Someone Is Raising Demons!

Thinking of how many Xiao clan disciples outside were still tormented by demonic energy, Ye Feng gently closed his eyes. His divine sense surged like a tidal wave, blanketing an area of ten li. As he circulated his primal energy, uncanny black flames suddenly erupted over countless disciples! The sight startled quite a few people. Yet they soon froze in bewilderment. They felt no heat whatsoever from these bizarre flames. They did not even burn them; instead, the demonic energy coursing through their bodies was rapidly refined away the moment it met the fire. At this, an inexplicable warmth of gratitude welled within their hearts. To use flames to treat so many people all at once had to be an immense strain on the mind and spirit. Yet this was someone they had never seen before. Watching their blackened, suppurating wounds gradually mend, some Xiao clan disciples wept tears of relief at surviving the disaster. Not a few disciples had already perished after being infected by demonic energy; if Ye Feng had not intervened, they would have had no choice but to wait for death. At that moment, someone stared blankly toward Xiao Chen's residence in the rear mountains and murmured, "Eldest Young Master... what is he going to do..." "Sigh... Eldest Young Master... this time will probably break his heart." "Was the man who arrived with the Saintess a friend of Eldest Young Master?" Hearing this, a young man nearby nodded slightly and said in a grave voice, "Most likely, and they must be exceptionally close." "If not, under these circumstances where not a single one of our Xiao clan's distress calls received a reply..." "...who would have thought that in the end, Eldest Young Master's friend would rush to our aid regardless of the danger? Such kindness is greater than the heavens!" Besides, Ye Feng was extraordinarily strong; many of them had witnessed his fierce battle against that most powerful Abyss Demon earlier. To be such a young Void Refining Realm grand cultivator—it was hard to imagine just how monstrous his talent was. He even possessed a heavenly flame, capable of countering the Abyss Demon that had left everyone else completely helpless. Yet what overturned their preconceptions the most was Xiao Chen—the playboy they had mockingly dismissed as an utter failure! A man once notorious in the outside world had, armed only with a single spear, forcefully cleaved through the sealed realm domain. With his Blood God Spear, he had stood his ground and repelled that demon's attacks! His spear craft was nothing short of miraculous. Relying on his strength alone, he had held the monster at bay and indirectly saved many of his clansmen! Even ordinary disciples were devastated by what had happened to the Xiao clan, to say nothing of the eldest young master... Suddenly! Inside the room, Ye Feng's face changed drastically! He opened his palm, where five small demonic flames were burning. Yet Ye Feng watched helplessly as one of the demonic flames snuffed out, followed immediately by the second! Then the third... Until... The demonic flame in the center grew gargantuan, blazing furiously! Yet this sight lasted for only a single breath before the demonic flame seemed forcibly snuffed out by a tremendous power! At that moment, Ye Feng's breath caught! Glancing back at the soundly sleeping Xiao Chen, he flickered forward and stepped out of the sealing barrier. When he found Meng Wanshu, she was helping tend to several severely injured Xiao clan disciples. He also saw many patrol guards from the Meng clan lending a hand in rescuing people. Seeing Ye Feng's slightly flustered look, Meng Wanshu immediately furrowed her brows. Exchanging a glance, the two retreated into a side hall. With a wave of her hand, she laid down several layers of barriers, then looked toward Ye Feng with a solemn expression. "What's wrong? Did something happen?" "Xiao Chen... how is he right now?" Ye Feng knew she was asking about Xiao Chen's emotional state. "He wept for a while and has fallen asleep." "I think... I know the Abyss Demon's purpose in appearing here!" The young woman's brow remained tightly furrowed as she spoke in a low voice. "That creature is called an Abyss Demon? How do you know?" Ye Feng explained briefly to her, then stared straight into her eyes and said in a grave voice, "Someone... is raising demons!!" "What?! Raising demons?" Ye Feng nodded heavily. "Yes! They are raising demons!" "Demons... are born of the wicked thoughts in one's heart. They feed on cultivators' essence and blood to strengthen themselves." "There were five Abyss Demons in total this time, but they were all devoured by the strongest one, pushing its cultivation close to the Body Integration Realm." Meng Wanshu gasped upon hearing this. When the Abyss Demon's realm and aura had merely been on par with theirs, it had already been so difficult to deal with. If the Abyss Demon had managed to devour the others back then, they would have been in grave danger. "Then how did you find out?" Ye Feng's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice, "Along the way, as I killed those other Abyss Demons, I used the properties of the Yinming Profound Flame to leave a wisp of flame inside each of them." "I didn't think much of it at the time, just did it on a whim." "Because Boss always used to tell me to look three steps ahead whenever I act." At this point, Ye Feng's voice paused slightly. At the thought of what Xiao Chen would have to face upon waking, coupled with the fact that Li Guanqi's secluded cultivation for Void Returning still showed no movement, an irritable restlessness weighed heavily on his heart. Ye Feng sighed, collected his thoughts, and continued: "Still, I don't understand why they would target the Xiao clan, which is so close to the boundary of the Shenbao Domain!" "Moreover, the Xiao clan's patriarch, Xiao Yue, was also a Void Refining Realm grand cultivator. Were they really that confident they could wipe out the Xiao clan entirely?" Meng Wanshu's eyes flickered, and suddenly a cold glint flashed in the depths of her gaze. Her eyes casually darted toward a certain patch of void outside the barrier. The instant their eyes met, both of their auras surged to their absolute peak. Unless... an even stronger enemy was hiding in the shadows! Boom! Boom! In the span of a breath, Meng Wanshu unfurled her domain barrier, and the sword in her hand achieved its Apocalypse release! "Apocalypse: Frozen World!" Ye Feng also completed his Soul Release as his Sword Ruins hummed. Under the eruption of majestic sword intent, ghostly qi instantly engulfed his right hand, and eerie, ethereal flames enveloped the space a thousand zhang away! Boom! Swish! Swish! The instant both powers locked down space, the two figures teleported over. Terrifying frost energy suffused the void. Clasping her longsword with both hands, Meng Wanshu slashed down fiercely and shouted, "Grand Cosmos Frost Slash!!" Ghostly qi turned Ye Feng's right eye grim and chilling. With a ferocious scowl, he slashed out a sword radiance with all his might! "Purgatory: Abyssal Ghost!!" Boom! The two majestic sword beams slashed toward the heavens with lightning speed! Space shattered at the impact. In an instant, the skies churned, and fierce gales whipped up. The biting astral winds made their robes whip loudly. Suddenly! A thick, jet-black finger spanning a full hundred zhang manifested from the void. The colossal finger was completely pitch-black, coursing with bizarre black primal energy as thick and dark as ink. Even the whorls on the finger were distinctly visible, carrying a terrifying might that sent chills down the spine. The giant finger collided with the sword radiances, setting off a deafening explosion. The shockwave from the blast shattered the void within a thousand zhang in an instant! With the clash at its center, every mountain peak and building was demolished into ruins in that moment! Ye Feng and Meng Wanshu were violently flung back over a thousand zhang, the powerful shockwave forcing a large mouthful of blood from both of their lips simultaneously. Under their shocked gazes, a mysterious black-robed figure appeared beneath the giant finger, an appalling pressure saturating the void. With merely a downward point of the figure's finger, the shattered giant finger re-formed amidst the billowing dust of the explosion and bore down to crush the two! Fierce howling winds made their robes whip furiously as an overwhelming sense of oppression slammed toward them!