Chapter 431: Chapter 292: A Formidable Foe Emerges
After Yun Sheng came into contact with Zong Ren, she also learned a lot about summoners from him.
Among them, there was one point that Yun Sheng couldn’t fathom at all.
That is, summoners on the continent would only contract with one demon beast before becoming a Holy Beast Summoner. They can also terminate the contract midway to contract a more formidable demon beast, but they can only contract with one at a time.
Of course, when it comes to Holy Beast Summoners like Zong Ren, who can contract more than two demon beasts, most of them choose not to do so.
Because the more summoned beasts there are, the more magic power is consumed.
Holy Beast Level summoners and above often directly contract with a Commander Level or near Commander Level peak demon beast. By controlling this demon beast, they can then control other demon beasts.
But on Wuji Continent, not to mention Commander-level demon beasts, even Ninth-Order Peak demon beasts have become increasingly scarce. Summoners like Zong Ren, who possess a Bat King, are extremely fortunate.
However, this fortune, when it falls upon Yun Sheng, is nothing but a joke.
Not to mention that she has already broken the limit of summoning beast contracts while she was still a Scepter Summoner.
The amount of magic power she consumes during summoning is much less than that of ordinary summoners, roughly only half of others.
This phenomenon has become even more pronounced after Yun Sheng acquired the Summoning Demon Hand. As she got accustomed to the Summoning Demon Hand and her own magic cultivation improved, the summoning power she used to contract a demon beast is now only one-tenth of what it originally was.
The Ninth-Order Peak Blood Cloud Beast would have been coveted by Yun Sheng in the past, but since she saw the Divine Beast Suanni, she lost interest in these peak demon beasts that aren’t even Holy Beasts.
But just because Yun Sheng is not interested, it does not mean the people around her are not interested.
After seeing the Phantom Beast Corps, Yun Sheng came up with a new idea.
Even if not a summoner, one could still utilize demon beasts.
She wanted to reinvent the hunters of the Sky Hunting Corps, allowing them to possess controllable combat demon beasts. In doing so, under the same conditions, the combat and defensive capabilities of the Sky Hunting Corps would greatly increase.
This Blood Cloud Crocodile was handpicked by Yun Sheng for her second uncle, but she does not plan to tell anyone else about this matter until it has been completely successfully implemented.
To see that even the last life-saving Blood Cloud Beast was easily taken down by Yun Canglang and others, Xuan Wuji truly is out of options now.
"Yun Canglang, you can’t kill me! Dihong City won’t let you off!" Xuan Wuji was still stubborn, using threats against Yun Canglang.
"Second Uncle, don’t listen to him. Releasing him will truly be an endless source of trouble," Yun Sheng said anxiously, seeing that Yun Canglang did not continue his action.
"If you kill me, Yun Residence and the Sky Hunting Corps will not end well!" Xuan Wuji knew what Yun Canglang cared about the most—his subordinates and the people of Yun Residence.
"Sheng’er is right. If we keep you, Dihong City won’t let us off either. Xuan Wuji, eight years ago, you caused almost the entire Yun Family Army to be annihilated. Today, I will use your blood to pay homage to the spirits of the Yun Family Army and the thousands of residents of Nanya Town," Yun Canglang’s gaze turned fierce, clearly understanding that if he hadn’t been indecisive back then, the Yun Family Army wouldn’t have suffered so many losses.
He suddenly exerted force, and his iron-like fingers made a crunching sound in Xuan Wuji’s throat.
"Wait, don’t you want to know the whereabouts of Yuan Shahua?" Xuan Wuji shouted with the last of his strength.
When Yun Canglang heard this familiar name, he paused, a look of pain surfacing on his face.
The ground under his feet was also where he and Yuan Shahua had spent countless beautiful days together, only for those days to be shattered along with the war.
Yun Canglang’s brief pause gave Xuan Wuji an opportunity. He pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed towards Yun Canglang’s throat.
"Uncle!" Yun Sheng caught sight of this scene and with a flick of his Magic Wand, a Wind Blade was unleashed.
Almost at the same moment, a figure like a roc swooped in from the side, snatching Xuan Wuji from Yun Canglang’s hands with a graceful posture and swiftly retreated several feet away.
"Young General Yun, show mercy," the newcomer said in gray attire with a beard and hair both snow white. His face was wrinkled like an old tree bark, yet his eyes sparkled brilliantly with wisdom, making it hard to discern his actual age at a glance.
Behind him was a pair of transparent fighting spirit wings.
The elder flew very quickly, grabbing Xuan Wuji by the collar like carrying a little chick.
Xuan Wuji coughed a few times, and upon seeing the newcomer his face, previously ashen, suddenly brightened, "Great Elder, you’ve come!"
The Great Elder of Dihong City!
Yun Sheng and Zongren exchanged glances, sensing vigilance in each other’s eyes.
They both felt a mighty aura of fighting spirit emanating from the elder.
This fighting spirit was by no means inferior to Yun Bahe and Tian Quezi they faced earlier.
This elder who appeared midway turned out to be another expert at the Martial Saint Level!
Dihong City is a city apart from the world, hiding many experts within; the City Lord Xuan Sitian is a Summoning Emperor Level peerless powerhouse, and the Great Elder is also a Martial Saint.
The arrival of Liu Changfeng suddenly turned the tables dramatically.
Xuan Wuji, overjoyed, pointed at Yun Canglang: "Great Elder, you’ve finally arrived! Did father send you? They’re trying to kill me!"
Liu Changfeng looked at Xuan Wuji disapprovingly, and with just a glance, Xuan Wuji dared not say another word.
In Dihong City, hierarchy is determined by age and strength.
Although Xuan Sitian is the City Lord, he has four Great Elders under him. In usual matters within the city, decisions are made through mutual consultations between the Great Elders and the City Lord.
This time, Xuan Wuji went out with Xuan Meimei for experience, only to end up causing troubles one after another unexpectedly.
Xuan Meimei faced disfigurement from Elf Wildfire, and upon returning to Dihong City, was greatly distressed.
Before her issue was resolved, Marquis Weiyuan sent a secret letter, stating that the Young City Lord had caused a huge disaster outside; Blood Hand Ditch was completely uprooted, and now the Young City Lord is even wanted by the Great Zhou Hunter Soldier Guild.
The City Lord was overwhelmed by the troubles caused by the two siblings, on one hand consoling Xuan Meimei, and on the other commanding the Great Elder to bring back Xuan Wuji by any means necessary.
After receiving the order, the Great Elder sped towards his destination using his fighting spirit wings.
In his search for Xuan Wuji, he accidentally came across Xuan Wuji’s Emperor’s Song and hurried over following the sound.
He had just arrived to find Xuan Wuji being captured and almost beaten to death, hence he rushed to save him.
The Great Elder ignored what Xuan Wuji said and first took a few moments to assess Yun Canglang.