Chapter 409 - 174: Annihilation with a Flip of the Hand

Chapter 409: Chapter 174: Annihilation with a Flip of the Hand

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"Three million. Not a bad haul. Time to head to the next place."

From a mountaintop, Fang Xing gazed into the distance. He used the Zongyi Ascension Step, Shrinking Inches until he vanished in the blink of an eye.

「Qing Province.」

「Nanping Prefecture.」

Bathed in moonlight, a figure appeared on the outskirts of the Prefecture City.

He raised his eyes to the moon.

Fang Xing looked toward the distant Nanping Prefecture City.

To eliminate the Demon King of Jinyang County, this stop was his first objective.

Based on the information provided by Cao Yunlong, Fang Xing now had a detailed understanding of the entire Nanping Prefecture.

The activities of Demons and Monsters in Nanping Prefecture were just as significant.

’I should visit the Prefect’s Mansion first and get some specific details.’

After a moment of contemplation, Fang Xing looked at the Prefecture City under the moonlight and vanished without a sound.

「Prefecture City.」

At the Prefect’s Mansion, deep within the residence, Fang Xing’s figure appeared at the entrance to a courtyard.

From within the courtyard came the sounds of laughter and merriment as cups were raised and toasts were made.

Several figures were drinking and chatting in the courtyard.

Fang Xing strode into the courtyard, and several pairs of eyes instantly turned to him.

"Who are you?"

"Who let you in!"

At the table, a thick-browed man glared at Fang Xing and barked sharply.

"Huh, this person... he looks so familiar."

Another voice spoke up as a young man with white brows stared at Fang Xing, searching his memory.

"Calling Demons and Monsters your brothers, drinking and chatting with them... You’re doing a fine job as Prefect."

A cold voice rang out, and a frigid aura instantly swept through the entire courtyard.

A majestic pressure descended, completely sealing off the courtyard.

The very air seemed to compress.

The faces of the men twisted in discomfort.

"True Gang Perfection!"

"Who on earth are you, sir!" The thick-browed man’s face was pale with terror.

"He’s Demon Suppression Envoy Fang Xing!"

The white-browed youth beside him suddenly exclaimed.

The moment the words left his mouth, the faces of everyone in the courtyard turned ashen.

Demon Suppression Envoy Fang Xing...

The Iron-blooded Yama himself, the fiend who slaughters demons without batting an eye!

Fang Xing’s cold eyes, sharp as blades, turned to the white-browed youth.

Under the gaze of his Golden Eyes of Truth, he saw through to the youth’s true form in an instant.

A white-headed eagle.

An Initial Realm Demon King!

Aside from the thick-browed man, the Prefect, the other three were all Demons and Monsters in disguise.

Three Initial Realm Demon Kings.

"My... My Lord, spare me! This subordinate was unaware of your arrival and failed to welcome you. Please... please forgive me, My Lord!"

The Prefect snapped back to his senses, dropped to his knees with a THUD, and began to tremble uncontrollably.

He had heard the name of this Iron-blooded Yama more than once.

He not only slaughtered demons without batting an eye, but he was just as merciless when purging traitors.

More than one County Magistrate and Prefect had died by his hand.

Looking at the Prefect, who was trembling like a leaf in the wind, Fang Xing’s expression remained unchanged.

"CHII—!"

With a casual lift of his hand, two streaks of golden Flame Sword Qi shot out.

PFFT—!

The two Demon Kings instantly fell to the ground, holes pierced through their brows, as dead as could be.

VMMM—!

Fang Xing extended his hand, a golden light shining in his palm. He activated Celestial Extreme Devouring God, forcibly devouring the two Demon Souls. They were instantly put through Refinement and infused into his Vajra Guardian Spirit.

In the next instant, the two Demon Kings’ Demon Cores burst from their bodies, landing blood-soaked in his palm.

Immediately after, the Sun Golden Flame swept over them, incinerating the two Demon Kings’ corpses. Before the horrified eyes of the remaining man and demon, the bodies were forcibly refined into two red "pellets"!

In the span of just a few breaths, those who had been laughing and chatting were now dead, not even a scrap left behind.

Their Souls and Flesh Bodies had both been put through Refinement.

The Prefect’s eyes rolled back in his head, and he collapsed to the ground, fainting on the spot.

Fang Xing, his expression placid, put away the Qi Blood Essence and Demon Cores and strode to the table.

"I’ll fight you to the death!" The white-browed youth attacked instantly, unleashing a bloody light that formed a chilling, blood-red claw and shot toward Fang Xing.

At the table, Fang Xing didn’t move a muscle. He casually picked up a clean cup and poured himself a drink.

The chilling blood claw shot forward like an arrow, but when it was still a foot away from Fang Xing, it could not advance another inch.

His Protective Gang Qi blocked it.

Fang Xing drained the cup in one go. The moment he set it down, the chilling blood claw shattered.

"Pfft..."

The white-browed youth spat out a mouthful of Demon Blood as an invisible force sent him flying backward onto the ground.

The light in his eyes dimmed considerably.

Looking at Fang Xing, the white-browed youth’s eyes filled with intense fear.

"Fang Xing, you can’t kill me! My aunt is the Celestial Cyan Demon Emperor! If you kill me, she will never let you get away with it!"

The white-browed Demon King forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and spoke harshly.

"Oh?"

"The Celestial Cyan Demon Emperor!"

Hearing this, a strange look appeared on Fang Xing’s face.

His gaze fell upon the white-browed Demon King, who was still coughing up blood.

The moment their eyes met, an eerie light shot from Fang Xing’s own. Instantly, the white-browed Demon King seemed to be under some kind of control, his expression turning vacant.

"Tell me, what is the Celestial Cyan Demon Emperor’s Cultivation?"

"Middle Stage of Demon Emperor... No, wait. My aunt had a breakthrough. She’s already at the Late Stage of Demon Emperor."

The white-browed Demon King answered dazedly.

’Late Stage of Demon Emperor...’

A glint flickered in Fang Xing’s eyes.

"Tell me everything you know about the Celestial Cyan Demon Emperor," Fang Xing asked again.

With a vacant expression, the white-browed Demon King spilled everything he knew.

But upon hearing one particular piece of information, Fang Xing’s face darkened.

A few months ago, the Celestial Cyan Demon Emperor had gone to Beiyuan Pass.

And after returning, she reached the Late Stage of Demon Emperor.

’Could it be... was the Celestial Cyan Demon Emperor the one who framed me?!’

The thought flashed through Fang Xing’s mind. If there was truly a case of ’the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind,’ then it wasn’t impossible.

Although they were both Demon Emperors under the Demon Alliance, there was no harmony among Demons and Monsters.

The principle of ’striking you down when you’re sick’ was embodied even more vividly among their kind.

"Bitch!"

Fang Xing clenched his fists, Killing Intent rising within him. Looking at the white-browed Demon King, a fire of rage ignited in his heart.

BOOM—!

Gang Qi surged, and the white-browed Demon King’s head exploded like a watermelon.

The Devouring God Golden Light swept out, consuming the Demon Soul and instantly putting it through Refinement!

In the next instant, the Demon Core burst from the body, and the Sun Golden Flame calcined the Demon Body, transforming it into a brilliant pellet of Qi Blood Essence.

The fire in his heart died down, and Fang Xing calmed himself.

But his eyes remained bone-chillingly cold.

His intuition told him that the death of the Celestial Eagle Demon Emperor was closely related to this Celestial Cyan Demon Emperor.

However, even knowing this, there was nothing he could do about it now. Against a being at the Late Stage of Demon Emperor, his own power was still far too lacking.