r18novel Chapter 384 - 236: Camp Riot
Chapter 384 - 236: Camp Riot
A group of Beast Demons busily butchered the captured mortals. They had the heads of beasts and the bodies of men, with grotesque features. Wielding sharp, ox-ear knives, they carved chunks of flesh from the mortals tied to wooden stakes.
At first, the pained curses and pleas for mercy from the mortals could be heard. Then, only weak, listless gasps remained. In the end, even those faint breaths ceased.
Silence.
The Ox Power Demons sat on the ground in a boisterous, chaotic mass.
As Mid Tier Celestial Demons, an Ox Power Demon’s chances of advancing to Tier Two were not much different from that of a Cultivator with mediocre aptitude. Among the many Ox Power Demons present, the Tier Two ones were exceedingly rare, and they all went to sit with the Elephant Power Demons.
Their status was higher, allowing them to feast on the flesh and blood alone, unlike the majority of the Ox Power Demons who were crammed together, eating whatever the Beast Demons brought them.
However, these Ox Power Demons had their own brand of cunning. Some of the Beast Demons that carried the food into their midst never made it back out, and were promptly devoured and shared amongst them.
Niu Wu Zong was a prime example of this, not only scrounging up a large thigh but also snatching half a Beast Demon for himself.
"Brother Zhenyuan."
As he spoke, he tore a large strip of flesh from the thigh and handed it to Yang Jing.
"I’ve gotten sick of this stuff over the past few days. I’ll just eat this half of a Beast Demon instead."
Yang Jing said, pointing at the Beast Demon that had been brutally torn in two.
Niu Wu Zong had no objection.
These mortals had weak Blood Qi and no Spirit Roots; eating them was purely for the taste. In terms of benefiting one’s Cultivation, they were inferior to the Beast Demons.
Yang Jing took the Beast Demon from Niu Wu Zong. This one had the head of a rat and was only about four feet tall. The Demonic Qi within its body was incredibly sparse, almost non-existent.
As the weakest of the Celestial Demons, the Beast Demons’ ability to survive in the Outer Realm—and even become the most numerous type of Celestial Demon—meant they naturally had their own unique advantages.
Their Life Force was incredibly tenacious. The Beast Demon in Yang Jing’s hands, for example, was still alive despite only being an upper torso. Its two filthy hands were constantly making bowing motions, as if begging for mercy.
Yang Jing imitated the other Ox Power Demons, pretending to devour the Beast Demon ravenously. In reality, it was just an illusion conjured by his Nine Illusion Mirage Demon Qi.
He pulled the Beast Demon into his Inner World.
"What an appetite, Brother Zhenyuan!"
Seeing Yang Jing devour half a Beast Demon in a few quick bites, Niu Wu Zong eagerly began to feast on the thigh, biting into the hard leg bone with a loud CRUNCH.
He didn’t even let the bone fragments go to waste, wiping them from the corners of his mouth and tossing them back in.
"Damn the Eastern Demon Sect, they’re so stingy! This little bit of meat isn’t even enough to get stuck in your teeth."
Having licked it clean, he began to shout and curse in dissatisfaction.
After losing over half their number, the Beast Demons cowered in the distance, no longer daring to venture deep among the Ox Power Demons to deliver the meat. Instead, they just tossed the carved chunks of flesh into the horde from afar.
This immediately caused the Ox Power Demons to fight amongst themselves, descending into a chaotic brawl.
The Dragon Power Demons, Elephant Power Demons, and Tier Two Elephant Power Demons stood on high ground, enjoying their fresh meal of flesh and blood while watching the monkey show below.
Relying on his great height and strength, Niu Wu Zong snatched several pieces of flesh and battered a few of the other Ox Power Demons who tried to compete with him until they were bloody.
Watching this scene, Yang Jing had a sudden idea. He sank his consciousness into his Inner World.
The Beast Demon was huddled in a corner of the Inner World, trembling as it stared at the Red Yin Death Demon and the Five Aggregates Demon, who were bound by the Grand Cave True Thunder Demon-Suppressing Chain.
Such High Tier Celestial Demons could have annihilated it with a single breath. Yet now, they were bound tightly in this unknown space like dead dogs.
Nearly half of the Red Yin Death Demon, which was at the Great Celestial Demon Realm, had already vanished. It lay on the ground, its state of life or death unknown.
The Five Aggregates Demons still had some life in them. One of them even tried to manipulate the Beast Demon’s five senses to torture some useful information out of it.
But the moment it mobilized its Demonic Qi, the Grand Cave True Thunder Demon-Suppressing Chain binding its body activated, electrocuting it and causing it to shriek in agony.
The Five Aggregates Demon let out a pained wail, its illusory body curling into a ball.
The sudden eruption of the Great Cave True Thunder almost scared the Beast Demon’s soul from its body. A single wisp of the pitch-black True Thunder’s aura that leaked out was nearly enough to annihilate it.
It let out a terrified SQUEAK.
Just then, an illusory figure suddenly appeared in the Inner World.
Yang Jing looked at the cowering Beast Demon and lifted it into the air with his Magical Power.
This Beast Demon was likely summoned by a Demon Cultivator from the Eastern Demon Sect to perform menial tasks. But having been around, it might know a lot of valuable intelligence.
The Beast Demon was already terrified beyond its limits. In response to Yang Jing’s interrogation, it held nothing back, spilling every last bit of information it knew like beans from a jar.
"Are you sure? This place is only guarded by three Foundation Establishment and seventeen Qi Cultivation Demon Cultivators?"
Yang Jing’s eyes suddenly lit up.
The Beast Demon nodded repeatedly, almost shaking its head right off its neck.
All Celestial Demons were thralls of the Instantaneous Demon Venerable, not bound by the Eastern Demon Sect’s Banishment spells, so the Sect wasn’t afraid of them causing trouble.
Yang Jing’s eyes narrowed, and he silently withdrew this wisp of his Divine Fragment back into his sea of consciousness.
Back in the valley, the Beast Demons were still cautiously tossing chunks of chopped flesh to the Ox Power Demons. Some of the weaker or injured Ox Power Demons had retreated to the corners, silently Breathing and Exhaling Demon Qi to recover from their wounds.