Hearing this, City Lord Song’s eyes flared with red light, and he immediately roared and lunged towards Zhou Yu.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu sneered, raised his hand, and punched out fiercely.

The powerful Qi and Blood Power transformed into a shockwave, ruthlessly striking City Lord Song.

Bang!

City Lord Song was directly sent flying backwards.

In mid-air, his body was shattered.

A red shadow flashed out, while emitting a shrill cry.

Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes to look more closely, and what else could it be if not a Fire-eyed Flying Ant.

This Fire-eyed Flying Ant was frightened by Zhou Yu’s terrifying punch.

It screeched angrily at Zhou Yu but dared not attack again.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu snorted coldly and was about to make a move to kill it.

However, at this moment, an icy aura instantly locked onto him, and in that instant, Zhou Yu actually sensed a crisis of death.

Without thinking, he vigorously used his movement technique to dash to the side.

But an icy attack instantly locked onto him again.

Bang!

Zhou Yu only felt a mighty force hit his body.

In an instant, his internal organs trembled violently.

Ugh!

Accompanied by a mouthful of blood, Zhou Yu was directly sent flying back.

At the moment he was hit, a shock flashed through Zhou Yu’s mind.

Demon Essence!!!

He was hit by Demon Essence!!!

Demon Essence is energy on the same level as True Yuan.

Cultivators in cultivation naturally cultivate True Yuan.

And only Demon Beasts or Demon Cultivators would cultivate Demon Essence.

The person who attacked was actually a Demon Cultivator!!

This thought flashed through Zhou Yu’s mind, and at the moment of life and death, he couldn’t afford to think about it. At this point, he hurriedly mobilized the Qi and Blood Power within him, ignoring his injuries, forcibly stabilizing his body in mid-air, and landed on the ground.

At the same time, he immediately looked forward.

A beautiful woman in a white robe appeared before him, standing in mid-air.

Seeing this woman, Zhou Yu immediately felt a terrifying pressure.

This kind of pressure was something he had never felt before.

He was quite sure that this woman’s cultivation level must have far exceeded his understanding.

However, this terrifying pressure only appeared for an instant before it immediately disappeared.

The woman’s aura instantly dropped below the Nascent Soul Realm.

Although Zhou Yu was extremely shocked, he keenly discovered this detail.

Combining it with the ancient texts he had previously read about the pact between the Human and Demon Races.

He immediately realized something.

Just then, the woman frowned and let out a slight exclamation.

"You’re still alive!"

As she spoke, she was about to make another move.

Feeling the death crisis approaching, Zhou Yu couldn’t afford to worry about anything else.

Without a word, he fully mobilized the Qi and Blood Power within him, while using it to stimulate his exhausted Nascent Soul.

This approach, in fact, did nothing to enhance his strength.

Because his meridians had not recovered and the True Yuan within him was still in a depleted state.

Using Qi and Blood to stimulate the Nascent Soul could only barely emit the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm, yet there was no true strength of the Nascent Soul Realm.

To put it plainly, it was merely a bluff.

But now, Zhou Yu could only gamble.

Sure enough, just as the woman was about to strike, she suddenly noticed that Zhou Yu was emitting the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm, and a look of suspicion flashed in her eyes.

At the same time, she stopped her hand and stared at Zhou Yu.

"Are you in the Nascent Soul Realm?"

"No, there’s something wrong with your aura. Who on earth are you?"

Zhou Yu chuckled coldly at her words.

"That’s none of your business."

"If you don’t want to expose yourself, leave immediately."

"I can pretend that nothing happened."

Hearing this, the woman’s eyes narrowed, and a killing intent burst forth in her eyes.

"Hmph."

"Just a junior in the Nascent Soul Realm, how dare you speak so presumptuously in front of me."

"Killing you is easier than crushing an ant!"

Zhou Yu looked completely calm.

"Is that so?"

"Why don’t you go ahead and try?"

"I know I’m definitely not your match, but I’m confident I can survive three moves under your attack."

"I just wonder, will those three moves reveal your true identity?"

"By that time, will you be able to leave the Heavenly Origin World alive?"

With these words, the woman’s expression suddenly turned icy.

The killing intent surged around her, yet she did not make a move.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu’s tense heart relaxed considerably.

At first, he didn’t actually know how effective his threat would be.

All his confidence came from the ancient texts he had read regarding the pact between the Human and Demon Races.

But he didn’t know how potent that pact’s force was.

Now it seems, the deterrence of the pact between the Human and Demon Races is still significant.

At least, it managed to intimidate the woman in front of him.

The woman snorted coldly and said:

"Very well."

"Today, I’ll spare your measly life."

"Get lost immediately!"

Zhou Yu took a deep breath and said:

"I can leave."

"But I want to take him away!"

Zhou Yu pointed to Little Lin.

However, this action made the woman instantly reignite her killing intent.

"You’re courting death!"

"Little Lin is a rightful bloodline of the Golden Palace Clan."

"Our clan will never allow him to be left outside."

"Especially not in the hands of you sinister human ants!"

At these words, Zhou Yu’s expression changed.

The Golden Palace Clan’s bloodline?

He had read about the Golden Palace Clan in ancient texts.

In the Demon Clan, the Golden Palace Clan is almost a top-tier race.

Second only to the Five Divine Beasts like the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin.

He felt Little Lin was somewhat special from the first moment he saw him. He never expected Little Lin to possess the Golden Palace Clan’s bloodline.

For a moment, Zhou Yu was also somewhat shocked.

At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet and tense.

Zhou Yu was somewhat at a loss on how to proceed.

It was at this moment that Little Lin suddenly spoke.

"Brother Zhou Yu, thank you for coming to save me."

"I’ve thought it over."

"I’ve decided to go back to the Golden Palace Clan with her!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu looked at Little Lin and said:

"Little Lin, although you bear the Golden Palace Clan bloodline, you’re still human. Have you thought about what you’ll face once you go back?"

Little Lin smiled and said:

"Brother Zhou Yu, I know."

"I will face everything with courage."

Seeing this, Zhou Yu nodded.

"Alright."

"Since you’ve made your decision, I won’t try to persuade you further."

"Take care of yourself!"

Hearing this, Little Lin suddenly rushed over and embraced Zhou Yu.

"Thank you!"

"Brother Zhou Yu!"

Zhou Yu was taken aback for a moment, then he patted Little Lin’s head, saying nothing more.

Seeing this, a hint of an unusual color flashed in the woman’s eyes.

Moments later, Little Lin went up to the woman and said:

"Let’s go!"

The woman glanced at Zhou Yu, then activated a spell, and the next moment, a Flying Artifact materialized.

Immediately, the two of them boarded the artifact, and before long, disappeared into the horizon.

Zhou Yu watched their departing silhouettes and sighed, then returned to Black Sand City.

When he returned to the yard, he saw that Auntie Fang and the others were ready to depart.

"Oh?"

"You were out?"

"We thought you were in seclusion?"

Zhou Yu chuckled and said:

"Went out to buy some herbs."

Auntie Fang didn’t ask further.

"You came back just in time, we should be leaving!"