Chapter 21: Sidi's Opponent, the Wise Demon Guxin
This secret place
was also the gathering point of the Seventy-Two Demons.
Below the platform, numerous demons stood in a bustling crowd.
At this time, the Love Demon Sidi stood alone before the stage.
However, just as Sidi closed her eyes to meditate—
a demon walked toward her with frivolous steps.
He wore a blue hooded cloak, a golden fragment mask over his right eye, statues of unknown demon beasts perched on his shoulders, and dark golden armor at his joints.
This was the Wise Demon Guxin, eleventh-ranked among the Demon Pillars.
As Guxin approached, a flash of murderous intent appeared in Sidi's eyes.
Seeing this, Guxin stopped two meters away,
his tone still laced with mockery.
> "Sidi, with your strength, reaching the twelfth pillar is already your limit. Why bother going further?"
> "Get lost," Sidi replied coldly.
The two were rivals.
The gathering of the Seventy-Two Demons happened only once every hundred years.
On the surface, it was just a meeting.
But in truth, it was to reshuffle the rankings of the Seventy-Two Demons—
selecting the strongest talents from each demon god's inheritors.
As neighboring demons, Sidi the Love Demon and Guxin the Wise Demon naturally saw each other as obstacles.
To rise in the ranking, Sidi would have to defeat Guxin.
Facing Sidi's frosty attitude, Guxin's eyes flickered with disdain.
He turned to leave, tossing out a final jab:
> "I'm curious how you plan to explain things to His Majesty the Demon King. I hear your inheritor is a human-demon hybrid!"
Hearing those words, Sidi remained expressionless.
But the fact that Guxin had investigated her proved one thing:
He feared her.
Her ranking had steadily climbed over the years.
Guxin, the Wise Demon, was clearly feeling the pressure.
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Not long after—
The Seventy-Two Demon Gods gradually arrived.
Lin Ze entered the space, accompanied by Leng Xiao.
The path into the secret realm was through a teleportation array.
Two beams of light flashed, and Lin Ze and Leng Xiao appeared.
Technically, Leng Xiao had no right to enter—only Demon Gods and their inheritors were invited.
But as the daughter of the Demon God Emperor, she had some privileges.
> "Such powerful elemental energy…"
Feeling the immense dark aura in the air, Lin Ze couldn't help but exclaim.
Leng Xiao heard this and proudly explained:
> "Of course! This place was built by my father, the Moon Demon God Agares, and the Star Demon God Vashak."
> "Come, I'll take you to see Lord Sidi first—then my eldest brother, the strongest among the younger generation!"
Lin Ze nodded, and soon the two found Sidi up ahead.
> "I'm here," Sidi said, looking toward Lin Ze.
> "Sister, I'm here," Lin Ze replied.
> "Come here. I have something to tell you."
Lin Ze didn't think much of it and stepped forward slowly.
The moment he entered her space,
a blood-red barrier rose up around them.
From the outside, no one could see or hear what was happening inside.
---
Meanwhile,
Guxin, who stood nearby, had not taken his eyes off Lin Ze since his appearance.
> "Interesting… Sidi, you dared to falsify your inheritor's information. That's a grave offense!"
Guxin, eleventh of the Demon Pillars, had immediately recognized Lin Ze's bloodline.
Lin Ze was clearly human—
There wasn't a trace of dark demonic aura on him.
The energy had clearly been forged or manipulated by Sidi.
Staring at the blood-red shield around her, Guxin sneered.
> In her mind, Sidi wouldn't even need her to act—
She would be punished by Demon God Emperor Fengxiu personally.
---
Inside the barrier—
> "Sister, what are you doing?"
Seeing the sudden barrier, Lin Ze asked instinctively.
With no one around, Sidi's expression softened.
Behind her appeared a spirit-formed chair. She sat down and gently pulled Lin Ze to her side, her tone unusually gentle:
> "Something might happen soon. Whatever I say later—do not act impulsively."
> "Is this… because of my bloodline?" Lin Ze asked directly.
Sidi froze for a second, then nodded.
> "Got it. I trust you. I won't do anything rash."
Looking at Lin Ze's trusting smile, a trace of hesitation flickered in Sidi's eyes.
But it was quickly overridden by reason.
She reached out and stroked his head, then pulled him into her arms.
> "You must be hungry after all that running around. Eat something first."
Lin Ze's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he wrapped his arms around her neck and licked gently.
Sidi was already used to this kind of intimacy between the two.
--
Two minutes later, the blood-red barrier vanished.
Sidi looked to Leng Xiao, standing nearby.
Her tone was calm:
> "Princess Leng Xiao, I hope you will clarify Lin Ze's identity later."
Leng Xiao was stunned for a moment.
Then she immediately understood and nodded.
> "Don't worry. I will."
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Just then,
a powerful presence erupted from the open gate behind the high platform.
All the demons, who had just been whispering and muttering, suddenly fell silent.
> "Welcome, Your Majesty!"
The Demon Gods and their inheritors knelt respectfully on one knee.
From behind the gate, Demon God Emperor Fengxiu slowly floated out,
followed by two others—
The Second Pillar, Moon Demon God Agares,
and the Star Demon God Vashak.
The three descended and landed on the platform.
Fengxiu glanced down at everyone and said softly:
> "Rise. I trust you've each chosen the one you wish to challenge.
I won't waste words. If there are no objections, the matches will begin."
Just as his voice fell—
Guxin, standing beside Sidi, suddenly shouted.
> "Your Majesty! I have something to report!"
Fengxiu glanced over and spoke calmly:
> "Speak."
> "Your Majesty, I wish to expose the Love Demon God Sidi.
She concealed the true identity of her inheritor.
More than that—she actually selected a human as the next Love Demon God inheritor!"
The words fell like a thunderclap.
The entire secret realm was deathly silent.
All the Demon Gods and their inheritors turned to stare—
At Sidi…
and at Lin Ze.
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