404: Fox Fairy Lady, a decisive game, and a lot of life

In a deep mountain cave somewhere in Lan Prefecture.

Here, there was a dog demon and a flood dragon demon, along with two men and one woman. In front of the three of them was a pink fox demon, cold, aloof, and as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal.

The fox demon stood on a throne, exuding a chilling aura. Her silver-white long hair cascaded like a waterfall.

Her eyes were as cold as ice, revealing an inviolable majesty.

Nine tails swayed gently behind her, like nine silver whips, each radiating a cold, sharp light.

She was like a queen.

"Welcome, Fox Fairy Niangniang! With your blessing, Chu Jiang will definitely die!"

A dog demon praised, but a hint of covetousness flashed in his eyes.

None of the people or demons here were simple. Almost all of them were equivalent to the Human Race's Heaven-Grade powerhouses.

The dog demon was the Tiangou King from Tiangou Cave in Yue Province.

The flood dragon demon was the Silver Flood Dragon Great King, master of Bibo Palace.

The stunningly beautiful woman was the First Holy Maiden of Earth Fiend Hall, Sky Serpent Star.

The other two were Heavenly Ox Star and Heavenly Goat Star, two of the Twelve Heavenly Zodiac Stars.

As for the pink fox demon, her background was even more significant. She was the master of Qingqiu Mountain, the number one demon in the Three Prefectures. Her strength surpassed even the Silver Flood Dragon Great King, and because of her immortal-like appearance, she was respectfully called Fox Fairy Niangniang.

Legend has it that Fox Fairy Niangniang and Wu Ling King of the Human Race had a close relationship and had known each other for a long time.

"Latest news: Chu Jiang is heading to Yulong River alone, preparing to clear out the demons there. This is our great opportunity!"

"This Chu Jiang is actively seeking his own death!"

Earth Fiend Hall's Sky Serpent Star said, her eyes openly excited.

"This person is quite conceited. He probably anticipated that we would set up a net, yet he still left alone. Clearly, he doesn't put us in his eyes."

"However, whether he leaves alone or with others, it won't change his fate of death. This will be his last time."

Fox Fairy Niangniang said indifferently. This time, in order to completely kill Chu Jiang and eliminate the great threat to the Demon Clan, she had made thorough preparations.

Not to mention Chu Jiang, a person ranked in the top hundred of the Heaven-Grade, with that treasure, even if he were in the top ten of the Heaven-Grade, there would be no chance of survival.

Killing a group of people is no different from killing one person. No one in the Three Prefectures can disrupt her Qingqiu Yao Race's plan.

The same goes for Chu Jiang.

Those who block the Dao shall die.

The Silver Flood Dragon Great King said, "My five great Water Lords will go into battle."

The Tiangou King said, "Tiangou Cave's elites will all be dispatched."

"..."

The reason these demon forces attached such importance was naturally not to deal with Chu Jiang. What was Chu Jiang?

At most, he had the combat power of someone in the fifties on the Heaven-Grade. Any one of them could crush him. The key was the Guardian behind him, who was very likely one of the high-ranking officials of the Demon Suppression Division.

Now that Chu Jiang's talent was unparalleled, his Breakthrough to the Rongtian Stage was a certainty. Although they said no one would be sent, there would definitely be someone secretly protecting him.

The current Demon Suppression Division could no longer afford Chu Jiang's demise, as it would dash the hopes of this generation of the Demon Suppression Division.

After all, the time left for the Demon Suppression Division, or rather, for this world, was running out.

Therefore, there must be a Heaven-Grade top ten powerhouse secretly protecting him.

Zu Cang, Yuchi Shan, Taishuzi, Lu Fang... all were possible. These individuals in their youth were ruthless people who had emerged from a Corpse Mountain and a sea of blood, and none of them were easy to deal with.

It was only due to the suppression of the world that they hadn't broken through to the Rongtian Stage a thousand years earlier.

They even considered the contingency plan of the Chu Emperor secretly sending people to protect him, even if the Three Prefectures would fall into a stronger storm afterward.

As long as Chu Jiang, this major hidden danger, could be eliminated, it would all be worth it.

All the great demons briefly gathered here, then quickly departed to make their arrangements.

...

Yulong River.

The river basin, once bustling with shipping, now saw no boats and no fishermen, appearing extremely desolate.

Bang!

Chu Jiang did not patrol the river surface. He directly swooped down from high altitude, plunging into the Yulong River and deep into the riverbed.

Whoosh!

Chu Jiang, at the Half-Step Fusion Realm, began his Divine Sense search.

After a quarter of an hour.

A Heaven-Grade snake demon leader's expression changed. Detecting the Human Race's aura, his face turned ashen, and he immediately roared:

"How audacious! Where did this Human Race brat come from, daring to trespass into the Yulong River basin? Don't you know that my Lord Demon Monarch has placed a ban here?"

"You're seeking death!"

"Minions, kill him!"

No sooner had the Heaven-Grade snake demon finished speaking.

The twenty-odd water demons behind him immediately exerted their power.

Countless water-based Spells, carrying strong corrosive properties, caused large areas of the river water to evaporate from various poisonous attacks.

"Die!"

Chu Jiang raised his right hand, pointing into the air. An extremely cold beam of light burst forth, scattering thousands of ice spikes. Wherever it passed, the riverbed was frozen solid.

Crack!

Hiss!

Ice flowers bloomed one after another in the Yulong River.

"Not good, it's a top-tier powerhouse of the Human Race! Retreat quickly, notify Lord Demon Monarch..."

The Heaven-Grade snake demon showed a look of terror and fled at top speed, but his speed seemed exceptionally small under Chu Jiang's ice finger.

An ice spike directly pierced through the Heaven-Grade snake demon's head, instantly freezing his Soul, and his eyes rapidly dimmed.

None of the demons behind him escaped the attack.

All turned into ice sculptures, floating in the water.

[Heaven-Grade Triple Snake Demon, obtained 7,000 years of demon life essence]

[Earth-Grade Eightfold Abalone Demon, obtained 1,500 years of demon life essence]

[Earth-Grade Triple Mantis Shrimp, obtained 1,000 years of demon life essence]

...

[demon life essence: 250,000 years]

...

"Not bad!"

Chu Jiang smiled.

This was just the beginning, and it had already contributed 30,000 years of demon life essence to him.

Whoosh!

He didn't let go of these demon corpses either. All of them were collected into his purple gold gourd and began to be refined into precious liquid.

Chu Jiang continued his search.

As time passed.

Several hours went by.

Chu Jiang had already slain over a hundred true demons, including three Heaven-Level Demons. His demon life essence directly surpassed 390,000.

"Awesome!"

"If I kill all the demons in this Yulong River and then proceed to the Shen Yue Great Marsh, I wonder how much demon life essence I can obtain."

Chu Jiang watched as the demon life essence on his panel rapidly increased, surging by tens of thousands.

Whoosh!

Chu Jiang's figure disappeared again, heading towards the Shen Yue Great Marsh.

Suddenly!

A series of auras erupted from all directions of the Yulong River.

The entire water domain trembled.

Various terrifying water demons, fierce and sinister, with terrifying faces, appeared before Chu Jiang.

Turtle demons, clam demons, carp demons, crab demons, shark demons...