Stealth Attacks and Assassinations, Accumulating Demonic Energy

While keeping watch on the Demon Spirit Masters' movements, Huo Hai looked at the great heap of gold coins in his Inner Space and felt a little gloomy. Gold coins were a currency used by ordinary people; on the Heavenly Spirit Continent, they were not worth much.

The Heavenly Spirit Continent was vast, and gold was plentiful. But to Spirit Masters, Spirit Stones were far more valuable. Huo Hai had exchanged a single low-grade Spirit Stone for a great heap of gold coins, then used those coins to rent a room in this small village. The people still living there had been as delighted as if it were a festival.

When did I become a rich man? Huo Hai thought with a wry smile. Under the Star Gu's watch, the Demon Spirit Masters were still searching as before. No, they had become even more relentless.

Throughout the forest, Demon Spirit Masters, Demonicized Spirit Masters, and Spirit Masters who had not yet met the requirements could be seen searching at any moment. Some groups even paraded Demonfolk around with them.

"What's going on these days? People keep disappearing for no reason. And why are more and more people coming here?" a Demon Spirit Master complained while taking a break. None of them noticed the invisible butterfly perched silently on a branch overhead, listening to their conversation.

The butterfly was Little Butterfly. Huo Hai had let her out when he had a chance. "Tell me about it. I heard the leaders of the Southern Cloud Kingdom have noticed this place. We'd better be careful, or they might come wipe us out."

The man who had spoken first scoffed. "Hmph. You've been listening to that blabbermouth's nonsense again, haven't you? As if he'd know anything truly secret. If those people from the Southern