Xuan Ye Captured? Moonlit Despair

Xuan Ye seized this fleeting opportunity, activating the "Instantaneous Movement Steps" beneath his feet.

His figure turned into a blurry afterimage, instantly circling behind the Bone Armor Rock Demon.

The "Revenge" longsword in his hand, like a viper emerging from its den, precisely pierced the gaps in the rock armor.

"Corrosive Light Slash!"

Another skill transformed by the Chaos Spirit Furnace.

The originally pure Light Slash Sword now erupted with a black and red blade of light, carrying an ominous aura!

The blade of light burst from the sword, passing through the Bone Armor Rock Demon's massive body without obstruction.

The Bone Armor Rock Demon's movements froze, and the life in its eyes rapidly dissipated.

Xuan Ye drew his sword and turned.

He looked at the Wind Wing Shadow Demon, which was struggling to get up, and gave it no chance.

"Blasphemous Cross Slash!"

A black cross-shaped sword light descended from the air, completely ending the Wind Wing Shadow Demon's life.

The battle was over.

Two months, and his combat power had changed drastically!

The Fifth Tier Devil Race that he previously had to struggle to deal with, Xuan Ye now killed them as easily as slaughtering sheep or cattle.

It's just...

The spiritual power within Xuan Ye's body was already depleted. He leaned on his sword, gasping for breath.

Or rather... he had overdrawn it!

But in the past two months, he had already grown accustomed to such pain.

The wounds he had just barely healed with the Holy Healing Technique split open again in several places, blood seeping through his clothes, causing waves of intense pain.

But he couldn't bother with that. Forcing his staggering body, he quickly disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

[Ding! Choice completed!]

[Reward: Innate Dark Inner Spiritual Power +1, Revenge Evolution progress +5%!]

At the same time.

Inside a heavily guarded camp on the demon border.

A demon scout knelt on one knee, his tone filled with unconcealed panic.

"My lord... the two Fifth Tier lords sent to hunt down that Moon Demon Race Traitor... they were both killed by him!"

On the main seat of the camp, a handsome Sixth Tier Star Demon Race Count with two horns on his forehead was leisurely playing with a celestial crystal in his hand.

Upon hearing the report, Valen showed no surprise.

"Oh? He has some skill."

He paused, his voice calm as he gave an order.

"It doesn't matter. Pass down the order. Next time you make a move, make sure to capture him alive."

The scout looked confused.

Valen seemed to see through his thoughts and explained slowly.

"These past few years, the Moon Demon Race has expanded their influence too much on the border under the guise of trade, which has long made other races dissatisfied."

"Now, with a traitor within their own race who kills his own kind, we have a perfect handle to use."

"Capture this traitor alive, and then we can impeach them before His Majesty the Demon God King, saying that the Moon Demon Race has poor discipline and condones traitors harming their own kin."

"This will not only suppress the Moon Demon Race's arrogance but also be a significant achievement for me."

Just then, another subordinate hurried into the camp.

"My lord, there's another matter!"

"Princess Yueye of the Moon Demon Race has been staying at the border for these past few months. Nominally, she's here to handle merchant affairs and inspect the human defense line, but in reality, she hasn't managed any of that. She's been desperately searching for that traitor!"

Upon hearing this, a calculating glint flashed in Valen's eyes.

"Excellent, that's perfect."

"Someone, go 'invite' Princess Yueye over to observe."

"We will interrogate this traitor's crimes in front of her and then execute him on the spot."

"I'd like to see what the Moon Demon Race can say then!"

Valen stood up and walked to the entrance of the camp, looking at the dim sky in the distance.

"This traitor has completely fallen into my encirclement. He can't escape."

"Speaking of which, he's truly foolish to the extreme."

"There were so many chances to escape, but as long as the people I sent weren't strong enough to make him despair, he'd charge in headfirst like a stupid fish seeing bait."

"Step by step, he forced himself into a dead end."

"It seems the people of the Moon Demon Race are truly lacking in intelligence."

"Otherwise... how could they propose such a ridiculous ideology as coexistence with humans!"

The dense forest at the Demon Realm's border was dim and oppressive.

Yueye, along with trusted confidantes from the Moon Demon Race, was searching through the messy ruins of battle.

This was already her third month lingering at the border.

From initially using the pretense of "handling caravan affairs," she had later stopped even bothering with such clumsy disguises.

Her mind was filled with only one thought: find him.

At this moment, two personal maids hurried forward, their expressions solemn.

"Princess."

One of them spoke softly.

"Lord Agareus has sent another message."

Seeing this, the maid continued.

"His Highness is already furious about your prolonged absence. But this time, he didn't urge you to return immediately, only saying..."

The maid paused, seemingly organizing her words.

"He only said that you must find that 'Moon Demon.' No matter why he's fighting with other demons, you must bring him back to our territory. He absolutely cannot let him fall into the hands of other races and be judged by them."

The other maid quickly added.

"His Highness also specifically instructed you to be careful. He said he has a feeling that the Star Demon God and several other demon factions are colluding, seemingly plotting some grand plan."

This was not unfounded.

The Star Demon Race's secret plan to intercept the caravan, targeting Yueye, though still hidden, had already revealed many clues.

It was just that the Lord of the Moon Demon Race, Agareus, never expected that the Star Demon Race would dare to set their sights on his own daughter.

This message, though framed as an order, was actually urging Yueye to quickly bring that troublesome man back.

It was both to maintain the reputation of the Moon Demon Race and, more importantly, to protect his only daughter.

But Yueye, at this moment, couldn't spare a thought for her father's worried words.

Her heart had long been gripped by the "clues" she'd discovered repeatedly over the past three months.

These days, she often found things he'd left behind near traces of battle.

A blood-stained strip of cloth.

A corner of clothing neatly severed by sword energy.

Even a piece of Gravel, still warm and stained with the blood of his breath.

At this moment, her palm tightly clenched a remnant torn from Xuan Ye's clothing.

The material was rough, yet it carried a trace of bloodline fluctuation she knew intimately.

Moon Demon Race, human-demon mixed-blood...

She had kept it close to her person.

Every time she saw these new traces, the pain in her eyes deepened, and the aura around her grew more somber.

The Maidservants, seeing their Princess in this state, felt helpless and could only silently expand their search area, hoping to share her burden.

Just then.

A messenger from the Star Demon Race, clad in standard armor, strode quickly from outside the forest.

With a programmed reverence on his face, he knelt on one knee before Yueye.

"Lord Yueye, my Lord Valen requests your presence on an important matter."

The messenger raised his head, his words reaching everyone present.

"The 'Moon Demon Race Traitor' you've been searching for will be captured by my Lord."

"My Lord has specifically invited you to witness, to see with your own eyes, what punishment a traitor who draws a sword against their own kin should receive."