Hu Xiaotian shone as brightly as the sun, making many demons hesitant to look directly at him. Even the two Demon Kings appeared dim in his presence. Around Hu Xiaotian, a large empty space formed, and many demons dared not approach.
When Su Nan arrived, he immediately drew the attention of all the demons.
"Is this kid tired of living? Can't he see that even the Profound-ranked Kings aren't qualified to approach? Why would he dare to come forward?""Shh, speak quietly. Maybe he knows the Demon Emperor personally?"
"It's impossible! If a mid-Spirit-ranked like him knows the Demon Emperor, then I, as a peak Spirit-ranked, must know the Demon Empress!"
Many demons, seeing Su Nan boldly approaching Hu Xiaotian, had the expressions of spectators at a show.
The two Demon Kings noticed Su Nan approaching and turned their gaze toward him.
Upon seeing Su Nan's appearance, the Green Wolf Demon King seemed to recognize his identity as a member of the Sky Wolf Clan and furrowed her brows.
On the other hand, the White Water Demon King, who had already been mocked by Hu Xiaotian, found an outlet for his anger and said coldly, "This isn't the place for you. Get out."
Hearing this, the surrounding demons chuckled.
Among them, Eagle High and Old Black exchanged glances, their expressions becoming anxious. They were almost tempted to drag Su Nan out. If Su Nan were to die, their fate wouldn't be any better.
Just as everyone thought Su Nan would leave dejectedly, Hu Xiaotian spoke up.
Hu Xiaotian said discontentedly, "White Water, this is my talented younger brother. Do you want me to leave too?"
Younger brother?
Hearing this, all the demons present were stunned. A mid-Spirit-ranked youngster was the younger brother of the newly crowned Demon Emperor? How could this be possible?
"He's actually the Emperor's younger brother!"
Realizing this, the demons who had been whispering earlier turned pale and shrank back.
Among the group of demons, Eagle High and Old Black were also shocked. They couldn't believe that their master was related to the Demon Emperor.
Su Nan's strength was undeniable, and they knew he had an extraordinary background, but they never expected him to be related to a newly crowned Demon Emperor, let alone his younger brother. Were they now the subordinates of the Demon Emperor?
Several demons regained their composure and began to breathe heavily.
White Water Demon King and Green Wolf Demon King were equally astonished. They looked at Su Nan with a sense of disbelief.
It was understandable, as no one could have anticipated such a close relationship between a newly crowned Demon Emperor and a mid-Spirit-ranked individual.
"Emperor, I misspoke. I hope you don't mind," White Water Demon King quickly responded, smiling insincerely.
Su Nan didn't pay any attention to White Water Demon King and turned to Hu Xiaotian, saying, "Congratulations on ascending to the Emperor rank, old brother."
"Your timing is perfect."
"Let me introduce you. This is my talented younger brother, Lang Thirteen. From now on, if any of you dare to bully him, I won't spare you."
Hu Xiaotian's gaze swept over the demons, and he even glanced at the White Water Demon King, making his intentions clear.
"No, we wouldn't dare!" White Water Demon King said with a forced smile.
No one knew that he already harbored deep resentment towards Hu Xiaotian. If he were a match for Hu Xiaotian, he would have acted already.
The female figure transformed from the Green Wolf Demon King finally couldn't contain herself and asked, "Are you from the Sky Wolf Clan?"
Hearing this, the other demons suddenly realized that Su Nan's appearance indeed resembled that of the Sky Wolf Clan.
"Yes, Lady Green Wolf," Su Nan nodded.
At this point, there was no need to hide anything. With Hu Xiaotian supporting him, as long as Su Nan didn't reveal that her sister was in his hands, there shouldn't be any problems.
Indeed, the Green Wolf Demon King merely gave Su Nan a deep look and didn't say anything else.
It was the other demons who were becoming increasingly unsettled.
"He's from the same clan as the Green Wolf Demon King!"
"He not only has a connection with the Demon Emperor but also belongs to the same clan as the Demon King. Where did this kid come from, and what's his background?"
The demons whispered among themselves.
White Water Demon King didn't want to continue with Su Nan. He looked at Hu Xiaotian and said, "Emperor, as per the Demon Emperor's orders, we will launch an attack on the Human Tribe's Heavenly Vault Divine Seal tonight."
"Originally, White Water and I were responsible for Tianyun County, but now that you're here, you'll naturally be in charge."
"Attack the Heavenly Vault Divine Seal?"
"Very well, I will take charge of this matter. Twenty years ago, that old man Gepeng Mountain tried to kill me. This time, I'll settle the score."
Hu Xiaotian nodded confidently.
Gepeng Mountain? That should be the name of the county governor.
Su Nan's heart stirred, and he quietly took note.
A little over ten minutes later.
Still at White Water Lake.
Inside the central hall, Hu Xiaotian sat on the high platform.
Below him were the White Water and Green Wolf Demon Kings.
Su Nan had also followed them and sat below the two Demon Kings.
"We have already gathered three hundred Spirit-ranked and twelve hundred ordinary-ranked demon clansmen."
"According to our previous agreement, my people will be responsible for leading the attack on the Warrior King Temple, while the Green Wolf's people will lead the attack on the Golden Mist Tower," White Water Demon King explained.
Hu Xiaotian nodded and suddenly remembered something. "If I recall correctly, there were powerful beings of our demon clan suppressed under the seal's nodes, right?"
"That's correct. Under the nodes of the seal, there is a separate space where, in ancient times, many strong members of our demon clan were suppressed."
White Water Demon King found it strange and wondered why Hu Xiaotian was asking about this.
Hu Xiaotian continued, "The environment under the nodes is unique, and our clan's strong members should have left behind their essence blood after death."
"Essence blood?"
Ancient Demon Blood!
Su Nan was surprised; he hadn't expected such a thing to exist under the seal's nodes.
White Water Demon King said, "Essence blood might indeed exist, but even if it's preserved, the remaining power in the blood may not be significant."
Hu Xiaotian's eyes flickered, and he suddenly looked at Su Nan, saying, "Lang Thirteen, since you're also a Spirit-ranked, why don't you join us this time?"
He then turned to the Green Wolf Demon King and added, "Green Wolf, Lang Thirteen will follow you, and your people will take care of him."
Let me go?
Su Nan was taken aback. He had only come here to gain some familiarity and find an opportunity to complete his mission. How did he end up being asked to attack the seal's nodes?
Suddenly, he understood Hu Xiaotian's intention, based on what he had said earlier.
Hu Xiaotian seemed to be asking him to attack the seal's nodes, but in reality, he was asking Su Nan to take advantage of the situation.
If the seal's nodes were really breached, he could seize the opportunity to obtain the ancient demon blood from that space.
What a great big brother I have!
Su Nan couldn't help but sigh.
If it were any other time, he would gladly accept such an opportunity.
However, the problem was that his other identity required him to guard the nodes, and he couldn't be in two places at once.
Su Nan was about to decline when a game notification suddenly popped up.
[Congratulations, you have received the "Human Tribe Crisis" side quest. Please check your quest log for details.]
A side quest?
How did a side quest trigger here?
Su Nan was puzzled.
Among his three characters, only Zhang Yang had received a side quest so far, while Lang Thirteen and Wang Nan had not.
But he wasn't too worried. As the Director of the Demon Extermination Bureau, he could assign tasks to himself. According to his original plan, he could simply switch characters and trigger the quest with Zhu Chen and the others when the time came.
However, now Lang Thirteen's character had unexpectedly triggered a quest here.
Without wasting any time, he immediately checked the quest.
[Side Quest 1: Attack the Golden Mist Tower.]
[Quest Difficulty: Three Stars]
[Quest Reward: A large amount of quest contribution points, depending on the number and cultivation level of warriors and extraterrestrial visitors killed.]
[Quest Countdown: 11 hours.]
Attack the Golden Mist Tower?
"What...?"
What happened to the "Human Tribe Crisis" quest?
Why was he being asked to attack the seal's nodes instead?
Wasn't this contradictory?
Su Nan was surprised.
It was obvious that this was due to Lang Thirteen's identity as a demon.
Looking at the way to earn contribution points in the quest, Su Nan's eyes lit up.
"You can earn contribution points by hunting players and warriors?"
His main quest was also to hunt players, and now the side quest was also asking him to hunt players.
Did this mean that he could complete two quests at the same time?
He could obtain demon power and contribution points at the same time!
A double benefit?
With this in mind, Su Nan made up his mind.
"It looks like I have to complete this quest!"
There was no other option; the quest had already been triggered and couldn't be changed.
Unless he didn't want Lang Thirteen to earn contribution points in this quest.
Otherwise, he would have to use Lang Thirteen's identity to attack the nodes.
Of course, he had a plan in mind for how to proceed.
At this moment, the Green Wolf Demon King seemed to understand Hu Xiaotian's intention and showed a hint of surprise in her eyes as she nodded and said, "Alright!"
Seeing this, Su Nan's heart stirred.
He thought of Lang Thirteen's quest and decided not to hesitate any longer. He took the opportunity to speak up, "Lady Green Wolf, I heard that one of your subordinates, Xiong Yan, a Profound-ranked King, was killed by someone. His territory is now vacant."
"Coincidentally, I am quite familiar with Xiong Yan's subordinates, a few Spirit-ranked demon clansmen. How about you let me take over Xiong Yan's territory?"
"Oh? You want to take over Xiong Yan's position?" The Green Wolf Demon King was somewhat surprised and hadn't expected Su Nan to make this request.
"That's right," Su Nan nodded.
"Since you want it, then it's yours," the Green Wolf Demon King said nonchalantly.
In her eyes, it didn't matter who was in charge.
As the Green Wolf Demon King's words fell, a completion notification for the mission appeared.
[Congratulations, you have completed the daily quest "Replace Xiong Yan's Position," and 30 demon power has been awarded.]
[Current available demon power: 46 points.]
Su Nan smiled as he realized the benefits of having connections. Without Hu Xiaotian, it would have been incredibly difficult for him to take Xiong Yan's position. But now, it was as simple as a few words.
...
Half an hour later.
After the discussion about the attack on the seal's nodes was concluded, Su Nan left White Water Lake.
Before leaving, Hu Xiaotian handed him two jade tokens that looked similar.
The jade tokens were covered with intricate patterns.
Hu Xiaotian gave one of them to Su Nan and said, "Lang Thirteen, these are a pair of mother and child jade talismans that can be used to contact each other. If you ever need help, just activate the power of your bloodline with this, and I'll be able to find your location through the jade token."
"Mother and child jade talismans? Isn't this like a locator?" Su Nan was surprised; he hadn't expected such a thing to exist in this world.
After leaving White Water Lake, Su Nan looked at the vast lake surface and shook his head in regret.
"It's a pity I can't let anyone know about the Dragon Turtle Egg. Otherwise, I could have asked Hu Xiaotian to borrow the lake's spring."
The Dragon Turtle was one of the twelve ancient auspicious beasts, and its value was immeasurable. Su Nan couldn't guarantee what would happen if someone found out he had a Dragon Turtle Egg.
"There are still three days left until the Dragon Turtle Egg hatches."
"After this side quest is completed, I must act according to the original plan as soon as possible."
Leaving White Water Lake, Su Nan headed straight for the Heavenly Palace Pavilion.
He needed to prepare for the mission that would take place in just over ten hours.
"Lang Thirteen's side quest asks me to attack the seal, so I should start by attacking the seal."
Looking at Lang Thirteen's side quest again, Su Nan had a rough plan in mind.
Although he needed to guard the Martial King Temple in Zhang Yang's identity, it didn't mean he couldn't leave.
The Martial King Temple wouldn't be defenseless without him; he could leave temporarily.
He could start by attacking the Golden Mist Tower when the quest began.
"As long as I quickly eliminate the players from the three guilds guarding the Golden Mist Tower and then return to the Martial King Temple, everything will be perfectly manageable."
With his current strength, he was confident that he could quickly eliminate the players guarding the Golden Mist Tower. In front of him, no matter how many players there were, they wouldn't pose a threat.
He was confident that he could take down the players guarding the Golden Mist Tower in the shortest possible time.
Furthermore, the distance between the Martial King Temple and the Golden Mist Tower was only about ten miles round trip, which wouldn't have a significant impact on him.
"Of course, even if I'm going to attack the Golden Mist Tower with the demons, I can't let them actually destroy the seal's nodes."
"If Point Star Sect can't withstand the demons' attacks in the end, then I'll have to bring in my other character."
Su Nan's thoughts turned.
In addition to Zhang Yang and Lang Thirteen, he also had Wang Nan's character.
He planned to use Wang Nan's character to trigger the mission to guard the Golden Mist Tower.
This way, if Point Star Sect couldn't withstand the demons' attacks, he could easily bring in Wang Nan's character to hunt down the demons.
That way, he could earn contribution points from both sides.
Thinking of this, Su Nan smiled.
"If everything goes according to plan, I might be able to use this opportunity to let all three characters earn a large number of contribution points."
"However, there is still one major problem in all of this, which is the consumption of strength."
"I want to hunt down players and demons, and the consumption in both aspects is not small."
"Without enough life-restoring items, I won't be able to execute the plan smoothly."
For now, he could only hope that his own blood and the ability to exchange for life-restoring items using Demon Extermination Points would be enough.