Chapter 162: I Want to Be Your Bride

“Success! Hahaha!”

Xiong Da gazed at the army before him, his eyes burning with fervor.

This was the main force of the Demon King’s Army—a powerful, unified legion connected by magic circles, now under Xiong Da’s control.

The massive red Demon Avatar knelt before Xiong Da. He spread his arms wide, his face twisted with emotion as he took in the scene. Hong Ren, the Demon King’s Army Cadre in charge of leading the forces, now stared vacantly ahead. Not only Hong Ren but also the Demigods behind him and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Demon King’s Army all wore expressions of submission toward Xiong Da.

“He Xiaoxiao, what have you done!”

Xiong Er couldn’t comprehend it. After Xiao Ai and the others teleported away from Banwang City, Xiong Batian had also left.

Xiong Er had initially thought something had happened to the Lord Divine Tree, but the problem wasn’t with the Lord Divine Tree—it was with Xiong Da.

Xiong Da seemed like a completely different person. Instead of leading Banwang City’s army back to the Elf Church’s town, he had taken the troops and caught up with the Demon King’s Army, which had just passed through Banwang City.

At first, Xiong Er thought it was just for safety, traveling alongside the Demon King’s Army. But then Xiong Da ordered Banwang City’s soldiers to charge directly at the Demon King’s Army.

These soldiers from Banwang City were like children before the Demon King’s Army—powerless, weak, and instantly annihilated.

Yet these soldiers showed no fear. They continued to charge fearlessly at the terrifying Demon Avatar, undaunted by death. The outcome was predictable: most perished, but these humans had bought Xiong Da the time he needed to prepare.

“Submit to me!”

A brief command echoed from Xiong Da’s mouth through a loudspeaker. The Demon Avatar resisted for only a moment before slowly kneeling before Xiong Da.

The scene of devastation and the massive Demon Avatar kneeling left Xiong Er utterly bewildered.

What was He Xiaoxiao trying to do!

“Chen Dabai, have you ever thought about going back?”

Xiong Da slowly uttered these words.

“Going back? We’re already on our way back! Why did you provoke the Demon King’s Army? The Demon King isn’t someone to be trifled with. Let’s hurry back to the Lord Divine Tree, okay?”

Xiong Er had received word from Zhai Guangyi that they were cooperating with the Demon King. If they acted now, there might still be a chance to resolve the conflict, especially since no one in the Demon King’s Army had been harmed.

“Not back to that tree! Back to Earth, back to where we used to live.”

Xiong Da grew somewhat agitated when he mentioned “that tree.” He turned and looked down at Xiong Er, who had fallen to the ground in shock.

Xiong Er saw that the young man before her had changed greatly. Gone was the shy, embarrassed face from when he first struggled with his transformation. Now, he wore a resolute, weathered expression that seemed far beyond his years, more like a shrewd and calculating ruler.

“How do we go back?”

Xiong Er still couldn’t understand what Xiong Da was trying to do. None of it made sense.

“With him.”

As he spoke, Lucy stepped out from behind Xiong Da, dragging Lin Xiaobai by the hair.

Lin Xiaobai’s face was bruised and swollen, and his hands were bound by silver handcuffs that sealed his power. Using her Appraisal ability, Xiong Er discovered that these handcuffs were actually a Golden Quality Magic Artifact.

The Hero Lin Xiaobai before them looked like an abused prisoner, his wounds unhealed and seemingly still burning. His eyes were unfocused, as if he had already lost consciousness.

“He Xiaoxiao, do you know what you’re doing!”

Xiong Er might play around and cause mischief, and though she often accidentally hurt her own people due to her own carelessness, she would never actively do something like this. There’s a difference between not acting human and not being human at all.

Xiong Da had actually captured their former Classmate and subjected him to such abuse—this was something she simply couldn’t accept.

Even if there were Classmates she wasn’t familiar with or didn’t know well, they were all indispensable parts of her memories. In this unfamiliar World, every encounter filled her with excitement, but Xiong Da’s current actions were truly cruel.

“I know! He’s the key to us returning to Earth! Now is our chance! I’ve been preparing for this for a long time!”

Xiong Da spread open his palm, and Saiwen respectfully emerged from the dark Forest, handing a book to Xiong Da.

Xiong Er recognized that book. It was one of the Treasures Ladong carried with him. Xiong Er had also replicated it before—a book that could predict the people one would encounter in the future—but that was all. She didn’t know its other uses.

Now, the cover of the book was stained with blood, sparking endless speculation. Xiong Er remembered that Ladong had left the Forest earlier, saying he was going to study new saplings. She had thought he was afraid of the Hero’s army and had fled in advance, but now it seemed he might have met with misfortune.

“Do you know what this is?

This is the ‘World’s Guidebook,’ Wang Dazhuang’s Ultimate Skill. Based on one’s needs, the book will present the required guide. If I want to become stronger, methods to grow stronger will appear in this book, guiding me to do so.

If I want to return to Earth, this book will show the way back to Earth.

Wang Dazhuang possessed this Ultimate Skill from the very beginning, so of course, you couldn’t replicate the full scope of this book. It’s a pity he was unwilling to cooperate with me and wasn’t suited to using this book.”

“Where is Wang Dazhuang? Where did Wang Dazhuang go!”

Xiong Er could no longer understand the Youth before her. Was this the same He Xiaoxiao from their Previous Life who had relied on her embrace? This wasn’t a person—this was a devil!

“He’s not dead. I cut off his arms and legs and imprisoned him in the dungeon of Banwang City. I don’t have enough Skill Points to Level Up this Skill to the Ultimate Skill level.”

With that, Xiong Da opened the ‘World’s Guidebook’ and slowly read its contents aloud.

“Primordial Spirit individual ‘Zhai Guangyi,’ devoured by the Elven Divine Tree Sylph, confirmed dead. Our Blessed One, individual name: Elven Divine Tree Sylph.

Currently located in the center of Mesopotamia Forest. Killing her grants the authority of the Unique Skill ‘World.’

Possesses the highest authority of the imagination system, which can be used to return to the ‘Earth’ plane.”

That brief sentence left Xiong Er stunned. Zhai Guangyi was dead! He had died at the hands of the Elven Divine Tree Sylph, and her own Blessed One was the Elven Divine Tree Sylph. How was this possible?

Xiong Er took out the Magic Mirror and tried to contact Zhai Guangyi, but there was no response from the other end. That Magic Mirror had dissolved along with his Equipment when Zhai Guangyi’s Elven Body first entered the Elven lake water.

Despair quietly spread through Xiong Er’s heart.

“The power of this book goes beyond that—it is a special existence born as an Anti-God Technique, capable of glimpsing the presence of Deities. Chen Dabai, let’s return to Earth together. I miss my parents, and I want to marry you.”

Xiong Da was now making movements that seemed completely out of character. He leaned his face close to Xiong Er’s, reached out to stroke her cheek, and gazed at her with infatuation.