Fatty had a five-elemental spirit body type, which was the same as the river. The fact that he attracted spirit Qi so well was also helpful. The spirit Qi would take him as a part of itself, so no adverse reaction would occur. In other words, he made a great bridge for them to cross the river. That was the reason that Lonemoon gave him such a huge kick in his behind. It was an honorable reason – there was no anger involved!

　　╮(╯▽╰)╭

　　After the few of them made it across the river and through the mist, they saw a huge dense forest in front of them. There were tall trees that reached the skies everywhere they looked – they could not see the top of a singletree. Inside the forest, apart from the aura of beasts, they could also faintly feel yin Aura.

　　“demon Qi!” Lonemoon hesitated. He stopped to inspect it a bit closer. He was right – it really was demon Qi. Why were there both demon Qi and beast Qi in the same forest? This was strange. It looked like beasts and demons mixed around in this little realm. Normally, spirit beasts – although having no intelligence – were strong. They could not communicate. Demons were completely different. Demons were naturally sly. Only beasts that had a certain intelligence could become demons. Therefore, communication was naturally not a problem. Since there was demon Qi in the Southern Land, that means…

　　The corner of Lonemoon’s mouth twitched. Suddenly, he had a good idea.

　　ε(罒ω罒)з

　　Roar~

　　Just as the idea sprouted in his mind, they heard a loud roar coming from inside the forest. A huge gust of wind blew past them, and the trees in the forest began to split apart. There was another roar, and a huge demon beast appeared before them.

　　Hey, how coincidental!

　　The beast was a full three to four metres tall, and it had brown fur. Its body looked like that of a cow’s, but it had two wings on its back. Blades were sticking out from every angle around its body. It When it roared again, they felt like they were caught in the middle of a huge typhoon.

　　“It’s a Wind Beast!” Fatty, who finally crawled up from inside the river, stared at the beast, wide-eyed. He looked at them in a panic. “I’ve seen it in the classical texts – this wind-elemental demon beast is at level nine. It’s equivalent to a Nascent Soul.”

　　“Oh,” Shen Ying replied. “Can we eat it?”

　　“Eh?” Fatty stared at her blankly, thinking that she did not realize what grave danger they were in. He quickly explained, “Lady Shen, this is a ninth-level beast. It moves extremely quickly that even Soul Formation cultivators have difficulty getting a hold of it. It’s extremely hard to fight!”

　　“It looks like there’s at least one among you with eyes.” The moment Fatty finished speaking, they heard a male voice sound out from inside the forest. A man walked toward them. He was dressed in green robes and he looked extremely demon. There was a strange red icon between his eyebrows. The lower half of his body resembled that of a snake’s. When he spoke, they saw that his tongue was also that of a snake’s.

　　His cultivation level was not high. He was only a sixth-grade snake demon.

　　“He could tell that this beast of mine is a Wind Beast. He does have good eyes. What a pity…” He scanned the group and broke into a sly grin. “You’re obviously courting death, invading the Southern Land.” The man raised his hand to pet his beast. His gaze hardened. “You’re fated to become lunch for my Wind Beast!”

　　The moment he finished speaking, the Wind Beast moved. It was almost as if they missed an order that the man gave to the beast. The Beast opened its mouth and roared loudly once again, so that another huge gust of wind blew past the group. There was a flash of light.

　　Fatty was rooted to the ground. “It’s… It’s a wind blade! Quick, move! Ah!” Fatty was carried away by the wind. He landed headfirst into the ground and kept rolling away, even while the three of them remained where they were. Once again, Fatty found himself in the river, with huge currents of water flowing past him. All he could hear was the sound of water gushing by.

　　The three of them: “…” Were all fatties this dramatic?

　　“You can dodge the wind blades of this Wind Beast. It looks like you all do have some skill after all.” The man’s expression darkened as he waved toward his Wind Beast. “Eat them up!”

　　The Wind Beast roared once more. It flapped its wings and disappeared from where it was. The next moment, they saw the beast charging at them with high speed and intense killing intent.

　　“Chef,” Shen Ying called out, her eyes twinkling. “Let’s have a barbeque for lunch.”

　　“Yes, Master! No problem, Master!” Yi Qing responded out of habit. He flicked his wrist and a long sword appeared in his hands.

　　“Hmph! That’s useless!” The snake man laughed mirthlessly. “It’s too late to react now. Nobody can match up to my Wind Beasts’s spe-”

　　Boom…

　　Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud crash. A huge beast fell from the sky and landed in front of his eyes. The beast that had been roaring non-stop just seconds earlier now lay motionless on the ground with its mouth still open. It was no longer breathing.

　　The snake man: “…” What just happened?

　　(⊙_⊙)

　　He looked up and saw that the enemies before him were now standing atop the corpse of his Wind Beast. The man with the sword flicked his wrist one more time and cut off the beast’s head. dark red blood spurted all over the snake man’s body.

　　The group seemed to have sense him watching. They turned around and glared at the snake man all at once. The snake man shivered but stayed rooted to the ground. Only one word echoed in his mind.

　　Dead, dead, dead…

　　(゚Д゚≡゚Д゚)

　　“Master, do you want snake meat?” Yi Qing asked seriously.

　　“Nah.” Shen Ying shook her head. “There are too many bones.”

　　“Yes, Master.” Yi Qing turned back to the snake man and summoned thousands of swords in the sky. He used them to dismember the beast’s body.

　　The snake man’s eyes grew bigger and bigger until they threatened to bulge right out of his skull. His breathing was becoming labored as he watched his own Wind Beast being chopped up into four, eight, ten, twenty pieces…

　　Finally, a fear like nothing he had ever felt before overcame him. He began to scream as he turned around and made a break for it.

　　“Demons!”

　　.Lonemoon, “…”

　　Shen Ying: “…”

　　Yi Qing: “…”

　　Who was the real demon? That snake knew full well.

　　Lonemoon pursed his lips. He summoned his own swords that rained down in front of the snake man, blocking his path. Lonemoon conjured yet another seal that caused the snake man to be trapped right where he was. Then, he waved his hand to bring the snake man back in front of them.

　　“Exalted…. E-E-E-Exalted Immortal, don’t… don’t eat me!” The snake man was trembling non-stop. Mommy Snake, human cultivators and whatnot are so scary!

　　“Who wants to eat you!” Lonemoon glared at him. “Do you have any idea how bony you are?”

　　The snake demon was even more terrified now. He kowtowed non-stop toward Lonemoon. “Exalted Immortal, please let me off! Let me off!”

　　“I have something to ask you!”

　　“Yes, yes, yes, your subordinate will tell you all he knows! He will hide nothing from you!”

　　“I want to ask you…” Lonemoon took a step forward. “Do you know where the demon king lives?”

　　“Eh?” The snake man paused. “The demon king? I… I do.” Did he not live in the demon king palace?

　　“Alright, once we’re done with lunch, lead the way. Otherwise, we’ll kill you!”

　　“…” That’s it?

　　Once he finished speaking, Lonemoon left him alone. He turned around and grabbed a few slabs of raw meat, then walked toward Chef. Chef was using his True Phoenix Fire to cook the meat, so he would be done in a blink of an eye. Lonemoon had to get the first piece!

　　Wait, he seemed to be missing something.

　　Lonemoon looked around…

　　“Where’s Fatty?”

　　“Oh…” Shen Ying pointed toward the river. “I think he’s been swept away by the river.”

　　.Lonemoon, “…”

　　Yi Qing: “…”

　　Fatty, as he was being swept away by the current: “…” I thought you would protect me at all costs?