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Chapter 975: Monsters Attack
"They've all been evacuated?"

In the State Pastoral Palace!
Zhou You was asking the Bitter Soup Pharmacist, who had been in charge of affairs at Juding Mountain just moments before.

The Bitter Soup Pharmacist nodded. "Before the great demon made his move, I used the inscribed beads to open the entrance and moved all the pharmacists and cauldrons on the mountain into the Heavenly Pearl Mountain space. They have now been placed in a safe place."

"The arrangements at Juding Mountain?"

He was clearly aware of the ambush in the mountains.

Zhou You nodded upon hearing this, "It started a long time ago!"

Juding Mountain was a weak point, and he knew this long ago. He deliberately left a flaw in order to lay the groundwork for his future plans.

The Demon Transformation Cauldron was bestowed with inscriptions, and the entire mountain was filled with earthen platforms and cauldrons, creating an intense atmosphere of demon transformation and refining.

Therefore, Zhou You went with the flow, using the demon-transforming power scattered in the mountains as ink, and condensed it into a huge seal script.

The moment this demon-transforming seal script was written, it was created for destruction.

Normally, seal script relies on metal and stone inscriptions. Once the medium is damaged, strokes will be missing, and the meaning and power will be greatly reduced.

However, Zhou You deduced the future changes of seal script through the two Nine Tripod Laws, and assumed in advance that Juding Mountain would be leveled and smashed into ruins.

Therefore, the carrier of this seal script is not the complete Juding Mountain, but the scattered rocks and soil after Juding Mountain was broken.

Long before the two great demons set off, the ambush at Juding Mountain had already been set up.

When the cunning demon burrowed underground and attacked the mountain, Kutang led many pharmacists to retreat into the Tianzhu Mountain space, finally triggering the key point.

After Juding Mountain collapsed, the remains of the earthen platform that carried the cauldron were mixed into the ruins, and the most crucial stroke of the demon-transforming seal script was completed.

"Trial Project (Nine-Star): Ambush two powerful demons at the level of the Ten Demons of the Southeast, successful!"

The panel gave a hint, indicating that the two powerful demons that attacked, the Beautiful Demon and the Cunning Demon, had fallen into a trap.

Using demonic energy as a catalyst, the demon-transforming runes that rose from the ruins of Juding Mountain transformed the entire world into a gigantic demon-transforming cauldron.

This Demon Transformation Cauldron has been in the works for a long time, accumulating the aura of demon transformation day and night. It should be no problem to trap the two great demons in the short term.

Suddenly, a report came from outside, "Your Highness, a treacherous assassin requests an audience!"

It was Peacock; he had escaped from Juding Mountain with only half his life left!

Zhou You ordered his men to clean up the mess and discovered that there were no monsters chasing after the peacock; it had returned alone.

He appeared at the governor's mansion and brought a wealth of important intelligence without even saying a word.

It turns out that the supreme assassins were lying in ambush outside the mountain, attempting to join forces to assassinate a great demon, but they failed.

However, Juding Mountain's plan succeeded, and the two great demons were trapped in the huge Demon Transformation Cauldron space, unable to pursue the peacock, which allowed him to escape with his life.

The great demon was indeed ruthless, killing 299 assassins in one go without breaking a sweat.

If Zhou You hadn't made prior arrangements, the two great demons with covered faces would have caused a bloodbath.

"He's turning into a demon!"

Upon seeing the peacock's appearance, everyone took a few steps back in fear, realizing what had happened to him.

Clumps of feathers sprouted from the peacock's face and arms, riddling its body with holes and threatening to obscure its human-shaped outline.

He mustered all his strength, knelt down before Zhou You, and kowtowed heavily.

This action clearly and unequivocally expressed his request.

After escaping from Juding Mountain, the peacock went straight to the governor's mansion instead of going anywhere else, its intention being... the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

He was controlled by the beautiful demon and turned into a demon; no one in the world could save him, not even the higher-ups of the Wuchang Assassins organization. His only chance was the Demon Transformation Cauldron!
The peacock is still at the stage of demonization and has not completely become a demon. It is half-human and half-demon. If the demon part is removed, it may be able to survive and start over.

but……

"Since the Demon Transformation Cauldron was created, there has never been a precedent like yours. Have you thought it through?"

Faced with Zhou You's questioning, Kong Que nodded decisively.

Then, he was thrown into the giant cauldron that was a hundred feet tall. The demon-transforming seal script flickered and lit up, and a plume of black smoke shot into the sky.

After being placed in the cauldron, whether the peacock lives or dies is entirely up to fate.

Zhou You had no intention of repaying kindness with enmity. Peacock had tried to assassinate him, and regardless of whether he was paid to do it, there was no doubt that they had a grudge.

Moreover, he is currently undergoing demon transformation. Once the transformation is complete, he will become a demon, an enemy that must be killed.

We've tried the demon corpse, we've tried the living demon, but we haven't tried the half-human, half-demon in its demonic state.

Regardless of whether he pleaded or not, Zhou You was determined to kill him and throw him into the Demon Transformation Cauldron—a clean and efficient method that would also allow him to conduct an experiment.

He was also very curious and wanted to see how the two states of 'demonization' and 'demonization' would change when combined.

"coming!"

Zhou You didn't even have time to observe the surroundings, because another uninvited guest arrived at the governor's mansion.

"Zhou Nanwang, you've only just taken office and you've already caused such a commotion. Aren't you just courting death?"

"The Ten Demons of the Southeast, the Alligator Demon, have come to destroy the Demon Transformation Cauldron and take your life in the process."

The alligator demon is of the same race as the old man, belonging to the 'Dragon' race in the Chinese zodiac sequence.

The aura that descended from the sky was several times stronger than the dragon demon that had blocked their path, firmly placing them in the second tier.

He spoke arrogantly, introducing himself and stating that his purpose in coming here was to destroy the Demon Transformation Cauldron, and that killing Zhou Nanwang was merely a 'side trip'.

In his words, Zhou Nanwang, the governor, was not as important as the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

A seemingly arrogant and presumptuous statement, yet it carries the power to incite hatred; it's hard to tell whether it was intentional or unintentional.

The Ten Demons of the Southeast have come knocking?
Governor Zhou Nanwang immediately came out to greet him, causing a sensation throughout the entire prefecture. One powerful figure after another was mobilized, and the many grandmasters of the staff were on high alert.

This time, I can't afford to be as pathetic as I was last time when the dragon demon blocked my way.

In particular, Grandmaster Zhou Mukong, who was severely injured by the dragon demon, harbored deep resentment and was always thinking of getting revenge.

Countless beams of light struck and pierced, landing on the massive body of the alligator demon from all directions. Its towering, mountain-like scales, dark and deep, merely sparked with sparks and golden flecks.

The crocodile demon remained unmoved, then suddenly spat out a beam of red light that shot straight at Zhou Nanwang's face.

In its eyes, there was nothing but Zhou Nanwang, the Earth Sect Master; everyone else was just a bunch of chickens and dogs, posing no threat whatsoever to it.

Zhou Nanwang raised his hand to intercept the red light. At the same time, three voices rang out from his sides and behind him.

"The Ten Demons of the Southeast, the Terrifying Demons, beg Your Excellency Governor to accept your fate!"

"The Ten Demons of the Southeast, Wu Demon, have come to take your life."

"One of the Ten Demons of the Southeast, the Rabbit Demon, please forgive my offense!"

Three of the Southeast Ten Demons suddenly appeared out of thin air and joined the attack on Zhou Nanwang.

The numerous martial artists from all directions were so shocked that the sky seemed to have collapsed. How could they possibly fight like this?
Four of the Ten Demons of the Southeast participated in the siege, and even the Heavenly Sect had to give way. How could Zhou Nanwang possibly withstand it alone?
Although these four great demons varied in strength, their combined power was almost devastating, and it was definitely a conspiracy orchestrated to kill Zhou Nanwang.

Who would have thought that the Ten Demons of the Southeast would attach such importance to the Demon Transformation Cauldron, actually mobilizing half of their forces to attack it?
(End of this chapter)