In the sky, the celestial demon watched the scattering crowds without moving, as if observing a juggling act.
"Run, the more you fear, the happier I become!"
He was a demon who grew by absorbing emotions and souls, and the fear of humans was part of what he could absorb.
Therefore, he reveled in witnessing such a scene.
He even felt a surge of excitement, an uncontrollable killing intent enveloping the valley.
These fleeing people scrambled like headless flies in the valley, but no matter how they tried, they could not escape.
This was because the entire valley had been enveloped in an illusion by the celestial demon, a fact these people were unaware of.
However, there was a group within the caravan that remained remarkably calm, standing their ground and warily observing the celestial demon's figure in the sky.
This group was the guards whose cultivation had been concealed, discovered earlier by Xu Chuan.
They had formed a circle, with a carriage at its center, tightly guarding it.
This made Xu Chuan curious about the identity of the person inside the carriage, worthy of these martial artists concealing their cultivation and identities to escort them.
As Xu Chuan pondered, the celestial demon in the sky finally revealed its true form.
Perhaps it was because enough fear had been gathered, necessitating its true form for absorption.
"What delicious emotional power, it's been so many years since I last absorbed!"
As its true form appeared, it opened its massive maw and drank in the condensed emotional powers, a look of enjoyment on its face.
Seizing this opportunity, Xu Chuan's eyes flickered, and information about this celestial demon appeared before him.
[Name: Wuti]
[Race: Demon – Celestial Demon]
[Realm: Samsara Realm, Eighth Level]
[Talent: Rare as a Thousand Years]
[Fate: Plagued by Misfortune (White), On the Brink of Death (White), Unaccepted by Heaven and Earth (White)]
[Divine Abilities: Emotion Control, Illusion]
[Life Script: Stepping Stone Script]
[Life Trajectory: The vanguard of the demon invasion of the Profound Heaven Continent. He was supposed to scout for the demon army, but due to gluttony, he was discovered by a human powerhouse. To avoid alarming the demon army, he was sealed. After time passed, the seal broke, and he seized the opportunity to escape. He encountered this merchant caravan and ultimately died due to backlash when attempting to devour He Chen's soul.]
[Opportunity: None]
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Good heavens!
Three white fate threads, who else but him would die!
No wonder He Chen, a mere mortal, could cause a backlash; it wasn't just because of He Chen's special fate, but this celestial demon's fate was even more extraordinary!
Xu Chuan turned to look at his younger brother beside him, who was currently in a state of panic, still unable to recover from his fear.
Yet, it was precisely this person who would eventually cause a backlash against the celestial demon, seize its identity, and become a human infiltrator!
After devouring all the emotions, Wuti began to prepare to devour the people on the ground.
*Whoosh.*
He pounced directly into the crowd, grabbed a person, and began to consume them.
In a few bites, a living person was devoured and absorbed, leaving only their clothes to flutter in the wind.
"Human flesh and blood, still as delicious and intoxicating as ever!" Wuti's expression of enjoyment deepened after consuming one person.
Such a brutal scene caused the crowd to become even more frantic.
Screams, cries, and curses erupted endlessly.
"Protect the young lady!"
Witnessing this, the guards' expressions became even more solemn.
They sensed that this celestial demon was extremely powerful!
"Attack him, kill him!"
With a shout, all the guards stopped hiding and revealed their true cultivation.
Instantly, the entire valley was enveloped by the aura of martial artists, and the black mist was suppressed and dissipated considerably.
There were about twenty to thirty guards in this group, and the leader was only one step away from breaking through to the Samsara Realm.
Facing such a lineup, ordinary martial artists of the first or second level of the Samsara Realm might have perished.
However, they were facing a demon whose strength was comparable to the eighth level of the Samsara Realm!
They had no chance of winning!
But the others in the valley were unaware of this situation.
The moment these guards revealed their cultivation.
Those still fleeing in the valley all showed expressions of having escaped a disaster.
Some even began to shout.
"We're saved!"
"Wonderful, esteemed martial artists, quickly slay this demon!"
"Yes, this demon is too hateful, kill him quickly!"
Even He Chen, who had been standing beside Xu Chuan, showed a look of relief from imminent death.
He had previously tried to drag Xu Chuan to escape with him, but after seeing those scrambling yet unable to escape, he abandoned the idea and sat by Xu Chuan's side awaiting death.
However, the appearance of so many martial artists at this moment gave him hope for survival.
But compared to the optimism of these people, the guards remained solemn, not daring to relax in the slightest.
"Kill!"
With a command from the lead martial artist, all the guards unleashed their strongest techniques and charged towards the celestial demon Wuti.
No further commands were needed; their movements were unified, directly targeting the celestial demon.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!!"
Sounds rang out as their attacks landed on Wuti.
However, the moment these attacks struck him, he transformed into a mass of black mist, easily evading all of them.
When the aftershocks of the attacks dissipated, Wuti's figure coalesced in the air once more.
"Excellent, excellent, excellent! I didn't expect so many martial artists among these mortals. What a great gift!"
"By devouring you, I will surely recover to my peak!"
Wuti's blood-red eyes swept across the guards, laughing heartily.
The flesh and souls of martial artists were great tonics for him!
After being sealed for so many years, he needed martial artists to restore himself!
He loved the flesh and souls of human martial artists the most; otherwise, he wouldn't have been discovered and sealed due to his gluttony in the first place.
The failed attack caused many martial artists to feel a sense of dread.
They had underestimated the strength of this demon; he was not as they had imagined.
However, what happened next made their hearts tremble.
Wuti transformed into black mist again, sweeping towards the guard formation with lightning speed.
Instantly, nearly ten martial artists with relatively lower cultivation were devoured by him.
Screams erupted one after another.
"Demon, how dare you! Today is your death day!"
The lead martial artist, seeing his own men being devoured, let out a furious roar. He then took out a talisman from his storage ring and prepared to activate it.
This talisman was their trump card; even a ninth-level Samsara Realm expert would not fare well against it.
Given the current situation, it had to be used.
"Die!"
The talisman was activated, emitting a brilliant golden light that instantly dispelled the black mist in the valley. Following this, dozens of golden arrows appeared in the sky, each imbued with terrifying power.
These arrows were all aimed at the celestial demon Wuti.