In the Demon Spirit Valley, Mo Fan and Da Jiao rode on the back of an old yellow ox. They swayed leisurely towards the central area.
If someone looked closely, they would surely notice that the old yellow ox’s facial expression was very anthropomorphic. It seemed to be wearing a mournful face. Its pair of ox eyes were filled with tears. Yet it dared not utter any complaints. Every step forward caused its four legs to tremble severely.
This yellow ox was one of the monster subordinates that had besieged Da Jiao earlier. Later, it was beaten into submission by Mo Fan and reduced to a mount.
As for the other black bear, it was more unyielding. Mo Fan had no choice but to oblige it and swallowed it in one gulp.
This visually shocking scene frightened not only the yellow ox monster but also Da Jiao, who silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
He had seen this Lai Bao monster subordinate in action, beating the one-eyed one. However, it had not seemed this impressive. Therefore, he felt a trace of awe towards Mo Fan from the bottom of his heart.
“Little Huang, look at your lack of courage. Can we stop the leg shaking? It’s making Grandpa’s bottom hurt!”
Mo Fan frowned, looking at the remaining old yellow ox with disgust.
“If I had known you were such a coward, I really should have swallowed you in one gulp too!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the old yellow ox was scared limp on the ground. It wailed from its mouth: “Toad Grandpa, don’t scare me. My old hide doesn’t taste good…”
“If I don’t scare you and you don’t get up to hurry on, I’ll really eat you!”
Mo Fan pursed his lips. Then he saw the old yellow ox under him suddenly stand up from the ground. Its eyes turned bloodshot. It dashed forward desperately!
“That’s more like it!”
Mo Fan was immediately amused upon seeing this. He thought to himself, “These monsters seem to need a good scare to know who’s boss.”
“Lai Bao brother, you swallowed that black bear just like that. Isn’t that a pity for those two ears?”
Da Jiao spoke up at this moment. His gaze fell on the ears of the old yellow ox beneath them.
Mo Fan saw through this guy’s thoughts. He could not help but roll his eyes and said: “To be honest, I really didn’t fancy those two ears!”
“What do you mean by that?” Da Jiao frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Mo Fan smiled but did not answer. Instead, he asked: “Da Jiao, how long have you followed the Second General? And how many times have you participated in this Three Mountains Trial?”
“I’ve followed the Second General for a full ten years. This is my first time participating in the Three Mountains Trial!” Da Jiao did not hesitate and said it directly.
This was no secret among the monsters of Black Wind Mountain.
“No wonder you’re so enthusiastic. Turns out it’s your first time in the Three Mountains Trial!”
Mo Fan laughed upon hearing this. Then his smile faded. His voice lowered: “Da Jiao, I, Lai Bao, consider you a brother, so I’ll tell you straight!”
“This so-called Three Mountains Trial is not an opportunity for us. It’s a hell designed to harvest our lives. They use our essence and blood to irrigate the treasure tree in the centre of the valley. Otherwise, why do you think the fruits on the Six-Coloured Vermilion Fruit contain demonic energy?”
“As for exchanging war merit points for rewards… heh! The premise is whether we have the life to exchange them!”
“You can forget about the Six-Coloured Vermilion Fruit. The big monsters above have schemed to create this trial just to get more fruits for themselves, right?
In this situation, how much do you think you can get?”
“This…”
Mo Fan’s words shocked Da Jiao. Then he fell into silence, unable to speak for a long time. After a good while, he frowned and asked: “How do you know all this?”
Mo Fan said upon hearing this: “Three-Inch Ding, tell him the truth you know!”
“Yes, Master!”
A sharp, thin voice rang out, immediately drawing Da Jiao’s attention.
Only then did he notice a palm-sized little monster suddenly crawling out from Mo Fan’s collar. Then it sat on Mo Fan’s shoulder and began to narrate.
“Damn, those damned big monsters are really that ruthless?!”
When Three-Inch Ding finished narrating, Da Jiao’s eyes widened. The old yellow ox beneath the monsters also became furious. Its eyes seemed even redder.
“There’s a human saying: ‘If you’re not ruthless, you can’t stand firm.’ How much more so for those big monsters?”
Mo Fan sneered. Then he said indifferently: “So I never pin my hopes on the game rules. This time, as long as I ensure my own survival, that’s enough. As long as I’m alive, one day I’ll become a monster who sets the game rules.
As for those ears you mentioned, it doesn’t matter if I want them or not. Do you really expect to exchange them for a Profound-grade spiritual fruit?
As for Yellow-grade spiritual fruits, unless they’re top-grade, one or two probably won’t help us break through to the Monster General realm.”
Mo Fan’s words made Da Jiao thoughtful. However, he did not say anything more.
As the personal monster subordinate of the Second General White Monster, he could not blindly question his own general. So choosing silence was naturally the best. After all, inside this barrier, who knew if what was said could be heard by those big monsters?
Mo Fan had no such concerns.
His strength was now considerable. He was confident that after this Three Mountains Trial battle, he could break through to the Monster General realm. At that time, the Black Wind Mountain Monster King would surely try to win him over to strengthen Black Wind Mountain’s power. He would not mindlessly suppress him.
The only thing to watch out for was whether that Poison Fang fellow would dig a pit for him in front of the Black Wind Monster King.
As for whether his rapid cultivation improvement would cause the Black Wind Monster King to tear off the facade, Mo Fan did not need to worry too much. At worst, he could escape Black Wind Mountain!
With the powerful cultivation of a Monster General, he refused to believe there was no place for him in these hundred thousand great mountains.
This was the confidence brought by powerful cultivation!
The monsters proceeded in silence. Along the way, they encountered some lesser monsters. Without exception, they were slain by the silent Da Jiao. This made Mo Fan feel quite regretful.
In his view, even a small mosquito was meat. These lesser monsters could feed back quite a bit of demonic energy to him. So he reasoned with Da Jiao: “Da Jiao brother, although this is a trial aimed at killing monsters from other mountains, you’re too bloody and violent. I can hardly watch. Look how scared you’ve made this Three-Inch Ding on my shoulder?”
“So next time, don’t act. Leave it to me. My methods are gentler and more civilised!”
“…”
Da Jiao was speechless. Did this guy talk about civilisation? But he still nodded: “Alright. Just now, I was in a bad mood, so my strikes were a bit unrestrained and too bloody.”
Mo Fan grinned upon hearing this. Thus, what followed was an even more terrifying scene.
Whenever monsters blocked the way, regardless of which mountain they were from, Mo Fan would not ask about their origins. Without a word, he would swallow them directly.
Although Mo Fan’s methods showed no trace of blood, they were even more terrifying. As a result, the old yellow ox started shaking its legs again while walking. Three-Inch Ding curled up on Mo Fan’s shoulder, shivering. Da Jiao became even more silent.
Once again encountering a group of monsters, Mo Fan said nothing. He opened his mouth and spewed a large cloud of ice mist, freezing the monsters. Then he opened his mouth and sucked fiercely. All the monsters entered his belly.
Da Jiao, on the side, was anxious and somewhat angry: “Lai Bao brother, how could you swallow them without asking about their backgrounds?”
“What if there were our Black Wind Mountain monsters among them?”
Mo Fan was stunned upon hearing this. Then he patted his belly and said somewhat embarrassedly: “Uh… I couldn’t hold back for a moment. Da Jiao brother, you don’t know. These monsters taste too delicious. As for whether there were our Black Wind Mountain monsters among them, I think it doesn’t matter!”
“How can it not matter?!” Da Jiao trembled with anger.
“Think about it. If we hadn’t happened to be here, they might still have been killed by other monsters. This subordinate just sent them away first. At least I gave them a quick end, sparing them the suffering of being tortured by other monsters, right?!” Mo Fan casually winked at Da Jiao.
“You…!”
Da Jiao was furious. He took a deep breath and said to Mo Fan: “Lai Bao brother, it seems the paths we take are not the same. From now on, I won’t travel with you. Good luck!”
With that, Da Jiao jumped off the yellow ox’s back very decisively and strode away into the distance.
“Master, this guy seems very dissatisfied with you?”
“Should we go and take him out?!”
Three-Inch Ding perked up upon seeing this, thinking it was his chance to perform.
“If you want to go, go yourself. This Master has no time!”
Mo Fan pursed his lips, then looked at the increasingly huge treasure tree in the distance. He chuckled lightly: “Let’s go. Full speed ahead!”
