Chapter 193: Chapter 98: Devouring Demon Tripod

“You think you’ve already won?!”

Yan Gao smiled miserably at Yang Jing, a glint of desperate resolve in his eyes.

The next moment, roiling black qi suddenly began to emerge from his body. This black qi exuded an extremely evil Qi Mechanism, greedily feeding on the Great Sun Demon Qi from his body and rapidly growing stronger.

One half of Yan Gao’s face remained still, while the other half suddenly seemed to come alive, letting out a sinister cackle. The laughter grew louder and louder until it became a hysterical, wild roar.

The normal half of his face was calm as he spoke:

“I’ve sacrificed my entire cultivation in the Sun Godslaying Manual to this Dragon Power True Demon. You can deal with it now!”

After completely releasing the Banishment on the Dragon Power True Demon, it began to take complete control of his body.

As a True Disciple of the Profound Sun Demon Sect, Yan Gao’s Magical Power wasn’t enough to place a Banishment on a Sun Demon, but it was more than enough for a Dragon Power True Demon.

After all of his Great Sun Demon Qi had been fed to the Dragon Power True Demon, its Demonic Qi spurred his tattered body to rapidly recover. Flesh and blood quickly regrew, and even his shattered bones were forced back into place by the pressure of the regenerating tissue.

“JIE JIE, I didn’t think someone could actually push Yan Gao to this point. HA HA, now this body and all its Great Sun Demon Qi are mine for the taking! As a reward, I’ll be sure to torture you well.”

The Dragon Power True Demon had completely taken over Yan Gao’s body. Transformed by the Demonic Qi, his form changed dramatically. He grew taller and more muscular, his muscles bulging so much they nearly burst through his Scale Hide. His mouth elongated into a long snout, like that of a lizard or a crocodile. Sharp barbs sprouted from the backs of his hands, and the nails on his hands and feet sharpened into vicious claws.

Its pair of Vertical Pupils sized up Yang Jing as it let out a piercing, strange laugh. Such Power Demons all enjoyed torturing their opponents.

Yang Jing laughed along with it, then his gaze turned cold.

“A paltry Celestial Demon dares to act so insolently before me!”

As his Magical Cultivation rose to the Foundation Establishment realm, the Insight Power of his Grotto Dark Dharma Eye had also improved significantly. Back then, Iron Head couldn’t see any trace of the Black Heaven True Demon, but he had been able to vaguely perceive it.

Yang Jing had long since seen that a Celestial Demon was hiding within Yan Gao. Since this Celestial Demon didn’t radiate Great Sun Demon Qi like a Sun Demon, it was most likely a Dragon Power True Demon.

If it were a Sun Demon, he would have to be a bit more wary.

Sun Demons were a notch stronger than Moon Demons. Although weaker than a Black Heaven True Demon, they were naturally immune to Sun True Fire, leaving Yang Jing with one less method of suppression. But against a mere Dragon Power True Demon, he didn’t even need to act personally.

Yang Jing took the Demon-Catching Tripod out of his Storage Bag.

After completely Refining the Nine Nether Black Slaughter, the body of the Demon-Catching Tripod had become dark and opaque, emitting an obscure and profound aura. A single glance was enough to tell it was no ordinary item.

When the Dragon Power True Demon saw the Demon-Catching Tripod, it immediately burst out laughing. While attached to Yan Gao, it had already witnessed Yang Jing’s methods. That Water Technique was indeed astonishing and contained extremely pure Taiyin Essence Qi. No wonder the boy Yan Gao had been helpless.

But it was different. Although the Dragon Power True Demon was a type of Power Demon, it also possessed a sliver of a True Dragon’s Water Control Skill.

The Dragon Power True Demon had already hatched a plan: it would pretend to be suppressed by the Water Technique, then launch a sudden, vicious attack while Yang Jing’s guard was down and twist his head off.

“So your backing is this Demon-Catching Tripod. If you had used it for Demon Summoning, I would have been trapped inside it the moment I entered the Nine Heavens World, and I’d have to fear it a little. But you’re taking it out now? Are you trying to amuse me?”

It lunged toward Yang Jing with a savage grin, already waiting for him to use his Water Technique.

Unexpectedly, Yang Jing showed no intention of making a move. The next moment, a dozen or so Lock Chains shot out from the Demon-Catching Tripod, flying toward the Dragon Power True Demon to bind it.

The Dragon Power True Demon hadn’t expected Yang Jing to be so overconfident. A cunning glint flashed in its eyes as it deliberately allowed the chains to bind it, planning to wait until it was dragged to Yang Jing’s side before erupting with sudden violence.

The instant the chains wrapped around it, the Dragon Power True Demon realized something was wrong. This particular Demon-Catching Tripod’s power to suppress Celestial Demons far exceeded that of an ordinary one; the chains faintly pulsed with the aura of the Nine Nether Black Slaughter.

Its Demonic Qi was so suppressed that it could only use twenty to thirty percent of its power.

All its previous confidence gone, the Dragon Power True Demon summoned all its brute strength and struggled violently. The chains cut deep into its flesh, but it couldn’t break free. Eventually, it even dropped its Long Saber and began clawing frantically at the ground.

“How much cunning can a beast possess? It only serves to make one laugh.”

Yang Jing mocked as he watched the Dragon Power True Demon’s pathetic state. In truth, after completing the possession, the demon’s Qi Power and physique surpassed even Yan Gao’s. He just never expected the demon to be so clever for its own good that it would stick its own neck in a noose.

The Dragon Power True Demon was furious, enraged, and terrified, but the chains still dragged it mercilessly into the Great Tripod.

It gripped the rim of the Demon-Catching Tripod with both claws, but with its Demonic Qi suppressed and seventy to eighty percent of its Giant Power gone, how could it possibly resist the tripod’s Refining?

Soon, wisps of Dragon Power Demonic Qi were pulled out by the Demon-Catching Tripod and Refined into its body.

This process was no less than being skinned alive and having its marrow sucked out. The Dragon Power True Demon immediately let out a blood-curdling scream, shrieking until its throat was hoarse.

The Demon-Catching Tripod felt not an ounce of pity. It knew that while Refining a Celestial Demon would enhance its Spiritual Essence and power, Celestial Demons were a hard currency for Demon Cultivators, much like Spirit Stones. Moreover, Celestial Demons like the Nine-Child Demon Mother, the Moon Demon, and the Black Heaven True Demon were crucial for mastering a Fundamental Demon Scripture and would absolutely never be given to it for Refining.

’In Gou Li’s hands, I only ever Refined a few of the lowest-level Beast Demons—better than nothing, I suppose. But in the hands of my new master, I can feast on Low-level Celestial Demons until I’m sick! I even got to lick a high-level delicacy like a Moon Demon, just to get a taste.’

’As for the Black Heaven True Demon… back when my intelligence was still muddled, I never would have dared to dream of such a wonderful thing. Even now, I still savor the memory from time to time.’

Grateful for its master’s generosity, the Demon-Catching Tripod worked extra hard, sucking out the Dragon Power True Demon’s Demonic Qi, determined to make this fiend who had offended its master suffer a little more.

The Dragon Power True Demon screamed for the time it takes an incense stick to burn before it finally died.

After Refining the Dragon Power True Demon, a flash of golden light flickered across the Demon-Catching Tripod. A ring of draconic patterns appeared on its body, making it much sturdier than before.

Yang Jing hadn’t expected that letting the Demon-Catching Tripod completely Refine a high-level Celestial Demon would cause such a change. A Demon-Catching Tripod like this could now be used just like those mountain- or seal-type Spiritual Artifacts—thrown out to smash people.

This gave him an idea, much like stamp collecting. ’If I can imprint the patterns of various Celestial Demons onto the Demon-Catching Tripod,’ he thought, ’then the moment I bring it out, it will scare all other Celestial Demons out of their wits. At that point, this Demon-Catching Tripod might have to be renamed the Devouring Demon Tripod.’

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