At the foot of a mountain shrouded in pitch-black Source-Qi.
Nether Fox sprawled atop the corpse of a lower-level Void Demon, tearing into it with gusto.
Song Wen had entered the Source-Qi Death Domain several days ago, yet he had not found a single member of the Divine Blood Sect. He had, however, slain more than a dozen Void Demons, though all were fifth-rank or below.
Perhaps because a Void Demon's flesh and soul were one, its corpse rapidly underwent a qualitative change after death, much like a human corpse decaying.
Only, the process was swift. In merely two or three days, it lost all spirituality and dissipated into the boundless Source-Qi, leaving not a trace behind.
This made it impossible for Song Wen to preserve Void Demon corpses as blood food for Nether Fox as he could with ordinary demon beasts.
Although Void Demon corpses could improve Nether Fox's strength, Nether Fox also needed time to absorb and digest them.
Thus, Song Wen only fed fifth-rank Void Demon corpses to Nether Fox. As for the rest, he captured them alive, forced them to turn incorporeal, then devoured them with the black hole in his sea of consciousness.
"Urgh—"
Nether Fox suddenly stopped eating, letting out an abrupt, strange sound.
It raised its right hind paw and rubbed its swollen, taut belly.
Looking at the mangled Void Demon corpse on the ground, its scarlet tongue licked over its sharp fangs with lingering desire, its eyes brimming with greed.
"Nether Fox, know when to stop." Song Wen kicked Nether Fox's backside.
"Master, I can still eat," Nether Fox said stubbornly.
"Be careful you don't eat yourself to death!" Song Wen said.
"Burp... Fine." Nether Fox looked dejected, gazing at the remains with a face full of regret.
"Master, two human cultivators