Zheng Dong intended to leave this place as soon as possible.
As for the others, he didn't know if they were in this divine city.
If he met them, that would be best. If not, then so be it.
There was no need to actively search. After all, this ruin space was vast, and searching for people would be a waste of time, and might even put himself in danger.
To leave this place, he would likely have to deal with the demons around him.
Although Zheng Dong didn't know why these demons appeared in this ruin space, they had been here longer and likely knew more. Perhaps they had already mastered a method to leave this ruin space.
However, Zheng Dong still planned to find another pure-blooded demon to confirm whether the previous pure-blooded demon had lied.
Zheng Dong searched while cautiously guarding against the potential descent of the original sin lightning.
Soon, he found another pure-blooded demon.
It was still a low-tier bloodline among the pure-blooded ones.
From this demon, he obtained more information.
It turned out that this divine city was divided into an inner city and an outer city.
Demons lived in the outer city and often fought with the angels residing in the inner city.
In other words, this mythological war had never ended, with both sides engaging in intermittent battles.
However, the angels in the inner city had always been at a disadvantage.
Recently, under the leadership of the witch, they had suffered consecutive losses.
But the angels in the inner city controlled most of this ruin space.
The other part of the control was in the hands of the witch.
Zheng Dong could not yet determine who exactly had teleported him and the others to the divine city.
Moreover, the information provided by this pure-blooded demon might not be entirely accurate.
As for the specific details of the witch, this pure-blooded demon was also unclear.
However, this pure-blooded demon did mention that it had received orders from the One-Eyed Demon to capture all human beast tamers who had intruded into this area.
Like other pure-blooded demons, it was also searching for Zheng Dong and other human beast tamers.
This made Zheng Dong realize that the pure-blooded demon responsible for this area was likely called the One-Eyed Demon.
"You... you... are you done asking? Can I leave now!" the pure-blooded demon, surrounded by the Samsara Karmic Fire, asked nervously.
Zheng Dong had no intention of letting it go.
"Heh heh, sorry, I'm not satisfied with your answer, so you should be on your way!" Zheng Dong said with a smile.
In the eyes of this demon, this smile was more demonic than any demon.
It wanted to curse loudly.
But the Samsara Karmic Fire released by Youyou completely engulfed it.
Afterward, Zheng Dong also had Ling'er release the purification flames to completely purify this demon.
After dealing with this demon, Zheng Dong planned to find the One-Eyed Demon responsible for this area.
To avoid attracting the attention of a large number of demons, Zheng Dong used his mimicry disguise to pose as a pure-blooded demon and recalled Xiao Zi and Youyou into his beast-taming space.
Before he had walked a few steps, he was stopped by a high-tier bloodline pure-blooded demon.
"You damn trash, how dare you walk in front of me? Get over here."
Zheng Dong turned around and saw a pure-blooded demon with two horns appear at the street corner behind him at some point.
This pure-blooded demon had a short temper and clearly had been bullied by other demons frequently.
Its face bore the palm prints left by other demons, its body was covered in whip scars, and even its wings were torn.
Looking at it, it seemed to want to vent its accumulated resentment onto Zheng Dong.
Unfortunately, it had chosen the wrong target.
This also reminded Zheng Dong that the hierarchy among demons was strict. When at the same growth level, high-tier bloodline pure-blooded demons could arbitrarily command low-tier bloodline pure-blooded demons.
Low-tier bloodline pure-blooded demons, due to bloodline suppression, could not defeat high-tier bloodline pure-blooded demons unless their growth level was higher.
Zheng Dong thought he could find a way to disguise himself as a high-tier bloodline pure-blooded demon and command a few low-tier bloodline pure-blooded demons to find the One-Eyed Demon.
However, his mimicry disguise still had flaws; it couldn't create bloodline suppression.
What to do?
Zheng Dong thought of Ling'er's dark element spirit.
The dark element spirit's form was that of a demon. If he could extract the bloodline power of the current demon, perhaps he could achieve bloodline suppression.
Zheng Dong decided to give it a try.
Looking up at the provocative demon, Zheng Dong was not polite. Vine whips emerged from his left hand and lashed out.
*Crack, crack, crack...* Blood marks appeared on the demon's body.
Before it could figure out what was happening, more vines tightly bound it, and then strange white flames rose from the vines, burning with a sizzling sound.
"You... you... are not a demon!" this high-tier bloodline pure-blooded demon finally realized.
Unfortunately, its growth level was only at the General level, completely no match for Ling'er.
Ling'er was in a symbiotic state with Zheng Dong and could launch attacks through Zheng Dong's body at any time.
Of course, Youyou could also do this.
However, for dealing with demons, purification flames were more effective.
This time, it was not completely purified. The demon's life crystal, the demon stone, was preserved.
Afterward, Ling'er opened the Dark Element Dimensional Sea and summoned the dark element spirit.
The dark element spirit took the demon stone and attempted to absorb and refine it.
It went smoothly. Not long after, the aura emanating from the dark element spirit was no different from that of a true demon.
Thus, Zheng Dong had the dark element spirit walk in front, with him following behind. When they encountered low-tier bloodline demons of the same level, he ordered them to follow along.
It was worth mentioning that all of Ling'er's element spirits had grown to the General level.
Their cultivation speed in the element dimensional sea was much faster than in the outside world.
However, after reaching the General level, their cultivation slowed down significantly due to the influence of Ling'er's own growth level.
But given time, they should be able to cultivate to the King level, or even the Emperor level.
This was also the terrifying aspect of Ling'er.
Furthermore, Ling'er could continue to condense element spirits, but for the stability of the element dimensional sea, only one element spirit was condensed per element dimensional sea for now.
Along the way, while searching for the One-Eyed Demon, they encountered quite a few demons.
Zheng Dong had the dark element spirit subdue five low-tier bloodline pure-blooded demons to follow them.
Finally, from a high-tier bloodline demon, he learned the location of the One-Eyed Demon: it was in a dilapidated palace near the core area of the outer city.
It was said that there was a powerful beast tamer in the palace, requiring the One-Eyed Demon to personally handle the situation.
Zheng Dong rushed over.
With his current disguise, and five low-tier bloodline pure-blooded demons following him, he reckoned the One-Eyed Demon would have a hard time recognizing him.
Of course, Zheng Dong wasn't planning to rescue anyone.
Instead, he wanted to see if he could find an opportunity to obtain more information about the witch from the One-Eyed Demon.
Before long, Zheng Dong found the One-Eyed Demon.
In a golden palace that had collapsed by more than half, about forty to fifty demons had gathered.
The largest among them was the One-Eyed Demon.
The One-Eyed Demon's growth level was Emperor, and its appearance was quite different from ordinary high-tier bloodline pure-blooded demons.
It had only one vertical eye, but this eye was ten times larger than the eyes of other pure-blooded demons.
Within the eye, there were ten sub-eyes, making it look somewhat terrifying.
On its head, there were still two spiral horns, and on its back, a pair of large wings. Its body was similar to a human's, with hands and feet.
Opposite it were five beast tamers.
They were not beast tamers from Yanhuang, but beast tamers from Xue Dao Kingdom and Bei Feng Kingdom.
Zheng Dong also recognized them. Although he hadn't spoken a word to them at the banquet, he knew their names from the information provided by Li Yang Chuanqi.
They were the Master-level beast tamer Chi Zhonghe and the Grandmaster-level beast tamer Ryuta from Xue Dao Kingdom, and the Master-level beast tamer Toby, Bart, and Grandmaster-level beast tamer Mona from Bei Feng Kingdom.
These individuals were luckier than Zheng Dong.
After being teleported to this divine city, they quickly found their companions and then gathered together.
Because there were more people, they attracted quite a few demons.
Fortunately, their strength was not weak. Chi Zhonghe had contracted five King-level pets, while Toby and Bart each contracted four King-level pets.
Ryuta and Mona's pets were all at the General level.
As a result, they were quite successful, and ordinary demons were no match for them.
The One-Eyed Demon had no choice but to personally deal with them.
Although the One-Eyed Demon was at the Emperor level, dealing with thirteen King-level pets, plus the forbidden bombs in the hands of Chi Zhonghe and the others, was not easy.
The One-Eyed Demon unleashed several ultimate-tier skills, eliminating six or seven King-level pets, and was itself severely injured by a forbidden bomb.
This completely enraged the One-Eyed Demon. It unleashed its power again, not only eliminating the remaining King-level pets but also twisting Chi Zhonghe's head off.
"Despicable humans, none of you will live!"
Under the One-Eyed Demon's command, the surrounding demons also launched a fierce attack.
Chi Zhonghe's corpse was quickly devoured.
The other two Masters, Toby and Bart, also fell.
However, the One-Eyed Demon was not faring well either. Half of its body was blown away, and its growth level dropped. Its combat power was even less than that of a King-level demon.
In the end, only a dozen or so demons remained, along with the injured Ryuta and Mona.
Ryuta showed a look of despair and took out two small forbidden bombs from his person.
Seeing this item gave the One-Eyed Demon a headache.
Currently, it was severely injured and its level had dropped. A small forbidden bomb could kill it.
Therefore, it quickly retreated and said:
"Don't be impulsive, let's talk. As long as you don't use that thing in your hand, I can let you leave."
Ryuta was stunned.
He couldn't tell if the One-Eyed Demon was lying to him.
He had originally prepared to die together.
But now, seeing a glimmer of hope for survival, he hesitated.
Seeing this, the One-Eyed Demon knew there was a chance.
It didn't intend to truly let Ryuta and Mona go.
Instead, it wanted to find an opportunity to kill both of them without harming itself.
It continued to speak:
"Everyone, step aside and let them leave!"
The remaining demons parted ways.
Zheng Dong and the dark element spirit were among them.
Zheng Dong did not intervene to save them, nor did he secretly attack. He maintained his disguise as a demon and played a supporting role in the chaotic battle.
He was also looking for an opportunity to deal with the One-Eyed Demon.
Ryuta couldn't make up his mind and looked at Mona again hesitantly.
Although he wasn't familiar with Mona, in a life-or-death situation, having someone to help him might make the decision faster.
Mona, however, was decisive. She jumped onto a General-level abyssal bat and fled outwards on the abyssal bat.
Ryuta quickly followed.
Just as Ryuta's Crimson Flame Wolf King was about to rush out of the palace, the One-Eyed Demon made its move again.
This time, the One-Eyed Demon used its Dark Beam.
It could shoot them from a distance, at least without injuring itself.
A black beam as thick as an arm shot out with a "whoosh," piercing Ryuta's heart.
Ryuta looked back at the One-Eyed Demon in surprise.
The One-Eyed Demon's face was fierce, and it said coldly:
"Fool, don't you know you shouldn't trust demons?"
Ryuta was unwilling.
He was a promising beast taming genius from Xue Dao Kingdom, but he had foolishly come to participate in this archaeological expedition, only to gain nothing and now face death.
His eyes filled with hatred and anger as he detonated all the forbidden bombs in his hand.
Unfortunately, by the time the explosion swept over, the One-Eyed Demon had already fled.
Afterward, the One-Eyed Demon and the remaining demons blocked Mona.
Mona looked at the One-Eyed Demon and the other demons, her face filled with despair.
The forbidden bombs in her hand had already been used up, and she no longer had the ability to fight back.
"Heh heh, capture her alive. We'll have some fresh food back at the palace!" the One-Eyed Demon chuckled.
Zheng Dong, disguised as a demon, had no choice but to join the other demons in capturing Mona.
Then, they followed the triumphant One-Eyed Demon back to its palace.
The injured One-Eyed Demon was very vigilant along the way.
It was worried about encountering powerful beast tamers, or being ambushed by other demons and having its current position stolen.
It was even wary of Zheng Dong and the other demons following it.
Before long, they arrived at the One-Eyed Demon's palace.
It did not allow other demons to stay in its palace, ordering Zheng Dong and the others to leave quickly.
However, Mona was kept by it.
Zheng Dong pretended to leave but soon returned stealthily and infiltrated the palace.
He saw the One-Eyed Demon drooling as it looked at Mona.
It hadn't eaten meat in a long time.
Today, it wanted to taste something fresh.
Mona looked at the One-Eyed Demon's ugly face and felt disgusted.
"Don't come any closer... don't come any closer..."
Mona screamed, and the louder her voice, the more excited the One-Eyed Demon became.
Just as the One-Eyed Demon was most excited, vines wrapped around it.
This was the ultimate-tier skill, Forest Cage.
The One-Eyed Demon was currently severely injured and at the King level.
Facing the Forest Cage released by Ling'er, it could tear it apart.
However, just as it was about to tear open the Forest Cage, strange purification flames continuously emerged from the vines, burning with a sizzling sound.
In an instant, it ignited the One-Eyed Demon.
The One-Eyed Demon let out a tragic cry and tried with all its might to extinguish the purification flames on its body.
Unfortunately, no matter how much it tried, it couldn't put them out.
If it hadn't consumed so much energy earlier, it wouldn't even be able to unleash ultimate-tier skills, and wouldn't be so humiliated.
"Damn it, who the hell is ambushing me!" the One-Eyed Demon roared.
Zheng Dong, disguised as a demon, finally revealed himself.
After he and the dark element spirit infiltrated, he had used the Void Concealment skill and remained invisible the entire time.
The One-Eyed Demon had not sensed any spatial fluctuations, so it hadn't discovered Zheng Dong.
As Zheng Dong appeared, the purification flames released by Ling'er increased.
Instantly, the One-Eyed Demon let out a pained wail.
The longer the purification flames burned, the greater the damage.
For other demons, they might have already been burned to death, but the One-Eyed Demon was still struggling.
However, it couldn't hold on much longer and quickly begged for mercy:
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'll do anything you want!"