Chapter 399 – 399: You Asked My Name — I’m Xiao Fan

Chapter 399: You Asked My Name — I’m Xiao Fan

This scene undoubtedly shook every single Demon Suppression Guard to their core.

That was a real Demon Lord!

He released a bloodline technique and even summoned the phantom of a Great Sky Demon — clearly a descendant of the Great Sky Demon!

And yet he was blasted to death so easily by Shen Mo!

Either that Demon Lord was ridiculously weak, or… Shen Mo was absurdly powerful!

His blood energy had grown so strong that he could ignore the fundamental difference between blood energy and demonic energy — and still obliterate that Demon Lord!

Shi Dingyue was so stunned he couldn’t speak for a long while.

“You… you…”

Compared to the reactions of the Demon Suppression Guards, the demons were even more shaken.

The Demon Lord holding the rear line widened his eyes, letting out an incredulous roar.

All the Lesser Demon Commanders, True Demon Kings, and True Demon Emperors saw their morale plummet.

They had known all along that the short Demon Lord was hiding among the lesser demons, waiting for the right moment.

They had even expected that, because of this, one of the Demon Suppression Guards’ elites would likely fall.

But they never imagined that the one who would end up dead… would be that Demon Lord!

“Retreat! Retreat now!”

The Demon Lord at the rear let out a furious growl.

The lesser demons had no choice but to abandon the corpses and flee in panic.

He shot Shen Mo a cold glare and spoke in words the human race could understand.

“Demon Suppression Guard, you killed my brother An Zhen Ding! You killed the offspring of the Eighth Great Sky Demon!”

“Tell me your name!”

“I, An Zhen Yuan, will remember you forever!”

The Demon Lord at the rear growled from afar.

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow and replied seriously, “My name is Xiao Fan.”

An Zhen Yuan mouthed the name, his eyes filled with hatred. “Xiao Fan… I’ll remember that. Your death is coming!”

With that, he turned and left without looking back.

The demons also retreated like a receding tide, vanishing from sight.

Li Heitan muttered in confusion, “Brother Ling, isn’t your name Shen Mo? Why’d you say it’s Xiao Fan?”

Sun Kong smacked him on the head. “Idiot. Brother Ling’s tricking him! Who knows if demons can curse someone using their real name?”

Only then did Li Heitan get it, quickly giving a thumbs-up. “Brother Ling, you’re really cautious!”

At the top of the fortress—

Ning Tianying and Xiong Yuanshan stood with hands behind their backs, gazing into the distance.

Beside them were several especially strong Demon Suppression Guards — their personal guard unit.

From this height, they could oversee the surrounding Demon Suppression Sea and instantly assess any confrontation between the guards and the demons.

So they could decide quickly whether to lead their personal guard into battle — or continue observing from above.

Their observation wasn’t out of disregard for the lives below.

They were not only watching their own Demon Suppression Guards but also keeping an eye out for any emerging geniuses among the new generation of demons.

Just as the demons targeted talented guards—

The Demon Suppression Guards also targeted the demons’ rising stars.

At that moment, shouting came from the east.

Ning Tianying turned to look—

To his surprise, several young Demon Suppression Guards had worked together to slay a True Demon Lord.

One of them was none other than Lin Dongtian, a disciple of the Holy Spirit Sect.

Xiong Yuanshan raised an eyebrow. “Smart and capable — not bad. Why didn’t I recruit him under my command back then?”

Ning Tianying laughed heartily. “You think you could snatch him from Lin Yuanxin? He’s from the Holy Spirit Sect — Lin Dongtian’s ancestor, no less.”

Xiong Yuanshan scratched his head. “True… I couldn’t compete. What a pity…”

Just after their brief exchange, more exclamations came from the west.

They turned their attention and immediately saw the heavily wounded Zhou Mingyi being rescued by a few guards.

Beside Zhou Mingyi lay the corpses of several True Demon Emperors.

Clearly, Zhou Mingyi had used his own body to block them, buying time for his comrades.

Ning Tianying nodded repeatedly. “If Zhou Mingyi hadn’t stopped them in time, those three Demon Emperors probably would’ve torn a hole through the line and wreaked havoc among the guards.”

“He basically saved several lives indirectly.”

Xiong Yuanshan didn’t hold back his praise either. “Looks like both of our recruited guards are doing pretty well.”

“What about the one you recruited? Why hasn’t he shown up yet?”

Ning Tianying scanned the battlefield below, then finally locked onto Shen Mo. “There, over there— Wait… what the hell! There’s a Demon Lord hiding among the lesser demons!”

Her expression changed, and her tone grew serious.

A Demon Lord willing to lower himself and hide among lesser demons, waiting to strike?

How shameless!

“Wait, that looks like a descendant of the Great Sky Demon. Look! When he used his bloodline technique, he even summoned the phantom of a Great Sky Demon!”

Xiong Yuanshan exclaimed.

Ning Tianying took a closer look and frowned deeply.

A Demon Lord sneaking in with a surprise attack was already despicable enough.

But he turned out to be a powerful descendant of the Great Sky Demon, no less.

Seriously — how do they get more shameless every day?

“No, I have to go down there and save them. Otherwise, at least ten Demon Suppression Guards will die.”

Ning Tianying was in a rush and prepared to jump down.

Right now, the Demon Suppression Guard was severely understaffed.

Even if they were just new recruits, they couldn’t be allowed to die like this for nothing.

She had to save them.

But just then, she heard an astonished exclamation from Xiong Yuanshan.

“He’s dead?!”

Ning Tianying froze. “Who’s dead?”

Xiong Yuanshan’s eyes were wide. “That True Demon Venerable! Shen Mo killed him in a single strike!”

Ning Tianying quickly widened her eyes and looked down.

Sure enough, the short-statured True Demon Venerable had collapsed into the sea.

Nine small holes had been punched through his chest.

Demonic blood spilled out.

He was clearly lifeless.

“He’s really dead…”

Ning Tianying stared wide-eyed.

She was at the Golden Summit Venerable realm.

Even for her, unless it was a sneak attack, it might take everything to kill a True Demon Venerable in one strike.

But Shen Mo had faced that Demon Venerable head-on in battle — and still killed him.

“He’s just at the ordinary Venerable realm… how could he possibly kill a descendant of the Great Sky Demon?”

Xiong Yuanshan was still dumbfounded.

He couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

Ning Tianying let out a breath and suddenly smiled.

Only, combined with her broad shoulders and strong build, that smile felt a bit off.

“This Shen Mo really does have some strength after all. You all underestimated him.”

Xiong Yuanshan nodded slightly. “True. If he can keep up this level of strength, I’m willing to take back what I said before.”

But right after he said that, he shook his head again.

“Still… strength in a moment doesn’t mean much. Wasn’t Shi Dingyue like this back in the day?”

“He shone brightly at first, earned countless merits, but later became completely mediocre.”

“With his strength, he should’ve long since reached our level — commanding a full hundred-man unit — not still stuck as a low-ranking squad leader.”

“I really don’t want to see Shen Mo end up the same way.”

Ning Tianying gave a faint smile. “Then let’s wait and see. Time will give us the answer.”

Xiong Yuanshan waved his hand. “Sound the gong for retreat. Many of the demons have already fled. No need to let our guards keep suffering the erosion of demonic energy.”

Ning Tianying nodded and gave a signal to her guards.

DANG—DANG—DANG!

A deafening gong echoed from the fortress.

Retreat.

The Demon Suppression Guards piloted their wave-splitting platforms back to shore.

They returned to the fortress with laughter and chatter.

Only, this time was different from when they had set out.

Many of them looked at Shen Mo with clear respect and awe.

Killing a True Demon Venerable alone, without relying on anyone.

Shen Mo had completely proven his strength.

He was a genuine Venerable-realm cultivator!

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