144: A demon in human skin

“Qin Wan” extended a finger and casually swiped, and an overwhelming power descended, instantly shattering countless Sword Intents of the great sword!

“Qin Wan” stretched, her gaze sweeping around before landing on a white handkerchief on the ground. The handkerchief was stained with blood. She curved her lips, “Kid, you have quite a few tricks!”

Then, her gaze shifted, and she muttered to herself, “Where should I go first? Should I find those old friends, or pay a visit to the new Demon King? Hehehehehe, would those old fogeys be startled if they saw me in this state?”

After a moment of thought, “Qin Wan” vanished from her original spot... Lu Ze led the group, swiftly moving in a certain direction, with everyone following in silence.

Fu Liang, Song Wushuang, and the others had grim expressions, each lost in their own thoughts.

Qin Wan had some acquaintance with each of them. Although they would often scheme for various reasons, they never expected things to develop to this point.

In fact, if they were in Lu Ze’s position, most of them would make the same choice as Lu Ze.

In an era like this, the soft-hearted deserved to be killed!

If you harbor murderous intent, don’t blame others for killing you!

It was just that they hadn't quite recovered yet.

Fu Liang shook his head, pushing aside his thoughts and beginning to consider the future disputes between the various aristocratic families.

This outing would likely stir up another wave of trouble!

Lu Ze Advanced at the front, and Zhele Lei burrowed out from his clothes to his ear, whispering, “Master, as you expected, something happened.”

Lu Ze’s body didn't pause for a moment, continuing forward, but he said in his mind, “Just tell me, what exactly happened?”

“Qin Wan was taken by Possession.”

Zhele Lei was concise, “It’s just that I can’t tell what possessed her, but just sensing that aura, I felt it was very mysterious. I felt like that thing was Human, but it occasionally emitted a hint of Devilishness. And it’s very strong; it directly crushed the Sword Intent in mid-air!”

“It found you?”

Zhele Lei thought about that thing controlling Qin Wan’s body, looking at the bit of aura he left on the white handkerchief with a half-smile, and even saying those words. It must have found him, right?

“It found me.”

“Heh.”

Lu Ze chuckled in his mind, “This game is truly grand.”

Zhele Lei hesitated before speaking, “Master, that thing that was released doesn’t seem to be anything good.”

“Nonsense, if it were good, would it be our turn to deal with it?”

Zhele Lei fell silent.

After a long while, Lu Ze suddenly called out in his mind, “Zhele Lei.”

“Master, I’m here!”

Zhele Lei immediately responded.

Lu Ze looked at the surrounding silence, letting out a long breath, “You’ve also followed many people and seen and heard things across this world. Tell me, is it good or bad for a Human to become a demon?”

Zhele Lei rummaged through his memories for a while, and Lu Ze wasn’t in a hurry, waiting patiently.

A moment later, Zhele Lei finally spoke, “Master, it’s actually hard to say. You don’t have much exposure to these matters at your current stage, so I haven’t brought it up.”

“You might not know, but with the beginning of Spiritual Qi recovery, Human cultivation of Spiritual Qi once reached its Peak at a certain point, with many even surpassing the ninth rank. At that time, Human Bases were also the most numerous.”

“It was also at that time that inexplicable conflicts began among Humans. One of my former masters also died during that period. I then lay dormant for decades before returning to the Human Race with my next master. At that time, the Demon Subduing Division was established, and there were no more disputes among Humans.”

“However, a strange thing happened. Hundreds of powerful individuals who once dominated the world successively passed away, but according to their cultivation, they shouldn’t have reached the end of their lifespan at that time!”

“But my master at that time didn’t have much power among Humans, so I was puzzled but couldn’t find the reason.”

“Since then, Human powerhouses began to continuously dwindle, and Human Bases also began to fall one after another, until their current state.”

Zhele Lei also sighed, “In fact, today’s Human Race is less than one-tenth of its prosperous period, but in terms of development, it shouldn’t be this way! During this time, following you here and seeing the Human-demon, I roughly have some ideas.”

“You said that someone like Feng Yue became like that after signing an agreement with a demon, yet she didn’t die. So what if a stronger being signed a different contract with a demon? Would they not have to live so painfully? Or perhaps, would they be just like ordinary Humans?”

Lu Ze’s steps suddenly halted, his eyes slightly narrowed, and layers of murderous intent surged in his heart.

The accompanying group was puzzled, but they all sensed the heavy pressure of Lu Ze’s aura, and each became as silent as a cicada in winter, not daring to speak.

“Are you saying?”

Lu Ze’s question echoed in his mind.

Zhele Lei deliberated for a moment before saying, “Master, after that monster entered Qin Wan’s body, the previous aura completely disappeared, leaving only Qin Wan’s aura. It can completely replace Qin Wan and blend in among Humans!”

“So, if there are beings like it, or even more Advanced ones, can they live like Humans in Human Bases, or even wield great power!”

Zhele Lei’s conjecture was entirely plausible!

According to Zhele Lei, with the development of Spiritual Qi, Human Bases continuously fell, which, logically, should be impossible!

People’s current mastery and cultivation of Spiritual Qi have inherited centuries of experience, so they should be stronger than before!

Before, they were able to defend numerous Human Bases and expand outwards, but now, the entire southern region has been lost, and many Human Bases are in peril!

Such a trend of development must be problematic!

For the Human Race, a powerful external enemy is not terrifying, because what doesn’t kill me will only make me stronger!

Let alone demons, even if some world-destroying monster from another world came, as long as it has a health bar, as long as Humans haven’t died out completely, they will eventually be able to whittle it down little by little!

But if there are traitors, the current collapse of the Human Race seems reasonable... “System, can you distinguish if there are demons disguised as Humans among the Human Race?”

The System prompted: Yes!

As soon as the System’s voice fell, Lu Ze saw the System Mall suddenly open before him, with an item prominently displayed.

“Heavenly God Eye?”

Lu Ze unconsciously read out the name of this item in his mind, then looked at the description next to it.

The Heavenly God Eye: Divided into four stages: Elementary Spirit Eye, Intermediate Heavenly Eye, Advanced Heavenly Eye, and Ultimate Heavenly God Eye. The Elementary stage can open the eye to capture demonic aura and distinguish whether there are demons mixed among the Human Race!