An ancient fiend, a more powerful Fire Demon, was born.
It was the master spoken of by Mo Chong, a formidable being that had nearly devoured the little Fire Demon.
Compared to the little Fire Demon, this one was a true ancestor.
A white bone tail, like a dragon whip, lashed out.
"Bang bang bang."
The gravity domain shattered completely.
The space confined by the Golden Silk Cicada Robe also broke apart.
The white bone tail struck towards Chen Fan. Wherever it passed, everything was annihilated.
"Hahaha."
Mo Chong was still laughing maniacally.
But then, his expression changed, his physical body began to crumble.
The white bone tail whipped out from behind him, not sparing him at all.
The immense pressure caused his physical body to disintegrate.
"Master..."
Mo Chong felt terror.
His physical body was collapsing, and his soul was heading towards annihilation.
He was terrified. He had sacrificed everything to rescue his master, yet the attack from his master had not spared him.
"Descend."
Chen Fan made his move.
Not to save Mo Chong, but to protect the little Fire Demon beside him.
A Sword Dragon materialized, clashing against the white bone tail.
Bang!
The Sword Dragon was smashed by the white bone tail, but the bone tail was also blocked.
A rampant storm began to spread.
"Ah..."
Mo Chong screamed.
At this moment, he had no protection, and had lost his three most powerful demonic bodies.
Even though Chen Fan had inadvertently saved him once, the destructive storm still raged, tearing his body apart.
"Master, save me."
Mo Chong did not want to die. He yearned for eternal life.
"Heh heh."
The bone creature's laughter was chillingly cold. "A servant has no right to choose."
"No..."
Mo Chong was unwilling. He did not want to die, and pleaded, "Master, you promised me, if you were released, you would grant me eternal life..."
"Does a servant deserve eternal life?" The reply was still icy.
"Humph."
A cold snort interrupted the master-servant conversation.
Demonic energy billowed into the sky.
The old demon's body was engulfed in raging demonic flames. "Mo Chong, you have disgraced demonic cultivators. Now, you are still stubborn and fear death. You are unworthy to be a demonic cultivator. Today, I, myself, will send you to reincarnation."
Old Demon Chu was furious.
"Swallow."
Beneath the Heaven Devouring Demonic Maw, Mo Chong's body was uncontrollably drawn in.
The death of a fellow demonic cultivator should be carried out by him.
"Kill."
On the other side, Chen Fan attacked simultaneously.
Sword light rained down, smashing the white bone tail back into the earth.
Bang bang bang.
The earth thundered.
The ground of the Mia Forest shattered completely, and an enormous head emerged from the earth.
A skull of bone.
Then, the entire skeletal form.
"Little bug, I am out," the voice was as cold as a frozen abyss.
Overwhelming killing intent surged forth.
"Kill."
The response was an incredibly powerful sword light.
"Roar."
The bone creature roared.
In an instant, the world turned into a fiery red expanse.
The sky split open, and a torrent of crimson silver flowed down from the heavens.
It was a river of lava.
And within the lava river, a colossal figure swam.
It was the shadow of the Fire Demon.
"Open."
Chen Fan shouted.
A single sword stroke ascended, tearing the silver river apart.
More sword light rose, and the silver river, before it had even fully descended, was shattered by the sword light.
Whirring.
The Dragon Pattern Compass spun furiously.
The next moment, the Heavenly Cloud Sword flew from Chen Fan's palm.
Puff!
The flying sword pierced the bone creature's brow.
The skull of any creature is the hardest, yet the Heavenly Cloud Sword plunged into the bone creature's brow without resistance.
The bone creature cracked...
"Ah..."
The skeletal being shrieked.
Its strongest point, and its only weakness.
"Impossible..."
The bone creature writhed, its head suddenly retracting underground.
Rumble!
The earth churned, and the Mia Forest began to crumble piece by piece.
The earth collapsed, and the White Bone Fire Demon beneath vanished.
"Where did he go?" Chen Fan wondered.
Only its head had appeared, and then it had fled.
That wasn't right.
"He's scared."
The Fire Demon suddenly spoke, looking at Chen Fan with eyes full of adoration. "Chen Fan, you are truly amazing..."
Amazing?
Chen Fan shook his head and sheathed the Heavenly Cloud Sword.
The White Bone Fire Demon had departed, using the spatial ripples caused by the earth's collapse to escape to an unknown location.
"How are you?" Chen Fan asked the Fire Demon beside him.
"Wuwuwu."
The Fire Demon whimpered pitifully. "I lost several hundred years of cultivation. If you had arrived any later, I would have died."
Chen Fan: "..."
He looked to the heavens with exasperation.
Such a mighty ancient fiend, always acting so effeminate, it was maddening.
"Alright, if you're alright, go back then." Chen Fan turned.
The old demon crept up silently, his expression grim.
Mo Chong's actions had disgraced the demonic cultivators, making it difficult for him to face the City Lord.
"Let's go back," Chen Fan said.
"No, wait."
The Fire Demon grabbed Chen Fan's arm and pointed at the ground. "There's something good down here."
"What good thing?"
"You'll know when we go down."
The Fire Demon was mysterious. He stamped his foot, and the earth cracked open again.
With a 'boom', beneath the collapsing earth, a pool of blood appeared.
Yes, a blood pool.
The blood pool churned, as if burning with flames.
Just one glance revealed the immense power contained within.
"What is this?"
"This is where that guy collected all the spiritual medicines he gathered over countless years. He intended to use my bloodline and the power of the blood pool to reincarnate," the young girl said excitedly.
Chen Fan smiled. "You want to take a bath in it, don't you?"
"Mmhmm."
The Fire Demon nodded vigorously.
This had been her intention all along, without any hint of shyness.
If one were to consider it, this blood pool should have been Chen Fan's spoils of war.
Unfortunately, the Fire Demon had no understanding of human social etiquette.
"Go ahead."
Chen Fan gestured. "The energy in this pool can make up for your losses, and perhaps even make you stronger. Absorb it quickly, I have some questions for you."
Plop.
The Fire Demon jumped in.
Her true form emerged, transforming into her fiery essence and swimming in the blood pool.
Rumble!
The Fire Demon swam, her aura growing stronger.
Chen Fan watched from the side, with the Fire Demon standing behind him.
...
Half an hour later.
The blood pool had completely changed color, from blood red to crystal clear.
All the essence within the blood pool had been devoured.
"Boom."
The Fire Demon shot up into the sky.
"Roar."
Towering flames rose like pillars into the sky, her colossal body weaving through the air.
"Hahaha."
The Fire Demon laughed heartily, full of joy. "Half-step Supreme, I've finally succeeded, haha..."
The Fire Demon was ecstatic.
At this moment, she had not only suffered no losses but had benefited from the misfortune.
"Good."
Chen Fan nodded with satisfaction. "Let's go, we're returning to Wenlan City."
"Okay."
This time, the Fire Demon agreed readily.
She had absorbed all the benefits and there was no point in staying.
The trio ascended into the sky, falling like streaks of light into the Oriental Manor in Wenlan City.