Chapter 734 - 728: The Demon Lord’s Curse Technique

Lin Yuan: "????"

The Demon Lord’s escape was somewhat unexpected to Lin Yuan.

You must know, he, the Demon Lord, is a dignified Tier One Powerhouse, one of the Four Great Primordial Spirits.

Facing the small Lin Yuan, the Demon Lord actually ran away?

This really is, throwing away all his dignity.

If this matter spreads, I’m afraid the Demon Lord would lose all his face.

He would become a laughingstock in the Void.

But what else could the Demon Lord do?

Besides running away, he had no better options.

Just now, the Demon Lord had already fallen into an absolute disadvantage in the fight.

In this situation, his choices were limited.

Continuing the fight might mean death at Lin Yuan’s hands.

Surrendering could allow him to leave the Returning Ruins Arena.

Temporarily fleeing and seeking a chance to turn the tables?

Given the circumstances then, running away was indeed the best choice the Demon Lord could make.

Of course, Lin Yuan would absolutely not let him escape.

The Returning Ruins Arena is the only place where Lin Yuan could kill the Demon Lord.

If he missed this opportunity, there would be no other.

Therefore, Lin Yuan barely hesitated.

At the moment he saw the Demon Lord using earth escape Magic to flee, he immediately chased after him.

The Returning Ruins Arena is vast, and the Demon Lord rapidly traversed underground using earth escape Magic.

This earth escape Magic cannot be considered some great Divine Ability.

Lin Yuan flew in the air, looking down, his eyes like electricity scanning the surroundings.

He was searching, searching for the Demon Lord’s aura.

In mid-air, Lin Yuan’s lips curled into a smile, he had located the Demon Lord’s aura.

"Little tricks, daring to show off before me." Lin Yuan sneered disdainfully.

In the next moment, Lin Yuan accelerated, quickly flying toward the dense forest ahead.

Suspended in mid-air, Lin Yuan raised the Human King Sword high.

From above, he slashed downward with the sword.

"Zzzz!"

The Human King Sword emerged, its overwhelming sword Qi surged, and a huge sword Qi cleaved out.

"Boom."

With a loud crash, the sword Qi hit the ground, leaving a massive trench several hundred yards long.

The energy unleashed by the sword Qi sent nearby trees and rocks flying.

For a moment, dust filled the air, sand and stones flying about.

Amidst the flying sand and stones, a figure could faintly be seen quickly emerging from underground.

Using the cover of sand and stone, he quickly fled into the woods.

The Demon Lord changed direction to escape, and Lin Yuan continued the pursuit.

Forcing the Demon Lord out from underground made it much easier to chase him.

The Demon Lord was downgraded to Tier Two Peak, thus his Tier One methods were unusable.

In terms of speed, the Demon Lord seemed to lag far behind Lin Yuan.

The Demon Lord fled ahead, Lin Yuan pursuing from behind.

Soon, Lin Yuan caught up with the Demon Lord.

"Demon Lord, stop running!"

"You’re getting old, wouldn’t want you to exhaust yourself." Lin Yuan looked at the Demon Lord, smiling faintly.

Lin Yuan’s expression clearly showed he had the Demon Lord firmly in hand.

Through the earlier exchange, Lin Yuan realized that in the situation where both were Tier Two Peak, his strength slightly outmatched the Demon Lord.

Invincible in the same realm, he was truly invincible in the same realm.

Even such a Tier One Powerhouse as the Demon Lord, upon being downgraded to Tier Two Peak, was not his match.

Now that he had cornered the Demon Lord, he had absolute confidence in victory.

"Lin Yuan, youthful arrogance I can understand."

"But being overly arrogant may cost you your life!" The Demon Lord lectured, "Let’s prioritize peace, give me some face."

"Lin Yuan, be smart and surrender."

"In the future, when we conquer Heaven and Earth, I can let you join my Demon God Palace as my chief disciple."

"Haha!" Lin Yuan sneered, "You are the ones plotting against Heaven and Earth, you’re the ones wanting to kill us."

"How many Human Kings have died at your hands over the generations."

"Why now, facing danger, do you suddenly value peace?"

"Your face is less worth than my shoe sole."

"You still want to take me as a disciple, I want to take you as my godson!"

Lin Yuan spoke disdainfully, his words were a tirade that made the Demon Lord feel as if he had been hit by a torrent.

After a fury of scolding, Lin Yuan struck first, stabbing the Demon Lord’s chest with his sword.

However...

An unexpected scene unfolded.

"Pfft!"

The Human King Sword easily pierced through the Demon Lord’s chest, and then, the Demon Lord deflated like a balloon, visibly shrinking.

Lin Yuan: "????"

Inflatable doll?

Lin Yuan was bewildered, the Demon Lord just now, although his aura gave no indication, was actually an inflatable doll?

Not only did it lack fighting strength, it deflated with a single stab?

Lin Yuan stepped forward, using the Human King Sword to lift this "inflatable doll" version of the Demon Lord to observe.

This was a Magical Treasure refined from human skin, its sole function being disguise.

As long as it wasn’t truly engaged in combat, no sign would be noticeable from its aura or appearance.

At this moment, Lin Yuan finally realized why the Demon Lord’s speed was so slow just now.

It turned out to be fake.

You have to admit, the Demon Lord was truly cunning!

Just now, when underground, when Lin Yuan discovered him,

He first threw out a fake substitute to lead Lin Yuan away.

Perhaps, after Lin Yuan left, that’s when he made his escape.

Now having lost the Demon Lord, the situation turned troublesome.

Judging from the recent pursuit, the Returning Ruins Arena’s range was immense, wanting to find the Demon Lord without any clues was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

"Damn it!" Lin Yuan cursed under his breath, feeling like giving himself two slaps.

He had indeed been careless!

But it’s not entirely Lin Yuan’s fault.

The human skin disguise of the Demon Lord was identical to the real Demon Lord.

In such a situation, should Lin Yuan pursue or not?

If he didn’t pursue, and the one escaping was the real Demon Lord, what should he do?

Meanwhile.

The Demon Lord who used human skin to trick Lin Yuan made his way up from underground.

"Hahaha!"

"Lin Yuan, you fell for my ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain."

"Now that my hands are freed, you are sure to die." After a bout of arrogant laughter, the Demon Lord quickly fled in another direction.

Finding a concealed cave, the Demon Lord set up an altar inside.

Then, the Demon Lord took out a set of wooden bow and arrows, along with a scarecrow the size of a fist.

Upon closer inspection, the scarecrow was precisely modeled after Lin Yuan.

As the founder of the Demon Path, the Demon Lord excelled at various sinister Magic.

Among his sinister Magic, there naturally was the Curse Technique.

The Demon Lord wasn’t Lin Yuan’s match in direct combat, so he thought of using this Curse Technique to deal with Lin Yuan.

The Curse Technique’s advantage is its massive power and ability to kill invisibly.

But, it also has drawbacks.

The drawback is the lengthy casting time, and it cannot be interrupted midway.

If interrupted, the backlash from Magic would harm the caster, further failing to injure the opponent.

Therefore, the Demon Lord used a trick to lead Lin Yuan away and free his hands to perform the Curse Technique.