Chapter 76 - Nothing To See Here (1/2)

(MC POV)

”... And so, the demon's soul is using her as an anchor to this world where he should have been bound to hell. In order to sever the connection between them, I need to go into her Mind Realm and cut it.” I explained, finishing my diagram on the board.

Where did I get the board?

Details, details.

Lian Li raised a hand, ”Wouldn't one of us going into the Mind Realm to sever the connection be a better idea than having Master risk himself?”

I shook my head, ”Unfortunately, I have yet to teach any of you the intricacies of a living being's psyche so there's a high chance you girls might cause irreversible damage to her mind if you're not careful. You girls have taught the elf before, right? Then she should be able to banish Abaddon from her mind with my help and her home ground advantage.”

Manami's tail shifted, ”But Master… What if something happens to you again?”

”Umu, the worst that could happen is for Abaddon to possess my body as well, but I highly doubt he would be interested in a body that has yet to unlock its Cultivation Point anyway.”

”This one still fears for Masters safety…” Eris protested. ”This one humbly suggests having another accompany Master.”

Diao Chan immediately stood up, ”Yes! I volunteer for this task, Master! For my impudence, please punish this one before allowing me to follow you!”

I flicked her on the forehead, ”It's much more than that. Her mind is only supposed to house a single consciousness and yet it holds the burden of two right now. Adding a third is already risky and I don't want to imagine what she might become if she has to deal with four.”

I noticed the girls turned to look at Eris who promptly looked away, whistling to herself.

Wonder what that was all about?

Cai Hong pulled my hand, her height now slightly surpassing mine so she didn't have to tilt her head upwards to look at me anymore, ”Papa… Won't disappear again?”

I admit having her call me her Papa at our current forms is a little weird, but I shan't budge on the little brother no matter what!

I fear something night awaken if she were ever to call me that, and I don't mean anything related to myself.

I patted her head, ”No, Papa will come back after beating the bad guys. Cai Hong will be a good girl, right?”

”Nnn… Cai Hong will be good… Come back fast?” She nodded.

Too cute.

”Alright, Lian Li will send me into the elf's consciousness and I'll get to work,” I announced, jerking my thumb to the giant demon's corpse behind me. ”The rest of you can just watch over me and make sure that demon doesn't decide that possessing a kid suddenly seems like a better idea to him.”

They nodded.

I relaxed my stance, ”Now, ready when you are, Lian Li.”

Lian Li pursed her lips and nodded, ”Please take care, Master.”

She closed her eyes and pointed her palm at me, perfectly executing the technique I had just taught her mere moments ago.

Did I mention she's a heaven sent genius? Because she's a heaven sent genius.

My body started to glow, a string of light connecting me towards the unconscious elf.

I only had time to give the girls a short nod before darkness engulfed my vision.

A sense of vertigo hit me as the scene changed right before my eyes, the grassy plains switching to a scene straight from the burning depths of hell.

The area was akin to a plain with various trees, bushes and rocks dotted around, albeit all of them being dead.

Oh, and the entire area was also burning in a sea of fire, even the rocks were burning somehow, thought I should mention that.

This wasn't really out of expectations since the demon probably changed the elf's mindscape to be more familiar to him.

But I was not expecting was the elf to be standing over what seemed to be a shrunk-down, human-sized version of Abaddon, the demon cowering underneath her foot.

Her eyes seems to be completely fine now considering how she's glaring down at the demon.

”Thought me to be a helpless little elf hmm? I didn't survive out in the wild for so long just for show you know? How does it feel like to be the weak one now?”

Abaddon groaned, ”I'm… I'm just weak now because I got hit by two meteors…”

The elf pushed her weight on the leg stepping on him, ”And you think I couldn't have taken you on when you were at full strength?”

Abaddon trembled, ”You… Er… You got taken by those two--”

The elf kick him in the sides, ”Those buggers caught me when I was distracted by the most dazzling display of fireworks by the Master himself! Do I look like I'll be taken out so easily to you, huh?!”

”No, no. Definitely not… Please don't pull out my fingers again…”

The elf returned her foot back on top of Abaddon, pushing him down further on the ground, ”Now, are you going to tell me how to get rid of you? Or do I have to pull it out of you, huh?”

The supposed demon of the abyss whimpered. Like, actually whimpered.

”That… You'll need to separate my Soul Link to you… But since I don't know how the Dark Sect did it, I can't separate it myself even if I wanted to…”

”Tch… Even more useless than a hammer made out of glass...” The elf cursed, biting on her finger. ”When I get my hands on those two… Hmm… Will killing you do it?”

The demon gulped, ”I would prefer that you don't… I er… I might cease to exist if you do that…”

I was quite surprised that he actually admitted to that fact.