Chapter 717 - 711: Quarreled and Made Up Again

Buddha: "????"

Wa Huang: "????"

Buddha and Wa Huang exchanged a glance, both showing a look of helplessness.

As the saying goes, the barefooted are not afraid of the shoed.

The Demon Lord is currently barefooted, while they both are shoed.

The Demon Lord is now like a shattered pot, a dead pig that doesn’t fear the boiling water, and Wa Huang and Buddha truly have no solutions.

Buddha and Wa Huang exchanged a look, then very tacitly communicated their strategies.

"What to do?"

"What to do?"

Buddha and Wa Huang almost asked simultaneously through voice transmission.

"What else can we do?"

"The Demon Lord is stuck with us. Now there are two ways: one is to kill him, and the other is to help him eliminate the cause-and-effect." Buddha transmitted helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Wa Huang was also speechless.

Now, there appear to be two paths available.

In reality, both paths are impossible to traverse!

If they kill the Demon Lord, they will surely pay a heavy price.

As for helping the Demon Lord eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect, that’s pure fantasy.

"Eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect? Are you joking? I have never heard of any way to eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect until now."

"Why don’t we just join forces and take down the Demon Lord!" Wa Huang replied.

There is no way to eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect.

Killing the Demon Lord may require paying a heavy price, but at least there is hope.

Out of helplessness, Wa Huang can only choose what might be achievable.

"No!"

"We don’t need to actually help the Demon Lord eliminate the cause-and-effect, we just need to make the Demon Lord believe we are willing to help him eliminate it."

"At this point, fighting to the death with the Demon Lord will only benefit the Yin Celestial Son." Buddha said to Wa Huang.

The Demon Lord was foolish, but he wasn’t blind or dumb.

Seeing Wa Huang and Buddha not responding for a long time, yet signaling secretly to each other,

the Demon Lord knew they were communicating secretly to deal with him.

Realizing this, the Demon Lord immediately retreated, warily watching the two as he barked, "Wa Huang, Buddha, you both want to kill me, right?"

"Don’t you dare, the Demon Lord is not to be trifled with. Push me too far, and swapping one of you wouldn’t be impossible."

"You both think it over; after going one-for-one with me, could the remaining one be the match for Yin Celestial Son?"

"In the end, whoever remains will surely die by Yin Celestial Son’s hand, and the Void will become the possession of Yin Celestial Son."

The Demon Lord spoke some sense!

If they battled to the death in internal conflict, then Yin Celestial Son would certainly not remain idle.

At that time, Yin Celestial Son would benefit.

The Demon Lord screamed hysterically, his expression becoming more twisted.

Seeing this, Buddha hurriedly comforted the Demon Lord: "Demon Lord, you’re mistaken. We are allies, how could we join forces against you?"

"Together, we profit; divided, we harm. We would never harm you."

"Look, how about this? Wa Huang and I promise to do our utmost to help you eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect, how about it?"

Upon hearing this, a gleam appeared in the Demon Lord’s eyes.

Though the Demon Lord had never heard of any method to eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect,

now, he could only hope for a miracle.

Besides, Buddha and Wa Huang were far more knowledgeable than him.

If the three joined hands in seeking a way to eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect, they might truly find it.

Thinking of this, the Demon Lord’s expression relaxed considerably, no longer as frantic.

"Alright...."

The Demon Lord almost agreed, but then thought it was unwise.

He roared: "Why should I trust you?"

"Demon Lord, if you can’t trust others, surely you can trust me?" Buddha hurriedly said.

Had Buddha not said this, it might have been better, but once he did, the Demon Lord had more to say: "You’re the worst one!"

"You’ve been using me as a tool all along, stirring the pot between me and Wa Huang; you’ve done nothing but fan the flames."

Buddha: "????"

Buddha was bewildered, thinking that the Power of Cause and Effect was supposed to have negative impacts.

How come, after being entwined in cause and effect, the Demon Lord seemed more aware?

Buddha wanted to defend himself further, but the Demon Lord wouldn’t listen.

"I’ll believe you both if you swear an oath."

"Swear an oath, and I will trust; otherwise, I’ll haunt you both forever!" threatened the Demon Lord.

To them, swearing an oath couldn’t be done carelessly, a sworn oath must be fulfilled.

"Buddha, there’s no way to eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect, we can’t frivolously swear this oath!"

"Perhaps it’s better to strike him down?" Wa Huang transmitted to Buddha.

Buddha appeared conflicted, pondered for a long time, then swore: "I, Buddha, swear to do everything within my power to help the Demon Lord find a way to eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect. Should I violate this oath, let my soul dissipate."

Once Buddha finished his oath, the Demon Lord nodded with satisfaction and turned to Wa Huang: "Now it’s your turn, Wa Huang!"

Wa Huang: "????"

Wa Huang’s face was livid, unlike Buddha, she was not easily swayed; she was unwilling to swear this oath.

"What’s the matter?"

"Wa Huang, do you intend to protect your interests alone?" the Demon Lord said coldly.

As Wa Huang and the Demon Lord were about to clash again, Buddha intervened: "Wa Huang, go ahead and swear."

"The oath only says to exert all effort in looking for a way to eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect. As long as we try our best, not finding it doesn’t count as breaking the oath."

Buddha’s words suddenly sparked Wa Huang’s realization.

Indeed!

The oath only mentioned helping find the way, not necessarily finding it.

Thinking of this, Wa Huang joined her fingers and sword and swore: "I, Wa Huang, swear to do everything within my power to help the Demon Lord find a way to eliminate the Power of Cause and Effect. Should I violate this oath, let my soul dissipate."

Upon hearing this oath, the Demon Lord beamed with joy.

"Right!"

"That’s correct!"

"Bad things shouldn’t be shouldered by me alone; this is fair!" laughed the Demon Lord.

At this time, the Yin Celestial Son had been observing the situation on the battleground.

Seeing Demon Lord, Wa Huang, and Buddha on the verge of falling out and fighting,

who would have expected Buddha’s few words to make them reconcile completely?

Truly, Buddha had some skill.

Buddha, Wa Huang, Demon Lord reconciled, something Yin Celestial Son didn’t want to see.

Though Buddha has skills, the Yin Celestial Son would strip the specialists of any advantage.

Thinking this, Yin Celestial Son projected himself into the Void.

He intended to sow discord in front of the three.

"Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!" The Yin Celestial Son’s projection laughed heartily: "Demon Lord, look at you, playing the fool, being sold together yet helping to count the money?"