Chapter 484: Chapter 9: Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell (Part 2)
With a look of extreme reluctance, he examined the corpse of the Starfall True Demon. After confirming it was well and truly dead, he, still not satisfied, took a piece of the corpse and incinerated it with Demon Fire. Not until the roiling Demon Fire had melted the body part and refined it into Demonic Materials did he finally confirm that this was, in fact, the corpse of a Starfall True Demon.
With a casual wave, he scattered the scorching Demonic Materials onto the ground.
The molten material landed right next to Yang Jing, and some of the scorching slag splattered onto him.
Yang Jing had once passed the True Body Barrier by immolating himself in Yang Fire. Though the slag was scorching hot, he endured it with ease, remaining as still as a lifeless object, not moving a single muscle.
"Moon Demon King, it seems I acted rashly this time."
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon paid no mind to the other remains on the ground. Speaking with immense disappointment, he soared into the air, transformed into a streak of ghastly white demonic light, and fled into the distance.
This was the Moon Demon King’s territory, after all; he didn’t dare linger.
After the Tribulation Sea Old Demon was gone, the Moon Demon King stood before the remains of the Starfall True Demon, examining them in minute detail.
"I don’t know what trick you used to deceive the Tribulation Sea Old Demon, but you can’t fool me. Should I force you out, or will you reveal yourself?"
He spoke with a look of absolute confidence, as if he held all the cards.
A moment later, there was still no response—only the loud CRACK and RUMBLE of melting ice shifting and colliding.
A flicker of doubt crossed the Moon Demon King’s eyes. With a casual wave of his hand, a thick wave of Taiyin Demon Qi radiated out from him like a fog, spreading in every direction.
This Taiyin Demon Qi was bone-chillingly cold. Anything it touched instantly froze, shattered, and crumbled to dust.
The Starfall True Demon’s corpse was already quite tough, yet it only held out for a few moments before the larger chunks shattered. The smaller fragments became coated in a layer of black frost.
The piece of the Celestial Demon corpse that Yang Jing had become was no exception.
’I can feel it. The extreme cold of the Taiyin Demon Qi is about to freeze me solid. As the Demonic Qi invades my body, even my thoughts are starting to seize up.’
’If it weren’t for my accomplished True Yang Body and resilient flesh, this Taiyin Demon Qi would have frozen me to death.’
Yang Jing’s mind was already reaching for the Great Five Elements Heavenly Escape Talisman in his Dantian, ready to activate the life-saving Talisman and flee at a moment’s notice.
Fortunately, after a short while, seeing nothing out of the ordinary, the Moon Demon King withdrew the Taiyin Demon Qi. He was rather perplexed. ’Could my senses have been wrong just now?’
As the lord of this Demon Realm, he had sensed a vague, momentary fluctuation in the Qi Mechanism during the Magical Combat.
But the sensation had been so faint that even the Moon Demon King wondered if he had imagined it.
He glanced around one last time, and after confirming there was truly nothing amiss, he left with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Even though he sensed the Moon Demon King had left, Yang Jing didn’t reveal his true form. ’These Celestial Demons are cunning and incredibly suspicious by nature. The Moon Demon King definitely hasn’t gone far. He’s probably hiding nearby, waiting for me to let my guard down.’
Sure enough, about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the Moon Demon King, who should have been long gone, reappeared beside the remains of the Starfall True Demon. He circled the corpse fragments several times, confirming that nothing had changed.
"Was it really my imagination?"
The Moon Demon King muttered to himself, still doubtful.
The inherent suspicion of a Celestial Demon would not allow him to completely dismiss his doubts.
He gathered all the Celestial Demon remains from the ground, took to the air, and returned to his Demon Palace.
As a Demon King at the Nascent Soul Realm, the Moon Demon King naturally commanded great pomp and circumstance. His Demon Palace was extravagantly built, a sprawling complex of interconnected halls.
The palace where the Moon Demon King himself resided was cast entirely from precious Taiyin Demon Copper. Its interior was adorned with all manner of complex Demon Patterns, making it both eerie and magnificent.
The Demon Palace was perpetually shrouded in bone-chilling Taiyin Demon Qi. Other Celestial Demons could hardly survive within it, so all of the Moon Demon King’s attendants were Moon Demons.
These Moon Demons had almost all hatched from Demon Eggs that had gestated within a Demon Vein, spurred by the Moon Demon King’s Qi Mechanism. As such, they could all be considered his descendants.
"Your Majesty."
Seeing the Moon Demon King’s return, the Moon Demons rushed to greet him.
The great battle in the Demon Realm had terrified them, even from thousands of miles away in the Demon Palace.
The Moon Demon King waved his hand, casually tossing aside the remains of the Starfall True Demon.
"Watch these remains closely. If anything changes, report to me at once."
Because the Taiyin Demon Qi within the Demon Palace was so abundant, the Moon Demons there had all reached high Realms. There were thirteen Great Celestial Demons and nearly two hundred Great Demons.
Whenever they campaigned in the seas of a Demon Saint, these Moon Demons struck fear into the hearts of the Demon Saint’s subordinate Demon Kings.
In the Moon Demon King’s opinion, even if there was something truly amiss with the Starfall True Demon’s remains, nothing could come of it once they were inside his Demon Palace.
The Moon Demons were completely obedient to their king. Though they didn’t know the purpose of the Starfall True Demon’s remains, they respectfully placed the pile of fragments on a Jade Disc and assigned two Great Moon Demons to guard it.
Though the Taiyin Demon Qi in the Demon Palace was potent, it was nothing compared to the Magic the Moon Demon King could unleash personally.
The fragment of the Starfall True Demon that was Yang Jing lay quietly on the Jade Disc, focusing the majority of his attention on erasing the Celestial Demon Mark from his body.
’This mark is already fading. In just one more day, I’ll be able to erase it completely.’
’Then, with my Fetal Transformation Divine Techniques, the world will be my oyster.’
Yang Jing sent a sliver of his consciousness to check on the situation within his Inner World. Busy with his escape, he had completely entrusted the Xuyu Coral to his five disciples after stealing it.
’I wonder how the Xuyu Coral is doing. If it can’t survive in my Inner World, then all my efforts will have been for naught.’
He saw that Iron Head had planted the Xuyu Coral at the source of the great river in the Inner World, right next to the branch of Red Jade Coral he had acquired. Both were protected under the Nine-Beaded Crystal Shield.
The Red Jade Coral was remarkably resilient. Though it was just a severed branch, it had already taken root, nourished by the dense Water Element Spiritual Qi within the Nine-Beaded Crystal Shield. It now radiated a crimson glow that sent waves of red light across the riverbed.
This Magical Treasure had been created by the Tribulation Sea Ancestor specifically for the Xuyu Coral, designed to provide the perfect environment for its growth.
Therefore, despite being planted in fresh water, the Xuyu Coral only looked a little wilted from the transplant and showed no signs of rejecting its new environment.
Seeing that the Xuyu Coral had survived the transplant, the knot of anxiety in Yang Jing’s chest loosened.
’I’ve been frozen, burned, and faced countless dangers, but as long as I have this Xuyu Coral, it was all worth it.’
Iron Head and Yinjiao were tending to the Xuyu Coral. Sensing Yang Jing’s Divine Thought, they immediately reported:
"Master, I didn’t know the name of this Red Jade Coral, but I discovered it has the amazing ability to aid the growth of Spirit Plants, so I took the liberty of planting it with the Xuyu Coral. Thanks to the Red Jade Coral, the transplant went very smoothly. Even though it was moved, the Coral Fruit should still mature on schedule."
When Iron Head first entered the Spiritual Acupoint, he had noticed something unusual. The Spiritual Qi there was dense, but the Spirit Medicines inside were growing unnaturally well.
Some of the Spirit Medicines had conflicting medicinal properties; if grown together, they should have hindered one another’s growth. Yet, within that Spiritual Acupoint, they thrived in harmony, each one brimming with potency.
At the time, Iron Head had suspected the Red Jade Coral possessed the ability to aid the growth of Spirit Medicine, but he couldn’t be certain.
After returning to the Inner World and running a few tests, he finally confirmed his theory.
At the time, the Xuyu Coral had been damaged during the hasty relocation and was further corrupted by the Demonic Qi of that Powerful White Bone Demon, leaving it in poor condition.
After using his Celestial Gang Qi to expel the Demonic Qi, Iron Head decided to plant the Red Jade and Xuyu Corals together. The effect was immediate.
In less than a day, the Xuyu Coral’s condition improved significantly.
Seeing that the Xuyu Coral was out of danger, Yang Jing’s mind was put at ease, and he turned his full attention back to the Celestial Demon Mark.
’As for this Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell ploy... I never expected it to fool the Tribulation Sea Old Demon forever.’
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