When the Evil King saw Su Mo insisting on using a tree branch against the ultimate techniques of the three guardian Evil Demons, he wanted to bang his head against a wall.
'If you want to get yourself killed, fine, but don't drag me down with you! Damn it! Can a tree branch even kill someone?'
The three guardian Evil Demons across from them sneered.
"This kid is so arrogant!"
"Kill us with a tree branch? Heh, do you think we're made of mud?"
"Forget it. Let's cripple him first."
With looks of utter disdain, the three guardian Evil Demons unleashed their ultimate techniques and charged toward Su Mo.
'There's no way!'
'There's no way Su Mo can actually stop us with a tree branch.'
But in the next second...
A brilliant sword light erupted from the tree branch in Su Mo's hand, shooting straight into the clouds.
The white clouds in the sky were torn asunder by the sword light.
The air all around them filled with terrifying Sword Qi.
At this moment, everyone was stunned.
"This... this sword light came from a tree branch?" The Evil King's face was slack with disbelief. 'Impossible!' he screamed in his heart.
'How could a single tree branch possibly unleash such a terrifying sword light?'
The three guardian Evil Demons were also stunned at this moment.
'What the hell? That's no tree branch!'
'It's clearly a Divine Weapon.'
'Otherwise, it couldn't possibly unleash such a terrifying sword light.'
True Dragon Supreme Swordsmanship!
Under the stunned gazes of the powerful Evil Demons, Su Mo gently waved the branch in his hand.
The sword light fell!
The phantom of the Heaven-Supporting Demon Technique, the Horned Killing Light, and the gaping maw of the Heaven-Swallowing Lion Roar were all annihilated by the sword light in an instant.
TSS! TSS! TSS!
The sword light tore open the chests of the three Evil Demons. They each coughed up a spray of blood and collapsed to the ground.
"Go on, keep being arrogant!"
Su Mo walked in front of the three Evil Demons and pointed the tree branch at them.
"My lord, spare our lives!"
The three guardian Evil Demons all knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
'That was terrifying!'
'He defeated all three of them with a single tree branch.'
Su Mo said coldly, "Why should I spare you?"
"Well..."
The three guardian Evil Demons were speechless.
'That's right!'
'Why should he spare our lives?'
The Gubo Evil Demon's mind raced. "My lord," he said quickly, "you must be here for the Burial Ground Blood Flower, right? I'm willing to offer it to you."
"Gubo, are you insane?!"
"The Burial Ground Blood Flower is Lord Blood Demon's Treasure! His Lordship spent countless eons of effort cultivating it for his advancement."
The Horned Evil Demon and the Lion King Evil Demon stared at Gubo in disbelief.
If someone took the Burial Ground Blood Flower, they would surely die.
Gubo said coldly, "Surviving is the most important thing right now. If Lord Blood Demon wants to kill me for losing the Burial Ground Blood Flower, I might as well turn traitor now and leave this place."
"But where could you possibly run to?"
the Horned Evil Demon asked.
They, as Evil Demons, could only stay in the Demon Venerable Burial Ground and be nourished by the Evil Qi. If they ran outside, they would inevitably be hunted by humans.
At that point, their pleas to heaven and earth would go unanswered.
Death would be certain!
Gubo said, "That's still better than dying right now."
The Horned Evil Demon and the Lion King Evil Demon's faces were masks of indecision.
Gubo said to Su Mo, "My lord, please wait a moment. I will pluck the Burial Ground Blood Flower and present it to you right away."
"Alright!"
Su Mo put away the tree branch.
Seeing this, Gubo was overjoyed.
The branch in Su Mo's hand was terrifying, like a Life-taking Divine Artifact. It had scared him so much he hadn't dared to breathe.
'Thank goodness he put it away.'
HUMMM!
Gubo ran to the edge of the Blood Pool and silently chanted a Spell. A barrier of light appeared over the pool.
This was the Array protecting the Burial Ground Blood Flower.
If one tried to forcefully break the Array, the Array would destroy the Burial Ground Blood Flower along with itself.
"My lord, this is the Burial Ground Blood Flower you wanted."
Gubo plucked the Burial Ground Blood Flower and held it with both hands, offering it to Su Mo.
"Thanks!"
Su Mo casually put the Burial Ground Blood Flower into his Storage Ring, then said, "Seeing as you know how to adapt to the situation, I'll spare you and Gu Tong. However, you two have to come with me."
Gu Tong and Gubo were both powerful Evil Demons; he couldn't just let them go.
"Well..."
Gubo hesitated for a moment, then knelt and said, "This humble one is willing to serve you, my lord, and attend to your every need."
"Thank you for sparing my life, my lord!"
Gu Tong said, climbing up from the ground. He and Gubo then stood silently behind Su Mo.
"My lord, could you spare us two as well?"
"We will obey you without question."
Seeing Su Mo spare Gubo and Gu Tong, the Horned Evil Demon and the Lion King Evil Demon looked at each other, then also knelt and begged for mercy.
However…
Su Mo said coldly, "What use do I have for the two of you?"
With that, Su Mo raised the tree branch and aimed it at the two Evil Demons.
"Are you really going to kill us?"
the Horned Evil Demon asked, refusing to accept it.
Su Mo nodded. "That's right. Keeping you alive would be a menace. It's better to just kill you. Consider it eliminating a pest for the common folk."
"Hmph, if you kill us, don't think you'll live either!"
"Lord Blood Demon won't spare you."
"I'll fight you to the death!"
The Horned Evil Demon and the Lion King Evil Demon charged at Su Mo with ferocious expressions.
SLASH!
The moment they reached Su Mo, the branch in his hand sliced them in half. They couldn't be any more dead.
Seeing this, Gubo and Gu Tong were scared silly.
They were also Evil Demons.
'If Su Mo had decided to kill us like he did the Horned Evil Demon and the Lion King Evil Demon, we'd be dead already, wouldn't we?'
"My lord, why didn't you subdue those two?"
Gubo asked.
Su Mo said lightly, "It's simple. I have no connection to them. Taking them in would not only be useless, but I'd also be scorned by others."
"Meaning you have a connection with us?"
"That can't be. The two of us have lived in the Demon Venerable Burial Ground for a hundred years. Due to Lord Blood Demon's orders, we've been stuck in the Bloody Mountain Range guarding the Burial Ground Blood Flower. We've never traveled far. How could we have a connection with you, my lord?"
The two Evil Demons couldn't figure it out no matter how hard they thought.
Su Mo explained, "I don't have a connection with you, but I do have one with Fellow Daoist Lu of the Great Demon Sect. He asked me to spare you."
"The Great Demon Sect?"
"That Sect sounds so familiar, but we can't remember."
Gu Tong and Gubo looked bewildered.
Su Mo patiently explained, "A hundred years ago, you two were Elders of the Great Demon Sect. You wandered into this place by mistake and died here."
"Is that so?"
Gu Tong and Gubo tried hard to remember.
"AHHH…"
Suddenly, Gu Tong let out a shrill scream. "I remember now! It was the Blood Demon who killed us and turned us into Evil Demons!"
"I remember it all now… we really were Elders of the Great Demon Sect."
Gu Tong clutched his head in pain.
After Su Mo's reminder, they finally recalled memories that had been sealed for a hundred years.
"You remembered just like that?"
Su Mo asked in surprise.
Gu Tong nodded. "My lord, there is something you may not know. Although we've become Evil Demons, the memories of our past lives don't disappear. Instead, they are stored deep within our minds. It's just that they're usually very difficult to recall."
"I see!"
Su Mo came to a sudden realization.
'So, deep in their minds, these Evil Demons all retain memories of their past lives. They just need a specific trigger to remember.'
Gu Tong said in extreme pain, "My lord, you should just kill us."