The people of Dragon King Hall instantly understood that Mu Jinyu and Li Yaotong were not just trying to scare them.
If they had rashly touched the Rotten Corpse Bride just now, their fate would have been absolutely dreadful.
"Place the Golden Coffin properly and open it, and let my people imprison the demon!"
Seeing the faces of these people, Li Yaotong knew that they dared not be careless anymore, so he commanded softly.
"Ah? Okay..."
Upon hearing Li Yaotong's orders, these people hurriedly carried the Golden Coffin that was placed at the entrance inside, positioned it not far from the Rotten Corpse Bride, then opened the coffin's lid, and cautiously looked up at the two people who were pressing down on the Rotten Corpse Bride.
Without speaking, as if they were a dead corpse themselves, they saw the Golden Coffin had been opened and silently seized the Rotten Corpse Bride, carefully placing her into the coffin and then covering it with the lid.
"Bang! Bang!"
With the coffin lid sealed, several thumping sounds immediately emanated from within the Golden Coffin; the demon inside was evidently rather powerful, as, despite being trapped by gold, it still managed to lash out ferociously.
However, due to the special properties of gold, as long as it wasn't artificially destroyed, no matter how violent the imprisoned demon became, it would be difficult to shatter the gold and escape on its own.
Li Yaotong withdrew his gaze, looked at Mu Jinyu, and said softly, "I'll trouble the Dragon King to burn those human skin faces with Taoist True Fire."
"Oh? Eh... isn't it true that only a demon can counter a demon?" Mu Jinyu, hearing Li Yaotong's words, subconsciously set about taking action then felt something was amiss, and asked quizzically.
Li Yaotong said, "Indeed, only a demon can counter a demon. This stack of human skin faces is actually also a demon, but it was under the control of the Bride Demon. The favor I'm asking of the Dragon King is not aimed at the Ghost-Faced Demon but at the souls of the victims trapped on the human skin faces."
"Oh, I see now. It's to help them find early release, rather than being trapped on the human skin faces, right?"
Understanding Li Yaotong's intention, Mu Jinyu began casting a spell and instantly, a ball of flame rose from his hands.
The light was not so intense, but the temperature was incredibly terrifying.
Mu Jinyu said, "Brother, throw that stack of faces over here for me to burn."
The person did not move.
Li Yaotong said, "It's fine, his Ghost hand is quite strong. It can withstand the scorching of your Taoist True Fire for a while, and if he releases the Ghost-Faced Demon, should it escape, he can't guarantee that he would be able to capture it again."
"Oh, I understand now, brother, I'll apologize in advance."
Mu Jinyu, after hearing Li Yaotong's explanation, could only look apologetically at the person, then directed the dancing Taoist True Fire in his hand to burn the stack of faces he was gripping.
Since he was gripping the stack of faces tightly, no matter how carefully Mu Jinyu tried to avoid his fingers, it wasn't possible, and in the end, he also ended up burning the man's hand.
However, the man's palm was withered, pale, showing a hint of cyanosis, and was exceedingly stiff and cold. Facing the burning of Mu Jinyu's Taoist True Fire, he seemed to feel nothing at all.
Not even his expression flickered.
"Sssss!"
Pure Taoist True Fire, when applied to the stack of faces, instantly sent plumes of black smoke rising.
Mu Jinyu then saw the emotions of pain, despair, and hatred on those faces abruptly vanish, turning into relief and gratefulness, and then under the burning of the Taoist True Fire, they turned to black ashes and fell to the ground.
Finally, in this person's cold and stiff palm, only a face devoid of expression remained.
This... must be the Ghost-Faced Demon that Li Yaotong mentioned, right?
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu knew the demon couldn't be burnt by his Taoist True Fire alone, so without further thought, he extinguished the flame in his hand to avoid injuring the person.
Upon seeing Mu Jinyu put out the fire, the person hurriedly took out a gold-threaded bag from his pocket and threw the expressionless, pale ghost face into it, quickly zipping it up to seal it completely.
"Squeak, squeak..."
Sounds like the squealing of mice came from the gold-threaded bag, which inflated and contracted constantly, indicating the Ghost-Faced Demon inside was not settling down.
However, due to the properties of gold, its screams didn't affect those outside as they had Mu Jinyu earlier, rendering him completely immobile as if bound by a Ghastly Presence.
"Alright, both demons are temporarily contained, now we can go to your Dragon King Hall headquarters for a detailed discussion."
Seeing that the Ghost-Faced Demon was imprisoned, Li Yaotong retracted his gaze and softly said to Mu Jinyu.
"Hmm, very well... this way, please."
Mu Jinyu also shifted his attention from the gold-threaded bag and ordered his subordinates to carry the Golden Coffin, then walked side by side with Li Yaotong out of the study, heading outside.
"As we were discussing earlier, not everyone is capable of controlling Demon Power. Ordinary people who rashly attempt it are highly likely to be killed by demons right away, only a few survive. Those who survive then have the chance to try controlling the demons..."
Li Yaotong continued the discussion he had paused earlier due to the arrival of members from the Dragon King Hall, who had come to contain the Rotten Corpse Bride.
Mu Jinyu listened, his eyes briefly flickered as he said, "So by that logic, does Wang Hu from our Dragon King Hall—who was touched by the Zombie Demon's Corpse Water and, instead of dissolving into a puddle of the liquid, merely had his right foot rot—have the potential to try controlling demons?"
"Yes," Li Yaotong nodded, "His constitution is special, and he could try to control a demon."
"Is that limited to the Zombie Demon he touched, or could he control other demons as well?" Mu Jinyu asked.
Li Yaotong replied, "That depends on the situation. Some can control other demons and use them to suppress the first one they controlled, creating an opposition between the two demons. This delays the erosion by the demons and allows the person to live much longer... "
"Such people have a naturally special constitution, but the majority, even if they can control a demon, generally do so with difficulty and cannot control multiple demons. If they encounter a second demon, the first controlled demon may counter the second, resulting in immediate death!"
Listening to Li Yaotong's answer, Mu Jinyu found himself deep in thought, contemplating whether or not to let Wang Hu attempt to control demons, controlling multiple demons?
After considering, he thought it somewhat inhumane to force Wang Hu to control demons, which might provoke his rebellious spirit and not necessarily be a good thing. Hence, he asked, "Then with Wang Hu's condition, has he begun to control demons, or does he merely possess the qualifications to control the Zombie Demon?"
Li Yaotong said, "He merely has preliminary qualifications to control demons. Isn't the actual Rotten Corpse Demon still locked up in the sealed storage of your Dragon King Hall?"
Mu Jinyu's gaze became distant as he further inquired, "Then what if he doesn't try to control the Rotten Corpse Demon? What would his fate be?"
Li Yaotong replied indifferently, "He will die, only a little slower than if he tried to control a demon. At best he has a year, at worst half a year before he inevitably collapses dead."
After a pause, he went on, "So, my suggestion is to let him try controlling the Rotten Corpse Demon. Although the demon is high-level, and he might not succeed, I have a method that can slightly increase the success rate, albeit with great risk. If he fails to control the demon, there won't be even the slightest chance of salvation, but if he succeeds, the benefits are unimaginable."
"What method, what benefits?" Mu Jinyu curiously asked.
Li Yaotong replied dispassionately, "Have him directly attempt to control the Rotten Corpse Demon and also try to control the Embroidered Shoes on the feet of the female demon we just dealt with!"