Powerful Demons

Tianxuan Blood Demon's expression was extremely unpleasant. Looking at the thick fog before him, dense enough to seem solid, he hesitated for a moment before finally gritting his teeth and forming a hand seal.

"Ghosts and specters, nourished by essence blood; evil spirits, disperse; yin path, open with light..."

Once the incantation was finished, the dense fog gradually parted, revealing a human-sized hole. A glance inside showed only a gray haze stretching beyond sight, profoundly eerie.

Yet Tianxuan Blood Demon moved as if he knew the road by heart. With a flash, he transformed into a streak of blood-red light and shot into the opening, vanishing in the blink of an eye. The thick fog slowly closed again, leaving no trace behind.

It was as though he were walking the road to the Yellow Springs. The wails of ten thousand ghosts rang by his ears, and sinister, bone-chilling cold rushed toward him. Tianxuan Blood Demon, speeding through the fog, took a deep breath of yin energy. Blood light flickered over his entire body, and he clearly found it greatly enjoyable.

After flying for an unknown length of time, the view suddenly opened up. The thick fog dispersed, and an island dozens of miles in circumference appeared before him. Tianxuan Blood Demon quickly descended and landed on the beach.

The beach was packed with strange beasts devouring one another. Beast-like howls rang out from time to time, enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Sensing Tianxuan Blood Demon's aura, these bizarre creatures bared their fangs and brandished their claws as they charged him. The fiercest among them was an enormous python over ten zhang long and as thick as a water barrel. Its entire body was covered in crocodile-like scales, and it had four claws, giving it somewhat of the air of a flood dragon. Yet a red fleshy crest grew from its head rather than horns like a flood dragon's. Its gaping, blood-filled maw was lined with sharp teeth flashing blue light; it looked capable of biting a chunk out of even steel.

Bang! Bang! With a sweep of its tail, the giant python sent several bizarre lion-like beasts with single horns blocking its path flying. It opened its mouth and tore into them wildly. Blood sprayed everywhere as several one-horned lions were bitten into pieces, their organs and intestines scattering across the ground. The heavy stench of blood stirred some of the fierce beasts on the beach, but intimidated by the great python's might, none dared come forward to snatch its food.

Tianxuan Blood Demon watched the strange, ferocious creatures charging toward him. Some resembled oxen but had no horns; some looked like monkeys but possessed vivid human faces; some were enormous spiders covered in patterns; some were ants larger than humans; and so on. Amid them, there were even vine-like things slowly creeping along.

"It seems Old Ancestor is about to recover his power. He has even summoned Corpse Eating Vines from the Demon Realm!" Tianxuan Blood Demon paid no attention to the savage creatures rushing at him, his thoughts instead turning elsewhere.

As the giant python at the front rushed closer, Tianxuan Blood Demon pointed a finger. Countless thread-like streaks of blood light wove themselves into a massive fishing net, firmly binding the python. No matter how it struggled or screamed, it could not move an inch.

At the same time, Tianxuan Blood Demon released a powerful demon aura. These ferocious beasts possessed some intelligence. Seeing even the giant python suffer, they had already begun to hesitate; now that Tianxuan Blood Demon displayed such formidable demon aura, they all cowered on the ground, not daring to move. For a time, the beach grew much quieter.

"After all, Old Ancestor transformed and summoned them. I cannot harm them! It is one thing for them to devour each other, but I cannot make a move!" Tianxuan Blood Demon respectfully walked step by step toward a massive blood-red palace in the distance. The palace stood in the center of the island. At first glance, it looked exactly like the headquarters of the Monster Alliance, save for the different color.

Not a single living person was seen along the way, while bizarre savage beasts were as numerous as the hairs on an ox. After walking for a full hour, Tianxuan Blood Demon finally reached the blood-red palace. Looking at the enormous scarlet doors, tightly shut, Tianxuan Blood Demon prostrated himself on the ground and shouted, "Old Ancestor, Blood Demon Number One requests an audience!"

"Heh! Heh! Heh! Heh!" A sharp, strange laugh rang out from the void, drifting unpredictably as though it came from all directions and every corner, making its source impossible to discern.

"Come in!" The strange laughter continued for a while before finally stopping. A blood cloud shot out from within the doors like lightning, wrapped Tianxuan Blood Demon completely, and swept him into the palace.

The moment Tianxuan Blood Demon opened his eyes, he saw a young man standing in the center of the vast hall. He wore a golden Daoist robe, and his aura was calm and peaceful, without the slightest trace of yin evil—utterly different from everything Tianxuan Blood Demon had seen on the island. The two blood-colored figures behind the young man, however, were another matter. Dense bloody stench surrounded them, and gusts of yin wind blew from their sides. Yet when struck by the young man's peaceful aura, they immediately vanished without a trace.

Tianxuan Blood Demon was a Spirit Transformation expert with extraordinary knowledge. Seeing the young man who possessed not the slightest aura of demon or fiend, his whole body shook, and he bowed again.

"Congratulations, Old Ancestor, on achieving supreme profound arts and unifying the Demon Race beneath heaven. Let our Demon Race once more seize the great authority of this world!!!"

"Haha! Number One, has the matter been handled?" Hearing Tianxuan Blood Demon's flattering words, the young man seemed quite pleased. He laughed twice and asked.

"This... Old Ancestor..." Hearing the young man's question, Tianxuan Blood Demon lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to move. His body even began to tremble slightly.

"What! Don't tell me you failed to handle it, you useless waste!" Seeing Tianxuan Blood Demon like that, the young man's expression changed. The originally calm and serene aura around him abruptly transformed as boundless killing intent erupted. With a smack, Tianxuan Blood Demon was crushed flat against the ground by the immense pressure like a dried toad, nearly flattened into a sheet of paper.

"Spare my life, Old Ancestor! Listen to me! I had my reasons! I have important matters to report to Old Ancestor!" Tianxuan Blood Demon cried out repeatedly, completely lacking the composed bearing he had displayed in the Monster Alliance.

"Oh? What does a useless waste like you have to say? You could not even handle such a trivial matter. Let me see how you explain yourself. Since I could create you, I can just as easily destroy you. If your answer does not satisfy me, I will turn you back into a lump of filthy blood!" The young man withdrew his killing intent, and his aura became peaceful once more. He coldly warned Tianxuan Blood Demon, who was crawling on the ground.

Tianxuan Blood Demon hurriedly scrambled to his feet and rapidly cried, "It was like this: in the Central Plains, I subdued some weak demons. Under my manipulation, they established the Monster Alliance, and gradually discovered that the item Old Ancestor wanted was in the hands of the Charm Fox Clan. So I used some methods to make the Charm Fox Clan join the Monster Alliance as well. Later, I openly became the alliance leader and demanded that the Charm Fox Clan hand over the item. It was nearly in my grasp, but unfortunately, a young human cultivator ruined everything."