Chapter 23: Ten Fiend Cub, the Jiuyou Ao; Beaten Until It Kneels to Sing 'Conquest

In an instant, its might became overwhelming; black mist surged all around, instantly surrounding Mengchen, Xiyao, and the shivering Jinmao Shizi.

The black mist surged like a raging sea, permeating this space.

Gradually, the precious artifact Xiyao had unleashed was swallowed, and the only light here vanished.

As the light vanished and sight was lost, an extreme sense of tension instantly escalated between Xiyao and Jinmao Shizi.

At this moment, Mengchen formed seals, and ten Cave Heavens manifested one after another behind him, their precious light instantly illuminating the place.

But gradually, the brilliant light emitted by the Cave Heavens also began to dim step by step.

This black mist was too terrifying; it had actually obscured the Cave Heavens.

At this moment, Mengchen could not help but feel anxious; trapped in darkness, everything was invisible, and negative emotions escalated rapidly.

Heaven knows when that fierce beast would launch an attack; now that they were blind, would they not be reduced to fish on a chopping block?

Mengchen was at his wit's end and called out in a low voice in his heart: "Gangzi! Come quickly to my aid!"

The response was swift; the Vajra Pestle hanging on his chest suddenly appeared of its own accord, rising steadily, and the brilliant radiance it emitted instantly swept away the black mist, illuminating the place.

But soon, the black mist surged and permeated again, engaging in a fierce tug-of-war with the Vajra Pestle.

"Such dense Darkness Power; I fear even a Sect Leader-level figure would be swallowed in an instant," the Vajra Pestle exclaimed.

"But it is a pity; what I fear least is Darkness Power." Having said this, the Vajra Pestle emitted blazing Runes.

The Runes swirled and condensed, brilliant and magnificent; in an instant, an illusory runic monk draped in a gilded cassock appeared, as if the Immortal Monk King had descended, solemn in appearance and sacred, inviolable.

"Great Vehicle Immortal Scripture!"

The Vajra Pestle gave a light shout, and the monk formed from condensed Runes spoke indifferently, chanting bursts of Sanskrit sounds while condensing Divine Power; the sound seemed capable of purifying one's soul, bringing a sense of tranquility and peace.

The Sanskrit sounds flowed, the precious light was brilliant, and it seemed sacred and inviolable; the black mist could not approach even an inch.

The suppressed hearts of Mengchen, Xiyao, and Jinmao Shizi also became clear in an instant amidst the lingering Sanskrit sounds, and all negative emotions were swept away.

"What is this? It actually suppressed the Darkness Power left behind by Father." The fierce beast was shocked in its heart and suddenly felt that things were not looking good.

"Oh! It is actually a pure-blooded Jiuyou Ao cub." After suppressing the black mist, the Vajra Pestle's surprised voice echoed.

Upon hearing this, Mengchen and the others found it hard to believe; the fierce beast before them was actually a cub of the Jiuyou Ao, one of the Taigu Ten Fiends.

This lair was truly the lair of a Ten Fiend! "So it is a Ten Fiend; no wonder it made me feel as if my bloodline were shrinking," Jinmao Shizi muttered to himself in a low voice.

"When it grows up, it will surely become a powerful assistant; go and subdue it," the Vajra Pestle transmitted its voice to Mengchen.

"You want me to subdue a Ten Fiend? What kind of joke is that?" Mengchen replied.

The previous black mist had been too bizarre, and that feeling of having strength but nowhere to use it had been too tormenting.

"Rest assured and go! The black mist here has been suppressed by me; it is currently no match for you at all. Don't you want a particularly dashing mount?" The Vajra Pestle's words inevitably carried a hint of temptation.

Hearing that the surrounding black mist had been suppressed, Mengchen immediately became energized; taking a Ten Fiend as a mount—just thinking about it made his heart surge.

"Fine! Then I will take it."

Mengchen agreed and stepped forward, his ten Cave Heavens shining brilliantly behind him, "From today on, you are my mount; come here quickly."

"Shameless bald man, are you even worthy?"

The Jiuyou Ao cub scolded angrily; it was a dignified Ten Fiend Descendant with a resounding reputation, and he actually dared to ask it to be a mount.

"If you dare to be rampant again! Do you believe I will beat you until you kneel and sing 'Conquest'!" Mengchen pointed angrily, his momentum like a rainbow.

"Hmph! My Jiuyou Ao clan only dies standing; we do not live kneeling." The Jiuyou Ao cub snorted coldly, its body permeated with dark aura.

"Awoo..."

It let out a roar, and the awe-inspiring killing intent made people tremble; it leaped first, pouncing toward Mengchen with great speed.

Seeing this, Mengchen extended his right palm, and the ten Cave Heavens behind him emitted Divine Light surpassing anything before, spinning to the extreme.

A secret power overflowed from the Cave Heavens, gathered on his right arm, and was emitted from his right palm; suddenly, divine rays danced, enveloping the pouncing Jiuyou Ao cub.

"Imprison!"

Mengchen shouted in a low voice, and as he clenched his palm, the divine rays exerted force in an instant, imprisoning it.

This was the special power of the tenth Cave Heaven, capable of imprisoning all things in the vicinity so they could not approach his body.

"Chi!"

The Jiuyou Ao was terrifying; worthy of being a Ten Fiend, after being imprisoned, it actually turned into a ball of black mist and vanished.

When it appeared again, it already carried terrifying might, striking directly at the back of Mengchen's head.

"Boom!"

The ten Cave Heavens erupted with Divine Light, blocking this strike.

Mengchen instantly extended both hands, grabbed its forelimbs, and tore with force, smashing it fiercely into the ground; suddenly, sand and dust filled the air, and a large pit was smashed into the ground.

Just as Mengchen pulled back his fist to gather strength, intending to smash down with one punch, that Jiuyou Ao turned into a ball of black mist again and vanished.

"This is the innate divine ability of the Jiuyou Ao; it possesses both Darkness Power and Order Power, the two complementing each other, allowing it to vanish freely in a region and appear at any time," the Vajra Pestle's warning voice echoed in Mengchen's heart.

"Then doesn't this mean it can remain invincible?"

"That is not necessarily the case," the Vajra Pestle said indifferently.

"How can I break this innate divine ability of it?"

"For the Jiuyou Ao, all innate divine abilities are tied to its nine tails; if you want to control it, you must start from the tail."

"Good! Understood; leave the rest to me."

A little further ahead, black mist suddenly permeated, and the Jiuyou Ao cub walked out from the black mist.

Its eyes were fierce, and it let out an angry roar that was like an earthquake, shaking the entire lair.

The repeated setbacks made it become exceptionally cautious; for a moment, it did not dare to take the initiative to attack again.

This exchange of blows shocked Xiyao and Jinmao Shizi; they had not expected Mengchen to be so strong that he could even fiercely suppress a Ten Fiend cub.

"Are you convinced? If you are convinced, come over obediently and be my mount."

Seeing that it would not attack for a while, Mengchen spoke to provoke it.

"I submit to your ancestors for eighteen generations!" Jiuyou Ao cursed loudly. It knew that the bald one was doing it on purpose, wanting it to take the initiative to attack. "You don't need to submit so thoroughly; there's no need for my ancestors of eighteen generations. Just submit to me and serve as my mount, that will do."

"Ya ya ya!" The Jiuyou Ao cub gritted its teeth; this shameless bald one.

If this can be endured, what cannot? Jiuyou Ao was instantly furious and pounced again.

"Oh my! Still young! Easy to be impulsive." Mengchen shook his head and sighed.

Jiuyou Ao pounced to kill, and Mengchen revealed a faint smile, taking the opportunity to throw a punch. This punch was not very strong; he did not use his full strength.

"Boom!"

The two collided, Mengchen retreated, and Jiuyou Ao killed its way forward again.

Sure enough, just as Mengchen had expected, a bit of feigned weakness successfully lured the enemy deep.

His retreating body instantly shifted to the side, and Jiuyou Ao's sharp claws brushed past him.

He was quick-eyed and nimble-handed, grabbing the nine tails of the Jiuyou Ao cub in one go.

The Jiuyou Ao cub realized something was wrong, but it was too late; its tails were already exposed in front of him, and it was too late to activate its divine abilities.

The next instant, Mengchen held the Jiuyou Ao cub by its tails, swung its entire body around wildly, and then smashed it fiercely into the Earth Domain.

Although this smash was very fierce, for a Ten Fiends cub, it could not cause any substantial damage at all.

Mengchen used some of its tails to bind its limbs, and finally wrapped them around its neck, instantly making the Jiuyou Ao cub unable to move a single bit.

That was not all; Mengchen began to pummel it with his fists.

For a time, dust billowed there, not dispersing for a long while.

"Ah..." The Jiuyou Ao cub let out a heart-wrenching cry of pain.

"Do you submit or not!" Mengchen stopped for once and asked.

"I do not submit." The Jiuyou Ao cub was stubborn.

Afterwards, Mengchen unleashed another round of violent output. The sound of fists hitting flesh was very terrifying.

Mengchen held back, only making it feel deep pain, without causing it any irreparable injuries.

"Stop! Don't hit me anymore, I submit!"

The Jiuyou Ao cub finally gave in and spoke.

"Good! Then from now on, you are the mount of me, Mengchen."

Mengchen called out excitedly. Riding a Ten Fiends in the future, it would be incredibly majestic; just thinking about it made him itch with anticipation.

Just as Mengchen was lost in his imagination, a discordant voice rang out.

"No, I just simply submit, I am not going to be your mount."

"Then there is nothing more to say. Come, let's continue." As he spoke, Mengchen wound up his fist, ready to act.

The Jiuyou Ao cub had been beaten into fear; seeing him about to act again, it hurriedly called for a stop.

"Don't, don't hit me, I'll be your mount."

Mengchen smiled, reached out to stroke the Jiuyou Ao's head, and said: "Good! I heard that your Jiuyou Ao clan only dies standing, and never lives kneeling. This saying doesn't seem very accurate!"

"What 'heard', this was clearly just said by myself." The Jiuyou Ao cub remembered very clearly in its heart that this was what it had just said.

He was bringing up this sentence now; he was truly shameless to the extreme, but alas, his tyrannical power was too overwhelming, and it had to bow its head.

"You must have heard it backwards. My Jiuyou Ao clan only lives standing, and never dies kneeling." The Jiuyou Ao cub, forced by Mengchen's tyrannical power, spoke words against its will.

"Oh! So that's how it is!" Mengchen nodded with a smile, looking as if he understood.

Mengchen instructed: "Very good. Next, whatever I say, you follow and say it."

"Mm!"

The Jiuyou Ao cub thought about it and felt terrified; its eyes were full of fear as it nodded repeatedly.

Mengchen spoke: "The tenacious me is the captive of this battle, just like this conquered by you, the outcome decided, all my paths of retreat cut off by you."

After hearing this, the Jiuyou Ao cub immediately refused and began to struggle desperately. This was pure humiliation! Wasn't this a portrait of its current situation?

This shameful bald one, it cursed in its heart.

But having become a prisoner, it had to endure the humiliation and follow along, otherwise, it would be another violent beating.

The Jiuyou Ao cub mimicked the voice: "The tenacious me is..."

"Slap!"

Mengchen interrupted with a slap and said: "It needs to rhyme. Follow what I just said again."

"The tenacious me is..."

"Slap!" Mengchen interrupted with another slap and reminded: "Did you rhyme that? Start over."

"Slap, slap, slap!"

For a time, this happened over a dozen times. The Jiuyou Ao cub almost rose up to attack, but alas, it was bound tightly, and was later suppressed by a single look from Mengchen.

..., after another round of attempts, finally, through unremitting efforts, the Jiuyou Ao cub completed it perfectly.

"The tenacious me is the captive of this battle, just like this conquered by you, the outcome decided, all my paths of retreat cut off by you."

"Good! Not bad, not bad!" Mengchen untied its bindings.

The Jiuyou Ao cub felt a sense of relief, let out a long sigh, and collapsed there, motionless.

Mengchen's series of actions also left Xiyao and Jinmao Shizi dumbfounded, their souls shaken and minds dazed.

He actually succeeded in subduing a Ten Fiends cub as a mount; he truly is a god-like youth.

As a new author, I am lacking in descriptions. I wonder how this segment was written? Anyway, I was hyped myself, but I don't know what the feelings of the various book friends are. I ask everyone to speak righteously so I can grasp it in the later chapters and strive to write a good story for everyone.

Also, for friends with recommendation tickets, please help the author cast them. As for monthly tickets and the like that require money, I won't ask for them.

Finally, the author thanks everyone for their support here! Thank you very much.

(End of this chapter)