After a century of bloody conflict, humans and demons finally reached an agreement to coexist.
In an age when anyone could form a contract with a monster, the Duan family's hereditary art of demon control had become useless. Duan Ya was the last person in the family who knew how to control demons. Just after becoming a certified demon hunter, she received an order: go to the Lingxu Secret Realm and find a treasure, or her clan would be wiped out.
The Lingxu Secret Realm was said to be a place from which no one ever returned. Rumor had it that only those who obtained the treasure could leave alive.
To save her clan, Duan Ya went to the demon realm herself and chose a worthless demon who had lost its demon core and was about to be executed.
She asked the demon, "Do you want to live?"
The demon replied, "I don't even have a demon core. How am I supposed to survive?"
Duan Ya said, "Make a contract with me. I'll share my spiritual energy with you. Come with me to find the treasure, and protect me."
The demon laughed. "You? Do you even have enough spiritual energy to make a decent snack?"
Duan Ya formed a seal, and surging spiritual energy burst from her fingertips.
"Me."
The worthless demon's dim eyes immediately lit up.
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In the fabled paradise where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had never faded, there was a Lingxu Jade Hand, said to withstand the myriad trials of spiritual tribulation.
An underestimated demon hunter and a worthless demon without a demon core signed a contract and entered the unexplored forbidden land of Lingxu.
Other powerful demon hunters entered with them, along with the terrifying demons who had formed contracts with them.
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This wasn't a fairyland.
It was hell.
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