A Useless Person's Rise to Power: The Demon King's Addiction to Pampering

Suddenly, the world changed color, and dust filled the sky, forming a thin, straight vortex that connected with the formation. Anyone who got close could feel a terrifying aura!

Feng Jiutian's expression changed. Although the formation was sturdy, it was not protected by a barrier. The tornado created by the crocodile beast was enough for everyone to see.

"Damn it!"

Feng Jiutian coldly cursed under her breath, summoned her killing technique, and charged into the formation! She was enveloped in a dense layer of battle qi for defense, and the Crimson Lotus Night Flame was imbued into her killing technique; she was prepared to deliver a fatal blow!

"Roar!"

The crocodile beast's furious roar continued, and as soon as Feng Jiutian rushed into the formation, the wind blades nearly shattered his rain shield.

"The weakest point of the crocodile beast is its waist guard. The skin there can be peeled off, and a thin layer like scales can be used to kill it directly."

Xuanji Zi hurriedly reminded Feng Jiutian, indicating that she should not recklessly rush in and fight the crocodile beast head-on.

Feng Jiutian was naturally aware of this. She hid behind the wind blades and quietly circled around to a place out of the crocodile beast's sight, where she began to circulate the water elemental energy in her dantian.

The ice crystals within the water elemental power contained an aura that suppressed heaven and earth. Feng Jiutian extracted a bit of it, condensed it into an ice blade, and floated beside him, waiting for an opportunity.

The crocodile roared in the wind, its limbs flailing wildly, as if it wanted to find the person who had harmed it and vent its anger.

Feng Jiutian remained hidden behind the invisible wind, and the crocodile beast could not see her presence at all.

As the formation gradually changed, the wind began to slowly shrink towards the crocodile beast, and Feng Jiutian followed the wind, slowly approaching the crocodile beast from behind.

Finally, just as the crocodile beast turned its head, Feng Jiutian moved!

With a whoosh, a black shadow flashed by in an instant, carrying a thick and powerful force as it slashed directly at the waist of the horned crocodile beast!

"Pfft!"

The dagger was as sharp as flesh, and the Crimson Lotus Night Flame exploded, penetrating directly into the crocodile beast's body, burning it under the impetus of Feng Jiutian's spiritual power.

"Ow..."

The crocodile beast's roar became hoarse and weak, but in an instant, its flesh inside was burned to ashes by the Crimson Lotus Night Fire!

"call."

As the wind gradually subsided, the crocodile beast, burned to the point of being reduced to only its skin and horn, fell to the ground, while Feng Jiutian was already covered in sweat.

"Finally killed it." Sweat dripped from Feng Jiutian's forehead and he took two steps back, feeling somewhat exhausted.

She raised her hand and shattered the array's core. The array disappeared, and the wind dissipated as well.

The appearance and disappearance of a thin tornado connecting heaven and earth were both strange, attracting the attention of several people, some of whom were already rushing towards Feng Jiutian.

Feng Jiutian picked up the crocodile beast skin and horn that had fallen to the ground. A gray inner core fell out from inside the skin and rolled on the ground.

"what?"

Xuanji Zi frowned upon seeing this and said, "A gray inner core? Try it and see if it has any attributes?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiutian picked up the inner core and infused it with elemental power. As the spiritual power penetrated deeper, her brows gradually furrowed. After a while, Feng Jiutian looked at Xuanji Zi and shook her head.

"It has no attributes."

Feng Jiutian said with a strange expression, "When I probed it with my spiritual power, it felt like entering a bottomless pit. Not only did it have no attributes, but it also gave me an indescribable strange feeling."

Feng Jiutian had never experienced this feeling before; it was somewhat dull and oppressive.

Xuanji Zi was stunned. He didn't know what Feng Jiutian had sensed. After a pause, he said, "Why don't we put it away for now and take a look later? By the way, don't let Jiu Yao see it."

When she said the last sentence, Xuanji Zi lowered her voice, clearly indicating that Jiu Yao's longing for the inner core was much deeper than his longing for the elixir itself.

If Jiu Yao were to see this peculiar inner core, wouldn't he swallow it whole?

Feng Jiutian added a small barrier to the bead to conceal its aura, and placed the inner core directly in the corner of the Void Spirit Cauldron.

As for the crocodile beast's skin, Feng Jiutian also put it away, and gave the horn to Xuanji Zi. Xuanji Zi hugged the horn and crawled back into the Void Spirit Cauldron, as if she was in a hurry to do something.

As for asking...

Feng Jiutian believed that one day Xuanji Zi would tell her herself. Rather than asking for a lie she didn't want to hear, she would rather wait for Xuanji Zi to confess.

Playing with the dagger in his hand, Feng Jiutian looked at Fuling Yue, who was tied to a tree, patted the dagger and said, "Now it's your turn."

"what?"

Fuling Yue watched a scene of Feng Jiutian killing the Horned Crocodile Beast and is still somewhat dazed, as if she is in a trance.

After a moment's pause, Fuling Yue tilted her head as if suddenly realizing something: "Are you asking me about some news?"

"It's good to know."

Feng Jiutian was pleased with Fuling Yue's sensibility and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Who inflicted these injuries on you? Don't tell me it was a demonic beast; I smell demonic energy."

Demons have a unique aura. Any mage who has cultivated to a high level can usually distinguish the aura of a demon. The more evil the demon, the more disgusting its aura.

Conversely, there are some demons who are extremely skilled in stealth techniques, but none of them are on the same level as the demon that injured Fuling Yue.

One reason why someone can completely conceal their demonic aura is that they are born of a demon but are inherently kind and have never harmed anyone, thus enabling them to control their demonic aura at will.

The second is the Demon King.

Neither of these could be the monster from the secret realm. Just by looking at the wounds on Fuling Yue's body, you can tell that this monster is definitely not a kind one. Not only that, it must have already harmed many people!

You'd be hard-pressed to find a demon who's pure and kind by nature—you'd be lucky to find one in a thousand. Demons are the epitome of evil, so don't even think about them being noble. With a few exceptions, it's simply impossible for them to be anything but!

"It's a demon."

Fu Lingyue's smile faded: "When I passed through the canyon to the east, I was attacked by something. It took a lot of effort to escape. While I was escaping, I happened to run into Mo Shen with two people walking in that direction. They were talking about following a woman."

At this point, Fuling Yue smiled and revealed two dimples, saying, "A total of ten people have entered this secret realm, eight of whom are men. Situ Ya is already dead, and I think this person is probably you, which is why I came to find you."

"So Mo Shen and the other two have almost reached that canyon?"

"I reckon the body is cold by now."

Fuling Yue twisted his body nonchalantly, and the rope binding him tightened even more. He looked pitifully at Feng Jiutian and asked aggrievedly, "When are you going to untie me?"

Feng Jiutian glanced at him indifferently and ignored Fuling Yue.

She couldn't believe that the assassin who casually mentioned dead people a second ago would look at his enemy with a wronged expression the next.