Chapter 1053: Strange Magic Artifact

Duan Sangheng looked at Su Muyao with gratitude and explained, “I’m not clear where our ancestors came from. From as far back as I can remember, we were already in Piaomiao City. My grandfather was the leader of the Piaomiao Tribe, and later he built Piaomiao City. As for my father beast, he was murdered.”

“Now at home, there is still my mother and my younger brother.”

If it were anyone else, Duan Sangheng wouldn’t mention his younger brother, but he trusted Miss Su, so he spoke directly.

Because his younger brother’s identity was rather special.

“Mother might know some things.”

“If Miss Su wants to know more, I can take you to see my mother.”

Su Muyao did indeed want to learn more.

She always felt that since the Demon Hunting Clan could hunt Demon Beasts, they must have a certain understanding of the Demon Clan.

Su Muyao and Di Fu Yuan exchanged a glance; the two of them were very in sync, a single look was enough to know what the other was thinking.

They both felt they could go and take a look.

Teng Lixuan naturally listened to Su Muyao.

So their group packed up a little and then left the residence.

When the sky darkened, the night in the whole Piaomiao City was very quiet, and there were hardly any people on the streets.

Duan Sangheng explained, “In the past, when there wasn’t a curfew at night, the streets were very lively. Many people in the city would come out to stroll the night market.”

“This street is the main street, and there would be many stalls on both sides.”

“Ever since the trouble with Demon Beasts, patrols in the city increased, and Beastmen are not allowed to come out at night anymore.”

“Because Demon Beasts really like to come out at night to kill Beastmen.”

Su Muyao’s expression grew solemn; Demon Beasts did indeed like to move around at night.

It had been the same back in the Divine Domain Fragment World.

Especially back in Black Rock City, when they incited chaos, they also made their plans at night.

After they walked a few steps, Di Fu Yuan’s expression suddenly hardened; his first instinct was to shield Su Muyao behind him.

“There’s killing intent.”

Su Muyao also felt the dense killing intent.

The knife on Duan Sangheng’s back was humming and vibrating, “It’s a Demon Beast, it must be a Demon Beast.”

“As long as I sense the aura of a Demon Beast at close range, this knife will react.”

Teng Lixuan also quickly became vigilant, immediately moving to Su Muyao’s side, ready to protect her at any time.

Although he knew that Miss Su might not need him to do anything now.

Even so, he still had to guard Miss Su.

It felt like an instinct carved into his bones.

At that very moment, from the dark parts of the street, countless black shadows suddenly burst out.

These Beastmen, holding sharp blades, charged over as if they had lost their reason, their fierce killing intent surging straight toward Duan Sangheng.

Even though they appeared in Beastman form, they exuded a cold, sinister Evil Qi.

In an instant, sharp, wind-splitting sounds rose one after another. Dozens of Beastmen sealed off the entire street, their murderous intent biting cold.

Duan Sangheng drew his knife, about to strike.

But before he could make a move, Di Fu Yuan lightly raised his arm; his wide black robe sleeve swept out in a sudden wave.

There was only a loud “boom…”

A vast, terrifying pressure surged out in an instant, sweeping over and shrouding the entire long street.

This pressure was pure and domineering; with just a light wave of his hand, it could suppress everything.

Those Beastmen who had been charging forward with fierce killing intent suddenly began to violently tremble all over.

“Ah…”

“Ah…”

At this moment, more than a dozen of the Beastmen simply could not withstand the washing of this Supreme pressure.

In a flash, the disguises of the leading dozen or so Beastmen in this group shattered completely, revealing their true forms.

They were ferocious Demon Beasts, their bodies covered in dark, dull Scale Armor, claws and fangs sharp and chilling, eyes scarlet and brutal, their whole bodies wreathed in dense, demonic vicious energy.

“So they really are Demon Beasts!”

Seeing these Demon Beasts, the knife in Duan Sangheng’s hand vibrated violently, uncontrollably thirsting for slaughter.

Duan Sangheng, wielding the Demon Hunting Knife, moved in a swift leap.

Like a streak of streaming light flashing past, the instant his Demon Hunting Knife fell upon a Demon Beast’s body, its hard Scale Armor shattered like thin paper, Demon Blood splattering, demonic power collapsing.

Any Demon Beast that was struck by the sweep of the Demon Hunting Knife, without exception, died in an instant, without even the slightest chance to struggle.

Su Muyao watched this scene, deeply shaken. So this was the power of the Demon Hunting Knife?

It completely restrained Demon Beasts.

It was too powerful.

The Demon Beasts being cut down let out shrill screams of “Ah…”

Clearly, the effect of this Demon Hunting Knife was extremely strong.

A leading Demon Beast hiding among the Beastmen blew a strange tune, and the other Beastmen began to go mad.

Their eyes went bloodshot as they charged forward with all their might, ignoring the oppressive pressure.

Di Fu Yuan’s gaze was indifferent and utterly unruffled. His long, slender fingers moved lightly, a faint radiance suddenly blooming at his fingertips.

“Wom…”

Endless dazzling black-golden superpower light condensed out of thin air in his palm, the circulating power carrying a razor-sharp edge that seemed to tear through the void.

In an instant, countless extremely condensed light-blade Hidden Weapons burst forth, densely packed like a rain of star-blades pouring down from the sky. Their speed surpassed the limits of the naked eye; only streaks of black-golden afterimages were left behind.

“Puchi…”

A succession of shattering sounds exploded forth. Those Hidden Weapons precisely killed every single Demon Beast.

And also those Beastmen whose bodies had been planted with Demon Grass by the Demon Beasts.

With just one glance, Di Fu Yuan could tell these Beastmen were beyond saving. They’d had even more vicious Demon Grass planted in them, used Demon Beast Evil Techniques to boost their strength, and were already in a state of Half-demon Beastification.

Those Demon Beasts that had been so ferocious a moment ago, and the Beastmen under their control, didn’t even have time to scream. Their bodies ruptured in an instant and crashed heavily to the ground.

“Ah…”

They screamed—and died on the spot.

From start to finish, Di Fu Yuan’s brocade robe remained spotless. He didn’t even need to use any other weapon; he didn’t so much as bring out the Xuanlin Whip.

In just a few short breaths, all of these Beastmen and Demon Beasts were wiped out.

But Di Fu Yuan left the leading Demon Beast alive as a single survivor.

Teng Lixuan City was shaken to its core; Young Master Di was too overwhelming.

Duan Sangheng’s heart was even more shaken, and his admiration for Di Fu Yuan deepened.

He felt this young master was just as formidable as Young Master Yue.

No, to be precise, their superpowers were different, each terrifying in its own way.

“Thank you for just now, Young Master Di.”

If not for Young Master Di, he would have had to spend quite some effort to deal with these Demon Beasts.

And there had been several Fifth Realm Demon Beasts among them.

Although he was of Fifth Realm strength himself, if he had to face so many at once, with several Fifth Realm among them, he couldn’t guarantee he’d be able to kill them.

If he failed to kill them, it would be like before—they’d continue slaughtering innocent Beastmen.

Just now he’d only managed to take care of a few Demon Beasts of the Third and Fourth Realms.

Di Fu Yuan said blandly, “No need. So long as it’s a Demon Beast, I will kill it.”

Knowing they needed to interrogate, Su Muyao stepped forward and flicked a pellet of elixir straight into the mouth of that leading Demon Beast.

This was a Fifth Realm Demon Beast leader.

Still, it wasn’t as formidable as that Chen Ji in the Fusang Forest.

But with Di Fu Yuan here, none of these were true opponents.

She didn’t even need to personally make a move.

Su Muyao directly started asking her questions.

The Demon Beast began to confess.

“The Dongye Family Head sent us here, to slaughter the Beastmen of the Demon Hunting Clan.”

Su Muyao’s gaze sank. “Dongye Family?”

“Isn’t that a Longevity Family?”

It was one of the Longevity Families of Fusang Continent, a top-tier power, just like the Baili Family from before.

“How could you Demon Beasts possibly be acting on the orders of Beastmen?”

The man let out a cold, sinister laugh. “Because our Lord has seized the body of the Dongye Family, of course. The Dongye Family Head cooperated with us Demon Beasts, using our Demon Beast Secret Techniques to raise his strength—never imagining those Secret Techniques were only laying the groundwork for our Lord to take his body.”

“Naturally, to the outside world, that’s still the Dongye Family Head. The people of the Dongye Family are unaware.”

Su Muyao’s eyes narrowed dangerously. “You’re that afraid of the Demon Hunting Clan Beastmen?”

The man instinctively confessed, “Correct. The blood of the Demon Hunting Beastmen, and the Magic Artifacts they forge, can easily wound us Demon Beasts.”

“They can even harm our Demon King.”

“We Demon Beasts were sent to hunt them down. Our King went to great lengths, using a Longevity Family’s Array to send us here. Naturally, we must complete the mission.”

Hearing this, Su Muyao’s expression grew grave. “How did you find them?”

“Our Demon Clan has a Magic Artifact, specially made to lock precisely onto the aura of Demon Hunting Clan Beastmen.”

As he spoke, the man took out a Magic Artifact.

When Su Muyao saw this Magic Artifact, her expression changed. How could it look so much like the one the Sikou Family used back on the Cang Beast Continent to hunt down the Blood Clan?

So similar.

Just one glance, and icy cold light flashed in Su Muyao’s eyes.

She remembered that painting about the Blood Spirit Clan she’d seen in that special room in the Demon God Hall.

Could there be some kind of connection?

“This Magic Artifact is from your Demon Clan?”

“Yes, it’s ours, made specifically to target Demon Hunting Beastmen. If not for this, how could we have killed so many of them?”