CHAPTER 2063: CHAPTER 2063: THE PANICKED COW DEMON

A monster with a bull’s head and a human’s body, standing about four meters tall, possesses strength far beyond what the Blackarmor Army’s guards could match.

"Humans, too weak!"

This bull-headed monster is evidently a member of the Cow Demon clan from the Exiled Lands, one of the elite warriors that arrived in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land not long ago.

On its way to the Mansion of Azure Clouds, it has killed many.

Every human Martial Artist, Taoist Cultivator, and Demon Cultivator it encountered was slain and had their Essence Blood Energy absorbed, thereby achieving the ’goal’ of strength enhancement.

In the Exiled Lands, the environment and resources for cultivation are limited.

Demons generally enhance their strength by the method of ’demons eating demons’!

The so-called ’demons eating demons’ refers to a demon killing another demon, after which the surviving demon devours the Essence Blood Energy of the fallen demon, thereby increasing its own power.

Thus, in the Exiled Lands, the strength of a demon directly correlates with how many other demons have died at its hands!

In the Exiled Lands, the various races within the Demon Race are practically always at odds with each other.

Because they can only increase their strength through the method of ’demons eating demons’!

If they absorb Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth for cultivation, it would require an extremely long time in such a harsh cultivation environment.

However, regardless of how fiercely the demons contend within the Exiled Lands, once they leave the Exiled Lands and enter other planes, they abandon past hatred and unite against external threats.

For at that time, they have a common ’enemy’ and can enhance their strength by absorbing the Essence Blood Energy of their foes!

No more internal slaughter is needed.

Over a hundred thousand years ago, during the ’Era of Human Demons’, the Demon Race descended from the Exiled Lands to the ’Holy Domain Plane’ where the Martial Dao Sacred Land is located, united, and launched a brutal massacre against humanity.

Countless humans were killed and had their Essence Blood Energy absorbed...

Until the demons were driven back to the Exiled Lands, the spatial barrier between the Exiled Lands and the ’Holy Domain Plane’ was sealed, restoring peace to the Holy Domain Plane.

For those humans who survived that era, the terror of the Demon Race remains a ’nightmare’!

"Humans? It... It calls us ’humans’? Is it a ’Sacred Beast’?"

Upon hearing the words spoken by the ’Cow Demon’, many Blackarmor Army guards felt apprehensive, while some couldn’t help but murmur.

"Its strength is not weaker than the Upper Domain experts who once followed that elder from the Fire Worship Sect... Now, we can only wait for the Commander-in-Chief to fetch the House Master."

A Centurion of the Blackarmor Army said with a heavy expression.

"House Master!"

Hearing the words of this Blackarmor Army Centurion, many Blackarmor Army guards brightened their gazes and displayed enthusiastic glimmers in their eyes, each became excited as if rejuvenated.

As if grabbing a lifeline!

Nearly a month ago, the previous Commander-in-Chief of the Blackarmor Army was killed.

Following that, Mansion of Azure Clouds’ House Master ’Lanni Barnes’ appointed ’Zachary Tackman’, a Centurion of the Blackarmor Army as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Blackarmor Army.

No one in the Blackarmor Army opposed this and even felt it was natural.

Zachary Tackman was also the only ’Earth Saint Realm expert’ among them besides the previous Commander-in-Chief.

Thus, having Zachary Tackman as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Blackarmor Army was widely welcomed.

Meanwhile, within the Main Mansion of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, the new Commander-in-Chief of the Blackarmor Army, ’Zachary Tackman’, finally meets the House Master ’Lanni Barnes’.

"A monster with a bull’s head and a human’s body?!"

After listening to Zachary Tackman’s account, Lanni Barnes abruptly stood up from his seat at the head of the great hall.

Perhaps Zachary Tackman is unaware of what this bull-headed monster is.

But Lanni Barnes, who indirectly inherited demonic legacy, understands bull-headed creatures very well...

The bull-headed form is the ’mark’ of the Cow Demon clan from the Exiled Lands!

"A Cow Demon has infiltrated my Mansion of Azure Clouds?"

Instantly, a hint of apprehension flashes in Lanni Barnes’ eyes, and his expression turns grim.

Whoosh!

Subsequently, Lanni Barnes waves his large hand and heads out of the Main Mansion of the Mansion of Azure Clouds with Zachary Tackman, asking along the way, "How tall was that monster with a bull’s head?"

"Almost four and a half meters."

Zachary Tackman recalls for a moment and promptly answers.

"Almost four and a half meters?"

Upon hearing Zachary Tackman’s answer, Lanni Barnes lets out an involuntary sigh of relief.

With his current cultivation, at most, he could summon from the Sacred Demonic Altar of the Holy Land in the Exiled Lands a ’Demon Puppet’ close to the fifth transformation of the Saint Immortal ...

If it were an elite of the Cow Demon clan, even if he summoned a ’Demon Puppet’ or wielded the super sacred weapon ’Asura Blade,’ he might not be a match!

Now, hearing Zachary Tackman’s account of the Cow Demon’s height, he relaxes.

The nearly four-and-a-half meter tall Cow Demon, whose power level was about at the ’Third Transformation of the Saint Immortal,’ was no longer a concern to him!

"But why would a member of the Cow Demon clan appear in our Martial Dao Sacred Land?"

"Could it be because when I and Dugu both broke through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm,’ we absorbed the pure demonic energy from the Exile Place through the ’spatial barrier,’ which to some extent affected the barrier’s stability?"

With this thought, Lanni Barnes’ expression turned serious.

At that time, he and Dugu suppressed their cultivation at the ’peak of the Earth Saint Realm,’ refraining from breaking through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’ because:

The demon legacy they obtained required the absorption of pure demonic energy from the Exile Place to perfectly break through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’!

And to absorb the pure demonic energy from the Exile Place, they needed to do so through the spatial barrier!

Although the whole process didn’t actually destroy the spatial barrier, it did affect its stability.

"Maybe it also has something to do with me summoning the ’Holy Demon Puppet’ from the Sacred Demonic Altar a month ago?"

Thinking of this, Lanni Barnes couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Now, with a ’Cow Demon’ passing through the spatial barrier into their Martial Dao Sacred Land from the Exile Place... does it mean other demon races can also easily enter their Martial Dao Sacred Land?

If this is truly the case.

Wouldn’t he, along with Dugu, become the sinners who brought misfortune to the Martial Dao Sacred Land?

In an instant, Lanni’s face turned gloomy.

Of course, even if it was because of him that the ’demon race’ from the Exile Place resurfaced in the Martial Dao Sacred Land, he did not regret it.

If he had not absorbed the pure demonic energy from the Exile Place to perfectly break through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm,’ he would not have been able to master the technique to summon the ’Holy Demon Puppet’ from the Exile Place’s Holy Land.

If he hadn’t mastered the technique to summon the ’Holy Demon Puppet,’ a month ago, the Mansion of Azure Clouds would no longer exist!

Not only the Mansion of Azure Clouds would no longer exist, but even he himself, along with his family and friends, would have been manipulated by the elder of the Fire Worship Sect, ’Maximus Lee,’ and it would have harmed his son ’Wyatt Barnes’!

For this reason, even if he was the main culprit of the demon race descending upon the Martial Dao Sacred Land, Lanni Barnes did not regret it!

For his son, for his wife, for his daughter-in-law and grandson, he could do anything... even if it meant being entangled in sin, he was not afraid!

In his heart, his family was the most important.

Everything else, including his own life, was not as important.

"House Master!"

"House Master!"

...

When Lanni Barnes arrived outside the Main Mansion with Zachary Tackman, the Blackarmor Army guards immediately erupted in excitement, each displaying expressions of joy, as if they had welcomed a ’savior.’

Faced with the excited Blackarmor Army guards, Lanni Barnes also felt a heavy burden, feeling that the responsibility he bore was greater than anything!

Under the gaze of the Blackarmor guards, Lanni placed Zachary down and stood alone in front of the Blackarmor guards, shielding them behind his back.

Lanni’s silhouette appeared especially tall in the eyes of the Blackarmor guards.

At the same time, they felt an overwhelming sense of security.

At this moment, their sense of belonging to the Mansion of Azure Clouds became increasingly strong...

"How did you come here from the Exile Place?"

Lanni Barnes looked at the four-meter-tall ’Cow Demon’ not far away and asked straightforwardly.

"Human, you’re too weak to qualify to ask me questions!"

Faced with Lanni’s inquiry, the Cow Demon replied with contempt, speaking disdainfully.

"Is that so?"

In response to the Cow Demon’s ’provocation,’ Lanni Barnes’ eyes narrowed, and immediately he unleashed a technique from the demon legacy, summoning a ’Holy Demon Puppet’ from the Sacred Demonic Altar in the Exile Place.

When the Holy Demon Puppet emerged from the reverse vortex, the ’Cow Demon’s’ face lost its previous disdain and was replaced by fear and disbelief.

"Ho... Holy Demon Puppet? How could a mere human from the Heavenly Saint Realm of the Holy Domain Plane summon our Holy Demon Puppet from the Sacred Land of the Exile Plane?!"

At this moment, the Cow Demon recognized the stone man, exuding pure demonic energy before him, as the ’Holy Demon Puppet’ and noticed that the power hidden within the Holy Demon Puppet’s body was much stronger than its own.

So it panicked for a moment!

"That’s none of your concern."

As Lanni Barnes sneered, he swiftly leapt out, entering the Holy Demon Puppet to prepare for controlling it against the Cow Demon.

Escape!

Confronted with a Holy Demon Puppet that was evidently stronger than itself, the Cow Demon was left with only the thought of escape, turning around immediately to flee as fast as possible.

Additionally, it was eager to relay this news to the ’Tenth Elder’ of the Cow Demon clan.

In the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, there exists a presence that could threaten the elite warriors of the Cow Demon clan!