Trouble! Great Peng’s gaze sharpened, his heart on high alert. This area was Bai Ye’s forbidden territory, a place even the three Demon Emperors were wary of.
Yet this fellow before him, daring to cause trouble with the strength of a High Demon King, was either blindly arrogant, or… had some other motive?
“Woof woof woof!!!” While Great Peng was contemplating, Gou Dan’s entire family, who were roaming the ranch, sensed the anomaly and were rushing over at top speed.
“Leave quickly!” Great Peng shouted, his voice amplified by demonic energy to carry throughout the forest.
The approaching High Demon King glanced towards the direction of Gou Dan and his pack, a sinister smile appearing on his lips. With a whoosh, dark, oppressive wings sprouted from his back, and he shot off at extreme speed.
“You dare!” Great Peng’s expression turned anxious. Abandoning his original plan of circling, he transformed into his Great Peng true form. With wings spread, his massive body was like a meteor, catching up to the enemy in the blink of an eye.
“Flowing Light Thousand Feathers!”
“Golden Domain Annihilation!”
Golden feathers, imbued with a sharp aura, shot through the air. Above the High Demon King, a golden light suddenly descended, and the space it enveloped began to crack and distort into crystalline shards.
Great Peng held nothing back. Facing a Demon King two ranks above him, he dared not be careless in the slightest.
“Hmph! Interesting.” The enemy stopped his pursuit of Gou Dan and the others. A wave of pitch-black demonic mist spread out. Great Peng’s released golden domain was instantly engulfed in darkness.
Great Peng’s magic was shattered by him. Simultaneously, from within that darkness, crows screeched and flew out, charging directly at Flowing Light Thousand Feathers.
Golden light against darkness. Magic exploded with a series of deafening roars. The terrifying pressure and chaotic demonic energy sent the small animals of the forest fleeing far to the edge of the ranch. The small animals living here year-round were perplexed. Who on earth was so bold as to dare cause trouble in the territory of the Great Demon King? Bullied by Bai Ye and intimidated by Gou Dan’s might, though the small animals lived in constant fear, they also understood that this was the safest place. Thus, not only did they not flee, but more and more small animals gathered.
Gou Dan had already had Xiao Bai lead his family away from the ranch entrance. Cunning as he was, he naturally knew that the intruder harbored deadly intent towards them. With the wind beneath his paws, he sped towards the Demon Capital at his fastest.
With Bai Ye absent, only Lidia and Great Peng could hold the fort!
Deep within the ranch, the magical bombardment of Flowing Light Thousand Feathers and the black crows had ended. The air was filled with the scent of dark and golden demonic energy.
From the darkness ahead, a colossal being charged out. It was a crow, its eyes blood-red and fierce, emanating a violent aura.
“Crow King!” Great Peng’s colossal eyes flashed with a hint of terror as he transformed into his true form. This crow demon before him, with the strength of a High Demon King, was not a major figure in the Tates World, but it was infamous.
Anyone he set his sights upon, his entire race would be wiped out, unless there was someone stronger than him.
“You actually know me?” Crow King released his dark power, charging like a black cloud. Great Peng unleashed his demonic energy, countering the magic head-on while engaging in close-quarters combat. This was, in fact, the common fighting style among demons!
Boom boom boom!!!
In the repeated clashes, feathers rained down from the sky, mostly golden. Great Peng, whose strength had just reached High Demon King, was steadily pushed back. Feathers stained with his golden blood fell into the ranch.
“Woof woof woof woof!!! (Sister Lidia, it’s bad! Great Peng is going to die!!!)”
In the Demon Capital, Gou Dan darted through the streets at breakneck speed, bursting into Lidia’s school. He caused quite a stir on the way, but everyone soon recognized him as Bai Ye’s dog – Gou Dan – and quickly quieted down.
“Isn’t that Gou Dan? Why the rush? Trying to reincarnate? Hahaha…”
“I must say, Gou Dan is getting fatter and fatter!”
“Cough cough~ He won’t be happy if you call him fat. Be careful, he might come and beat you up!”
“I have to admit, Gou Dan’s strength is becoming increasingly unfathomable. I doubt anyone here is his match!”
…
“Woof woof woof woof!!! (Sister, a terrifying guy came to the ranch! Great Peng is getting beaten badly…)”
“Woof woof woof! (Go save Great Peng! If you don’t go soon, Brother Great Peng will really be gone!!!)”
Lidia, who was in the classroom racking her brain over math problems, heard Gou Dan’s urgent barking from the sports field.
She shot up and rushed out of the classroom. Under normal circumstances, Gou Dan wouldn’t barge into the Demon Capital like this, nor would he come to her school.
“I’m going!” Lidia leaped out from the corridor, transforming into her true form and beating her beautiful white wings as she sped towards home.
The students and teachers in the school were stunned. They knew Lidia’s strength was outrageously powerful, but they never imagined such a cute girl could be a demon!
“Lidia, she, isn’t she Brother Ye’s sister? How come, she seems to be a demon?”
“Remove the ‘seems,’ only a demon can transform into their true form!”
“Uh~ This, the situation is a bit complicated!!!”
…
At Wòjiāo Ranch, Great Peng had been forced to the coastline by Crow King. Great Peng’s massive body was now covered in blood, and horrifying wounds could be seen where patches of feathers had been plucked.
Crow King also bore several bloody marks. Although Great Peng’s demonic power wasn’t as strong as his, the golden-attribute demonic energy possessed terrifying penetration, and coupled with Great Peng’s excellent combat awareness, Crow King had nearly suffered fatal injuries several times.
“Just a Lower Demon King, yet you can wound me, you can be proud!” Crow King roared, diving rapidly from the sky, his talons aiming directly for Great Peng’s heart.
“Shadow Lightning!” Lidia arrived from a distance. Several illusory lightning bolts that pierced the sky struck before Crow King’s eyes in an instant.
The fierce lightning power was not insignificant! Crow King quickly adjusted his body, releasing magic to resist.
Boom!!!!
Crow King unleashed a mass of dark energy, which collided with Lidia’s Shadow Lightning, causing another earth-shattering explosion over Wòjiāo Ranch.
In the blink of an eye, Lidia arrived at the battlefield. Upon seeing the situation, Lidia’s eyes widened in shock, and then infinite hatred and fury erupted.
“It’s you!”
“Crow King!!!”