Once again asked by Ye Ling, Augustus trembled, knowing he had no time to waste. He immediately knelt and kowtowed to Ye Ling, saying, "This humble one is also willing to follow you, sir, and never betray you!"
After speaking, he painfully dug out his own heart and handed it to Ye Ling, "This heart is the source of this humble one's power. As long as you hold this heart, you can arbitrarily strip this humble one of his power and perceive his thoughts!"
"With this heart as proof, this humble one will never betray you."
Ye Ling chuckled, took Augustus's heart with demonic energy, and said with a smile, "Oaths spoken by demons are not reliable at all."
"Moreover, although this heart can take away your power, as long as you hide in hell and recuperate for a thousand or a hundred years, your heart will grow back, and the lost power can be replenished..."
"Do you think playing such tricks in front of me is meaningful?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Augustus trembled all over, quickly lowered his head, sweating profusely, not daring to look Ye Ling in the eyes.
He did indeed have this thought in his heart.
After all, it was extremely difficult for him to never betray a human.
What's more, Ye Ling was facing a formidable enemy. If one day he fell into the hands of Ye Ling's opponent, he wouldn't want to be tortured to death by Ye Ling's opponent because he couldn't betray Ye Ling.
But now, Ye Ling had ruthlessly exposed his thoughts and brought his idea into the open.
He had no choice but to face Ye Ling's pressure, which made him feel immense fear.
He had already provoked Ye Ling once. If he played any more tricks, Ye Ling's patience might run out...
Thinking of this, infinite fear surged in Augustus's heart.
This was the first time he had felt so afraid...
And what made him so afraid was still a human!
Daring not to think further, Augustus frantically kowtowed to Ye Ling and begged for mercy, "My... my lord, spare me! This humble one knows his mistake and will never play such tricks again!"
"This humble one is willing to offer his soul to you, sir, and be at your command!"
Generally speaking, it was humans who offered their souls to them, demons, and it was they, the demons, who wantonly manipulated the lives of those humans who had sold their souls.
And now, Augustus was willing to give his soul to Ye Ling...
This was the first time a demon had handed over its soul to a human since the birth of demons.
After today, Augustus would probably be the shame of hell.
However, Augustus could no longer care about so much. He was afraid that Ye Ling would start to act against him, so he quickly prostrated himself before Ye Ling, "This humble one is sincere this time, please accept my soul, sir!"
"To survive, you really can do anything." Ye Ling looked at the soul-selling Augustus with a smile, mocking him.
"I only beg you, sir, to spare my life." Augustus prostrated himself on the ground, trembling, not daring to look up.
He could no longer guess Ye Ling's thoughts and was completely waiting for Ye Ling's judgment.
Not knowing the final outcome, Augustus was tormented to the extreme!
Ye Ling deliberately kept Augustus waiting for a while, then smiled slightly, demonic energy surged from his palm and flowed towards Augustus.
After extracting Augustus's soul with demonic energy and planting his mark, Ye Ling then sent Augustus's soul back into his body.
With the existence of the mark, Ye Ling could monitor Augustus's thoughts and actions at any time.
It could be said that... Augustus, who had sold his soul, held no secrets from Ye Ling!
Ye Ling could even control Augustus's thoughts and actions at will, making this demon his puppet!
Although in the Eastern Xuan Continent, someone like Augustus, let alone selling his soul to Ye Ling, didn't even have the qualification to meet Ye Ling.
Countless cultivators wanted to follow Ye Ling, and Augustus was not among them.
However, on Earth, Augustus was, after all, a demon, with some status in hell, and his strength surpassed that of the mortal world.
With such a pawn placed in hell, Ye Ling could better track Ye You's whereabouts.
Now Ye Ling knew that during the six years he disappeared, Xiao You's experiences were also extraordinary...
If he wanted to find Ye You, his gaze could no longer be limited to the mortal world of Earth.
He had to venture into hell and even the immortal realm!
After Ye Ling planted the mark on Augustus, most of his fear disappeared, and he felt much more relaxed.
Before, in front of Ye Ling, he felt like there was always a sword hanging over his head, and he could die at any moment.
Now that he had become Ye Ling's slave, although he had lost his freedom, he had at least survived.
For him, being alive was more important than anything!
Ye Ling no longer continued to hold Augustus's heart, but returned it to him and asked, "Do you have any cooperative relationship with the Red Dust Pavilion?"
Taking back his heart, Augustus did not dare to hesitate and quickly replied, "Reporting to master, this humble one has cooperated with the Red Dust Pavilion before. They were responsible for finding candidates for curses, and this humble one would cast curses on those people."
"You actually!!!"
Hearing Augustus's words, Xia Minglan's face instantly showed anger, and she clenched her fists!
Doesn't this mean that she was set up by Ye Feng from the beginning?
She had been in Ye Feng's scam from beginning to end!
Her life had been ruined by the Red Dust Pavilion!
Augustus glanced at Xia Minglan, then continued to Ye Ling, "The Red Dust Pavilion has deceived many people with my curses. Now, there are still many people in the Red Dust Pavilion like Xia Minglan, who were deceived by the Red Dust Pavilion and told that using the Blood Spring could cure curses, thus selling their lives to the Red Dust Pavilion."
"I'll kill you!" Upon learning the truth, Xia Minglan's emotions broke down, and she drew her sword to stab Augustus, but was stopped by Ye Ling.
Ye Ling held Xia Minglan's wrist and said softly, "Killing him will ruin my plans."
Being held by Ye Ling, Xia Minglan instantly realized she had overreacted and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I..."
"It's alright, step back."
"Yes..."
Xia Minglan respectfully bowed to Ye Ling and retreated to the back.
However, although she retreated, her eyes still carried an unquenchable anger.
Seeing Xia Minglan's current state, Ye Ling sighed slightly.
It was obvious that a seed of hatred had been planted in Xia Minglan's heart, and it was likely that when she saw Ye Feng, this hatred would erupt instantly.
If she still retained this memory and continued to stay in the Red Dust Pavilion, it would be of little significance.
She would only perish.
Thinking of this, Ye Ling sighed slightly, temporarily put Xia Minglan's matter aside, and looked at Augustus, saying, "Continue."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Augustus came back to his senses and continued, "Besides this, the Red Dust Pavilion not only has contact with me, a demon, but also has signed contracts with many other demons in hell."
Ye Ling frowned slightly, "The Red Dust Pavilion's contact with hell is too frequent. According to you, are they not a mortal force?"
Augustus nodded repeatedly, saying, "This humble one once heard that the higher-ups of the Red Dust Pavilion are some important figures in the immortal realm, and even the lords in our hell have had contact with the higher-ups of the Red Dust Pavilion!"