Chapter 2286: Another Giant Appears, Demon Puppet Returns

Following Chai Jiu’s words, the Cang Lineage higher-ups all exclaimed in surprise at Ying Sanmeng’s breakthrough.

But they quickly blinked, and Chai Ren casually said, "What kind of move is this from Teng Yue? Didn’t we already say the Black Scale Demon isn’t that important? Yet he’s still using him as a hostage—totally clueless."

Just like Chai Ren had said earlier in the Cangyu Divine Mountain Hall...

After the Black Scale Demon entered the prison, nothing was triggered, which meant he wasn’t that important. The Demon Battle Heavenly Technique could only be ranked in the top three Demon inheritances in history at best.

So the Sect Leader raging out right now was completely unnecessary.

Another elder stepped out and said, "Exactly, we’ve already gotten the Demon Battle Heavenly Technique, we don’t need to care whether he lives or dies."

Hearing this, Chai Jiu froze for a moment, feeling he was making a big deal out of nothing. There really was no need to rush.

"You’re right. Compared to the Yu Vein inheritance, the Black Scale Demon really doesn’t amount to much."

"We absolutely cannot let Ying Sanmeng reach the second Great Realm of the Divine Martial Stage. Otherwise, the prisoners and Demons inside the prison might not be able to take him down. If anything else goes wrong, we’ll be in trouble."

"Send my order now: don’t bother about the Black Scale Demon’s life or death—just go in hard."

With Chai Jiu’s command, a Message Bird immediately landed on a certain Demon’s hand, and that Demon entered the prison to deliver the message.

...

Inside the prison, Chai Gong quickly received the Sect Leader’s order.

Staring at Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue in the Little Canyon, he burst out laughing, shaking the letter in his hand. "Teng Yue, looks like your little trick is useless. Our Sect Leader has ordered... we don’t care if the Black Scale Demon lives or dies."

As his words fell, Chai Gong jabbed his finger forward again. "Kill! Capture Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue for me. As for the Black Scale Demon—his life or death doesn’t matter."

The full Soldier Killing Array Power on his body surged out again, and the prisoners began to move.

Meanwhile, Ying Sanmeng’s face twisted mid-breakthrough. The second Great Realm of the Divine Martial Stage wasn’t as easy to reach as the previous one; his breakthrough speed was never going to stay that fast.

He no longer had time to focus on his breakthrough—he had to go back into the fight.

Teng Yue, on the other hand, looked toward Sikong Jing...

This Black Scale Brother had just said he’d soon become the Demon Vein’s Inheritor. So why hadn’t anything started yet?

Right now, Sikong Jing’s expression was extremely relaxed. He only slightly raised his head, looking up at the complete Demon Puppet hidden in the sky above.

Boom...

Before the Demon Puppet could move, Chai Gong and the others’ power had already swept in.

Seeing this, Teng Yue could only roar frantically, "Stop! Do you idiots not understand how important the Black Scale Demon is?"

He still didn’t know what was going on with Sikong Jing, so for now he could only stall for time...

But Chai Gong just shrugged indifferently and kept charging into the canyon with his Soldier Killing Array Power. "Important my ass. Our Sect Leader already said he’s not important. Do whatever you want with this Black Scale Demon—if you want to kill him, kill him."

As he spoke, Chai Gong, smug as hell, was about to blast at Teng Yue and Ying Sanmeng.

Yet at this critical moment, Sikong Jing in Teng Yue’s hands suddenly shouted, "Look up, quick—there’s another giant!"

Those words made Chai Gong pause for a moment, but then he didn’t even bother looking...

He just said coldly, "Giant my ass. Black-scaled Little Demon, you think you can be right every damn time?"

He still remembered back at the Barrier, the Black Scale Demon had said the same thing—and it actually came true.

This time it was absolutely impossible. Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue had already finished receiving the inheritance.

But just as Chai Gong finished speaking, and just as his power was about to slam into Sikong Jing and the other two... boom!

A terrifying, peerless aura crashed down, instantly grinding all the power on Chai Gong’s body into dust.

Chai Gong instinctively let out a scream, howling, "What the hell?!"

He spewed blood, flying backward like crazy, then subconsciously looked into the Little Canyon. His eyes bulged as he shouted, "There really is a giant! Damn it, why is the Demon Puppet Guardian here again?!"

Fuck, it turned out to be real again.

Aside from Chai Gong, the other prisoners and Demons had their eyes popping as well—they were utterly stunned.

Many prisoners were seeing the Demon Puppet Guardian for the first time.

But the Demon Puppet didn’t pay any attention to them; it even had its back turned to everyone.

The Demon Puppet looked straight at Sikong Jing and said, "You qualify to become the Inheritor of the first generation Demon Vein Master, but you must enter the core of the prison yourself to undergo the trial. You may set off now."

"At the same time, everything around you is part of your trial. You must break through all hardships and obstacles."

"These are the rules set by the first generation Demon Vein Master, Mo Zhan."

With that, the Demon Puppet flickered and once more vanished into the terrifying Cloud Layer...

Of course, everything it had just said was arranged by Sikong Jing, and once the Demon Puppet finished the task, it naturally disappeared.

As the Demon Puppet left, the entire area in and around the Little Canyon fell into dead silence.

The Demons went blank on the spot.

It was like something in them had been awakened. They certainly didn’t know what the Demon Vein was, but they instinctively felt it was connected to them.

Chai Gong and the Death Soldiers stared wide-eyed, each of them trembling because of the Demon Puppet’s terrifying aura. Then they fixed their gazes on Sikong Jing in Teng Yue’s hands, slowly savoring what just happened.

Ying Sanmeng was staring at Sikong Jing in disbelief, and then the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

Was the tide turning again?

As for Teng Yue, he was of course the first to react...

Though he had no idea why the Demon Puppet had shown up so perfectly on cue, this wasn’t the time to wonder. He laughed and said, "Chai Gong, didn’t you just say this Demon can be killed at will? Then I guess I’ll kill him now."

Hearing that, Chai Gong jolted back to his senses and roared, "Stop!"

His whole body was shaking violently. He obviously knew that now that the Demon Puppet had spoken, the Black Scale Demon was no longer unimportant—he was extremely, extremely important, able to receive the first generation Demon Vein Master’s inheritance.

Damn it, how did things change again?

Finally, Chai Gong trembled as he said, "Surround them first. I need to report to the Sect Leader again."

The current situation was no longer something he could decide on his own; he absolutely had to get the Sect Leader’s instructions...

And just like that, the scene reverted back to what it had been a moment ago. Teng Yue continued using Sikong Jing, the Black Scale Demon, as a hostage; Chai Gong kept them surrounded, waiting; and Ying Sanmeng continued pushing toward the second Great Realm of the Divine Martial Stage.

But there was one difference: the prisoners’ eyes were shifting again.

The Demon Puppet had descended, the first generation Demon Vein Master’s inheritance had appeared—did that mean another hope of leaving the prison had emerged?

...

Time passed a little, and outside, Chai Jiu received Chai Gong’s report.

Holding the report in his hand, he didn’t open it immediately, instead speaking with an utterly relaxed mood, "Looks like Chai Gong has already taken down Teng Yue and Ying Sanmeng. This time he worked fast... hahaha."

Laughing, Chai Jiu unfolded the letter, and then... boom!

Even with his War Puppet Body...

After reading the report, he still couldn’t help his aura exploding. Under the stunned gazes of all the Cang Lineage members around him, Chai Jiu forced the words out through clenched teeth, shouting wildly, "The first generation... Demon Vein Master’s inheritance!"