CHAPTER 1786: CHAPTER 1787: WHERE THE DOUBTS LIE

Bam!

Accompanied by a loud noise, the Fox Demon whose tiger head was directly grabbed by Su Chengyu was pinned to the ground.

The Tiger Demon who singlehandedly suppressed nearly all the demons in the wetland had no means of resistance in front of Su Chengyu, as if having no more strength, pressed into the earth and unable to struggle free.

Looking at the Fox Demon under him still struggling, Su Chengyu’s golden pupils carried no emotion, speaking calmly.

"Haven’t figured it out? The gap between you and me is much greater than that between you and them. If I want to kill you, it’s merely a matter of thought."

The calm words carried no threatening emotions, which only further stirred the Tiger Demon’s instinctual fear.

Ultimately, the Tiger Demon’s struggles began to calm, gradually abandoning resistance, letting Su Chengyu press its head into the soil, not daring another move.

Only after confirming the Tiger Demon stopped struggling did Su Chengyu release his hand and grasp the Dragon Slayer Sword that had been guarding by his side these days.

Looking at the Dragon Slayer stained with countless demon blood on its blade, Su Chengyu lightly wiped away the bloodstains with his hand, speaking softly.

"You’ve worked hard these days."

Buzz!

A burst of excited sword hum resonated from the Dragon Slayer Sword; though it now had a Sword Spirit, born as a sword, it still preferred responding to Su Chengyu this way.

Understanding the Dragon Slayer’s meaning perfectly, Su Chengyu slightly smiled, then coldly glanced at the surrounding demons who hadn’t reacted yet.

"Still staying here, waiting to die?"

The words made all the demons instantly react; not daring to harbor any ideas against Su Chengyu who effortlessly subdued the Tiger Demon, they promptly scattered in all directions.

Now that the Tiger Demon was subdued, the demons initially helping him to prevent others from escaping had long fled, no longer posing any obstructions to the other demons leaving.

Once everything returned to silence, the only ones remaining on the small island were a severely injured old Water Fox and the passed-out little fox Chang Li, who tried saving the old Water Fox.

Su Chengyu got up, walked over there, looked at Chang Li, and then shifted his gaze to the old Water Fox.

"Sorry, your Demon Core is shattered, and the injuries are too severe. In my current state, I can’t save your life."

The barely alive old Water Fox shook his head, struggling to raise its hand and point to the unconscious little fox beside him.

Su Chengyu understood his intention, speaking softly, "Don’t worry, even if you hadn’t asked, I would protect her. My awakening is intricately linked to her."

Hearing this, the old Water Fox seemed relieved of his last wish, finally letting go of his last breath, and closed his eyes, eternally passing away.

Su Chengyu sighed deeply, then glanced at the Tiger Demon’s position out of the corner of his eye.

Sensing Su Chengyu’s gaze, the Tiger Demon immediately trembled, curling up instinctively.

He wished to run immediately, but the Tiger Demon understood that any sudden move would lead the sword beside him to strike directly.

In those past fifteen days, or rather when Su Chengyu was in that Shattered Cave Heaven, though unconscious, he was already able to perceive everything that happened outside.

So not only did he clearly know what happened nearby, he also knew exactly where he was.

Adding the information intentionally left by Su Zhedian in his mind, he knew exactly what needed to be done here.

However, at the moment... Su Chengyu turned and looked at the unconscious little fox beside him.

After checking the little fox’s condition, he stabilized her meridians a bit and tried opening the Dragon Slayer Sword’s Small Opening, only to find his situation worse than expected.

"You over there, Fox Demon."

"I’m here."

Hearing Su Chengyu’s call, the Tiger Demon immediately came over and kneeled beside Su Chengyu.

"You looked quite majestic in your beast form earlier, want to try transforming again?"

Upon hearing this, the Tiger Demon went limp on the ground, madly kowtowing.

"I didn’t recognize Taishan before. Please forgive my ignorance and let me go this once."

Seeing the misunderstanding in the Fox Demon, Su Chengyu coldly said, "Had I wanted to kill you, you’d already be dead. Do you think you could still be alive now?"

The Tiger Demon paused, looking up at Su Chengyu in confusion, unable to fathom why Su Chengyu spared him; perhaps he wanted to recruit him?

"Don’t try to use your narrow mind to guess my intentions; as I said, your strength is not worth a second glance to me."

An Eighth Grade Demon Emperor would have concerned Su Chengyu before he went to Luo Clan’s Blessed Realm.

But now, with Su Chengyu’s realm reaching Hollow Vacuum and the Thunder Resistant Body at the Fourth Level, even without other factors, he’s already above considering the Fox Demon.

"I don’t dare."

"Transform into your tiger form and carry her. I need some time for self-recovery, and it’s not convenient for me to control the sword. You’ll be my transport."

"I understand!"

Hearing Su Chengyu wanted him to transform just for this purpose, the Tiger Demon was overjoyed and quickly turned into his beast form, maintaining a suitable size, and felt some relief after carrying both the little fox and Su Chengyu, speaking up.

"Where does Master plan to go?"

Su Chengyu looked up at the sky, confirmed the direction, and said, "To the east."

"The east?"

"What? Is there a problem?"

"No, no problem..."

The Tiger Demon hurriedly corrected himself, refraining from saying more, and carried Su Chengyu eastward.

Throughout the journey, Su Chengyu mostly meditated in closed focus, occasionally checking the little fox’s condition, but barely speaking to him.

This made the Tiger Demon anxious; Su Chengyu’s indifferent attitude toward him instilled an ever-present fear of being abandoned, which he understood meant his likely death.

Finally, after waiting for a long while, confirming Su Chengyu didn’t care to talk to him at all, the Tiger Demon took the initiative, asking, "Master, are you heading toward where the humans live?"

"You have indeed seen humans."

The Tiger Demon paused and replied foolishly, "Yes, but those humans were a bunch of bumpkins, incomparable to Master at all."

"Bumpkins? They don’t know cultivation methods."

"Correct."

After thinking for a bit, the Tiger Demon added, "At least, none of the humans I’ve seen know how to cultivate."

Listening to the Tiger Demon’s response, Su Chengyu pondered for a while; though curious about those humans mentioned by the Tiger Demon, he was more concerned with another matter.

"In that case, since none of the humans you’ve seen know cultivation methods, how did you know I have many Magical Treasures and Magic Artifacts?"

The Tiger Demon was instantly struck as if by thunder upon hearing this, freezing his steps, completely clueless on how to answer Su Chengyu’s question.