"Demonfire!" The Heavenly Demon Race cultivators naturally had no idea why they would encounter Demonfire, who had come here with them, under such circumstances. Still less did they know that someone was manipulating things behind the scenes. Their expressions turned strange.
That was hardly surprising. These Heavenly Demon Race cultivators were all legacy disciples, and they had considerable bad blood with Demonfire-the Fire Demon Lord. Not long ago, during the Heavenly Demon Race's inner clan disciple rankings, they had schemed against him, using a succession of challengers to steal his first-place position. Naturally, they felt somewhat awkward. Of course, none of these Heavenly Demon Race disciples, including Li Xiaoya standing nearby, knew Demonfire's true identity...
After encountering the Heavenly Demon Race cultivators earlier, Li Xiaoya had stayed with them rather than parting ways. That was actually part of why he had resumed his Twisted-Head Race appearance. Being alone in this fog was simply too dangerous. With these Heavenly Demon Race legacy disciples gathered together, things were naturally much safer. At the very least, if they encountered a powerful demon beast or something similar, they could join forces against it. So when Ning Mozi and the others suggested that Li Xiaoya accompany them, he naturally agreed...
Fortunately!
"You? What are you doing here too?" Demonfire-the Fire Demon Lord-reacted quickly, speaking with a look of surprise. He even revealed an exceedingly rare, faintly friendly smile. Despite his words, an unusual gleam flashed through his eyes as he glanced at Li Xiaoya off to one side...
Li Xiaoya was staring straight at Demonfire. Although Demonfire had withdrawn his aura very quickly, Li Xiaoya's divine sense had still detected an extremely well-concealed trace of the Devil Race's aura on him in that instant. Shock surged through his heart. *This... could this fellow actually