This Dragon Power Demon came from the Demon-Catching Tripod. It was a Celestial Demon that Yang Jing captured in the tripod during his magical combat with the Cyan Demon Ancestor. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

While he was at the White Dragon Academy, the Demon-Catching Tripod had remained tucked away in his Storage Bag, making it inconvenient to use. Because the tripod couldn’t operate at full power, the Celestial Demon imprisoned within was being refined with excruciating slowness.

Unexpectedly, this had in turn provided Yang Jing with the means to frame Dong Xixian.

The Outer Celestial Demons that Cyan Demon Ancestor had collected in his Demon-Calling Banner were all High Tier, and Dragon Power Demons were among them.

Having read numerous travelogues at the White Dragon Academy, Yang Jing naturally gained a deeper understanding of the Dong Family’s history. Eight thousand years ago, the Dong Family had suffered a Dragon Demon Uprising.

The Dong Family raised many Dragon Beasts, but due to their degenerated bloodlines, most of them progressed slowly when cultivating the Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture. Consequently, using them as Guardian Beasts to practice the Great Cave Spirit Scripture would only hinder their master’s own cultivation.

The issue wasn’t scarcity, but inequity. A disciple from a branch family of the Dong clan fell to the Demon Dao, summoning a Dragon Power Demon from the Outer Realm to possess a Dragon Beast and further his own cultivation.

The uprising was devastating. The three Dongs paid an immense price to quell it, and from that day forward, they maintained a strict prohibition against any Dong Family disciple practicing Demon Skills.

"This... this Celestial Demon has nothing to do with me! I don’t know how it appeared on the Flying Boat."

Dong Xixian’s expression began to show a hint of panic.

"Perhaps someone else on the Flying Boat summoned it."

"You can save that for the Demon Patrol Envoys from the Eastern Army Governor’s Mansion."

Yang Jing’s gaze suddenly fell upon the Profound Whale. Ever since arriving on deck, he had been carefully observing the changes in Dong Xixian’s expression.

After the Dragon Power Demon appeared, Dong Xixian’s eyes had subtly darted toward the Profound Whale’s head no less than seven times.

So, he simply leaped into the air and flew to the top of the Profound Whale’s head.

"What do you think you’re doing?!"

Dong Xixian moved to stop him but was immediately restrained by Iron Head. Without borrowing Magical Power from his Demon King, he was no match for Iron Head at all.

The Demon King he had a Spirit Contract with also wanted to act, but was intimidated by Zuoqiu Feng’s Five Evils Demon-Slaying Flying Saber.

"Dong Xixian is suspected of practicing Demon Skills! If you surrender without a fight, you might be shown leniency. But if you resist, are you all ignorant of the Dong Kingdom’s laws?!"

Seeing that the situation had completely turned in his favor, Dong Xiji immediately stepped forward, shouting to stop the Dong Family disciples on the two Flying Boats.

Yang Jing landed on the Profound Whale. He first tried to investigate with his Bright Qi Talent, but the tough whale flesh perfectly blocked his probe. He placed his hand on the Profound Whale’s coarse skin.

"My apologies, Great Saint!"

The next moment, streams of Kui Water True Thunder surged from his palm, instantly forming a net of lightning that enveloped the entire massive Profound Whale.

The Cultivators collecting blood beneath the Profound Whale looked up at the ceaselessly dancing, pitch-black True Thunder, which crackled with the sound of a thousand chirping birds. Terrified, they hastily packed up their vessels and fled, deathly afraid the True Thunder would fall from the sky and land on their heads.

Kui Water is a form of yin water, so the thunder it generates has a pliant and pervasive nature, capable of seeping in anywhere.

Under Yang Jing’s control, the Kui Water True Thunder drilled into the Profound Whale’s body through the various wounds on its surface, penetrating deep inside. The Profound Whale’s corpse was immense, and the darting Kui Water True Thunder spread continuously throughout its interior, leaving no corner untouched.

Suddenly, Yang Jing’s expression changed.

’Found you!’

A sharp shriek of a Flying Sword rang out. The Celestial Waterfall Sword in his Dantian sensed its master’s boiling killing intent and shot into the air.

The next instant, the sword produced a Sword Qi Thunder Sound and burst forth with a five-colored Sword Light.

This strike was fueled by all of Yang Jing’s insights from the Positive and Negative Five Elements Sword Mantra, the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Swordsmanship, and the Sword Qi Canon. Furthermore, it was propelled by the Five Elements True Slaughter, condensed from the Magical Power of his Tai Shi Five Elements True Talisman Scripture.

Enhanced by the Five Elements Great Escape Divine Techniques, it was the most formidable strike he had unleashed since he began his cultivation.

The killing intent rising from the Flying Sword sent a chill through even the Golden Core Realm Dragon Beast Demon King. Dong Xiji, who was also proficient in Swordsmanship, retreated several steps, a single thought racing through his mind: ’So this is Yang Jing’s true power.’

’Could a Foundation Establishment Cultivator really possess such might?’

BOOM!

The Celestial Waterfall Sword plunged downward, leaving a five-colored streak in its path, and pierced through the Profound Whale’s body in a single strike.

Only after the Flying Sword had completely passed through the Profound Whale’s body did everyone present hear the thunderous boom of the sword displacing the air.

The Profound Whale’s flesh was known to be so tough that it could withstand attacks from the Flying Boat’s Arrays. Even though it had softened considerably after death, having lost the reinforcement of its Magical Power, piercing it with a single sword strike remained an incredible feat.

BOOM!

The Celestial Waterfall Sword plunged straight down and slammed into the ground, blasting out a crater several dozen feet deep.

"There’s something impaled on the sword!"

shouted the sharp-eyed Dong Xiji.

The Golden Core Realm Demon King let out a roar and was about to lunge forward, but it was blocked by the Five Evils Demon-Slaying Flying Saber.

"If you dare make a move, I’ll twist his head right off."

Iron Head immediately activated his Bone Stretching technique, placing a hand on Dong Xixian’s head, ready to crush it at any moment.

Yang Jing drifted down, flying toward the ground.

Impaled on the tip of the Celestial Waterfall Sword was the Mermaid.

But now, her previous beauty was gone. Instead, her body was covered in green scales and red feathers, and even her face was coated in fine scales, rendering her completely unrecognizable.

Her two chicken-claw-like hands were desperately gripping the tip of the Celestial Waterfall Sword as billowing Demonic Qi poured out, resisting the ceaselessly pulsing Sword Gang on the blade.

"What formidable Swordsmanship,"

the Mermaid said to Yang Jing in a hoarse voice.

Yang Jing remained expressionless, looking down at her.

"When did you possess her? Why didn’t my Profound Pure Demon-Locking Spell work?"

"Such heavy killing intent... In my current state, I can’t possibly answer your questions properly."

The Demonic Qi and Sword Gang clashed violently, emitting a series of sharp crackles.

"Where is the West Sea Great Saint’s Primordial Spirit?"

Although the West Sea Great Saint’s power had been greatly diminished after the possession, his Primordial Spirit’s status as a Nascent Soul would not just disappear. The possessed body may have died, but the Primordial Spirit might not have.

Suddenly, the Mermaid possessed by the Human Demon whipped her long tail, and the fin on it sliced toward Yang Jing like a sharp blade.

With a single-handed gesture, Yang Jing unleashed a dazzling bolt of Taixiao True Thunder.

The Mermaid was struck head-on by the True Thunder. Her entire body was sent flying, carving a trench dozens of yards long in the ground. Amidst the rising dust, arcs of electricity flashed like flood dragons and true dragons.

Yang Jing channeled his Magical Power, and the Celestial Waterfall Sword, hovering in the air, erupted with a dazzling Sword Gang. With a Sword Qi Thunder Sound, it instantly slashed through the layers of dust, shooting straight toward the Mermaid in the haze.

CLANG!

With a loud bang, the dust was completely blown away. A new phoenix head had sprouted from the Mermaid’s neck. The phoenix head’s eyes glowed with red light, and its sharp beak had caught the Celestial Waterfall Sword.

The sharp Sword Gang ground against his beak, sending out a shower of fiery sparks.

"You brat, you think you’ve got me cornered just because I’m only a remnant soul right now?"

An androgynous voice spoke from the phoenix head’s mouth. He was somewhat surprised by the power of the Flying Sword. An ordinary Flying Sword caught in his beak like this would have been like a fish on a chopping block, completely powerless to resist.

But this Flying Sword, he had to clamp down with all his might just to keep it from flying away.

"I don’t need to kill you. I just have to wait for the Dong Family’s Golden Core Cultivators to arrive."

Yang Jing said after glancing at Dong Xiji on the Flying Boat.

"However, right now, I really do want to kill you with my own hands."

The next instant, Yang Jing used an Escape Technique and appeared in front of the Human Demon. He clapped his palms together, and immeasurable amounts of Taixiao True Thunder and Great Cave True Thunder shot forth from his hands.

The Human Demon’s pupils shrank abruptly. He hadn’t expected Yang Jing to be able to unleash these two types of Celestial Thunder so casually, and with such ridiculous power.

He flung the Flying Sword from his mouth, and the Demonic Qi in his palm condensed into a Demon Saber.

"Slash!"

A crescent-shaped Blade Gang shot out like lightning, striking the True Thunder.

The Blade Gang and True Thunder clashed violently, instantly triggering a massive explosion.

"That’s the Nightman Blade Scripture from the Eastern Demon Sect!"

Dong Xiji cried out in alarm from the Flying Boat. He had recognized the Saber Technique the Human Demon was using at a glance. In disbelief, he turned his head to look at Dong Xixian.

"You’re actually working with the Eastern Demon Sect!?"

Yang Jing caught the Celestial Waterfall Sword that had been flung away and, with a single slash, cut through the chaotic Spiritual Qi that had been stirred up by the Blade Gang and True Thunder.

The Human Demon, clearly realizing that Golden Core Cultivators from the Dong Kingdom would soon arrive now that its identity was exposed, had no intention of fighting Yang Jing to the death. It transformed directly into a streak of fire and fled.

The Nine Nether Ghost Car Scripture was a Cultivation Technique created after the Nine Phoenix Demon Contamination, and it recorded a Fire Escape Technique. As a Demon Cultivator who had used this scripture to form a Demon Infant, the Human Demon had naturally mastered Fire Escape.

Compared to other Escape Techniques, Fire Escape had an extremely fast burst of speed, reaching its maximum velocity in the span of a breath.

Yang Jing transformed into a streak of lightning and pursued the streak of fire. One streak of lightning, one streak of fire, one chased and one fled. In an instant, they both vanished from everyone’s sight.

Once they were out of everyone’s sight, Yang Jing instantly accelerated. With just a flicker, he overtook the Human Demon despite starting later. A dazzling Ren Water Sword Gang slashed out, fiercely striking the Human Demon’s fiery Escape Form and knocking it out of its flight.

The Human Demon, holding the Demon Saber formed from Demonic Qi, stared fixedly at Yang Jing with its pair of phoenix eyes.

"You brat, are you sure you’re not some old Nascent Soul monster who’s been reincarnated through possession?"

Yang Jing said nothing, simply summoning the Demon-Catching Tripod.

"Will you enter this tripod willingly, or must I beat you half to death before throwing you in?"

’The Human Demon is cunning. Only by imprisoning it in the tripod will I get a few words of truth out of it.’

Seeing the various Celestial Demon Patterns on the Demon-Catching Tripod, the Human Demon’s eyelids twitched violently.

"Where did you get this tripod? Is the Western Demon Sect trying to reforge the Demon-Catching Tripod again?!"

When Yang Jing had his Magical Combat with the Cyan Demon Ancestor, the Human Demon had not yet descended from the Outer Realm, so it had no idea the tripod existed.

"You’re about to die, and you’re still worried about Outer Celestial Demons? You really are a loyal dog. What comes next is my full power. I hope you can withstand it."