Chapter 860: The Moon Demon’s Will

Demon Realm, Mirror Lake Island.

Under the blood-red sky, the entire Demon Realm is barren, with only reddish-brown rocks in sight, desolate and lifeless.

Only in a corner in the southwest of the Demon Realm, in the middle of an almost dry sea, lies a verdant island, protected by a colorless, transparent barrier.

On the island, the bamboo forest is like an ocean, and the lake is as reflective as a mirror. In the secluded paths, ancient and elegant pavilion-water pavilions are conspicuously out of place in the entire Demon Realm.

Ha!

A clear shout echoes in the bamboo forest, where a powerful airflow creates a fan-shaped vacuum area, leaving the bamboo leaves rustling wildly.

Among the flying bamboo leaves, a girl who looks only twelve or thirteen years old stands. She has black clothes and hair, with two short black demon horns protruding from her head. Her dark pupils hold a mischievous smile, and she shows two sharp little teeth at the corner of her lips, brimming with wickedness.

She withdraws her forward-stretched palm, stands up straight, and laughs, “This Human Clan technique is quite handy. It’s strange that I can use such a powerful Human Clan palm technique. It looks soft but has a strong impact!”

Jiang Yuebai, who doesn’t consciously remember she’s Jiang Yuebai, scans the entire bamboo forest. Except for the patch by the roadside used as a cover, after practicing the Nameless Palm Technique for days, the bamboo forest has been cleared completely.

Who knows how much effort Shen Mingjing put into growing such a big bamboo forest in the Demon Realm, spending ten years just on arraying, changing the soil environment, increasing air humidity, and cultivating seedlings.

And Jiang Yuebai destroyed it in just ten days!

“When my brother returns and sees I’ve become stronger, he’ll surely be happy!”

Jiang Yuebai nods confidently, eyes full of anticipation. As to why she knows Human Clan palm techniques, she assumes she owes it all to Shen Mingjing, thinking it was taught to her by her brother who favors the Human Clan.

Her ability to transform into a human form also happened naturally, seemingly taught by her brother.

Vaguely, Jiang Yuebai seems to have some memory related to this, makes her confused as if it were a dream.

Besides the palm technique, Jiang Yuebai also realizes that after transforming into human form, her movement technique is excellent. She can’t tell what method it is, but she runs like the wind.

This happened last time when she sneaked out and was spotted by the Fire Qilin chasing her. She was scared and instinctively used it, running very fast!

But it was of no use; once the Fire Qilin activated its Qilin Domain, she was reverted to her original form and was carried back by the Fire Qilin biting her neck.

Such a failure!

“Actually, this is quite unreasonable!”

Jiang Yuebai muses, considering the Mirage Demon Clan has slow movements and a delicate physique, at the same level, a demon can easily flatten them.

She’s different; although her demon body is fragile, her Demon Heart is extremely tough. The last time she was caught, she even used her pitch-black Lotus Demon Heart to strike the Fire Qilin’s head, creating a visible bump.

The Fire Qilin, angrily spewing fire, slammed her and stomped on her Lotus Demon Heart, but it didn’t break.

Simply unbelievable!

However!

Among her unusual abilities, the talent of Mirage Demon Clan, the Dream Killing Technique is exceptionally weak.

“Am I perhaps not a Mirage Demon? Am I…”

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes swirl as she suddenly considers a possibility and, shocked, covers her mouth, filled with disbelief.

“I’m a half-human, half-demon child born of my brother and a Human Clan woman, just like the stories in the study say!”

Pfft~

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t hold back a laugh. Her brother seems human, but he’s not human nor does he have the masculine capabilities of a Human Clan man. Even if he had something, it would just be for appearance, lacking actual functionality.

The Demon Clan doesn’t require any yin-yang union to bear children; her brother can reproduce all by himself without needing a Human Clan woman.

“Surely it was taught by my brother in the past. I’ve forgotten because my mind is broken; never mind, I’ll go find other Mirage Demons to learn the Dream Killing Technique!”

With a twist, Jiang Yuebai’s entire body dissolves into a ball of Demonic Qi, revealing a pure black Lotus Platform inside. The Demonic Qi then reconvenes around the Lotus Platform, returning to the original small beast form of the Mirage Demon.

Jiang Yuebai lands on the leaf-strewn ground, habitually scratching her belly with her little short leg, comfortably swinging her nose and proudly bouncing out of the bamboo forest.

Ever since she woke up this time, she feels exceptionally happy every day, just as the Human Clan books describe, invigorated and thrilled like having been injected with chicken blood.

Too excited to ponder the past mistakes of her faulty brain, she only wishes to live carefree in her wonderful home.

Only one thing intrigues her: her peculiar Demon Heart. It always seems like something is hidden inside her Lotus Demon Heart, but even the Fire Qilin couldn’t break it open, what’s left for her?

Thus, to soon unveil this mystery, she must strive to improve her cultivation. Failing once is no problem; try again!

Rising more vigorously from setbacks, never yielding!

“Awo~~~”

The black little beast roars on the stones.

“Cough! Cough cough cough!”

Sputtering saliva, Jiang Yuebai coughs mightily, not quite used to this kind of call, constantly getting choked.

Preparing once again to break through to the True Demon Realm is no big deal for her; the easiest way is to find a True Demon to devour, digest it, and naturally ascend.

But, as a delicate and slow-moving Mirage Demon, her only life-saving abilities are the palm technique, movement technique, and arrays learned from her brother’s study.

Oh right, not to mention the Lotus Demon Heart for clobbering. Oddly enough, she feels like there should be something else that could be used to smash heads, but she can’t recall.

Relying on these abilities, she fears it’s impossible to capture a True Demon.

Human Clan books advise grounding one’s actions in reality, not aiming too high; she aims to find more Primordial Demons to devour—dozens and dozens—to eventually rise. If unsuccessful, she’ll consume more, dozens upon dozens!

Slow accumulation, what other choice is there?

She, the second Young Master of the Mirage Demon Clan, Yue!

Despite weakness, she dares nurture a Heart of Devouring Heaven Demon!

“Awo~~~ Cough! Cough cough cough!”

Abandoning the bamboo forest, Jiang Yuebai takes the familiar path, ignoring the Great Array surrounding Mirror Lake Island, jumps into a hole she doesn’t remember digging, wiggles her chubby bottom to squeeze out, and leaps straight into the almost dry Mirage Demon Sea.

As long as she doesn’t leave the Mirage Demon territory, the Fire Qilin turns a blind eye to her; otherwise, it would catch her at least a dozen times a day.

Exploring around the reefs, she finally discovers a few Mirage Demons sleeping in the crevices.

Jiang Yuebai rolls over, belly up, rubbing her back in the black sand pit, covering the bright Lotus mark on her back, approaching those Mirage Demons casually.

“Hello, may I ask if there are any special tricks for activating the Dream Killing Technique?”

Jiang Yuebai proficiently asks in Demon Language to the Mirage Demon beside her, yawning, with Magic Demon Realm.

The Mirage Demon yawned, smacked its lips, “How would I know? Just activate it randomly.”

Jiang Yuebai droops her eyelids, feeling brushed off.

“I don’t believe you!”

Saying that, a gleam flashes in Jiang Yuebai’s eyes, she opens her mouth wide and inhales sharply; the unprepared Mirage Demon turns into a wisp of black smoke, including its Demon Heart, swallowed by Jiang Yuebai’s Abyssal maw.

Gulp!

After swallowing, Jiang Yuebai blinks in surprise, “Eh? You really didn’t know!”

Never mind, next one!

Frightened, the other Mirage Demons scatter. Jiang Yuebai quietly lurks, searches around, and captures another sunbathing Mirage Demon buried in the sands of the black beach.

“Excuse me, are there any tricks for activating the Dream Killing Technique?”

“Yes, don’t aim at your eyebrow or nose, aim at your ears, that works too.”

“Ah? I don’t believe it!”

Aah-ooh!

!!!

Gulp!

“Eh? Really not lying, nose and ears are weaker than the brow, I’ve learned something new!”

Continue!

Once she fully masters the Dream Killing Technique, she’ll deal with the Fire Qilin; then leave the Mirage Demon territory, find her brother outside, capturing various flavors of Primordial Demons on the way!

The thought itself is thrilling!

Awo~~~ cough! Cough cough gag~