Chapter 1247: Chapter 1182: Arriving Early Isn’t Always Useful
The battle between Yan Wei and Dong Qing was extremely intense.
Though Yan Wei’s strength had surged these years under Qin Feiyang’s tutelage, Dong Qing also gained quite a few benefits following Mu Tianyang.
Their battle power could be said to be equally matched.
But overall, Yan Wei had a slight upper hand.
After all, Yan Wei was much older than Dong Qing, and whether in combat experience or insight and courage, he far surpassed Dong Qing.
"Master, it’s been brought."
Soon!
The Viper and Wealthy Elixir King came running while carrying the Holy Lion.
The Heart Demon glanced at the Holy Lion and laughed sinisterly, "Use the Qiankun Bag to store it. Once the battle here ends, I’ll treat you all to lion meat!"
The Holy Lion’s size was over ten meters, and if placed inside the ancient castle, it would genuinely consume much space, so it had to be stored in the Qiankun Bag.
Upon hearing.
The Viper and Wealthy Elixir King’s eyes brightened.
The Holy Lion was akin to a Pseudo God, already equivalent to a mystical beast, and they had never tasted the meat of a mystical beast before!
Wealthy Elixir King quickly found an empty Qiankun Bag and cheerfully stored the Holy Lion in it.
The Viper said, "Master, I have a question in my heart."
"What is it?"
The Heart Demon asked expressionlessly.
The Viper said, "Since in the past, the four Holy Beasts were mystical beasts, why haven’t they used the power of their Divine Souls?"
Upon hearing the Viper say this, Wealthy Elixir King slightly paused and nodded, "Right, where are their Divine Souls?"
The Heart Demon said, "They haven’t yet condensed their Divine Souls."
"What do you mean?"
The two were puzzled.
The Heart Demon said, "Only a true War God can condense a Divine Soul."
"Ah, so that’s it!"
The two suddenly understood.
The Viper asked, "Does that mean a Pseudo God’s Soul and our Soul aren’t much different?"
"Of course there’s a difference."
"Once you step into the realm of a Pseudo God, the Soul will gradually transform, and when it becomes a Divine Soul, it is the War God."
The Heart Demon said.
"I see."
"So essentially, the transformation of the Soul is the process of becoming a Pseudo God."
Wealthy Elixir King said.
"Exactly."
"Of course, I’ve only grasped a rough idea from ancient texts, and I’m not entirely sure of the details."
The Heart Demon said.
The two nodded.
No matter how true the records in ancient texts are, there will always be some deviations.
In short, the level of existence that is a deity is not something they currently have the ability to touch.
"Ah..."
Just as the three were chatting leisurely, suddenly, a scream echoed.
The trio immediately looked towards the sound and saw Dong Qing like a meteor crashing into the earth below.
Rumble!
Instantly, a giant pit appeared.
Yan Wei, with overwhelming momentum, leapt into the pit, grabbing Dong Qing as if he was a chick, and walked in front of the Heart Demon.
Dong Qing’s abdomen had a blood-dripping hole the size of a fist!
His face was ashen!
"Not bad, you didn’t disappoint me."
The Heart Demon glanced at Yan Wei and then disdainfully looked at Dong Qing, saying, "Do you think that by following Mu Tianyang, you have the qualification to be arrogant in front of me?"
Dong Qing’s face contorted with malice and hatred!
The Heart Demon scornfully said, "I could destroy your Dong Family back then, and now I can destroy you just the same. Tell me, how do you want to die?"
Dong Qing remained silent, but his body shivered uncontrollably.
The Heart Demon sneered, "Beg for mercy, and maybe I’ll consider sparing you, considering Dong Zhengyang and I still have a somewhat good relationship."
"Don’t mention him in front of me!"
Dong Qing roared.
"Why?"
The Heart Demon mockingly smiled.
Dong Qing yelled, "He is nothing but a coward."
"Coward?"
"Hehe."
"That’s where you’re wrong."
"He also once wanted to kill me and avenge the Dong Family, but unfortunately, he didn’t have the capability."
"However, he has more self-awareness than you, understanding what must be done and what must not be done."
The Heart Demon coldly laughed.
Dong Qing said, "Even as you say, it doesn’t cover up his cowardly and incompetent nature!"
"You are still wrong."
"He isn’t cowardly and incompetent; he is preserving the last bit of legacy for your Dong Family."
"Because there’s only him as a man left in the Dong Family."
"On his shoulders, the burden and responsibility surpass yours by far."
"As for you, you seem spirited and admirable but are actually the most ignorant, foolish, and irresponsible."
The Heart Demon mocked.
Dong Qing, furious and ashamed, shouted, "You, a merciless demon, have no right to judge me!"
"I don’t know if others have the right, but I certainly do."
"Because all of this was instigated by your Dong Family initially."
"If back then your Dong Family had been more grounded and less aggressive, would you have ended up like this?"
"So, you have no right to resent others, including me."
The Heart Demon said calmly.
Dong Qing fell silent and after a long while shook his head, "No more nonsense, I, Dong Qing, keep my word. Since I lost, do with me as you will."
"Have some backbone."
The Heart Demon nodded with a smile, saying, "But I have one more question, where has Zhang Jin gone?"
From the time they arrived here, he hadn’t seen Zhang Jin.
Zhang Jin should be with Ren Duxing, yet why isn’t he here?
Might he have been ordered by Ren Duxing to carry out another task?
"No comment."
Dong Qing closed his eyes and said.
"I’m least afraid of stubbornness."
The Heart Demon smiled coldly and looked at Yan Wei, saying, "Take him to the ancient castle so Fatty can interrogate him thoroughly."
"Okay."
Yan Wei nodded.
The Heart Demon waved his hand and sent Yan Wei and Dong Qing, along with the Viper and Wealthy Elixir King, to the ancient castle.
Both of them were severely injured and needed to recover.
Also, the current opponents, Ren Duxing and the State Preceptor, were beyond their capacity to assist.
As for Dong Qing.
The Heart Demon is not worried at all.
Because self-destruction requires cultivation as a premise.
The Heart Demon looked up at the sky, his eyes flickering slightly, and swept away toward the hinterland.
Ren Duxing came here, definitely not on a whim.
So, something must be hidden here?
At the peak of the sky, lightning and thunder roared, fierce winds howled, and terrifying waves surged downwards.
Buzz!
The Heart Demon waved his hand, Blue Snow floated above his head, emitting a faint divine light, protecting the Heart Demon.
After a while.
The Heart Demon saw the stele.
"Those who enter the hinterland of Demon Dragon Mountain, die!"
He flew to the front of the stele, looked at the few lines of words on it, his pupils shrank slightly.
Such strong killing intent!
The person who wrote these words must have cultivation that has reached the pinnacle!
When he looked up and saw the condition of the hinterland, a touch of suspicion climbed into his eyes.
No grass grows, white bones piled up; isn’t this the same as on Devil Island?
Could it be that here...
His spirit was lifted, and he stepped into the hinterland!
A familiar mysterious power surged forth immediately.
"Sure enough!"
The Heart Demon’s gaze trembled, scanning the hinterland, full of suspicion.
This mysterious power is almost identical to the mysterious power of Devil Island and Demon Dragon Glacier.
In other words.
There is also a demonic item here linked to the Demon Dragon’s Heart and Demon Dragon’s Eye!
Swish!
He transformed into a stream of light and swept towards the depths of the hinterland.
Blue Snow’s divine light flickered, blocking that mysterious power that plundered vitality.
Time passed by.
Finally.
The Heart Demon arrived in front of the great peak, looked up at the mountaintop, his eyes bursting with splendor.
"I want to see what it is that makes Ren Duxing so envious."
Without suspense.
Ren Duxing came to the hinterland for sure because of the thing on the mountaintop.
When he climbed the mountaintop and saw the mass of black fog, the brilliance in his eyes became even brighter.
This aura is exactly the same as the Demon Dragon’s Heart, the Demon Dragon’s Eye, and that piece of outrage!
He made three steps into two, walked to the black fog, and the mysterious force was stronger, but Blue Snow stood firmly without the slightest tremble.
The mysterious power did not penetrate Blue Snow’s defense.
This is enough to show that both Blue Snow and the ancient castle are stronger than Ren Duxing’s battle sword and Demon Crystal!
"Huh?"
Suddenly!
The Heart Demon lowered his head, looked at the ground in front of him, and a trace of doubt climbed onto his face.
On the ground, there are actually many footprints.
"Huh!"
He looked at several footprints and found that they were not human footprints but fierce beast footprints.
"Haha..."
Suddenly.
He laughed.
He spotted who the owner of these footprints is.
The Four Sacred Beasts!
That is to say, Ren Duxing had already come here.
But the black fog is still there, indicating that Ren Duxing was unable to enter this mass of black fog.
"Coming early doesn’t necessarily help."
With a sarcastic smile, the Heart Demon lifted his foot and stepped into the black fog!
Immediately!
A dragon’s claw came into view.
The dragon’s claw is only as big as an adult’s palm, pitch black as ink, exuding an astonishing demon aura!
"First the Demon Dragon’s Heart and Demon Dragon’s Eye, then the outrage, and now a dragon’s claw..."
"Could it be as the First Patriarch Mu said, it’s left by a Demon Dragon?"
The Heart Demon stared at the dragon’s claw, muttering to himself.
But he couldn’t understand.
Why are the Demon Dragon’s Heart, Demon Dragon’s Eye, outrage, all on the Forgotten Continent, yet this dragon’s claw is in the Great Qin Empire?
Who was it, back then, who killed this Demon Dragon?
And what’s the meaning of leaving the Demon Dragon’s Heart and such things?
While he was pondering there, the ancient castle suddenly flew out from his forehead.
In the next moment!
The dragon’s claw before his eyes, like the Demon Dragon’s Heart and other demonic items, vanished without a trace.
"Damn it..."
The Heart Demon was taken aback, then furiously grabbed the ancient castle and shouted, "Don’t you go too far?"
However, the ancient castle’s divine light dimmed, like a dead thing, without the slightest response.
The Heart Demon gets angrier the more he thinks about it.
Once or twice, he can bear it, but didn’t expect it to happen again?
Bang!
He smashed the ancient castle to the ground, stomped on it.
Swoosh!
However, even before he could stomp down, the ancient castle transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into his forehead.
"Get out!"
The Heart Demon roared in frustration.
This damn thing is even more shameless than his true self.
"Hey, hey, hey, I didn’t provoke you, why are you cursing me inwardly?"
"Besides, where do you see me being shameless?"
Qin Feiyang’s discontented voice immediately echoed in the inner world.
"Everywhere is shameless."
The Heart Demon snorted coldly.
Qin Feiyang was quite speechless, said: "Instead of quarreling with the ancient castle, why not quickly check on how the battle between the State Preceptor and Ren Duxing is going."
The Heart Demon stamped his foot in anger, then soared into the sky, heading towards the clouds.
Boom!
The great peak beneath his feet collapsed instantly!
This shows how terrifying the force of his stomp was!
And after the dragon’s claw was taken by the ancient castle, the mysterious power that filled the hinterland disappeared with it.
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