An hour was enough.
The Southern Scale Seahorse Tribe had indeed mastered teleportation arrays, and Nan Yiqiang carried a small one with him.
It was only ten feet in diameter, incapable of teleporting people or objects weighing more than ten pounds.
However, it was very convenient for transmitting intelligence.
Nan Yiqiang sent a jade slip imbued with his unique aura, reporting the situation on Rendao Island.
After three more confirmations, the other side, assured that Nan Yiqiang had truly captured Rendao Island, immediately began preparations for the entire tribe's migration.
Yang Hong also immediately collected Nan Yiqiang into his scale space.
He still didn't dare to kill Nan Yiqiang and the other demon lords yet; keeping them alive was good for testing medicines.
The crucial point was that he dared not kill them.
Once Nan Yiqiang died, the eighth-tier demon lords of the Zhou Que Sea Domain would know immediately and use their soul lamps to pinpoint the general location.
At that point, Yang Hong would be in danger.
The remaining Southern Scale Seahorse Tribe finally arrived half a year later.
Led by Nan Yiqiang, who had been driven to idiocy by Yang Hong’s drug experiments, they all entered Huamu City.
Then, Yang Hong once again used the "Six Harmony Captive Tiger Array" in conjunction with Yu Kewei's "Pudu Demonic Sound" to convert all the demon race members.
The five seventh-tier demon lords were also captured by Yang Hong into his scale space.
With one experience, the operation became much simpler.
Meanwhile, the over a million seahorse demon beasts that had remained outside Rendao Island were directly imprisoned by Yang Hong using arrays.
The crisis on Rendao Island was temporarily resolved!
"Master, I've converted too many demon race members. Perhaps we should kill some."
As soon as the seahorse demon beasts were all confined, Yu Kewei found Yang Hong to complain.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Hong examined Yu Kewei from head to toe, worried she might have a problem.
"Master, I often hear the chirping sounds of those seahorses in my ears.
The demon race members converted by the 'Pudu Demonic Sound' form a slight connection with me. When the number is small, I don't feel anything.
But as more demon race members are converted, I can vaguely hear their voices. Now it's so noisy that I can't cultivate.
I'm afraid if this continues, I'll suffer qi deviation."
As she spoke, Yu Kewei's expression grew more distressed, her small face contorted as if squeezed dry.
"Hmm? The 'Pudu Demonic Sound' has such after-effects?"
"Mmm-hmm, it does have after-effects."
Yang Hong was taken aback and then looked at the "Infiltration Return System," which he hadn't paid attention to for a while.
However, the system's description of "Pudu Demonic Sound" did not mention any after-effects.
It seemed to be a hidden attribute.
Perhaps it had no after-effects when used by Yang Hong, but others might experience its intended side effects.
"Kewei, try converting those demon race members using the 'Great Brightness Buddhist Scripture' to see if it can eliminate this after-effect."
After a glance at the system, Yang Hong quickly came up with a plan.
"Alright, I'll try."
Yu Kewei accepted Yang Hong's suggestion and immediately went to put it into practice.
Yang Hong continued to infuse spirit plants with power and refine the arrays on Rendao Island.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Just as Yang Hong thought Yu Kewei's after-effects were resolved, she came to him again.
"Master, save me."
Upon seeing Yang Hong, Yu Kewei rushed into his arms and burst into tears.
"What happened? Tell me properly."
Seeing Yu Kewei, who had lost a lot of weight, Yang Hong was startled.
The original Yu Kewei was a slightly plump, regal woman like Wang Xifeng, but now she was as thin as Lin Daiyu.
"Master, I used the conversion spell from the 'Great Brightness Buddhist Scripture' to convert those demon race members again, and the chirping sounds disappeared.
However, their voices have entered my mind directly.
Master, I can't take it anymore. Those demon race members have too many thoughts, with all sorts of needs and demands every day. Those thoughts keep drilling into my mind, I'm going crazy.
As she spoke, Yu Kewei sobbed uncontrollably.
Yang Hong's face also darkened.
He hadn't expected that Yu Kewei's core problem would be the "Great Brightness Buddhist Scripture"!
This heaven-tier cultivation technique was incomplete in Yang Hong's possession, with some parts missing.
He hadn't expected such an after-effect.
Of course, this might be an inherent characteristic of the cultivation technique itself.
After all, Buddhist sects aimed to convert others, and it seemed natural for them to eavesdrop on their followers.
However, for Yu Kewei, it had become a burden.
With this thought, Yang Hong gritted his teeth and decided to initiate a slaughter mode.
"How about this. You endure for two more days. I'll prepare some knockout medicine to subdue the demon lords first, then use the scale space to absorb all those great demons.
The remaining demon kings and lords will also be confined.
As for the lesser demons, let the rescued humans practice their spells on them."
Yu Kewei wholeheartedly agreed with Yang Hong's decision to kill demons, but she was a bit worried about using fourth-tier lesser demons for human practice.
"Master, those lesser demons will definitely pray to me when they are attacked and tormented, so..."
"Don't worry, I will take them out one by one, kill one, and then replace it with another.
I will absolutely ensure that those lesser demons do not affect you."
Yang Hong had a way to deal with Yu Kewei's concerns.
Currently, there were 100 sixth-tier demon kings and 10,000 fifth-tier great demons converted by Yu Kewei, as well as 120,000 fourth-tier lesser demons.
The most impactful to Yu Kewei were the sixth-tier demon kings and fifth-tier great demons.
Yang Hong absorbed all 10,000 great demons into his scale space within six hours, leaving no trace behind.
The sixth-tier demon kings were also placed into the scale space, becoming part of the drug testing army. He believed it wouldn't be long before Yang Hong turned them into fools as well.
After these two major problems were resolved, Yu Kewei's after-effects indeed lessened considerably.
...
In the central area of Rendao Island, four newly constructed training grounds were built, each spanning ten miles.
On the East Training Ground, a fourth-tier lesser demon was brought by Yang Hong to the central arena.
After he stepped off the stage, he activated the arena's confinement array.
Then he looked at the terrified human cultivators behind him, a group of novices who had just entered the first layer of Qi Condensation.
A group of new human cultivators who still trembled instinctively upon seeing demon race members.
"This is a demon, a early fourth-tier demon.
It's one of the demons that used to bully you.
Now, use the spells you've learned to attack it!"
Yang Hong's voice grew louder and louder, but the humans behind him hesitated for a long time, with no one daring to make a move.
They were truly too accustomed to being enslaved.
Their gaze towards the demon now held not only intense anger but also more pronounced fear.
Even Lan Faxuan, Lian Mingyuan, and Lu Baoshan, the three Golden Core stage cultivators, wore expressions of fear.
This made Yang Hong angry while also feeling sorrow for them.
"This arena is equipped with an array. You can attack the demon on the stage; its attacks cannot breach the array."
Yang Hong said this one last time and then turned to leave.
He regretted saving these people a little.
"Puff!"
A fireball flew from the plaza outside the arena, passing through the stage's array, and struck the fourth-tier lesser demon in the center.
It only drew a curious glance from the lesser demon. Then, as the demon slightly exuded its demonic power, it extinguished the fireball.
Yang Hong turned to see a young girl with a delicate appearance but a distinct scar on her forehead.
A new fireball was slowly condensing in her hand.
"Not bad."
Yang Hong nodded approvingly and no longer intended to leave.
He wanted to see how many people dared to act, and how many would take action.
"Puff-puff-clank-clank-"
As time passed, more and more humans began to attack,
including the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stage cultivators.
"Sometimes, all it takes is a beginning."
A single fourth-tier lesser demon was killed after being continuously attacked by over 30,000 Qi Condensation stage cultivators, 25 Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and 3 Golden Core stage cultivators for a full three days.
In the end, all that remained was a demon core and a pile of dregs.
Through this, the humans on Rendao Island had truly begun to overcome their fear of the demon race.
However, even more troubles now lay before Yang Hong.