Three demon soldiers breaking through to the demon general realm in succession caused the brows of the great demons on the Six-Colored Vermilion Fruit Treasure Tree to furrow slightly.
Even the envoy showed a trace of surprise on his face, though he said nothing.
The Black Cloud Demon King and the Black Wind Demon King exchanged a glance, flames flickering in their eyes, making Blood Bat’s expression extremely grim.
He hadn’t expected these two to have kept such a trick up their sleeves!
“To enable a demon soldier to smoothly break through to the demon general realm, at least a Mysterious-grade spiritual herb is required. The two demon kings have truly spared no expense!”
“But using such a precious Mysterious-grade herb to exchange for a mere hundred or so Yellow-grade spiritual fruits, isn’t that a bit wasteful?”
Blood Bat spoke in a low, mocking tone.
“For you and me, a Mysterious-grade herb can only slightly boost our cultivation, not much use. But if it’s used to exchange for over a hundred Yellow-grade spiritual fruits and a demon general, this king thinks it’s worth it!”
The Black Cloud Demon King grinned, then glanced at the Black Wind Demon King. “Old Pig, do you think I’m wrong?”
“Of course not.”
The Black Wind Demon King also laughed, then said calmly, “Looks like it’ll come down to a battle between our two mountains!”
…
King Kong twisted his neck, producing a series of crackling sounds, feeling the surging power within him. He spread his arms, took a deep breath, and muttered to himself, “No wonder it’s the demon general realm. It’s far stronger than before, by more than just a bit!”
With that, he looked at Mo Fan, who was rummaging through a pile of corpses in the distance, and shouted, “Brother Laibao, you and I are both demon generals of Black Wind Mountain. We should join forces to wipe out these Black Cloud Mountain demons!”
“What do you say, Brother Laibao?”
King Kong grinned, waiting for Mo Fan’s response.
But soon his face darkened, as Mo Fan ignored him, continuing to search through the corpse pile.
“Brother Laibao, did you hear me?!”
“I don’t know what you’re looking for, but you can search after we deal with these demons…”
“Scram!”
Mo Fan looked up, his gaze icy as he glanced at King Kong. “Yell at me again, and I’ll eat you!”
With that, he ignored him and resumed searching the corpse pile.
“You…!”
King Kong was furious at Mo Fan’s words.
“Hahaha… King Kong, looks like that toad friend of yours has no intention of helping you!”
“All demons, attack!”
The blood-robed demon laughed loudly, then gave the order, leading over a hundred demons to charge at King Kong’s position.
“Kill!!”
King Kong’s face was ashen, but he refused to show weakness and gave his own command.
Thus, the battle between the two mountains’ demons erupted instantly!
Mo Fan paid no heed to their fighting. Like an outsider demon, he did his own thing, and no reckless demon dared disturb him.
He finally uncovered a cave in the corpse pile, his heart stirring slightly.
Could Red Eye still be alive?
The thought sparked excitement in Mo Fan. He reached out, and a wisp of black thread emerged from the demon liquid in his body, flowing through his meridians and drifting from his fingertip into the cave.
Feeling this power, purer and far stronger than demon qi, Mo Fan instinctively understood something.
So this was demon power!
The true power of demons, akin to the spiritual power of human cultivators!
Only now did he fully grasp why the gap between demon generals and demon soldiers was so vast.
No matter how strong a demon soldier was, they only manipulated demon qi, but demon generals used demon power directly.
What was demon power?
It was energy formed after demon qi was refined and circulated through the body’s meridians, a force far purer and stronger than demon qi!
As his demon power probed, Mo Fan soon detected a corpse, his heart sinking. He immediately used his demon power to wrap around it and drag it out of the cave.
A long-dead weasel was pulled out.
“Master, it’s not Red Eye!”
Dali hurriedly spoke upon seeing it.
Mo Fan nodded, relieved, and probed the cave again with his demon power. He found more corpses, dragging out seven or eight animal bodies in total.
To Mo Fan and Dali’s surprise, none of them were rabbits!
“Master, could Red Eye have been eaten by these demons?!”
Dali was deeply worried. At Black Wind Mountain, he and Red Eye were the closest, and he naturally didn’t want him to die.
Mo Fan didn’t reply but probed the cave once more with his demon power. After a moment, his expression lit up with joy.
Soon, a blood-soaked, barely recognizable rabbit demon, Red Eye, appeared before Mo Fan.
He was still breathing!
A flash of joy crossed Mo Fan’s eyes as he sensed the faint breath of the rabbit demon.
“Red Eye, hold on. Your master will save you!”
Mo Fan took a deep breath and extracted a drop of demon liquid from his body, pouring it into Red Eye.
A surge of demon qi erupted, nourishing Red Eye’s body, gradually restoring color to his face.
“Cough, cough…”
At that moment, Red Eye suddenly coughed twice, his eyelids twitching before he struggled to open a slit.
“Mas… Master?”
“Red Eye!”
Seeing Red Eye wake up, Mo Fan and Dali were both thrilled.
“I’m still alive?”
“Nonsense! Without my permission, let’s see you try to die!”
Mo Fan rolled his eyes, though his face was full of joy. He had truly feared this rabbit was gone.
“By the way, did Dali make it?”
Red Eye seemed to recall something and hurriedly asked.
“Pah! I’m standing right here, and you don’t even see me?!”
Dali scoffed, grumbling, but his smile was brighter than Mo Fan’s, tears welling in his eyes.
He understood the immense pain Red Eye had endured to save him.
If Red Eye hadn’t been clever enough to dig this cave and hold off enemies single-handedly, he’d likely have died long ago.
“Dali, you damn dog, I risked my life to save you, and this is your attitude?”
Red Eye glared, cursing.
Nourished by demon qi, his injuries were gradually healing, and many surface wounds were beginning to scab. Only a few severe injuries remained unhealed, but they were enough to let Red Eye catch his breath.
“Red Eye, don’t do this again. If you really died, even if I survived, I’d live in guilt.”
Dali looked at Red Eye’s scarred body, speaking earnestly.
“If one day I’m in danger, hanging by a thread, I believe you’d risk your life to save me too,” Red Eye said with a smile.
“In your dreams!”
“I’ve finally broken through to the demon soldier realm, becoming a proper soldier master. My good days are just starting. Why would I risk my life for you?”
“Forget it! Don’t give me trouble for no reason. If you’re going to die, do it far away, or it’ll annoy me!”
Dali’s words made Red Eye’s face stiffen, but then Red Eye’s eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly, “Dumb ox, you actually broke through to the demon soldier realm?!”
“What, you don’t believe me?”
Dali grinned, lifting the hem of his robe to reveal his hairy human legs, chuckling.
Seeing this, Mo Fan couldn’t help but laugh. His eyes then flickered, spiritual qi swirling within him, and a wisp of pure spiritual qi flowed into Red Eye’s body.
Boom!
In the next moment, a powerful aura erupted from Red Eye, followed by a surge of demon qi enveloping him.
With a long howl, the demon qi receded, and Red Eye’s short rabbit legs transformed.
At that moment, he too had broken through to the demon soldier realm, gaining a mostly complete spiritual body!
Though his long ears made Mo Fan and Dali struggle to hold back laughter.
“Red Eye thanks Master for this rebirth!!”
Red Eye excitedly bowed to Mo Fan.
“Chirp—!”
At that moment, a loud sparrow cry rang out from the sky.
The three demons looked up to see a sparrow diving toward them, speaking human words, “Master, save me!!”
Only then did the three demons notice more than a dozen birds chasing the sparrow!
