The black-clothed youth’s words made Mo Fan and Bai Shuang pause at the same time, then frown.
Mo Fan looked at the three people opposite. Apart from the youth in black attire who seemed normal, the other two were quite special.
Both wore specially styled bronze battle armour.
One was sturdy and slender, with a sheathed long sword at his waist, standing to the left of the black-clothed youth. His face was covered by a mysterious dragon-head mask.
The other stood to the right of the black-clothed youth. He was burly, much taller and more imposing than the dragon-masked youth, even a bit taller than Cang Gu whom Mo Fan had seen before.
He also had a sword at his waist, but wore a majestic and domineering tiger-head mask.
This fellow merely standing there gave Mo Fan a strong sense of pressure.
“Who are you?” Bai Shuang broke the silence and asked.
“We come from the Divine Domain.”
The black-clothed youth smiled and looked at the dying Demon Clan cultivator in Bai Shuang’s hand. “We are here for this monster!”
“You know what this thing is?” Bai Shuang’s eyes flashed.
“Of course. This thing is quite dangerous. It should have been sealed in a certain place. I did not expect it to appear here now. This is not good news!”
The black-clothed youth sighed, seeming somewhat helpless. Then his face immediately filled with smiles again. “So, can you two hand this dangerous monster over to me?”
Bai Shuang did not answer him but continued to ask, “How much do you know about this Demon Clan?”
At these words, the black-clothed youth looked at Bai Shuang in slight surprise, then chuckled. “So you already know the origin of this monster?”
“We do not know much. We would like to hear the details!”
At this point, Mo Fan spoke. His gaze fixed tightly on the black-clothed youth. He said gravely, “Your Excellency wants this demon cultivator. As an exchange condition, you should tell us some related information.”
This demon cultivator had a mysterious background, seemingly full of secrets. So Mo Fan wanted to find some answers from him.
He always felt that he would have some connection with this Demon Clan in the future. Knowing some information about the Demon Clan in advance was naturally not a bad thing.
Before the black-clothed youth could speak, the tiger-masked cultivator beside him snorted coldly. “A mere little demon general dares to threaten my prince. Do you want to die?”
“Yin Hu!”
The black-clothed youth frowned immediately. The tiger-masked cultivator, who looked like a little giant, fell silent at once.
Mo Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered. “No matter how big you are outside, now that you are in the Dragon Ruins, your cultivation may not be higher than mine. Why act all high and mighty here!”
“Insolent!”
Yin Hu was furious upon hearing this. He turned to the black-clothed youth and requested, “Your Highness, this demon is extremely arrogant. Allow me to capture him and leave him to your disposal!”
The black-clothed youth did not answer him. Instead, he rubbed his brow and said helplessly, “Yin Hu, do you know why I do not like bringing you out?”
Yin Hu paused, then said in a depressed tone, “Because Your Highness dislikes my bad temper.”
“So you know?”
The black-clothed youth rolled his eyes, then looked at Mo Fan again with a smile. “Friend, I am sorry. My brother here has a bit of a fiery personality. I apologise to you on his behalf.”
From the earlier conversation among the three, Mo Fan understood that this black-clothed youth called “Your Highness” was the leader. Now he was so polite, so Mo Fan naturally would not push further. He waved his hand immediately. “It is fine.”
“The condition you mentioned earlier is not excessive. Rather, it was I who was inconsiderate.”
Seeing Mo Fan calm down, the black-clothed youth spoke again. “Since this Demon Clan cultivator was captured by you two, if I want it, naturally there should be an equal exchange.”
At this point, the black-clothed youth’s expression suddenly became serious. He said gravely, “However, I must advise you two friends. Matters concerning the Demon Clan are of great importance. If you insist on probing, you will surely be drawn into this karma in the future.
By then, even if you do nothing, calamity will likely find you. So please think carefully!”
At these words, Mo Fan and Bai Shuang both frowned. Then the two demons exchanged a glance. The latter smiled lightly immediately. “Thank you for your kind intention, friend. But do you think we are not already involved in this karma?”
As Bai Shuang spoke, she shook the Demon Clan cultivator in her hand.
The black-clothed youth smiled wryly upon seeing this. “It was I who worried too much!”
“Since that is the case, I will tell you two friends!”
With that, the black-clothed youth stepped forward and vanished from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Mo Fan and the two demons.
So fast!
Mo Fan and Bai Shuang’s pupils contracted at the same time!
Because the opponent’s action could no longer be described as speed. It was true teleportation!
Almost at the same moment, the necklace pendant on Bai Shuang’s chest activated. A protective barrier appeared, enveloping her and Mo Fan together.
The black-clothed youth was unconcerned. Instead, he smiled. “You two need not worry. I have no ill intent.”
“It is just that matters about the Demon Clan are better known by fewer people for now!”
With that, endless starlight burst from his eyes.
The next moment, Mo Fan found the world around him changed. It was no longer the blood-coloured Dragon Ruins but boundless deep starry sky.
Beside him, Bai Shuang was also shocked.
Only then did the black-clothed youth speak slowly. “The origins of the Demon Clan are very ancient, traceable to the primordial era.
In the primordial era, our Nine Provinces Continent was at its peak. At that time, there really were nine huge landmasses in this world.
But one day, void rifts appeared, and the Demon Clan descended. Thus, the primordial great war began.
In that war, four landmasses were sunk, forming the current pattern of our Nine Provinces Continent.
I will not mention how tragic that war was. Even if I did, you could hardly imagine it.
In short, the beings of our world won that war. After paying a painful price, they sealed most of the Demon Clan in another continent.
But as time passed, the seal gradually loosened. Gradually, a small portion of Demon Clan beings escaped from the other continent.
This portion of Demon Clan beings, in order to fully unseal it, secretly infiltrated various secret realms in the world, trying to seize some heavy treasures inside to break the seal.
The most recent time was a thousand years ago. That time, they almost succeeded, but were thwarted by the human female emperor of that era, falling short.
At this point, the black-clothed youth took a deep breath, looked up at the firmament, a trace of admiration in his eyes. He said gravely, “The female emperor’s merit reached the heavens. She was truly a heavenly maiden incarnate. After foiling the Demon Clan’s plot, she reinforced the seal on the other continent somewhat, then sealed the remaining escaped Demon Clan in the abyss deep in North River.
Since then, the Demon Clan has not appeared in the world.
Until a hundred years ago, Inverted Mountain discovered traces of Demon Clan activity again. They immediately sent a top powerhouse to guard North River and watch the seal.
But even so, some Demon Clan still escaped.
And this is precisely the purpose of my trip!”
Mo Fan and Bai Shuang finally looked enlightened upon hearing this.
“Because you discovered Demon Clan entering this place?”
“Correct!”
The black-clothed youth nodded, then continued, “The Demon Clan cultivator you captured holds a high status in the Demon Clan. He is called a White Demon…”
