Opportunity

The name "Paoxiao" might be unfamiliar to some people.

But if you mention his other name, it will surely be a household name.

Taotie!

One of the four ferocious beasts in ancient Chinese mythology.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas states. "Mount Gouwu rich in jade on its top and copper at its bottom. There is a beast there, which looks like a sheep with a human face, with eyes under its armpits, tiger teeth and human claws, and its cry is like that of an infant. It is called Paoxiao, and it eats people."

The features of the monster before them were undoubtedly highly similar to those described in the Classic of Mountains and Classic of Mountains and Seas.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they're exactly the same.

What else could it be but the Taotie?

First came the Heavenly Dog, then the Three-Legged Golden Crow.

Now even ferocious beasts like the Taotie have appeared.

This made Yi Xuan wonder to himself.

Aren't there any ordinary demon Demon Race?

If Demon Race are of this caliber, it's no wonder that the Ziwei Domain has become their lair.

They're not even in the same league!

However, Yi Xuan doesn't have time to think too much right now.

Because the Taotie was already close at hand, it kept looking him up and down with its eyes under its armpits.

What are you?

Upon hearing this, Yi Xuan immediately lost his composure.

What happened to the Four Fiendish Beasts?

You can't just start swearing at people right away, can you?

But seeing the gleam in the other person's eyes, Yi Xuan chose to remain silent.

Because Yi Xuan sensed a craving for food in that divine light.

Unit-01 tensed up instantly under the gaze of the Taotie.

Yi Xuan will fight desperately if the other party makes any dangerous move.

But before the expected attack could arrive, the Taotie's voice rang in their ears again.

"I bet your parents weren't from the same clan, that's why you turned out to be such a hybrid!"

As it spoke, Taotie even nodded, as if it understood something:

"That should be it. Looks like you're a crossbreed!"

Yi Xuan never expected that the other person's voice was as sweet as a baby's, but the words they uttered were increasingly infuriating.

What is a skewer?

Is this human language?

There's no such thing as an insult that's this harsh!

Although the other party was not human and could not speak human language, Yi Xuan was still filled with anger.

Fortunately, Unit-01 was indeed incredibly realistic.

At the very least, the Taotie in front of them did indeed mistake Unit-01 for Demon Race.

He then shook his head, and the longing for food in his eyes gradually faded.

Aside from the records in the myths of his past life, Yi Xuan actually knew very little about Taotie.

However, as one of the four High Antiquity ferocious beasts, Taotie is known for its gluttony.

In addition, given his formidable strength, he wouldn't even consider ordinary Demon Race a threat.

Just like before, the other party clearly wanted to devour Yi Xuan.

Only after determining that Yi Xuan's bloodline was impure did they abandon this idea.

Yi Xuan never expected that the mighty Taotie would be so picky about food.

What's wrong with skewers? Don't they deserve to be your food?

Taotie was unaware of what Yi Xuan was thinking at that moment.

He just stared at Yi Xuan's strange appearance with a face full of doubt. "Little thing, what clan are your parents from? How could they give birth to such a strange creature like you!"

"Strangeness?"

Yi Xuan looked at the Taotie, which resembled a jigsaw puzzle, and was speechless.

You look like that already, and you still complain that others are weird?

Why don't you look in the mirror?

However, faced with such a ferocious beast, although unwilling to answer, Yi Xuan finally had no choice but to speak:

"Senior! I don't know either! I woke up like this, and I've never seen my parents before!"

"Huh? How is that possible? What about your Bloodline Inheritance?"

Yi Xuan didn't know exactly what the other party meant by Bloodline Inheritance, but he could roughly guess some of it.

So he shook his head with a slight hint of regret.

"No, I have no Bloodline Inheritance!"

Yi Xuan wasn't sure if there would be a problem with his answer.

If the Bloodline Inheritance they mentioned is actually a form of identity verification for the Demon Race, then things will get complicated.

In that case, wouldn't Yi Xuan have essentially trapped himself?

Seeing the Taotie fall silent, Yi Xuan also remained silent.

I don't know if what I said is right or wrong.

But Yi Xuan understood one principle: one must remain calm and patient before any matter is definitively concluded.

Often, people fail not because of the final result, but because they reveal their hand too early.

This forces a hand that could have been played to the very end to be abandoned halfway through.

As it turned out, Yi Xuan's choice was correct.

Ultimately, Taotie did not raise any questions.

He just looked at Yi Xuan with some disdain and said:

Is it because of lowly blood?

After saying that, he glanced at Yi Xuan again with his eyes under his armpits.

"They seem somewhat like Human Clan. No wonder their parents didn't even leave behind Bloodline Inheritance; they probably felt it was too shameful!"

The arrogant Taotie nodded and then turned to leave.

Yi Xuan could clearly sense the disdain in the other person's eyes out of the corner of his eye.

However, after so many years, he had finally encountered a true Demon Race, so how could Yi Xuan let the other party leave so easily?

I promptly followed.

However, at this time, Yi Xuan had not yet figured out what excuse to use to follow Taotie.

They had no choice but to remain silent.

Taotie also sensed Yi Xuan following behind.

Then he suddenly turned around and bared his teeth at Yi Xuan.

Get out of my way! Or I'll eat you!

Looking at the other person's extremely strange face, coupled with the fierce aura emanating from them, they were struck by the sight.

Yi Xuan dared not take another step forward.

"What should I do? If I miss this guy, who knows how long it will be before I encounter another Demon Race! Sigh, am I just unlucky or what? Why do I keep running into these legendary powerful demons? Or are there no weaker Demon Race at all?"

Taotie's current attitude made Yi Xuan give up on following it.

Helpless, they could only relay the situation here to their true self, who was far away.

As the Taotie receded further and further away from him, Yi Xuan felt a deep sense of loss.

I wonder when we'll be able to find out when the Demon Race's grand formation will open.

At that very moment, the Original Self actually responded.

However, it only contained two words: "Human Clan!"

"Human Clan? What does that mean?"

The Evil Corpse racked its brains for a long time.

Suddenly, a thought struck me, and I seemed to understand something.

They quickly flew towards the direction of the Taotie, while simultaneously sending out shouts through telepathy.

"Senior! Please wait a moment!"

Clearly, Taotie's patience had run out.

Faced with Yi Xuan's pursuit, he actually turned around and roared at Yi Xuan.

A foul, fishy stench immediately enveloped Unit-01's body.

Yi Xuan managed to escape death by immediately severing the olfactory connection between Unit-01 and himself.

Having finally regained his balance amidst the other party's roars, Yi Xuan chose to continue flying.

Until they arrived before the Taotie.

Seeing the murderous glint in the other's eyes, Yi Xuan dared not delay and quickly spoke:

"Senior, please don't misunderstand. I don't want to follow you; I'm just curious about what you mean by 'Human Clan.' As you know, I haven't received the Bloodline Inheritance you mentioned, so there are many things I don't understand!"