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Chapter 988 The Appearance of the Treacherous Demon
"I'm really not the one you're looking for, you've got the wrong person."

"It's true that I am a tiger demon, but look at me, how could I possibly match the strength of the Heavenly Sect?"

"I usually pretend to be a rabbit and keep a low profile, but who would have thought that I would become famous overnight? Everyone knows that I am a tiger who has become a demon, and they are all vying to chase after me, beat me, and kill me. Who is deliberately messing with me?"

The rabbit demon's tone was three parts resentment, three parts grief and indignation, three parts helplessness, and one part bewilderment.

It was truly injured, both physically and mentally, it was covered in wounds.

The young man in front of it held a staff that reached his eyebrows. The staff had an octagonal cross-section and was quite heavy. It would be quite a blow to the body!

The young man exhaled, "Stop talking nonsense. Tigers always come in dens. Even if it's not you, it's someone of the same kind that you know."

"Quickly, tell me where the tiger demon I'm looking for is!"

Hearing the sound of the stick, the rabbit demon shuddered in fright, its ears twitching a few times. It turned out that its two huge, protruding ears had been pierced, and the wounds were two delicate octagonal shapes.

Needless to say, it was definitely the young man who did it.

“Yuan Fazhu, you are supposed to be a disciple of Marquis Shen, yet you don’t even know the simplest principles.”

"If the local tigers aren't what you're looking for, can't they be tigers from other mountains? There are so many demons, how can I, a mere tiger demon, possibly manage them all?"

The rabbit demon said with some grievance, "Besides, if there really is a tiger demon at the Heavenly Sect level, it would probably be promoted to one of the Ten Demons of the Southeast as soon as it appears, and it would be in the first tier on par with Elder Cang."

"I'm just a second-tier player, what right do I have to care about it?"

In the end, the Tu Demon insisted that it knew nothing about it.

The young man's name was Yuan Fazhu, a disciple of Lord Shen, the "Pillar of Heaven" of the Southern Frontier, and one of the most famous sects in the Southern Frontier.

One of his missions in setting out from the southern border was to intercept the tiger demon and prevent it from entering the southern border region.

Since Lord Shen swept through the southern frontier and purged all forces, peace has been maintained in this land until now.

There is also an unwritten rule regarding external affairs: even if blood is flowing like rivers in the southeastern states, the southern border must be defended, and not a single demon can enter the southern border.

The situation was too serious this time, so Lord Shen personally intervened and dispatched his most capable disciple, Yuan Fazhu, with a total of Heavenly Sect-level combatants to the Southern Frontier to resolve the matter.

Before leaving, Yuan Fazhu made a pledge: he would not return to the Southern Frontier until he had dealt with that tiger demon.

"I don't care if you're a rabbit or a tiger, if you can't give me the answer I want, you die!"

Yuan Fazhu swung the Bagua Heart-Stabilizing Cudgel, and in one swift motion, it struck the Tu Demon's head squarely.

The demon's body is hard, and its head is even harder, especially the skull, which is the hardest part of the demon's body.

With a single blow, the rabbit demon's head shook violently, creating afterimages and clones. Its brains were practically boiling from the trembling, and steam billowed from its face and orifices, turning it completely red.

It let out a cry, rolled over and fell downwards, scrambling and crawling as it tried to escape.

"They're still alive? Demons are indeed hard to kill!"

Yuan Fazhu had already hit the Tu Demon seventeen times, each time with deadly force. Even the Earth Sect could tear its skin, flesh, bones, and tendons apart, but this great demon always managed to survive.

Despite being covered in wounds, he fled as fast as a rabbit after the fight.

Looking at its back, Yuan Fazhu seriously suspected that it might actually be a rabbit demon.

"I've heard that the biggest problem in the battles in the southeastern states is that the demons are severely injured but not killed. Their bodies are tough and their vitality is strong. Even if they are seriously injured and on the verge of death, they can recover in a breath."

"Those monsters, even after suffering severe injuries, could still fight as if they were wounded, their resilience was astonishing!"

"The great lord slew three great demons in one day, all thanks to the help of the Demon Transformation Cauldron of the Governor of Li Huo Prefecture!" Yuan Fazhu thought to himself, should he borrow a Demon Transformation Cauldron to take back to the Southern Frontier for future use?
I heard from my junior brother in the capital that he and Zhou Daqian, the son of the governor, are quite close and have worked together at the sacrificial palace. Borrowing a demon-transforming cauldron from him shouldn't be a problem.

But Master has an important task right now and doesn't have time to visit him!

Yuan Fazhu raised his staff, aimed at the black dot where the rabbit demon had fled, and hurled it with force.

Just as the sound of something tearing through the air rose, a scream came from the distant horizon. The Tu Demon was struck down from mid-air by the Qi Mei Cudgel, tumbling and crashing into a mountain range, creating a shocking 'meteorite crater'.

After a while...

The rabbit demon, with its ears drooping, obediently knelt on the ground and confessed.

“Yuan Fazhu, it’s no use making things difficult for me. Although the Ten Demons of the Southeast are famous, they are just small fry in the eyes of you Heavenly Sects.”

"The teacher promoted us to work for him, but he valued Cang Laoda the most. There are many things that only he knows."

"The tiger demon you're talking about, I'm afraid no one else knows about it except him. See, I'm not lying to you!"

“Hey, don’t hit it. Put the stick aside. I have some valuable information. I heard that the tiger demon came from the north. If you have any connections in that direction, you might want to ask around…”

Yuan Fazhu's face darkened. "I'm from the Southern Frontier. You're asking me if I have connections in the North?"

"Look at you, you resort to violence without even saying a word! I haven't finished speaking yet!"

The rabbit demon, beaming with delight, slyly reminded him, "If you don't have connections, does that mean others don't? Doesn't your Great Gentleman have a half-blooded sorcerer who defected from beyond the Northern Border?"

"Furthermore, among the governor's son's personal guards is a direct descendant of the Northern Xuanzhu..."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Fazhu thought, "You mere demon, with such excellent information, you're already courting death."

After asking the questions, he picked up a stick and killed the demon to silence him...

"Why are you hitting me after I confessed? You're so inconsiderate, woof!"

In desperation, the rabbit demon cried out, "Teacher, save me! Teacher, save me!"

teacher?

Yuan Fazhu sneered upon hearing this. The teacher mentioned by the demons was a treacherous demon who had entered the demon realm in human form. This person had wreaked havoc on the world and his crimes were unforgivable. He was usually elusive and rarely seen.

Not to mention that he wouldn't be summoned by a mere troll demon, if he really did appear, all the better, he would represent his master to kill this culprit!
The rabbit demon only made that random call when he was on the verge of death, but unexpectedly it actually made a name for itself.

"Hey, you shameless big cat, you're a disgrace to the tiger clan!"

A gentle voice rang out, and the rabbit demon's eyes widened as if grasping at a straw, "Teacher, you're really here?"

The next moment, it was as if an invisible hand appeared in the void and wiped him out of the area.

The shadow, scent, and other traces of the Tu Demon vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Oh oh oh!
The staff, reaching the eyebrows, pierced through the air with an unprecedentedly shrill sound, shattering a large expanse of the sky and revealing a dark vortex.

However, the strategist who had offered the aid had already withdrawn and gone far away, leaving him with no clues whatsoever.

“Something terrible has happened. The treacherous demon has openly appeared in the outer region of the Southern Frontier.”

Yuan Fazhu gripped his staff tightly and exhaled. "The mere tiger demon is no longer the point. The point is that this treacherous demon has reappeared after so many years. What is his conspiracy?"

Looking down at the ground beneath his feet, he realized that he was already far from the territory of Huozhou.

(End of this chapter)