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(Phantom Love)

(Episode 17)

Bell Demon's soul can finally rest in peace.

That should ease one of your burdens too.

So now, you and him...

That villain is not Shen Dao Zhi.

The real Dao Zhi

died on the day he gave me the spiritual root.

Li...

This is...

I'm only realizing it now.

The power of my transformation

is born from hatred and vengeance.

The pain they put me through,

I'll make them pay a hundred, a thousand times over.

I want him to feel

what it's like to be betrayed

and plunged into the deepest abyss.

Demoness! How dare you barge into the Prince of Xian's Manor?

I'm not going to kill you.

Instead,

I want you to live well.

What did you do to me?

Your Highness.

Are you happy with how you've turned

into a demon?

Enjoy

what it's like to become the very thing you despise.

You...

(That's strange.)

(Why do I feel so voracious?)

(How is this possible?)

(Why am I not full at all?)

(Instead, I'm just getting weaker.)

(A demon's nature is pure evil.)

(They thrive on hurting mortals.)

(They kill without leaving a trace.)

(It was me.)

(I killed them.)

(It was me.)

(Hunt down every demon.)

(Leave no survivors.)

Your Highness.

State Preceptor sent someone

to bring medicinal food from Qingdu Temple.

I'm not hungry today.

You may leave now.

Senior Mu asked me

to make sure Your Highness takes it while it's still hot.

It'll help you recover from your injuries.

(It's better to keep a low profile.)

(I can't make a fuss)

(lest they grow suspicious.)

Come in.

Your Highness, please enjoy.

Your Highness, I'll take my leave now.

(No. I have to find something to suppress my demon power, and fast.)

(Demons Compendium)

(Why is the page about the Dream-Eater)

(earmarked?)

(The Dream-Eater)

(is said to carry a glass dream lamp.)

(Its eyes are blood red.)

(It mainly feeds on dreams.)

(It is a master of seduction and trickery.)

(It hides deep within its prey's heart.)

(It uses wickedness to fight evil,)

(and traps them in a web of nightmares.)

(It haunts dreams, making it impossible to guard against.)

(It kills without mercy.)

(It's the most wicked demons of them all.)

(Some Dream-Eaters have become full-fledged demons.)

(They can turn humans into demons.)

(Your Highness.)

(Are you happy with how you've turned)

(into a demon?)

(The effect is irreversible.)

(Impossible.)

(Absolutely impossible.)

(This can't be real.)

(There has to be a way to break this curse.)

Li.

What are you reading?

This is the story

Bell Demon wanted to share with me that day.

She must have really wanted

to tell me herself.

Bell Demon is gone.

Now you're the only one who can lead the entire demon clan.

Li.

You haven't slept for days.

You need to move on.

(Legend says there was a demon in ancient times)

(called Chi Xin.)

(It looked like a rhinoceros)

(and had cultivated for many years to become a divine beast.)

(It wanted to join the gods.)

(So he slaughtered demons to prove his loyalty.)

(He butchered countless members of his own clan.)

(Eventually, a mighty demon put an end to it.)

His soul was shattered and his body destroyed.

(Since then, the demon clan made an absolute law)

(that they could never harm their own kind.)

(But Chi Xin's wickedness never died.)

(He kept killing demons to piece together his shattered soul.)

(However, he never succeeded.)

(A hundred years ago, Chi Xin suddenly vanished without a trace.)

Now, demons run wild everywhere.

Giving people something to believe in

is not a bad thing per se.

This mark...

I think I've seen this mark

in Shen Dao Zhi's dream.

His master wore

a red thumb ring.

The pattern on that ring

is this mark.

Are you saying Chi Xin is connected to Shen Dao Zhi's master?

Back then, his master tricked him

into taking my spiritual root, causing my death.

Maybe it was all to slaughter the demon clan to fuel his own cultivation.

That makes sense. Shen Dao Zhi sealed your spiritual root

a hundred years ago too.

Now, the demon hunters

want to wipe out the entire demon clan.

Maybe it's all connected.

I must get to the bottom

of this unsolved mystery.

Li.

You have already regained your spiritual root and powers.

Dealing with demon hunters should be a breeze.

But to repair the barrier,

you used up your demon power.

There are so many demon hunters.

If you go head-to-head with them,

you might not be able to win.

This matter needs a long-term plan.

I've told you before.

After I transformed, I gained a new ability.

I can turn ordinary people into demons.

Once a mortal becomes a demon,

their cultivation

becomes mine to use.

Might that hurt you?

You see, there's a demon now

whose cultivation

counts as my own.

He's suffering unbearable pain

right now.

This is the perfect chance to hold him hostage.

Your Highness, are you in danger?

Pardon my intrusion.

What an intense demon aura.

Your Highness, you are in danger.

Guards! Notify Qingdu Temple.

How does it feel to be a demon?

Your Highness.

- You did this. - This is just a fraction of the suffering

you inflicted on the demon clan.

And you already can't take it?

I'll kill you sooner or later.