Chapter 4: The Horde of Demons Surges

To tell the truth, this is a war between Xiaobai and the horde of demons, it has nothing to do with him, he has no kinship with this little white fox, why bother with someone else's business? And whether he even has the strength to handle it, there's still a big question mark!

Although Su Yuanshan didn't consider himself any kind of saint, watching Xiaobai die right before his eyes, he asked himself whether he could truly turn a blind eye. After all, this was his sacred ground, and Xiaobai had come to him for help and offered him tribute.

If he couldn't even protect those who paid him tribute, once word of this got out, where would he hide his face in the future?

"But right now I'm nothing but a clay statue, I can't even move a single finger? How am I supposed to save it? And if I rashly reveal myself, it would be like bringing fire to burn myself, and if the disaster drags me down, that would be terrible."

Su Yuanshan's heart was waging a war between heaven and man.

If it were just one spirit-demon, that would be easy to deal with, but looking at the demonic energy filling the sky, it seemed like demons from half of Qinling had arrived. What made him feel even more like thorns on his back was that he clearly sensed he had been completely locked onto by that pair of giant eyes in the sky, meaning the other party was observing his every move!

Although separated by several thousand meters, Su Yuanshan could still feel the almost tangible pressure emanating from the other party. The demonic energy wrapping around its body was so dense that even the sharpest treasured sword seemed unable to pierce through it!

And this powerful demonic energy, Su Yuanshan seemed to recognize it — it appeared to be the same demonic energy that had fought against the heavenly might during the previous thunder tribulation!

In other words, it was the very culprit that had triggered the heavenly thunder tribulation.

At this moment, Su Yuanshan's heart was extremely uneasy, filled with shock and uncertainty!

"This Great Demon was struck by tribulation lightning for over a dozen hours and didn't die? Did it actually succeed in transcending the tribulation? If that's really the case, then not to mention this little white fox, today I'm afraid even I won't escape death!"

He couldn't help but smile bitterly!

What on earth is the origin of this little white fox, to have drawn out such a Great Demon? This is truly a headache!

At this moment, Su Yuanshan could only smile bitterly. He was nothing but a clay statue now, wanting to run? Not a chance!

This Demon King has led its horde of demons here with overwhelming momentum, it looks like it's going to use force. When the time comes, I'm afraid this temple of mine will become a pile of rubble in an instant, completely destroyed.

What should I do?

So be it, when the time comes, at worst I'll just detonate the Spirit Pearl directly, whether I live or die will be up to luck!

At this moment, Su Yuanshan had already prepared for the worst — once the Demon King forces its way in, he would perish together with it!

But what puzzled him was that there was still no movement outside,

Although there were many mountain spirits and wild demons, not a single one acted rashly. They seemed to have reservations, or perhaps were waiting for the Demon King's command.

But the Demon King also made no move whatsoever. Its pair of soul-stealing demonic eyes remained quietly hovering above the mountain forest, looking down at this temple.

But the terrifying pressure and the demonic energy filling the sky showed no sign of diminishing, instead growing thicker and thicker.

The storm is about to break!

The demonic wind across the mountains stirred the dark clouds, blowing the tree branches until they whistled. Even the yellow cloak on Su Yuanshan's body was stirred by the wind, though the cloak was covered in cobwebs and dust.

The little white fox crouched at the door, trembling, frightened to the point of nearly fainting. To tell the truth, it had never seen such a spectacle!

But when had Su Yuanshan ever witnessed anything like this either?

The demonic wind circled restlessly outside the temple gate, seemingly peering in. A voice seemed to ring in his ears, broken and断续.

"Wei Ling... Fu Jun... is it really... you?"

"You... actually... still alive?... still alive?"

The voice in the wind was broken and断续, yet extremely clear, leaving Su Yuanshan shocked and bewildered.

That Demon King.... is it talking to me?

From its voice, it seems very surprised! And very confused!

Or perhaps this Demon King was originally acquainted with the Chenghuang of this temple?

If that's the case, it's mostly probing!

In that instant, Su Yuanshan suddenly understood.

No wonder, no wonder, no wonder this Demon King has been holding back. It turns out it fears the original master of this Chenghuang Temple, afraid to act rashly for fear of collateral damage!

What should I do now? Should I respond to it?

If I don't respond, it will definitely become suspicious, and if it forces its way in, that would be a huge problem.

If I do respond, once I slip up, the result would be equally troublesome.

After all, this Demon King very likely knew the original Chenghuang God of this place.

Now I somewhat understand. This Great Demon probably didn't come for the little white fox, but for me. My appearance likely gave it the illusion that the original Chenghuang God had returned.

That wangliang perched on the wall is probably a pawn sent by the Demon King to test me.

Once he figured it out, Su Yuanshan's heart grew even more uneasy, and he thought to himself.

What am I to do? What this Great Demon truly fears is probably the Chenghuang God of this place who possesses great divine powers, not me, this impostor! I'm not a true deity, just an ordinary person who transmigrated here. At least on the inside, I'm just an ordinary person! Saying I'm not afraid would be a lie. If I open my mouth and show weakness, and the Demon King sees through it, then it's truly over. So keeping my mouth shut is relatively more prudent!

I am the Chenghuang God now, a local deity. At least in the eyes of these mountain spirits and wild demons, that's what I am. Since I'm a deity, I should have the bearing of one. If I eagerly answer every question some random demon asks, how would that show that I'm the lofty Chenghuang God?

After all, deities are the bane of demons and monsters. Since I'm their bane, I should act like one.

Su Yuanshan's narrowed divine eyes suddenly snapped open. Expressionlessly, he gazed into the distance, directly meeting those bizarre giant eyes above the mountain forest. Calm as still water, as steady as a deep pool or a towering mountain!

At this moment, the little white fox was so frightened it lay flat on the ground, trembling. If these demons rushed in all at once, it feared they would gnaw it until not even its bones remained. In that moment, every second felt like a year, and it felt like it was about to give out.

"Hoo-woo!"

Suddenly, a high-pitched howl of an ape exploded beside the little white fox's ears, like thunder, shaking the mountains, echoing through the valleys, lingering endlessly.

It thought: It's over, the Demon King is leading its forces to attack. I'm afraid even Lord Fu Jun will be hard-pressed to cope!

But as a dazzling white light shot up into the sky, the surroundings gradually returned to calm.

When the little white fox finally mustered the courage to look outside, it found the mountain forest eerily quiet. At some unknown moment, all the ghosts and spirits had quietly retreated.

Gone? They actually... all left!

In that moment, the little white fox stared blankly, its ears twitching, feeling as if it were dreaming!

Suddenly, as if coming to its senses, it repeatedly bowed and kowtowed toward Su Yuanshan in the main hall.

"Thank you, Lord Fu Jun, for your..... protection! Thank you, Lord Fu Jun..... for your great life-saving grace, Xiaobai.... will never forget it!"

In its view, it must have been the Chenghuang God in the temple who used his great divine powers to frighten away the horde of demons!

Otherwise, it would have long become a pile of dry bones in this temple!

And Su Yuanshan couldn't help but wipe away a cold sweat, secretly sighing at his good fortune.

He had not originally been fully confident; he had only been taking a risk, but fortunately it succeeded—otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable.

As the little white fox bowed and kowtowed, Su Yuanshan felt that, as if by some unseen force, a wisp of wish-power seemed to emerge from its body and was gradually absorbed by the Spirit Pearl.