Tu Shan Yunjun, who should have shattered space and fled with the talisman’s help, suddenly reappeared in front of all the demons.
Seeing the familiar scene before him, the smile on Tu Shan Yunjun’s face vanished instantly, replaced by a look of utter bitterness.
He quickly realised one fact: space had been sealed!
“Brother Yunjun, where are you off to in such a hurry?”
Mo Fan’s eerie voice rang out from within the Soul Devouring Banner. Then a hand reached out, instantly enlarged, and seized Tu Shan Yunjun’s body in one grasp.
“Brother Lai Bao, must you be so rough?”
Tu Shan Yunjun was on the verge of tears. Terrifying sword intent exploded from his body as countless strands of sword energy burst forth, trying to break free, yet they barely managed to pierce Mo Fan’s protective dragon aura.
After being weakened by the dragon aura, the sword energies could not breach the dragon-scale defence covering Mo Fan’s body at all.
“I am simply inviting Brother Yunjun inside for a chat. How is that rough?”
Mo Fan sneered coldly and forcibly dragged Tu Shan Yunjun straight into the ghost domain space.
Tu Shan Yunjun had intended to resist, but the moment he entered the ghost domain and saw the demon cultivators before him, his face twitched violently and he completely gave up struggling.
Thanks to the warning from his premonition, he understood that every single one of these beautiful female demons was extraordinarily powerful, and one of them was holding a Void-Ripping Talisman.
Clearly, it was this female demon who had just prevented him from escaping through the void.
Although Tu Shan Yunjun believed himself no weaker than Mo Fan, even he knew his limits when facing so many beings comparable to divine physiques.
“Brother Lai Bao, we can talk things over properly. There is no need for such violence.”
Since resistance was futile, Tu Shan Yunjun had no choice but to compromise, forcing a smile uglier than crying.
“Talk things over?”
“If I recall correctly, you were planning to make this king take the blame just now, weren’t you?”
Mo Fan spoke faintly, staring at him with unfriendly eyes while involuntarily licking his lips. “Come to think of it, this king has never tasted the flesh of the Tianhu clan. Tell me, would raw devouring be better, or deep-frying? Or perhaps stewing?”
His words left Tu Shan Yunjun close to tears. He shook his head desperately and laughed awkwardly. “Cough, cough… a misunderstanding, completely a misunderstanding. I intended to seize that immortal treasure and present it to Brother Lai Bao!”
“Is that so?”
Mo Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“Absolutely, no doubt about it!”
“Only a peerless great demon like Brother Lai Bao is worthy of a legendary immortal treasure!”
In order to survive, Tu Shan Yunjun could only spout insincere flattery and shower him with praise.
“Very good. Your desire to live is impressive. Since that is the case, why waste words? Hand over the immortal treasure at once!”
Mo Fan was so amused by the man’s shamelessness that he stopped playing along and spoke bluntly.
Hearing this, Tu Shan Yunjun’s face turned black as the bottom of a pot, but for the sake of his life he obediently took out the jade bottle from earlier, channelled his demonic power, and made the bottle spit out the bronze mirror.
Mo Fan did not stand on ceremony. With a casual wave, he collected the bronze mirror, carefully examined it, confirmed it was indeed the immortal treasure, and finally relaxed.
In the next moment, however, his gaze locked onto the jade bottle in front of Tu Shan Yunjun and he snatched it without a word.
“You…”
Tu Shan Yunjun flew into a rage, demonic energy gathering all over his body, ready to explode.
Yet Mo Fan only smiled faintly. “This jade bottle looks rather nice. This king will take it. Brother Yunjun doesn’t mind, right?”
As he spoke, he flipped his hand and the Thunder God Spear instantly appeared.
“N-no… no objections…”
Feeling the terrifying might radiating from the Thunder God Spear, Tu Shan Yunjun immediately shook his head, his stiff smile barely holding.
“Good.”
Mo Fan nodded, then his eyes spun as an idea struck him. “My demon mountain happens to be rather poor. I see Brother Yunjun is carrying quite a few treasures. How about helping this king out a little?”
“Brother Lai Bao, aren’t you going too far?”
Tu Shan Yunjun’s face twitched as he ground his teeth.
If not for the intense warning from his premonition, he would long since have exploded with the fury burning inside him.
“Too far?”
Mo Fan blinked, then turned to Bai Tian Tian and the other women. “Given how Brother Yunjun treated me just now, is what I am doing now excessive?”
“Great King, not excessive at all!”
Hei Yi spoke up immediately. “This fellow repays kindness with betrayal, tried to pocket the immortal treasure for himself, and even wanted to make Great King take the blame. In our mountain, such crimes would have him dragged away, flayed, have his tendons pulled, and be thrown into boiling oil to be served as a banquet!”
“Well said!”
Mo Fan gave Hei Yi an approving glance before turning back to the ashen-faced Tu Shan Yunjun with a smile. “I am sure Brother Yunjun would prefer not to force this king to do it personally?”
“Lai Bao, do you have any idea how deep the foundations of my Tu Shan clan run?”
“I don’t know, and I don’t need to know. I only know that if you don’t hurry up and empty all the treasures on you, I won’t be able to stop myself from swallowing you whole!”
Mo Fan spoke calmly, staring coldly at Tu Shan Yunjun.
In the end, Tu Shan Yunjun shut his mouth and handed over every storage pouch and magical treasure on his person.
Mo Fan swept them with his divine sense, discovered many fine items, and with great delight opened his mouth and sucked them all into his inner space.
“Your clothes seem to be a treasure robe too. Take them off!”
“You… boy, don’t push too far. Leave some room for mercy so we may meet amiably in the future!”
“Hmm? I’m starting to feel a bit hungry.”
“I’ll strip!”
In the end, Tu Shan Yunjun stripped down to nothing but his undergarments and stood before the crowd of demons, his face flushed with humiliation.
Although he looked utterly undignified at that moment, Bai Tian Tian and the other female demons showed no intention of looking away. To demons, such sights were far too commonplace to stir the slightest ripple in their hearts.
“And also…”
“Enough! If I take off any more there’ll really be nothing left!”
“This young master is still a Tianhu of the Tu Shan clan! If you humiliate me like this, I would rather fight you to the death!”
Tu Shan Yunjun was so angry his face turned crimson, his eyes nearly bloodshot.
Mo Fan decided to quit while he was ahead and gave two dry coughs. “Fine, I’ll grant you some dignity. Next, you go out and hold off that old madman, and we’ll call the matter settled!”
Hearing this, Tu Shan Yunjun’s expression finally eased a little, but immediately afterwards he saw Mo Fan open his mouth and blow a stream of seven-coloured radiance towards him.
“What are you doing?”
Tu Shan Yunjun’s face changed. He quickly felt a force spreading through his body.
“Relax, I have merely planted a tiny spore inside you. If you dare disobey my orders or try to scheme against me out there, these tiny spores might just grow into very large mushrooms.”
“Tsk, tsk… just imagine yourself covered from head to toe in colourful mushrooms. Wouldn’t that be a beautiful sight?”
The corners of Mo Fan’s mouth curved upwards into a wicked grin that sent chills down Tu Shan Yunjun’s spine.
Soon afterwards, Mo Fan tossed him out through the ghost domain gate.
The instant he appeared, he was met with a ferocious attack from the black-robed old ancestor.
“Damn it! This young master is already furious!”
“So what if you’re a Demon Ancestor? You think Demon Ancestors are all that?”
“This young master will beat you to death!”
When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with hatred. Tu Shan Yunjun, who had nowhere else to vent his pent-up rage, unleashed it all upon the black-robed old ancestor.
While those two battled fiercely, Mo Fan steered the Soul Devouring Banner and flew deep into a distant tunnel.
With the immortal treasure already in hand, he naturally slipped away at once.
As for the other two immortal treasures, it was not that he had never entertained greedy thoughts, but he understood the principle that a snake that tries to swallow an elephant will burst. He immediately abandoned any notion of taking everything.
Moreover, this place was about to descend into utter chaos!
Whether it be the forces from the various great powers, the Chilong Saint King, or those formidable hidden factions that had yet to reveal themselves, none of them were easy to provoke.
Therefore, fleeing right now was unquestionably the wisest choice!
“Why did you not kill him just now?”
Bai Tian Tian looked at Mo Fan with some confusion.
“If I killed him, who would draw away all the attention for us?”
Mo Fan smiled faintly and said, “If I had killed him, I really would have shouldered the blame. By letting him go out to fight that old king snake instead, as long as the opponent is not an idiot, he will surely notice some clues on that fellow. Then the death of Chang Qing will no longer be pinned on me.”
“Of course, there is another important reason: his surname is Tu Shan!”
“Long ago I owed someone a favour, and now I have repaid it!”
