"Is this the place?"
The Spider Spirit suddenly stopped. For some reason, she felt that the aura here was unusual.
But she couldn't say exactly what was unusual about it.
It was just a feeling.
"Big sister, it's just ahead."
The Mountain Lord of Tiger Head Mountain had a blood-red gleam in his eyes, full of bloodlust and savagery.
Before the Spider Spirit, he was her little brother.
But before the other Demonic Creatures in Cangmu Town, he was the Dominator of the Land of Demons!
One of the most terrifying great Demonic Creatures in this region!
"I feel like something's wrong here."
The Spider Spirit furrowed her brow and warily scanned her surroundings.
At that moment, they were riding demonic clouds above a stretch of towering ancient trees.
Demonic Creatures of the third rank could ride demonic clouds and fly.
"Something's wrong?"
The Mountain Lord was taken aback. He sensed nothing amiss.
"Big sister, with your strength, who around Cangmu Town could possibly be your match?"
"Only the Old Poison Snake of the Hundred Directions Marsh could put up a fight."
He thought his big sister was being far too cautious.
Were Demonic Creatures who roamed the county seat all this careful?
"This place..."
The Spider Spirit was about to say more when her eyelid suddenly twitched.
She saw a figure appear out of thin air, looking down at her with indifferent eyes.
The figure wore golden robes and a golden crown, stood with his hands behind his back, and showed no expression.
But the moment she saw him,
her heart seemed to stop beating.
An unimaginable Divine Might swept over her like a storm, enveloping her completely.
Terror filled her eyes as she tried to turn and flee.
But she found she couldn't even lift a leg.
As Divine Might bore down on her, she felt like a bug trapped in amber, utterly unable to move!
A Deity!
This was a Deity!!
A real, living Deity!
The moment she saw him, she understood that he was a Deity!
He wasn't some Demonic Creature in disguise. She had never encountered such boundless Divine Might, yet she knew he was a true Deity!
Beside her—
The Mountain Lord of Tiger Head Mountain was just as terrified, his body utterly unable to move.
That Divine Might was too vast. With his third-rank, lower-tier cultivation, he was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree, utterly powerless to resist.
Regret filled his heart.
He regretted it so much his guts were turning green.
The Deity here was a real Deity!!
A Deity straight out of legend!
"Divine... Divine One... spare... this... little... demon..."
"This little demon... is... from Five Immortals Cave..."
The Spider Spirit was utterly terrified, struggling to force the words out.
She prayed frantically, hoping the other party would spare her life for the sake of Five Immortals Cave!
As for the Mountain Lord?
He couldn't even speak.
His eyes alone pleaded desperately for mercy.
"Five Immortals Cave?"
"Tell me about the situation in Xuan County."
Li Yue looked down at the Spider Spirit, his expression indifferent.
That was why he had left his Divine Domain and come in person.
Of the two Demonic Creatures before him, one was a third-rank, lower-tier demon—not worth mentioning.
The other was a third-rank, upper-tier demon. She was nothing to him either, but her cultivation far surpassed that of the Demonic Creatures around Cangmu Town.
He suspected—
Perhaps she had come from Xuan County?
Now that she had mentioned Five Immortals Cave, it seemed that was a Demonic Creature faction from Xuan County.
He knew nothing about Xuan County's situation.
As for the Bee Queen and Bai Ruxue under his command, one was hidden deep in the mountains, and the other had only reached the second-rank peak. He doubted either knew much.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated.
He needed to learn about the factions and strength of Xuan County.
The Spider Spirit found that she could speak normally again. Suppressing her fear, she hurriedly said,
"Divine One!"
"I come from Five Immortals Cave. There are five great lords in our cave, and every one of them is a fourth-rank being. Even throughout Xuan County, Five Immortals Cave ranks among the top ten Demonic Creature factions!"
She first explained where she came from, then made clear how powerful Five Immortals Cave was.
She was trying to put pressure on him.
She wasn't some nameless little demon with no backing. She came from a powerful faction.
Though the pressure around her was terrifying and Divine Might swept through the air, she felt that this power should be within the fourth rank.
So she judged—
The Deity before her was probably also fourth rank.
And her Five Immortals Cave had five great fourth-rank Demonic Creatures. Surely he would hesitate to provoke them.
If he hesitated, he wouldn't dare kill her!
"What is the strongest cultivation among the Demonic Creatures in Xuan County?"
Li Yue's voice remained indifferent.
He didn't ask about the Human Race.
The Human Race was certainly far weaker than the Demonic Creatures.
"Heavenly Ape Mountain is unquestionably the strongest Demonic Creature faction. The Heavenly Ape Ancestor has already advanced to the fourth-rank peak!"
"One of the great lords of Five Immortals Cave often goes to serve the Heavenly Ape Ancestor. They have an excellent relationship."
The Spider Spirit answered at once.
She brought up Heavenly Ape Mountain, afraid that Five Immortals Cave alone wouldn't be enough to protect her or intimidate the Deity.
Now that she had the Heavenly Ape Ancestor's backing, she felt he wouldn't dare kill her, no matter what.
After all—
This was the Heavenly Ape Ancestor!
The most powerful great Demonic Creature in Xuan County, with the cultivation of the fourth-rank peak!
"Fourth-rank peak..."
"Looks like there are quite a few fourth-rank Demonic Creatures in Xuan County."
Li Yue pondered.
That Five Immortals Cave she had mentioned ranked among the top ten despite having five fourth-rank Demonic Creatures.
Clearly, there were plenty of Demonic Creature factions even stronger than them.
But—
They were only fourth rank?
What did fourth-rank Demonic Creatures mean to him?
Even if one had reached the fourth-rank peak, if it dared enter his Jurisdiction, he could destroy it with a single Divine Technique.
Even if it didn't enter his Jurisdiction—
He could send the Temple Keeper, Li Youming, to strike at its door and invoke a Deity with the Deity Invocation Art. It would still be destroyed.
A Principal Ninth Rank Divine Art with only a third of its power could still easily kill a fourth-rank peak Demonic Creature!
"Divine One..."
"Can this little demon leave now?"
"Rest assured, Divine One. As soon as I return, I'll report to the five great lords. One of them will surely come pay you a visit another day."
"The five great lords of my cave all enjoy making friends, and they'd be more than willing to befriend someone like you."
The Spider Spirit spoke meekly.
Beside her, the Mountain Lord's eyes darted wildly, as if saying—
Big sister!
Don't forget your little brother!
Take me with you!
He was just a Demonic Creature with no real backing. Thanks to a stroke of fortune, he had advanced to the third-rank, lower tier, and immediately founded the Land of Demons.
He dreamed that one day he would advance to become a fourth-rank great Demonic Creature and make the Land of Demons a major power in Xuan County!
"Leave?"
Li Yue looked indifferently at the two Demonic Creatures before him.
"Demons who eat people bear deep sins."
"You entered my land and still expect to leave alive?"
A hint of Thunder flickered in his indifferent eyes.
In an instant—
Terrifying thunderclaps exploded inside the minds of the Spider Spirit and the Tiger Spirit!
It was as if rolling Thunder boomed overhead!
Terrifying Divine Might erupted within the thunderclaps!
The Mountain Lord of Tiger Head Mountain, a third-rank, lower-tier demon, stared wide-eyed. His demonic soul scattered in an instant, and he died on the spot.
But after the third-rank, upper-tier Spider Spirit let out a scream, a burst of white light surged from her body.
Within the light, the ghostly figures of human scholars joined forces to raise a wave of righteous aura. It blocked the rolling thunderclaps, giving the Spider Spirit's demonic soul a slim chance to cling to life.
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