Scarlet Plume Arrives at the City!
"The Old Python Demon Lord originally resided in Liangzhou, where he and Governor-General He have been mutually restraining each other for many years."
"It has occupied Liangzhou for many years, Governor-General He has guarded the city. Neither of them can do anything about it, and in recent years, it has been a stalemate."
"The Demon King, Scarlet Plume Kite King, is a recently arrived, outsider Demon King."
"In the first month after it arrived, the two demons fought several times, and we all thought they were going to fight to the death."
Wu Xu's voice rose in a strange tone:
"And then? They suddenly stopped fighting and instead began to occupy cities one by one."
"According to our information, they are competing to see who can occupy the most territory; whoever does will become the leader of the demons in Liangzhou."
Yang Xiao's gaze grew cold.
"Of the three lost prefectures, which Demon King has captured more?"
"The Demon King, Scarlet Plume Kite King, has occupied a prefecture," Wu Xu replied. "He's a lone demon with no vassals, so his speed in seizing territory isn't as fast as the Old Python Demon Lord's."
"However, the Scarlet Plume Kite King has an extremely fast flight speed and also possesses a bloodline talent that allows it to accelerate its speed for a short period of time."
"Among us Demon Suppression Generals, even the fastest one can't catch it."
"It attacks a place, and we rush over, but by the time we get there, it's already vanished."
Wu Xu sighed.
"At their rate, I'm afraid the remaining four counties won't be able to hold out for long."
"Go find the Scarlet Plume Kite King you're chasing first."
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Yang Xiao tightened the reins and stopped talking.
After traveling for most of the day, the outline of Linyuan Commandery finally appeared at the end of the official road.
The guards on the city wall leaned against the crenellations, their spears clasped in their arms, but their eyes kept glancing up at the sky.
Wu Xu dismounted and strode towards the camp.
A general strode out.
The man's armor was covered in knife marks, his left sleeve was simply tied with a cloth strip, his face was covered with a layer of black ash, and only his eyes, which were visible, were full of exhaustion.
Wu Xu strode forward, and the two bumped fists heavily.
"Old Wu, you're finally back--"
Halfway through his sentence, the one-armed general's gaze passed over Wu Xu's shoulder and landed on Yang Xiao, who was standing to the side.
His brows furrowed instantly as he looked at Wu Xu.
Wu Xu spoke up at the opportune moment:
"This is Inspector Yang."
"The Grand Secretariat... Inspector from the Grand Secretariat?"
Upon hearing this, the one-armed general's face lit up with joy.
He turned abruptly and roared towards the city gate, his voice hoarse. "Come quickly! The officials from the central government are here!"
Many eyes, both inside and outside the city gate, turned to look at this direction.
Upon hearing General Shan's roar, the previously deathly silent city gates suddenly filled with a rustling sound.
A figure draped in red swiftly emerged from the city and stood before the three in an instant.
The newcomer was a slender Demon Suppression General, wearing the same red cloak, but his black armor was much lighter than the others.
At this moment, he looked at Yang Xiao with curiosity in his eyes, a simple and honest smile on his face.
Where's Old Zhang?
After waiting for a while, Wu Xu noticed that some people hadn't arrived yet, so he asked.
The General Shan gave a bitter smile. "After you left, you were carried away by that big bird. Xu Ruofeng said you were hung in the tallest restaurant in the city. You're probably bleeding dry by now."
"What!?"
Wu Xu looked at Xu Ruofeng with disbelief, and the other nodded at him.
"Old Zhang confronted that big bird alone a couple of days ago, and it pierced his collarbone and carried him away. Now it's hanging in the tallest building in the city, Fortune House."
"That big bird hasn't left these past few days; it seems to be conserving its energy. I wonder when it will make its move again..."
Listening to Xu Ruofeng's words, Wu Xu finally accepted the fact that the Demon Suppression General was missing one more person.
There were a total of seven Demon Suppression Generals. Apart from the one accompanying Governor-General He, only the three of them remained.
"..."
"Lord Yang, this is our current situation."
Wu Xu a dry laugh, but Yang Xiao remained silent.
A golden kite appeared beneath his feet without him noticing, and it transformed into a golden light, disappearing into the city.
The once-desolate city was now a ruin.
The long street was a mess, with overturned wooden carts, collapsed shops, and half-burnt shop signs.
The flames slowly licked at the ruins, burning everything to ashes.
Occasionally, a few survivors would escape to the outskirts of the city.
They all looked fearfully toward the tallest restaurant in the city, carefully avoiding the territory where the Demon King resided, not daring to make a sound for fear of attracting his attention.
A body was hanging from a wooden pole on the roof of Fortune House.
His black armor was stained with blood, and his eyes were still open; he was none other than the Demon Suppression General of Linyuan Commandery.
Meanwhile, the roof of the top-floor pavilion of the restaurant had been roughly torn off.
The Scarlet Plume Kite King was fast asleep.
A massive, crimson figure was folding its wings and comfortably perched there, rising and falling with its long, even breaths.
Suddenly, a golden light appeared in the sky, hovering silently atop the tall building.
Yang Xiao looked indifferently down at the figure of the Scarlet Plume Kite King.
The next moment.
A Black Iron -colored Army-Breaking Spear appeared in his outstretched palm.
Inside the flying pavilion, the Scarlet Plume Kite King suddenly opened its closed eyes.
The sudden appearance of a human presence in the air naturally did not escape its perception.
A sweep of senses revealed a solitary aura emanating from the newcomer.
Just one?
Instead of being surprised, the Scarlet Plume Kite King narrowed his eyes, a hint of annoyance at his disturbed dream flashing across them.
It is Demon King at the Initial Realm of the Dao Infant realm.
The Governor-General of Liangzhou was held back by the old python, and within a radius of several hundred miles, no one could rival it.
This is precisely the source of its confidence to break through the city alone and to swagger around and rest there.
As for this human who appeared out of nowhere...
It was confident that even if the opponent launched a full-force attack, it could withstand it head-on.
It didn't even bother to get up; it merely lazily raised its eyes and gave the young man above it a mocking look.
The next moment.
A long spear descended from the sky.
The Army-Breaking Spear, imbued with an indomitable Spear Intent, was so fast that even the sound of the wind was left behind.
The Scarlet Plume Kite King keenly sensed something was amiss; its pupils contracted sharply, and it hastily twisted its body—
Puff!
The spear pierced through one of its wings, its momentum undiminished, and with its massive body, it smashed through the flying pavilion, through layer after layer of floorboards, and finally, spear and demon together, were firmly nailed into the ground beneath the restaurant.
Boom!
The entire restaurant shattered from the inside out, sending plumes of smoke and dust billowing into the sky.
"Ah--!"
From deep within the rubble, the Scarlet Plume Kite King let out a mournful howl.
Blazing white flames erupted from the spear that pierced through the wings, causing it excruciating pain and sluggishing its Demon Power.
After several unsuccessful attempts to break free, the Scarlet Plume Kite King became ferocious and struggled violently!
Click!
The wing that was pierced was severed at the root.
It decisively abandoned half of its wing, and the power of the Demon Infant burned wildly, its crimson feathers glowing with blood-red light.
Its bloodline talent, which had erupted in a short period of time, was pushed to its limit.
A beam of red light shot into the sky from the shattered restaurant, disappearing into the distant horizon.
It was incredibly fast.
Yang Xiao, stepping on golden light, followed closely behind in pursuit.