As Yang Zhen's expression changed, Gong Sanhe and Death Shadow's expressions also changed accordingly. Terrifying shockwaves suddenly erupted from their bodies. Without saying a word, the two attacked Xuehu instantly. Terrifying shockwaves exploded outwards from the left and right, like the roars of ferocious beasts.
Han Yan'er was startled. Her phoenix eyes turned icy, Yang Shadow Saint Weapon in her hand suddenly flashed with a dazzling light, blocking the way in front of the snow fox.
Just as Gong Sanhe and Death Shadow's attacks were about to land on Han Yan'er, Yang Zhen frowned. In a flash, he appeared in front of Han Yan'er, his Great Deficiency Sword Wu Guang dark light, and crashed into the two terrifying True Essence with a bang.
The terrifying shockwaves rolled and surged, rushing in all directions and destroying all the surrounding plants.
The sudden turn of events caught Yang Zhen off guard. He stared at Death Shadow and Gong Sanhe and asked, "What are you two trying to do?"
Gong Sanhe and Death Shadow exchanged a glance. Gong Sanhe's face was gloomy. He didn't answer Yang Zhen's question, but stared at the Shameless Cat and asked, "Was what you just said in animal language?"
The Shameless Cat, already startled, was furious upon hearing this from behind Han Yan'er. Hearing Gong Sanhe's words, it glared and said with a sneer, "Guess!"
"You!" Gong Sanhe's face turned ashen as he turned to Yang Zhen and said, "Young friend Yang, if that Shameless Cat is your pet, even if it's Demon Race, I can let it go. But this snow fox is clearly not this girl's pet. She's Demon Race. Are you going to protect a remnant of the Demon Race?"
Demon Race lust?
Yang Zhen was taken aback, and asked with a strange expression, "Old man, are you out of your mind? What do you mean by remnants of the Demon Race? How did the Demon Race become remnants?"
"You don't know?" Gong Sanhe was taken aback, and he and Death Shadow looked at each other, their expressions turning serious.
Yang Zhen looked at Hua Youyue with a puzzled expression. Hua Youyue hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "During the ancient times, the human race and the Demon Race had an unprecedented war."
"So?" Yang Zhen was taken aback. He had never heard of this question before, and among the people he had met along the way, he had heard many people talk about the Demon Race, but he had not found anyone who had any prejudice against the Demon Race. Most of them were just curious.
In the Cultivation World, there haven't been any true Demon Race for a long time. Even the two half-baked creatures, the Shameless Cat and the Flirtatious Chicken, were only treated as spirit beasts by Yang Zhen in the past.
Spirit beasts are different from ferocious beasts, and have absolutely no connection with the Demon Race race.
Like humans, Demon Race have their own civilization and are a legendary existence. Yang Zhen has never seen one before. Even today, when he heard that the Shameless Cat could speak animal language, he was only surprised and did not think that the Shameless Cat was Demon Race.
What a joke! If that Shameless Cat can be included in the ranks of the Demon Race race, then the Demon Race is just too low-class!
As for the little fox in front of him, Yang Zhen really couldn't say whether it was Demon Race or not.
"Did humanity win the battle between humans and Demon Race?" Yang Zhen asked with a curious expression.
Gong Sanhe and Death Shadow were stunned for a moment, then sighed. Gong Sanhe said, "It's alright. It was our obsession that was too deep. But that battle back then caused immense suffering. The Demon Race race slaughtered countless cultivators of our kind. The land was stained with blood. Once human cultivators fell into the hands of the Demon Race, their fate would be incredibly tragic. In the end, even Heaven and Earth could not tolerate the actions of the Demon Race, so they sent down Heavenly Punishment to erase the traces of the Demon Race."
Hearing Gong Sanhe's words, Yang Zhen was completely stunned. He never expected that there was such a period of history in the Cultivation World. It was truly unbelievable. However, having gone through nine years of compulsory education, Yang Zhen was no stranger to war. Not to mention those ancient wars where troop deployments often resulted in the massacre of 400,000 people, Yang Zhen was also very familiar with some modern wars. The only difference was that he had never seen them with his own eyes. But in the Cultivation World, he had never seen the so-called great war between the human race and the Demon Race.
Upon hearing this, Han Yan'er's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. She looked at Gong Sanhe with disbelief, and then her gaze toward Xuehu became rather strange.
Snow Fox looked at Han Yan'er with a wronged expression, bared its teeth at Gong Sanhe and Death Shadow, and made a series of warning sounds, muttering some words that Yang Zhen couldn't understand. Then it looked at the Shameless Cat.
The Shameless Cat looked at him strangely and said, "This little fox is saying that the two of them are talking nonsense!"
"You bastard!" Gong Sanhe sneered, staring at the snow fox and saying, "The grudges between humans and Demon Race cannot be erased by ten thousand years of slumber. If I find out that you are wreaking havoc on the world, even if you hide in the Nine Nether Purgatory, I will definitely chase after you and kill you."
Snow Fox chuckled and buried its head in Han Yan'er's arms, ignoring Gong Sanhe.
Yang Zhen had no interest in the grudges between humans and Demon Race. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, senior, you've lived for ten thousand years. What grudges or resentments could you possibly hold onto? Besides, this isn't your personal matter. There's no need to take it so seriously."
"You!" Gong Sanhe's face froze, and he said with a wry smile, "You kid, your ideas are always so strange."
The Death Shadow laughed heartily, patting Yang Zhen on the shoulder and saying, "Kid, if those old fogies from the Holy Land hear what you said, they'll definitely be furious. They might even label you a traitor and have you killed. You'd better watch yourself. However... I think you're right. No one talks about how that war in the Shang Dynasty came about, but everyone knows perfectly well what happened."
Yang Zhen was taken aback, then became interested and hurriedly asked, "So what exactly happened?"
The snow fox let out a mournful cry, as if it had thought of something unpleasant. Han Yan'er's face immediately turned cold, and she glared at Death Shadow.
Gong Sanhe remained silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Fine, I will let bygones be bygones with this snow fox today. However, she must tell us everything she knows. How could there be any Demon Race in this place? Are there any other beings besides her?"
Death Shadow was also taken aback, and said in a deep voice, "Boy, don't blame me for not reminding you. Old Man Gong is right. The grudges between humans and Demon Race cannot be resolved by sleeping for ten thousand years. If there are other Demon Race in this place, it might cause a great war. This kind of thing cannot be resolved by your good intentions."
"What does it have to do with me?" Yang Zhen rolled his eyes and asked curiously, "Senior, you still haven't told me what exactly happened in that great battle."
Gong Sanhe and Death Shadow exchanged a glance. Gong Sanhe sighed and said, "Let me tell you. The cause of that war is impossible to ascertain. Who would care about the cause of a war that has lasted for over a thousand years? However, I have heard that the root cause of that war was actually the enslavement of the Demon Race race by humans."
"What the heck?" Yang Zhen was taken aback. "Humans and Demon Race are both among the Myriad Races, so why can you enslave Demon Race?"
The Death Shadow chuckled and said, "Kid, human greed is insatiable. Back then, powerful beings were all proud to have a powerful mount, and those of high status were very interested in the pretty young girls of the Demon Race. You can figure out the rest yourself."
Hearing this, Yang Zhen felt like a million alpacas were stampeding through his mind. Feeling the chill emanating from Han Yan'er behind him, he shrank back and said, "So, this is the fundamental problem caused by the inherent flaws of humanity?"
"Who cares?" Death Shadow shrugged. "Back then, humans and Demon Race only knew how to fight and get by. Tsk tsk, but who would have thought that the Demon Race, which is intolerable to Heaven and Earth Rejection and earth, would still have remnants here... Oh no, could this great change in the world be related to the Demon Race?"
Yang Zhen's heart also stirred, and he was about to speak when suddenly a deafening roar came from the deep mountains. Everyone's expression changed, especially the snow fox, which screamed and jumped off Han Yan'er's body, disappearing into the forest in the blink of an eye.
"Damn it, what's that noise?" Yang Zhen looked into the depths of the mountains, completely bewildered.