In no time, Mo Fan absorbed Bai Jinghu’s vast and miscellaneous memories.
At the same time, he sifted through these memories, retaining only a small portion of useful information.
It turned out that Bai Jinghu indeed hailed from the Bai family, and held a high status as one of its ancestors.
Through Bai Jinghu’s memories, Mo Fan learned that the Bai family had three demon kings in total. Besides Bai Jinghu at mid-king realm, there was Bai Jinglong at late-king realm, and Bai Lang also at mid-king realm.
Bai Lang could be considered a rising star of the Bai family, but he had been favoured by Lei Yu Shuang, one of the three kings of the Lei Yu family, and thus married into it.
This time, Bai Jinghu had come under orders from Lei Yu Purple Lightning to slay him.
The fire-surnamed demon king who accompanied Bai Jinghu was also at mid-king realm cultivation.
In theory, the strength of these two demon kings was formidable. In a fair fight, Mo Fan and his allies would not have dispatched them so easily.
However, Mo Fan had laid preparations in advance, trapping the two demon kings in a fire crystal-filled cavern, thereby inflicting severe wounds in one fell swoop.
After the fire crystal explosion, though the two demon kings survived, they were gravely injured, their strength depleted by eight or nine tenths.
That was why Mo Fan and the others found the subsequent battle so effortless.
Upon learning all this, Mo Fan gained a new appreciation for You Er’s divination skills.
It was not merely accurate, but terrifyingly so!
“You Er must be kept firmly under control,” Mo Fan thought to himself.
Next, he had Bai Jinghu briefly explain to Bai Yaoyao and the others the purpose of this expedition and the mastermind behind it.
“As expected, it is that Lei Yu family!”
Bai Yaoyao’s tone was low, then she sneered, “However, this reveals a problem.
The Lei Yu family likely dares not act against you personally, or they would not borrow the hands of other demons. This is good news for us!”
“Indeed, as long as that old Lei Yu Purple Lightning does not act himself, there are no major issues.”
Mo Fan smiled and nodded, then snorted coldly, “That old wretch has bullied me too far. One day, this king will make him regret it!”
Bai Yaoyao nodded, waved her hand, and the earth split open in the distance. The Mountain-Shaking Drum flew swiftly to her, landing in her grasp.
Mo Fan, meanwhile, searched Bai Jinghu’s corpse and found a demon king weapon.
This weapon resembled his Black Thorn somewhat, also in the form of sharp spikes, though much smaller in size, manifested from countless sharp spines of Bai Jinghu’s true form.
This demon king weapon was named “Dragon Whisker Needle”, only half a metre long, yet its power was not to be underestimated, even surpassing Mo Fan’s Black Thorn by a fair margin. It could illusion into hundreds or thousands of needles!
“Buzz!”
With Mo Fan infusing demonic power, the Dragon Whisker Needle indeed split into hundreds, each possessing the might of a demon king weapon!
“Go!”
As Mo Fan pointed, a swarm of Dragon Whisker Needles shot through the air, riddling a distant boulder into a sieve in one clash!
“Worthily a demon king weapon, truly powerful!”
Mo Fan was delighted at this sight. After recalling the Dragon Whisker Needles, he commanded them to fuse back into one.
“This Dragon Whisker Needle is a fine treasure. If coated with life-and-death venom, its lethality could increase several fold!” Mo Fan mused inwardly.
As his cultivation and strength grew, the Life-Death Sword lagged further behind.
The poison of the Life-Death Sword was unparalleled, but its penetration remained limited, unable to match demon king weapons like the Dragon Whisker Needle.
Mo Fan did not idle. Seeing Black Clothes still immersed in cultivation, he began refining the Dragon Whisker Needle.
As a child-mother demon king weapon, its forging method resembled human refining techniques somewhat. Thus, even as an ownerless treasure, refining it proved quite troublesome.
It took Mo Fan half a day to fully refine the Dragon Whisker Needle, imprinting it with his own mark.
With a thought, he summoned it forth. It circled above his head before being stored away.
“Congratulations. With this treasure, your strength should rise significantly!” Bai Yaoyao said with a smile.
“Mm.”
Mo Fan nodded, then opened his mouth to spit out a spear.
The spear was wreathed in flames throughout, emanating king-realm aura, quite extraordinary.
“This king weapon was left by that fire烈 bird demon king. It is perfect for you to refine!”
Mo Fan handed the spear to Bai Yaoyao as he spoke.
Bai Yaoyao did not stand on ceremony. Though she specialised in water power, she had gained fire power through the earth vein lotus seeds Mo Fan brought back earlier, so she could wield such a fire-type treasure.
Like Mo Fan, she refined it on the spot, succeeding in moments and naming it “Blazing Fire Spear”.
With a casual summon, the Blazing Fire Spear expanded to several zhang in size, smashing towards a nearby boulder in an instant.
Boom!
A explosive roar echoed through heaven and earth. The boulder turned to powder, and raging flames ignited within a ten-zhang radius!
Mo Fan’s eyes brightened at this. The Blazing Fire Spear was evidently another fine treasure.
“Not bad. Though it falls short of my Water God Seal, it suffices for king-realm battles.”
Bai Yaoyao withdrew the Blazing Fire Spear, a smile on her face.
Clearly, she was satisfied with this demon king weapon.
“Right, I have two demon cores here. Take them both!”
Mo Fan said, handing the two newly acquired demon cores to Bai Yaoyao.
From the earlier battle, he saw that Bai Yaoyao’s strength was immensely powerful.
Though she had only recently returned to king realm, even a mid-king realm great demon was no match for her in one exchange.
Thus, Mo Fan thought to allocate most resources to Bai Yaoyao first, advancing her strength further, which would better safeguard Black Wind Mountain.
“Alright. With these two mid-king realm demon cores, I am confident of returning to mid-king realm!”
Bai Yaoyao nodded firmly, storing the two demon cores, then looked at Mo Fan sincerely. “Mo Fan, thank you!”
“Do we need such politeness between us?”
Mo Fan rolled his eyes and laughed. “Among Black Wind Mountain now, your strength is the greatest. If you advance further, it benefits us all.”
Bai Yaoyao nodded at this and said no more.
The group waited over half a day until Black Clothes finished cultivating. To Mo Fan’s disappointment, she had not broken through to king realm.
“The stronger the physique, the higher the potential, and naturally the harder the breakthrough.
This is why beings with special physiques can be invincible in their realm.
Precisely because of their power, cultivation demands even more energy.
Strength and resource absorption have always been directly proportional!” Bai Yaoyao said with a smile to console him.
“Indeed.”
Mo Fan nodded in agreement, for he himself was a living example.
With each cultivation advance, the energy needed for his breakthroughs multiplied exponentially, which was why he had yet to reach king realm.
“Actually, it is not without gains.”
At this point, Black Clothes spoke, extending one hand. Black spikes then emerged on it!
“This is… my Bai family’s sharp spine divine armour!”
Beside them, Bai Jinghu spoke gravely, his face full of disbelief.
Black Clothes nodded, then crimson flames instantly flared across her body.
“The fire bird demon king’s demon fire?!”
Mo Fan looked surprised. He knew Black Clothes’ physique could absorb unique traits from devoured demons for her own use, but he had not expected her to assimilate even this demon fire.
