.
Now seeing this widely known and virtuous consort pass away, especially at her own hands, was disheartening.
Her face was marked with confusion and loss.
Li Muyang had no sense of sorrow, for he didn’t know Consort Duan nor understood her reputation.
Though from the plot dialogue, it seemed that Consort Duan indeed wasn’t a bad person.
But, well, since she was mixed up with the BOSS and displayed a health bar.
Then bringing her down was the player’s duty.
Li Muyang, with a calm expression, continued underground, leading the young girl down the winding subterranean stairs for a while, until they reached a vein of earth hundreds of meters below ground.
Here the soil was hollowed out to form a massive underground cavity.
And within this cavity, the emperor had built a colossal palace.
The air was filled with a faint mist, and in the center of the palace, a white cocoon floated in the void.
Within the large cocoon, the vague form of a monster could be seen.
It was like a giant insect, yet also resembled a beauty.
It had the outer shell of a monstrous being, but as it lay inside the cocoon, it oddly conveyed an extremely startling elegance and beauty.
It was as though not a monster but an incomparably beautiful person lay within the cocoon.
The large health bar of the [Demon Empress] appeared above the cocoon.
The moment he saw this monster, Li Muyang’s heart leapt, and he instinctively thought of the Misty Sea monster that Yan Xiaoru had previously described.
Ugly, elegant, beautiful, ferocious... Many complex and contradictory qualities merged together, forming a bizarre entity.
And this giant insect closely resembled the sea monster Yan Xiaoru had described!
Li Muyang frowned and stopped at the edge of the great hall, cautioning as he observed the slumbering demon empress ahead, "Do not approach this creature, it’s very dangerous..."
This guy’s health bar was even longer than the nine-tailed fox’s.
After saving the game, Li Muyang immediately launched an attack.
However, the dazzling radiance shot out like a sharp sword, easily piercing through the cocoon and leaving deep wounds on the monster’s body.
The monster’s health bar immediately shortened.
Yet the wounded creature still did not awaken.
Li Muyang continued to unleash skills, dealing damage to the monster.
As the monster’s health bar dwindled, the ugly creature within the cocoon still showed no signs of waking up.
It wasn’t until its health bar was completely depleted, the whole cocoon torn and burnt apart, and only the insect-like head of the monster remained intact, that the hitherto sleeping demon empress finally opened her eyes.
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