Chapter 202: 201 Rescue the Demon

Will you surrender?

When Hu Yuan's body perished and his path vanished, Wang Wu also turned his gaze to the two cultivators he had brought; even in their ordinary condition they were slightly weaker than Wang Wu, and now they were even less so.

Wang Wu is certainly not some ultimate killing machine; as a kind person, even though relations between humans and demons are extremely sensitive in this star system, he has no intention of killing a human just because he sees one.

After all, he is not a demon of this place, and even if he were, demons here do not immediately kill humans or take their human pills after capturing them.

Recalling the first time Wang Wu met Zhao Xingyue, Zhao Xingyue had thought Wang Wu intended to take her human pill.

Humans have many uses, and human pills are one of them, but for a disciple clearly from a great sect, the benefits that can be extracted from a captured human are certainly far greater than simply killing them for a pill.

For example now, when Wang Wu asked the two human cultivators "Will you surrender?", he saw a clear look of relief on their faces.

Obviously, they are fairly familiar with such matters.

Even the most irascible Jie Kingdom demon race does not immediately kill and take a human pill after capturing a human cultivator, unless they are the type like Hu Yuan who harbors a deep hatred for other races.

But clearly, the demon before him is not such a type.

No, this fellow is not a demon, but a devil.

Although the two cultivators were now extremely shocked that Wang Wu, a devil, could retain his sanity, the matter wasn't that extraordinary; after all, they came from a great sect and had heard of such things.

In a very distant place, reachable only by Star Lord‑ranked strongmen, a far‑off other star river, there once existed a powerful civilization that called itself the "Heavenly Court".

The Heavenly Court perished in a demon disaster, yet before its fall it could to some extent restrain its demonic nature and retain reason.

When they sensed the kind of energy emanating from Wang Wu, the two cultivators immediately recalled this.

He might be a strongman from that star river, but that's unlikely, because his strength hasn't reached that level yet.

More likely, he has inherited the power system of that world, or is a demon.

The two cultivators didn't know exactly what Wang Wu was; although he has a human shape, demons also have human shapes, and no one would regard demons as humans.

Will you surrender?

Not hearing a response from the two, Wang Wu asked again. At this moment, the bodies of the two female demons he had rescued somehow reappeared in his hands.

The two women felt the immense life energy transmitted from Wang Wu's hands into their battered bodies, and their expressions were equally shocked.

After all, Wang Wu was transmitting pure life energy to them, giving them his own vital Qi to save their lives.

In this place, injuries of this magnitude can naturally be healed; both demon empires have corresponding treatment methods.

But under these circumstances, to keep their vital signs stable until treatment arrives, this is the best method.

This is exchanging one's own life for another's; unless the demon is extremely important to them, no demon would do this.

But Wang Wu…

Anyway, it's that same mindset—the classic self‑sacrifice to save others.

Undoubtedly, this move can boost favor enormously.

Evil demon, you, you…

That male cultivator seemed to have a rather fierce temperament; although there was a chance to survive, he didn't seem to want to do so.

But before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the female cultivator:

"We surrender, we surrender!"

Unlike Zhen Guangzi, Yuan Xiangzi is more life‑preserving, or rather more rational.

In this situation, for the sect, having these two disciples alive is certainly more valuable than dead, given their talents.

Since the other side doesn't intend to kill them, there's no need to force themselves onto the blade.

"But you two seem to disagree," Wang Wu said, still in his transformed state, though he no longer emitted those auras, and his hands no longer formed the Buddhist seals.

He approached the two cultivators and, looking at Yuan Xiangzi, asked.

"He, uh, he just lost his mind for a moment; please, demon immortal, don't…"

Yuan Xiangzi has always been relatively calm and knows to lower her stance when the power gap is huge, and although she also comes from a prestigious clan, she is completely different from the typical arrogant elite like Tian Guangzi.

Moreover, she is not a clan's lesser child; her birth is highly noble within her family, and her extraordinary talent is greatly valued, having been carefully cultivated since childhood.

Under such upbringing, without much spoiling, she also became that typical elite of a great clan—destined to hold important positions in the family.

Zhen Guangzi and Yuan Xiangzi are both elites in their families; however, Zhen Guangzi may only need to cultivate, while Yuan Xiangzi will likely lead the entire family forward in the future.

Of course, that presumes her abilities can reach that level.

Even if she can't lead the family, securing an administrative post within her sect shouldn't be a problem.

Come to think of it, since Wang Wu's arrival, he hasn't deeply interacted with many low‑rank demons or humans; even Wang Lan, who was initially very weak, was the daughter of a wealthy county merchant.

Among the opposite‑sex individuals with whom he has close ties, the only ones of ordinary or demon origin are probably the three female demons of Wang Gu Lin and Yin Shenli.

Indeed, Yin Shenli's background is rather ordinary.

This woman, like a certain number‑one assassin in the world, was produced in a laboratory, a mass‑produced product. Of course, in the eyes of the old humans, the new humans are still considered more noble, since they are self‑created "new gods".

But fundamentally, Yin Shenli's origin is still quite ordinary—a very ordinary new human. Compared with other new humans, she has no special privileges, and her current status is the result of her own hard work.

Oh right, Master Qin Xiang is also of this kind; he is a naturally born new human, and his mother once worked at a toy factory.

That was the Sanshui Company.

Sha Shou Ge is also of ordinary human origin; his background is similarly modest, although he has a brother who is a city lord and also the world's number‑one assassin, and his own master has strong opinions about that assassin.

But these are all achievements he earned later; it seems that among his master's circle, the vast majority have fairly ordinary origins.

Since arriving here, up to now anyone who has had any connection with him has basically been of noble birth, and only after reaching Heavenly Python City did he encounter more lower‑rank sisters.

Compared with other places in the Heavenly Origin Realm, Heavenly Python City indeed feels closer to Wang Wu's hometown—not in terms of technology or social customs, since his hometown never held official competitions.

It's not because there are an especially large number of female demons there, but because a certain segment of Heavenly Python City's society… how to put it, is even more "advanced" than his hometown.

At least in Heavenly Python City, a demon youth from a great family is not considered more noble than a plain demon of low birth; Tian Ling indeed does this well.

Wang Wu prefers dealing with demons precisely because of this; whether it's wild mountain demons—though he hasn't met many—or those from prestigious lineages, they all give him a very "equal" feeling.

There is no "I come from a great clan, so I'm superior" situation; this isn't bragging nor other demons' attitude, but Wang Wu's own observation.

Here among the demons, oppression of the lower classes is indeed far less than among humans—not just a little less, but much less.

Everyone is equal, the school's education is open to all, and it's free.

Although Heavenly Python City has the Heavenly Python Palace, and the palace has palace maids, those maids are only staff, not slaves, and their freedom is quite high.

Only the demon race over there is like that; over here it's not so easy to say.

The development of civilization basically gives rise to certain things; at least from the few civilizations Wang Wu has so far encountered.

Even the relatively most equal Heavenly Python City actually also has such things.

Level… never mind, that's getting off topic.

"So are you sure you can represent him?" After Yuan Xiangzi interrupted Zhen Guangzi, Wang Wu looked at her and asked.

"Of course!" Yuan Xiangzi nodded, "I can represent!"

"Senior sister, you are for…?"

"Shut up!!" Cutting Zhen Guangzi off again, Yuan Xiangzi gave him a glare; the aura around her instantly erupted, firmly pinning him down.

"Since you're surrendering…" Wang Wu glanced at the distant spaceship; he actually didn't know how to handle the captives, but according to the social rules explained earlier by Long Qing and the others, it seems one can trade these human captives for benefits?

Especially those disciples valued by sects, who can often extract a lot of benefits from these captives.

Anyway, capture them first and deal with it later.

"Since you're surrendering, put this thing on."

Wang Wu didn't end his transformation; instead he took out his magical little gadget—a pair of handcuffs.

Although they are handcuffs, there's no chain linking the two cuffs because they use a different mechanism.

The owner of these handcuffs is Wang Wu, so he can, by his will, freely activate or deactivate the restriction mode.

Besides restricting the bound person's movement, this device also limits their power, pulling the captive's strength down to a very low level.

As for why Wang Wu has such a thing? It isn't his, nor did he buy it, so to speak.

"These are shackles." After seeing the two people put on the shackles, Wang Wu explained, "They restrict your movement, suppress your power; since you're captives, I think treating you this way is reasonable."

"This… this is natural…"

Yuan Xiangzi nodded.

"All right, let's go." Wang Wu waved at the two human cultivators.

At this moment the spaceship was constantly rushing toward them; its speed in space can reach 0.6 times the speed of light—not very fast, but long‑distance travel doesn't rely on this, and for short distances this speed is sufficient.

"Two little sisters, what is the thing Mr. Wang put on them…?"

Because Chai Zhi's skin is relatively thin, there are some things she doesn't know, and some scenes she hasn't seen.

For example, those two pairs of handcuffs.

"That? That's shackles." Long Qing said, "But I never thought this thing could actually have a real use."

"Huh?" Long Qing's words made Chai Zhi pause, not understanding what she meant.

Seeing her clueless expression, sister Long He gave Chai Zhi a simple explanation;

"That day our two sisters saw Wang Wu in the master's room, and we used this to bind her master, then with…"

Wang Wu still remembers that day's plot; that day, for some reason, Master Yin Shenli suddenly had a whimsical idea to play a bit of role‑playing.

So Wang Wu became the one who captured the head of the Mo Sect and used an artifact to strip his cultivation, allowing the petty person to rise and act arbitrarily over him…

"Heh heh heh, didn't expect it, Yin Shenli, you, the great Asura Blood‑Cursed Lord, head of the Yinji Divine Sect, to one day fall into the hands of my insignificant pawn?"

Looking at his hands bound firmly behind his back, his expression furious as he stared at his Yin Shenli, Wang Wu said proudly:

"How about it? Want to surrender? If you're sensible, I might even give you a pain…"

"Spit!!"

Seeing this petty triumphant beast, Yin Shenli naturally refused to yield, spat a mouthful directly at Wang Wu's face.

"Heh heh, good, good, good!"

With a spit smeared on his face, Wang Wu, furious yet laughing, wiped his mouth and said to Yin Shenli:

"If you won't accept a toast, you'll have to drink a penalty drink, fine!!"

Saying that, Wang Wu's expression hardened, and he immediately lifted Yin Shenli, reaching for her shoe.

After that, for some reason, the plot didn't develop as Yin Shenli had envisioned; it went off track.

But that can't be blamed on Wang Wu; it was Yin Shenli's own script, so the story shifted from harsh torture to pure love.

As for the specific scene at that time, Chai Zhi wasn't present, so relying only on the two demon sisters' words, she couldn't perfectly recreate it.

Yet even just the verbal description was enough to make Chai Zhi's body extremely uncomfortable.

Demon‑type constitutions are like that; there's nothing one can do, so she's been changing clothes quite frequently these days.

"Where's Chai Zhi?"

When Wang Wu brought the two cultivators back to the spaceship and saw the Dragon family sisters greeting them, he asked curiously.

"Chai Zhi went to bathe; her body feels a bit off."

"Why does she bathe every day?" Wang Wu didn't quite understand, "She really loves cleanliness."

But Wang Wu didn't dwell on it, because he had more pressing matters to attend to now.

"Assign these two a room, and how to handle them is up to you."

Bringing the two cultivators over, Wang Wu said to Long Qing and Long He.

Then, he lifted the two demon girls' bodies and walked toward the master's room.

Saving demons indeed depends on Master Yin Shenli.

(End of chapter)