Chapter 727 - Demon Race Experts

An undying blood demon moved swiftly through the depths of the Little Demon Realm, arriving at a canyon.

Before it could approach, though, a terrifying aura erupted from the canyon.

Rumble!

A towering demonic silhouette, as large as a mountain, appeared, standing between heaven and earth imposingly.

A voice boomed from the demonic figure, echoing in all directions, “Xue Ming, why have you come here?”

The demon, covered in a pitch-black shell, had the head of a goat and the body of a man; aptly, his dwelling was called Yang Shan Canyon. [1]

He wielded a massive hammer, emitting the powerful aura of a fifth-level Heavenly Star realm expert. His force field distorted the surrounding space.

“Yang Shan, you know that the True Martial Academy’s ancestors confined us in this tiny realm, which is just a fragment of the Demon Realm Continent, right? And how they treat our new world just as some hunting ground for their talents, right?

“So, what I am trying to say is that half a year ago, some academy experts sealed our powerhouses to hold the Demon Hunting Competition for their rookies. We, the mighty demons, are their prey.”

Yang Shan looked at Xue Ming. He shook the huge hammer in his hands and said, “Will you get to the point? I know all this. Why are you here?”

“Ah, I like how straightforward you are.” Xue Ming smiled and said, “I am here to ask for your help. We should join hands and show those genius rookies who really are the prey here.”

“Oh, is that it?” With a mocking smile on his face, Yang Shan said, “Xue Ming, we both know the strength of these rookies. They are at best second or third-level Heavenly Star realm brats. So, for a fifth-level Heavenly Star realm demon like you to ask me for help... You must think I really am a stupid goat.”

“That’s not true.” Xue Ming shook his head and said with a straight face, “About half a month ago, I sensed intense energy fluctuations in space and went to investigate. And let me tell you, while those humans call us monsters, I saw a real monster among those rookies.

“That guy, he was only at the ninth-level Divine Nascent realm, but his physique is ridiculous. Imagine this, hundreds of geniuses from the True Martial Academy are attacking one martial artist, but that one martial artist still comes out on top—effortlessly!

“His guard was down after the fight, so I launched a sneak attack. Unfortunately, he practiced Satan-knows-what cultivation technique. It can form a furnace with the ability to suppress my power of undying. He injured me heavily, so I had to escape using Underworld Worm Transformation. Even then, I needed half a month to recover, only speeding it up by killing and draining the blood of True Martial disciples.”

Xue Ming’s eyes darkened. “This person is a serious threat to the Little Demon Realm. If we don’t kill him now, when he matures, he’ll become a calamity for us all.”

“Xue Ming, while I do have a goat’s head, I am pretty smart. You want me to believe such crap?” Yang Shan's expression was one of disbelief. “Defeated by a ninth-level Divine Nascent realm brat? You? How is that possible?”

Xue Ming’s expression became very ugly as he said coldly, “I wasn’t defeated! It’s just that his cultivation technique can restrain my power of undying. Otherwise, I would have sucked him dry long ago!”

“Haha, Xue Ming, do you also use such weak excuses to keep yourself warm at night? Nothing can change the fact that a brat injured you, forcing you to use one of the techniques from the Undying Nine Transformations to run away. No wonder your aura feels weaker,” Yang Shan said with a laugh.

Xue Ming’s expression became even uglier. He said coldly, “I don’t need you trash talk. I came here to ask for your help. Will you help me kill him?”

“To defeat someone like you... I really am eager to meet him. His flesh must taste extraordinary,” Yang Shan sneered, his eyes gleaming with malice.

“Excellent. Let’s go,” Xue Ming said. “But to be cautious, I want to gather a few more allies.”

“Oh? Who else? We weren’t sealed like the others because the True Martial Academy wants to use us to hone their rookies,” Yang Shan remarked as his figure shrank to match Xue Ming’s size.

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

“There’s still Xiang Wanxu, Shi Zhonglou, Sha Tunhai and the others. With all of us working together, that brat is dead for sure—there’s no escape for him,” Xue Ming replied. [2]

Yang Shan replied, “Oh, those guys? But isn’t this overkill? He’s just a worm in the ninth-level Divine Nascent realm. We should be able to handle him ourselves.”

“I just want to be absolutely sure. That person cannot leave the Little Demon Realm alive,” Xue Ming said grimly.

Without further delay, Xue Ming and Yang Shan traversed great distances, eventually gathering the powerful demons—Xiang Wanxu, Shi Zhonglou, Sha Tunhai, and others.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan was about to take that crucial step to advance into the Heavenly Star realm. The Eternal Divine Wind surrounding him was raging, obliterating everything within fifty thousand kilometers. Anyone could feel the destructive fluctuations in the air.

Heavenly Star realm experts were incredibly attuned to tribulations, especially powerful demons like Xue Ming and the others at the fifth or sixth-level Heavenly Star realm. They could analyze the subtle fluctuations in heaven and earth to identify who was undergoing their tribulation and even deduce details about their cultivation technique.

Chen Fan’s tribulations were too ferocious. Even someone in the Heavenly Star realm trying to break through to the Manifestation realm would not reach his level. His tribulation felt akin to a Manifestation realm expert trying to break through to the Legendary realm—or possibly even the immortal ascension tribulation itself.

Such an overwhelming tribulation couldn’t be hidden.

At a location several tens of thousands of kilometers away from Chen Fan, Xue Ming and about ten other powerful demons’ expressions changed.

“What an intense tribulation!”

This group, led by Xue Ming, Yang Shan, Xiang Wanxu, and other fifth and sixth-level Heavenly Star experts, was a formidable lineup.

The remaining demons were all at the third or fourth-level Heavenly Star realm, making them powerful enough to sweep across the entire Little Demon Realm.

A shocking blood-colored light suddenly shot out of Xue Ming’s eyes, and he said, “Everyone, bad news. Only a peerless monster would experience such a tribulation. That human, Chen Fan, is exactly such a figure. I recognize the fluctuations in the space—it’s the cultivation technique he uses. He’s breaking through to the Heavenly Star realm as we speak!”

“Xue Ming, it seems like you really didn’t lie to us. I sensed the Eternal Divine Wind blowing in this tribulation. This is definitely a tribulation that only peerless monsters would bring about. This Chen Fan guy is definitely a huge threat. We must end him while he’s still weak,” said a youth with a gloomy face, wearing shark skin armor.

This young man had his hands behind his back, and a boundless sea manifested at his back. However, this sea was completely pitch-black—it was a demonic sea.

In the depths of this demonic sea, a group of sharks could be seen fighting for supremacy.

This demon’s cultivation was even higher than Xue Ming’s—sixth-level Heavenly Star realm. His name was Sha Tunhai.

1. Yang Shan means goat mountain, but that’s his name. ☜

2. Their ‘surnames’ gives us a hint of what kind of demons they are. Xiang means elephant, Shi means lion, and Sha means shark. ☜