76: The old man Huang Zuanfeng, the green man Zhu Gangli

“Howling Moon Wolf, you are going too far!

The Moon Laurel Fruits aren't even ripe yet, and you're already acting so ruthlessly!”

The striped tiger covered his mangled ear, his face filled with grief and indignation.

Blood slowly trickled down from the base of his ear.

“Tiger Head, we must avenge this.

Why don't we report it to Commander Huang Zuanfeng and have him lead us back to the site to curb their arrogance and avenge our fallen brethren?”

“Well said!”

Before long, a group of injured demons arrived at the Yellow Wind Immortal Cave.

Seated on the main chair was a weasel demon draped in a yellow robe, calmly resting with his eyes closed.

“Commander, that Howling Moon Wolf disregarded the rules, even having his subordinate imps ambush us. Our brethren suffered heavy casualties.”

“That wolf-tooth club is heavy.

One strike, and a head would split open… Little West Wind, he died terribly.”

“We beg Commander Huang Zuanfeng to uphold justice for us…”

The striped tiger wore a mournful expression, and the demon soldiers around him cried out in unison.

However, the weasel demon didn't even lift his eyelids.

Having fought for many years, he had long seen through everything.

Every time the Moon Laurel Fruits ripened, more than just one or two demons died.

Huang Zuanfeng, from a mere weasel demon, reached the position of Great Commander by relying on one word: 'endurance'.

In this Xiao Mountain territory, apart from the Human-faced Night Owl, all the demons who lived longer or were stronger than him had died.

“Alright, I am aware of this matter.

Tomorrow, I will report it to the Great King, and he will make the final decision.”

After speaking, he waved his hand, impatiently signaling the imps to leave.

“Commander Huang… this… sigh…”

The striped tiger's expression was awkward, and a surge of frustration welled up in his heart.

He had always known Huang Zuanfeng's disposition.

However, he hadn't expected that even as his top fierce general, having suffered such a great loss, his own commander would be unwilling to stand up for him.

The striped tiger could only lead his remaining imps away dejectedly.

After the demons left, Huang Zuanfeng snorted coldly and sneered, “Fighting to the death, only to pave the way for others… Foolish!”

Saying that, he silently returned to the main seat and began to savor the freshly picked spirit fruits.

Demons are generally born with spiritual intelligence.

But to cultivate to such a level, which one of them was easy to deal with?

The hot-blooded, muddle-headed, simple-minded demons had long fallen beneath the Azure Blue Moon Laurel Tree, decomposing into fertilizer, without even a speck of bone remaining.

Several days later.

The fighting was intense.

Especially under the instigation of the Yuan Lian Avatar, both sides suffered considerable losses of demon soldiers.

However, the imagined large-scale battle still hadn't arrived.

“These commanders and demon generals, who oversee the demon soldiers, are all as cunning as ghosts. Without enough benefits and certainty, they won't deploy their main forces to fight.

But alas, if you don't step onto the field, I have plenty of ways…”

The Yuan Lian Avatar took out a flowery snakeskin pouch, transforming into a wandering snake, and slithered towards the Azure Cloud Immortal Cave.

That was precisely the Immortal Cave of the Azure Snake Commander, a subordinate of the Human-faced Night Owl… In the evening, a swirl of emerald demon wind blew past, transforming into an Azure Snake demon with a bare upper body and a thick snake tail for its lower body.

Its abdomen was swollen, with a faint human-like outline visible.

The Azure Snake Commander flicked its tongue, licked its lips, and a satisfied smile appeared on its face: “The taste of these young boys and girls is truly excellent.

Another day, I must eat a few more…”

Suddenly, its expression froze, and its flicking tongue detected a strong scent of blood.

The source was its Immortal Cave.

The Azure Snake Commander's face darkened, and it inwardly cried out that something was amiss, twisting its body to quickly return to its Immortal Cave.

A moment later, before its eyes, the Azure Cloud Immortal Cave was ablaze, a scene of ruined walls and broken tiles.

The demons guarding the home were all dead or wounded.

Not a single survivor was seen.

The Azure Snake demon's heart sank, and it swiftly darted into the Immortal Cave.

On the snake bed, a thirty-foot-long, barrel-thick red snake was severed into eight pieces, its internal organs mixed with blood, spilling across the floor.

However, the snake gall, the essence of its demon power, had vanished without a trace.

“Chilian… Ah!”

The Azure Snake demon was like a madman, letting out a painful wail.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he violently ripped open a snake nest made of piled dry grass.

Seventeen or eighteen emerald snake eggs were seen, their shells broken.

Only scattered egg white remained, slowly flowing onto the ground.

“Ah!

Howling Moon Wolf, I will be irreconcilable with you!”

The maddened Azure Snake demon fled the Immortal Cave, leading the remnants of its demon soldiers to kill their way towards Wang Yue Cliff.

As the first demon commander entered the fray, the intensity of the battle suddenly escalated.

On Wang Yue Cliff.

The Azure Snake demon was enveloped in rolling black Qi, savagely tearing at half a wolf's body, its eyes filled with bloodlust.

“This fellow has gone mad!

The Moon Laurel Fruits aren't even ripe, and he's already this crazy.

What will happen when the fruits ripen?”

“I heard that an enemy attacked him, wiping out his entire family, young and old.

Even a few snake eggs were smashed.

If it were me, I'd go crazy too…”

“So that's how it is…”

“Hmph, serves him right!

Did that Azure Snake ever imagine this day would come, haha!”

A crippled deer demon laughed wildly, his eyes reflecting satisfaction.

“Deer General… how could this be… could it be that he secretly made a move?”

“Hard to say… However, thirty years ago, Deer General's only son, Three-Colored Deer, did indeed die at his hands.”

“No wonder…”

On Howling Moon Wolf's side, the demon generals whispered amongst themselves.

Now, with a Peak Foundation Building Realm commander entering the fray, to maintain the balance of the situation, it was imperative to send a demon general comparable to him into the battle.

Otherwise, these demon soldiers alone wouldn't be enough for the Azure Snake demon to consume.

“My old brothers, who among you is willing to go?”

As soon as these words were uttered, several demon generals glanced at each other.

Each looked at their nose, then at their heart, remaining silent.

They were all seasoned veterans among demons.

They were excellent at fighting when they had the upper hand.

They were most skilled at snatching treasures, dividing blood sacrifices, and staking out territory.

They could argue until their faces were red and even come to blows.

But if it meant entering the fray and fighting a maddened Azure Snake commander, suddenly no demon was willing.

Not to mention, the Azure Snake demon's madness greatly increased its danger.

Even if they won, what then?

For the promise made by Howling Moon Wolf, a Moon Laurel Fruit?

A vague, ethereal fruit was no match for the stability and comfort of reality.

Just then, a coarse voice echoed in the ears of the demons.

“If none of you are willing to go, then I, Old Pig, will go!”

A wild boar demon with a fat head, large ears, a nose ring, and two meteor hammers in hand, slowly walked out from afar.

He was ten feet tall and wore silver-white heavy armor.

The material, like the meteor hammers in his hands, was crafted from yuan magnetic profound ore, weighing tens of thousands of pounds.

Ordinary demons, let alone fighting, would struggle just to lift it.

“So it's him…”

“Hmph, the newly risen Zhu Gang Lie, who hasn't suffered any hardships, wants to earn merit…”

“Heh heh, when he's all battered and his demon body is damaged, he'll be crying too late!”

“Still too young…”

The demon generals sneered and watched with cold eyes.

Thud—

Zhu Gang Lie suddenly leaped onto the cliff, his meteor hammers arcing through the air, emitting a tremendous whooshing sound, and smashed towards the Azure Snake's head like meteors.

“Die, Old Pig!”

The Azure Snake demon's eyes were splitting with rage, and it spewed poisonous mist, engaging in a fierce battle.

A moment later, the Azure Snake's head was pulverized, red and white matter spilling across the ground.

Zhu Gang Lie's face turned black, and his lips were purple.

He had clearly been poisoned by the Azure Snake's potent venom.

The imps nearby immediately stirred, wanting to take advantage.

“I'll go!”

A yellow-skinned leopard suddenly charged out.

It was another demon commander.

“It's him! Leopard demon Tan Fan, his speed in the Foundation Building Realm is truly exceptional.”

“Hmph, now there's something to see…”

“Zhu Gang Lie will suffer greatly!”

However, a strange smile appeared on Zhu Gang Lie's lips: “Excellent timing!”

He stomped his foot, and as the ground shook, his body grew with the wind.

His ferocious claws suddenly grabbed, clamping onto the leopard demon's throat.

“Today, I, Zhu Gang Lie, will slay two demon commanders!”

Rip—

With a powerful tug, the leopard demon Tan Fan was instantly torn in half, its hot internal organs falling to the ground, steaming.

The demons were instantly dumbfounded.

Zhu Gang Lie's continuous laughter echoed in the air.

In the distance, the Yuan Lian Avatar stroked his chin, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

“This pig demon actually possesses a trace of Marshal Tianpeng's Bloodline… truly rare.”