BXBX NOVEL Chapter 76 - 76 Becoming a Demon
“Screech screech screech!! ”
Sharp cries erupted from the broken mountain wall, and from that night vine-covered barrier, a pair of greasy green eyes emerged…
These eyes moved among the night vine leaves; the body was unseen, only those toxic-glowing green eyes were mortifying, as if one’s own heart had been gouged out, breathing becoming rapid!
“Zhu Minglang, it’s that night vine ratwolf! This creature must have a cultivation of over nine hundred years, and now it’s about to become a demon!” Jin Minjun’s voice came from somewhere, his presence unseen, only his voice heard.
Nine hundred years of cultivation, a monster on the verge of demonhood!!
There is a fundamental difference between demon spirits and devil spirits, and some who transform into dragons are the food of these devil spirits.
“This beast, it’s aiming to become a demon through us!” Jin Minjun’s voice carried a hint of sobbing, as though he was tearfully outraged.
Zhu Minglang stared at those shifting sinister eyes, his heart sinking.
At that moment, the night vine ratwolf finally revealed itself, crawling out from the dense tangle of night vines, its sharply curved claws dripping with fresh blood.
Zhu Minglang saw that hooked onto one of its bloody claws was a heart…
As it slowly raised its claw, the night vine ratwolf let out a laugh akin to that of a woman, carrying an eerie and terrifying tone that would be even more bone-chilling if heard at night!
It bit into the bloodied heart with relish, as if enjoying an apple, and seemed to be deliberately chewing slowly to show Zhu Minglang and the others, its gestures mimicking those of a woman, yet so revolting it made one’s skin crawl!!
Someone’s heart had been ripped out.
Which junior sister was it?
Zhu Minglang’s eyes grew increasingly cold.
By consuming a dragon shepherd’s innards, it would instantly gain a hundred or two years of cultivation.
This heart was merely the night vine ratwolf’s after-dinner dessert. Now that it had become a demon, it no longer needed to sneak around as before, and its entire body exuded an eerie air of one about to shed its skin and transform into a human!
“I didn’t protect her…” Jin Minjun’s voice of self-reproach cried out.
“Can you move? How are the other junior sisters?” Zhu Minglang asked after taking a deep breath.
“Junior Sister Yang still hasn’t been found; she may have fallen to a lower level, ” Jin Minjun said.
“You go find her; I’ll handle this one,” Zhu Minglang said.
“It’s become a demon, you…” Jin Minjun’s voice grew nearer, presumably wanting to help Zhu Minglang against it.
“Go, the dead can’t be brought back, protecting the others is key, and those human-faced rats cannot be ignored,” Zhu Minglang told Jin Minjun.
“Alright, Zhu Minglang, you must be careful of this ratwolf demon,” Senior Brother Jin said.
The night vine ratwolf demon stood like a human. Were it not for the dark crimson bloody fur that covered it, its form was that of a stooped old woman, her wrinkled face exuding hypocrisy and cunning.
Perhaps it had become a demon, a devil spirit that cultivated by consuming human innards, and it constantly imitated human behavior. Yet, since it was a monster to begin with, its mimicked movements and smiles were stiff and odd…
Thus, it appeared ever more sinister!
Zhu Minglang watched calmly, as the night vine ratwolf demon crept closer.
Suddenly, a bizarre scent surged from the night vine ratwolf, an overwhelmingly brain-invading fragrance, the kind that nauseates!
Zhu Minglang stood amidst a large expanse of night vines, and for some reason, after the scent swept through, the night vines underwent a strange transformation.
Leaves turned into a multitude of jade-green claws, haphazardly clanging together, producing an unpleasant cacophony!
Like a horde of malicious ghosts, they reached out to Zhu Minglang, as if they had been hiding within the thick night vines, always poised to ambush the living!
In the face of these malicious claws, Zhu Minglang remained unmoved.
Hypnosis and hallucinations, abilities that once could only hypnotize humans, had evolved in the night vine ratwolf, now capable of directly instilling these terrifyingly real illusions.
Zhu Minglang’s mind was clear and tranquil; he was not frightened by the illusions.
The night vine ratwolf demon took the chance to approach.
Tired of ordinary humans, unless it was a large group of merchants, dragon shepherds would be its preferred food in the future!
Using the illusion, the night vine ratwolf had already made its way to the side of this human, yet the man was foolishly fixated on the illusion of licking blood from a heart.
Unlike its previous cautious consumption of humans, it could now directly make its move, even if the target was a human with a dragon, which happened to be trapped in a pit, unable to climb out anytime soon.
As it leaned towards Zhu Minglang’s neck, the night vine ratwolf wished to smell the scent of this somewhat different human dragon shepherd…
But at that moment, Zhu Minglang turned his head, black pupils locking onto it, as if he had seen through its ploy of intentionally performing the act of eating a human heart right in front of him.
“Squeak! ! ! ‘l
The Night Vine Ratwolf, enraged and humiliated, let out a piercing scream.
Clad in dark red fur, it charged toward Zhu Minglang, resembling a bloody demon, sinister and vicious!
A long cry echoed as a flawless White Dragon, in its dainty Linglong form, glided through the complex vegetation net, falling like a white star.
“Boom! !!!! ”
A massive energy surge rocked the area; before the Night Vine Ratwolf could get close to Zhu Minglang, it was sent flying by Bai Qi’s perfect star descent, and the surrounding night vines, ghastly as goblin claws, were obliterated in an instant.
A dozen little demon rats stood no chance against Bai Qi; after slaughtering them all, he even perched on a tree branch, eyeing the Night Vine Ratwolf below as it played tricks of illusion!
“This guy should be a match for you,” Zhu Minglang said to Bai Qi.
Seemingly disagreeing with Zhu Minglang’s remark, the Ice Morning White Dragon’s figure flashed rapidly through the shattered vines, casting white shadows around the Night Vine Ratwolf.
Transforming into a dark red shadow, the Night Vine Ratwolf dodged the Ice Morning White Dragon’s fierce attacks, but as a fully demonized creature, it was still slower than the winged Ice Morning White Dragon!
Trails of blood appeared; the Night Vine Ratwolf sustained frequent injuries in the close combat and speed contest with the Ice Morning White Dragon, staining its originally blood-red fur with its own demon blood.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!!!!!”
The Night Vine Ratwolf hissed furiously, likely never imagining that among these humans, there would be a Dragon General Level powerhouse. What was supposed to be a perfect demonic hunting turned into a scenario where it might become the prey.
From monster to demon, the Night Vine Ratwolf did not want to flee upon sight of dragons as it used to; it maintained some distance from the Ice Morning White Dragon and then, with a fierce flick of its large tail hidden behind, unleashed a withering poison mist!
This withering poison mist did not drift slowly but swept through like a hurricane, visibly rotting the surrounding plants…
The Ice Morning White Dragon, too, was a Wind Controlling powerhouse; it stood its ground and did not move. One could see a white whirlwind dragon spiraling around it, forming a protective barrier that no other force could penetrate…
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!!!!”
At first, the wind formed only a small white dragon, but as Bai Qi’s gaze grew sharper, the surrounding wind grew stronger, even the dense vegetation couldn’t block this momentum!
The withering poison mist was blown away, and even the Night Vine Ratwolf couldn’t stand firm. It dug its limbs into the ground, fiercely gripping the unaffected night vines to prevent itself from being swept away…
The Ice Morning White Dragon raised its head and let out a long chant.
From the soil littered with withered leaves, enormous Ice Bones rose, at least seven or eight meters tall, not straight like bone columns but curved like fangs. They stood menacingly around the Night Vine Ratwolf…
Claws gripping the ground and under the effortless control of the Ice Morning White Dragon, one could see these towering Ice Bones cross each other in mid-air, forming a circular fanged maw as it closed in!
“Squeak!
A pitiful scream was heard as the Night Vine Ratwolf’s body was not only trapped by the Ice Bones but also pierced by thinner, longer ones. It held onto those bone pillars, trying to break free, but to no avail.
The Ice Bones were like a prison, and the slender icy spikes resembled long fur; the Night Vine Ratwolf was like a tortured soul, its body lacerated to a bloody blur by the ice spikes…
“Kill it!” Zhu Minglang said coldly.
Whether it would destroy the soul was irrelevant now; recalling this creature’s performance of feasting on a human heart in front of him, Zhu Minglang could hardly wait to obliterate it completely!
A newly demonized Demon Spirit might hunt Dragon Sons, but to contend with a Dragon General of the Ice Morning White Dragon’s caliber was sheer folly.
With mastery over Azure Dragon Mystics, Bai Qi was now a High-Rank Dragon General. Perhaps demons that were a thousand or two thousand years old might be able to compete, but in a head-on fight with the Night Vine Ratwolf Demon, there was no comparison!
It’s a shame that in this cruel world’s rules, strength does not guarantee absolute dominion. Little demons will flee, Demonic Beasts are cunning, and one must not underestimate any minor sentient creature. The moment they take advantage of a situation, it’s hard to say who will survive to the end.
This Night Vine Ratwolf Demon…
Eating humans wasn’t its true purpose; it aimed to devour Dragon Shepherds.
Cunning and malicious, Jin Minjun and the five female seniors were still too reckless. They dived into this complex broken forest without first scanning the terrain.
As a result, dragons were trapped in sinkholes, and people were hypnotized. If it weren’t for Zhu Minglang and Bai Qi, likely the only survivors would have been Chu Yanyan and Jin Minjun!
Thinking of the capabilities of this newly demonized being, Zhu Minglang couldn’t help but worry for the Dragon Shepherds’ survival; no wonder most Dragon Shepherds dare not venture into deep forests and ancient woods, and even the powerful Divine and Mortals are extremely cautious…
In the territory of demons and monsters, even with overwhelming strength, one misstep can still turn you into food!
“Squeak, squeak——-”
The Night Vine Ratwolf kept calling out as if summoning those Human-faced Rats to its rescue.
But already in such a sorry state, those lingering Human-faced Rats dared not rashly emerge. The Ice Morning White Dragon itself had an imposing aura, and now as it was executing the Night Vine Ratwolf Demon, their loyalty was evident in their not fleeing….