Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 257 I am a soldier from Chentang Pass
At three quarters after the evening, the sound of bangzi music wrapped in the spring chill spread over the city walls of Chentang Pass.

Zhao Sanmazi leaned his spear against the wall, took out a millet cake, broke it in two, and threw half of it to Qian Quezi, who was squatting under the ravine: "I heard that the general's wife hired another teacher for that evil star. This has driven away the seventh teacher!"

There was a burst of laughter in the arrow tower on the top of the city.

The old soldier Qian Quezi spat a mouthful of biscuit crumbs into the brazier, and said through his missing front teeth: "Last time, the old scholar with a white beard was hung on the rocks of the East China Sea by the little devil to be exposed to the sun for three days. When he fished it out, the book had been pickled like a pickle roll!"

New soldier Wang Sanpao warmed his hands over the charcoal fire. His cracked fingers were red as shrimps. "My mother said that the general's third son is the reincarnation of a demon star. Sooner or later..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Sanmazi blocked his mouth with a cake: "You are courting death! Last month, Ma Laoliu from the East Gate was gossiping, and Madam Yin happened to pass by and heard it, so she punished him to sweep the toilet for half a month!"

Fang Yu was silently sharpening the arrowhead, the sparks from the bluestone flickering.

The draft that came in through the battlements of the city wall blew up Qian Quezi's pipe, choking Wang Sanpao and making him cough.

"Brother Fang is really lucky." Qian Quezi tapped Fang Yu's leather armor with his pipe. "The other day he was hit by the shuttlecock from the demon boy. If it were anyone else, he would have gone to hell long ago!"

Fang Yu said without even looking up: "The shuttlecock is wrapped in sheepskin, so there is no hidden power."

"Why are you pretending to be so mature?" Zhao Sanmazi suddenly lowered his voice, "Did you see that widow Hu at the fish stall in the East Market stuffed some meat into your bag yesterday afternoon?"

There was a sudden burst of boos in the arrow tower.

Wang Sanpao smacked his lips enviously: "Brother Fang, please teach me! Last time I was carrying a fish basket for Madam Hu, she kicked me three times."

"Carrying a fish basket?" Qian Quezi laughed so hard that his pipe shook. "You dumped live fish into the pickle jar. I'm doing you a favor by not beating you with a carrying pole!"

Amid the commotion, the sound of galloping horses was suddenly heard below the city.

Everyone hurriedly grabbed their spears and swords, but saw that it was a scout from the Patrol Camp carrying a flag and passing through the street.

"The weather is going to change again." Qian Quezi narrowed his eyes and looked at the East Gate where the sea fog was gradually rising. "The seafood we caught yesterday had black blood in its gills."

Zhao Sanmaizi threw the crumbs to the tabby cat that was napping under the eaves and said, "I heard that General Li has invited the immortal from Qianyuan Mountain to hold a ceremony at Wanghai Terrace."

The conversation was cut off by the sudden sound of a horn.

Several soldiers came over and shouted to the crowd, "It's time to change shifts! Go patrol the western suburbs!"

Fang Yu pressed down his newly-issued leather armor and followed the squad leader Zhao Sanmaizi and several soldiers to the wheat fields in the western suburbs.

The team of twelve people held torches, and their light and shadows were broken into fireflies between the ridges of the field. The night wind brought the smell of green wheat, mixed with the smell of incense ash from a wild temple in the distance, making the new recruits rub their noses.

Wang Sanpao tightened his clothes, "Tonight is a bit evil! Why do I feel the cold wind blowing?"

When passing the crooked old locust tree, Zhao Sanmaizi suddenly raised his hand and stopped.

Outside the halo of torchlight, a rustling sound came from the depths of the dark wheat waves, like a blunt knife scraping against bone.

"Fuck!" Zhao Sanmaizi drew out his ring-handled sword with his backhand, and the copper rings on the back of the sword jingled.

Fang Yu gripped the standard spear tightly and formed a semicircle with the veterans.

Three torches were thrown towards the source of the sound at the same time - the moment the sparks exploded, a two-meter-tall black shadow stood up, its dark green eyes flickered among the wheat ears, and half a piece of blood-stained coarse cloth was hanging between its fangs.

"West Mountain Dog Demon!" Zhao Sanmazi spat, and the tip of his knife drew a semicircle on the mud. "Five of them will go around from behind to lock his legs, and six will block his retreat!"

A low roar like thunder rolled out of the dog demon's throat, and its mane stood up like steel needles.

As soon as the two veterans threw out the lasso, the evil beast turned into a bloody wind and pounced on them.

Zhao Sanmazi blocked the claw with his sword, and shouted as sparks flew: "Poke it in the waist!"

Fang Yu's spear was extended at this moment, and the magatama in his eyes turned and disappeared in a flash.

The tip of the spear just barely grazed the dog demon's buttocks, forcing it to twist its body to dodge, and it ran into the flash of Zhao Sanmaizi's knife.

When the blade was stuck in the monster's shoulder blade, Fang Yu's spear caught its hind legs, and the two of them actually flipped the giant monster to the ground with brute force!
"Good boy!" Zhao Sanmaizi was surprised at the strength of the new recruit Fang Yu, and at the same time suppressed the dog demon.

"My father is the Dog Demon King! My sworn brother, the Crow Immortal Lord, has three thousand demon soldiers under his command!"

The beast was still howling as it was tied up with iron chains, its saliva spitting on the torches, making a hissing sound. "If you don't let me go, I will massacre Chentang Pass with blood within three days!"

Zhao Sanmazi kicked its nose and said, "Shut up! Take him back and let the general interrogate you!"

The fog thickened on the way back to the city.

The clanging sound of the iron chain dragging across the bluestone slabs mixed with the laughter of the guards. Zhao Sanmazi held up the half-finished pot of Shaodaozi and sprayed the dog demon's drooping ears with the smell of alcohol: "Beast! The branding iron in the general's mansion will be more powerful than my fist!"

Fang Yu walked at the end of the team, his boots intentionally or unintentionally running over the black blood dripping from the dog demon.

"If the Earthly Blasting Yu eats monsters, can I?"

As we passed the ruins of the wild shrine, the fog suddenly became thicker.

Zhao Sanmazi knocked his wine pot against the edge of the stele: "What an unlucky thing! Let me pee on it to ward off the evil spirit."

Before he finished his words, the dog demon's tail suddenly contracted, exploding into a ball of smelly yellow smoke!
"Cough cough. Chains! Chains!" Wang Sanpao covered his eyes and ran around, knocking over three torches.

The sound of sharp teeth gnawing on iron came from the thick smoke. Zhao Sanmaizi swung his knife but hit the horse post.

Although the new recruit Fang Yu can use his Observation Haki to lock onto the dog demon's location, everyone is around him and he cannot take direct action and expose his abilities.

If such unexplainable and bizarre abilities as ghouls, earth-bound resentment, and heaven-curse seal are revealed, even jumping into the Ganges would not be enough to wash them away.

He secretly recorded the dog demon's breath and let it run away.

Everyone was choked and felt dizzy. When the smoke cleared, the chain had broken into several pieces, leaving only half of the mane hanging on the thorn bush.

"Damn it!" Zhao Sanmazi pounded the stone tablet and cursed, "I should have plugged this beast's asshole with shit long ago!"

Wang Sanpao: "This is terrible! This beast ate a person and ran away! The farmers around here are going to suffer!"

Zhao Sanmazi sighed, "Oh no! It was my fault for being careless! Damn it! I'm going to ask the general to confess my guilt!"

During the day when the dog demon escaped, drizzle fell at Chentang Pass.

Two shallow pits were dug out in the yellow earth in front of Li Jing's mansion by kneeling. Old Zhang's wife was holding the remains of a body wrapped in a straw mat, and her five-year-old child was holding half a straw grasshopper, staring blankly at the gate in front of them, not knowing what was happening.

"Give me back my man's intact body!"

Zhao Sanmaizi squatted beside the horse hitching post at the mansion gate and slapped him on the face with palms as big as a palm leaf fan. The finger marks were more glaring than the red paint on Li's mansion.

"It's my fault! I should have chopped that beast to pieces!" The veins on his neck bulged, and the ring-handled knife produced sparks on the stone slab. "Damn it!"

When Nezha heard bursts of mourning sounds coming from the doorstep of his house, he suddenly became interested. With his hands still in his trouser pockets, he walked to the door with his unruly steps.

Through the barrier, he saw Old Zhang's crying wife and the confused child, and a hint of curiosity arose in his heart.

Nezha tilted his head and leaned against the gatepost of the general's mansion, the Qiankun Circle spinning on his fingertips with a buzzing sound. After listening for a while, he finally figured out the reason for what was happening.

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he pulled his hand out of his trouser pocket. "Hey!" He suddenly kicked the bronze barrier beast on his left, "Let me out and kill that dog demon!"

When the two barrier beasts heard this, they shook their heads like rattles. One of them said in a shrill voice, "Little ancestor, this is not possible! General Li specifically told us not to let you out. Last time you sneaked out, you almost kicked a new soldier to death with a shuttlecock. Fortunately, the soldier was born with supernatural powers, otherwise it would have been a disaster!"

When Nezha heard this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by a slight anger. He put his hands on his waist and said loudly: "I am going out to catch monsters this time, not to cause trouble. I promise not to cause trouble! Hurry up and open the barrier, don't delay me from catching monsters!"

A ball of Samadhi True Fire rose from Nezha's palm, reflecting the magic pattern climbing up along his neck: "I won't kick anyone this time!" The flame suddenly surged three inches, scaring the bronze scales of the barrier beast to clatter, "I'll chop off the beast's head!"

"No! No way!" The two barrier beasts were unusually tough. The staffs in their hands emitted golden light, and ripples still appeared in the barrier.

Nezha was so anxious that he stamped his feet. He turned around twice on the spot, his eyes rolled around, and suddenly an idea came to him.

He approached the barrier beast and said in a flattering manner, "You two, how about this? When I go out to catch monsters, just pretend you didn't see me. When I come back, I'll bring you some delicious food. I guarantee it's the most delicious food you've ever tasted. How about it?"

The barrier beasts looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, but still shook their heads firmly: "No, no, Master Nezha, this is not a joke."

Nezha completely lost his patience. He took a few steps back and shouted, "If you don't open the barrier, don't blame me for being rude!" As he spoke, a layer of flames faintly appeared on his body and magic power began to gather in his hands.

At this moment, Yin Shiniang's voice came from the mansion: "Nezha, stop making trouble!"

Yin Shi Niang walked out quickly, looked at Nezha, and frowned slightly, "You kid, you want to cause trouble again."

When Nezha saw his mother coming, his momentum suddenly weakened a little, but he still said unwillingly: "I really want to catch the monster and get rid of the harm for Chentang Pass. I won't do anything rash."

Yin Shi Niang looked at Nezha, her eyes full of helplessness and love: "You have good intentions, but you are too naughty on weekdays, and you are so strong, mother is really worried about you."

Nezha frowned, "Humph! This won't work, that won't work, anyway, I'm not allowed to go out! Okay, okay! I'll go take a rest! Let the monster eat up all the people in Chentangguan!"

Yin Shiniang looked at Nezha's receding back and sighed silently.

Shrouded in the night, the streets of Chentangguan seem to be stained with ink, thick and quiet.

The dog demon ate people at Chentang Pass and then escaped. Normally, a demon that can eat people is very aggressive and will usually commit crimes again, so there are many more soldiers on patrol.

Fang Yu stood on the street holding a spear, his aura heavy.

The Sharingan quietly opened, the golden magatama slowly rotated, and the cold eyes were like a sharp blade, cutting through the night inch by inch, not missing any details in the shadows.

At the same time, his observation Haki was like an invisible ripple, spreading in all directions with himself as the center, delicately capturing every breath of life and emotional fluctuations.

The mysterious power of Asgard's magic also circulated around him, searching for the unique traces of magic belonging to the dog demon in the air.

Fang Yu walked in the direction of the smell and turned into a remote alley. The alley was filled with a faint fishy smell, which was like a guide in the darkness, making him more certain of his judgment.

However, the footprints suddenly disappeared in front of an abandoned house.

Fang Yu was not panicked. He closed his eyes slightly, his aura became calmer, and his Observation Haki was fully activated.

In an instant, he sensed a strong sense of malice and fear surging not far away.

The malice was like a surging tide, coming from a strange and powerful aura. He concluded that it was the dog demon.

The fear was like a faint candle flame, swaying in the wind, coming from a human being, whose breath was weak and obviously suffering great pain.

Fang Yu's heart tightened, he tapped the ground lightly and ran towards the source of the breath.

Soon, a slightly old granary came into view.

He approached quietly, and through the gap in the granary, the scene inside the house made his eyes instantly frosty.

Old Li, who was guarding the granary, was bitten on the neck by the dog demon. Blood gushed out and formed a glaring pool of blood on the ground.

Old Li's eyes were filled with despair and pain, and his body was already motionless from being bitten by the dog demon.

"Still eating? I'm here to catch you!" Fang Yu shouted angrily and kicked open the door of the granary. His aura suddenly rose.

He clenched his right fist, and the armed color domineering aura was like a black flame, instantly wrapping around his fist. He leaped up, carrying endless anger, and swung a punch that contained powerful power!
"Bang!" A dull loud noise was like a heavy hammer hitting one's heartstrings.

The dog demon's head was hit directly by the punch. Its huge body shook violently, its eyes were full of astonishment and pain, and it took several steps back and almost fell to the ground.

Fang Yu felt the hard touch on his fist and muttered to himself: "This little dog demon has reached the strength of a second-order gene lock. The creatures in the Conferred God World are really powerful beyond imagination!"

But he had no intention of retreating. The power in his body was like a raging torrent, surging through his meridians.

He clenched his fists again, his domineering aura became even stronger, every inch of his muscles was as taut as a string, and with an indomitable momentum, he punched the dog demon's waist hard!
The dog demon let out a shrill howl, and its huge body fell heavily to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

The flames enveloped the dog demon. Fang Yu waved the feather that had emerged from his body, and combined it with the pseudo-darkness of Thunder Escape Earth Wrath Yu, he used his ultimate move! "Thunder Escape·Pseudo-darkness Feather!"

Lightning struck the dog demon, and the lightning feather attached with lightning chakra pierced into the dog demon's lower back!
After his limbs twitched a few times, this guy lost the ability to resist.

"My father is the Dog Demon King! My uncle is the Crow Demon King! My master is..."

New recruit Fang Yu interrupted the dog demon and said, "I am from the Uchiha clan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Mangekyō Sharingan activated, the golden magatama spun, the dog demon whimpered, closed his eyes, and fainted.

Fang Yu stood in front of the unconscious dog demon. His heart moved, and the dormant Earth Reaper in his body seemed to have received a call. With a strange wave, four Earth Reaper snakes emerged from his cuffs, collar, etc.

As soon as the earth resentful beasts appeared, they swam towards the dog demon impatiently.

The first water-escaping earth-wraith pounced on the dog demon first. It opened its mouth full of black blood vessels and bit the dog demon's hind legs hard.

The dog demon felt pain and let out a dull roar in his coma. He tried to shake his body off to throw Di Yuanyu away, but Di Yuanyu held on tightly, with his sharp teeth deeply embedded in the dog demon's flesh.

Soon after, the other three Earth Grievances also found their positions and bit the dog demon's abdomen, shoulders and neck respectively.

They were like a group of crazy little demons, biting hard. The dog demon's fur was torn off, and blood gushed out, gathering into a dark red pool of blood on the ground.

Fang Yu observed Di Yuanyu's changes attentively, his heart full of anticipation.

"This dog demon has reached the second-order gene lock strength. If the Earth Resentment Yu can devour and absorb its power, it may be able to use it to evolve and thus enhance its own strength."

However, as time went on, Fang Yu's face gradually became disappointed.

Although the four Earth Resentful Ghosts bit the dog demon until it bled profusely, they themselves did not change at all. They still looked the same. Their blood vessels did not become darker, their bodies did not grow in size at all, and even their aura did not increase at all.

"Isn't it okay?"

After a while, Fang Yu was certain that Yuan Yu did not gain any benefit from the dog demon, and could only sigh helplessly.

He raised his hand and waved, and the Earth Resentful Ghosts twisted their bodies and returned to Fang Yu, crawled along his arms into his sleeves, turned into masks again, and hid in Fang Yu's body.

"It seems that this monster needs to be refined into a pill before it can be useful."

Now that things have come to this, there is nothing we can do but give up.

He carried the dog demon on his back and walked towards Li Jing's mansion with heavy steps.

The moonlight shone on him, casting a long shadow.

When he arrived at the gate of Li Jing's mansion, Old Zhang's wife was still kneeling there, crying sadly.

Li Jing and Yin Shiniang's comfort to Old Zhang's wife, as well as the awning they built and the quilts they gave her, did not stop Zhang from crying. Instead, her old son, who was surviving in his old age, was snoring soundly in his sleep.

Fang Yu threw the dog demon on the ground, and his voice came slowly: "I caught the demon, don't cry."

Old Zhang's wife raised her head, her face full of tears, looking at the dog demon on the ground. A trace of disbelief first flashed across her eyes, and then they were filled with endless hatred and grief.

She knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed to Fang Yu repeatedly: "Thank you, warrior, thank you for taking charge of my man!"

The soldiers patrolling around were initially attracted by the noise at the door and gathered around to join in the fun.

But when they saw the dog demon lying on the ground, no longer majestic and tightly tied up with iron chains, everyone was shocked.

"Oh my God!" A soldier's eyes widened in disbelief, his voice unconsciously rising a few notes, "Did Fang Yu really do this alone? When the dog demon ran away before, so many of us couldn't stop it, but he actually managed to capture it alive?"

"That's right!" said another soldier, looking at Fang Yu with admiration. "I heard that after the dog demon ran away, Fang Yu has been tracking it down day and night. I didn't expect that he actually succeeded!"

"Wow, what a talent this is!" Someone else exclaimed in amazement, "Before, all the people in Team 6 were almost killed by the dog demon, but he solved the problem single-handedly. From now on, we have another powerful general in Chentang Pass!"

The crowd's discussions grew louder and louder, drowning Fang Yu like a tide.

In the crowd, Wang Sanpao was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He opened his mouth, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Recalling the thrilling experience when he and Fang Yu were patrolling together and faced the dog monster, he was still frightened. But now Fang Yu captured this ferocious monster alone. This huge contrast was difficult for him to accept for a while.

“Fang…Brother Fang, you are too awesome!” Wang Sanpao finally found his voice and stammered, “I thought we had no way to deal with this dog demon, but I didn’t expect you to…”

Zhao Sanmaizi, who had been blaming himself for letting the dog demon run away, finally felt relieved when he saw Fang Yu capture the dog demon.

He pushed through the crowd and walked quickly to Fang Yu, his eyes slightly red. He held Fang Yu's hands tightly with both hands, his voice trembling a little: "Brother, thanks to you! If you hadn't caught this dog demon, I'm afraid I would never be able to erase the guilt in my heart in this life. You really helped me a lot!"

Fang Yu nodded slightly: "Okay, okay, just buy me a drink."

Just then, Li Jing and Yin Shiniang hurried out of the mansion.

Li Jing immediately saw the dog demon lying on the ground with a look of discontent on his face, and Yin Shiniang beside him also had a look of surprise on her face.

After the dog demon escaped, they had been paying attention to the matter. They were well aware of how difficult it was, but they did not expect that it was solved by a soldier.

"Fang Yu, did you catch this dog demon?" Li Jing's voice was low but powerful, with a bit of scrutiny and inquiry.

Fang Yu stepped forward and said, "General, it's me."

Li Jing nodded slightly, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "Good, good! You have made great contributions in catching monsters. I will inform all Chentangguan tomorrow and reward you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding soldiers looked at Fang Yu with even stronger envy in their eyes.

What an honor it is for a small soldier to be praised in public by Li Jing and to be informed to the whole city.

The future prospects are limitless.

Fang Yu still looked calm on the surface, but he was secretly thinking
Being able to become familiar to Li Jing might provide him with an extra way out in this dangerous world of Fengshen in the future.

Li Jing shifted his gaze from Fang Yu to the woman kneeling on the ground: "Zhang, remember to go to the bank tomorrow to collect the compensation. No matter what, you still have to raise the child."

Zhang kowtowed immediately: "Thank you, General Li!"

"Okay, let's all disperse!"

Everyone left the Li Mansion talking and laughing, and when Li Jing and Yin Shiniang just turned around, Fang Yu's observation Haki heard their conversation.

"Can Zhaer's birthday party invite so many people?"

"Humph, I am the general of Chentang Pass. Even if I have to beg on my knees, these people have to come and celebrate for Zhaer!"

The flesh beside Fang Yu's nose twitched slightly, and he clenched his teeth and complained: "Fuck! Hokage Fang Yu still has ten months of growth period, why do I have to wait for the birthday party and the catastrophe to flood Chentang Pass?"

Stephen Fong: "What's the difference between this and opening your eyes and seeing Nick Fury turned into ash and the cosmic communicator falling to the ground?"

"It's a huge difference! I can't restart the timeline here!"

Bruce Yu: "No, Run!"

Pirate Fang Yu: "I also think it's better to run away."

New recruit Fang Yu thought about it and shook his head: "If I just run away, what's the difference between that and leaving Konoha Village at the beginning? I might as well give it a try! I'll have my moment of glory!"

(End of this chapter)