Chapter 364 - 313: Ancient Verdant Wood, Xiang Xian’s Hostility

Chapter 364 -312-313: Ancient Verdant Wood, Xiang Xian’s Hostility

“Stronger than an ordinary Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend!”

Inside the Spiritual Boat, some Demon Fiends looked astonished.

A Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend was already a member of the true core leadership within any given Demon City.

Even across the vast expanse of Kunpeng Land, a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend could declare themselves royalty, having truly entered the Forest of the Strong!

The Forest of the Strong!

This was a saying within Great Realm Di Jun, where the Demon Race gathered.

To the Cultivators of the Human Race on their path to immortality, such a being would be a true Immortal.

A Cultivator of a truly high Realm!

The Demon Fiends couldn’t help but be shocked that a mere Ten Thousand Legs Yellow Evil Cyan Dragon Worm from a humble Affiliated World possessed such combat prowess.

The Spiritual Boat grew increasingly clamorous.

“Quiet!”

The One-Horned Elder’s face was stern, his voice imbued with Primordial Spirit Power as it reverberated through the vessel.

A hush fell over the Spiritual Boat.

“A Ten Thousand-legged Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm is equivalent to a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend. The yellow Evil Qi on its back means its combat power is even greater than that of an ordinary Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend!”

“A Thousand-legged Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm is equivalent to a Shangyang-level Demon Fiend. The white, yellow, blue, or purple Evil Qi on their backs represents their different combat Realms! A Thousand-legged Purple Evil Cyan Dragon Worm might not be much weaker than a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend!”

“By that logic, a Hundred-legged Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm is equivalent to an Iron-Cracking Level Demon Fiend, and a Full-bodied Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm is equivalent to a Yingzhao-level Demon Fiend!”

“This Tier Two mission is to slay one Full-bodied Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm! The proof of completion is to extract the Evil Qi from the Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm’s back.

The color of the Evil Qi doesn’t matter! Of course, the better the color of the extracted Evil Qi, the greater the extra Merit Point reward will be!”

“The Tier Three mission is to slay one Hundred-legged Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm! The color of the Evil Qi also doesn’t matter!”

“The Tier Four mission is to slay one Thousand-legged Blue Evil Cyan Dragon Worm!”

“The Tier Five mission…”

The One-Horned Elder’s voice trailed off for a moment.

He turned and gave a slight bow toward the centermost private compartment at the front of the Spiritual Boat.

“Senior Yu Chen, your mission is to slay that Ten Thousand Legs Yellow Evil Cyan Dragon Worm!”

No sound came from the central compartment.

The smile on the One-Horned Elder’s face didn’t falter. He turned back to address the crowd of Demon Fiends.

“Alright, the missions have all been explained. If any of you have questions, speak freely.”

As soon as the One-Horned Elder’s voice fell, a Demon Fiend asked.

“Slaying one Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm completes the mission! What about slaying two?”

“The Merit Points accumulate!”

The One-Horned Elder’s expression remained unchanged as he replied coolly.

As soon as the One-Horned Elder spoke, the numerous Demon Fiends in the Spiritual Boat erupted into a clamor.

‘This is encouraging conflict!’

A chill ran down Xu Chang’an’s spine.

‘If extracting the Evil Qi from just one Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm was enough to complete the mission, and anything more was worthless, then the vast majority of Demon Fiends participating in this trial wouldn’t go to the extra trouble of fighting for more.

They would choose to retreat with their gains and wait for the mission to end!’

But with the One-Horned Elder’s statement that Merit Points accumulate, the meaning was completely different!

The Demon Fiends strong enough to complete the mission wouldn’t settle for just one Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worm!

They would choose to slay even more of them!

And even…

…snatch the Evil Qi of the Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worms from the hands of other Demon Fiends!

‘Looks like I’ll have to watch out for not only the Demon Evil Cyan Dragon Worms, but also… them!’

Xu Chang’an glanced around.

He noticed the varied expressions on the faces of the surrounding Demon Fiends; it was clear they were each nursing their own plans.

‘Of course, vigilance is one thing. Before the basic mission objective is met, everyone will probably cooperate.

But what happens after that is anyone’s guess!’

A few more Demon Fiends on the Spiritual Boat asked several questions.

Things like how Merit Points were accumulated, and what to watch out for during the mission, and so on.

The One-Horned Elder only answered the first question. As for the rest, he told them to find out for themselves!

Afterward, the One-Horned Elder entered his private compartment, disappearing from the Demon Fiends’ sight.

The One-Horned Elder was an Iron-Cracking Level Demon Fiend. By rights, he should only have had a separate seat, not the luxury of a private compartment.

But it was clear that as a tenured Demon Fiend of the Demon Palace, he had certain privileges!

The Spiritual Boat flew over the vast, desolate land for five full days.

On this day, the Spiritual Boat entered an enormous canyon.

The canyon was perilous and steep, far beyond any Xu Chang’an had ever seen.

Just as the Spiritual Boat entered the canyon, several streaks of light flashed and blocked its path.

“Shuofang Province Demon Army restricted area! Halt!”

SWOOSH!

A streak of light shot out from the Spiritual Boat. It was the One-Horned Elder.

“Seniors of the Kunpeng Demon Army, we are Demon Fiends from Kongchen Demon City’s Demon Palace, here to complete a Demon Fiend mission!”

The One-Horned Elder cupped his hands, his tone extremely mild.

As he spoke, the One-Horned Elder took out a Token from his robes that seemed to be made of neither gold nor iron.

A young man in Silver Armor took the Token, glanced at it, and announced in a clear voice.

“Confirmed. You may pass!”

“Thank you, Senior!”

The One-Horned Elder cupped his hands once more before re-entering the Spiritual Boat.

BUZZ… BUZZ… BUZZ…

Within the canyon, light began to flow, and the surrounding mountains seemed on the verge of collapse.

The imposing presence was released like a bursting dam.

Then, a pale cyan halo of light was drawn aside like a curtain, and the scene within the canyon came into view.

It was a vast space, with a massive Teleportation Array etched into the mid-air.

From time to time, Spiritual Boats would enter the Array.

With a flash of light, a Spiritual Boat would vanish.

On both sides of the canyon, palaces were faintly visible. Occasionally, streaks of light could be seen flashing past.

The Kunpeng Demon Army, Shuofang Province, garrison!

Inside the Spiritual Boat, some Demon Fiends were unfazed, as if they frequented this place.