The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 787 - 293: Capture the ringleader first to catch the followers
Based on Lin Yun’s deduction, the legion commander is at the Divine King Rank, which is the same level as Qian Qian.
Lin Yun is not yet a God—and invincible in the Mortal Realm. Facing a Divine King in battle, he is most likely to lose.
The only advantage he has is his Canglan Protection.
The power of Canglan is at the Divine Emperor level. As long as he catches his enemy off guard, Lin Yun can achieve an instantaneous kill.
Finding the weakness is the key, just like how Impermanence met his end last time.
However, this is Demon Land, where the Demon Race has an inherent advantage when fighting on their home ground. Lin Yun doesn’t dare to be too reckless and can only progress steadily.
His goal is to delay the Demon Race from finding out when the barrier opens.
The barrier’s opening and the Demon Race’s invasion are inevitable events. Lin Yun doesn’t have the luxury of keeping it hidden forever.
All he can do is buy time. With enough time, perhaps Snow Maiden might ascend to Divine Emperor, and maybe Qian Qian as well.
Along with the battle among the four kings, where balance is always maintained, perhaps Lin Yu and Flower Fairy would also have their moments of ascension.
In short, without sufficient combat power, the best strategy is to delay.
Lin Yun decides to resort to a risky tactic.
It’s time to perform his true art of deception.
This is difficult and highly challenging.
You Mei is a minor character, unacquainted with the Demon Lord and easy to deceive, but the legion commander would have definitely met the Demon Lord. To deceive him, Lin Yun would need a new pretext.
Prepared, Lin Yun then said, "Take me to your legion commander!"
Hearing Lin Yun speak, You Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that her intel wasn’t precise enough, which displeased this noble. She didn’t dare to ask any questions and was shaking with fear just moments before.
Fortunately, it was nothing to do with her.
"As you command."
You Mei obediently responded and then knelt before Lin Yun, saying, "Please, my lord, mount."
Lin Yun: "..."
What is this nonsense?
If I don’t mount, will she see through my disguise?
Lin Yun didn’t want his plan to fail at the first step, and as someone higher in the hierarchy, he shouldn’t appear timid. Even if he made a mistake, so what?
With this thought, he boldly sat on You Mei’s waist.
You Mei’s waist was thin and soft, and Lin Yun was genuinely worried he would break her with his weight.
But he had clearly worried for nothing, as once he was aboard, You Mei did not change her prostrate posture. Instead, her slender legs quickly shortened and grew two additional ones.
A perfectly good Charm Demon suddenly turned into a Centaur Lady.
No, that’s not right—her lower half looked more like a deer.
This type of transformation was a triviality among the Demon Race, a basic skill.
But it was a mark of respect that only those of higher rank would receive the honor of being mounted by subordinates.
You Mei ran swiftly and steadily, causing no discomfort to Lin Yun.
As they traveled, the night of Demon Land arrived.
The solid ice melted into Demonic Qi, which surged out from beneath the ground. Lin Yun’s body naturally began to absorb these energies, drawing them inside.
You Mei didn’t dare sense the details of Lin Yun’s cultivation but carried him in a mad dash.
For Lin Yun, this was another round of automatic cultivation. He did not bother to pay attention to it, instead taking the opportunity to observe his surroundings.
He also saw many Demon Creatures killing and devouring each other, growing in the process.
These creatures were very much like the ones he had seen in the Land of Death.
The Demon Creatures didn’t dare to approach You Mei, and she was not attacked as she passed by. Her escorting Lin Yun through the sea of monsters was exhilarating for him.
Of course, the real excitement was yet to come.
As they neared the stronghold of the Tenth Legion, more and more Demons came into view.
Along the way, Lin Yun also saw Demons exploring toward the north where the barrier was. Seeing them confirmed how wise he had been not to harbor any false hopes.
The Tenth Legion and those of equal rank to You Mei each had three thousand, and there were an additional five hundred thousand lesser-ranked demon soldiers. With such a large number exploring the enchantment barrier, as long as one of them found that place and could return to report the news, a massive battle would no longer be distant. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Under such circumstances, only by resolving the issue with the legion commander would the remaining issues be easily addressed.
It was near Dragon City, where the Tenth Legion was located, that You Mei finally set Lin Yun down.
Entering in such a noticeable manner could attract unwanted attention, so she could only proceed on foot with Lin Yun.
When they entered the city, the guards did not perform a thorough inspection. You Mei, being an intermediate officer, had no problems showing her face and bringing someone in.
Lin Yun, however, watched the city atop the Demon Land with an undisturbed gaze.
There was nothing surprising about this; snakes have their holes, ants their nests, so it’s not strange for the Demon Race to build cities.
The architectural style was similar to that of humans, which was also not surprising.
The Demon Race and humans even looked alike! The commonalities between the two races were numerous, to the extent that they could intermarry and speak the same language, so it was not odd at all that they built structures in a similar style.
The ancient characters above the city gate were in Dragon Script, which Lin Yun also happened to recognize.
Dragon City, was it because the legion commander was a dragon?
While pondering, Lin Yun carefully observed the situation in Dragon City.
But You Mei suddenly stopped.
Above all, what You Mei was most concerned about on the way back with Lin Yun was encountering other people. With Lin Yun there, she wasn’t scared, but if any complications arose and ruined Lin Yun’s business, she might lose her reward.
However, this time she was lucky; she saw the Dragon Lord, the commander of the Tenth Legion.
"What’s wrong?"
"My lord, the Dragon Lord is right over there."
Although You Mei didn’t point out the direction, Lin Yun quickly located the Dragon Lord.
She was a woman dressed in black, and since Lin Yun was very familiar with dragons, he also sensed a tinge of Dragon Qi emanating from her.
This was another female dragon.
Lin Yun remembered that when he was learning the Dragon-Elephant Divine Skill, the monk had mentioned that female dragons were incredibly rare, much fewer in number than male dragons.
Perhaps it was simply a matter of luck!
The all-black-dressed woman had a cool and formidable aura.
Even though she had transformed into human shape, she hadn’t gotten rid of the two horns on her head,
Lin Yun noticed this detail; it appeared that in the Demon Race, having horns was a matter of pride. Among the commoners, those with horns walked with more swagger, while those without horns looked downcast.
Observing You Mei, no matter what form she took, the horns on her head were always there.
Remembering that Hu Yuling also had horns, Lin Yun gained another layer of understanding of the Demon Race.
Clearly, demons with horns held a higher status than those without.
However...
Wu Xin had no horns.
Could it be that she was also considered a common demon within the Demon Race?
Standing beside the Dragon Lord was a woman in purple attire.
The figure of this purple-clad woman was quite exaggerated, enough to be compared to Hu Yuling.
At first glance, she was a significant demon; she too did not have horns on her head.
The gaze of Lin Yun and You Mei quickly drew the Dragon Lord’s attention.
She turned her head and first saw You Mei, but soon shifted her gaze away, then it fell upon Lin Yun.
She hadn’t realized until she looked, and upon seeing, she couldn’t help but be startled.
Could there really be such an attractive demon in the Demon Land?
Why hadn’t she noticed him before?
Wait, what kind of demon was he, and why couldn’t she sense his bloodline?
