The island lord studied Sikong Jing very, very carefully. Suddenly narrowing his eyes, he said, "What a talented Demon-Scale man. At such a young age, you've already reached the peak of the Martial Enlightenment Stage... Tell me, where did you come from?"
At the island lord's words, everyone present paled in shock, especially Big Ox.
This black-scaled demon had actually reached the terrifying peak of the Martial Enlightenment Stage. At his age, he was unquestionably a peerless genius.
Yet Sikong Jing did not answer at once. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Do you people... reason with others?"
At this moment, Yinlu had naturally emerged from the little thatched hut as well. The instant she heard the words "reason with others," the scales all over her body nearly stood on end. This Black-Scale big brother's way of reasoning was different from everyone else's.
At the same time, the people of Gray-Scale Village instinctively took a step back.
The other demons naturally did not understand the meaning behind his words. The Demon-Scale Island lord narrowed his long, narrow eyes slightly and said, "Of course we reason with others. But you must hand over the sacrifice first, then we can talk. Otherwise, there's nothing to discuss."
As he spoke, demonic energy burst from the island lord's body. He was astonishingly at the second major realm of the War Martial Stage—the Dao Inquiry Realm.
Clearly, he intended to use his powerful realm to suppress Sikong Jing's arrogant momentum first.
But Sikong Jing remained as calm as ever. "In that case, let's stop talking for now. Take this!"
The moment his words fell, true energy also faintly burst from Sikong Jing's body.
In an instant, it collided with the island lord's demonic energy. Before the surrounding demons could react... whoosh!
He had vanished from where