Unity Among the Demon Tribes Proceed as Planned

Amid the surging waters, the mist lifted into the sky by an immense force took a long time to settle.

Li Mo carefully stored the essence blood of the Shattered Sea Dragon Whale and was about to return to rescue Guo Jing when he noticed she had already regained her human form at some point. Her muscular body flushed red as she stammered:

"Wu Mo, you really do still lo—"

"Nope."

The Roaring Flood Dragon Li Mo cut her off, making a "tan90°" gesture with his hand.

"For the unity of the demon race, I simply refuse to abandon any good demon."

"Boss Mo speaks wisely!"

Wu Dameng tried to clap but, in his true form, his claws couldn’t quite meet. These days, he’d agree with anything Boss Mo said.

After all, it wasn’t until just now that he realized how gentle—even careful—Li Mo had been when beating him up earlier...

"Boss, where are we heading next?"

"Let me think."

Li Mo stowed his hammer and pulled out a small notebook, flipping through it.

Hmm. It probably wouldn’t be long before the Wukong’s Path-Seeking Diagram vanished, replaced by the Divine Form of the Great Dao. Before that, he wanted to fully master this supreme form.

Opportunities to grasp all seventy-two transformations in one go were rare.

After quickly mapping out a route, the Heavenly Flood Dragon Li Mo took Guo Jing and Wu Dameng along, navigating the waters according to the investment plan in his notebook.

When it came to time management, Li Mo was a natural.

He always arrived at the last possible moment to save a demon, cutting it impossibly close.

If only there were humans here who had participated in the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm—they might’ve found this oddly familiar...

"Wuzhiqi?! Why would the Celestial Jade summon such a powerful spirit?!"

"Release that demoness!"

Three "totally random" demons descended from the sky.

Guo Jing and Wu Dameng shielded the injured while Li Mo swiftly dealt with the situation, barking a few commands ("Forty!"). Then, they rushed off to the next investment site, leaving the rescued demon utterly bewildered.

Not just the rescued demon—even the onlookers outside, both demons and monks from the Hanging Temple, were stunned into silence.

After all, their peerless Heavenly Flood Dragon wasn’t just active in the water domain—he’d even dashed over to the neighboring fire domain.

Wasn’t he tired?

How did his stamina seem endless? This level of endurance was terrifying!

Being strong was impressive enough, but being strong and inexhaustible? That was downright monstrous.

Gradually, their shock turned to numbness, then contemplation.

Why?

"Why would Wu Mo go to such lengths for something so thankless?"

"He said he wanted all demons to unite, that he wouldn’t abandon a single one. Could he actually mean it?"

"Because... he’s good?"

"My Glow Eel Clan strongly suspects he not only has True Dragon bloodline but might also share some ancestry with our eel lineage..."

"Bullshit, he’s not eel-shaped."

"My Heavenly Hound Clan disagrees! His precision in locating other demons clearly stems from our Wind-Tracking Art!"

"Enough bickering! Unity!"

The demon kings and elders were deeply moved, an unfamiliar emotion surging within them.

Meanwhile, the monks of the Hanging Temple exchanged glances.

"Master, what are you looking at?"

Murong Xiao, now clad in monk robes, asked in confusion.

"Amitabha..."

Hengyuan sighed and pointed at the Buddha statue in the hall.

"You mean... move the Bodhisattva aside and let Brother Li sit there?"

Murong Xiao offered his interpretation.

Hengyuan: "......"

He meant that while Li Mo wasn’t a Buddhist, his actions aligned with their temple’s tenets of compassion.

How did this kid jump to enshrining him as a Bodhisattva?

...Had he done something like that before?

The old monk had practiced the vow of silence for years, but these past two days had left him with an unbearable urge to complain.

"If he encounters the Jade Phoenix Deity, he’s bound to awaken his True Dragon ancestry, right? It’s entirely possible he’ll become the shared ruler of the Southern Border’s demon race."

Wu Qing’s eyes sparkled as she excitedly pinched Murong Feng.

Murong Feng managed a weak smile:

"Yeah, guess we don’t need to rush for a second kid."

Half-demons were notoriously hard to conceive.

How had he managed it in one go back then...?

"Wu Mo isn’t just powerful and noble-blooded—his courage and magnanimity alone mark him as a True Dragon!"

"If he ever soars to the heavens, our Giant Whale Clan will gladly lend our support."

The straightforward Giant Whale clansmen thumped their chests in declaration.

The other demon races fell silent for a moment.

Then, a bird-type demon suddenly asked:

"Speaking of which... what’s the Azure Phoenix Maiden up to?"

"Has she already reached the base of the Celestial Jade’s solitary peak? Is she about to claim the Heavenly Jade?"

Wu Mo had wasted too much time.

Meanwhile...

Shang Qinqing grinned at Divine Monk Huaikong:

"Little monk."

"......"

After a pause, Huaikong adjusted the celestial screen’s display.

The next second—

"Hah! Knew it."

Shang Qinqing clapped gleefully, bouncing around like a child—hardly the demeanor of a former Third-Rank Demon Sage.

On the screen, the ethereal figure of a woman darted through the azure void, shattering countless spirit projections in her wake.

She hadn’t rushed to seize the Heavenly Jade after learning its location.

Instead... she was doing something quite similar.

...

Within the Five Elements Realm.

"He must be doing something similar too."

Ying Bing gazed into the distance, her eyes seemingly piercing through space as she felt the increasingly full Slayer Gourd at her side.

Once fully charged, the gourd’s accumulated power would be enough for her to manifest the Hundred Avian Phoenix Deity.

Assuming, of course, she possessed the Jade Phoenix Deity.

With that, the divine insights she’d perceived in the Observation Divine Realm would be secured, leaving only time between her and the Inner Scenery Realm.

A systematic comparison...

Could she reactivate that as well?

After collecting enough spirits, Ying Bing paused in contemplation, standing motionless at the base of the solitary peak.

The radiance of the Jade Phoenix Deity shone above her, yet she didn’t spare it a glance.

Her gaze remained fixed on the horizon, as if waiting.

Demons trickled in over time, including Zhi Duoluo and his band of half-demons, battered from fierce battles.

At the sight of Ying Bing, even their usually expressionless faces flickered with surprise.

They’d discussed earlier—if the True Dragon and True Phoenix bloodlines were already wounded before clashing, maybe they wouldn’t need to wait for mutual destruction to strike.

After all, the spirits this time were far stronger than anticipated.

Yet here stood the Azure Phoenix Maiden, utterly unharmed—a stark contrast to their own ragged state.

"Hmm?"

Ying Bing’s icy gaze swept over them.

The half-demon princes instantly felt swords hanging over their heads and hastily averted their eyes.

A silent exchange of glances later...

Right.

Original plan it is.

Other scattered demons arrived, but seeing even the Azure Phoenix Maiden and the powerful half-demons standing idle, their instincts screamed danger.

Why wasn’t anyone ascending?

Something was very off.

Thus, an eerie scene unfolded.

More and more demons gathered at the base of the Celestial Jade’s peak.

Yet not a single one took a step upward.

Even demons have a herd mentality...

A full half-hour passed.

Ying Bing, as if guided by a sixth sense, raised her head and gazed into the distance. Her cool, detached eyes suddenly brightened like spring melting the snow.

The demons froze for a moment.

They turned to look, then shuddered one after another, not daring to stand between the two.

Are you kidding?

If these two clash, who wants to be caught in the crossfire?

.......

PS: See that, dear readers? Look how powerful Li Mo becomes after getting electrocuted.

Please give me a charge—this little nobody also wants to get zapped, hehe.