Mo Fan retrieved his flying knife and the staff, gazing calmly at the massive black cube hovering in the sky ahead.
“This demoness’s strength has indeed grown stronger!”
Mo Fan murmured to himself. When he last saw Bai Shuang in Phoenix Pass, she had been powerful, but it could not compare to the scene before him now.
Compared to Phoenix Pass, Bai Shuang’s wind-thunder light wheels had increased by several, nearly reaching eight in number. Thus, the wind-thunder space formed was far larger than before, and the aura it emitted even made Mo Fan sense a hint of danger.
The wind-thunder light wheels evolved from wind-thunder spikes.
Mo Fan possessed this divine ability as well. Yet, even through fusion with the immortal art of the Five Elements Great Crystal Technique, he could only manifest four wind-thunder light wheels at most, utterly incomparable to Bai Shuang’s current display.
From this, it was clear that Bai Shuang’s strength had truly advanced, especially her mastery of the wind-thunder light wheels, which had likely reached the pinnacle.
“As expected, one hailed as half of Phoenix Cry Mountain’s twin prodigies, this woman does have some unique methods of her own!”
A glint flashed in Mo Fan’s eyes, though he also felt a touch of regret.
He had intended to use this battle to gauge Bai Shuang’s strength, but in the end, he had only witnessed one aspect. The combat within the light wheel space remained invisible to him.
“What a cunning demoness!”
Mo Fan smiled, then looked around. He saw that more than half of the demon cultivators Bai Shuang had brought were dead or wounded, with only three demon generals still struggling to hold on.
Though these demon cultivators were somewhat stronger than the human ones, they were overwhelmed by numbers.
The Foundation Establishment cultivators who had entered the Dragon Ruins to seek treasures were all elites from various sects. United, they proved too much for the demon generals, especially with numerous powerful dragon-blood creatures joining the fray, hastening the demons’ defeat.
“Senior, save us!!”
“Senior, we are all demon cultivators from Wind-Thunder Mountain in the Phoenix Cry Demon Domain. Please lend your aid. Wind-Thunder Mountain will reward you handsomely!”
The remaining three demon generals wore expressions of despair, now pinning all their hopes on Mo Fan and crying out for rescue.
They had witnessed Mo Fan’s prowess with their own eyes. He had killed a powerful cultivator wielding a treasure in practically a single encounter.
Thus, in their view, as long as Mo Fan acted, they would surely be saved.
Moreover, from Mo Fan’s earlier exchange with Bai Shuang, they understood this fellow was her friend, which naturally made him a friend of Wind-Thunder Mountain as well.
Unfortunately, they knew nothing of the grudge between Mo Fan and Wind-Thunder Mountain.
Mo Fan had originally planned to intervene, but upon hearing this, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Well now, Wind-Thunder Mountain demon cultivators coming to me for rescue?
This simply would not do!
So Mo Fan simply folded his arms, then turned to the group of human cultivators eyeing him warily and waved his hand. “Rest easy. As a proud demon race powerhouse, I disdain interfering in others’ battles. That would be extremely unfair to you. So settle your affairs among yourselves!”
“Really, don’t mind my feelings!”
As soon as Mo Fan spoke, the three demon cultivators who had worn hopeful expressions abruptly paled.
“Senior, how can you do this!”
“Damn it! You’re a demon race cultivator too. How can you stand by and watch us die?”
“We are direct descendants of the Lei Yu family. If you let us be killed, you will face retribution from our Lei Yu family’s demon king!!”
The three demons were furious beyond measure and actually flew straight towards Mo Fan.
“Get close to him. Those human cultivators will surely hold back for fear of collateral damage. Even if we die, we’ll drag this fellow down with us!”
Sure enough, seeing the three demons fly towards Mo Fan, the human cultivators all frowned involuntarily, no longer daring to attack recklessly.
They still harboured wariness towards Mo Fan. After all, Elder Mo had just died by his hand.
What they needed to do now was wait. Wait for the other two elders to slay the demoness before dealing with Mo Fan. Until then, they dared not provoke him.
As long as Mo Fan did not act, they would not strike first. This was a tacit understanding in tactics.
“You lot really don’t hold back at all!”
Seeing the three demons charging towards him, intending to shift the trouble onto him, Mo Fan shook his head. Then he grinned and said, “Do you know who I am?”
The three demons frowned in unison but continued flying over.
“Have you ever heard of Black Wind Mountain?”
“That’s right. I am Lai Bao, the demon king of Black Wind Mountain, the one who once slew two young masters of your Lei Yu family.”
Mo Fan spoke teasingly, his smile growing wider.
Yet his words struck the three demons like a thunderbolt, frightening them greatly.
As demon generals of Wind-Thunder Mountain, though they had been in seclusion, they still knew of major events within the clan.
Moreover, before entering this place, the ancestor had told them the purposes of this trip: one was to seek treasures, the other was to eliminate a toad demon named “Lai Bao”.
Though Bai Shuang had also called Mo Fan “Lai Bao” earlier, the nickname was too intimate, leading the demons to assume he was not the toad demon their ancestor sought. After all, with the demon race so vast, many shared names.
But now Mo Fan’s words made their scalps numb.
“You’re that toad?!”
The three demons cried out in shock and horror.
Toad?
The smile vanished from Mo Fan’s face, replaced by a frosty expression. “Very good. You’ve finally angered this king!”
Mo Fan’s low voice rang out as he prepared to strike, but then the light wheel space nearby slowly dissipated, revealing the stunning white figure within.
At this moment, Bai Shuang hovered barefoot in mid-air, clouds swirling beneath her feet, a human head floating beside her on each side.
“It’s the Second Elder!”
“And the Third Elder!”
“They… they’re both dead!!”
The human cultivators’ pupils contracted sharply. Their faces changed drastically, all stunned by the scene before them.
“Excellent!”
“Miss Bai has won!”
“I knew Miss Bai would win. She’s one of the twin prodigies of our Phoenix Cry Mountain Demon Domain!”
In stark contrast to the human cultivators, the three demon cultivators were overjoyed. They then sneered at Mo Fan, “Dead toad, you’re finished!”
Mo Fan frowned and looked at Bai Shuang, who met his gaze at the same time. She smiled brightly and said, “Little brother, you’ve finally come looking for your sister!”
“I’m starving with impatience. Hurry and deal with the troubles before us!”
Mo Fan shrugged.
“Mm.”
Bai Shuang nodded, her smile fading. She addressed the group of cultivators ahead, “As you can see, your elders have been slain. So next, it’s your turn!”
“Run!!”
The human cultivators showed faces of terror and scattered in all directions.
“You won’t escape. Not a single one will get away!”
Bai Shuang chuckled lightly. With a casual wave of her hand, several massive black light wheels emerged.
“Kill!”
With her soft command, endless lightning and black spikes erupted, engulfing all the cultivators and dragon-blood creatures ahead!
The three Wind-Thunder Mountain demon generals were also caught in the onslaught.
In the moment before their bodies were torn apart, their faces were still filled with disbelief.
Even in death, they could not understand why Miss Bai would kill them too.
When everything settled, Bai Shuang turned to Mo Fan, a smile reappearing on her face. “Little brother, satisfied?”
“You really understand me!”
Mo Fan chuckled, then tiger stripes emerged on his brow. The world in his eyes shifted…
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