CHAPTER 1177: CHAPTER 1176: OFFICIAL DEBUT

The majority of the demon crowd couldn’t see through Xiong Ba’s intention of deliberately enticing the jellyfish’s color change, but to the initiators, they understood well.

The jellyfish’s color had only changed a few times when Jing An snorted, "The things inside the jellyfish are gone, the unseen things—guess what they really are? Artifacts or life?"

Hei Fu was very cautious, "It could also be a person, but I have no evidence; the secret inside should be transferred during healing to the bodies of the other two jellyfish, or once again moved into other Sea Clan bodies. We can’t investigate, unless we keep them all here."

Mao Rixing remained calm, "It’s not surprising; the Demon Gathering was decided many years ago; it can’t escape the humans’ ears and eyes, and they certainly won’t ignore it. They will surely send people over to observe, perhaps hidden within some Demon Clan traitors?"

Kui Lang, with a violent temper, said, "The alliance between the Endless Ocean Sea Clan and the Southeast Daoist is evident. Why not take this opportunity to give them a big lesson? Otherwise, the alliance of the Continent Demon Clan becomes a joke."

Mao Rixing smirked, "It’s not that simple. The world isn’t just black and white. Initially, the Sea Clan might still be on the fence. Your actions pushed them completely towards the Human Race. Since they are being secretive, we shouldn’t be too serious."

Kui Lang, dissatisfied, "You’re just being wishy-washy!"

Mao Rixing glared at him, "This Cultivation World is a puddle of mud. Being too serious loses you friends; you have to understand the Sea Clan, the pressure of confronting the Southeast Daoist alone is too much. Adopting some compromise strategy is a way, but they are still part of the Demon Clan, willing to accept the Star Plate; that’s good enough. We need to take it step by step. If our own strength is strong, would the Sea Clan still need to pretend to align with the Human Race?"

"It might not be just pretending; it could also be collusion."

Among the bickering demon leaders, Xiong Ba was ready to act after the initial probing; this time, he threw out five beads at once, aiming to make a flaw in the jellyfish’s color change.

However, the jellyfish was much more cunning than he imagined. Without the help of human cultivators, it knew it couldn’t win this fight. It hadn’t figured out the injected color change factor in its body, so the moment Xiong Ba’s five beads were thrown, it was already inflating and deflating, retreating beyond the circle,

"Bear Lord, you are superior. Old mother is not fully recovered from previous injuries, so I’ll let you have this round."

It boldly fled just like that.

Deserting in battle is looked down upon by the Demon Clan, but the jellyfish’s situation was different. It had just killed four Alliance demons, and everyone had seen the color change of its body; although the truth was unknown, it was surely injured. So when it retreated, the Sea Demons didn’t boo it, instead cheering it on like welcoming a hero.

The jellyfish was fortunate, being the weakest among the five Sea Clan participants in this fight yet achieving four victories. Though it lost the last round, it at least saved its life, which was quite perfect.

At this point, the fighting had reached halfway, with the Sea Clan losing five, and the Alliance four—pretty even, which was unexpected for everyone. The most surprising were the ghostly goat at the beginning and the following jellyfish, showcasing continuous victories, portraying the brutal life-and-death struggles of the Demon Clan vividly.

Winner takes all, it’s that simple.

But who will be the next to charge through solo? Xiong Ba?

... Nineteen Aunt flicked the silk reins, and the phoenix chariot moved slowly forward. Pulling the chariot were two dumbfounded human cultivators, their bodies stiff, eyes vacant, veins bulging.

This was a typical scene of humans being manipulated. While humans controlling Demon Beasts mostly retained their intelligence, Demon Beasts controlling humans was much harder, as no human would willingly allow themselves to be controlled by the Demon Clan. This stems from humans’ unparalleled conviction: humans are the spirits of the Myriad Clan, the noblest species in the Universe.

Such carriages were rare among the tens of thousands in the Demon Clan, but in absolute numbers, there were also over a hundred. In such gatherings, having the ability to enslave humans as carriage pullers was a matter of prestige, flaunted to elevate one’s status.

This wasn’t Nineteen Aunt’s first battle; in preliminary skirmishes, she had already slain a King Kong Ape, leaving a deep impression. So now, driving out, everyone held their breath, knowing a truly fierce fight was about to begin.

The previous fights, honestly, were dull; the ghostly goat slaughtered too quickly, the strength gap too large, no suspense; then the jellyfish fight, unseen and treacherous, was a deceitful internal attack. For the Demon Clan, they preferred open and fair, back-and-forth battles that made their blood boil.

Xiong Ba dared not be careless, meticulously preparing his defenses. He had witnessed this wretched bird’s single peck capable of piercing through gold and stone. He knew the King Kong Ape well; if they truly fought, he would win, but not by much margin, thus was very wary of this Hai Dongqing that could kill the King Kong Ape with one blow.

Yet in their eyes, the seemingly calm Nineteen Aunt was actually quite different in divine sense communication.

"Little Niao, how do we fight?"

Hou Niao was at a loss, after all, a young peacock lacking the experience and courage for a truly life-and-death struggle, especially under the watchful eyes of all, hesitant to act boldly for fear of exposing the truth about the two humans.

"Thousand Feather Skill, drain Tan Xiao’s mana, and unleash fire!"

Nineteen Aunt steered the phoenix chariot, tracing a graceful trajectory in the sky. Their three-month cooperation in flight mostly didn’t require human guidance; it appeared she was controlling, but actually, Tan Xiao was in full command.

For Tan Xiao, with exceptionally rich combat experience, he had already understood Xiong Ba’s combat traits from the previous fights, keeping the distance at the edge of Xiong Ba’s charging reach, making Xiong Ba unable to attack or unwilling to defend.

Then, with a sweep of Nineteen Aunt’s wings, all her feathers transformed into a thousand Feather Arrows, shooting toward Xiong Ba. The entire attack was orderly, matching the characteristics of the Winged Demon clan.

Feathered Arrow is a divine skill used by most Winged Demons, simple and effective.

Xiong Ba spread his palm, guarding his vital areas. He employed an immovable mountain combat method, knowing he couldn’t compete with the Winged Demon in speed, so he simply remained still, waiting for his opponent to reveal a flaw. He wasn’t afraid of a prolonged battle; in terms of defense, the consumption was certainly more economical than offense.

But such a simple attack changed halfway through; the thousands of Feather Arrows suddenly began to burn, the dim Phosphorus Fire flickered with a frightening light, making Xiong Ba’s heart tremble.

Demon Beast breath attacks are common, with various inner breaths, predominately fire, poison, and cold breaths; but feather breath attacks are rare because feathers are not suitable as fire carriers as they’re not heat resistant.

Being able to attach Phosphorus Fire to feathers is already an impressive divine skill, bearing a hint of the Dao.

Just like the Taiji Eyes of the ghostly goat.