692 Since I Was Born, No One Has Ever Taken Advantage of Me (1)
Boom!
The demonic beast Pixiu punched out, and a mist of blood exploded.
Pixiu looked at the blood mist all over the sky, and his expression became extremely ugly.
It was impossible for him to kill Shi Changsheng with a single punch. Needless to say, he had just killed some poor demonic beast.
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He narrowed his eyes and looked around. There was still a bit of Shi Changsheng's aura around.
"He's still here!" Tiangou said solemnly.
"Everyone, take out your Demon Mirror to prevent him from blending in with us!" Tiangou said loudly. "Lord Pixiu, do you have a way to break Shi Changsheng's transformation divine ability?"
"Who do you think Shi Changsheng is?" Pixiu snorted.
Tiangou pursed his lips and cursed in his heart. He's acting so arrogantly, yet he doesn't have a way to resolve this.
"Lord Pixiu, you asked us to help you deal with Shi Changsheng. You have to have a strategy, right?" Tiangou asked.
Every Demon King wanted to kill the human who could transform into a demonic beast at will.
But everyone knew how difficult this was.
Even with the Demon Mirror, it was impossible to guard against his transformation divine ability.
Just like before, they had clearly used the Demon Mirror to verify his identity, but he still managed to get in.
Without being able to break through his transformation divine ability, it was easier said than done to capture him.
"Although Shi Changsheng's divine ability is powerful, it's not impossible for us to deal with him," Pixiu said coldly. "I thought that Shi Changsheng had already obtained the Demon Ancestor's divine weapon and left, but he's still here. This means that he hasn't obtained the Demon Ancestor's divine weapon yet.
"As long as we can get the Demon Ancestor's divine weapon first, we can break his transformation divine ability!"
Pixiu's eyes lit up, and the killing intent on his body intensified.
The other Demon Kings might not know, but he knew very well that if he could kill Shi Changsheng, it would be enough for him to brag about for the rest of his life.
"Lord Pixiu, what exactly is the divine weapon of the Demon Ancestor you mentioned?" Demon King Ao asked respectfully. "Does the Demon Ancestor also use human weapons? Why have we never heard about it before?"
"There are many things you haven't heard about," Pixiu said disdainfully. "The divine weapon used by the Demon Ancestor is not an ordinary weapon.
"Ordinary human weapons are useless to us demonic beasts, but there are also some peerless divine weapons that are extremely helpful to us.
"The demon Ancestor's divine weapon is a peerless divine weapon. Its power is not something you can imagine at all."
Greed flashed in Pixiu's eyes.
"Lord Pixiu, you have to at least tell us what the Demon Ancestor's peerless divine weapon is," Tiangou said. "We've been to the Demon Realm Ancestral Court many times, but we've never discovered any human weapons here."
"If it was so easy to discover, Shi Changsheng would have succeeded long ago." Pixiu snorted coldly. "He definitely came to the Demon Realm Ancestral Court for that peerless divine weapon. As for what that peerless divine weapon is, I don't know either. Back then, the Demon Ancestor dominated the world. Anyone who saw it is already dead."
"This…"
Tiangou and the others were speechless. If you don't know what it is, what's the point of saying it? How can we find it?
If they couldn't find the peerless divine weapon, they wouldn't be able to break through Shi Changsheng's divine ability and find his true body. It turned out that after he talked for so long, it was all useless nonsense.
If not for the fact that he was afraid of Pixiu's strength, Tiangou would have mocked him long ago.
What they didn't know was that while they were talking, one of the heavily injured demonic beasts pricked up his ears.
None of the demonic beasts noticed that Yao Wudi, who had been seriously injured previously, had been replaced by Zhou Shu.
Their words fell into Zhou Shu's ears.
He had risked returning to see what this young demonic beast, who had suddenly appeared, was up to and what he wanted to do.
He didn't expect these demonic beasts to be so defenseless. They knew that he was around, but they were still discussing so openly.
Of course, according to Pixiu's guess, he thought that Zhou Shu had entered the Demon Realm Ancestral Court for the Demon Ancestor's peerless divine weapon. In that case, there was no need to hide what they were discussing.
They definitely didn't expect that Zhou Shu had entered the Demon Realm Ancestral Court with the intention of helping Yao Buqi obtain the position of the Demon Realm's Holy Son.
In the eyes of Pixiu, Demon King Ao, and Tiangou, how could Zhou Shu take such a risk for such a small matter?
The Holy Son of the Demon Realm was naturally extremely important to juniors like Yao Buqi. But to Demon Kings, it was not worth an expert like Zhou Shu taking the risk.
Moreover, in their opinion, how could a mere first-rank demonic beast invite an expert comparable to a Demon King?
They had never thought that this was Zhou Shu's true goal.
It was also because of this that they had let the real Yao Buqi off so easily. They didn't think that Yao Buqi, a first-rank demonic beast, was qualified to collude with an expert like Zhou Shu.
The surname of the Demon King Ao was bestowed by the Pixiu's father. In other words, there's a big shot behind the Pixiu. Zhou Shu pondered as he listened to Pixiu, Demon King Ao, and Tiangou's discussion.
The Demon Realm is indeed like the Ten Nations Continent. There are hidden experts. It seems that there are quite a few of them. Moreover, Pixiu should know Shi Changsheng.
To be able to recognize Shi Changsheng, it means that either he has lived since Shi Changsheng's era or his family has something passed down from that era.
Zhou Shu knew very well that Shi Changsheng had lived thousands of years ago.
Even if demonic beasts had long lifespans, it wasn't easy to live for thousands of years.
From the looks of it, the chances of Pixiu surviving from that era to this day were not high, but it seemed that he should have a lifespan of thousands of years.
There's indeed a huge difference between Grotto-Heaven experts. Pixiu is much stronger than Demon King Ao.
A peerless divine weapon… Yao Buqi once mentioned it. He said that the Demon Ancestor's peerless divine weapon is a sword, but Pixiu said that he doesn't know what it is. It seems like he's telling the truth.
Zhou Shu pondered. Pixiu's cultivation level was far higher than Yao Buqi's, and his origins were even more mysterious. The truth he knew was definitely more accurate than what Yao Buqi had heard from hearsay.
According to Pixiu, the peerless divine weapon of the Demon Ancestor should have been used by her, not for her son. Could it be that it's not the same as what Yao Buqi said?
Zhou Shu had some guesses, but he still had too little information to come to a conclusion.
Whether it's the same thing or not, it's fine if I don't know. But since you've let me know, I definitely can't let it fall into the hands of the demonic beasts again!
At least for now, demonic beasts and humans were still enemies. If a peerless divine weapon fell into the hands of demonic beasts, it would increase the strength of demonic beasts. At that time, it would definitely cause great damage to the human race.
How could Zhou Shu watch this happen?
Although he didn't care about the peerless divine weapon of the Demon Ancestor, in order not to increase the strength of the enemy, he had to get his hands on it.
693 Since I Was Born, No One Has Ever Taken Advantage of Me (2)
Pixiu glanced at Yao Qing and the other demonic beasts and said casually, "Anyone below the Demon King realm won't be able to capture Shi Changsheng. In order to prevent Shi Changsheng from becoming a demonic beast, kill all these demonic beasts."
It was as if killing a hundred demonic beasts was not worth mentioning to him.
"No!" The expressions of the Demon Kings changed drastically at the same time.
"Pixiu, these demonic beasts are all geniuses of the younger generation of the Demon Realm. They are qualified to become the Holy Sons of the Demon Realm. If we kill them all, it will be a massive loss to our Demon Realm!"
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Although Demon King Ao was respectful to Pixiu, he had to speak at this moment.
Before this, he had always been the number one Demon King of the Demon Realm, and he still greatly valued the development of the Demon Realm.
These demonic beasts were not only experts of the younger generation, but they also had forces behind them. Even though they were Demon Kings, they could not underestimate them.
After killing them, Pixiu could leave, but Demon King Ao and the others would face the backlash of the forces behind these demonic beasts.
"Such demonic beasts are considered geniuses? Are you trying to make me laugh to death?" Pixiu sneered. "So what if we kill them? How big a loss could it be?
"But since you're unwilling to kill them, then forget it. Watch these demonic beasts yourself. If they ruin my plans, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"Thank you, Lord Pixiu!" Demon King Ao and the other Demon Kings cupped their hands.
"Hurry up and thank Lord Pixiu for sparing your lives!" Tiangou shouted at Yao Qing and the other demonic beasts.
"Thank you, Lord Pixiu!" all the demonic beasts said fearfully.
"Hmph! Although I spared your lives, whether you can survive depends on your luck!" Pixiu snorted.
The Demon Kings frowned, not understanding what Pixiu meant.
But Pixiu soon let them understand what he meant.
"According to my analysis, the Demon Ancestor's peerless divine weapon might be hidden in a few places…"
The few places mentioned by Pixiu were the most dangerous places in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court. Even Demon Kings didn't dare to enter casually.
Pixiu was clearly planning to make the candidates for the Holy Son of the Demon Realm cannon fodder!
The demon Kings had already dissuaded Pixiu once. They looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
In the past, it was always them giving orders. But now, it was their turn to experience the grievance of having their cultivation levels be inferior to others'.
If these demonic beasts were going to be used as cannon fodder, then what was the point of them trying so hard to protect them?
Noticing that the Demon Kings wanted to say something but hesitated, Pixiu said coldly, "I've given you face, so don't be brazen. If you push your luck, you'll embarrass yourselves in the end!"
Pixiu's words were very unpleasant, but the Demon Kings couldn't refute them. Their strength was inferior to his, so they naturally didn't have much right to speak.
If they really angered Pixiu, they would be the ones embarrassed in the end.
Zhou Shu, disguised as the seriously injured Yao Wudi and blended in with the demonic beasts, would cough twice from time to time to show his presence.
The demonic beasts didn't react much to being treated as cannon fodder by Pixiu. As demonic beasts, they were already used to such things.
The Demon Realm was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. When one's strength was inferior to others, one could only be at the mercy of others. It was meaningless to resist.
Pixiu drove the demonic beasts to a place and said bluntly, "All of you, go in. Dig three feet into the ground within a five-kilometer radius!"
Zhou Shu found that the demonic beasts of the Demon Realm didn't have much resistance. Under such circumstances, none of them jumped out to resist the Pixiu. Instead, they obediently walked into this place.
It was a very dense forest, with trees more than a hundred feet tall. After walking in, it was almost impossible to see the sun.
The weakest candidate of the Demon Realm was at least a first-rank martial artist. Many of them were already in the Great Demon realm.
If it was just the forest, it naturally wouldn't be a problem for them.
But this was the Demon Realm Ancestral Court. This forest was also a dangerous place in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court.
Although he didn't know what the specific danger was, Zhou Shu still raised his guard.
He blended in with the demonic beasts and deliberately got closer to Yao Qing. Yao Qing was Ji Lutian's son. With Ji Lutian's calculations, Zhou Shu didn't believe that Yao Qing didn't have any life-saving methods.
If anything really happened, he could use him as a shield if he was closer to Yao Qing.
Although Zhou Shu was quite confident in his strength, he was definitely not arrogant enough to risk his life.
After all, this was the Demon Realm Ancestral Court, and the Demon Ancestor was a legendary expert. Zhou Shu would definitely not underestimate her.
After driving the candidates of the Demon Realm into the forest, although Demon King Ao, Tiangou, and He Yuan didn't look too good, none of the Demon Kings took the initiative to follow.
Standing outside the forest, they could feel a sense of danger coming from the forest, as if there was a ferocious beast hiding inside.
They had a feeling that if they barged into this forest without permission, even with their cultivation, it would be very dangerous.
Clearly, Pixiu knew that it was dangerous. This was why he didn't personally search the forest but drove the Great Demons and first-rank demonic beasts into it.
Tiangou hesitated for a moment before asking, "Lord Pixiu, has Shi Changsheng already entered?"
Among the Demon Kings present, other than Demon King Ao, the one who hated Shi Changsheng the most was Tiangou.
Back then, when Shi Changsheng became Liu'Er, he had really fooled him.
Tiangou was a vengeful person, and he had always wanted to settle this score with Shi Changsheng.
"Impossible," Pixiu said with certainty. "Shi Changsheng wouldn't dare. If I'm not wrong, he should be hiding in the dark now. When we find the peerless divine weapon, he'll jump out and snatch it.
"Hmph, he would never have thought that I knew him better than he imagined. He was wrong to want to take advantage of me!
"Ever since I was born, no one has been able to take anything from me. The peerless divine weapon is mine. Even Shi Changsheng can forget about taking it from me!"
694 Pixiu Takes the Bait (1)
Boom!
A tail suddenly whipped over from somewhere.
A first-rank demonic beast couldn't dodge in time and was hit.
He screamed and flew dozens of feet away before turning into a bloody mist in the air.
Yao Qing and the other demonic beasts were all shocked. They activated their spiritual essence and looked around warily.
After killing a demonic beast, the tail suddenly disappeared.
The wind blew through the forest, making a low whistle. All the demonic beasts felt their hair stand on end.
Didn't they say that there were no demonic beasts in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court?
What was with that tail just now?
Why was there a powerful demonic beast hidden here?
Zhou Shu's figure swayed, and he silently stood behind Yao Qing.
Yao Wudi was seriously injured, so none of the demonic beasts placed their hopes on him, and not many demonic beasts paid attention to his reaction. On the other hand, Yao Qing looked at Zhou Shu strangely, but he didn't think too much about it.
"Everyone, there might really be danger here," a demonic beast said.
"Nonsense! If there was no danger, would Lord Pixiu make us go in first?" Yao Buqi rolled his eyes. He didn't know if it was intentional or not, but he had actually been sticking close to Yao Qing. Those who didn't know better would think that he had a good relationship with Yao Qing.
Behind him was Sun Chuang.
What was funny was that Zhou Shu's Myriad Transformations divine ability had yet to lose its effect. Now, Yao Buqi was wearing Sun Chuang's face while Sun Chuang was wearing Demon King Ao's face.
"Even Lord Pixiu and the Demon Kings don't dare to enter easily. Do you think anything good will happen if we enter?" Yao Buqi continued. "In this situation, how do you think we can dig three feet into the ground? I'm afraid we won't even be able to dig a foot before we all die."
"Yao Buqi, anyone can make sarcastic remarks. Tell me, what good ideas do you have?" a demonic beast said coldly.
Although these demonic beasts didn't resist Pixiu previously, it didn't mean that they really wanted to die as cannon fodder.
They just knew that resisting Pixiu was useless. After all, the difference in cultivation between the two sides was too great.
But they were unwilling to wait for death.
Of course, they had to think of a way to save themselves.
"I don't even know what the situation is here. What can I do?" Yao Buqi sighed. Unfortunately, I don't know where King Zhou is. If only he could get me out…
King Zhou, oh King Zhou, I let your people camp on the Two Region Mountain as agreed, but you haven't done what you promised me.
The deal with Zhou Shu was his greatest trump card.
The Ten Nations Alliance was still stationed on the Two Region Mountain. If Yao Buqi died, the Ten Nations Alliance would be in trouble.
Since Zhou Shu wouldn't watch anything untoward happen to the Ten Nations Alliance, he would definitely ensure that Yao Buqi wouldn't die.
Yao Buqi could see very clearly that no matter how dangerous the Demon Realm Ancestral Court was, with Zhou Shu's cultivation, it shouldn't be a problem to save his life.
Therefore, even though he knew that he was in a dangerous situation, Yao Buqi was still very calm.
He even had the mood to constantly size up his demonic beast companions. He suspected that Zhou Shu might already be hiding in their team. Perhaps one of the demonic beasts was Zhou Shu!
Pixiu had mistaken Zhou Shu for Shi Changsheng, so all his deductions were wrong.
Zhou Shu didn't care at all about what Shi Changsheng was afraid of, or rather, he didn't know at all.
Shi Changsheng didn't dare to wander around the Demon Realm Ancestral Court, but Zhou Shu had no restrictions here.
Yao Buqi was a smart demonic beast. When Pixiu said the name Shi Changsheng, Yao Buqi knew that Pixiu definitely couldn't defeat Zhou Shu.
He didn't even know who the other party was. How could he possibly defeat Zhou Shu?
Yao Buqi sized up the demonic beasts one by one, trying to use his intuition to find out who Zhou Shu was in disguise. Unfortunately, he had already probed several suspects, and the final outcome disappointed him.
"Dig," Yao Qing said in a muffled voice. "The longer we delay, the more dangerous it will be.
"Half of you, dig three feet into the ground, and the other half, guard against the demonic beast that ambushed us just now. We'll exchange with each other later."
The demonic beasts had no choice but to nod in agreement.
The so-called digging three feet into the ground was not really digging three feet into the ground. It was a general statement.
They wanted to find out if there was a peerless divine weapon hidden here. As for what the peerless divine weapon was, they knew nothing.
The only thing they could do was to do a thorough search.
The demonic beasts spread out slightly and began to search this forest.
Zhou Shu had transformed into Yao Wudi. Although he was seriously injured, Yao Wudi was still the publicly acknowledged strongest person among the younger generation.
At this moment, he was among a group of demonic beasts on guard. He looked around as if he wanted to see where the demonic beast had come from.
In fact, although the demonic beast that had ambushed him was fast, it couldn't hide from Zhou Shu's divine sense.
If not for the fact that he was worried about exposing his identity again, he would have already found the demonic beast on the spot.
But now, he wasn't in a hurry.
695 Pixiu Takes the Bait (2)
A demonic beast with a mysterious background like Pixiu indeed has a lot of information that we don't know, Zhou Shu thought.
Just now, he had released his divine sense to investigate the origin of the demonic beast that had ambushed him. In the end, he had really discovered something.
It was unknown if it was a coincidence or if Pixiu had some important information, which was why he guessed the divine weapon was here.
They had just found a place, but they had already gained something!
If not for Pixiu pointing the way, Zhou Shu wouldn't have been able to find this place without a few years of searching.
This was the greatest benefit of transforming into a demonic beast. He could easily get information on things that were secrets to the humans.
Pixiu thought that victory was in his hands and that no one could take advantage of him. He didn't expect that Zhou Shu had long blended into the demonic beast team and was prepared to take the lead before him.
I wonder if Pixiu is looking for this thing. But even if he's not, it should be a good thing. It can't fall into the hands of demonic beasts.
Zhou Shu looked around casually, but he pondered in his head. If I take this away, Pixiu will know that I've blended in with the demonic beasts. If this isn't what Pixiu is looking for, it won't be so easy to get my hands on it later.
How can I take the item away without making Pixiu suspicious?
While Zhou Shu was thinking, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Pixiu doesn't even know what the Demon Ancestor's peerless divine weapon is. If I find something else and tell him that it's the peerless divine weapon, he shouldn't suspect anything.
When Zhou Shu thought of this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. There was a demonic beast hidden in the forest, and a divine weapon was hidden in the demonic beast's cave.
Whether this divine weapon was specially left behind by the Demon Ancestor or not, no demonic beast knew of its existence now.
As long as he exchanged it with another weapon before the other demonic beasts discovered it, they would definitely not suspect that it was fake.
Zhou Shu repeatedly pondered and perfected this idea in his mind.
He still had a few weapons on him, but he wasn't here to give weapons to the demonic beasts. He was here to take away the divine weapon of the Demon Realm!
He couldn't give them a weapon that was too good or powerful.
It was best to give them something that looked powerful but was in fact useless.
Such a divine weapon was the most suitable as a substitute.
Zhou Shu glanced at the other demonic beasts. Some of the demonic beasts were looking around like him to prevent the hidden demonic beast from ambushing them, while the other demonic beasts were searching the forest inch by inch.
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before they found the demonic beast's lair.
Zhou Shu's heart stirred as he came up with a plan.
"Be careful!" Zhou Shu shouted. His body suddenly lit up with a dazzling light, and he punched in a direction.
With a loud bang, accompanied by a strange roar, a python hundreds of feet long suddenly appeared in front of the demonic beasts.
The scattered black light on its body gave off a chill.
It twisted its body, its bell-like eyes full of anger.
The python didn't seem to have any intelligence, but it was very powerful.
"Everyone, be careful. It has the strength of a Great Demon!" Zhou Shu shouted, flew up, and punched the python.
Bang!
The python flicked its tail and hit Zhou Shu.
Zhou Shu crossed his hands to block, but he was still sent flying. With a loud bang, the violent force knocked his body into the ground. He sank into the ground and disappeared.
"Everyone, attack together!" Yao Qing shouted. Although Yao Wudi was seriously injured, he was still knowledgeable. If he said that this python had the power of a Great Demon, it was definitely true.
Facing a demonic beast with the strength of a Great Demon, Yao Qing didn't dare to hold back at all. He took out a large saber and used the Heavenly Saber Art to slash at the python.
The other demonic beasts didn't dare to underestimate it either. They all used their divine powers to attack the python together.
Yao Buqi cast a divine ability, and his eyes flashed with confusion.
Earlier, Yao Wudi had been sent into the ground by this python. Although this python indeed had the strength of a Great Demon, and its speed and strength were very shocking, Yao Wudi shouldn't be so weak.
Yao Buqi was pondering while dealing with the attacks. A light flashed in his eyes as he looked into the dark hole behind the python. Could it be…
Boom! The sound of energy colliding came from the forest.
Demon King Ao, Tiangou, and the others frowned.
"Lord Pixiu, they've encountered an enemy! Have they discovered what you're looking for? Should we attack?" Demon King Ao spoke first.
Pixiu said indifferently, "There's no hurry. Let's wait and see."
He rose into the air and looked down in the direction of the commotion.
The Demon Kings also flew up and looked in the direction of the commotion.
With the towering trees blocking them, the Demon Kings could only vaguely see Yao Qing and the other demonic beasts fighting a giant python.
All the Demon Kings were puzzled. When did such a powerful demonic beast hide in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court?
Had it been arranged by the Demon Ancestor?
But it didn't look that powerful. This didn't seem to match the danger they felt.
A python with such a cultivation level wasn't enough to put their lives in danger, nor was it enough to make Pixiu so afraid.
What exactly was going on?
All the Demon Kings looked at Pixiu, but Pixiu had no intention of explaining to them. Instead, he stared at the python with excitement in his eyes.
Boom!
The python's tail swept across, and countless demonic beasts were instantly sent flying by the python.
Pixiu's eyes flashed, and he snorted. "So it's just an evil beast. I was too cautious!"
He raised his hand and pressed it down.
A violent aura descended from the sky and slapped the giant python to the ground with a bang.
The python with the strength of a Great Demon was turned into minced meat by Pixiu.
Yao Qing and the other demonic beasts closest to him were shaken by the aftershock and spat out blood.
"Lord Pixiu, there's something here!" Suddenly, a voice sounded from the dark hole behind the giant python.
Yao Wudi isn't dead? This thought flashed through the minds of Yao Qing and the other demonic beasts.
Pixiu was delighted. He didn't care who was shouting. In a flash, he had already entered the hole.
"Haha!" A moment later, loud laughter came from the hole. Then the demonic beasts saw Pixiu fly out of the hole.
Then Yao Wudi staggered up in a sorry state.
Demon King Ao went forward and asked Pixiu with a smile, "Lord Pixiu, have you found the Demon Ancestor's peerless divine weapon?"
"No." Pixiu seemed to be in a very good mood. He shook his head. "Although it's not the Demon Ancestor's peerless divine weapon, it should be a treasure of the Demon Ancestor from back then. It's also a divine weapon."
"Isn't the Demon Ancestor's treasure hidden in the legendary secret chamber of the demon race?" Demon King Ao was puzzled.
"Do I need to explain to you where the Demon Ancestor hid it?" Pixiu glanced at him. "Or are you doubting my judgment? Do you think I'm seeing things?"
"No, that's not what I meant," Demon King Ao hurriedly said.
"It doesn't matter what you mean." Pixiu waved his hand and interrupted Demon King Ao. "It seems that the Demon Ancestor left behind more good things than I thought. If I had known, I would have come earlier. But the time wasn't ripe yet. It might have been troublesome for me to come early. But it's not too late now. Everything in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court is mine!
"Don't stay idle. Continue. You did well this time. I'll give you credit."
Pixiu turned to Yao Qing and the other demonic beasts. His last sentence was directed at Zhou Shu.