" The Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python is a divine beast with extremely powerful Innate Talent. In the future, it may grow into the strongest in the Demon Beast Realm, or even the strongest in the Three Realms. Aren't you tempted?" Ling Yi asked.
Xiao Zining shook her head. "I don't want to become a demon!"
"Alright, I'll help you with this. Go see the sect leader first; he's been very worried about you lately. As for your mother, I'll speak to her," Ling Yi said.
After seeing Xiao Zining and her father off, Ling Yi looked at Ye Tian.
What are your thoughts on the invasion of the Demon Beast Realm?
"No, brother, don't you think the scene Xiao Zining's mother described looks familiar?"
"Familiar?" Ling Yi asked, puzzled.
"Brother, player, it's the Fourth Scourge!" Ye Tian reminded him.
Ling Yi instantly understood Ye Tian's meaning, and then shook his head, saying, "That's impossible."
"Why is it impossible? Bro, look, players can Resurrection infinitely, they can use game skills, and they can even hard-control bosses. As long as their health bar is on, they can kill them."
" The Demon Emperor of the Demon Beast Realm was almost killed; he was most likely subjected to continuous hard crowd control by player skills."
"Besides the Fourth Scourge, I can't think of any other invaders that fit this description."
Ling Yi still didn't believe it was the Fourth Scourge.
He shook his head and said, "I don't think it's possible he's the fourth genius."
"Why?"
" What If...? this world were a novel, and you were the Protagonist, then the theme of this world would be related to Devil Fruit."
"If we add a Fourth Scourge invasion scenario, wouldn't that be going off-topic?"
Ye Tian was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected Ling Yi to refute his hypothesis from this angle.
Even if this world were a novel, the Protagonist would be you, not me.
No, it can only be you.
"Bro, don't be silly. Look at the cheat codes. Whoever is stronger is definitely the Protagonist, okay?" Ye Tian shook his head.
Whose Protagonist system is this obsequious?
"Because your cheat ability is the real cheat ability. If I were the Protagonist, this novel would definitely fall apart in the early stages. Have you ever seen a novel where the Protagonist is invincible from the very beginning?"
"Is that how it's explained? Wo Cao, I can't refute what you're saying."
There's no way to refute that.
Ye Tian's cheat ability was a bit weak, and his early development was also very slow.
Based on Ye Tian's original pace, if Ling Yi hadn't appeared, it would have taken him at least ten years to grow up.
This is the normal setting and development pattern of a novel.
It's rare for a novel's Protagonist to be invincible from the beginning to stay intact later on.
This is also the main reason why Ling Yi guessed that Ye Tian was the Protagonist.
"Even if I'm the Protagonist, then what's wrong with you, bro? Cough cough, what's going on here?"
"Perhaps, in this world, I am the only one who has transmigrated into a novel world where you are the Protagonist?"
After Ling Yi finished speaking, he was stunned. "Holy crap, why does this feel like the truth?"
"Then, is it possible that you are the Protagonist of a quick transmigration novel? And this world is just a stop on your journey?" Ye Tian countered.
The two looked at each other, seemingly thinking, "This is more truthful!"
"Who the Protagonist is isn't important for now. The key point is that, according to the Fourth Scourge's setting, it shouldn't exist in this world at all." Ling Yi brought the topic back.
Is it possible that none of us are the Protagonist, and the one from the Fourth Scourge is the Protagonist?
"We'll know when we see those invaders from the Demon Beast Realm." Ling Yi didn't want to dwell on this issue any longer.
There's no need to discuss this.
Protagonist or Protagonist, whether it's a novel or not, in Ling Yi's view, as long as it's a real world, that's enough.
"I'm giving you another task," Ling Yi said, looking at Ye Tian.
"Brother, tell me!" Ye Tian's eyes lit up.
From a certain perspective, Ling Yi is now Ye Tian's quest NPC; as long as Ling Yi issues a quest, Ye Tian's system will generate the quest.
And the rewards are incredibly generous.
Three tasks were enough to make Ye Tian Spirit Transformation Realm Big Shot. If he gets another task, won't he be able to Ascension?
Ling Yi snapped his the Snap, and a storage bag appeared out of thin air, then floated to Ye Tian's front.
After Ye Tian reached out and caught the seeds, he said, "While I'm away in the Demon Beast Realm, please find a way to send these Devil Fruit Tree Seed out."
"Giveaway? Isn't it supposed to be an auction?"
"The auction batch will be held in six months. We'll plant these one hundred Devil Fruit Tree Seed first and see how they go," Ling Yi said.
"Then I'll just grow them myself. Why should I give them to others?"
"These Devil Fruit Tree Seed cannot be planted on your farm; they must be planted outside."
"But wouldn't that make the growth cycle too slow? Besides, it's questionable whether it will even survive."
"We'll only know after we plant it."
"Alright, leave this to me. Hmm, it's too much trouble for me to do it alone. I'll just drag the Ethereal Sword School into it; I'm sure they'll be happy to help."
"I don't care what you do, you have to plant these Devil Fruit Tree Seed."
"No problem."
Ye Tian took the Devil Fruit Seed and went to find Xiaoming, while Ling Yi flew into the air and arrived at the entrance of the Myriad Demon Beast Secret Realm.
After a brief hesitation, he flew inside, and Ling Yi officially entered the Demon Beast Realm.
Upon entering the Demon Beast Realm, what greeted the eye was an endless expanse of the Demon Clan.
Most of these Demon Clan have already taken human form, and even those whose transformation is incomplete are still in a semi-human state.
The number is probably over tens of millions.
Meanwhile, the million cultivators from the Immortal Cultivation Realm were trapped in a mountain forest.
As soon as Ling Yi appeared, he was immediately discovered by the Demon Clan.
In an instant, hundreds of the Demon Clan flew towards Ling Yi.
Just as they flew to Ling Yi's side, a purple light flashed in Ling Yi's eyes, and he directly took control of the souls of these Demon Clan.
"Who is the leader among you?"
A muscular man with bull horns on his head looked up at Ling Yi and said expressionlessly, "My name is Niu Beng, and I am the commander of this place."
Ling Yi used the system Map to look at the entry above the Niu Beng.
[ Niu Beng: Form Transformation Sixth Realm, Lifespan 1825/3000 years]
The Form Transformation Realm is equivalent to the Nascent Soul Realm among the Human Clan cultivators; the Form Transformation Sixth Realm is equivalent to the Nascent Soul Sixth Layer.
However, the cultivation speed of the Demon Clan is much slower than that of the Human Clan.
Especially before they took human form.
This is why, even after more than 1,800 years, Niu Beng was only barely comparable to a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator of the Human Clan.
If Human Clan cultivator had cultivated for over 1,800 years, as long as they didn't die, they would at least have reached the Spirit Severing Stage.
Unfortunately, due to the scarcity of resources in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, it is very difficult for cultivators to reach the Spirit Leaving the Body Realm.
Why are Human Clan cultivators being besieged?
"I don't know." Because his soul was being controlled, Niu Beng appeared completely expressionless.
"Who gave you the orders?" Ling Yi asked again.
"It's the Peng Demon Emperor."
Good heavens, the Peng Demon King has already declared himself emperor?
"Are you all subordinates of the Peng Demon King?"
"Yes!"
Who else in the Demon Beast Realm has betrayed the Demon Emperor?
"Only the Peng Demon Emperor?" Niu Beng answered the question like a robot, without hiding anything.
However, just like a robot, it only answers questions and doesn't say a word more than necessary.
Ling Yi knew that his soul-controlling skill had gone a bit too far; it was almost equivalent to erasing Niu Beng's original consciousness, leaving only a mindless shell.
It seems I should use less force in the future; otherwise, most living beings would likely be unable to withstand Ling Yi's control over their Soul Power, and their consciousness would be instantly annihilated.
"Are you aware of the invading Demon Beast Realm?" Ling Yi continued to ask.
"Know."
"Tell me everything you know about the intruders."
"Ten thousand years ago, invaders suddenly appeared in the Eastern Region. There were one hundred of them, and although they were not as strong as the Chatu, they were immortal and could Resurrection Revive repeatedly."
"These people are constantly growing stronger and more numerous, gradually occupying the entire Eastern Region. The Demon Emperor dispatched a large army of the Demon Clan to try to annihilate the invaders, launching twelve expeditions, and failing twelve times."
"But the invaders grew in number and strength. The Demon Emperor personally led the expedition, but Immobilization for three days and three nights by the invaders using unknown methods, nearly perishing. Afterwards, the Demon Emperor sealed off the Eastern Region..."
What Niu Beng said was similar to what Cailin said, except for some additional details.
"Who among you can draw what these invaders look like?" Ling Yi asked.
" Ying Qi 'Ying Qi talent is Transformation, which allows him to Transformation the form of an intruder," Niu Beng said, pointing to one of the tall, winged youths.
[ Ying Qi: Form Transformation Realm Second Layer, Lifespan 920/2500 years]
Goodness, these Demon Clan have incredibly long lifespans, easily reaching several thousand years.
Ling Yi frowned after Ying Qi used his Transformation Illusion Technique to conjure up the so-called image of the intruder.
Ying Qi transformed from a winged birdman into a handsome man dressed in a long robe and wielding a long sword.
"Is this what the invaders look like now?" This doesn't look like the Fourth Scourge at all!
He looks like an Human Clan cultivator.
"Yes!" Ying Qi replied blankly.
" Transformation all the images of the intruders you find!" Ling Yi commanded.
Ying Qi began casting Illusion Technique without batting an eye.
The second image is that of a Tiger, and the third image is that of a middle-aged man wearing a black robe, raising his hand as if to perform some kind of skill.
When Ling Yi saw the fourth Transformation image, Ling Yi shouted "Stop!" but his face was full of disbelief.
Ying Qi still Transformation into a human form, but this human form was dressed in a way that was completely different from that of the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
But Ling Yi felt a strong sense of intimacy and familiarity as he looked at it.
Bald head, sunglasses, plaid shirt, jeans.
"Wow, could it be that kid Ye Tian was right? These people really are the Fourth Scourge? Are there other transmigrators in this world, appearing in the form of the Fourth Scourge?"
Ling Yi was genuinely bewildered.
He was now eager to meet these invaders and see if they were fellow countrymen.
How did they end up in the Demon Beast Realm?
But for now, let's send the trapped cultivators back first.
With a thought, Ling Yi enveloped all the cultivators in a cloud of black smoke.
With a flick of his wrist, black smoke billowed up and flew directly out of the gate of the Myriad Demon Beast Secret Realm.
When the black smoke appeared outside the gate of the Myriad Demon Beast Secret Realm, it slowly dissipated, leaving behind the million cultivators.
Ling Yi then looked at Niu Beng: "Take me to see the Peng Demon King!"