Chapter 110: Entry-Level Great Demon
The Monkey King gripped the long staff tightly, brandishing it with increasing delight.
He looked up in the direction of Chu Liang’s departure, the anger in his heart dissipating unknowingly.
Bang!
The Monkey King shouldered the staff and turned back to Monkey Mountain.
Chu Liang had already run far away.
Carrying two jars of monkey wine, he ran without stopping, traversing mountains and ridges until he reached the place where he had hidden the bee demon honey.
“Time to head back to the county town!”
Chu Liang began to pack up.
He stitched together the hides of various demon beasts, making a large bundle, and then put the bee demon honey, monkey wine, and various trophies like fangs, horns, and claws into it.
In the end, the bundle was much larger than him.
He shouldered the large bundle, looking rather comical.
“Rat One, Rat Two, let’s go!” Chu Liang called out.
“Coming!”
The two little rats followed closely behind.
One man and two rats traversed mountains and ridges, heading out of the mountains.
If all went well, with Chu Liang’s current stamina and speed, he could exit the deep mountains in just three or four days.
However, on the second day of his return journey, he encountered the greatest crisis since entering the mountains.
At noon, Rat Two, who was responsible for scouting, suddenly bristled, his eyes becoming extremely tense. He transmitted a message to Chu Liang: “Master, run quickly, there’s an entry-level great demon ahead!”
“Hmm? An entry-level great demon?”
Chu Liang’s heart trembled. Without hesitation, he turned and ran.
At his current location, he shouldn’t have encountered an entry-level great demon.
But with the frequent unusual activities in the deep mountains, anything was possible.
Just behind Chu Liang, several mountain peaks away, a loud eagle cry suddenly rang out.
“Screech——”
The sound seemed to carry a strange power, drilling into his head, causing a sharp pain.
His expression turned serious. Enduring the discomfort in his head, he continued to run in the opposite direction.
A moment later, the sound of a wild beast came from behind again.
“Roar——”
This time the sound was obviously lower and heavier, not as sharp as before.
But the power contained within it was still terrifying.
“Master, there are two entry-level great demons, they’re facing off against each other. Run quickly, one of them has already noticed us!” Rat Two’s voice came again.
“Alright!”
Chu Liang slowed down for a moment, letting the two little rats scurry into his pocket.
Then, he burst forth with all his strength, his speed increasing explosively, turning into a blur that instantly disappeared from the spot.
His Qi and blood surged, the Blood Surge Technique pushed almost to its limit!
Behind him, another sharp and piercing eagle cry rang out.
“Screech——”
A terrifying giant eagle flew out of the forest. With a flap of its wings, it stirred up a howling gale, soaring straight into the sky.
Its eyes were fierce, its size astonishing, with a wingspan of over ten zhang. Its body was a mix of blue and gold, its feathers like cast iron, and its claws were terrifyingly large, almost like the ancient roc bird from myths and legends!
Any ordinary person who saw it would likely be scared out of their wits.
It looked down, its gaze ferocious, as if searching for prey.
Below it, on the peak of a high mountain, was a giant golden porcupine.
“Roar!”
The porcupine roared, its fangs sharp, its body covered in sharp spines that stood up like golden spears, glinting with a dangerous light.
Two entry-level great demons!
One in the sky, one on the ground, their ferocious auras soared to the heavens as they faced each other from afar.
The blue-gold giant eagle had already discovered Chu Liang, its eyes extremely cruel, but it didn’t immediately give chase.
It let out a long cry, ignoring Chu Liang, its ferocious gaze locked onto the porcupine great demon below. It flapped its terrifying wings, its speed increasing dramatically as it swooped down.
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The porcupine great demon showed no weakness, its aura fierce. It roared, and the golden spear-like spines on its body instantly erupted.
“Boom!”
In an instant, a brilliant golden light filled the sky.
Hundreds of thousands of golden spines shot out, extremely terrifying.
Far away, the rapidly fleeing Chu Liang felt his body tense, his scalp tingling, enveloped by a great sense of crisis.
“Rat One, Rat Two, you two watch my back!”
“Got it!”
The two little rats had already climbed onto his shoulders, looking back at the situation behind them.
Rat One hurriedly shouted, “Master, three zhang to the right!”
“Alright!”
Chu Liang’s body swayed, moving three zhang to the right.
The next moment, a golden spine, a full zhang long, whistled through the air, piercing the large tree to his left.
With a loud boom, the tree instantly shattered, splinters flying everywhere. The golden spine, its momentum undiminished, continued its terrifying trajectory, obliquely piercing into the forest floor.
If Chu Liang hadn’t dodged, he would have been the one pierced!
At the same time, countless golden spines bombarded the surrounding mountains, like a golden meteor shower, shaking the earth and causing the mountaintop to crumble, as if the world was ending!
Before Chu Liang could catch his breath, the porcupine great demon launched its second attack.
Rat Two shouted, “Master, another three zhang to the right!”
“Alright!”
Chu Liang didn’t hesitate, his body swaying as he dodged.
In the blink of an eye, another wave of destructive golden spines descended, one after another, slamming into the surrounding forest, the terrifying energy they contained shocking.
Behind them, two terrifying auras erupted, soaring into the clouds.
The two entry-level great demons began to fight!
They were incredibly ferocious, bloodthirsty and domineering, extremely cruel. Every part of their bodies seemed like a deadly weapon, even their thin feathers glinting with a terrifying cold light.
Rat One sat on Chu Liang’s shoulder, patting his chest with his little paw, letting out a sigh of relief. He said, “That was close! Luckily, those two great demons were focused on each other and didn’t care about us. Otherwise, we’d be in big trouble today!”
Rat Two added, “A Porcupine King and an Azure Eagle King, both low-rank demon beasts. They should be living in the deep mountains, each with their own territory, but they met here.”
“No matter what, it’s good that we got away,” Rat One said.
“Yeah, let’s hope they fight for a while longer!”
The two little rats were still a little scared.
Although they were prepared to encounter great demons and believed in Chu Liang’s speed.
But seeing the entry-level great demons with their own eyes, their terrifying auras still made them tremble.
As fellow demons, they felt it much more deeply than Chu Liang.
“Master, you need to get stronger quickly. Next time we come into the mountains, we’ll catch these two guys and roast them!” Rat One urged.
“All you think about is eating,” Chu Liang said, exasperated. “You two should also focus on getting stronger. Reach the peak of your current stage, and I’ll directly help you evolve and breakthrough.”
“Master, we will work hard!”
The two little rats agreed in unison.
With the Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror, there were no obstacles in their path of growth.
Chu Liang didn’t say anything more, continuing to run with the large bundle on his back.
The situation just now was still within his control. If it had been any more dangerous, he would have had to abandon all his spoils.
He ran at full speed for a full half an hour before the chilling feeling on his back finally disappeared.
Chu Liang slowed down, gradually recovering.
“Master, we’ve gone off course, and with those two great demons there, we can’t go back the way we came,” Rat Two said.
“Yeah, I know.”
Chu Liang looked back. They would have to take a detour now.