Several demonic creatures appeared battered, as if they had escaped from somewhere. Apart from Eagle Gao, who could transform into an eagle and fly, the other creatures had injuries, clearly from a life-or-death battle.
Upon seeing the wolf demon illusion created by Su Nan, the creatures were first startled, then delighted.
"Master?"
"Thank goodness, Master, you've finally come!"
The creatures seemed to have found their savior and breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Nan asked in curiosity, "What happened to you? Were you targeted by some human warriors?"
This area was outside of the Celestial Barrier, and it was considered demon territory. In theory, the creatures should have been safe here.
Eagle Gao explained, "Master, you have to intervene on our behalf. There's a guy named River Gu who wanted to gain qualifications for the Great Demon Codex. He tried to control us with a bloodline imprint and use us as cannon fodder to steal the divine weapons from the human race."
"We are your loyal servants, and we couldn't be controlled by that River Gu. Only members of the Hundred Races are qualified to use bloodline imprints, and River Gu has no such qualifications. To prevent the exposure of this bloodline imprint incident, he attempted to kill us."
"We had no choice but to reveal your identity, but when River Gu found out that you are the younger brother of the Tiger Emperor, he became even more determined to eliminate us."
"River Gu?" Su Nan was surprised. There were other demons like him who wanted to use bloodline imprints to control other demons.
"What is this Great Demon Codex?" Su Nan became interested just from the name. The name suggested that it was a significant demon ceremony.
"You don't know about the Great Demon Codex, Master?" The creatures were surprised.
Su Nan furrowed his brows and glanced at the creatures. When they realized that they had revealed too much, they didn't dare to ask further questions.
Old Lamb immediately spoke up, "The Great Demon Codex is a ritual held by our demon race every thirty years, conducted in the Ten Thousand Demon Peak. Only demons under thirty years old are eligible to participate."
"Demonic creatures who participate in the ritual can gain many benefits. They have a chance to return their bloodline to its ancestral state, and it is said that they might even receive the legacy of ancient demons."
"However, not every demonic creature has the qualification to participate in the Great Demon Codex. Each demon with a Demon King status has one slot, while those with a Demon Emperor status have five slots."
"The demon tribe where River Gu is from has four Demon Kings, which is quite substantial in Ten Thousand Demon Peak, but they don't have any Demon Emperors. This means that only one member of their tribe can qualify."
"River Gu is young and already at the mid-stage of the Profound level. Such talent would be considered exceptional in most demon tribes. Unfortunately, in his tribe, many young talents are on the verge of becoming Demon Kings. In this situation, River Gu couldn't possibly qualify for the Great Demon Codex."
"River Gu thought of this plan to attack the human race to gain qualifications for the Great Demon Codex. According to our demon race's rules, anyone who makes significant contributions can directly participate in the Great Demon Codex, even without the usual selection process."
"Bloodline return!" "Legacy of ancient demons!"
After listening to Old Lamb's explanation, Su Nan nodded. If he could truly return his bloodline to its ancestral state, reaching the level of ancient demons, it would be an irresistible temptation for dealing with demons. Moreover, there was also the legacy of ancient demons, the contents of which were unknown but undoubtedly a great opportunity.
Su Nan asked, "How can someone like River Gu, who is only at the mid-stage of the Profound level, be confident about obtaining divine weapons?"
Eagle Gao explained, "It is said that River Gu obtained a secret technique from a certain ancient ruin. This technique can send people to a designated space. However, the technique is not very reliable, and the person being sent has a high probability of dying due to the spatial transfer."
"River Gu wants to directly enter the space formed by the Law Array nodes to steal the human race's divine weapons. It's nothing but wishful thinking. If it were so easy to steal human race's divine weapons, our demon race would have done it long ago."
Su Nan understood now. River Gu's plan was indeed reckless and unrealistic.
He asked, "When is the Great Demon Codex going to be held?"
"I heard it will be held in half a month," one of the creatures replied.
"In half a month." Su Nan noted the date. He was already prepared to go to the Ten Thousand Demon Peak in half a month.
Seeming to realize Su Nan's intention, Eagle Gao cautiously said, "Master, you are a member of the Tiger Wolf Tribe, one of the ancient Hundred Races, and you have a Demon Emperor-level elder brother. However, if you want to participate, it may not be easy."
Su Nan asked, "Why is that?"
Eagle Gao explained, "The Tiger Wolf Tribe has many outstanding talents, and even just twenty years ago, a tribe that established itself in the Tiger Wolf Valley of the Tianyun County produced two King-level talents, the Green Wolf Demon Kings, sisters with extraordinary talent. With their abilities, they are guaranteed to secure a spot."
"Moreover, the Ten Thousand Demon Peak is home to many talented demons, and even though you are powerful, competing for a slot with those King-level demons will not be easy."
The Tiger Wolf Valley's Tiger Wolf Tribe was just a branch of the Tiger Wolf Tribe within the Ten Thousand Demon Peak?
Su Nan was surprised. It seemed that the Tiger Wolf Tribe was more formidable than he had imagined.
Indeed, it was one of the ancient Hundred Races!
"If that's the case, it might be troublesome for me to participate as a member of the Tiger Wolf Tribe," Su Nan said with a furrowed brow.
The Reincarnation Sutra could only transform him into a wolf demon, so it would be safest to participate as a member of the Tiger Wolf Tribe.
At this moment, Old Lamb suddenly thought of something and said, "Master, you are the younger brother of the Tiger Emperor, so you can ask the Tiger Emperor to recommend you."
Upon hearing this, Eagle Gao also had an idea and added, "Yes! How did I not think of this?"
"The Tiger Emperor doesn't belong to any demon tribe within the Ten Thousand Demon Peak. According to the rules, beings like the Tiger Emperor have a recommendation slot and can recommend one demon to participate."
"Is that so?" Su Nan's eyes lit up. If he could get a recommendation from Tiger Howling Heaven, that would be the best option.
This way, he wouldn't use up a slot from the Tiger Wolf Tribe, and he could even have the Grand Princess participate later on.
The Grand Princess was now completely under his control, and he naturally wanted her to become stronger.
"Where is my elder brother now?" Su Nan asked.
Eagle Gao said, "After the incident with the County Prefect of the Tianyun County last time, Tiger Howling Heaven was quite angry. This time, when he heard that the County Prefect of the Tianyun County had come to Qianshou Town, he specifically
chose to come here."
"Oh? My elder brother also came to this place?" Su Nan was pleasantly surprised.
He had been planning to find Tiger Howling Heaven to trigger Lang Thirteen's mission.
"How many demons are attacking Qianshou Town this time?" Su Nan continued to ask.
Old Lamb answered, "Master, most of the demons who came to Qianshou Town this time were sent from the Ten Thousand Demon Peak. In addition to Tiger Howling Heaven, there is another Demon Emperor from the Ten Thousand Demon Peak."
"As for King-level experts, there are six of them. Apart from that, there are hundreds of Profound-level great demons and several hundred Spiritual-level ones."
Two Emperors, six Kings, and hundreds of Profound-level demons! The scale was quite substantial.
Su Nan's eyes revealed a pleased expression.
Dealing with King-level demons might be possible with his current strength, and he might even earn a lot of contributions. However, with the limited mission duration of six to seven minutes, time was too short.
"Take me to meet my big brother."
Several demonic creatures led Su Nan to another small town.
After about ten minutes, they arrived at a small town that should have belonged to the human race, but it was now occupied by a large number of demonic creatures.
Looking at these demonic creatures, Su Nan couldn't help but smile. These were all demonic beings, which meant contributions!
As they continued to walk, Old Lamb and several other demonic creatures suddenly noticed something and their expressions changed. They looked at a group of demonic creatures approaching them and Old Lamb said in a deep voice, "Master, that's River Gu."
"Oh? What a coincidence." Su Nan followed the gaze of the demonic creatures and saw a demonic creature covered in black fur, resembling a black bear, walking towards them. He was accompanied by four other demonic creatures.
River Gu naturally also saw Old Lamb and the others, and he immediately surrounded them, saying, "You bunch of fools, you ran away and dared to come back? This time, I'll see where you can escape to!"
Eagle Gao looked at River Gu with a sneer and said, "River Gu, this is our master, the younger brother of the Tiger Emperor."
This time, Old Lamb and the other demonic creatures were not afraid. With Su Nan here, they were confident that River Gu wouldn't dare to take action. They all looked at River Gu with cold smiles.
"The Tiger Emperor's younger brother?"
Upon hearing Su Nan's identity, River Gu was first stunned, then his face darkened.
When he had heard that the owner of these demonic creatures was the younger brother of the Tiger Emperor, he hadn't paid much attention. In his eyes, these demonic creatures were nothing more than Spiritual-level beings, and even if they died, it wouldn't attract the attention of the Tiger Emperor.
Moreover, as long as these demonic creatures died, no one would know that he had been the one to do it. Compared to stealing divine weapons and obtaining qualifications for the Great Demon Codex, the risk of killing them was nothing.
But now, the situation was different. When dealing with someone's property, one had to consider the owner.
"A Spiritual-level guy dares to call himself a brother? What a lucky guy."
Feeling Su Nan's cultivation level, River Gu's eyes showed disdain, but he had to admit that he was envious of having a younger brother who could become an Emperor-level Great Demon.
"I'll let you go for now, but if you dare to interfere with my plans, I, River Gu, will never let you off!" River Gu was unwilling, but he also feared the intimidation of a Demon Emperor, so he left with a threatening remark.
Seeing River Gu retreat, Old Lamb and the other demonic creatures burst into laughter.
When River Gu's group had left, Su Nan glanced at River Gu's departing figure and said to Eagle Gao, "Follow him and make sure he doesn't escape."
His task of hunting demonic creatures today was not yet complete, and if demonic creatures came to him, he couldn't just let them go.
If it weren't for the fact that there were many demonic creatures present, and killing a few demonic creatures in public might have other consequences, he would have directly dealt with them.
Eagle Gao was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what Su Nan meant and said with great joy, "Don't worry, Master, he won't get away!"
With that, Eagle Gao's figure flashed and transformed into a black eagle, soaring into the sky.
Old Lamb and the others exchanged glances and asked cautiously, "Master, are you planning to..."
Su Nan didn't wait for Old Lamb to finish speaking and nodded, "You guessed right."
Upon hearing this, the demonic creatures all looked at each other with a hint of doubt in their eyes.
...
"Big brother."
In a small building in the town, Su Nan met Tiger Howling Heaven.
Seeing Su Nan, Tiger Howling Heaven was very happy. "Brother, where have you been these past few days?"
The two of them exchanged pleasantries as soon as they met.
Su Nan naturally wouldn't reveal the true events of the past few days and casually made up a story to cover it up.
After the pleasantries were over, Su Nan immediately said, "Big brother, I heard that the once-in-thirty-years Great Demon Codex is about to begin. I don't know if I have a chance to participate?"
Tiger Howling Heaven smiled and said, "I was just about to talk to you about this. Although your Tiger Wolf Tribe is one of the ancient Hundred Races, you only have five slots, so you definitely won't make the cut."
"But don't worry, little brother, I have a recommendation slot, and I can give it to you."
"Thank you, big brother." Su Nan smiled.
After a pause, Tiger Howling Heaven said seriously, "Although I can get you into the Great Demon Codex, it doesn't mean that with my recommendation, you will get the final opportunity. There are only a hundred final slots for each Great Demon Codex, and you will still need to compete for it yourself."
"A hundred slots?" Su Nan's expression turned serious.
"Normal qualification for the final slots requires passing the Demon Test, and under normal circumstances, having King-level strength is enough."
King-level strength?
Su Nan breathed a sigh of relief.
With his current strength, he could easily match King-level initial stage when he went all out.
In half a month, his strength would undoubtedly surge again, and by then, passing the test would be a piece of cake.
With his goal achieved, Su Nan bid farewell to Tiger Howling Heaven.
Originally, he had planned to trigger Lang Thirteen's side mission by finding Tiger Howling Heaven.
But considering that the mission only lasted for six or seven minutes, Su Nan gave up the idea.
With only six or seven minutes, he couldn't even kill all the demonic creatures, let alone waste time hunting down players for a few contributions.
"Let's go find that guy River Gu and settle the score."
Leaving the small building where Tiger Howling Heaven was, Su Nan followed the connection between him and Eagle Gao and headed out of the town.
(End of this chapter)