"My master will one day be the king of the demon realm, and a god."
The demon's voice was exceptionally certain. His body slowly dispersed, and he knelt directly on the ground.
"A king?"
Chu Lingwei wondered if the previous king of the demon realm was him.
"No, he is a god."
The demon shook his head. "Later, when you meet him, you will naturally know who he is."
Chu Lingwei frowned. Delivering this message felt like a loss.
"These ferocious dogs were all lured here by the City Lord of Xianmo City. They stole the real ferocious dog cub king and are cultivating a flower for them. As long as you return that cub king to these ferocious dogs, they will naturally leave."
The demon quickly explained the reason for the ferocious dogs' rage.
"Their ferocious dog cub king is now in Mine Tunnel No. 7. If you act quickly, you can snatch it back." After the demon finished speaking, his entire body became increasingly transparent until he disappeared.
"Weiwei, he doesn't seem to be lying," Huanmao jumped in front of Chu Lingwei, looking at the disappearing demon. "It's just that this demon is very strange."
"It's a demon from ten thousand years ago." Shui Yi had been silent since seeing the demon. If it wanted its body, it could have done so.
"Let's go. We'll go to Mine Tunnel No. 7 now and see if the City Lord of Xianmo City has captured the little ferocious dog cub king."
All these mine tunnels were connected, but some had barriers to block them.
Under Shui Yi's guidance, they quickly arrived at Mine Tunnel No. 7. This mine tunnel was completely different from the others. It was like a large and luxurious underground manor.
Chu Lingwei entered the manor invisibly. All the guards inside were powerful cultivators at the Huatian realm or above.
"Father, what should we do? What should we do? Will those ferocious dogs rush over?" Zhuang Feng paced back and forth, extremely anxious.
"Feng'er, don't worry. Those beasts definitely won't find their way here," City Lord Zhuang Kang of Xianmo City patted his son's shoulder, urging him to calm down. "Don't worry. Even if they get out, they'll be driven back in no time."
"Who killed the fake cub king we prepared for them?"
Zhuang Feng was furious. He had painstakingly found a fake cub king, only to have it easily killed. He was truly enraged.
"No matter who it is, none of them will escape," Zhuang Kang snorted. Anyone who had seen the fake cub king, alive or dead, would not be able to leave here safely.
"Father, are their identities really not a problem?" The eagerness in Zhuang Feng's eyes slowly turned cold. "There's only one last chance. We must not fail."
Zhuang Kang burst into laughter. "Feng'er, this is Xianmo City, tens of thousands of miles from Xuantian Continent. Even if the identities of these people are not simple, they wouldn't be able to come all the way here to find them."
This was their Zhuang family's territory.
Zhuang Feng's expression slowly turned into a smile. He raised his right hand, and a thin red mark could be seen on his wrist. "Like this, just a little more, and those ferocious dogs will obey me and submit to me."
Huanmao looked at the red mark on Zhuang Feng's wrist and let out a low yelp. "So that's how it is."
Shui Yi was also puzzled. She had never seen such a technique before.
"Mao Mao, what are they doing?" Chu Lingwei could feel that the blood on the red mark on Zhuang Feng's wrist came from the ferocious dogs, but she didn't understand what he was doing.
"Weiwei, this is a dark art."
Huanmao's eyes were filled with anger. "He is channeling the luck of the ferocious dog cub king to himself. This way, all ferocious dogs in the world will regard him as their supreme leader, and they will also seize the luck of the ferocious dog cub king. Ferocious dog cub kings appear only once every few thousand years. They are born spiritual beasts. Although not as powerful as divine beasts, they can cultivate to the point of transforming into human form. Ferocious dog cub kings have no bottlenecks in their cultivation."
Others encountering such spiritual beasts would at most form a contract with them. Yet, this person was directly seizing the luck of the ferocious dog cub king. It was simply detestable.
There was also such a technique?
Chu Lingwei couldn't help but gasp. If this could seize the luck of spiritual beasts, could there also be dark arts to seize the luck of cultivators?
"Weiwei, we absolutely cannot let him succeed." As a spiritual beast herself, Huanmao's eyes were filled with indignation.
"Let's find the ferocious dog cub king and take it away." Chu Lingwei led Shui Yi and the others to slowly retreat. As they walked out the door and were about to turn, a surge of spiritual energy attacked them. Shui Yi, with her quick reflexes, pulled Chu Lingwei to the side.
They had been discovered.
"Who is it?!"
Zhuang Feng quickly stood up, furious that someone dared to intrude.
"They're here! Find them for me."
"Let's go find the ferocious dog cub king."
Chu Lingwei followed behind Huanmao, dodging countless searches by powerful cultivators, and finally arrived in front of a secret chamber.
"Weiwei, I can sense the cub king is inside," Huanmao said, unable to enter the stone chamber.
"Master, I can open this, but it might attract their attention."
This stone chamber was like an illusion to Shui Yi.
"Shui Yi, you leave now. Later, during the chaos, send those female cultivators out." Chu Lingwei sensed several powerful auras approaching and commanded.
"Yes."
Shui Yi nodded. As she left, she quietly released some of her aura to divert some of the pressure from Chu Lingwei's location.
The Nine Phoenix Cry Fan in Chu Lingwei's hand appeared, and she struck the stone chamber with all her might.
"Impossible!"
Zhuang Feng and his father knew that whoever entered here might be after the ferocious dog cub king. By the time they arrived, a powerful surge of spiritual energy attacked the secret chamber, shocking Zhuang Feng into shouting.
"No, my cub king!"
Zhuang Feng was sent flying. It was the luck he had painstakingly recovered over ten years. Success was imminent, and he didn't want to fail at the last moment.
After Chu Lingwei shattered the secret chamber, Huanmao quickly leaped inside, picked up the ferocious dog cub king, and retreated with Chu Lingwei.
"They're here! Trying to leave? No way!"
Zhuang Kang blocked Chu Lingwei's path. The oppressive aura of a Supreme realm expert descended upon Chu Lingwei.
The purple bell flew out, sweeping away all of Zhuang Kang's attacks. She then used the Nine Phoenix Cry Fan again. These could shatter the barrier of the Water Underworld City, let alone a mere Supreme realm cultivator.
Zhuang Kang was defeated and was heavily thrown into the mountainside, causing the mine tunnel to collapse. His fate was unknown.
Chu Lingwei, with Huanmao, escaped the mine tunnel amidst the chaos. Outside, the situation was already in disarray. Some ferocious dogs had already charged out of the mine tunnel and were being attacked by cultivators.
"I will let you go now, but you must promise me that you and your ferocious dogs will leave this place and not harm anyone indiscriminately." Chu Lingwei looked at the cub king in Huanmao's arms. It was very small and had little aura left. It was born with luck and would not die easily.
The ferocious dog cub king nodded gently, agreeing to Chu Lingwei's request.