In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 23 The Rat Demon Conceals His Skills, Gu Yuexi Appears
"What are you two brats doing here? Why did you steal my blood offerings?"

The rat demon brandished its two sharp fangs, which were stained with red and green liquid. Its wrinkled claws had serrated nails, as if they could tear a person to pieces.

A ferocious killing intent permeated the surroundings.

Fire Boy was not afraid at all: "We are the attendants of the Golden Saint Goddess, the mountain spirit of the Golden Saint Mountain Range. Rat demon, you have committed many evils, using children as food for cultivation. You deserve to die."

He unleashed two beams of fire in a flash, approaching the rat demon step by step with overwhelming pressure. He said, "Today, this celestial child will subdue you."

"What an arrogant brat! With my seven hundred years of cultivation, how could you possibly deal with me so easily?"

"What kind of attendants are these, under the command of the Golden Saintess? That's laughable! I think they're just two ignorant little monsters who dare to run wild on your territory. Today, I'll tear you both into strips of meat!"

The rat demon bared its teeth arrogantly and charged forward with incredible speed, like an arrow.

He exudes a demonic aura, and his sharp teeth and claws are highly venomous. Anyone bitten or scratched by him will not escape death.

Fire Boy and Rat Demon started fighting in the open space.

Initially, the rat demon gained the upper hand by relying on its seven hundred years of cultivation and extremely fast speed.

Mr. Luo and the children, who were watching, held their breath and stared intently, their expressions tense and panicked.

Shuiwa waved for the others to step back, and she stepped forward to help Huowa subdue the demon.

The fire and water worked together seamlessly. The fire boy's fire blade constantly emitted dazzling flames, repeatedly grazing past the rat demon. The water boy used a water spear in one hand and a water shield in the other, and the rat demon was easily subdued by the two.

"Unbelievable!"

"Hahaha, two weak monsters dare to try to subdue me? What a joke!"

The rat demon can fight off fire blades and water spears using only its two sharp claws.

With seven hundred years of cultivation, he was indeed far superior to both the Fire Boy and the Water Boy.

After several rounds, Fire Boy and Water Boy were unable to get close to the Rat Demon.

Water Boy snorted and put away his water spear and water shield: "I'm not playing with you anymore. Fire Boy, get ready. You can capture him alive when I make my move!"

Fire Boy nodded: "I understand."

Shuiwa formed a hand seal and stood in mid-air with her hands open. Above her hands floated second-tier demon-slaying talismans, which emitted a bright and mysterious light.

"Whoosh." Three demon-slaying talismans flew towards the rat demon.

"Oh! Are you playing around with me? Capturing me alive? You've got quite the nerve. Heh, once I catch you, I'll roast one of you and boil the other into porridge."

The thought of the food made the rat demon swallow hard.

Just then, a demon-slaying talisman landed directly on his shoulder: "Bang!"

Flames raged on his shoulder, the intense pain coming from a tearing sensation, as if a gap had been ripped open in his soul.

"Ah!" he screamed in pain.

"What the hell is this?"

Two more talismans were coming toward his face.

He was terrified and rolled away to avoid it.

Shuiwa quickly gathered the talisman back into her hands.

"Rat demon, this is called reaping what you sow."

"Go!" Shuiwa threw the talisman away.

The rat demon sneered, and suddenly a black and red mist rose from all around. This was a blood aura that was even more intense than the demonic aura on his body. Without the infusion of hundreds of flesh and blood, his blood aura would not have been so rich.

"This rat demon has another trick up its sleeve!"

A dark red mist filled the surroundings, obscuring the view. The rat demon charged toward Master Luo and the twenty or so children.

Shuiwa noticed this and put away the demon-slaying talisman. She then squeezed her hand and threw out a red-tasseled spear made of water, which pierced through the rat demon's shoulder.

"Screech!" the rat demon cried out in pain.

When his plan failed, he quickly fled.

Water Boy saw through the Rat Demon's intentions and hurriedly shouted, "Fire Boy, quickly burn down his cave!"

This rat demon was trying to escape into the cave.

"puff--"

"bump!"

Flames shot into the sky as the Fire Boy blew up the Rat Demon's cave.

"Too deceiving."

Enraged, the rat demon cast a spell towards the sky, and a beam of golden light appeared, directly enveloping him.

The rat demon's demonic power surged rapidly. Despite being a seven-hundred-year-old demon, it unleashed the power of a thousand-year-old demon right under the noses of the Fire Boy and Water Boy.

The surrounding air was suffocating. Old Master Luo and the group of children, who had been hiding to the side, collapsed to the ground one by one, clutching their necks, their eyes wide open, and their mouths agape, trying to breathe. Demonic energy surged all around, enveloping the entire Luo family in the terrifying aura of the rat demon. Everything before them was pitch black, as if they had fallen into hell.

"This rat demon clearly only has seven hundred years of cultivation, so how could it release the demonic aura of a thousand-year-old demon?" Fire Boy and Water Boy realized that this matter was troublesome.

Under the control of the rat demon, the two children felt an oppressive force like a mountain pressing down on them.

Their spiritual energy seemed to be sealed away.

Unable to move.

Shuiwa wanted to ask the goddess for help, but she couldn't move an inch:
"Fire Boy, what should we do?"

Fire Boy shook his head; they had no chance of winning now.

The rat demon had concealed its strength, catching them completely off guard.

"This is the golden light of merit, which can instantly increase my cultivation of seven hundred years to fifteen hundred years. Let's see how you can fight against me now, hahaha, die!"

Fire Boy and Water Boy are unable to use their spiritual powers.

Master Luo coughed up a mouthful of blood and fainted immediately.

About twenty children were clutching their necks in agony, their veins bulging and their lives hanging by a thread.

"You've angered your Grandpa Rat, you're in deep trouble today!" the rat demon arrogantly declared. "Prepare to die!"

"is it?"

A soft, breeze-like sound came from an unknown direction, but as soon as the sound arrived, the surrounding demonic energy was forcibly dissipated, restoring the previous light.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

How terrifying!
The rat demon was horrified and searched everywhere. He pressed the questioning button: "What kind of demon are you?"

"Heh." The mysterious female voice simply chuckled softly.

"what!"

The rat demon screamed in agony, feeling his demonic power being rapidly drained away by a mysterious force.

"Spare your life! Spare your life!"

This kind of technique is only possessed by great demons who are at least three thousand years old.

Once the demonic aura dissipated and the air returned to normal, the children's pained expressions disappeared, and they felt a long-lost sense of comfort.

They trembled and frantically inhaled air, the feeling of suffocation they had just experienced still lingering like a dream.

"Your Majesty!" Fire Boy and Water Boy, freed from their restraints, bowed respectfully.

A huge female phantom appeared in the air; she only had her upper body visible, and her enormous figure was faintly discernible in the light and shadow.

Long hair, golden-red palace dress, and strange flames burning on her body. Her face was obscured, but she exuded holiness, solemnity, and an awe-inspiring presence.

The goddess suddenly appeared here, leaving Fire Boy and Water Boy confused and surprised.

Gu Yuexi had been keeping an eye on Huowa and Shuiwa. Seeing the critical situation, she used her spiritual power to condense a phantom image and came here. Her true body was still in the Golden Saint Divine Palace. As for dispelling the demonic energy and suppressing the rat demon, it was just a trick she did using talismans she exchanged from the resource vault.

"Spare me! Grandma, spare me! It was I who was blind and did not recognize your greatness and injured the boy beside you. Please forgive me."

The rat demon's demonic power completely dissipated, and it lost all its previous arrogance.

"Spare you? Who did the people whose flesh and souls you devoured beg for mercy from before?"

“Rat demon, you are tainted with blood and have committed many evils. I cannot allow you to wreak havoc on the human world.”

The rat demon trembled and curled up, still begging for mercy: "Spare me!"

Suddenly he transformed into a mouse and flew away in a flash.

How dare you even think of escaping?

Gu Yuexi's words were concise and to the point:

"Fire Boy, Binding Rope!"

"Yes." A demon-binding rope appeared in Huowa's palm, which he threw out in a flash.

The rat demon was tied up tightly.

The rat demon wailed in agony, "Ah!"

Gu Yuexi said, "Take him to Qihuang Mountain for disposal."

A recovery pill appeared in her palm.

This is a first-grade elixir that she recently refined.

With a flick of her finger, the pill was swallowed by the unconscious Master Luo.

(End of this chapter)