198: The past of the leader of the chaotic demon alliance

The Alliance Leader was still staring at Jiang Lan.

After a long while, the Alliance Leader asked,

"What is your name?"

"Me?" Jiang Lan replied, "My name is Lang Qing."

The Alliance Leader's expression changed slightly.

"You know I'm not asking that."

Jiang Lan suddenly understood.

Sure enough, things were exactly as he had guessed.

The true identity of this Luan Yao Alliance's leader was, in all likelihood, a human.

Before Jiang Lan could speak, the Alliance Leader extended his hand.

"My name is Feng Yao."

"Hoo..."

Jiang Lan slowly exhaled, then stood up from his seat and shook Feng Yao's hand.

"Jiang Lan."

At this point, there was no need to hide anymore.

Feng Yao.

Just by hearing the name, Jiang Lan could tell that this was definitely a human name.

Demons simply couldn't come up with such names.

Among demons, the average level of cultural education was just that.

Moreover, the names of demons, more or less, had some relation to their original forms before they transformed.

Anyway, all the demons Jiang Lan had encountered before were like this.

Even Wang Erniu was named because there was a 'Wang' character on the tiger's head.

At this moment, Feng Yao's face was full of excitement.

"Jiang Lan? Good name! Good name!"

He was a bit impatient, and before Jiang Lan could reply, he continued,

"Brother Jiang, how did you come to the Luan Mo Region?"

Although neither of them explicitly stated the other's identity, by now, everything was self-evident.

Jiang Lan hadn't expected that the leader of the strongest force in the Luan Mo Region wouldn't be a demon, but a genuine human instead.

All of this even gave him an unreal feeling.

However, Jiang Lan had not completely lowered his guard.

Although Feng Yao was indeed human, people's hearts are unpredictable.

He was the leader of the Luan Yao Alliance, and in this entire Luan Mo Region, it was no exaggeration to call him an uncrowned king.

They say power changes a person, and no one knew what Feng Yao truly thought of him now.

Moreover, they had only known each other for less than a day.

Therefore, it was impossible for Jiang Lan to completely open his heart to Feng Yao.

After pondering for a while, Jiang Lan said,

"I am originally from Wu Country. My purpose in coming to this Demon Domain was nothing special; I simply wanted to kill demons and cultivate. The reason I came to the Luan Mo Region was because I heard from a demon that this is an lawless land, where killing some demons wouldn't attract attention."

"Good, good, good!" Feng Yao said 'good' three times in a row, then continued, "Enlightened individuals like Brother Jiang are truly rare. I never expected to meet one today."

Jiang Lan didn't take the bait; instead, he asked,

"Brother Feng, how did you come to this Luan Mo Region and become the leader of the Luan Yao Alliance?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Yao's expression was filled with emotion.

"Alas... that's a long story."

Following that, Feng Yao began to recount his story in detail.

"I was born in Ling Country, and grew up in Shuangyi City, not far from the border. I witnessed too many demon rampages."

"From the moment I first understood things, I harbored the ambition to slay demons and eradicate evil."

"In fact, my talent was also good. In just over a hundred years, I had already reached the seventh Realm of Core Formation."

Jiang Lan listened intently.

Feng Yao's voice continued.

"But unforeseen circumstances arose. Just as I stepped into the seventh Realm of Core Formation, Shuangyi City suffered a calamity: two Jiao Demons, one large and one small, broke into the city."

"The larger Jiao Demon was on par with me in Realm. However, demon bodies are incredibly tough. I fought to the death and managed to kill that Jiao Demon."

"But even so, that Jiao Demon, before its death, cast a Life Blood Curse on me."

Jiang Lan couldn't help but ask, "Life Blood Curse?"

"Yes. It's an extremely sinister curse that requires the caster's life to perform. Its effect is also extremely sinister."

Hearing Feng Yao's explanation, Jiang Lan became even more curious.

Feng Yao continued,

"The reason the Blood Curse is sinister is that those afflicted by it will lose all their sanity and become monsters that only know how to kill. Even their bodies will gradually resemble the caster's."

"Back then, I had some knowledge and knew about this Blood Curse. So, with my last shred of sanity, I fled from Ling Country into this Demon Domain."

"If I hadn't left then, I'm afraid Shuangyi City would have truly become a living hell."

"After I arrived in the Demon Domain, my last remaining shred of sanity also disappeared."

Jiang Lan listened with a bit of tension.

"Then..."

Although he knew the outcome, Feng Yao's narration felt as if it were truly happening before him, so at this moment, Jiang Lan's emotions couldn't help but be immersed in it.

Feng Yao continued to speak,

"I was without sanity for a full two years. During those two years, I killed countless demons."

"But for some unknown reason, by chance, I actually had another Breakthrough. Although the Blood Curse was incredibly powerful, the Jiao Demon who cast it was, after all, only at the seventh Realm of Core Formation."

"So, when I broke through again and reached the eighth Realm of Core Formation, a small amount of my sanity also recovered."

"From then on, I deliberately went to kill other demons."

"Because I discovered that after being afflicted by the Blood Curse, I could actually absorb a portion of the essence from the demons I killed for my own use."

At this point, a hint of relief appeared in Feng Yao's eyes.

If he hadn't had a Breakthrough back then, he probably would have continued to sink into that state until he died or was killed by a more powerful demon.

But fortunately, he had a Breakthrough.

"Since then, my frequency of slaughtering demons became even more frequent. When I was at the eighth Realm of Core Formation, I had only recovered partial sanity; most of the time, my mind was still in a muddled state."

"After killing an unknown number of demons, I finally broke through to the ninth Realm of Core Formation. From that time on, my sanity had basically fully recovered, with only a small amount of time being affected by some inexplicable emotions."

"Having tasted the sweetness, I continued to kill demons. Finally, until I entered the Nascent Soul Realm, the Blood Curse's influence on me had completely disappeared."

"But also because I killed too many demons for my Breakthrough, I almost became an existence hunted by everyone in this Demon Domain. Many forces had even begun to collectively hunt me down."

At this point, a smile appeared on Feng Yao's face.

Jiang Lan was also happy for him in his heart.

Those words just now could absolutely not have been fabricated.

If they were fabricated, they could never have sounded so real.

Feng Yao smiled for a while, then continued to tell Jiang Lan.

Perhaps it was due to not having seen another human for such a long time, but Feng Yao's state at this moment also appeared unusually excited.

"Fortunately, my strength was relatively strong at that time, and those who came to hunt me not only failed but also became my nourishment, becoming the resources for my Breakthrough."