In the world of demons, there are not as many intrigues, schemes, and deceptions as in the human realm. In the demonic world, the paramount factor is strength, and the powerful are revered.
Thus, the White Deer had not anticipated its master's cunning at this moment.
Perplexed, the White Deer failed to comprehend the situation. Meanwhile, a sturdy man emerged from the Red Wolf Cave, appearing disheveled. As soon as he saw Lu Li, he immediately went weak at the knees, kneeling on the ground.
However, this burly man, even on his knees, was not much shorter than Lu Li.
The Red Sleeve Blade, embedded with the demon-sealing stone, evidently had a deterrent effect on him. However, this intimidation was far inferior to that exerted on transcendent demonic beasts beyond the Mortal Realm.
At least the Red Wolf Patriarch managed to escape from the cave, demonstrating the strength of a third-stage Divine Transformation realm, surpassing the second-stage of the serpent demon.
Lu Li felt fortunate in this moment, realizing that charging recklessly into the Red Wolf Cave for a slaughter would likely have provoked the Red Wolf Patriarch into a desperate situation.
A demonic being at the Divine Transformation realm, driven to desperation, would pose a significant threat. Lu Li, at the third stage of Divine Transformation, would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage.
"Old man of the Red Wolf, who gave you the audacity to touch even my woman! Do you wish to have all the wolf demons in the entire Red Wolf Cave buried with your foolishness?"
Lu Li held the Red Sleeve Blade, revealing no signs of weakness. Any display of vulnerability could be exploited by the old demonic being, who had cultivated for countless years.
Engaging in a battle of wits with a third-stage Divine Transformation realm old demon while being at the eighth stage of Meridian Connection realm might seem suicidal to an outsider.
"Elder, spare my life! I truly didn't know that the Python demoness was the elder's woman. If I had known, even if given ten thousand guts, I wouldn't have dared to provoke her!"
The Red Wolf Patriarch, now more alert, was sweating profusely. The encounters with the Python demoness seemed to have attracted the attention of other powerful demons.
At this moment, the Red Wolf Patriarch resented the Python demoness, realizing that she had connections with other demons. Despite her insistence on loyalty to the wolf brother, there were evidently secret liaisons with other demons.
Seeing the tense situation, Lu Li decided to add a touch of drama. He suddenly tossed an object—a cyan bead. The rich demonic energy emanating from it widened the eyes of the Red Wolf Patriarch. It turned out to be a demonic core, unmistakably belonging to the Python demoness.
Without delay, Lu Li executed a swift strike. The Red Wolf Patriarch attempted to shield himself with his hand, but a portion of his arm and shoulder were severed by the Red Sleeve Blade, now empowered by the demon-sealing stone and adorned with two blood runes. The blade absorbed the essence of the demonic blood at an alarming rate.
With a terrifying suction force, the blade latched onto the severed wound, akin to a python clamping down. The Red Wolf Patriarch screamed in agony as the second strike pierced his neck. The speed of this strike had reached the pinnacle of what Lu Li could currently achieve.
As the Red Wolf Patriarch's towering body collapsed and transformed into a wolf corpse, Lu Li let out a long sigh of relief.
"Congratulations to the host for killing the Red Wolf Patriarch of the Red Wolf Cave. Ferocity value +121!"
"Congratulations to the host for successfully cross-tier killing a third-stage Divine Transformation realm demonic beast. Ferocity value +224!"
Finally, the Red Wolf Patriarch had been defeated. The strength of a third-stage Divine Transformation realm was indeed formidable. Although the demon-sealing stone could suppress him, the Red Wolf Patriarch had shown signs of resistance.
The Red Sleeve Blade, it seemed, had its limits in suppressing demonic beings, particularly those at the third stage of Divine Transformation, and required strategic manipulation.
With the Red Wolf Patriarch eliminated, Lu Li swiftly opened the wolf head and retrieved a crimson demonic core, storing it away.
The two guardian wolf demons at the entrance were beheaded without mercy by Lu Li. Stepping into the Red Wolf Cave, he found numerous wolf demons prostrated on the ground, trembling in fear. A nauseating odor permeated the cave.
It appeared that the suppression of demonic beasts by the Red Sleeve Blade had unintended consequences, causing these transcendent beings, previously beyond control, to lose their ability to contain bodily functions.
One by one, the suppressed demonic beasts, lacking the strength to resist, trembled in fear, sprawled on the ground. Lu Li effortlessly reaped their lives with the Red Sleeve Blade, extracting pure energy with each strike.
"Senior, spare us! It was the fault of the old Red Wolf for offending you; we have nothing to do with it!"
One of the wolf demons, still able to plead for mercy, seemed to be one of the two Divine Transformation realm wolf demons in the Red Wolf Cave, having recently entered the Divine Transformation realm and not yet undergone a complete transformation.
However, Lu Li, driven by the accumulation of ferocity, remained unforgiving.
With each strike, a melodic system notification echoed, confirming that it was a first-stage Divine Transformation realm wolf demon.
Enduring the foul stench, Lu Li systematically harvested the Red Wolf Cave. With the Red Sleeve Blade, embedded with the demon-sealing stone, slaughtering these demons was as easy as cutting through wheat.
Upon leaving the Red Wolf Cave, Lu Li had gathered a heap of demonic cores from the wolf demons. Only the Divine Transformation realm wolf corpses were collected, as the ones in the Mortal Realm were disregarded.
Besides the demonic cores and corpses, the most crucial gain was the substantial increase in ferocity value.
At this moment, Lu Li's ferocity value had reached a staggering 7,531. If not for the abundant transcendent and Divine Transformation realm demonic beasts, Lu Li would not have accumulated such an impressive ferocity value.
Carving the third blood rune, Lu Li noticed that the Blood Essence Pearl had lost its radiance, the blood essence within seemingly depleted.
Merely carving three blood runes had drained the blood essence within the pearl, a truly frightening revelation. When the Blood Essence Pearl was forged by the fox demon, it required the lives of numerous individuals, including several Divine Transformation realm warriors. Yet, the essence within it was exhausted after carving just three blood runes, each requiring progressively more blood essence.