48: Demonic Soul

Inside the Demon Suppression Tower.

The first floor.

Chu Jiang had just entered and discovered that the Demon Suppression Guards who had entered with him were no longer by his side.

Before he knew it, an eight-legged demon had appeared in front of him.

A Resentment-grade demon, the Five-Ghost Spider.

Its Realm was comparable to his, at the Peak of the Resentment-grade.

The Five-Ghost Spider did not utter a word and attacked Chu Jiang directly.

If it were an ordinary Peak Vajra Realm, one might have to fight it for dozens of rounds.

But Chu Jiang's strength at this moment was already close to a Grandmaster, so naturally, it could not be compared to a single Resentment-grade demon. His Physical Body surged with power, and he punched toward the Five-Ghost Spider.

The terrifying power tore it apart instantly.

"Five-Ghost Spider Remnant Soul, Resentment-grade demon, ground into multiple fragments by the Demon Suppression Tower and sealed within. It can reflect the strength it had while alive. Obtained one wisp of Demon Remnant Soul."

"A Demon Remnant Soul is formed from the Origin of a demon after death. One wisp of Demon Remnant Soul can be exchanged for ten years of demon life essence."

"An unexpected joy?"

Chu Jiang was secretly delighted. After the System upgraded, it was indeed much smarter; it could even absorb these remnant souls and convert them into demon life essence.

Chu Jiang's eyes gleamed. This wasn't just a Demon Suppression Tower; it was a golden tower! Unfortunately, after searching every corner, he didn't find another demon.

After killing the Demon Remnant Soul, no new demons spawned.

Helpless.

He could only step into the second floor.

Two Peak Resentment-grade demons, the Yin Water Demon Leopards.

Chu Jiang defeated them without any effort.

"Yin Water Demon Leopard × 2, Resentment-grade demon, obtained two wisps of Demon Remnant Soul."

The third floor.

Four Peak Resentment-grade demons, the Earth Ape Demons.

Chu Jiang swept through them again. His Physical Body power was too overwhelming; just his Qi and blood power alone could suppress a Resentment-grade demon's strength to less than thirty percent.

"Earth Ape Demon × 4, Resentment-grade demon, obtained four wisps of Demon Remnant Soul."

"If it follows this pattern, the fourth floor will have eight, the fifth will have sixteen, and the sixth will have thirty-two."

Chu Jiang pondered. No wonder only two people from the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division had cleared the sixth floor in a hundred years; demons were inherently stronger than humans.

Dozens of demons of the same Realm could grind you to death.

As for the seventh and eighth floors, that would mean hundreds of Peak Resentment-grade demons. Even a Grandmaster could have half their Qi and blood ground away.

This was merely Chu Jiang's guess. The Demon Suppression Tower was used to select Prodigies of the Human Race; it shouldn't be as simple as he thought.

Otherwise, the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division wouldn't have gone a hundred years without producing a Grade-A Prodigy.

The fourth floor.

Eight Peak Resentment-grade demons, the Ox-Strength Wicked Demons.

Golden light flickered on Chu Jiang's body. The impact of the Ox-Strength Wicked Demons didn't cause him any damage, but he could clearly feel it.

As the floors got higher, the demons' methods became increasingly varied. Although their Realms were the same, their combat power differed greatly.

One Ox-Strength Wicked Demon on the fourth floor was equivalent to two Yin Water Demon Leopards on the second floor.

Soon, the eight Ox-Strength Wicked Demons were resolved.

"Ox-Strength Wicked Demon × 8, Resentment-grade demon, obtained eight wisps of Demon Remnant Soul."

The fifth floor.

Contrary to his expectations, there were no sixteen demons here. There was only one figure.

Chu Jiang used an Inspection Skill for the first time, and the System panel quickly displayed:

"Flying Human Demon, a failed product of the Human Demon experiment, Half-Step Grandmaster Realm, from the Earth Fiend Hall. Refined by fusing two hundred boys and girls, twelve Resentment-grade demons, and various Heaven And Earth Treasure. Its Physical Body is extremely strong; it can withstand ten moves from a Grandmaster without being defeated. After being suppressed by a Demon Suppression Guard expert, it was locked in the Demon Suppression Tower, its soul split, to become a floor guardian."

The Flying Human Demon let out a roar, its voice hoarse, spitting out strange words.

Its entire body resembled a human, but it was covered in layers of thick black scales, flickering with a cold, eerie light, as if wearing black armor.

Its head retained the general outline of a human, but its eyes were like lanterns burning with green flames, revealing evil and madness.

The Flying Human Demon suddenly let out a deafening roar, waving arms as thick as willow trees, and lunged at the protagonist with the power to destroy everything.

However, Chu Jiang just gently raised a hand. A brilliant light instantly burst from his palm, transforming into a thunder-fire electric python, blasting toward the Flying Human Demon with lightning speed.

Mortal World Stepping Sky Walk. Space rippled.

His figure instantly vanished from the spot, appearing behind the Flying Human Demon the next moment.

The immense power carried by his palm instantly suppressed the Flying Human Demon, slamming it to the ground.

Chu Jiang's speed was too fast; even if the Flying Human Demon could fly, it couldn't keep up with him.

The Flying Human Demon clashed with Chu Jiang many times but was always firmly suppressed. The power of thunder and fire kept destroying its bodily tissues. Its aura grew weaker and weaker. Finally, it completely dissipated.

"Flying Human Demon, Half-Step Grandmaster, contains extremely strong resentment, a small amount of Evil Qi has been derived within its body, obtained ten wisps of Demon Remnant Soul."

Chu Jiang looked at where the Flying Human Demon had dissipated and couldn't help but clench his fists. This damned Earth Fiend Hall actually used two hundred boys and girls for biological experiments.

Not limited to Martial Artists, they didn't even spare ordinary children.

Two hundred families who lost their own children; how much blood and tears must that be?

Chu Jiang took a deep breath and secretly made up his mind. The people of the Earth Fiend Hall. He must kill them.

The sixth floor.

There was still only one shadow here, with a terrifying aura.

"Dragon-Snake Earth Demon Chief, Disaster-grade mutated demon, cruel and lecherous by nature. It is the product of the Fusion of a young Azure Sea Dragon and a Flying Snake Demon. It is a rare successful experiment of the Earth Fiend Hall. After being captured by a Demon Suppression Guard expert, it was suppressed in the Demon Suppression Tower, its soul split, to become a floor guardian."

The sixth floor. It was actually a Disaster-grade Great Demon.

Among the Demon Clan, reaching the Disaster-grade allows one to be called a Great Demon, equivalent to the Grandmaster Realm of the Human Race.

This was only the sixth floor. The seventh, the eighth, and rumor had it there was even a ninth.

Chu Jiang had been quite confident, but now he was questioning everything.

Is this really something a human can clear?

"Kid, welcome to the sixth floor. It's been a long time since I've met a decent Human Race Prodigy. The ones who came were too weak; I hope you can satisfy me."

"Last ten breaths under me, and you pass!"

The Dragon-Snake Earth Demon Chief spoke slowly, its tone full of laziness and ease, as if it were on vacation here.

The Dragon-Snake Earth Demon Chief looked fierce and domineering, resembling a Dragon yet not a Dragon, resembling a Snake yet not a Snake. Gold and silver scales reflected on its body, emitting a strange light.

Its eyes were like lanterns, it stood eight feet tall, and its build was massive.

"You can talk?"

Chu Jiang was a bit surprised. He had thought the demons here were all remnant souls that had lost their sanity, retaining only the instinct to fight. He didn't expect the demon on this floor to actually talk. It seemed quite sane.

"Hmph, my bloodline is noble; how can those low-level demons compare?"

The Dragon-Snake Earth Demon Chief's voice was deep and thick, carrying a sense of disdain, sounding like a demonic voice from the abyss that made one shudder.

Chu Jiang raised an eyebrow. The Dragon-Snake Earth Demon Chief before him was different from the demons he had encountered before. It was not only a Disaster-grade demon, but it was also in a state of sanity, absolutely incomparable to ordinary demons.

Chu Jiang drew his long saber. Inside the Demon Suppression Tower, no external power could be used, and the weapon was also a long saber provided by the Demon Suppression Tower.

"Ten breaths, huh?"

A Disaster-grade Great Demon could not be matched by anyone other than a true Grandmaster. An ordinary Peak Vajra Realm couldn't last even one breath, let alone ten.