Su Changkong soon felt the anomaly beneath the ground and concentrated his Essence Qi Spirit, trying to extract it.

“Hoo!”

The Spiritual Energy around Su Changkong swirled, forming a vortex and generating a suction force, drawing a large amount of nature’s spiritual energy to gather around him. It was like thick fog, twisting the air itself.

“The range of nature’s spiritual energy he’s mobilizing is too vast. Is this the terror of a Martial Arts Grandmaster?”

The other experts from the Demon Suppressing Department secretly marveled at Su Changkong’s unfathomable depth, a being who perhaps had the chance to achieve the realm of Martial Saint!

Boom!

The ground in front of Su Changkong split open, and massive streams of black mist surged towards the sky like thick pythons.

“Is this Monster Qi? Such profound, powerful Monster Qi! It surpasses any Monster Warrior I’ve ever seen!” Duanmu Tao felt a chill in his heart. No wonder Pang Shengwu practiced here, with the intent to extract the power beneath Ambush Elephant Mountain!

Su Changkong immediately used the Guiding Technique to control the nature’s spiritual energy, gathering the Monster Qi to prevent it from dispersing and compressing it.

Heaps of Monster Qi erupted from the ground, all drawn together by Su Changkong.

As time passed, the residual Monster Qi in the earth was gradually extracted by Su Changkong, compressed, and condensed from gas to liquid, ultimately turning into a dark black liquid the size of a thumb tip, somewhat resembling blood!

“This blood contains incredibly vast energy! Whose blood could this be? A Demon Monster King, perhaps?”

Su Changkong looked at the suspended droplet of blood before him, also startled. This droplet of blood was similar to a ’True Blood’ clot in his heart.

But it was clearly more advanced than his True Blood, more sinister, evoking dread, causing involuntary mental turmoil and the desire to run, hide, as well as thoughts of kneeling and submission!

It was hard to imagine from what creature this blood came from!

“Could this be… the true blood of a demon?”

And carefully observing the profound dark red blood, Duanmu Tao couldn’t help but speak out in surprise.

“The true blood of a demon?”

Su Changkong looked towards Duanmu Tao in confusion.

Duanmu Tao explained, “In reality… within the boundaries of the Great Flame Empire, there are almost no true Demon Monsters, only Monster Warriors who possess some of the Demon Monsters’ powers! True Demon Monsters are born that way! Similar to True Beasts, they are extraordinarily powerful from birth!”

This prompted Su Changkong to nod slightly in agreement; indeed, those he had encountered so far were merely Monster Warriors who had fused with a Crystal Core, not true Demon Monsters. A true Demon Monster… that was an innately transcendent and formidable existence, essentially a different species!

“To my knowledge, true Demon Monsters are so powerful they exceed imagination. Where they come from, no one knows. They only appear in the world when the Spiritual Energy tide comes, wreaking havoc, and when the tide recedes, they vanish without trace, leaving behind some seeds… which are those Crystal Cores. True Demon Monsters, each and every one, are kings!

Only a Martial Saint can contend with them!”

Duanmu Tao shared some information unknown to the common folk.

All the Demon Monsters in the world today are not true Demon Monsters but humans who have merged with Crystal Cores. A true Demon Monster is so formidable it’s despairing!

And it’s only during the Spiritual Energy tides that they will appear and cause chaos. Each Demon Monster is dubbed a Demon Monster King, possessing the ferocity to slaughter cities and annihilate villages, a level unreachable by Monster Warriors no matter how much they cultivate!

“The nature’s spiritual energy has been increasing recently. Could it signify the arrival of the Spiritual Energy tide? I reckon, before long, these true Demon Monsters will surface,” pondered Su Changkong, his heart heavy.

The blood in his hand was most likely the blood of a true Demon Monster King. Just sensing this droplet of blood made Su Changkong feel a faint tremor. One could only imagine how terrifying its owner must be, a being only a Martial Saint could confront.

“Perhaps, several years ago, a Demon Monster King left its blood on Ambush Elephant Mountain, which seeped into the earth’s veins. With the arrival of the Spiritual Energy tide, it began to boil and manifest anomalies, attracting Pang Shengwu. Most of the Demon Monster King’s blood has been drawn away by Pang Shengwu, leaving only this droplet behind.”

Su Changkong thought silently. The true blood of a Demon Monster was undoubtedly a Miraculous Pill for a Monster Warrior like Pang Shengwu. Pang Shengwu had come from afar for the blood of the Demon Monster King and had succeeded in his purpose.

Su Changkong took out a jade bottle and carefully stored the droplet of dark red Demon Monster King blood within. Although it was dangerous and seemingly of no use to him, it was better to have it than not!

“The world… is becoming more and more dangerous,” Duanmu Tao expressed his anxious concern, sensing that the recent times were becoming increasingly chaotic. Even the Vice Master of the Life Extinguishing Association, who had long been quiet for centuries, had started taking action.

One could only imagine, in the midst of this rare colossal tide, more terrifying individuals would emerge, heralding a true era of chaos! The weak can only be swept along!

“Let’s head back for now. We can discuss matters further later.”

Su Changkong rose, interrupting Duanmu Tao’s contemplation. Su Changkong had not forgotten his original purpose in seeking out Duanmu Tao, which was to have him help investigate the intelligence regarding the Evil Sect and Demon Gate.

Today’s encounter with Pang Shengwu and the news of Hong Zhenxiang’s demise, although expected after so much time, still made Su Changkong more eager to strengthen himself!

Only by becoming stronger than everyone else could he prevent similar tragedies from happening, avenge Hong Zhenxiang, and make that Monster Man, Pang Shengwu, pay the price!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Madara Web Novel