Mo Fan seized the momentum from the fire crystal bomb explosions and instantly surged forward, overtaking Tu Shan Yunjun, who had fled ahead of him. This infuriated Tu Shan Yunjun beyond measure.
He was just about to hurl a few choice curses to vent his spleen when he suddenly sensed that terrifying fellow behind them closing in frantically, moving even faster than before.
The sight scared him into burning his essence blood once more. His entire body instantly turned into a streak of blood-coloured sword light that whooshed past Mo Fan again. At the same time he roared in rage, “What on earth did you do to make him chase us so relentlessly?”
“How should I know? The guy is a complete lunatic who wants to slaughter every cultivator here!”
Mo Fan replied helplessly, yet this time he clearly saw Tu Shan Yunjun’s escape technique.
Burning essence blood was hardly an elegant method, but right now it was extraordinarily effective.
He too felt the Ancestral Realm Chi Dragon’s speed increase. It seemed to have lost all patience for toying with them. Without any hesitation, he likewise burned his essence blood, pushing his speed even higher.
“Brother Yunjun, how about we make a deal?”
After burning essence blood himself, Mo Fan quickly caught up to Tu Shan Yunjun again and could not resist speaking.
“Get lost!”
Tu Shan Yunjun’s reply was blunt and utterly straightforward.
“Don’t be so cold. Didn’t you say we were good brothers?”
“Good brothers are supposed to stab each other in the back, right?”
“So you hold him off for just a little while, and I’ll go ahead to bring the army to rescue you. Pretty loyal, huh?”
Mo Fan chuckled, then abruptly accelerated, leaving Tu Shan Yunjun far behind.
“Ah…!”
“You damn mangy toad! I beg you, act like a decent being for once!!”
Tu Shan Yunjun howled in fury. His voice was so piercing that even Mo Fan sighed in sympathy and could not help muttering, “I’m clearly a demon, yet you want me to act human? Alas, this brother has been driven stupid by anger!”
Yet to Mo Fan’s surprise, the fellow burned essence blood once more and shot forward again.
This time, however, Tu Shan Yunjun’s face was dark as a thundercloud. He said not another word, only wishing to get as far away from Mo Fan as possible.
He realised that staying near this guy any longer might kill him from sheer rage long before the vicious dragon behind them did.
“Eh…”
“Will you shut up!”
The moment Mo Fan opened his mouth, Tu Shan Yunjun’s face turned even blacker. Still, Mo Fan kindly reminded him, “Brother Yunjun, you can’t keep burning essence blood like this. Spray too much and you’ll ruin your body!”
“Ahhh!”
“I’ll fight you to the death!!”
Tu Shan Yunjun flew into a towering rage and unleashed endless sword qi that blanketed Mo Fan.
Startled, Mo Fan immediately deployed his dragon aura protective divine ability and barely avoided injury.
“You sleazy fox, are you seriously turning on your brother?”
Mo Fan’s face darkened. He too was genuinely angered now.
If he had not reacted quickly just now, that guy might actually have succeeded. Naturally, this provoked him.
He had kindly warned him, yet this fellow really wanted to stab his brother twice?
Damn it, what a piece of work!
“Brother? Have you ever seen anyone shove their brother out to be a meat shield?”
Tu Shan Yunjun gnashed his teeth. His eyes were so red they looked ready to bleed as he glared at Mo Fan.
“Ahem… don’t put it like that. Since we’re brothers, we naturally share blessings and hardships alike.”
Seeing those eyes redder than a bloodshot rabbit’s, Mo Fan guiltily rubbed his nose and gave a wry smile. “I had no choice, did I? Right now the best plan is for one demon to hold the line while the other goes to fetch reinforcements.”
“So I deserve to be the one holding the line?”
Tu Shan Yunjun spoke faintly, though his tone had softened slightly.
He wanted nothing more than to murder Mo Fan, but he also knew this was no place to fight him. Otherwise, when the monster behind caught up, they would both die.
“Ahem… you can’t phrase it that way.”
“Just think about it. In the entire Dragon Ruins, you came treasure-hunting alone, but it’s different for this king. This king has loads of friends, and I’m even on good terms with two Ancestral Realm great demons. So naturally it’s more suitable for me to go fetch reinforcements!” Mo Fan explained earnestly.
Yet the moment he finished speaking, Tu Shan Yunjun’s eyes grew several shades redder. He could not help spitting, “Pah! You still dare mention friends?”
“That Wu Clan cultivator came here for you, didn’t he?”
“Wu Clan cultivator?”
Lai Bao was briefly stunned and was about to say something when the view ahead suddenly opened up wide. Delight instantly lit up his face as he laughed loudly, “Hahahaha… we’re saved!”
Hm?
Hearing this, Tu Shan Yunjun paused, then looked ahead and could not help showing joy as well.
“What is this place up ahead?” he could not resist asking. “Is there really rescue?”
“Heh heh, no rescue troops, but plenty of enemies!”
Mo Fan grinned, making Tu Shan Yunjun’s cheek twitch. Yet at this point he had no time to care.
Besides, even if they were enemies, they were Lai Bao’s enemies. What did that have to do with him, Tu Shan Yunjun?
Moreover, he was currently wearing the appearance of Xuanyian, the personal disciple of the righteous Tianxuan Holy Land, a transcendent power in the Divine Domain!
In his view, once he entered, he should be safe. At the very least, he could redirect the aggro!
With the cavern now within reach, the two demons ceased all chatter.
Moments ago they had been calling each other brother; now they tacitly kept their distance, acting like complete strangers.
In the blink of an eye, both demons flew into the cavern at the same time.
Mo Fan swept his gaze around and indeed found the place extremely lively. More than a dozen battlefields, large and small, were currently engaged in fierce combat.
“Just as I thought!”
Mo Fan’s eyes narrowed as he immediately locked onto one particular battlefield.
Inside was someone he knew very well: the ancestor of the Bai family from Phoenix Cry Mountain Demon Domain, Bai Lu!
In fact, not only Bai Lu was here. Black-Clothed, Bai Tian Tian, Bai Shuang, and other women were all present in this cavern, each locked in their own fights.
Yet Mo Fan did not head toward them. Instead, he charged straight for the Bai family ancestor and shouted, “Old Ancestor, fear not! I have come to aid you!!”
The one fighting Bai Lu was a human Nascent Soul cultivator whom Mo Fan had seen before, seemingly the Nascent Soul ancestor from Yellow Myst Valley.
“You human cultivators had better stop being so arrogant! This king has already invited the reclusive Holy King of Dragon King Sea in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, Lord Chi Dragon King!”
“Lord Chi Dragon King possesses heaven-defying power and has been in secluded cultivation for over a thousand years. Any who dare contend with our demon race for immortal treasures, you weaklings will all die!”
Mo Fan’s words caused an uproar among most of the cultivators, though many also looked puzzled.
Bai Lu was one of them. Even he himself had no idea when that greedy, cowardly mangy toad had become so close to him.
Could it be that it wanted to put on a good show in front of him, hoping to cling to his thigh after they got out?
But what the hell was this “reclusive Holy King of Dragon King Sea”?
Not to mention Bai Lu, even Tu Shan Yunjun, who was right beside Mo Fan, nearly stumbled and fell flat on his face.
Holy King, his foot!
This guy really was full of dirty tricks, actually trying to drag those human cultivators into the mess!
“Senior Brother Xuanyian!”
At that moment, a cultivator in the distance cried out in surprise, though his face showed some confusion.
Hearing this, Tu Shan Yunjun instantly perked up. He looked toward the voice and saw several powerful cultivators not far away.
Clearly, these people were from Tianxuan Holy Land!
“Elders, save me!!”
The next instant, he flew straight toward them, his heart pounding with excitement.
Talk about perfect timing!
Yet when he was only halfway there, a sword qi suddenly slashed toward him.
“Demon fiend! Who exactly are you? How dare you impersonate me!”
“…Fuck!”
