In the darkness, the sound of "swoosh swoosh" echoed.

Like diving, it surged from all directions.

"Yang Tian, what is that?"

Suddenly, Wu Yue exclaimed in astonishment.

Yang Tian followed Wu Yue's gaze and saw a creature standing coldly about ten meters ahead. It was only half a meter tall, covered in fresh blood that obscured its features, revealing only a pair of blood-red eyes.

It stood there, staring intently at the Demon Horse on the ground.

"Is this the Blood Demon? It's too short, isn't it?"

Yang Tian remarked.

This creature was akin to a human child, incomparable to the tall Celestial Demons.

"Look over there, there's more!"

Ling Ying quickly said.

Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!

Before long, Blood Demons stood all around the plains, staring passionately at the hundred Demon Horses in front of the bonfire.

"Blood Demons, I am the Celestial Demon King!"

Yang Tian harnessed his Spiritual Breath, sending his voice out.

The Blood Demons trembled, their eyes fixated on Yang Tian.

Some Blood Demons' eyes were filled with doubt, some with hatred, while some Celestial Demons slowly approached Yang Tian.

Seeing things were amiss, Yang Tian spoke again: "As I passed the border of the Blood Demon Domain, I heard that resources were scarce in the Blood Demon World. These hundred Demon Horses are my greeting gift to you!"

The Blood Demons halted, staring intently at Yang Tian.

Yang Tian waved his hand: "Mistress, let's retreat."

Yang Tian then led Wu Zetian and others back a hundred steps.

The Blood Demons stood there for a moment before pouncing on the Demon Horses with a swoosh, opening their bloodied mouths, revealing fangs, and began to frantically suck blood.

A huge Demon Horse was drained of blood in less than half a minute.

"These Blood Demons are like vampires!"

Wu Yue said with lingering fear.

"Though terrifying, they are indeed a formidable Demon Army! If we could subdue them all, we could certainly annihilate the Sand Demons."

Wu Zetian said.

"Mistress, I think so too!"

After pondering, Yang Tian raised his voice to the group of Blood Demons: "Dear Blood Demons, please follow me. I have prepared more Demon Horses for you!"

The glaring eyes of the Blood Demons, obviously still not satisfied, were filled with greedy light upon hearing of more Demon Horses.

"Please, follow me!"

Yang Tian shouted.

With that, he led a seemingly endless group of Blood Demons toward the camp.

Along the way, the Old Demon looked very panicked: "Great King, if you bring these Blood Demons to the camp, it will surely lead to confrontation and fighting. Our Celestial Demon Race sees Blood Demons as mortal enemies!"

Yang Tian glanced at the group of Blood Demons behind him.

For some reason, he cast his Divine Sense toward these Blood Demons.

Soon, Yang Tian discovered that on the chest of each Blood Demon was a patch of dark skin.

It seemed very mysterious.

Normally, these Blood Demons appeared as if drenched in fresh blood from head to toe.

But on the Celestial Demon's chest, a patch of skin was left untouched by the blood.

This curious patch of skin intrigued Yang Tian greatly.

Yang Tian used his Divine Sense to probe further and quickly discovered that beneath the patch of skin was the heart of each Blood Demon. These hearts, however, were dead with no pulse, and Yang Tian distinctly sensed a series of spells over them.

"Strange, these Blood Demons seem cursed; they have hearts, but the hearts are dead!"

Yang Tian couldn't help but speak in confusion.

Upon hearing Yang Tian's words, Wu Yue frowned: "Yet, these Blood Demons are so lively."

"That's the oddity!"

Yang Tian said.

Wu Zetian, beside him, fell silent for a moment before speaking: "Could it be that their hearts are sealed?"

"Oh?"

Yang Tian trembled, as if he realized something, eyes tightly on the Blood Demons behind him...

"Blood Demons! Blood Demons! Blood Demons!"

A roar ensued.

The entire Celestial Demon camp was in an uproar.

Blood Demons were long-time enemies of the Celestial Demons, and friction had been ongoing for centuries. When one hundred thousand Celestial Demons in the camp heard of the Blood Demon invasion, they armed themselves quickly.

The Demon Queen, Celestial Slayer, and Celestial Demon Ministers also rushed out anxiously.

But soon, they saw Yang Tian.

"Great King, what is going on? You're leading a group of Blood Demons back..."

A Celestial Demon Minister said in fear.

"Pass my order, gather all the Demon Horses in the army; I wish to reward these Blood Demons!"

Yang Tian raised his voice.

"What? You wish to reward these Blood Demons?" The Demon Queen instantly understood Yang Tian's intentions: "Great King, you seek to subdue these Blood Demons, right? But let me tell you, these Blood Demons know no Demon Path. Even if you give them all the Demon Horses, they will still attack us after consuming the blood without hesitation!"

"Yes, please reconsider, Great King!"

"The Blood Demons have been mortal enemies of the Celestial Demons since ancient times!"

"They don't adhere to the Demon Path; Great King, you cannot subdue them!"

Other Celestial Demon Ministers spoke anxiously.

Yang Tian's face tensed up: "Are my wishes to be defied? Anyone who dares oppose me will face immediate execution!"

Now, the Celestial Demon Ministers quieted down obediently.

After all, Yang Tian dared to confront even the Demon Queen, let alone them.

With no other choice, the Celestial Demon Ministers had to follow Yang Tian's orders and gather all the Demon Horses.

However, the thought pained them—these Demon Horses were treasures of the Celestial Demon Race, each requiring significant resources and manpower to nurture. Now, they were to be sacrificed to the enjoyment of the Blood Demons. The Celestial Demon Ministers were agonized.

Inwardly, they cursed: The Demon King wants to be a wastrel, but he will regret it when the Blood Demons decide to turn on him after feasting!

"Blood Demons, these are the Demon Horses I prepared for you; enjoy!"

Yang Tian stood atop a hill, pointing at the more than one hundred thousand Demon Horses below, speaking to the Blood Demons.

Howl!

Howl!

Howl!

The Blood Demons howled and pounced on the Demon Horses, commencing a frenzy of bloodsucking.

Moreover, Blood Demons continuously emerged from the surrounding darkness.

This was the Blood Demon border; the intense scent of blood made distant Blood Demons frenzy.

In less than half a day, over a hundred thousand Blood Demons gathered there.

"It's over, we are surely doomed now! Once the Blood Demons are sated, they will attack us! When that happens, the hundred thousand Celestial Demons will perish here!"

The Demon Queen, Celestial Slayer, and the other Celestial Demon Ministers turned pale.

Even Wu Zetian, Ling Ying, and Wu Yue felt a massive threat looming.

But at this moment, Yang Tian rose with a grin.

In midair, he formed a Dharma Seal, silently chanting a spell, Spiritual Breath from within him surged out, forming an enormous Dharma Seal.

The seal enveloped the Blood Demons.

Bang!

Suddenly, a fiery blaze ignited, astonishingly, causing the Blood Demons to kneel. On their chests, where it was once dark, now a fire burned.

Seeing this, Wu Zetian's expression shifted: "So, the hearts within the Blood Demons' chests were not cursed but actually..."

"A contract!"

In midair, Yang Tian said: "This isn't a curse but a Blood Demon Contract! The reason their hearts appear dead is because they need the Blood Demon Contract to activate! By initiating the Blood Demon Contract, we can subdue the Blood Demons completely!"

"The Blood Demon Contract? Oh my heavens!"

The Celestial Demon Ministers heard this and were stunned, quickly becoming overjoyed...