"What happened to the Xuanwu Hall Master?"
Mu Jinyu, upon hearing his subordinate's report, felt a sudden surge of concern and asked in a grave tone.
The Xuanwu Hall Master referred to none other than Wu Shisan.
If he remembered correctly, the day before yesterday, when he had gone to handle the Ghost-Faced Demon in a suburb village, Mu Hongchen had mentioned that Wu Shisan was also handling another demon event.
Now, nearly two days had passed, and he had thought Wu Shisan had returned long ago and was merely resting.
Unexpectedly, he had only just returned!
Had something happened?
That subordinate sighed, "The Xuanwu Hall Master is being eroded by a demon, and his condition isn't good right now. Dragon Master, would you like to come and see?"
"Yes, I'll come right away!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu furrowed his brows, not expecting Wu Shisan to end up in such a plight while dealing with a demon event.
It wasn't fair to say he was incompetent, after all, he was only a Martial Artist at the Complete Energy Transformation Stage, and while he could easily deal with ordinary people or martial artists, facing demons was a challenge even for a warrior of the Divine Realm like himself, sometimes rendering him powerless…
Wu Shisan getting himself into this mess could be considered bad luck, but it was also fortunate. At least he had kept his life.
After hanging up the phone, Mu Jinyu said to Gu Xiyan and the others, "There's a situation with Wu Shisan, I need to go check on it. Continue discussing the details of the 'City God' plan, and mom, handle any issues that come up for me."
"Sure, no problem. Mom used to be a Saintess and handled many things before. I withdrew from the Dragon King Hall due to some reasons in the past," Su Zijin nodded, ensuring Mu Jinyu would have no concerns.
"Alright, I'll go first then."
Mu Jinyu said no more, grabbed some items, and hurriedly ran out to the field.
Soon, he arrived at the field and saw Wu Shisan whom he hadn't seen for a while.
Wu Shisan looked miserable and bedraggled, as pale as a corpse, with his hair drenched, dripping murky water onto the ground continually, making him look almost like a Water Ghost.
Mu Jinyu, seeing the lifeless Wu Shisan, furrowed his brows even more and said, "Xuanwu Hall Master, what happened to you…"
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Wu Shisan's stagnant eyes moved slightly before he turned to look at Mu Jinyu.
The moment Mu Jinyu met his gaze, he inexplicably felt a chill, sensing that Wu Shisan was very dangerous at that moment.
No, it should be said, the demon that Wu Shisan was restraining, was extremely dangerous.
"Dragon Master…"
Wu Shisan looked at Mu Jinyu, his eyes conveying a multitude of emotions.
There was excitement, loss, resentment, despair, pain...
So many emotions mixed together made his eyes look exceedingly complex.
"Right now, I have a Water Ghost inside me! I don't even know if I still qualify as a human!"
Wu Shisan said in a hoarse voice.
Mu Jinyu didn't know how to comfort him and sighed deeply, "Our Dragon King Hall also has someone in a similar situation, but he willingly let the demon enter his body."
"Oh? What's that about?"
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Wu Shisan set aside his dejected and grieving emotions for a moment, and asked curiously.
He had just returned and was still somewhat unclear about the sudden change in the situation, and he could hardly understand why someone would deliberately let demons enter their body. Wasn't that like the proverbial old man who feasted on poison looking for death?
Mu Jinyu then explained to him that only demons could fight against demons, as well as Wang Hu's situation. He also shared his own experience of helplessness against the ghost-faced demon in a village on the outskirts and his narrow escape from death with the ghost bride, informing Wu Shisan of all these events.
"Hmm? So, you're saying that even Diving Realm Warriors find it difficult to suppress demons with just their abilities and instead need to control the demons to better combat them?" Wu Shisan spoke with a peculiar tone.
Originally, he had thought his situation was quite dire, but hearing Mu Jinyu say this, it seemed his condition was actually better.
At least in this chaotic world plagued by demons, he was more sought after than Mu Jinyu.
As for the cost of a shortened lifespan, he didn't care much about that.
He had always pursued a life of spectacle; if he was to merely live a mediocre life and die after a century, he would be utterly unwilling. He would rather blaze like a meteor; even if it was only a moment of brilliance, that moment of stunning beauty would be enough for people to remember him forever!
"Hmm." Mu Jinyu, unaware of Wu Shisan's thoughts, patted his shoulder and comforted him, "That means the safety of Dragon King Hall actually relies on you and Wang Hu in the future."
"Hiss hiss!"
His palm emitted a fierce corroding sound.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu quickly withdrew his hand, refraining from patting Wu Shisan's shoulder again.
Fortunately, seeing Wu Shisan's drenched appearance, he had been extra cautious and covered his hands with True Yuan, which prevented any serious harm.
Yet, the True Yuan that could resist the Rotten Corpse Demon's Corpse Water for over a minute could not hold long against the liquid on Wu Shisan's body. It seemed that after controlling a demon, Wu Shisan might even be able to fight against a Divine Realm Warrior.
Wu Shisan also noticed this and his eyes sparkled; the previous defeatism and despair were swept away, replaced by great excitement.
If even Mu Jinyu's True Yuan couldn't resist the liquid on his body, did that not mean he could now be considered the top figure in Dragon King Hall?
Then wouldn't becoming the Tiance True Dragon be as easy as flipping his hand?
However, Wu Shisan was raised by the Old Dragon King. Although not recognized as an adopted child, he remained deeply loyal to the Old Dragon King.
Previously, when the Old Dragon King was on his deathbed, he had clashed with Xiang Mantang vying for the position of Tiance True Dragon because he felt that the title of Dragon King should not fall into the hands of outsiders. Xiang Mantang was clearly an outsider, and it was more legitimate for him to take on the role of Dragon King.
Now that Mu Jinyu, the Old Dragon King's grandson, was to assume the role of the New Dragon King, he naturally had no intention of dissent.
"Dragon Master!"
At that moment, having been informed, Wang Hu also quietly appeared behind Mu Jinyu.
"Hmm?"
Mu Jinyu and Wu Shisan were both startled.
They hadn't noticed at all when he had moved over.
Then, Mu Jinyu turned and, looking towards Wang Hu, could faintly sense a subtle hint of a rotten corpse smell.
It was uncertain how Wang Hu controlled it, but the previously strong smell of decay was now almost undetectable unless one paid close attention.
"What are you doing here?" Mu Jinyu asked, looking at the suddenly appearing Wang Hu.
Wang Hu looked at Wu Shisan, his tone stiff and emotionless, "Dragon Master, I have controlled two demons now, but haven't officially fought with them yet. I'm a bit eager to fight, and knowing that Xuanwu Hall Master has also controlled a demon, I wanted to come and test him!"
As he spoke, though his face was expressionless and his eyes were ashen, it seemed like a fighting spirit was bursting forth.
Mu Jinyu, hearing this, turned to look at Wu Shisan, "Xuanwu Hall Master, what do you think?"
He was quite interested in seeing a battle of Demon Whisperers, but this matter still needed Wu Shisan's consent. If Wu Shisan refused, he couldn't possibly force him into fighting Wang Hu!