Outside the mountain range, two figures confronted each other in the sky.
Zhanao, clad in golden battle armour and with a burly build, stood where Mo Fan had vanished. As he looked at the cultivator opposite him, his face was full of disdain.
In contrast, the cultivator facing Zhanao was a black-robed elder. His expression looked rather unsightly, his chest heaving incessantly.
Clearly, in that brief exchange just now, he had gained no advantage whatsoever.
As Zhanao had said, the elder was one of the Ancestor realm great demons of Baisheng Mountain, named Heiyu!
The demon who had just attacked Mo Fan was precisely this Heiyu.
Divine ability: Blue-Eyed Golden Eyes.
After seeing the opponent blocked by Zhanao, Mo Fan immediately deployed his divine ability to discern Heiyu’s information.
Tiger demon, early Ancestor realm cultivation!
Seeing this, the fear in Mo Fan’s heart immediately settled. At the same time, he smiled bitterly inwardly, “It seems I still underestimated these Demon Ancestors too much!”
Through that brief contact just now, Mo Fan gained a deeper understanding of the power of Ancestor realm great demons.
Take this Heiyu before him, for example.
In terms of strength, Mo Fan might not lose to him. In speed, he might even slightly surpass him. But what frustrated him was the opponent’s elusive teleportation divine ability, truly impossible to guard against!
In a certain sense, the teleportation divine ability was somewhat similar to Heiyi’s shadow escape. Both allowed arrival beside the opponent in an instant to attack.
But in fact, teleportation was far superior to shadow escape, because shadow escape required shadows as a medium, which was a major flaw. Teleportation was different. As an Ancestor realm divine ability, it had virtually no drawbacks.
It allowed offence in advance, and retreat that Mo Fan could not block.
This was the terror of Ancestor realm powerhouses!
At this thought, Mo Fan felt helpless in his heart. He also understood more clearly how fortunate he had been to kill Lei Yu Zi Dian before.
However, this was ultimately not the Dragon Ruins. Before he could counter the instantaneous divine abilities of Ancestor realm powerhouses, Mo Fan truly had no means to deal with Ancestor realm cultivators.
Of course, if he unleashed all his trump cards, it would not be as easy as imagined for an Ancestor realm cultivator to defeat him. But in a prolonged battle, the one to lose would certainly be him!
“Zhanao, what do you mean by this?”
Seeing Zhanao trying to protect Mo Fan, Heiyu’s eyes narrowed at once. He said gravely to him, “It would be fine if you came to visit my Baisheng Mountain, but that toad demon is far too ignorant of the rules!
“Not only did he brazenly probe the demons of my Baisheng Mountain with his divine sense, he even severely injured a group of my Baisheng Mountain’s Demon Kings!
“For such an arrogant junior demon who does not know the immensity of heaven and earth, this old man was merely teaching him a lesson. What wrong is there in that?”
Zhanao frowned slightly upon hearing this. Verbal sparring was never his strong suit. So afterwards, he turned to Mo Fan and said, “Lad, this old fellow says you do not know the rules. What do you think?”
“Many thanks to Old Ancestor for saving me!”
Mo Fan immediately flew over upon hearing this. He first bowed respectfully to Zhanao, then turned to the grim-faced Heiyu and sneered, “Demon Ancestor Heiyu, is it?”
“You say this king does not know the rules. Then what do you call your aggressive behaviour?”
“This king has come this time not to provoke a conflict between the two great demon domains, but to demand the return of a demon from my Heifeng Mountain!
“Previously, this king had already dispatched a messenger. I presume Baisheng Mountain has received this king’s letter. But what this king did not expect was that Baisheng Mountain would even kill this king’s messenger!
“Thus, this king had no choice but to come in person, seeking an explanation from you!
“Although my Heifeng Mountain is small, it is registered under the Fire Phoenix Holy King!
“Although this king’s strength is inferior to you Ancestor realm great demons, I similarly have a group of Demon Ancestors backing me. If you wish to treat this king as a soft persimmon to pinch, you would be greatly mistaken!
“So it is not that this king disregards rules, but that you disregarded them first!
“If you do not give an explanation today, this king will report this matter to the Fire Phoenix Palace and request the Fire Phoenix Holy King herself to preside over justice!”
As soon as Mo Fan said this, whether it was Zhanao or Bailu and the other big shots, all showed strange expressions. Only Heiyu’s eyelid twitched fiercely.
Heiyu swept a cold gaze over Zhanao, Bailu, and the other demons. He found they were all familiar faces. Although he did not recognise the Ghost Demon King and the Old Heishui Demon, he could sense the powerful auras on them.
This forced Heiyu to take Mo Fan’s words seriously.
In his view, being able to invite a group of top great demons from the Fengming demon domain already demonstrated the status of this little toad in the Fengming demon domain.
Even if it was not as exaggerated as Mo Fan claimed, it would not be far off.
Of course, what Heiyu feared most was not the group of great demons here, but the one in the Fire Phoenix Palace.
Although Baisheng Mountain currently had the most Demon Ancestors among the nine great demon domains, without the White Tiger Holy King presiding, these Demon Ancestors naturally did not wish to truly offend a Demon Holy King.
Moreover, the internal situation in Baisheng Mountain was currently unstable. If war broke out with the Fengming Mountain demon domain, the other demon domains would certainly not just watch. They would definitely reach out to grab a share of the benefits.
At this thought, Heiyu could not help but frown. However, as a Demon Ancestor, he naturally had face to maintain. Being demanded an explanation to his face by Mo Fan still made him gnash his teeth in hatred. He immediately snorted coldly, “You, this toad demon, truly have great audacity, daring to demand an explanation from this ancestor!”
“Not to mention that you just severely injured a group of my Baisheng Mountain’s Demon Kings. A month ago, the messenger you sent even slaughtered six of my Baisheng Mountain’s Demon Kings!
“If we are truly to demand an explanation, it should be you, this toad demon, giving this ancestor one!”
With that, a powerful aura immediately emanated from Heiyu, intending to suppress Mo Fan with momentum.
However, as soon as his Ancestor realm aura emerged, it was crushed by Zhanao’s even more terrifying aura!
“Ugh…”
In an instant, Heiyu felt a stifling pressure in his chest. It was as if billions of jun weighed down from above. Almost immediately, his aura was shattered, forcing him to plummet towards the ground.
Boom!
With a thunderous roar, the entire periphery of the mountain range trembled slightly.
At this moment, over half of Heiyu’s body was buried in the soil. The surrounding earth cracked like a spiderweb, extending for dozens of li, finally unloading that terrifying suppressive force from above.
“Zhanao, you are too presumptuous!!”
Heiyu roared lowly. At this moment, his hair was dishevelled, his eyes bloodshot as he glared fiercely at Zhanao in mid-air.
Countless demon cultivators in Baisheng Mountain were watching this scene. Zhanao’s action had utterly humiliated him, undoubtedly a fierce slap to his face!
“The presumptuous one is you!”
Zhanao stood high in the sky, overlooking Heiyu with a calm expression. “This ancestor came under commission. Yet in this ancestor’s presence, you repeatedly act rudely. Do you have this ancestor in your eyes at all?”
With that, Zhanao cast his gaze towards the depths of the mountain range. His tone indifferent, he said, “If any of you are dissatisfied, feel free to come out and fight this Zhanao!”
“If you dare not fight, then it is best you do not emerge, lest things become unpleasant and everyone loses face!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As soon as Zhanao’s words fell, three more terrifying auras erupted from within Baisheng Mountain, as if three unrivalled great demons were awakening.
“Hahahaha…”
“Brother Zhanao, it has been a century since we last met. Your temper is still as explosive as ever. This is not a good habit!”
