Incessant lightning bolts descended from the sky, so dense that the demons emerging from the earth’s crevices had no chance to catch their breath.
"Ah, this demonic formation is a trap, we've been deceived!"
"We shouldn't have left the underworld, retreat quickly!"
"Oh no, the ground cracks have disappeared, we can't go back!"
"Ah, I don't want to die here..."
Their excitement upon emerging was matched only by their current despair!
In the blink of an eye, those grotesque and terrifying demons were blasted into dust by the heavenly lightning, vanishing without a trace.
Without the possession of the demons, the demonic cultivators became like madmen, thrown into utter chaos.
Cheng Xiaofan was no pushover. With a slash of the demonic bone saber in his hand, the heads of the demonic cultivators fell to the ground like rolling watermelons.
Bodies toppled in rows.
Heitier was terrified. His meticulously crafted demonic formation, gone just like that?
"Heitier, is this the demonic formation you set? How could it be so fragile?" Mengli, paralyzed on the ground, roared at Heitier in furious indignation.
"You die!"
Heitier, enraged and humiliated, drew a saber from his waist and hurled it fiercely at Mengli.
Mengli let out a pained cry as his throat was pierced, and he breathed his last.
"Cheng Xiaofan, I will kill you!" Heitier bellowed.
A blood-red demonic flame, like a raging inferno, erupted from his body. A ferocious, clawing wolf materialized behind his back and lunged at Cheng Xiaofan.
As he charged forward, he repeatedly yelled, "I will kill you, I will kill you!"
He had completely descended into madness.
When Heitier designed the demonic formation, he had already planned to use this opportunity to kill Mengli and seize the leadership of the demonic cultivators.
In his mind, even with Cheng Xiaofan's demonic bone saber, he was doomed to die before the formidable demonic formation.
Alas!
He never imagined that the demonic formation would be so easily broken before Cheng Xiaofan.
Crack!
Just as Heitier was about to pounce on Cheng Xiaofan, a lightning bolt descended from the heavens, striking the crown of his head.
Boom!
With an explosion, Heitier stood rigidly, his entire body a charred husk, smoke rising from his mouth and his hair standing on end.
The giant wolf on his back transformed into black smoke and dissipated.
"Am I dead?" he rasped, his eyeballs wide with unwillingness.
Thud!
As soon as the words left his mouth, Heitier collapsed to the ground, shattering into pieces like glass.
Thus!
Cheng Xiaofan sheathed his saber and closed his eyes slightly.
He spoke softly, "Da E, Xiao Shan, there are still some demonic cultivator warriors in the courtyard. I'll leave them for you two to deal with!"
A wisp of green smoke rapidly descended from the saber’s surface to the ground.
Da E, the man-faced black lion, and Xiao Shan, the girl with a child's face and a white crane's body, immediately flew into the air, letting out sharp, piercing cries as they lunged towards the remaining demonic cultivator warriors.
Seizing this moment, Cheng Xiaofan turned around and took a deep breath.
It wasn't that he was too lazy to act.
It was that his heart ached every time he had to kill.
However, he knew that if some people were not eliminated, they would eventually eliminate you.
A series of screams erupted from behind.
Instantly, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
"Master, the demons have been eradicated!" Da E and Xiao Shan's voices came from behind.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded at their words, and only then did he slowly turn around.
At that moment, he noticed an elder standing nearby.
The elder was clad in a gray robe, with white beard and white hair, a strong build, and a black mole between his eyebrows.
In his left hand, he held a glass oil lamp.
Despite it being broad daylight, the lamp was lit. Its flame was as red as blood, emitting a demonic glow.
Cheng Xiaofan glanced at the elder and immediately recognized him as a high-level cultivator among the demonic cultivators, exuding a powerful and domineering aura.
He then looked at Da E and Xiao Shan, surprised that these two man-faced monsters had spared such a demonic cultivator.
"Master, I could tell this elder was a good person, so I didn't kill him!" Da E, seemingly sensing his master's doubt, quickly explained.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "It seems your name, Da E, doesn't truly represent utter wickedness!"
He turned his gaze back to the elder and asked, "Elder, what is your name?"
The elder replied, "I have lived on this island for over three hundred years. I've forgotten my name, but I know everyone here calls me the Demon Lamp Elder!"
He was surprised that the elder had lived for over three hundred years.
Facing such an aged individual, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but feel even more astonished.
He nodded and said with a smile, "Alright, I'll call you the Demon Lamp Elder too. I'd like to ask you, I've heard that over ninety percent of the people in the town on Fosman Island are members of the demonic cult. Should they all be killed?"
The Demon Lamp Elder said, "Mr. Cheng, your status now is that of an executor of the Demon Ancestor. Their lives are in your hands, a mere word from you."
"As a nobody, how dare I say more!"
Cheng Xiaofan could discern from the elder's tone that he was like the Demon Ancestor incarnate. As a member of the demonic cult, he felt he had no right to speak.
He couldn't help but laugh, "Demon Lamp Elder, my intention is not to kill too many people here. I wish to recruit those demonic cultivators to serve me in the future. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, the Demon Lamp Elder immediately fell to his knees before Cheng Xiaofan, his voice choked with emotion, "Mr. Cheng, I thank you on behalf of all the people in this town!"
Cheng Xiaofan simply raised his hand and said, "Please stand up and speak!"
The Demon Lamp Elder immediately got up from the ground and said, "Thank you, Mr. Cheng!"
Cheng Xiaofan continued, "Demon Lamp Elder, you have lived for over three hundred years and should know everyone in this town intimately. If I am to recruit these demonic cultivators, I must find someone with high prestige to be their new leader. I want to offer you this position. What do you say?"
To his surprise, the Demon Lamp Elder trembled and repeatedly shook his head, saying, "Mr. Cheng, this is absolutely impossible. I, the Demon Lamp Elder, am not fit for this position."
Cheng Xiaofan’s expression turned displeased. "You say you are not fit for this position. Can you recommend someone for me?"
The Demon Lamp Elder quickly nodded, "I can certainly recommend someone for you, and she is absolutely capable of leading the demonic world!"
Cheng Xiaofan’s eyes lit up. "Tell me quickly, who is this person?"
The Demon Lamp Elder replied, "This person is Lolin’s younger sister, Jingzi!"
"When this Jingzi was born, she held a mirror in her hands. Everyone believed she was a woman sent by God, hence they called her Jingzi."
"She is only seventeen this year, but her skin is exceptionally fair, unlike her parents, and she is stunningly beautiful, looking like an Easterner."
"Demonic cultivators from all Western countries who visit Fosman Island come to pay their respects to her. She is like a saintess in the demonic realm."
"Mengli was a notorious lecher, yet before Jingzi, he never dared to harbor any wicked thoughts!"