Chapter 312: Chapter 153: Lin Xuankong’s First Exploration into the Demon Lair, the Shape-shifting Demon Monkey and the Earth Dragon Great Demon_2
Lin Xuankong’s brow furrowed slightly.
The powerful Great Demon of the Sealing Demon Mountain Range that has caused countless cultivators of the Great Marsh Prefecture to panic and fear, just how powerful is it? This time, I can finally use my Demon Reflected Pupils to see it up close! I just don’t know if this Great Demon, which has gathered nearly a hundred Seventh and Eighth Layer powerhouses, can withstand a strike from an Initial Tier Immortal Artifact...
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Among the five powerhouses led by Yang Luofeng, the weakest were Late Seventh Layer, and their flying speed was naturally extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, they had flown out of Great Marsh Prefecture City. More than an hour later, they had crossed over a thousand miles and reached the outskirts of the Sealing Demon Mountain Range.
In Linshui Pavilion, Lin Xuankong, who activated his Demon Reflected Pupils, sensed Yang Luofeng’s vision and frowned again.
At this moment, Yang Luofeng was still more than two hundred miles away from the peaks on the outskirts of the Sealing Demon Mountain Range, but he could already vaguely see the Demon Qi rising from those peaks, with large Demons, as big as small mountains, riding on black clouds, coming and going.
Yang Luofeng and the other few powerhouses landed on the ground. After gazing at the distant scene for a while, their faces showed signs of apprehension.
Yang Luofeng said, "We are only slightly more than two hundred miles from Flying Bear Peak on the outskirts of the Sealing Demon Mountain Range. If we continue flying, we would easily be detected by the Great Demons there. We must proceed stealthily.
This scouting mission mainly aims to investigate the number, clans, and tiers of the Demons near the mineral veins at Flying Bear Peak, Flying Bird Peak, Falling Crane Peak, Guyun Mountain, and Wild Boar Mountain. The targets of this war are also these five peaks! Be extremely careful when we get closer!"
Another Early Eighth Layer powerhouse nodded, then bent down and pressed his right hand on the ground.
Instantly, some grass on the ground grew rapidly, wrapping around the six of them. With the grass covering them, their figures blended with the surrounding grassland, making it extremely difficult to detect unless observed from a close distance!
With these disguises, the six of them began rapidly approaching the Sealing Demon Mountain Range, hiding among bushes and rocks on the ground.
However, ground movement was obviously much slower than flying. Moreover, afraid of being discovered, they kept their speed low. After a full three cups of tea, they finally reached a small mountain forty miles from Flying Bear Peak.
Hiding in the dense forest, Yang Luofeng carefully looked towards Flying Bear Peak. After a long while, he spoke: "Most of the Demons gathered on this peak are subordinates of the Golden-haired Demon Bears. Just now, I saw two Tier Eight Demon Bears, four Tier Seven Brown Bear Liao People, about fifty Tier Six Demons, one hundred Tier Five Demons, and a total of over five thousand Demons of other tiers."
Another Tier Eight Powerhouse frowned and said, "These Demons patrol very diligently; the peaks and valleys, spanning tens of thousands of acres, have Demons active everywhere. It seems that the Golden-haired Demon Bear values this mineral vein greatly. Additionally, there must be hundreds of thousands of citizens captured and used as blood food in the valley... Damn these Demons!"
Yang Luofeng said:
"Demons and the Demon People also need Thick Earth and Geng Metal Spiritual Objects for advancement. Of course, the Golden-haired Demon Bear values it greatly!
"The Golden-haired Demon Bear advanced to the Early Ninth Layer a hundred years ago. Its realm is probably the highest among the few Great Demons. However, its Demon Technique’s peculiarity and the number of Demons it commands are less than the other Great Demons, making it relatively easier to deal with!
"As for those hundreds of thousands of people! Being captured by Demons and forced to reproduce and provide blood food—how many places don’t have this happening? Since the demon calamity appeared in Great Xia, countless ordinary people and Low-tier Martial Cultivators have died. Even many experts from Prince Dong’s Mansion have been eaten by Demons! The demon calamity in Great Xia is not a situation that cultivators at our Early Eighth Layer can reverse!"
He retracted his gaze from the numerous people in the valley. Then, his eyes showed a hint of coldness as he glanced at the many Demons on Flying Bear Mountain.
"The Third Princess has gathered experts from all prefectures for this great battle. Once it begins, do your best to kill more Demons and avenge our experts from Prince Dong’s Mansion!
"Alright, we’ve learned enough about the situation here. Let’s prepare to go to Flying Bird Peak."
The Tier Eight Powerhouse said, "Flying Bird Peak is likely the territory of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox. The Eye Power of Demon Fox-type Demons is extremely strong, so everyone must be exceptionally careful when we go over!"
Before he could finish his sentence, his face suddenly changed, and he whispered, "Something’s wrong, there’s Demon Qi!"
Immediately after, he turned his head to look to the side, only to see that a dozen or so giant trees, tens of zhang away, had transformed into more than ten enormous, yellow-furred, Six-Eared Demon Monkeys.
"It’s the Six-Eared Demon Monkeys, capable of shapeshifting and concealing their Demon Qi! Damn it, the Six-Eared Demon Monkeys are actually guarding here!" the Tier Eight Powerhouse exclaimed. His Battle Armor instantly covered his body, and his right hand shot out a green light, which transformed into numerous thick vines, entangling a nearby Demon Monkey.
Yang Luofeng’s expression also changed drastically. Activating his True Qi, he drew his Longsword and pointed it towards the ground beneath one of the Demon Monkeys.
BOOM! The ground beneath that Demon Monkey’s feet suddenly exploded, sending a powerful shockwave rippling outwards. The Demon Monkey shrieked and was blasted hundreds of meters away.
"Three Tier Eight Demon Monkeys, and the other twelve are all Tier Seven! The enemy is strong—retreat quickly!"
Yang Luofeng shouted, thrusting his Longsword repeatedly towards their surroundings. A series of explosions rocked the area near the attacking Demon Monkeys.