Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 1007 - 273: Shangwu State Preceptor, Golden Hoop Treasure

The territory of the Shangwu Dynasty was vast and expansive, with many places so desolate and uninhabited that no one dared to set foot there.

This barren land of death was one such place where nobody dared to venture.

The reason was that this land was filled with an eerie demonic aura. To even approach it was to feel a chill spreading throughout your body, the hairs on your skin standing on end.

Moreover...

Within hundreds of miles, the land was barren, the ground barely sustaining some trees and wild grass without yielding any crops. It wasn’t fertile soil at all.

Under these conditions, even fewer people wanted to live there or even come close to such a place for fear of demons and ghosts.

Indeed, their suspicions weren’t unfounded; it was true that there were demons and ghosts here, including a Great Demon—the Black Peng Demon Venerate!

This place was not devoid of living beings, but aside from some wild beasts, the followers of the Black Peng Demon Venerate were the only ones around.

Yes... even a demon like the Black Peng Demon Venerate had many devout followers.

Most of these followers were human, for it couldn’t always attend to matters personally and needed numerous subordinates.

In this world, what creatures were most abundant as subordinates?

Humans, of course!

Those...

He considered humans to be of no use and had already turned them into food.

And those he deemed somewhat useful had been taken as his followers to do his bidding.

Thus, at the command of the Black Peng Demon Venerate, a great many demon followers immediately set out from this desolate wasteland.

The Black Peng Demon Venerate, of course, didn’t expect these minions to be able to handle Qiulong Temple’s Fan Wu, who had slain his older brother. He only needed to use these followers as bait to lure Qiulong Temple’s Fan Wu out of Guardian City.

As for itself?

It immediately set out to look for its other brother—the Qing Lion Demon Sovereign!

The Qing Lion Demon Sovereign, the Laws-Phantom Demon Venerable, and the Black Peng Demon Venerate...

These three Great Demons were the San Qing Supreme Demon, perpetrating numerous evils in the territory of the Shangwu Dynasty over the years.

Throughout those years...

Countless people had perished directly or indirectly at their hands.

Perhaps hundreds of thousands, even millions.

The Black Peng Demon Venerate had only been on the road for half an hour before arriving at another place filled with a demonic aura, another wasteland.

And this territory belonged to the Qing Lion Demon Sovereign!

Arriving there, the Black Peng Demon Venerate transformed into an immense black Peng and soared high in the sky.

When it reached the center of this territory, it saw a massive range of mountains below, and within those mountains was a large cave.

The cavern was so vast that even the Black Peng Demon Venerate felt absurdly oversized.

It swooped down and transformed into a half-human, half-demon form before steadily landing on the ground.

"Big brother! Big brother!"

The Black Peng Demon Venerate had just arrived and was shouting outside the cave, "I’ve finally found that damn Qiulong Temple Fan Wu’s whereabouts; he’s in Guardian City of the Shangwu Dynasty! That accursed human killed our second brother—we must... take revenge for him!"

Amidst its clamorous shouting, a half-human, half-demon in the form of a Qing Lion stepped out of the cave.

This Qing Lion was even larger and taller than the Black Peng Demon Venerate.

On its lion’s face... was a massive scar.

It was difficult to imagine what sort of person could have left such a scar on this terrifying demon.

Upon seeing the Black Peng Demon Venerate, the Qing Lion Demon Sovereign, with a stern face and severe tone, spoke, "Today is not the day for avenging our second brother. Let’s speak of other matters tomorrow."

Such a response made the eyes of the Black Peng Demon Venerate bulge, and its beak involuntarily gaped slightly.

The expression it revealed was akin to a human looking utterly dumbfounded.

The Black Peng Demon Venerate immediately grew anxious and protested, "What do you mean by this, big brother? After finally finding the whereabouts of that Qiulong Temple Fan Wu, you say today isn’t the right time?"

It grabbed the Qing Lion Demon Sovereign’s solid shoulder, its hand barely able to encompass it, "Have you forgotten the vow we made on Penglai Demon Island? Have you forgotten the friendship between us three demon brothers? Has the thousand-plus years we’ve spent in the Shangwu Dynasty made you forget... that you are a demon?"

"Do you remember the scar on your face? Back on Penglai Demon Island, if our second brother hadn’t quickly pulled you aside, you would’ve had more than just one scar on your face—you might even have had your head split open by that creature’s claw!"

The Qing Lion Demon Sovereign, with a sullen face and a lowered voice, replied, "Third brother, don’t be so agitated. It’s not that I don’t want to avenge our second brother, but truly, today is not the time."

Amidst the slight dispute between the two demons, another voice echoed from within the cave, "What’s causing such a commotion outside? Judging by the noise, Black Peng must have arrived, right?"