It must be said that the tiger ghosts’ ability to seek out living beings is truly formidable.
The underground dark river was of unknown vastness, and even the woman in black’s divine sense could not detect the presence of other demon cultivators.
Yet, not long after, Bai Jinghu returned as a streak of ghost mist, bringing back two demon minions with him.
“Master!”
The ghost mist reformed into Bai Jinghu’s appearance, who bowed respectfully to Mo Fan. The ghost qi around him transformed into two invisible hands, delivering the two demon minions before Mo Fan.
Mo Fan looked at the two demon minions, seeing their bodies entirely black, topped with disproportionately large fat fish heads, with a whisker slowly drifting in the water from each corner of their mouths.
No need to ask, Mo Fan had already guessed what their true forms were.
They were clearly two grass carp demons!
“Damn it!”
“Do you know who we are?”
“That’s right, we are demon minions under the Black Armour General within ten li of here!”
“We’re telling you, you’ve brought disaster upon yourselves! If you’re smart, release us at once and offer some tribute, otherwise when the Black Armour General finds out, you’ll die horribly!”
Before Mo Fan could speak, the two grass carp demons began blustering with false bravado, using the Black Armour General’s name to intimidate Mo Fan.
“Slap! Slap!”
However, as soon as the two demons finished speaking, each received a slap on the head.
“You bloody things, mere little demon minions daring to bluster before my master!”
“Do you know who my great king is?”
“Not to mention a mere demon general, even a demon king would be served on a chopping board for a demon king feast!!”
“Even a dog would get two slaps!!”
The one who struck was You Er. He had been dragged here by Mo Fan and was full of pent-up anger with nowhere to vent. Seeing these two insignificant demon minions still so arrogant, he naturally felt even more displeased and had to give them a couple of slaps to teach them the world’s harshness!
But as soon as You Er said this, Mo Fan kicked him a zhang away.
Mo Fan had been listening comfortably at first, thinking this fellow You Er knew how to talk, but the last sentence left him utterly speechless.
“You dog thing, is this king that terrifying?!”
Mo Fan cursed under his breath, then ignored the fellow. Opening his mouth, he swallowed one of the grass carp demons whole, then glared fiercely at the other and said: “This king only likes demons who cooperate well. Do you understand?”
The grass carp demon shuddered at once, immediately kneeling to the ground, face full of terror: “This little demon will speak without reservation, please spare my life, senior, do not eat me…”
“Very good. Where is the Black Armour demon general you mentioned? What level is his cultivation?
And how much do you know about this underground water domain?” Mo Fan asked.
“Senior, you are not one of us from the Nether River?”
The grass carp demon discerned some other information, looking at Mo Fan suspiciously at once.
“Do you want to die?!”
Mo Fan’s gaze sharpened, glaring coldly at the grass carp demon, who trembled immediately and hastily said: “Senior, calm your anger! This little demon spoke out of turn!
The Black Armour General’s cave is ten li from here, he is a mid-demon general snapping turtle demon!
If senior wishes, I can lead you there right away.
As for this water domain, it is called the Nether River, said to exist beneath the Black Water River. The Nether River is immensely vast, with many demon generals, each occupying a stretch of water.
This little demon knows no more detailed information.”
“Is that so?”
Mo Fan looked to Bai Jinghu beside him, who shook his head: “Master, after discovering them, I brought them to you immediately, so I have not yet read their memories.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Fan opened his mouth again, releasing the other grass carp demon he had just stored away.
“Mercy, senior! Mercy, senior!!”
As soon as the grass carp demon appeared, he knelt and wailed for forgiveness, where was the earlier swagger and defiance?
Mo Fan had swallowed silently earlier, truly frightening this grass carp demon greatly; he thought his life was over.
Only upon entering the storage pouch did he breathe a sigh of relief, but he also understood one thing: this group of demons seemed truly not to be trifled with!
The opponent could swallow him in one gulp, meaning their cultivation was far above his.
At least a demon general!
After this encounter, he naturally dared not misbehave again.
Mo Fan said nothing, merely glancing at Bai Jinghu beside him, who understood at once, turning into a streak of ghost mist that entered the grass carp demon’s body.
The grass carp demon, who had just been badly frightened, was thinking that the demon before him had not truly devoured his companion, but then he witnessed an even more scalp-numbing sight.
The demon turned into black mist and entered his companion’s body, after which the companion, who had been kowtowing, froze in place, motionless.
Soon, the black mist emerged from the body, and the kneeling grass carp demon collapsed dead.
“Master, this grass carp demon’s cultivation is too weak. After I read his memories, his demon soul could not withstand it and tore apart, leading to death.”
The ghost mist gathered, reforming into Bai Jinghu’s appearance.
“No matter.”
Mo Fan waved his hand, then asked Bai Jinghu: “What is the situation?”
“Reporting to master, it matches what that fellow said. They are mere demon minions, unable to contact the true upper-level demon cultivators in the Nether River.” Bai Jinghu replied respectfully.
Mo Fan nodded and said: “In that case, let us go find that Black Armour demon general and see if he knows some information about the river.”
Just as he was about to leave, two streaks of ghost mist arrived from different directions in succession.
“Master!”
The ghost mist gathered into two figures: Lang Lang and Fu Shou.
“Master, I have scouted clearly. This place is called the Nether River, and the water domain we are in is known as the Black Armour waters, all within fifty li ruled by a snapping turtle demon general!” Lang Lang said respectfully.
“The information I scouted is the same, but I uncovered one extra piece that may be useful to master!”
Fu Shou chuckled.
“What information?” Mo Fan looked at him curiously.
“In the memory of a snapping turtle demon minion, I found that the Black Armour demon general had issued an important task to his kin and trusted aides.
The task was to search for a certain demon in the Black Armour waters!”
As Fu Shou spoke, ghost mist surged around him, forming an image of a demon before the group.
It was a strange creature resembling a snake but with legs.
However, Mo Fan recognised it at a glance: was it not the Ying Ying monster?
But why was the Black Armour demon general secretly searching for the Ying Ying monster? This piqued Mo Fan’s curiosity.
After careful thought, Mo Fan vaguely understood something.
The Ying Ying monster’s strength was not weak; a mid-demon general great demon was no match for it in a single exchange.
Yet the other side was secretly searching for it, leaving only one possibility.
The true searcher for the Ying Ying monster was likely someone else!
“It seems we must get the specifics from that Black Armour demon general’s mouth!”
Mo Fan took a deep breath, then led his demon followers straight to the Black Armour demon general’s cave.
