302: The strongest man in the world, a parting gift!

Buzz—

As his voice fell, Xia Fan and the other two felt a mysterious spatial power envelop them, trapping all three inside. He immediately summoned the eastern emperor bell, and with a melodious chime, the surrounding space was suppressed.

After doing all this, Xia Fan revealed a smile, "This way, it's more secure!"

"Blood Demon, you have nowhere to run!"

Azure Water Immortal Lord was overjoyed. Seeing the Blood Demon attempting to transform into a rain of blood and sneak away, he immediately raised his hand, waved it, and shouted, "Summon Rain!"

Whoosh!

As the immortal art [Summon Rain] was cast, a large amount of black rain once again descended.

Previously, the Blood Demon had suffered at the hands of this black rain. Now, seeing Azure Water Immortal Lord repeat the same trick, he cursed endlessly, "You two, both at the mid-stage of the eighth-rank, bullying just me, isn't that shameful?"

"Especially you, with the Magic Cat's blessing, your strength is even higher than This Lord's!"

Hearing this, Azure Water Immortal Lord looked at Xia Fan with a hint of surprise, not expecting him to have improved so quickly since their last parting in the Thunder Immortal Realm, even catching up to him.

After regaining his composure, Azure Water Immortal Lord smiled, "To deal with you demons, there's no need to care about appearances, as long as we can kill you!"

Rumble!

Just as his voice fell, there was a sudden flash of lightning all around.

Lightning filled the sky, raining down and striking the Blood Demon along with the black rain, causing him to lose his composure for a moment!

What none of the three expected was that when the heavenly lightning combined with the black rain, it erupted with an even more terrifying power. The Blood Demon, caught in the midst of it, was directly struck, his body twitching all over, and the blood-red light around him rapidly diminishing.

"Again!"

Azure Water Immortal Lord shouted, disregarding his diminishing strength, and continued to summon the black rain, forcing Xia Fan to unleash bolts of heavenly lightning to cooperate!

Crackling!

Rumble!

This sea area was instantly filled with black rain and lightning, the immense commotion like the arrival of the apocalypse!

Pfft!

A moment later, the Blood Demon finally couldn't hold on, his body drifting onto the sea surface like a fallen leaf, looking utterly disheveled.

Xia Fan still had the Magic Cat and the eastern emperor bell working together to seal and suppress this space. Then, he cast the Great Devouring Realm, frantically absorbing the energy emanating from the Blood Demon's body.

"Little friend, don't forget to respect the old and cherish the young!"

Currently, Azure Water Immortal Lord was already on the same path of devouring. Seeing Xia Fan had already made his move, he hurriedly pounced forward and began devouring voraciously.

The dignified Blood Demon ultimately met the fate of being devoured and divided by two powerful experts!

"Hoo..."

Soon after, Xia Fan absorbed the last trace of energy, feeling his overall strength increase significantly once more. He had actually stepped into the late-stage of the eighth-rank in one go, and immediately smiled faintly, "Not bad, indeed, devouring experts of this level is the best way to maximize strength!"

"Azure Water Immortal Lord, your harvest this time isn't small either, is it?"

Hearing this, Azure Water Immortal Lord nodded slightly and said, "It's certainly not small, but compared to you, it's still slightly insufficient."

"I'm still a little bit away from stepping into the late-stage of the eighth-rank!"

"If only... my devouring speed could be as fast as yours."

This time, he truly looked at Xia Fan in a new light. After all, judging from Xia Fan's performance just now, his devouring power was stronger than his own, so this result was quite normal!

After some reflection, Xia Fan asked curiously, "By the way, since our last parting in the Thunder Immortal Realm, Immortal Lord seems to have traveled all over the world. Does Immortal Lord know how many powerful experts there are in this world?"

"What, at your level, do you still need to pay attention to these things?"

"Oh? How so?"

Under Xia Fan's puzzled gaze, Azure Water Immortal Lord spoke slowly, "What you just said is correct. This Lord did indeed travel around and learned about the current powerful experts."

"But to speak of the strongest expert in the current era, none other than you, Tiger Brother!"

"Unless a ninth-rank expert descends upon the world, you will always be the strongest in the current era!"

Without waiting for Xia Fan to respond, he continued, "Speaking of the Divine Land, besides the Blood Demon whom you and I just killed, and another demon expert, the Shadow Demon Emperor, who are both at the late-stage of the eighth-rank, only This Lord and Frost are at the mid-stage and early-stage of the eighth-rank, respectively."

"Li Sisi of Shu Mountain and Hong Yi are both at the late-stage of the seventh-rank, and there's a Monkey King who wanders around, also at the late-stage of the seventh-rank!"

"These are basically all the powerful experts on the Divine Land. As for the other places... truthfully, it's hard to even find seventh-rank experts, so there's no need to pay attention to them."

However, after hearing these words, Xia Fan's heart stirred, "Immortal Lord, you said there's a Monkey King wandering around? Where is he now?"

He had always remembered the Monkey King, and didn't expect Azure Water Immortal Lord to know his whereabouts.

Unfortunately, Azure Water Immortal Lord's next words disappointed him, "Not long ago, This Lord also saw that Monkey King in the Xio region, but then he hurriedly left again, and I don't know where he went."

"Oh, and that Monkey King was accompanied by a Yu Mian Fox, whose strength had barely reached the early-stage of the seventh-rank, barely counting as a powerful expert of the current era."

"As for the willow tree in the Imperial City, This Lord has seen it. Although it is at the mid-stage of the eighth-rank and possesses a wood spirit body, advancing quickly, it cannot move its body and can only stay faithfully in the Imperial City area. Frankly, it cannot be counted among the powerful experts of the current era."

"After all... it won't participate in disputes outside the Imperial City, and it doesn't like to attack proactively!"

Through Azure Water Immortal Lord's narration, Xia Fan gained a clearer understanding of the powerful experts of the current era. After all, most of the experts he mentioned were those he had encountered before. Now, after such a long time, he wondered how much their strength had increased.

Now, he had a good idea.

After chatting for a while, Xia Fan asked, "Immortal Lord, are you going to continue devouring next?"

"Yes..."

Azure Water Immortal Lord nodded, a helpless expression on his face, "If not for taking the path of devouring, who else could purge the demons?"

"Relying solely on you, Tiger Brother, is truly beyond your power. Even with Frost added, it's the same. I have no choice but to do this."

"Since that's the case, I'll lend Immortal Lord a hand."

As his voice fell, the Magic Cat beside him spat out a dense ball of green light towards Azure Water Immortal Lord. He then said, "These powers can help you do your best to clear and suppress the dark energy absorbed through devouring, minimizing its impact on your sanity."

"However, Azure Water Immortal Lord, in the future, it's best not to devour indiscriminately. It's advisable to suppress and eliminate such dark energy periodically, otherwise, you might very well turn into a true demon!"

"Thank you, little friend."

Azure Water Immortal Lord bowed solemnly. After earnestly agreeing to this matter, he turned and departed.

Watching his figure disappear, the Magic Cat asked curiously, "Tiger Brother, where are we going next?"

"Kill demons, find the Monkey King!" (End of chapter)