138: A large number of high-grade ferocious beasts appeared?

As night fell, all third-rank and some fourth-rank cultivators gathered in the attic on the Shanhai Pass city wall.

As the strongest group of people in Shanhai Pass, they were all qualified to know about the beast tide, even if it was bad news.

Seeing everyone present, Li Shengyuan nodded slightly to Ye Hangzhou.

Ye Hangzhou took out the Locking Demon Tower, and as it grew larger, the Ice Dragon's weakened figure appeared before everyone's eyes.

With the Locking Demon Tower's control, even if there were any tricks, Ye Hangzhou could control it immediately!

As the Great General of Zhenbei, Li Mu was the first to speak, demanding, "Ice Dragon King, what exactly is happening with the beast tide Outside the Pass?"

"What kind of collusion do your Demon Barbarians and the Demonic Sect have?!"

The Ice Dragon King looked up and glanced at Li Mu and the others present. At this moment, he had regained his composure and slowly said, "Kill me. Whether it's for alchemy or artifact refining, just make it quick!"

"Stubborn!"

Li Shengyuan snorted coldly, "Ye Hangzhou, give him some stimulation. Let's see if he speaks!"

Ye Hangzhou nodded indifferently, flicking his finger, and a stream of light flew into the Locking Demon Tower.

The previously lifeless Ice Dragon King suddenly let out a painful roar, thrashing around inside the Locking Demon Tower.

Seeing this, Li Shengyuan smiled coldly, "Four-legged snake, you've been in the Far North for too long, haven't you experienced the power of the Locking Demon Tower?"

"This thing was invented by the Imperial Observatory to deal with you!"

"Tell us what you know as soon as possible. Maybe we can give you a quick death and let you live in another way! Otherwise, you'll wish for death but cannot die!"

The Locking Demon Tower was a magical artifact invented by the Chancellor to deal with demons. There were various grades, and the one in Ye Hangzhou's hand was a third-rank one.

Once a demon was trapped inside, it would be impossible to escape!

Most importantly, the Locking Demon Tower would infer whether the beast inside was telling the truth based on its various reactions.

If it lied… it would endure endless pain like the Ice Dragon King!

It was just a pity that this thing could only deal with demons and not humans…

People from various sects couldn't help but marvel, thinking that the Imperial Observatory truly had all sorts of strange and wonderful magical treasures!

Everyone watched as the Ice Dragon King endured endless pain, tossing and turning inside the Locking Demon Tower.

Perhaps he even wanted to hurt himself to death, believing that death would bring liberation.

But slowly, the Ice Dragon King realized that even though he was severely injured and in great pain, he wouldn't die, always clinging to a thread of life…

He finally understood the feeling of "wishing for death but cannot die" that Li Shengyuan spoke of.

And he finally witnessed the terror of the Locking Demon Tower; this thing was truly for tormenting demons!

Humans are devils!

After enduring nearly half an hour of bitter pain, the Ice Dragon King finally spoke weakly, "Li Shengyuan, stop quickly. This King will speak. Whatever you want to know, this King will tell you…"

Li Shengyuan smiled with satisfaction, and Ye Hangzhou also controlled the Locking Demon Tower to stop.

The Ice Dragon King also lay weakly inside the Locking Demon Tower, panting heavily. Only now did he realize how wonderful it was to be free from pain…

Li Shengyuan smiled and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Really, why be so stubborn? Isn't this just asking for trouble?"

The Ice Dragon King currently didn't even have the strength to look at Li Shengyuan, just breathing heavily.

"Quickly tell us everything you know!"

"A word of warning beforehand, the Locking Demon Tower can judge whether you are telling the truth or a lie based on your reactions. If you lie, you will endure even more intense pain than before!"

A hint of dread appeared in the Ice Dragon King's slightly opened vertical pupils. After resting for a while, he slowly said, "The appearance of the beast tide is indeed related to the Demonic Sect…"

Everyone's expressions remained unchanged; this was as they had expected.

But the Ice Dragon King's next words caused everyone to turn pale with shock!

"Because the Demonic Sect directly elevated a third-rank peak fierce beast to the second-rank Beast Emperor level, and then they controlled the second-rank Beast Emperor, which then issued commands to control all the fierce beasts in the Northern Territory!"

"What?"

Li Shengyuan's expression changed dramatically, and he cried out in alarm, losing his composure.

The others all widened their eyes, staring blankly at the Ice Dragon King.

The Locking Demon Tower had no reaction, indicating that what he said was true.

"The Demonic Sect… can elevate a third-rank fierce beast to second-rank? And even control them?!" Old Fan's brows were tightly furrowed, his tone filled with disbelief.

How many years had it been since a native second-rank appeared in the Northern Territory or even the Far North?

This Demonic Sect could actually help a fierce beast forcibly ascend to second-rank!

At this moment, Li Shengyuan's eyes were sharp as he stared directly at the Ice Dragon King, saying in a deep voice, "In this world, any existence that breaks through to second-rank will experience a heavenly tribulation. Fierce beasts are no exception. Although the Far North is incredibly far from Shanhai Pass, we should still be able to sense the aura of a heavenly tribulation. Why did we not sense anything?!"

"Isn't it incredible? We think so too!"

The Ice Dragon King sneered coldly. He felt that he finally had the upper hand.

"The Demonic Sect has been cooperating with my Demon Barbarians in the Far North for over a hundred years. We exchanged resources and information, but it wasn't until they helped a third-rank Beast King ascend to a second-rank Beast Emperor that we realized what they had been doing in the Far North all along!"

"I have seen that Beast Emperor. Although I haven't fought him or seen him undergo tribulation, the Beast Emperor's pressure he emits cannot be faked!"

Every word the Ice Dragon King said was true, so how did this Demonic Sect manage it?

If he were a fake Beast Emperor, the third-rank Beast Kings of the various fierce beast tribes wouldn't possibly obey his command!

At this moment, the Ice Dragon King gritted his teeth and said resentfully, "Originally, my clan should have stepped into the Northern Territory by now. It's all because that good-for-nothing Mu Yunxiao was killed by you so early. Otherwise, with an inside and outside attack, how could a mere Shanhai Pass resist my Demon-Barbarian Allied Army and the beast tide?!"

"It's also the fault of those good-for-nothings in the Demonic Sect, who insisted on setting up their schemes in the four regions of Great Qian, dispersing their strong cultivators, which gave you all an opportunity. Otherwise, how could this King have ended up like this!"

Perhaps knowing that he was doomed and his life was short, the Ice Dragon King continued to roar.

The others remained silent, secretly grateful that Li Shengyuan had killed Mu Yunxiao early, otherwise the situation in the Northern Territory and even the major sects would have been dire!

Li Shengyuan, however, let out a disdainful chuckle at this moment, shaking his head and laughing, "Barbarians are barbarians after all. Do you know how many strong cultivators and how many armies Great Qian has? It's just that we don't want to exhaust the people and resources, plus your remote land is useless, so we don't want to start a war. Otherwise, your Far North would have long been flattened!"

The Ice Dragon King remained silent. They knew the power of Great Qian. Even if they broke through Shanhai Pass, they would only dare to cause trouble in the Northern Territory and would not dare to enter the Central Plains…

To enter the Central Plains, just the second-rank sect, Xuantian Sword Sect, in Zheng Prefecture of the Northern Territory, would be enough to give them a hard time.

Besides that, Zheng Prefecture also had many third-rank sects, and their overall strength was much stronger than the Northern Territory!

But soon, the Ice Dragon King sneered again, saying in a muffled voice, "Do you really think that the Demonic Sect's many years of scheming are just to cause a beast tide to attack Shanhai Pass?"

"This is just their experiment. Before long, there will be more and more high-rank fierce beasts in the Far North, fourth-rank, third-rank Beast Kings, and even a second-rank Beast Emperor will appear again!"

"At that time, I want to see how you few will cope!"

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(I didn't expect to be locked up on this good day, June 1st. It's hard and I want to cry… Considering that the author is still diligently updating while revising the text, please give some good reviews and power, thank you Orn!)