Chapter 97: Five-Tailed Fox Demon, Transformation Realm Great Demon (Third update, seeking...)

A sharp pain came from its neck, and the Demon Ghost shrieked miserably as it raised its four arms, intending to tear off the monster behind it.

But it was completely unable to do so.

Before it could even raise them, its four limbs were pierced directly by four tails!

"Roar!!!"

The black shadow coiled behind it exuded a terrifying aura that made its soul tremble.

A Demon!

And a Great Demon that exerted bloodline suppression upon it!

"No—"

How could it be like this?

Why?

Why kill me?

"We are clearly both demons..."

"Stop, stop, stop, who is in the same group as you?"

Ren Yidao interrupted the Demon Ghost's wailing with a look of disgust and said sternly:

"You've grown into such a ghastly thing, how dare an object of great misfortune lump me in with you?"

"I am an Auspicious Fortune Beast."

Do you even understand what an Auspicious Fortune Beast is!

The Fox Demon hidden in the black shadow sneered, then lowered its head to gnaw mercilessly.

The ghost shadow, which should have been intangible, was completely unable to break free under Ren Yidao's sharp claws.

It could only be torn apart and devoured bit by bit.

Tearing, swallowing.

Gulp.

With every bite, he was devouring and consuming the other's Demon Qi.

A Transformation Realm Demon Ghost.

This title sounded very intimidating, and it indeed possessed corresponding power.

But in this battle, Ren Yidao won very easily.

From the moment he stalled for time until his main body finished advancing, he had already won.

There was no possibility of losing at all.

"Little brother, you really have no combat experience at all."

"A total gift."

Consciousness, technique, experience, Dao Technique... he had none of these; the only thing he relied on was Transformation Realm power and the instinct to kill.

Such an existence is extremely difficult to deal with for those whose realm is below it, requiring one to avoid its edge.

But for an existence of comparable strength, there is truly no one easier to deal with than it.

After Ren Yidao's demon body advanced, it was at the Transformation Realm.

Five-Tailed Fox Demon, Transformation Realm Great Demon.

While eating the free buffet he had picked up, Ren Yidao silently lamented:

"It's higher than my Divine Path cultivation by another major realm again; I wonder when the two will truly be on par."

At least for a short time, that is somewhat difficult.

After devouring the Demon Ghost, his demon body would need to digest for a good while.

"Besides."

Ren Yidao pressed down on the increasingly weak Demon Ghost, and he said:

"Although the method is a bit crude, it is also a form of release, isn't it?"

"I have kept my promise."

He said:

"I have accepted the offering you presented."

I have taken your Demon Pill, your life, and your hatred.

"And I have bestowed the gift you desired."

Release.

Death is eternal release.

"Now, you are truly released."

"Release."

Repeating this release it had craved for a hundred years, the Demon Ghost, feeling death gradually approaching, suddenly let out a wail that sounded like weeping and pleading.

It raised its head, its gaze passing over the black shadow gnawing on it, and looked toward the sky.

Not knowing who it was looking at, Mei Yongzhu slowly uttered his only last words:

"I'm sorry..."

Who was he apologizing to?

The kin he had harmed?

Or himself, who had gone astray?

The Fox Demon did not care what the answer was.

"Goodnight."

Having said this casually, the Fox Demon swallowed the fallen soul in one gulp.

Along with his sins, he swallowed it all down.

Gulp.

After devouring the entirety of the Demon Ghost, Ren Yidao suddenly raised his eyebrows.

In the memories he had absorbed, he discovered a secret.

Mei Yongzhu was truly not the Demon he spoke of who had killed him.

That Demon was someone else entirely!

"So it turns out I was the one who got it wrong; for you, there really was a 'Demon' who destroyed everything."

In the fragments of Mei Yongzhu's memory, he saw a scene he could never forget.

That was the final moment Mei Yongzhu saw before he died, permanently frozen in his memory.

For Mei Yongzhu, was the person who killed him and sealed him in Mei Family Village not a Demon?

And there was one more thing: that Demon who had executed and sealed Mei Yongzhu was someone Ren Yidao knew all too well.

"... Heh."

Recalling the appearance of that Demon, Ren Yidao couldn't help but chuckle, muttering to himself:

"Senior Brother Jian, you look quite good with your hair all disheveled."

That Demon was the Second Senior Brother of Luoyue Peak.

Jian Xinxin.

It was unexpected, yet it made perfect sense.

In the scene, Jian Xinxin had not yet become as decadent as he was now; he was not wearing his usual unchanging gray robes, but a magnificent black robe embroidered with golden coiled pythons.

"Though, a Demon? It doesn't feel like that's wrong either..."

The state of Jian Xinxin in that scene was far worse than it was now; his entire body radiated a crazed killing intent, and the fierce glare in his eyes was practically erupting outward.

Calling him a good person who upheld justice would be truly difficult.

Ren Yidao scratched his head, sighing in bewilderment:

"Tsk... is there not a single normal person on our Luoyue Peak?"

It wasn't Ren Yidao bragging, but the composition of Luoyue Peak was a bit too complex.

One who voluntarily Fallen into Demon, a Great Demon who took human form, one with Bloodline Ancestral Return, one with the fate of self-slaughter by the Blood Star...

Even the only one who looked like a normal, introverted shut-in on the surface had such a dark and bloody past behind his back.

Is there really not a single normal person?

What a grand stage Luoyue Peak is!

"Is there even any point in me being the self-appointed security guard of Luoyue Peak? I keep feeling like they don't really need me to worry about them..."

Feeling that he was probably overthinking it, the full and satisfied Ren Yidao leaped in front of Shi Xue in a flash.

Dark purple veins spread from the wounds on her face; Shi Xue had long since fallen unconscious.

The sinister poison of a Spirit Transformation Demon Ghost was indeed not something a Dao Cultivator who hadn't even reached the Earth Realm could resist.

"I need to deal with this quickly."

If it wasn't treated in time, she would truly be in danger of perishing.

But he was currently in his demon form, so it wasn't suitable to stay here; he had to move to a safe place.

Without transforming into a human, Ren Yidao directly picked up Shi Xue with his fox mouth.

But just as Ren Yidao prepared to take her to find a place to detoxify, he heard a faint sound of a sword ringing.

Clang—

That sound was getting closer and faster!

Ignoring everything else, he bit down on Shi Xue and leaped forward violently.

Boom!

The place where they had just been was blasted apart by a sword light.

In the sky far away, a person came flying on a sword.

"Evil creature, how dare you invade my Beigan."

"Surrender your life!"

Ren Yidao, who had intended to flee directly, turned his head back instinctively after hearing this voice.

Eh?

That sounds so familiar...

It didn't matter that he turned his head.

At this look, Ren Yidao's expression became quite spectacular.

Ren Yidao: "... Hiss."

Oh my.

Why is it you!

Li Qiushui glared at the black shadow carrying Shi Xue, her expression even more agitated.

Ignoring everything else, she threw herself forward, thrusting her sword!

"Put her down!!!"

Put her down?

Put her down my foot!

Can you stop causing trouble at a time like this!!?

I used to update ten thousand words daily, posting two chapters of five thousand words each; it seems some little friends felt my update volume wasn't enough... Now a single update of six thousand words is even less, and it's become more expensive too. (Amused)

In any case, I'd better honestly stick to updates of two thousand words...

I have updated ninety thousand words this month so far; at two thousand per chapter, that would be 45 chapters, but I only have 23 chapters, missing half... It looks like a loss.