298: Shocking the world again, the eighth level mid-term!

“Tiger Brother, the Shadow Demon Emperor is running away!”

Because Magic Cat had been paying attention to the movements lurking in the dark, her Perception range was much further than Xia Fan’s, so she reminded him immediately, “I can no longer feel the Shadow Demon Emperor’s aura at all, but there are so many shadows here…”

“Sly fellow!”

Xia Fan was indignant, but at this moment, he understood that even if he went after the Shadow Demon Emperor immediately, he would not be able to catch him!

Around him, although there were various shadows constantly making movements, these shadows did not reveal any of the Shadow Demon Emperor’s aura, which was different from what he had felt before!

Previously, when fighting the Shadow Demon Emperor, almost all of these shadows were the Shadow Demon Emperor, making it difficult to distinguish their true identities, but now all the shadows had become empty shells.

“Hmph!”

“I’m not that stupid to die with you!”

At this moment, several hundred kilometers from where Xia Fan and the others were, the Shadow Demon Emperor looked back and sneered, “If it weren’t for so many people watching in the dark, I wouldn’t have spent so much effort putting on a show for you!”

“It’s a pity, after this battle, I will have to lie low for a long time…”

“Hmph!”

While muttering to himself, the Shadow Demon Emperor grunted and spat out a mouthful of blood, and immediately a shadow returned behind him, which made his complexion look much better.

The hundreds of thousands of shadows that had been following him also kept flying in all directions, and after a while, they deliberately created some commotion, revealing their traces.

In fact, he himself had always hidden under a flying demon beast, using its shadow to leave, “Hmph, no one would have thought that I would leave in this way!”

“Tiger Brother, he really ran away.”

In Jiangnan District, Magic Cat had already disengaged from the fusion state and was now back beside Xia Fan, shaking her head, “I’ve searched the entire Jiangnan District, but I haven’t found any trace of the Shadow Demon Emperor.”

“It’s fine if we didn’t find him, it doesn’t matter.”

Xia Fan had already accepted the fact that the Shadow Demon Emperor had escaped. At this moment, seeing the last shadow disappear in the distance and the surroundings return to calm, he said to Magic Cat, “Let’s go, I’ll take you out for a stroll!”

“Since the ancient demon race reappeared, there have been more and more demon races wreaking havoc in the world.”

“I originally just wanted to stay in Jiangnan District and enjoy the peace, but some people thought I was easy to bully!”

“Since that’s the case, I don’t mind letting everyone remember me again!”

With that, Xia Fan roared, and the Black Dragon King, who had been waiting for a long time, descended from the sky!

He then took Magic Cat and jumped up, then ordered, “Let’s go, let’s go for a stroll nearby, especially in places with many demon races!”

“No matter where we go!”

“My King, hold on tight…”

…“Have you heard? The battle between Jiangnan Tiger King and the Shadow Demon Emperor was earth-shattering, and in the end, the Shadow Demon Emperor retreated in disarray, and it seems he was severely weakened as a result!”

In Divine Land, rumors first appeared in the imperial capital, especially regarding the great battle between Xia Fan and the Shadow Demon Emperor.

Hearing this, a young man looked bewildered, “Who is the Shadow Demon Emperor?”

“You’ve been cooped up at home too long, haven’t you? Not long ago, the Shadow Demon Emperor even came to the imperial capital and fought with Willow God, but he couldn’t do anything to Willow God, which is why he went to find Jiangnan Tiger King.”

“This Shadow Demon Emperor is a powerful demon from ancient times!”

Upon hearing this, the young man finally understood, but under the other party’s expectant gaze, he pouted and said, “What does that have to do with me? If he won, he won. As long as this place is still protected by Willow God, outside matters have nothing to do with me.”

After saying this, he turned and left, making the other party indignant!

And in the imperial capital, the people of the Tiger King faction were overjoyed to hear this. A group of people who regarded Xia Fan as the guardian god of Huaxia gathered together, chattering and discussing, “Tiger God is truly amazing, he actually made the Shadow Demon Emperor flee in disarray!”

“You know, even Willow God only forced the Shadow Demon Emperor back with his powerful defense back then!”

“Yes, yes, now let’s see who still dares to say that Tiger God is a Demon Tiger King!”

Previously, under the intentional guidance of the Descendant of the Earth Mother, the people in the imperial capital were basically divided into two factions—one faction led by Xia Fan, known as the Tiger God faction, and the other faction led by Willow God, known as the Willow God faction.

The people of the Tiger God faction kept their admiration for Xia Fan in their hearts, only standing up to refute when someone slandered Xia Fan, but the people of the Willow God faction almost daily propagated that Xia Fan was a Demon Tiger King.

These people of the Tiger God faction had been suppressed for a long time, so when they heard this news, they were all incredibly excited!

“Let’s go, let’s go find those people and ask them what excuses they have left to slander Tiger God!”

“Let’s go together!”

In just one day, the news of Xia Fan defeating the Shadow Demon Emperor swept through the imperial capital and spread rapidly in all directions, letting more and more people know about the situation of this great battle.

This was something that even the Descendant of the Earth Mother had not anticipated.

At this moment, she leaned on Willow God and whispered, “The news outside the imperial capital was definitely not spread by me… It seems there were quite a few strong people watching the battle at that time, otherwise the news wouldn’t have spread so quickly!”

“Willow God, listening to people discuss Jiangnan Tiger King these past two days, I feel… it’s as if we’ve returned to that era when the Tiger King was invincible in the world!”

“At that time, the whole world was filled with such rumors!”

“You say… should I not have spread this news?”

Willow God did not make any sound, only lowered a branch in front of the Descendant of the Earth Mother and swayed it a few times.

As time passed, almost everywhere there were people, they heard the result of this great battle, which elevated Xia Fan’s reputation to its peak. Many small places that were surrounded by demon races and on the verge of destruction, after hearing the news, burst out with a surge of courage, and many of them repelled the outside demon races and led the remaining people to escape to safe places… However, just as people were discussing animatedly, the person involved—Xia Fan, was taking Magic Cat, riding the Black Dragon King, and wandering all over the world.

When he saw another clone disappear from his sight, he turned to look at Magic Cat, “You are now at the late seventh-tier, it’s time to prepare for breaking through to the eighth-tier!”

“I hope these clones can help you find suitable source power.”

“But… where have I deployed clones now?”

Magic Cat smiled sweetly, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, “Tiger Brother has already deployed clones in Divine Land and its surrounding areas, as well as the Tropical Continent, and the southern sea islands. Even places like Freedom Island have clones heading there. I haven’t counted the exact number.”

“It still hasn’t spread throughout the world, but it doesn’t matter, it will be soon…” (End of chapter)