Very quickly, the demon king made a reappearance. He called out arrogantly, "I told you, there's nothing you can do about me. Don't bother to struggle needlessly—I'll be able to revive no matter what!"

Zhou Ying asked, "I'll grant that I can't seem to kill you. How are you doing it?"

"I might as well be a mutated virus, you see. It spreads via touch, and every lifeform I encounter will turn into a demon. Once my body dies, infected lifeforms will enter the second stage of infection, and one of them will be chosen at random to become my host. As long as demons still remain in this world, I will never die!" the demon king crowed.

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