Chapter 223 - 123: Duchuan Is Already Dead

Chapter 223: Chapter 123: Duchuan Is Already Dead

"Let’s go, too."

Qingming Demon General and Golden Bear Demon General stepped forward slowly.

The former had never intended to profit from this great calamity.

With her Late-stage Core Formation cultivation, she knew it would be difficult to compete for a chance to become a Demon Monarch. Her opponents were Great Demons who had long since reached Core Formation Perfection.

Now, having assisted the Moon-Devouring Demon General in slaying a City Lord, she had fulfilled the task given by the Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch.

As for Golden Bear, his strength was on the weaker side.

He was already quite satisfied with getting some of the credit for killing Yu Duchuan.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Lin Shu cupped his hands in thanks.

What he needed to do next was not only extremely risky but also required his full concentration. He would even have to recall all of his Soul-Splitting projections.

Having four Core Formation Cultivators helping to watch over Yu Sheng was a great reassurance.

"Brother Yao, you must be careful."

Worry flickered in the Qingming Demon General’s eyes.

The Demon Crowd didn’t recognize the Mountain God’s Token, so they had no idea what Lin Shu was planning.

’He lives in Yongzhou Pass. Perhaps he has some old grudges to settle and intends to use this opportunity to deal with them one by one.’

This Moon-Devouring Demon General had already displayed a terrifying and convincing strength.

But up in the sky, several Golden Core Powerhouses were still engaged in Magical Combat.

Yu Qiheng was clearly losing, completely on the back foot.

However, even a cornered beast will fight back, and the fame of the Yu Family’s Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol Divine Technique was legendary.

’If he notices what’s happening down below and decides to free up his hands to clean house first, then things could get dangerous.’

"You too."

With that said, Lin Shu no longer hesitated.

His figure shot up and disappeared into the vast, deep mountains.

"Tsk, tsk. Truly a testament to the bold and skilled."

Only after he left did the other Demon Generals recover from that formless pressure, their faces filled with admiration. "I wonder which family of Immortal Descendants provoked this fiend. They have no hope of surviving the night."

"Let’s pull back, quickly."

A certain Demon General gazed toward the mountain peak with lingering fear.

Realizing, perhaps, that the Golden Light could hardly hit the two Demon Monarchs and Zhao Zhiyue without a controller, the Treasure Mirror had now begun to target the Demon Generals in the mountains.

Every time a beam of Golden Light silently descended, it would easily claim the life of a Great Demon.

’Thankfully, with the Moon-Devouring Demon Brother’s help, we finished our task much faster than the other Demon Generals, giving us a chance to withdraw.’

"Hah."

Xie Yutang stared at the Mountain God Mirror, her anxiety deepening.

But she still took a firm step forward and said softly, "Listen to the Demon General. Let’s go."

In an instant, more than ten streaks of light shot off in different directions, swiftly leaving the cliff.

...

The murky sky flickered between light and shadow.

It occasionally illuminated the majestic, perilous mountain range, which resembled a crouching behemoth, looking monstrous and terrifying amidst the sounds of slaughter.

A savage wind raged, sweeping across the land.

"Stop it! Don’t let it escape!"

The figures of the Great Shun Dynasty’s Group of Demons flickered in and out of sight as they pursued the heavily wounded, fleeing adult Cyan Simurgh.

As expected of a Mountain God Clan Descendant. Even heavily injured, it could still shake off the pursuing Demons in these mountains and forests.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the prize that was almost in their grasp about to escape Yongzhou Pass, the Great Demons’ faces filled with disappointment, and they let out an angry sigh.

Before the sigh could fade, the fierce wind suddenly reversed its course.

The dying Cyan Simurgh beat its wings and rose into the air, a glint of light finally appearing in its dazed, blood-soaked eyes.

The next moment, a savage black silhouette suddenly appeared in its line of sight.

The young man was clad in Profound Armor, radiating a palpable Blood Qi.

His long, powerful right leg swung down from above like a heavy axe, his boot stomping hard on the Cyan Simurgh’s head.

BOOM—

An incomparably ferocious power was unleashed in an instant.

The Cyan Simurgh’s proudly raised neck snapped downward, and its head shattered completely.

Before it could even revert to its human form, its corpse was swiftly and cleanly collected into a Storage Bag.

[Those who kill and burn wear belts of gold; those who build bridges and roads leave not even bones. Killed one mortal vessel. Reward: 650 taels of Sin Coin.]

The Profound Armor-clad youth didn’t even glance back. His figure shot off once more, vanishing among the mountains.

"..."

The demons of the Great Shun Dynasty stood there dumbfounded, reaching up to touch the drops of blood spattered on their faces.

Then, they looked up again in horror.

"Did you get a clear look?"

"It was that Core Formation Cult... It was the Moon-Devouring Demon General..."

Someone recognized that handsome face and said with a trembling voice.

Although the Immortal Descendant they had expended so much effort on had been snatched from right under their noses...

...the demons showed little resentment on their faces.

For one, they were already on the verge of losing the Cyan Simurgh anyway.

And for another, given the chilling power the young man had just displayed, they didn’t dare complain.

Among Demons, the lower-ranked yield to the higher-ranked.

This was a rule acknowledged by all Great Demons.

The savage wind continued to howl.

He would occasionally reveal his figure to casually strike down a few young Immortal Descendants fleeing together.

He collected their corpses, vanished, and melted back into the wind.

The entire process was so smooth it was astounding.

’That’s the thirty-eighth.’

Lin Shu let out a light breath.

Although these young Immortal Descendants only had Foundation Establishment Cultivation, they were worth much more than ordinary disciples, fetching prices of fifteen taels or more.

Dozens of them added together meant that besides the Sin Coin, their corpses were also a valuable resource for Demons.

’Although I haven’t undergone Demon Transformation and have no use for these things myself, it’s still good to collect them to cultivate the Little Demons under my command.’

’Not to mention, besides the Young Immortals, my Storage Bag also holds three adult Immortal Descendants.’

During this calamity, after accounting for a three-hundred-tael loss, he had already accumulated two thousand eight hundred taels of Sin Coin.

Thanks to Yu Sheng, Merit Coins were also pouring in continuously.

’It’s just that they’re coming in small, fragmented amounts. I’ll have to wait until I have some free time to count them properly.’

Logically speaking, now that he had gotten his fill, he could have just turned and left, heading to Yongzhou to become the Yu Family’s Mountain Master Disciple in peace.