Chapter 38: Bold Demoness, Taigu Shenshan

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting? Who are you calling a demoness again!"

The girl in purple was piqued with anger; she was somewhat incensed. In the past, whoever saw her had to address her as a fairy, but this bald man before her actually called her a demoness directly, which was simply infuriating.

This bald man truly had eyes but failed to see.

Her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes widened and turned cold, and her nostrils flared, as if she were suppressing her rage.

"Also, take your filthy eyes off me; do not be presumptuous."

Her slender, jade-like hands gradually clenched into fists, and her chest rose and fell subtly, as if the fire of her anger had already reached her throat.

Mengchen's previous remark of "demoness" had instantly enraged her, and coupled with his ill-intentioned, thieving gaze, her inner fury began to surge upward.

"Hmph! It seems the killing three days ago wasn't ruthless enough, since you still dare to send a demoness to bewitch people's hearts. If you're going to come, then come! But you couldn't even send someone with a better temper; with someone like you, how could you seduce me into the trap you've arranged?" Mengchen sneered coldly.

"Shameless bald man, why are you spouting such nonsense? You've called me a demoness time and again; see if I don't teach you a lesson." The girl in purple's anger could no longer be contained.

"Hum!"

Her pretty face froze, and with a wave of her slender, jade-like hands, a dense patch of brilliant Runes spread out like a shower of light, submerging the area in front of her.

"Hmph! Bold demoness, I could tell at a glance that you aren't human, yet you still dare to strike at me." Mengchen gave a light rebuke.

Then, a strange idea suddenly occurred to him, and he smiled faintly: "Very well! I shall use your own strategy against you; I will tie you up to lure your clansmen to come and save you, and then I will slaughter them all, one by one."

Having said that, Mengchen instantly opened all ten Cave Heavens, the brilliance dazzling and illuminating the vast firmament in an instant. As the sky full of Runes poured down, he lunged toward the girl in purple, his eyes filled with an excited glow.

This scene stunned everyone present; the One-Horned Dragon felt fortunate that he was not the enemy.

Old Man Spirit Coin and Old Man Bird also opened their mouths wide in shock!

"I didn't expect the rumors to be true; he really is a young Supreme who has opened ten Cave Heavens."

"Boom!"

The two sets of Runes collided, erupting with a shocking, thunderous sound.

In a brief instant, the Runes released by the girl in purple collapsed, and her figure began to retreat rapidly.

Taking advantage of her retreat, Mengchen instantly flashed forward and struck her abdomen with a palm infused with secret power, sealing her Divine Power.

The girl stopped her retreat, and realizing that the previous palm strike had not injured her, she intended to wave her jade-like hands to attack again?

But just as she attempted to unleash an attack, she found she could not summon even a shred of Divine Power.

The girl hurriedly focused her mind to investigate, only to discover that a strand of immense secret power had sealed her source of strength.

"Shameless bald man!"

The girl in purple's way of cursing was still so ethereal and refined that anyone who saw it could not help but feel pity.

The One-Horned Dragon, Old Man Spirit Coin, and Old Man Bird were all horrified; just how terrifying had this bald man become? To seal an opponent's Divine Power in a single encounter—such methods were truly frighteningly strong.

Mengchen scolded, "Demoness, cease your clamor. If you curse again, I will serve you with a stinky sock."

Hearing this, the girl in purple changed color and dared not curse aloud again.

She came from Taigu Shenshan, was clever and nimble, and possessed heaven-sent talent, so she could naturally tell that this bald man before her was the type who would certainly do what he said, so she chose to endure.

"Such a beauty, so vivid and fragrant, how can you serve her with a stinky sock? That is truly a waste of a heavenly treasure!"

Old Man Bird clapped his hands, feeling indignant in his heart.

Old Man Spirit Coin echoed his sentiments, and while the One-Horned Dragon nearby held the same view, it dared not speak aloud.

At this moment, the girl felt a wave of grievance in her heart; the "Little Bear Child" called her a fierce beast, and this bald man called her a demoness.

The words and actions of these young Supremes were truly hard to compliment.

"Demoness, speak! What kind of trap have you set up waiting for me to fall into?" Mengchen pressed forward step by step and questioned her.

The girl in purple's eyes revealed shock; she clenched her pale, glistening little fists and began to back away.

With her Divine Power now sealed, she appeared particularly helpless and weak, making one feel pity for her.

"He isn't going to destroy the flower with a ruthless hand, is he!" Old Man Bird asked in a voice filled with fear.

"If he really does that, it would truly be inhumane!" Old Man Spirit Coin said with a mature and steady air.

"Hey, hey, hey! You two old swindlers, stop your chatter; I haven't settled my accounts with you two yet!" Hearing the two of them muttering, Mengchen turned his head and shouted lightly at them.

Hearing this, Old Man Spirit Coin and Old Man Bird shrank their heads, scratching their ears and cheeks, and said no more.

"Demoness, are you going to talk or not?" Mengchen questioned her again.

Seeing him approach step by step, the girl in purple began to panic; she did not know what this shameless bald man might do.

As for the "demoness" he kept calling her, let him call her a demoness! Trapped in this predicament, she could no longer worry about clearing her name.

She could only speak out in a flustered manner: "I already told you, the elders in my clan have something to discuss with you; I was only sent by the elders to deliver the message."

Her heartfelt, truthful words—yet, Mengchen simply would not believe them! Mengchen was now firmly convinced that she was a demoness sent by Xiling Shou Shan to seduce him and that she was there to harm him.

"Hmph! If you won't say it, then so be it!" Mengchen said coldly.

Then he directly hoisted the girl in purple up and carried her away. Before leaving, he instructed the One-Horned Dragon: "Keep an eye on these two old men for me; wait until I return."

"You got it! Don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on them." The One-Horned Dragon felt honored and answered instantly.

Just like that, Mengchen carried the girl in purple out of the primitive land and headed straight for the Cave Heaven region.

After reaching the Cave Heaven region, he walked toward the junction of the Spirit Transformation region and the Cave Heaven region.

He wanted to hang this girl in purple there to show her off to the public, thereby luring the experts of clans like the Black Mountain Python, Black-Scaled Leopard, and Forest Eight-Armed Ape to come and rescue her.

When that time came, he would charge out and kill them one by one, or kill a pair if two came, and make those clans thoroughly understand that he was not to be trifled with.

However, before he could even arrive, as he was passing through a dense forest, a brilliant beam of light like a shower of light exploded toward him.

"Boom!"

His divine senses were sharp, and at the first moment, he threw a punch, filling the sky with golden symbols, piercing through that brilliant beam of light.

"Bold scoundrel, how dare you abduct someone from my Taigu Shenshan."

In an instant, a robust old man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a purple and white robe, suddenly appeared and scolded coldly.

"Where is Taigu Shenshan? Are you not fierce beasts from Xiling Shou Shan?"

After Mengchen heard the four words "Taigu Shenshan" from his voice, he suddenly felt something was wrong; he might have truly misunderstood and captured the wrong person.

"Hmph! What are those stray cats and dogs from Xiling Shou Shan? Their ancestors were all our pets back in the day; how could they be mentioned in the same breath as my Taigu Shenshan?"

The old man said coldly, his face gradually turning ferocious, rays of light blooming from his body and soaring into the sky, his momentum magnificent.

Hearing him actually call the experts of Xiling Shou Shan stray cats and dogs, Mengchen realized in an instant that he was wrong; he had truly captured the wrong person.

"Hurry up and put my granddaughter down, or don't blame this old man for lashing out." The old man's momentum was powerful, and his gaze was extremely sharp.

"A misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding! I thought she was sent by Xiling Shou Shan to harm me."

"I will release her right now."

Mengchen laughed awkwardly, put down the purple-clad girl he was carrying on his shoulder, and lifted the seal on her Divine Power.

"Shameless bald man, I'll kill you."

With her Divine Power restored, the purple-clad girl instantly circulated her Divine Power and launched an attack.

Mengchen jumped far away with all his might, dodging the attack; he was in the wrong this time, so he did not fight back.

"Hmph! Bullying my granddaughter—how could a single word of 'misunderstanding' resolve this?"

The old man let out a cold snort, and the next instant, several terrifying beams of light attacked.

Seeing this, Mengchen clenched his fist and struck out, precious light and Rune covering the Yu Domain, shattering all the incoming beams of light.

Afterwards, he stood atop a large tree, his expression changing subtly, and he said in a heavy tone: "Although I was at fault first, I have already conceded afterwards; if you attack me again, I will have to fight back."

This old man gave him a very mysterious feeling, seeming absurdly powerful; in the real world, he should be a Venerable-level figure, this was Mengchen's conjecture.

But this was ultimately Xushen Jie, so even if he were a Venerable, he would not fear him.

He had already conceded several moves for his previous mistake; if he didn't fight back now, the man would really think he was easy to bully.

(End of this chapter)