However, it was futile.

He soon felt a wave of nausea and involuntarily squatted on the ground, vomiting profusely.

Magic backlash!

—He couldn't devour the other party either!

Seizing the moment, Wu Xiaode couldn't help but glance at the Book of the Dead.

On its pages, the card "World Tree's Heir" shimmered faintly.

Used twice already.

Still one more use left.

Then—

Let's enhance that sword technique.

That sword strike had transcended understanding, capable of killing even the monster in the dream.

Dealing with this blind man shouldn't be a problem!

With this thought, a surge of murderous intent spontaneously arose in Wu Xiaode.

But then, the old blind man vomited for a while, took a breath, and suddenly burst into loud laughter.

"Truly Purgatory Demon King, even my magic is no match for you, excellent, excellent, you are indeed a master of the same level as I am," he said.

Wu Xiaode was momentarily stunned, but quickly realized.

—Just now, to help Blood Youth, he had transformed into the Purgatory Demon King and completely extinguished the Ghost Skull Fire of Purgatory that was on her.

And then he had forgotten to switch back because of the incident with the cards and freedom.

It was fortunate this happened.

If the old blind man had seen his true form—

His companion, the Mother of All Things, was aware of all his secrets; she would surely have recognized him.

He would have gone mad, determined to fight to the death.

Instead, like now, after a round of probing and sensing he was difficult to handle, the old man had ceased his efforts.

—After all, no one would easily give up a deck like "Radiant Holy Light."

But there was a problem…

"Blood Youth, did that Mother of All Things see you?"

Wu Xiaode quietly asked.

"She knows all your details, I took advantage of the situation to kill her as soon as you approached," Blood Youth said.

"How did you manage that?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"She was gravely injured by the Duke of Abyss, and while she was fleeing, I attacked from behind and severed her head," Blood Youth explained.

"Does the old blind man know?" Wu Xiaode asked again.

"He knows," Blood Youth replied.

—No wonder the old blind man had targeted Blood Youth as a "substitute."

This feud was now deeply entrenched.

"How dare you kill the Mother of All Things right in front of him?" Wu Xiaode said with a headache.

Blood Youth responded softly, "This old blind man originally thought he could easily find you and capture you directly, but he never found you—so the Mother of All Things suggested she should step in and threaten you by targeting people close to you."

"So you killed her?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes," Blood Youth said.

"Did it raise any suspicion?" Wu Xiaode asked again.

"While the Mother of All Things was fighting for the 'Radiant Holy Light', she got slapped by the Duke of Abyss, I took the opportunity to kill her, and then stole the card—I think they're all inclined to believe I killed for the card, not to cover something up," Blood Youth explained.

Brilliant!

Blood Youth had managed to achieve two aims with a single action!

"Hmm... You did well, I'll take the fall for this,"

Wu Xiaode immediately said.

He temporarily disbanded "World Apart" and reappeared in front of the old blind man.

"Speaking of which, you've even invested in my endeavors,"

Wu Xiaode said.

"Indeed, but you have sent people to steal my things," the old blind man said.

"It wasn't like that. I tasked her with confronting the Duke of Abyss, but who knew she would run into your battle," Wu Xiaode said.

Without waiting for the Blind Man to respond, Wu Xiaode continued, "My subordinate acted a bit impulsively—that was our fault. However, I won't be returning the card to you. Instead, I'll offer a piece of information of equal weight as compensation."

"What information?" the Blind Man asked.

"The 'Void Forbidden Deck Number Five,' long vanished from time, has reemerged," Wu Xiaode said.

"Impossible!" the Blind Man exclaimed.

He immediately flipped out a black handgun and pointed it at Wu Xiaode, "Purgatory Demon King, this is the Truth Judgment Gun, higher than what emerges. If you lie, it will definitely kill you!"

With a calm demeanor, Wu Xiaode said, "Not many know of this matter. I can only tell you that the card has broken free from its seal in the dream and has reappeared in the world."

The Blind Man looked at the gun in his hand.

There was no reaction from the gun.

The information was true!

If that was the case, the significance of this information was enough to compensate for his loss.

"That's an incredibly rare 'Universal Card.' It actually managed to break its seal?" the Blind Man pondered aloud.

Wu Xiaode smiled and stayed silent.

Testing the waters, the Blind Man asked, "If what you say is true, then tell me the name of that card."

"Ancient Dragon King Gjestastav," Wu Xiaode replied.

"You really know about that card..."

"Nonsense. You think you're the only one who knows? I swear, the news has just come out. Aside from the one who sealed that dream, there likely aren't many who know of this."

The handgun remained silent.

Wu Xiaode intensified his tone and went on, "I promise you one more thing—"

"Since I've already seized the 'Radiant Holy Light,' and my servant has caused you some unnecessary losses—"

"I won't go to the All Worlds in search of that card's whereabouts."

"I'm merely giving you the information."

"As for what follows, I absolutely will not be involved."

"Whether you can get your hands on it is up to you."

The handgun was silent.

Moved, the Blind Man said, "That card... is like a demon's existence, able to mimic any other card, more valuable than the 'Radiant Holy Light.' Can you really give it up?"

"My people killed yours, so I give up the search for that card as compensation to you," Wu Xiaode said.

The Blind Man thought for a moment, then nodded, "Good, I accept this information. I'll take my leave!"

With a flash, he disappeared from the basement.

After waiting for a few moments,

Once the Void's fluctuations had completely calmed, Wu Xiaode asked,

"Blood Youth, how was the battle when you returned?"

"This Blind Man is evenly matched with the marauding demons, in a stalemate," Blood Youth said.

Wu Xiaode ''hmm'd'' with relief and said,

"No wonder he ran so fast; the fight isn't even over yet—if he could, I guess he'd have killed you before he'd talk peace with me."

"Selling him that information just eased the tension between us a bit, giving him a reason to back off—however, he might not let go of the girl by your side," Satan interjected.

"Exactly, a man of his stature wouldn't take such a loss lightly. If one of his people were killed and he didn't seek revenge, who would dare follow him? So once his business here is done, he will definitely come to kill Blood Youth," Wu Xiaode deduced.

Blood Youth's complexion gradually paled.

She knew Wu Xiaode was speaking the truth.

...

Elsewhere,

Amid the vast sea of stars, the Blind Man appeared directly on a desolate, uninhabited planet.

"Damn..."

"To be cautious, better not to wage a war on two fronts."

"Once this is over, I'll go and tear apart that forbidden being by the Purgatory Demon King's side, to erase the hatred in my heart!"

The Blind Man muttered through gritted teeth.

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