Mo Fan’s words startled the five demons, who instinctively turned to look at the elephant-headed demon.
More precisely, they looked at the rat perched on the elephant-headed demon’s shoulder.
“Hmph! A bunch of useless fools. This stray demon with unknown origins scares you with just a few words?!”
The palm-sized rat suddenly spoke in human tongue, its beady eyes glaring at Mo Fan. It said gravely, “I am the chief of this hundred-mile territory. Any demon passing through must leave a portion of their possessions as a toll.
Now, not only have you refused to pay, but you’ve also killed so many of my underlings. You owe me an explanation!”
“Chief?”
Mo Fan’s eyes showed a hint of curiosity. After a moment’s thought, he sneered, “What nonsense chief. You’re nothing but bandit demons robbing the road!”
From the rat demon’s words, Mo Fan fully understood. This so-called chief was just a bandit in the demon world.
Indeed, whether human or demon, they all liked to dress themselves up to sound more refined.
If you’re going to rob, just rob. Why give it such a fancy name? It’s utterly ridiculous.
What annoyed Mo Fan was that in his previous life in a civilised society, paying tolls was one thing.
But in this life, he was a damned demon cultivator, and you’re still asking for tolls? That’s a bit too much.
Mo Fan’s words thoroughly enraged the rat demon, who sneered, “Very well. It’s been a while since a demon dared speak to me like this!
The last one who did was also a demon general, but he’s already in my stomach!
A mere mid-stage demon general, yet you dare act so arrogantly before me. Truly a clueless fool!”
“Attack! Kill them!”
“Leave this demon general to me personally!”
With that, the rat demon leapt from the elephant-headed demon’s shoulder, demonic aura surging around it, enveloping its body.
Mo Fan watched as the palm-sized creature shook and grew visibly larger, though it only reached just over a metre, resembling a dwarf.
The rat demon had fully manifested its spiritual form, its eyes still the size of mung beans, sporting two large buckteeth, three pairs of standard rat whiskers under its nose, and a slightly plump body with a small head, looking utterly sleazy.
“Little rat demon, I’ll fight you!”
Before Mo Fan could act, He Feifei, standing beside him, darted forward. Her hands turned into a pair of sharp claws, gleaming with metallic lustre, aiming straight for the rat demon’s head!
Mo Fan didn’t stop her. He wanted to see the rat demon’s abilities through He Feifei’s attack.
“Heh heh, such a beautiful lady, and with decent cultivation too. Perfect to take as my demon concubine!”
The rat demon, instead of being angry, laughed. It opened its mouth, spitting out two spiked clubs, transformed from its buckteeth.
Then, wielding the clubs, it charged at He Feifei.
In their first clash, He Feifei let out a cry of shock. The blades on her claws were bent by a single strike, and her arm was pierced, blood gushing out.
“Little lady, have you tasted my power?”
“Follow me, and I’ll ensure you won’t lose out!”
The rat demon grinned sleazily, swinging its spiked clubs again, aiming viciously at He Feifei’s head!
Despite its sweet-talking words, it showed no mercy, striking with lethal intent.
He Feifei’s face paled. Her wings flapped to escape, but the rat demon opened its mouth, unleashing a golden rope that shot towards her.
“Little lady, stay with me!”
“Hahaha…!”
The rat demon laughed. The golden rope bound He Feifei in an instant, and with a tug, she crashed from the sky to the ground.
“Little lady, here I come!”
With a sinister grin, the rat demon charged forward, swinging its club down hard!
“Clang!”
At the critical moment, Mo Fan acted, summoning his golden brick artefact, which transformed into a golden wall, blocking the rat demon’s vicious strike.
“Laibao, thank you!”
He Feifei, narrowly escaping death, was deeply grateful to Mo Fan.
“Go back and protect them!”
Mo Fan left those words, stepped forward, and threw a punch!
Boom!
Thunder roared as Mo Fan’s arm glowed with silver light, his fist surging with power.
Bang!
The swift, heavy punch caught the rat demon off guard, sending it flying.
“Damn you, you’ve angered me!”
The rat demon steadied itself, looking down at the bloody hole in its stomach. Furious, it roared.
Demonic aura surged as it ignored its injury, wielding its spiked clubs and charging at Mo Fan.
Mo Fan sneered, grabbing his golden brick and meeting the attack.
From their brief clash and his observation, he had gauged the rat demon’s strength. Its cultivation was around late-stage demon general. While its power was notable, it was nothing in Mo Fan’s eyes, so he feared nothing.
In terms of raw physical strength, Mo Fan hadn’t feared anyone since breaking through to demon soldier.
Soon, the two demons were locked in fierce combat.
Mo Fan swung his brick single-handedly with tremendous force. Each strike made the rat demon tremble violently.
After just a few rounds, the rat demon couldn’t hold on. Its hands were torn open, blood streaming.
Boom!
With a loud crash, the rat demon’s entire body was crushed under the door-sized golden brick, slammed into the ground.
The earth shook from the impact.
“Master is mighty!”
Hongyan and the others, fighting the elephant-headed demon and other monsters, cheered at the sight.
The elephant-headed demon and its group, however, paled.
The rat demon was their leader. With its defeat, they lost the will to fight, but escaping was no easy task. Surrounded by demons, they couldn’t break free and were in constant danger.
Mo Fan’s face showed no joy. Lifting the golden brick, he saw the rat demon was gone, leaving only a large hole.
“Trying to escape?”
Mo Fan sneered, activating his poison pearl. Endless toxic mist spread out.
Supernatural power, Myriad Poison Spider Gu!
As Mo Fan unleashed his ability, the poison transformed into countless tiny spiders, swarming into the hole.
Mo Fan rode a cloud of demonic mist, hovering above, observing the ground below.
Soon, a figure was forced out from underground, scurrying like a rat, pursued by endless spider gu.
“Damn you, how do you know the poisonous spider technique?!”
The rat demon, furious but cautious, was wary of the poison despite its superior cultivation. It cursed in frustration.
Mo Fan didn’t bother with words. Seeing the rat demon emerge, he opened his mouth, and a flying sword shot out, aiming for its neck.
“Damn it!”
“You wait. I’ll settle this score eventually!”
The rat demon spat out a threat, then vanished with a burst of demonic aura.
