20: Slaughter the entire clan, use their blood to nourish the tree!

Wuwuwu!

Eerie winds howled, like ghosts crying and wolves wailing.

This was once the territory of the Subterranean Demon Race, where countless members of the Subterranean Demon Race lived. Today, however, it was desolate and empty, with only endless Evil Qi rising.

Even the chilling winds carried a strong scent of blood.

“Damn it!

These Humans are truly damned!”

At the border of the Subterranean Demon Race's territory, a figure crawled out from the belly of a subterranean demonic worm.

His brown skin and the black demonic patterns covering his body clearly revealed his identity—a member of the Subterranean Demon Race!

“These damned Humans actually slaughtered our entire Subterranean Demon Race!

May the Lord of Black Calamity be my witness, I, Sha Xie Haji, swear here and now that I will build a monument with the heads of these Humans to avenge my annihilated race!

To honor the spirits of my father, mother, and younger sister in heaven!”

After making his vow, the hatred and rage in Sha Xie Haji's eyes subsided slightly, and reason began to return: “But how can I succeed in my revenge?”

One must know,

the Subterranean Demon Race was one of the five great races in the Cave World, with their overall power second only to the Subterranean Asura Race and the Subterranean Rakshasa Race.

Their clan boasted numerous experts, with over ten powerful Dao Attainment Realm existences, and even a quasi-Saint Old Ancestor!

Yet, even so, they had no power to resist the invading Human Race, being slaughtered like lambs awaiting their fate.

How could he, the Clan Chief's son whose strength had only just reached the seventh heaven of the Tongxuan Realm, avenge such a deep-seated hatred?

“Should I seek refuge with the Asura Clan?”

As the foremost race in the subterranean world, the Asura Clan even had Saint King Realm existences within their clan, earning them the title of the royal family of the Cave World!

If he could gain the full assistance of the Asura Clan, he might have a chance to seek revenge.

But with his entire race annihilated, what value did he hold before the Asura Clan?

“Regardless, I must try!”

Sha Xie Haji made up his mind and prepared to head to the Asura Clan's territory, but suddenly, a piercing boom echoed across the sky, followed by a hoarse voice that resounded throughout heaven and earth.

“Hmm? There's actually a Subterranean Demon Race fish that slipped through the net here?

How did Ye Lingyun handle things?”

Before the words finished, Sha Xie Haji saw a figure appear in the sky before him.

The figure wore a tattered black robe, covered in black and red bloodstains, with disheveled hair and a missing leg, looking utterly disheveled.

“Your people slaughtered our Demon Race?!”

Sha Xie Haji's suppressed rage, upon hearing the words of the black-robed man before him, immediately flared up again, his hatred even more explosive than before.

He sensed the black-robed man's weak Aura, weighing the strength of both sides in his mind.

“So what if it was?”

Ye Wushuang snorted coldly: “You are nothing but a group of lowly demonic creatures corrupted by Devilish Qi. It is your Demon Race's honor to have your entire race's blood essence used to nourish my precious tree.”

“Your honor my ass!”

Sha Xie Haji couldn't tolerate it for a second and immediately lashed out in a furious attack.

With a flicker of his body, surging Devilish Qi erupted, transforming into a long river of Devilish Qi. From within the river, demonic hands stretched out, covering the sky and sun as they slammed towards Ye Wushuang.

This scene immediately reminded Ye Wushuang of the miserable and humiliating sight of himself being slapped by Luo Jinghong and Gu Qingchen.

In an instant, rage exploded in his heart!

“You're practically courting death!

Luo Jinghong and Gu Qingchen are one thing, but how dare a mere lowly demonic creature of the Tongxuan Realm insult me?”

Ye Wushuang once again unleashed a secret technique, his entire Aura surging, then he clenched his hand in the Void Realm towards Sha Xie Haji.

Immediately, Sha Xie Haji felt that all the Origin Qi and Devilish Qi within dozens of miles were sealed, and even space seemed to solidify, heavy like mercury. He couldn't move at all, and even the long river of Devilish Qi completely collapsed.

The next moment, a large Origin Qi hand tightly gripped him. Terrifying pressure came from all directions, and he felt as if he was about to be crushed.

No matter how hard he struggled, it was utterly useless, as if he were an ant about to be casually crushed to death.

“Unwilling, is this where it ends?”

Sha Xie Haji's bones were all broken, his vision darkened. Just as he was about to be crushed into a pulp, he suddenly felt his whole body relax.

He only heard the black-robed man curse in a low voice: “Damn that Gu Qingchen, he actually caught up!”

Then he fled deeper into the Demon Race territory, disappearing in a flash.

“Who is Gu Qingchen?

Is he chasing this black-robed man? It seems I was unintentionally saved by him?”

Having just walked through the gates of the underworld and survived the ordeal, Sha Xie Haji collapsed on the ground, silently recovering from his injuries while thinking: “Can I ask him to avenge me?”

As he was thinking, he saw the space before him ripple, and then a noble and unparalleled figure appeared before him.

Divine light enveloped the figure, obscuring their face, but the powerful Aura alone told Sha Xie Haji that this was the Gu Qingchen mentioned by the black-robed man.

“Why did Ye Wushuang stop attacking you just now?”

Gu Qingchen asked curiously.

One must know, Ye Wushuang was fleeing in a panic under his pursuit, wishing he had an extra pair of wings. Why would he stop for no reason?

“Because they slaughtered our entire Subterranean Demon Race, and when they saw me, a fish that slipped through the net, they stopped.”

After recovering some of his injuries, Sha Xie Haji respectfully prostrated himself on the ground and replied.

“They?”

Gu Qingchen's eyes flickered: “Are you saying the Ye Family slaughtered your entire Subterranean Demon Race? Why would they do that?”

“The Ye Family?”

Hearing Gu Qingchen's words, Sha Xie Haji remembered the black-robed man mentioning the name “Ye Lingyun,” and deep hatred flashed in his eyes.

Then he respectfully nodded and said, “It was the Ye Family. I don't know exactly what happened, but the Ye Family group rushed in and slaughtered our entire clan. However, I heard that black-robed man mention that they wanted to use the blood essence of our entire clan to water a precious tree.”

“Using the entire clan's blood essence to water a precious tree?”

Gu Qingchen frowned: “Could it be a divine ability fruit tree? But does it require the blood essence of an entire Subterranean Demon Race to water it?”

The Subterranean Demon Race was a major race in the Cave World, with a population of at least several billion!

“Please, my lord, help me avenge them!”

While Gu Qingchen was pondering, Sha Xie Haji suddenly began kowtowing repeatedly: “I am willing to sign a contract with you, my lord, to become your slave, and I am also willing to offer the Legacy secret techniques of my Demon Race!”

“Help you get revenge?”

Gu Qingchen shook his head.

Seeing this, Sha Xie Haji's eyes immediately dimmed.

He felt a sense of despair: “Could it be that even this lord before me cannot avenge me?

Is that Ye Family... truly so powerful?”