Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 686: Identity Exposed

The Celestial Jade Lion refrained from continuing its pursuit of Zhang Yibai and Chen Huaian.

Instead, it lifted its head with a regal air, casting a haughty glance toward the two men before returning to its vigil over the birth point of the Celestial Jade Marrow. It settled there quietly, awaiting the emergence of more treasure.

The situation was obvious to any observer.

This divine beast was nourishing itself on the Celestial Jade Marrow.

If they failed to intervene, every drop of marrow produced would be consumed by the creature!

Chen Huaian massaged his aching palm where the impact had numbed his grip. Out of habit, he extended his Divine Sense to probe the surroundings.

Suddenly, he detected a faint ripple of mental energy, saturated with intense astonishment and avarice:

[A Celestial Jade Lion?! To think such a divine beast has manifested in a place like this!]

[What a shame that Elder Brother was pushed to the brink by those insects, forced to detonate his Demon Core just to flee...]

[Should I inform Elder Brother about the appearance of this Celestial Jade Lion?]

The voice was unmistakable to Chen Huaian.

It was the voice of Muscle Tyrant, yet it did not belong to the man himself—it originated from the malevolent spirit that had usurped his body.

Elder Brother?!

Self-detonated his Demon Core to escape?

Chen Huaian’s eyes narrowed, a freezing smirk touching his lips.

He had intentionally kept "Muscle Tyrant" close today, knowing the entity within him was desperate to seize the Celestial Jade Marrow.

His plan had been to monitor the entity's internal monologues to deduce its true origin.

Now, his suspicions were confirmed.

This wicked soul was an accomplice of the Demon Immortal avatar!

Hua Jin the True One had mentioned two Demon Immortal avatars descending near the Great Thunder Temple. It turned out one had possessed Muscle Tyrant, though its displayed power seemed remarkably lackluster.

Was the possession being throttled by Muscle Tyrant’s own Nascent Soul level physique?

Chen Huaian weighed the options of eliminating the threat now or maintaining the charade. He decided to let the situation play out for the time being.

Keeping the entity alive promised a steady stream of intelligence.

Furthermore, since this being referred to the other Demon Immortal avatar as "Elder Brother," they were clearly close. In the future, he might use this connection as leverage, perhaps making that bull-headed, flood-dragon-bodied avatar hesitate for fear of harming his kin.

There was also the uncertainty of whether killing the entity would jeopardize the chance to save Muscle Tyrant. Since he had a method for revival, it was better to play along with the current scheme.

[Actually, I should tell Elder Brother, despite the terrible things he did to me... but he is my Elder Brother, even if he is only an avatar.]

Hearing Wu E’s stray thoughts, Chen Huaian felt a moment of confusion.

What "terrible things"? How extreme were they?

The entity’s emotional state was bizarre—a mix of lingering resentment and... shyness?!

While he was lost in thought, "Muscle Tyrant" shuffled toward him. Chen Huaian feigned ignorance, continuing to circulate his Qi to mend his wounds.

"Big Boss!" Wu E called out. When Chen Huaian didn't react, he tried again: "Big Boss?!"

"If you have something to say, say it. If you have to pass gas, do it quickly!" Chen Huaian opened a single eye to glare at "Muscle Tyrant." "Can't you see this Venerable One is occupied?"

"Uh..." Wu E flinched slightly and whispered: "Big Boss, I need to take a dump. You know how it is—when I go, it’s quite a lot. If I do it here, I’ll ruin the mood for everyone’s marrow hunting, so... what do you think..."

Chen Huaian’s lip twitched.

What a pathetic excuse.

"Get lost, get lost!" He shooed him away like a nuisance. "Go do your business somewhere far from here!"

He actually fell for it?

Foolish human, so easily deceived.

Hehehe!

A glint of malice flickered in Wu E’s eyes, though his expression remained submissive. "Yes, yes, Big Boss! I’ll go far away right now!" He turned and retreated, his movements appearing clumsy but covering ground with surprising speed. Within a few bounds, he vanished into the shadows of the boulders at the basin's edge.

Only after ensuring he was well beyond the reach of Chen Huaian’s perception did Wu E stop.

He surveyed the area warily, his serpentine pupils burning with an insatiable hunger.

Taking a deep breath, he allowed thick, viscous purple-black Demonic Energy to seep from the cracks in his dark scales.

The energy coalesced in the air before him, twisting as if it possessed its own will.

It eventually formed a palm-sized, sinister mirror. Its edges were blurred, and the center swirled like a dark vortex.

The surface of the mirror rippled violently. Instead of showing Wu E’s face, it revealed a void of absolute darkness. Within that void, two fierce, blood-red lights ignited like the eyes of a predator lurking in a deep abyss.

"Elder Brother!" Wu E spoke with a fawning tone. "It is Wu E!"

A heavy, pained rasp echoed from the mirror, sounding like a broken set of bellows.

"Wu... E?" Chen Niu’s voice was dry and strained, each word a struggle. "Why... do you... disturb my healing..." The fatigue and irritation in his voice were palpable.

"Elder Brother! A magnificent opportunity!" Wu E’s voice rose with excitement. "In the basin... a Celestial Jade Lion has been born!"

"What?!" The darkness within the mirror surged, the red eyes flaring with sudden intensity.

The rasping breath became rapid, like a wounded animal sensing prey.

"A Celestial Jade Lion?! Are you... certain?!"

"It is absolutely true!" Wu E rushed to explain, exaggerating the details. "It has a body of purple-gold crystal and an aura as heavy as a mountain!

Those two anomalies and Chen Huaian attacked it with everything they had, even breaking their weapons, but they couldn't even leave a mark on its hide!

They are standing there now in total disarray, completely helpless!

The beast is guarding the source, waiting to eat the rest of the marrow!"

"Heh... hehehe..." A low, gratified chuckle emerged from the mirror.

"Good! Excellent! Those... three... fools! It serves them right!" Chen Niu wheezed, trying to settle his chaotic blood and energy. "Once that Lion eats the marrow, it will only grow more powerful! Those trash, *cough*, will never be able to subdue it quickly!"

Wu E nodded frantically. "Elder Brother is right! I thought so too! So, how should we proceed..."

"Wait!" Chen Niu commanded with fierce authority. "Only... three days!"

"In three days, my condition will be stable.

At that time... I will reach out to my true body in the Upper Realm to borrow a fragment of a True Immortal Demonic Soul!

With the power of a True Immortal Demonic Soul to suppress it, that spirit beast will be unable to resist. It will be ours for the taking!"

"A True Immortal Demonic Soul?!" Wu E’s pupils narrowed to slits, his face twisted in a look of pure joy. "Perfect! Elder Brother is truly wise! I will stay here and keep a close watch! I won't let that Lion escape, and I certainly won't let those three pieces of trash get any advantage!"

"Mmm..." Chen Niu grunted. "Watch them. Report any changes immediately!"

As he spoke, the mirror began to destabilize.

The darkness and the red light faded rapidly into nothingness.

With a soft pop, the construct dissolved back into wisps of purple-black Demonic Energy, which Wu E promptly inhaled.

Licking his lips with a predatory gleam in his eyes, Wu E began to make his way back.

Meanwhile.

At the center of the formation in the basin.

Hua Jin the True One stared at the Celestial Jade Lion, which sat like an immovable boulder over the marrow source, and felt his resolve to fight vanish completely.

Chen Huaian remained seated in a meditative posture, seemingly focused on healing. In reality, he had already donned his VR Headset, sending his Divine Soul into the Cangyun Realm while leaving his physical form on Earth Star.

He already had a plan for how to handle the Celestial Jade Lion.