Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Bloodstained Gobi Desert, rocky mountains and caves.

In the cultivation room, Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes, and the fluctuating aura around him gradually subsided.

He frowned slightly and murmured, "Three months have passed and the Iron-Winged Demon General still hasn't arrived. Have those level-seven demon beasts scattered like birds and beasts, or have they simply not taken the death of the Crimson Blood Demon General to heart?"

"But the Iron-Winged Demon General has always been extremely tough on foreign powers, and he probably won't stand idly by while his demon generals are killed without cause..."

As Chen Yuan's thoughts raced, he stood up, stepped out of the cave, and looked down at the vast Gobi Desert below. His brows furrowed even more: "Could it be that I have to kill a few more demon generals before I can lure him here?"

"But killing too many will surely create enmity, and it will be difficult to explain to the Thunder Mountain Demon King if the demon general attacks the demon general..."

In the rough and burly man's memory, the Iron-Winged Demon General could allow his demon generals to fight among themselves, but he would not tolerate the demon generals under other demon generals fighting, nor would he tolerate the provocations of other demon generals.

Chen Yuan killed the Crimson Blood Demon General, occupied his cave, and deliberately let those level-seven demon beasts go, all to lure the Iron Wing Demon General here.

Even when he killed the Crimson Blood Demon General, he activated the Kunpeng True Blood, revealing a pair of black wings, which was intentional.

However, the Iron-Winged Demon General has yet to make a move. If Chen Yuan were to kill a few more demon generals, he would forge a blood feud with the Iron-Winged Demon General, which would be quite detrimental to Chen Yuan's future actions.

"This Iron-Winged Demon General doesn't just allow his demon generals to fight amongst themselves; could the Thunder Mountain Demon King be the same?"

"But I am an outsider demon general. If I kill this demon, I wonder how the Thunder Mountain Demon King will react..."

Chen Yuan pondered silently, feeling somewhat troubled.

Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from outside the cave: "I wonder which demon general has come to visit my territory? Please come out and meet me!"

Chen Yuan was taken aback, a smile appeared on his lips, and with a flick of his sleeve, the stone door of the cave slowly opened, and he stepped out.

The array set up by the Crimson Blood Demon General has not been activated, and there is no array barrier on the mountaintop.

Chen Yuan looked up and saw a middle-aged man with black hair standing with his hands behind his back in the sky. His figure was no different from that of an ordinary person. He was dressed in an iron-gray outfit, with an aquiline nose and deep-set eyes. He looked down at Chen Yuan from his high position, his eyes sharp and cold.

Chen Yuan slowly ascended into the air, arriving a hundred feet in front of the black-haired middle-aged man. He looked him up and down and asked, "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man with black hair narrowed his eyes: "You slaughtered my Crimson Blood Demon General without cause and seized his cave, yet you don't even know my name?"

"I am Iron Wing, and Crimson Blood was a demon general under my command. May I ask your esteemed name and why you killed him?"

Chen Yuan gave a slight bow and said calmly, "So it is Fellow Daoist Tieyi. I am Kunfeng. I was traveling here when a level seven demonic beast blocked my way. It dared to defy its superior and was killed by me."

“This demon general in the manor has spoken rudely and offended me. He deserves to die.”

In the memories of the Crimson Blood Demon General, the Iron Eagle Clan has also been passed down for nearly 100,000 years. Including the Iron Wing Demon General, a total of four Demon Generals have emerged, and their language and etiquette have become increasingly similar to those of the human race.

This is also a very common phenomenon among the demon race. Demon beasts that have not yet taken human form are generally extremely savage and mostly eat raw meat and drink blood.

After taking human form, the higher their cultivation level and the longer their clan's heritage, the closer they become to the human race.

Iron-Winged Demon General's eyes grew colder: "Red Blood once served by my side, and I know him quite well. He is cautious in his actions, and even if his demon beasts are killed, he would never dare to offend you."

"Furthermore, two level-seven demonic beasts from their clan reported directly to me that you attacked them without cause. Why make things difficult for a mere mid-level demonic general?"

Chen Yuan remained calm and said indifferently, "Seventh-level demonic beasts? They don't even qualify as wild demons. How can Fellow Daoist Tieyi believe their words? They just want to avenge that mid-level demon general."

"If I were a fellow Daoist, I would immediately slay those two demonic beasts that dared to slander the Demon General."

Upon hearing this, the Iron-Winged Demon General was furious, and a murderous intent rose in his heart, but he ultimately suppressed it.

After arriving at the stone mountain, he spread his divine sense to secretly investigate the cultivation level of the Black-Winged Demon General, but returned empty-handed.

Kun Feng's aura was concealed, not revealing itself at all. Even the mid-level demon general's divine sense could not detect anything, indicating that his cultivation was at least equivalent to his own, which made the Iron Wing Demon General feel a little wary.

If Kunfeng were merely a low-level demon general, the Iron Wing Demon General would not have bothered with him and would have already made his move.

He suppressed his anger and said, "Leaving aside the twists and turns of this matter, it is undeniable that you killed one of my demon generals."

"According to the rules set by the Great Sages, in the Demon Realm, Demon Commanders are not allowed to attack Demon Generals at will." "Furthermore, Crimson Blood is a Demon General under my command, not a rootless wild demon. Your actions can be considered as launching an undeclared war."

"I could have reported this to the Thunder Mountain Demon King and punished you, but considering that you did not do it intentionally, I will not make things difficult for you."

"If you compensate the Crimson Blood Rat clan with a sum of spirit stones, this matter will be considered closed, how about it?"

Chen Yuan said calmly, "What if I, Kun, refuse?"

Iron-Winged Demon General paused, seemingly doubting his own ears: "Could you please repeat that?"

Chen Yuan's voice also turned cold: "I have already said that this Crimson Blood Demon General has offended me and deserves to die."

"Kun's act of releasing those level-seven demonic beasts was already a magnanimous act."

"You still want Kun to pay you back with spirit stones? Wishful thinking!"

The Iron-Winged Demon General laughed in fury: "Very well! I was willing to let this go, considering we are both beast demons, but I didn't expect you to refuse a toast and choose to suffer the consequences!"

"Since you're not willing to let this go, I'd like to see what abilities you have that make you so arrogant in my territory!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he no longer concealed his aura. Rolling demonic energy shot straight into the sky, and the pressure of a mid-level demon general suddenly spread out, covering an area of ​​a hundred miles.

At the same time, a sealing force quietly spread out, locking this place in place.

This is a divine ability that the Demon General will inevitably use when fighting, in order to prevent his opponent from using teleportation.

Iron-Winged Demon General flipped his hand and took out a long, iron-gray spear with a very peculiar appearance. The spear was covered with layers of what appeared to be a fine layer of scales.

Upon closer inspection, however, they are actually iron-gray feathers, extremely fine and dense, almost indistinguishable from scales.

The iron-gray spear seemed to pulsate with spiritual energy, revealing itself to be a magical weapon, which looked quite strange amidst the billowing demonic aura.

The demon race's weapon-refining techniques were entirely learned from human cultivators. Even though they have changed over countless years, their essence remains the same.

Iron-Winged Demon General raised his hand, his spear pointing directly at Chen Yuan, and said coldly, "Please enlighten me, sir!"

Seeing this, Chen Yuan no longer concealed his aura, and a strong demonic aura emanated from him. His pressure as a mid-level demon general was only slightly inferior to that of the Iron-Winged Demon General.

The sky was occupied by two invisible demonic energies, intertwined and evenly matched, causing changes in the celestial phenomena.

A strong wind blew, scattering the white clouds and revealing the blazing sun high in the sky, but the sunlight seemed to be shrouded in a layer of haze, making it look particularly oppressive.

Chen Yuan activated the Kunpeng True Blood, and a pair of jet-black wings unfurled from his back. He flipped his hand and took out the dazzling golden Demon-Slaying Longsword, swung it behind him diagonally downwards, and said indifferently, "Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Iron Wing!"

Iron Wing Demon General looked at the pair of black wings behind Chen Yuan and felt the faint pressure emanating from him, which was a suppression based on bloodline.

He suddenly remembered the name Chen Yuan had given him, and his expression changed slightly: "Are you the demon commander of the Kunyu clan?"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Not bad."

Iron-Winged Demon General's expression was uncertain, and he managed to suppress his raging anger.

The Kunyu clan are descendants of the true spirit of Kunpeng. Their clan has more than one demon saint, over a hundred demon kings, and countless demon generals.

Looking across the entire Demon Burning Realm, it is one of the most powerful bloodlines, and it is definitely not one he can afford to offend.

The dense spatial fluctuations emanating from Kunfeng, and his pair of deep black wings that could even devour sunlight, are the most obvious characteristics of the Kunyu clan.

The Iron-Winged Demon General's aura gradually faded, and his expression turned somewhat grim: "So you are a fellow Daoist from the Kunyu clan. It seems this matter was a misunderstanding, and I was rash..."

"Misunderstanding?" Chen Yuan sneered. "Let me, Kun, experience Fellow Daoist Tieyi's methods!"

Before he finished speaking, he flapped his wings, completely ignoring the Iron-Winged Demon General's sealing power, and instantly teleported in front of him, swinging his Demon-Slaying Blade down! (End of Chapter)