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Chapter 989 Dealing with the Demonic Calamity
The treacherous demon who borrowed military strategists was one of the most notorious scoundrels among humans.

He betrayed humanity, willingly transforming into a demon to pursue the Dao, abandoning his status as the most intelligent of all beings, and preferring to be a beast with fur and horns.

After transforming into a demon, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to restoring the long-lost glory of the demon race. He traveled throughout the fifty states of the world, selecting promising beasts to be chosen as demon species.

The demons, who had long since weakened to the point of near extinction, were personally nurtured and trained by him. He organized them into the twelve zodiac animal sequence and selected the best of them to become the Ten Demons of the Southeast.

Finally, the outbreak concentrated in several southeastern states, and the scourge of the demon race spread uncontrollably.

Ning Yao was an exceptionally talented individual who, through unparalleled perseverance, collected, organized, and reconstructed the "Original Demon Chapter of All Things".

He not only cultivated himself, but also recruited demons from all over the world to teach his disciples, truly embodying the spirit of teaching without discrimination.

The Ten Demons of the Southeast were cultivated by him, and each of them respectfully called him 'Teacher'.

This is a giant monster that was born into the wrong body; apart from its human body, it is a pure monster in both mind and soul.

This demon is cunning and treacherous. He knows that if the demon race wants to rise to power, it must reclaim its 'tribal territory,' which is the southern border region.

Unfortunately, Lord Shen, who guards the southern border, has a nickname: "Third in the World".

In other words, this peerless master was ranked only below Zhenbei Ge and Tiannan Shenjian.

With such a powerful deity guarding the southern border, wielding a colossal pillar that reaches the heavens, no conspiracy or trickery can bypass him.

Therefore, although the treacherous demons stirred up trouble in various places, they never dared to approach the southern border, for fear of attracting attention and causing their painstakingly accumulated power to be destroyed.

Even in the southeastern states where the demon race was rampant, there were very few traces of the borrowed troops.

The governorship of Lihuo Prefecture has become lively again.

Therefore, Yuan Fazhu's encounter with the "Borrowing Army" in Lihuo Prefecture was a major event.

Yuan Fazhu has arrived, and so has the great gentleman; they want to confirm something…

"My name is Musigui, and I originally belonged to the xx tribe in the northern border."

"I am Zhu Ruoxuan, formerly a member of the Zhu clan of Beixuan, but was expelled from my family. Now I am a bodyguard for the governor's son..."

Mu Sigui and Zhu Ruoxuan, two people from the north, introduced themselves in front of the two Heavenly Sect members.

Zhou You followed behind Zhou Nanwang and was fortunate enough to attend this high-level meeting.

In fact, he had already guessed that the tiger demon's true identity was most likely... a tiger corpse.

After the tiger corpse transformed into a demon, it left Da Yin Mountain and its whereabouts became unknown. However, judging from its past, it can be guessed that no matter how far it went, it would inevitably return to the Southern Frontier, the place that caused it so much pain.

Moreover, when Tiger Corpse was a martial artist, he was already a powerful expert at the Heavenly Sect Realm level. After his fall, he obtained half of a demon corpse, which greatly reduced his strength, but he was still able to maintain the level of the eighth level of the Strong Martial Realm.

Now, having completely broken free from constraints and chosen demonic transformation, he easily broke through the shackles of his cultivation realm, ascending to the level of Entering Sect and Earth Sect...

When Zhou You was in Bei Xuan Prefecture, he saw the tiger corpse for the last time; it had already risen to the Heavenly Sect level.

After these days, given its astonishing rate of demonization, it wouldn't be surprising if it ascended to the Heavenly Sect.

In Luofu Mountain in the southern border region, where the tiger corpse obtained half of the demon body, another demon corpse is also hidden.

Once the other half of the demon corpse is obtained, the tiger corpse will be fully transformed into a demon, and it will likely be able to immediately recover its full strength, and even advance to a higher level, gaining strength on par with Lord Shen.

"If that's the case, things are in trouble!"

Yuan Fazhu's thick eyebrows furrowed. As a disciple of Lord Shen, he knew many inside stories unknown to outsiders.
The feud between the mentor and the tiger corpse is far more complex than the version circulating outside, and the truth remains undetermined.

Yin Dao was once a genius martial artist comparable to Lord Shen. Had he not perished, he would have long been another top-tier expert of the Heavenly Sect.

After it transformed into a tiger corpse and fused with half of a demon corpse, it was already so terrifying. If it were to obtain the other half... "Absolutely not!"

Yuan Fazhu nodded to the Great Gentleman, "Great Gentleman, the Hun Tian Axe in your hand is known as the second best axe in the world. Do you know what the first axe is?"

"Hmm, could it be the Ancient-Severing Axe!"

The gentleman was also very learned and immediately recognized the name of the axe.

The Ancient-Slaying Axe was a divine weapon from an ancient celestial sect, belonging to the era of the Primordial Martial Saint.

The original Martial Saint was a bug-level existence in history, even among the ranks of Martial Saints.

In his era, martial arts geniuses emerged in an explosive manner; any one of them would have the potential to become a martial saint in later generations.

Unfortunately, an era can only accommodate one martial saint.

The original Martial Saint possessed 99% of the fortune of that era, becoming the most dazzling and invincible existence in the world, overshadowing many other sects that originally shone brightly.

Those Heavenly Sect members were all at the peak of the Heavenly Sect, and their strength was only half a step away from becoming Martial Saints.

Unfortunately, this mere half-step distance brought him to the brink of becoming the original Martial Saint, causing his historical reputation to plummet.

The Heavenly Sect Master who wielded an axe was even honored with the title of 'Half-Saint'. His Ancient-Breaking Axe was known as the number one axe in the world, and to this day, no axe has been able to surpass it.

Even the mighty Hun Tian Axe, which slays countless demons, can only rank second.

Because the first-ranked Duan Gu Bu Liu Axe has a significantly superior achievement, firmly holding the top spot.

That demigod was in charge of attacking the demon race. He wielded the Ancient-Severing Axe and killed the current demon king, a supreme demon who was said to be a direct descendant of the Heavenly Maiden.

That demon king's overall strength had already surpassed that of the Heavenly Sect and was comparable to a Martial Saint.

The location where the Ancient-Slaying Axe slew the Demon King remains to this day, despite the passage of time.

That is... Luofu Mountain in Southern Xinjiang!

The two halves of the demon corpse hidden in the mountains are the remains of the demon king from back then.

The demon king, comparable to a martial saint, has been preserved for millions of years without decay or damage, despite his fall, which is nothing short of a miracle.

The tiger corpse has fused with half of the demon king's body, and now it wants to seize the other half. If it were to fuse with the complete demon king's body, the tragedy of the demon king wreaking havoc on the human world would likely be repeated.

"I'm afraid this is the conspiracy of the borrowed troops!"

"He deliberately incited the hatred between Yin Dao and my master, and encouraged him to merge with the body of the Demon King to wreak havoc in the southern border."

Yuan Fazhu analyzed, "Yin Dao was an exceptionally talented individual, and only he had the aptitude to bear the cost of fusing with the demon corpse, further transforming into a demon and gaining unprecedentedly terrifying power."

At this point, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Great Gentleman, saying, "Great Gentleman, this concerns the entire world; we must not allow the demons' conspiracy to succeed."

The fifty states of the world today are no longer able to face the threat posed by the rebirth of a demon king.

Even powerful figures like Zhenbei Ge and Tiannan Shenjian dare not boast of having the strength of that axe-wielding half-saint from back then.

"The Ancient Unflowing Axe of yesteryear could slay a demon king, and now that I wield the Heaven-Shattering Axe, I may very well be able to slay the tiger demon that has fused with a demon corpse once more!"

The great gentleman displayed great confidence, saying, "This time, not only must Yin Dao be executed, but the Borrowing Army Master will also surely die!"

"Let us settle the southern border in one battle, eliminate these treacherous remnants of evil, and restore peace to the world."

(End of this chapter)