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Chapter 958 The Terror of the Ten Demons of the Southeast

The journey to take up the post is destined to be anything but smooth sailing.

Starting from the capital and passing through the eight prefectures of Zhili, the terrain was relatively peaceful, but the further south one went, the more the situation deteriorated rapidly.

Fortunately, this team is large in scale, with all types of weapons available, from Grandmaster to Mighty Warrior.

It's as if natural disasters and plagues have eyes, and they take detours to avoid them in advance.

It wasn't until they were about to enter the Fire State that they encountered the biggest challenge of the trip, which was also the crisis they were destined to face.

One of the Ten Great Demons of the Southeast blocked our way.

These monsters are not bloodthirsty beasts; after their transformation, not only did their strength increase dramatically, but their intelligence also improved simultaneously.

After all, the current leader of the demon race, a 'treacherous demon' who transformed from a human into a demon, is known for his scheming and military prowess.

The Ten Demons of the Southeast, relying on their extremely strong mobile combat capabilities and highly organized fellow demons, ravaged several states in the southeast and even once confronted the Hundred Sects Alliance led by the Great Gentleman.

This force is a major threat to the capital, and despite fighting it every year, it remains elusive.

The term "Ten Demons" refers to the number of the most powerful leaders in the demon race. It doesn't always mean there are exactly 10 leaders; it varies depending on the situation. Sometimes, due to significant losses, the number might decrease to 8 or 9, but other times it could rise to more than 10.

Without a doubt, the demon race is currently at the peak of its power.

The powerful demon blocking the way was named Mang Yao, a formidable demon comparable to a grandmaster. It had thick fur and introduced itself as soon as it came up.

“Zhou Nanwang, you can’t stir up the muddy waters of Lihuo Prefecture. This is the end of it. Leave as soon as possible.”

"Otherwise, I'll crush you to pieces and turn your flesh into mud."

As expected of a great demon, its appearance caused the heavens and earth to change color, and dark clouds and black winds followed.

The massive force of tens of thousands of people was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the great demon and stopped in their tracks, falling into chaos.

Only by personally confronting a great demon and feeling its suffocating aura can one truly understand the power of a demon, a veritable natural enemy of humanity.

Ordinary humans need martial arts skills to defeat beasts, but demons are higher evolved beings from beasts, and thus become the natural enemies that suppress human martial artists. It is a case of one thing subduing another.

Zhou You had previously seen the demonized disciples at Dayin Mountain and personally killed Zheng Feixiong. Those were all products of recent demonization. It was only when he saw the great demon in front of him that he realized he had underestimated him.

The Ten Demons of the Southeast are definitely top-tier demons comparable to governors and prefects.

"Long demon, which 'long'? Could it be..."

Exclamations arose from the crowd. The True Dragon and Divine Phoenix were auspicious beasts. Although they possessed great power, they did not harm living beings. On the contrary, they once achieved a symbiotic relationship with the human race.

If the great demon before them were a dragon, even if it was only a half-dragon hybrid, it would be unmatched by any human grandmaster.

"Don't panic, its level is at most equivalent to the Human Sect, and it's not a dragon like a true dragon, but a 'mang'!"

The high-level intelligence of the Ten Demons of the Southeast has long been thoroughly investigated by all parties. Apart from a few powerful demons whose whereabouts are shrouded in mystery and who keep a low profile, the backgrounds of the remaining powerful demons are not secrets.

For example, the great demon blocking the way, the Mang Demon.

Immediately, someone called out the name of the dragon demon, and even passed it around, demonstrating the strokes and writing of the character 'dragon'.

Zhou You lightly traced a few lines with his fingertips, then chuckled to himself, realizing it was this 'dragon'.

No wonder its fur was so thick; it wasn't a dragon, and didn't even have a trace of dragon blood. It was just a dog demon.

The character 尨 is a near-character form of the character for dragon, but it actually refers to... a dog with thick fur.

If the demon reveals its name, those unaware of its true nature might be fooled, since it doesn't reveal its true form and no one can tell its real race!
According to the information gathered, this dog demon is also a sycophant. He calls himself the Mang Demon, and is a huge fan of the dragon race. He is devoted to one of the Ten Demons of the Southeast, the Mang Demon, and is willing to be his loyal dog.

"A vicious dog is blocking the road!"

The masters in the staff group smiled somewhat relaxedly. After all, the dragon demon was ranked at the bottom among the ten demons in the southeast and was not a top-tier expert. His ranking among the ten demons was mostly just to make up the numbers, since the dog demons were the most numerous.

Some even thought that if one were to kill a demon before taking office, wouldn't that be surpassing others and establishing authority first?
"Governor, I, Ambition, request to fight!"

Among the staff, another Zhou family master, Zhou Mukong, who had also joined the Eastern School, clasped his hands in a gesture of request to fight.

The demon is a powerful demon of the Human Sect level, and he is also a member of the Human Sect. It is very possible for him to kill the opponent and take the credit.

Before Zhou Nanwang could make a decision, the demon blocking his way laughed wildly, "Hehe, I'm not here for a one-on-one fight. You're just meat and bones to eat. You can challenge me to a duel whenever you make a mistake!"

"I'm here today to swallow your whole bunch whole!"

Having said that, the demon lunged forward, its demonic aura intensifying a hundredfold, and in a short moment it expanded and exploded.

In an instant, it transformed from a human-like form into the crouching posture of a wild beast, its limbs tensing and straining, countless veins and blood vessels crisscrossing its neck, and it suddenly opened its jaws wide.

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Its gaping maw swallowed the sky and earth, and in an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, as if all things in the world had been wiped out.

A dog demon opened its mouth to tear at something, so greedy that it swallowed everything in the world into its mouth.

Countless thoughts popped into Zhou You's mind. He seemed to see a faint shadow of the Mastiff Fist, but this move that devoured heaven and earth gave him endless more inspiration.

A multitude of thoughts arise, which is a very dangerous sign.

Because it is only in the face of life and death that a person's brain circuits become incredibly active and rapid, even allowing them to review their entire life experience in one breath.

In other words, the dragon demon's swallowing attack was a devastating move.

"It's insane! It's really going to swallow tens of thousands of lives whole!"

At this moment, everyone realized just how ruthless and unscrupulous the Ten Demons of the Southeast, far from the capital, truly were.

At the crucial moment, Zhou Nanwang made his move, though it wasn't a particularly dramatic one.

brush!
A hand rose from the void, grabbed the dragon demon's jaw and pushed it upwards. The blood-red maw, which was originally open like a full moon, was forcibly closed halfway in the blink of an eye, and then further compressed.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The demon sensed something was wrong. Taking advantage of the last gap when its mouth was completely closed, it snapped its two rows of bright teeth together, producing a sharp, metallic clang.

A scream rang out, and a large chunk of Zhou Mukong's chest and abdomen disappeared, with 70% of his internal organs emptied.

His waist was held together by only a thin layer of flesh, almost severed in two, but fortunately, the master had strong vitality and survived the serious injury.

Beneath his feet, a crater a kilometer in diameter appeared in the ground. Upon closer inspection, the edges of the enormous crater were jagged.

It looked as if it had been chewed by a dog.

It really was chewed by a dog!
The spot where the crater was located was originally a corner of the crowd, but now both the people and the soil have disappeared.

In fact, the culprit behind all this was the great demon blocking the way, the Mang Demon!
Even with Zhou Nanwang's interference, the dragon demon still swallowed most of Zhou Mukong's life in one gulp, and also gnawed off a small portion of the team, with nearly five or six thousand people completely disappearing between its teeth.

What an arrogant, presumptuous, and ferocious species this is!
In particular, among the ten demons of the southeast, the dragon demon is merely a low-ranking creature; there are even more powerful beings above it.

(End of this chapter)