Chapter 58: Dominant
Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Dominant
Lujiao Mountain’s power was immense, but it was still under the jurisdiction of Lion’s Mane Cave.
Annexing Black Crow Mountain had already crossed a line with Lion’s Mane Cave.
If they had dealt with Langlang Mountain in one fell swoop, it might have been overlooked.
What was done was done, and they could have slowly figured out a way to deal with Lion’s Mane Cave.
But now that Langlang Mountain had successfully broken out, the situation had become serious.
Lujiao Mountain had its own troubles. Their failure to launch a major invasion was because they needed to handle matters behind the scenes.
Otherwise, given Lujiao Mountain’s aggressive nature, they would have invaded Langlang Mountain in force long ago.
However, the countless troubles on Langlang Mountain were matters for the king and the elders of Elder Peak to worry about.
Xu Chang’an didn’t need to concern himself with such messy affairs.
The day after Jin Ling’er’s visit, he put up a sign at the entrance to his cave, indicating he was in seclusion to recuperate.
All the demons knew that he had suffered serious injuries while protecting the young mistress.
Naturally, no one would come to disturb him, allowing him to recover in peace.
In reality, Xu Chang’an had already concealed his aura and snuck down the mountain.
...
Black Crow Mountain
First came the siege from the three-mountain alliance, then the devastation from the battle between Foundation Establishment Great Demons.
Then came the bloody struggle between Lujiao Mountain and Langlang Mountain.
After a series of major battles, the arrays, buildings, and entire layout of Black Crow Mountain had been utterly decimated.
After occupying Black Crow Mountain, Lujiao Mountain began focusing on its reconstruction.
Many captured demons were forced into the construction efforts.
A scar-covered Black Bear Demon was carrying a massive rock, struggling his way up the mountain.
He trembled with every step, each one costing him immense effort.
Not far away stood a supervising Little Demon from Lujiao Mountain.
"What are you doing? Stop dawdling."
Seeing the Black Bear Demon moving too slowly, the Little Demon lashed out with his whip.
For the Black Bear Demon, such a whip strike would have been nothing at his peak.
But now, with his Demon Power sealed, his body covered in wounds, and bound in chains, he was severely injured.
This lash made him grimace in pain.
"Faster, faster! If you don’t move enough rocks today, you get no food."
The Little Demon cursed under his breath.
Looking at these demons, whose cultivation was far higher than his own, now reduced to slaves under his whip, the Little Demon felt a surge of exhilaration.
’I must survive.’
’I will break through to Late-stage Qi Refining!’
’I will have a Middle-grade Magical Artifact!’
’I will learn to fly in the sky!’
’I must survive!’
Xiong Da muttered to himself as if in a trance, forcing himself to move the rock.
WHOOSH!
The sound of something tearing through the air rang out from above.
"Another Elder is here!?"
The Little Demon from Lujiao Mountain followed the sound with his eyes.
Lately, Elders from Lujiao Mountain had been arriving from time to time.
Rumor had it that Black Crow Mountain was to become a bridgehead for the attack on Langlang Mountain.
Amidst a flash of light, the newcomer slowly descended on a Magical Artifact.
Huh!?
The Little Demon froze.
A Lion Spirit, standing thirty feet tall with a lion’s head on a humanoid body, appeared before him.
’Not an Elder!’
The Little Demon reacted instantly, about to cry out.
THUMP!
The Little Demon’s body was smashed to a pulp by the sudden appearance of the Yuanbao Seal.
"Enemy attack! We’re under attack!"
"Quick, report to the Elders!"
"..."
The surrounding Lujiao Mountain Little Demons were thrown into chaos.
The captured demons watched the sudden chaos in a daze.
The Black Bear Demon was the same, his mind still struggling to catch up.
He stood frozen in place, the massive rock still on his back.
CLANG!
A flash of light shot out, and the chains on Xiong Da’s body were severed.
It wasn’t just Xiong Da; the shackles on all the surrounding captives were cut one by one.
"Run!"
"We’re free!"
The surrounding demons shouted in overjoyed surprise and scrambled down the mountain.
"I’m..."
The Black Bear Demon finally registered what had happened.
He looked at the Lion Spirit, but saw that its attention wasn’t on him at all.
He gave it one last, deep look, then joined the other demons in their mad dash down the mountain.
"They’re getting away! They’re all getting away! After them!"
A demon that looked like a Little Leader from Lujiao Mountain shouted, activating his Magical Artifact to stop the escaping prisoners.
BOOM!
The Yuanbao Seal crashed down, and the Qi Refining Fourth Layer demon was instantly crushed into a paste.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Several more whooshes echoed from the sky.
The Lion Spirit slowly looked up. From one side of the sky, several streaks of rainbow light were speeding toward him.
They were clearly the Lujiao Mountain Elders, rushing to provide reinforcements after learning of the disturbance.
’With my speed, getting away now would be no problem at all!’
’But...’
The Lion Spirit glanced in the direction the demons were fleeing.
Among them, a Black Bear Demon was stumbling down the mountainside.
’Xiong Da...’
This Lion Spirit was, of course, Xu Chang’an.
BOOM!
The Great Seal crashed down, and another demon from Lujiao Mountain was killed on the spot.
"How audacious! How dare you attack the Lujiao Mountain garrison!"
A Sheep Demon with Qi Refining Ninth Layer Cultivation stood in midair on his Magical Artifact, bellowing at Xu Chang’an.
Xu Chang’an ignored him completely, channeling his Demon Power and crushing another Qi Refining Fourth Layer demon with the Yuanbao Seal.
"Stop this instant!"
Seeing the Lion Spirit slaughtering his subordinates as if he wasn’t even there, the Qi Refining Ninth Layer Sheep Demon grew enraged and launched an attack with his Attacking Magical Artifact.
"Get down here!"
Xu Chang’an’s Demon Power erupted as he activated the Illusory Bell.
Demonic Sound!
The Sheep Demon’s face went pale. He felt a stabbing pain in his head, his mind reeling.
Drawing on his years of experience, he managed to fight off the Demonic Sound’s influence.
But just then, he saw the Great Seal hurtling toward him.
"Block it!"
The Sheep Demon roared.
His Demon Power exploded outwards, activating a Middle-grade Defensive Magical Artifact that formed a Round Shield to protect him.
BOOM!
The Great Seal crashed down upon the Round Shield.
The force of the impact was far heavier than the Sheep Demon had ever imagined.
BAM!
The Sheep Demon was slammed viciously into the ground.
However, the Round Shield had done its job, blocking the Yuanbao Seal’s attack.
WHOOSH!
An incredibly sharp golden light flashed, shooting straight for the Sheep Demon.
"Stop!"
The other Lujiao Mountain Elders arrived one after another.
Unfortunately, their shouts were useless.
The Sheep Demon was still reeling, his energy in chaos from the impact of the Yuanbao Seal.
Seeing the flash of golden light, he hastily slapped on a High-Grade Defense Demon Talisman.
PFFT!
The golden light pierced straight through the High-Grade Defense Demon Talisman’s barrier and through his body.
As it passed through him, the golden light, initially no bigger than a fine needle, suddenly and violently expanded.
It left a massive, gaping wound in the Sheep Demon’s chest.
"You..."
The Sheep Demon trembled, trying to speak.
But in the end, he collapsed lifelessly to the ground.
"Seventeenth Elder!"
The faces of the newly arrived Lujiao Mountain Elders were masks of horror.
In just a few moments, the Seventeenth Elder, a master at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, had been killed right before their eyes.
This Lion Spirit...
...his combat prowess was terrifying!
For a moment, the Lujiao Mountain Elders were completely stunned.
Xu Chang’an looked up and saw five demons before him.
One at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and four at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.