"Dammit, although there weren't any demonic beasts like that woman said, there really have been a lot more wild animals around recently!" Yi Feng's cursing voice rang out.
Over the past couple of days, countless snakes, wild boars, crows and other creatures had swarmed him as if in a mating frenzy, pestering him to no end.
It could be said that he hadn't gotten a decent night's sleep recently.
Seeing the sky, he knew he couldn't continue traveling today. Yi Feng could only prepare to camp out for the night.
But he had to figure out a way to deal with those animals in heat first.
Thinking of this, Yi Feng took out a small medicine bottle from his little bamboo basket. He then poured the powder inside around his campsite. It was a medicinal powder Yi Feng had specially prepared beforehand, with similar uses to realgar.
While it might not ward off large beasts like wild boars, it should be enough to keep away insects and ants.
After doing this, Yi Feng yawned and leaned against a rock to sleep, exhausted.
On top of a mountain peak, Eagle King and Snake King led countless demonic beasts in descending upon this place.
"Everyone, you must find this person. Whether or not he is who we are looking for, show no mercy in killing him!" Eagle King said, his gloomy eyes flashing.
"Yes!"
At his command, countless beasts dispersed in all directions.
"We'll wait here for news," Eagle King said.
"Mm!"
Snake King nodded. Just as he was about to close his eyes to calm his mind, he suddenly noticed something and exclaimed in surprise, "Is that Night Wind Centipede?"
Hearing this, Eagle King also looked over with a frown.
"Shouldn't Night Wind Centipede be recovering in the cave? Why has he come here?"
Saying so, Eagle King swooped over and grabbed Night Wind Centipede in his sharp talons.
"Ah, E-Eagle King, what are you doing here?"
Night Wind Centipede stared wide-eyed, asking in panic. As a servant of the ancient demon king, he knew a spirit pearl with great restorative powers was hidden here. He had wanted to take it and flee, but didn't expect to run straight into Eagle King after just getting his hands on it.
"I should be asking why you are here," Eagle King stared sharply at him. "Weren't you recovering your injuries in the cave?"
"I, I, I..." Night Wind Centipede swiftly hid the spirit pearl behind him and turned his little eyes around in thought before answering in a fluster, "With the demon king captured, how could I possibly stay put in the cave? I rushed out to see if there were any traces of that human."
Hearing this, Eagle King's expression softened slightly.
He asked again, "So Night Wind, did you find anything?"
"Find anything?"
"Did I find anything..."
Night Wind Centipede racked his brains in panic before gritting his teeth and saying, "Of course I found some clues. And I suspect that human is likely nearby!"
After speaking, Night Wind Centipede hung his head guiltily, not daring to meet Eagle King's gaze.
But to his surprise, Eagle King nodded approvingly and praised, "Night Wind Centipede, you have done well. As expected of one who has served six demon kings. You are right, based on reliable information, there is a human in this area. Whether he is that person remains to be verified."
"So, Night Wind, come with Snake King and I to investigate."
"Uh, ah?"
Night Wind Centipede nodded dumbly before reacting and staring wide-eyed.
"What, is Night Wind unwilling to assist the demon king?" Eagle King frowned and asked.
"No, no, of course not. I'd give my life for the demon king," Night Wind Centipede quickly affirmed, but his eyes kept darting around as he tried to find another chance to escape.
Soon, a lesser demon reported discovering Yi Feng's whereabouts.
"Let's go, Snake King and Night Wind!" Eagle King said.
"Alright, alright."
Night Wind Centipede wiped his sweat. With the two great demon kings watching him, he had no choice but to follow along.
As they neared their target, Eagle King frowned.
"As expected, there is a human's aura, but no great fluctuations. Pass my order to surround this person completely. We will capture him together on my command!"
Eagle King immediately issued the order, clearly unwilling to repeat the Sword Sect incident where the human martial king still hadn't been captured.
Perhaps they could have already obtained clues to the demon king's whereabouts from these humans.
The demons swiftly surrounded Yi Feng, staring at him with cold eyes.
But Yi Feng was unaware of any of this, still fast asleep on the rock.
"Attack!"
At Eagle King's order, the surrounding dozens of demons instantly turned into streaks of light, enveloping Yi Feng.
In but a moment, they reached Yi Feng's vicinity.
Yet in the next instant, those demons suddenly faltered, their bodies weakening as their vision darkened.
"What's going on?"
The demons revealed panicked expressions. The weaker ones directly reverted to their true forms and dropped dead on the ground, leaving only some stronger demons barely persevering, yet unable to advance an inch.
"What's happening?"
Eagle King became vigilant.
"Reporting, sire, poison. This human has laid poison around the area," one of the demons said gravely.
"Poison?"
Eagle King's gaze swept over the ring of medicinal powder on the ground. But this didn't make him retreat, because in his view, since his subordinates could still endure, the potency of the poison must be limited.
"Snake King, it seems we'll have to take action personally," Eagle King said to Snake King.
Snake King nodded. At the same time, his eyes drifted to Night Wind Centipede as he said, "Night Wind, having served so many demon kings, your strength surely isn't ordinary. Let us attack together!"
As he spoke, Eagle King and Snake King took on their strongest beast forms as a precaution before swooping forth.
"Alright!"
Night Wind Centipede reluctantly nodded. Thinking it was just a human with no great fluctuations, there shouldn't be much danger. He also took on his true form and followed along!
Just as they were about to make their move, Yi Feng lying on the rock turned over, revealing his side profile.
This side view just happened to enter Night Wind Centipede's eyes.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
