56: Chapter 56 Mountain Demon Through Stone

This secluded dense forest was a paradise for small animals.

Countless small Spirit Beasts had lived here for generations.

They were carefree, had no worries about food or drink, and lived happily every day.

They were curious about the outside world, yet not a single Spirit Beast wanted to give up their wonderful life here.

Most Spirit Beasts naively thought that the outside world was not much different from their own.

But today, their lives were slightly stirred by two uninvited guests.

"Saintess of the Demon Race, Your Highness, we will arrive at the Kingdom of Myriad Demons very soon."

An old man leaning on a slender staff walked over from the distance. As he walked, he lowered his head and spoke to the empty air beside him.

Because this dense forest rarely had new visitors, the old man's arrival quickly attracted the attention of all the Spirit Beasts.

Consequently, the Spirit Beasts gathered around, curiously observing these uninvited guests.

And when the old man drew closer, they realized that there was actually a white wolf by his side.

So, his strange behavior of talking to the air before was actually him talking to this white wolf…

Strangely, no matter how the old man spoke, the white wolf gave no response, just following him forward at a steady pace.

The old man did not seem annoyed by this; he patiently spoke to her, introducing some basic information and customs of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons.

He did not mask his voice, so every word he said fell clearly into the ears of the watching Spirit Beasts.

"The Kingdom of Myriad Demons?"

"So there is such a large country in the north?"

"Listening to him, it must be much larger than our forest. I think it's at least twice as big as our forest…"

The Spirit Beasts chattered away, their hearts unconsciously filled with longing for the Kingdom of Myriad Demons mentioned by the old man.

Yet at this moment, Xing Yaoyan, who was following beside Sun Wu, felt no such longing.

Her heart was incredibly anxious.

From the old man's previous attitude toward her, she could deduce a key piece of information—she, this so-called Saintess of the Demon Race, was not someone truly worshipped by the Yao Race.

She was like a symbol, just like the Emperor of Japan in her past life; she had status but no real power.

She had heard Sun Wu's words clearly at the time; the King only wanted her person, and he didn't care at all about her state of being.

"Sigh~ Just escaped the dragon's pool, and now I'm entering the tiger's den…"

But what gave her some comfort was that, by deliberately guiding the spiritual power of Leng You within her Soul Sea, she could keep her body in a "Soul Cleansing" state while her own thoughts could still operate independently.

Moreover, the old man did not seem to realize that she was actually not under control at all.

As for why, it was naturally because, besides explaining the basic information of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons to her, this old man was actually complaining about how pedantic the official ranking system of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons was and what embarrassing things the King had done.

You tell me, what normal member of the Yao Race would dare to say such things to a normal person who was about to meet the King of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons?

However, although she was anxious, Xing Yaoyan still earnestly extracted important information about the Kingdom of Myriad Demons from the old man's complaints, which made up eighty percent of his speech.

After all, knowing yourself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle. To gain the initiative, the first step was to eliminate the so-called information gap.

Suddenly, she felt her body stop.

She used her Divided Soul to take a look, and it turned out Sun Wu had stopped in front of her, with his back turned.

The chattering of the Spirit Beasts from before came from behind.

Xing Yaoyan heard it clearly; they were telling them to leave that place, saying that the area would eat Spirit Beasts and was a place of ill omen.

"Saintess, Your Highness, we have arrived."

Sun Wu took a step forward, and the next moment, his figure actually dissolved into the space ahead and finally disappeared completely.

?

Xing Yaoyan finally saw clearly the spot where the old man disappeared; it was precisely in the gap between two towering trees.

After her body received the signal that Sun Wu had moved forward, it began to move again, and subsequently, she also disappeared there, following the old man.

In the end, only a forest full of Spirit Beasts remained, sighing in regret:

Another innocent life will not be able to come out…

Looking at Xing Yaoyan now, she felt as if she had passed through a transparent curtain.

Amidst the shifting light and shadow, she discovered that the scene before her had changed instantly. The originally vibrant jungle had vanished, replaced by cracked earth and dead trees that had long since turned into charcoal.

Suddenly, a giant fist, wrapped in immense Demonic Power, struck directly from the front of the white wolf.

Xing Yaoyan's body reacted quickly, directly activating the Star Swallowing Art.

The white wolf's body was instantly enveloped in golden light. The golden light continuously absorbed the Demonic Power from the attack, weakening the opponent's strike while feeding back into itself. With one force diminishing and the other growing, this powerful and heavy blow was completely blocked.

And when the Demonic Power attached to the fist was completely absorbed, Xing Yaoyan realized that this was no fist at all, but clearly a fist-shaped giant rock.

Just as she pushed aside the giant rock, wanting to see the position of the enemy behind it...

...there was nothing in front but those few large mountains.

Suddenly, a rugged voice rang out.

"Monkey Sun, it seems you really brought the Saintess back… Hahaha… Great, great…"

This voice was so loud it seemed to make the ground tremble a few times.

Xing Yaoyan's body instinctively looked in the direction the voice came from, and she was surprised to discover that the source of the voice was actually one of the mountains in front of her!

"Shi Chuan, your behavior just now was a great disrespect to our Saintess of the Demon Race. I will have to report you to Your Majesty, oh~"

Sun Wu's voice came from behind Xing Yaoyan.

It seemed that even if she hadn't blocked that blow just now, he would have stepped in to protect her safety.

"Hahaha… Sorry, Saintess, Your Highness. It's just that no one has come here for so long, and you are the legendary Saintess, I couldn't help myself… Hahaha…"

The white wolf did not deactivate the "Little Golden Person" state because of the mountain's words.

Actually, it wasn't that she didn't want to, but her body was currently acting on instinct, and the mountain demon's booming voice still made her body feel a strong sense of threat.

A face suddenly appeared on the surface of the mountain, with an awkward expression, as if it didn't understand why the Saintess was still so hostile toward him.

Originally, he had held back his strength in that strike, using only Third-Rank Demonic Power; he was just bored and wanted to play around when he saw a distinguished guest arrive.

"Alright, just kidding, Shi Chuan. The Saintess's Soul has some problems now, and we need to head to the Imperial City as soon as possible, which is why I chose your shortcut."

"She can't understand what you're saying right now; she can only feel the threat you bring her."

The giant face on the mountain's surface then relaxed its brows, revealing a look of sudden realization.

"That is true…"

"However, even so, please allow me to introduce myself. This general is the Great General Protecting the East of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons, Seventh-Rank Yao King Shi Chuan."

"Welcome, Saintess, to the Kingdom of Myriad Demons."

Just as Shi Chuan was speaking, his body suddenly shook violently, and countless gravel tumbled down, kicking up clouds of dust.

Before long, the shaking stopped, and a giant hole opened up in the middle of the mountain; this must be the so-called "shortcut" that Sun Wu mentioned.