The Demon Race in the Shadows, Unwilling to Show Weakness to the Enemy

The Land of Five Peaks, atop the eastern mountain.

The "Five-Colored Peacock" perches high on the mountain peak, raising its head and singing a clear song, spreading its wings and displaying its tail feathers, as if it is performing a beautiful dance, scattering dazzling and mesmerizing Five-Colored Starlight that envelops the entire mountain peak.

Within the mountain peaks, all sorts of Demon Beast and birds, entrenched in these dazzling and mesmerizing starlight, were lost in illusions and fell into a deep slumber.

He quickly reached the mountainside, much faster than his uncle Kong Yushuo on the other side of the mountain.

Hey! Hey...

Just then, several sharp, high-pitched bird cries rang out. Four Second Tier demonic birds swooped down from several towering trees in front of him. They were neither trapped in the illusion nor asleep, and they attacked him directly.

Clang! Clang!

The "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" surrounding Kong Wenxuan suddenly surged in sword light, like a mountain sword peak, protecting him and directly blocking the attacking Second Tier demonic bird, with a series of loud clanging sounds of metal clashing.

Sizzle!

At the same time, the sword threads formed by the "White Metal Divine Sword" were recalled by him and directly slashed at the two Second Tier demonic birds, cutting them in half on the spot.

However, the remaining two Second Tier demonic birds showed no intention of retreating or fleeing; instead, they continued to charge at him madly.

Its wings whipped up a barrage of wind blades, and its claws, sharp as hooks, tore through the air as it came, displaying a frenzied nature.

Kong Wenxuan frowned, realizing something was wrong with these birds. Although Demon Beast lacked intelligence, they at least possessed the instinct for survival, making them more likely to flee when they sensed a threat to their lives.

However, these two Second Tier demonic birds, upon witnessing their companion being killed, showed no fear or intention to flee. Instead, they attacked even more frantically.

There are only two possibilities in this situation: either they are trapped in an illusion, unaware of the outside world, and only know how to attack him frantically; or they are not in control of themselves, but are being controlled and driven by external forces, and have no choice but to launch a desperate attack on him.

Kong Wenxuan quickly dispatched the first scenario. Now the entire eastern mountain peak is shrouded in the illusion created by the "Five-Colored Peacock" illusion array. If there were other illusions controlling these demonic birds, the Second Elder and the Clan Chief would not have failed to discover them. The two illusions must have already entangled and fought each other.

In that case, it's impossible for him not to notice.

Therefore, the most likely explanation is that these two Second Tier demonic birds were not in control of themselves and were being manipulated and driven by external forces.

"It's the Demon Race! There really are Demon Race in these eastern mountains!"

In an instant, Kong Wenxuan made a judgment.

This didn't surprise him; on the contrary, he felt a sense of relief. After all, he had long suspected the existence of Demon Race among the "Five Peaks," and he had kept the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" by his side to guard against these Demon Race.

Now that these Demon Race have finally made their move, it's actually more reassuring than if they had remained hidden in the shadows, plotting something unknown.

After all, the unknown is the most dangerous.

Clang! Clang! Sizzle...

Kong Wenxuan's mind raced, but his sword techniques never stopped. He continued to use the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" to block the frenzied attacks of the remaining two Second Tier demonic birds, while simultaneously urging the sword threads formed by the "White Metal Divine Sword" to slash rapidly, instantly cutting the two Second Tier demonic birds into four pieces.

At the same time, he fully activated his Spiritual Consciousness, carefully exploring his surroundings.

He didn't take these controlled and driven Second Tier demonic birds seriously; they couldn't withstand the attack of the Second Tier "White Metal Divine Sword" Refining the Sword into Threads. What really concerned Kong Wenxuan were the Demon Race hidden in the shadows.

Therefore, he focused his attention on finding the Demon Race hiding in the shadows, using his Spiritual Consciousness to the fullest extent to vigilantly search his surroundings, lest he be ambushed by the Demon Race lurking in the dark.

Unfortunately, the numerous Demon Beast and birds that had been trapped in the illusion and asleep were awakened by the sharp, high-pitched cries of the four Second Tier demonic birds.

At this moment, panic was everywhere. Various roars of beasts and cries of birds rang out continuously. A large number of Demon Beast and birds ran around wildly. Some ran desperately to escape, while others charged towards Kong Wenxuan and launched an attack.

Kong Wenxuan couldn't tell for a moment whether the attacking Demon Beast and birds were indiscriminate attacks in a panic, or whether they were controlled and driven by Demon Race hiding in the shadows.

However, it made no difference to him. He had already recalled the Five Elements Divine Swords he had unleashed, which now surrounded him and were being used to slash at the various Demon Beast and birds that were charging at him.

Most of them were only First Tier Demon Beast and demonic birds, and they couldn't even withstand the cyan sword light splitting from the "Azure Wood Divine Sword," let alone the attacks of the "Five Elements Divine Swords," each with its own divine power. They were all killed several feet away from Kong Wenxuan.

Even the occasional Second Tier Demon Beast and birds hiding among these First Tier demonic Demon Beast and birds would be directly found by him and killed on the spot with the Second Tier "Refining the Sword into Threads" technique, and they would also find it difficult to get within three zhang of him.

However, what made Kong Wenxuan frown was that no matter how many demonic Demon Beast and birds he killed, he still couldn't find or locate the Demon Race hiding in the shadows.

His Spiritual Consciousness had carefully explored the surroundings, but he found nothing unusual.

The Demon Race hiding in the shadows never made a move against him, giving him the opportunity to track down their whereabouts.

However, Kong Wenxuan quickly understood the reason: it was because he was too strong.

The Five Elements Divine Swords surrounded him. The four swords— the Azure Wood Divine Sword, the Black Water Divine Sword, the Crimson Fire Divine Sword, and the White Metal Divine Sword —were enough to kill off all the large number of Demon Beast, demonic birds, and even Second Tier Demon Beast that were constantly charging at him. They couldn't even get within three zhang of him.

He even had the capacity to keep the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" by his side at all times, guarding his surroundings and preventing any possible sneak attacks or assaults.

This gave the Demon Race hiding in the shadows no chance to launch an attack!

That's probably why the other party has remained hidden in the shadows and hasn't made a move yet.

Of course, solving this problem is also very simple. He can try to deliberately show weakness, or even take the initiative to use the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" that is guarding him to participate in the attack and killing of the Demon Beast and birds that are attacking from all sides.

They deliberately exposed weaknesses to lure the Demon Race hiding in the shadows into attacking.

However, Kong Wenxuan only briefly considered this idea before discarding it.

Although he wanted to find the Demon Race hiding in the shadows, he would not sacrifice his own defenses by deliberately exposing weaknesses and creating opportunities for the enemy to attack in order to find them.

After all, no one knows what tricks the Demon Race hiding in the shadows have up their sleeves. If they "feign weakness" and the enemy seizes on their weakness, severely injuring or even killing them, that would be a huge loss.

He wouldn't risk his life.