Chapter 482: Chapter 8: Moon Demon King (Part 2)
Once he confirmed that this Starfall True Demon was just some unlucky bastard who had accidentally been branded with a Celestial Demon Mark, the Moon Demon lost interest in investigating further. Instead, he concealed his form and waited for the Tribulation Sea Old Demon to arrive.
For the Tribulation Sea Old Demon to be this frantic and enraged, what he had lost must be an exceptionally rare Exotic Treasure.
This stirred the fires of greed in the Moon Demon’s heart.
After all, treasures that were highly useful to Demon Cultivators were usually just as useful to Celestial Demons. And even if he couldn’t use it, he could always trade it with Demon Cultivators for other treasures.
「Three hours later.」
A Demon Moon suddenly rose in the sky. Unlike before, this Demon Moon was like a Great Sun, indiscriminately showering down frigid, yin moonlight that enveloped an area of nearly thirty miles.
The extremely yin Taiyin Moonlight instantly froze the seawater for miles around, solidifying it into black ice.
Covered by solid ice, the entire sea seemed to have returned to the Nether Ancient Era, where all life was silent and still. The forms of Celestial Demon after Celestial Demon were frozen solid within the ice, as if time itself had stopped.
From within the black ice, a Demon Banner suddenly appeared. It unfurled in the wind, its billowing fabric blocking the freezing power of the Taiyin Moonlight.
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon revealed himself, his eyes fixed on the figure that had suddenly appeared within that Demon Moon.
He had captured nearly all the Demon Monsters and Celestial Demons implanted with his Celestial Demon Mark. But the more he performed Soul Searches, the more confused he became. The Demon Cultivator had indeed used the Great Sun Demon Fire and Taiyin Moonlight, but when he fled afterward, he had also used Thunder Escape.
’In the Demon Sect, those who could practice the Black Heaven Technique are all of the Saint Child Tier. How could such a person be harmed by a Demon Cultivator who practices the Nine Illusions Mirage Demon Scripture?’
Furthermore, as far as the Tribulation Sea Old Demon knew, the Saint Child of the Northern Demon Sect was still alive and well.
He pinned all his hopes on the final Celestial Demon Mark.
Even though this Celestial Demon Mark was hidden deep within the Demon Realm, for the sake of the Xuyu Coral, he had still snuck right in.
"Tribulation Sea old ghost, you ignored my warnings, sent your White Bone Divine Demons into my Demon Realm to kill my Celestial Demons time and again, and now you even dare to trespass in person. You will leave your life behind here today!"
The Moon Demon King took out his weapon—a Demon Spear with a tip made of ghastly white crystal—and pointed it at the Tribulation Sea Old Demon as he spoke.
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon knew that the Moon Demon King was within the Demon Realm and thus had the home-field advantage. If the two of them engaged in Magical Combat, he would most likely be no match for him, especially since he had already lost several of his Powerful White Bone Demons.
But for the sake of the Xuyu Coral, he was still willing to risk it all.
The next moment, he waved his hand, and more than ten Powerful White Bone Demons leaped out, their ghastly Demon Flames resisting the Moon Demon’s extremely cold Taiyin Moonlight.
When the Moon Demon King used his Taiyin Moonlight to freeze everything, he had held back and spared Yang Jing. Yang Jing immediately dug through the soil beneath his Cave Mansion and burrowed into the earth to escape.
Under the influence of the extremely cold Taiyin Demon Qi, even the soil of the seabed was frozen solid.
Fortunately, the Starfall True Demon was formed from a fallen star and possessed an ability similar to Earth Escape when underground, though it wasn’t nearly as effective.
Yang Jing used the Starfall True Demon’s iron fists to shatter dozens of yards of solid ice, revealing the unfrozen soil below. He leaped into the soil—made extremely dense by the pressure of thousands of yards of seawater above—and began to escape into the distance as if he were swimming.
’Two Nascent Soul Level beings are engaged in Magical Combat. The aftershocks alone are fatal. If I don’t escape the center of the battlefield quickly, I’ll have to use my main body’s Divine Techniques to survive. If that happens, I’ll expose my true identity, which would backfire completely. I’d then have to face the pursuit of two Nascent Soul Level experts: the Tribulation Sea Old Demon and the Moon Demon King.’
He hadn’t been burrowing through the soil for long when a Powerful White Bone Demon charged in after him. However, this Powerful White Bone Demon had no Earth Escape Technique. It could only spin about in frustration, using its Demon Fire to burn through the soil as it chased after Yang Jing.
"Moon Demon King, that Demon Cultivator practices the Nine Illusions Mirage Demon Scripture, and he has reached an unbelievable Realm with it! His Transformation Skill is so profound that I doubt even you could see through it. As long as you hand over this Celestial Demon with the Celestial Demon Mark, I am willing to pay any price!"
the Tribulation Sea Old Demon said urgently.
He and his refined Powerful White Bone Demons worked together, unleashing billowing Demon Fire to resist the corrosion of the Taiyin Demon Qi.
The Moon Demon King had presided over the Demon Realm for many years and had long since subtly converted the Demonic Qi within the local Demon Veins into Taiyin Demon Qi. When he channeled it to use his Divine Techniques, the underground Demon Veins assisted him, increasing his power by a full thirty percent.
Even at his peak, the Tribulation Sea Old Demon was merely on par with the Moon Demon King. Now that he wasn’t at his full strength, he naturally and immediately fell to a disadvantage.
He could only struggle to hold on.
"Tribulation Sea Elder, do you take me for a fool? To think I’d be deceived by Nine Illusion Mirage Qi?" The Moon Demon King laughed out loud. "Why don’t you just tell me what treasure was stolen? I might even be able to find the thief and avenge you."
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon watched the Moon Demon King warily.
’The Moon Demon King is the Local Bully who controls this part of the Demon Realm. If he wanted this Xuyu Coral, he could have just snatched it directly instead of resorting to such schemes.’ The Tribulation Sea Old Demon was beginning to suspect that the Moon Demon King himself was the one who had stolen his treasure.
Seeing that the Tribulation Sea Old Demon was being stubborn and was still unwilling to reveal what treasure had been stolen, a vicious anger rose in the Moon Demon King’s heart.
He struck ruthlessly. Using his Taiyin Moonlight, he punched a hole through the Tribulation Sea Old Demon’s protective Demon Fire and thrust his spear straight through the opening, jabbing the Demon Spear in his hand directly at the old demon’s face.
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon hastily commanded a Powerful White Bone Demon to block the attack for him.
The incredibly tough White Bone Divine Demon took the blow, and its body was immediately sliced in two by the incomparably sharp spear tip. The extreme cold of the Taiyin Demon Qi seeped into its White Bones, instantly extinguishing its Demon Fire and freezing the bones until they shattered piece by piece.
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon’s Hair Crown automatically emitted a ray of Spiritual Light, blocking the remaining force of the spear thrust.
Even so, he was sent flying high into the air, and he rolled pathetically on the ground a few times after landing.
That spear thrust was like a bucket of ice water, shocking the Tribulation Sea Old Demon to his senses. He channeled his Magical Power, and his Demon Banner wrapped around him. He then forced his way through the Taiyin Demon Qi in the sky and escaped.
"Moon Demon King, since you’re so curious about what treasure I lost, why not ask that Starfall True Demon? Even if he isn’t the little thief in disguise as I suspect, your only loss will be a single, measly Starfall True Demon."
the Tribulation Sea Old Demon said, his voice full of malice.
’If that Starfall True Demon really is the little thief in disguise, then the Xuyu Coral will fall into the Moon Demon King’s hands. This kind of Life-Extending Spiritual Object is useless to Celestial Demons, so I can still find a way to pay a hefty price and trade for it back.’
’If I guessed wrong and the Starfall True Demon is real, then I won’t have to waste any more time at the bottom of the sea. I can just go to the Western Continent and blockade the gates of the Illusion Demon Sect.’
’In any case, the person came from the Illusion Demon Sect; he’s bound to return there one day.’
After calming down, the cunning of the Tribulation Sea Old Demon’s nature returned.
The Moon Demon King put away his spear. It was extremely difficult for a fight between Nascent Soul Cultivators to end in death unless there was a huge gap in their Cultivation, and that was true even with his home-field advantage.
Besides, the Tribulation Sea Old Demon’s words had genuinely tempted him.
’It’s just a single Starfall True Demon, completely insignificant compared to a treasure. But if I kill a Great Celestial Demon under my command just based on a few words from this Tribulation Sea Elder, and it turns out I was deceived, won’t I become a laughingstock?’
"Tribulation Sea Old Demon, your words have piqued my interest. Tell me what treasure you lost, and after I consider it, I might just agree to your request."
After hesitating for a moment, the Tribulation Sea Old Demon gritted his teeth and used a Secret Transmission to tell the Moon Demon King about the Xuyu Coral he had lost.
"What is that?"
the Moon Demon King said, sounding rather confused.
As a Celestial Demon, he naturally didn’t pay much attention to the Life-Extending Spiritual Objects of Cultivators.
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon had no choice but to explain.
"So it’s that kind of Spiritual Object. Tribulation Sea Elder, you should just undergo Soldier Resolution, ascend to the Outer Realm, and become one of us Celestial Demons. Why would you still need such a thing then?"
Although the Moon Demon King said this, he was actually very tempted.
’Having lived in the Demon Realm for so long, I understand the psychology of these Cultivators perfectly. Every last one of them holds a great fear of their lifespan running out. This Xuyu Coral is, without a doubt, a first-class treasure to them.’
’If I could obtain this treasure, mistakenly killing one Starfall True Demon would be nothing.’
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