The provincial capital is extremely safe, the city of Jun is relatively safer, and the key areas related to the extraordinary families are also quite secure. The demons know that the Xia Clan’s extraordinary beings are searching for them, so they usually keep far away from these places.
Where is the most dangerous?
The countless county towns and many large villages across the land are the real danger zones. These places are also densely populated, and even the weakest of the first-tier demons can roam freely without any threat from these counties. After all, the Xia Clan’s world is too vast, with an immense number of basic-level counties. It’s simply impossible to deploy arrays capable of suppressing the extraordinary in every single one—there aren’t enough resources for that!
“Xiu—”
How fast Dongbo Xueying is now? With the Prototype of the ‘Ultimate Penetration Intent,’ his manipulation of the power of heaven and earth, combined with his extraordinary body, makes his speed terrifying—far surpassing what it was when he first became extraordinary.
From Xueshi Castle to Yishui City, it took less than a single breath for Dongbo Xueying to arrive and land within Yishui City.
“These many years later, Yishui City hasn’t changed much,” Dongbo Xueying mused as he walked.
The Water-Fire Cloud-Dispelling Robe on his body had transformed into an ordinary black robe.
His face was also subtly changing—his features slightly altered, and his entire appearance became completely different! If demons had been paying attention, they likely knew what Dongbo Xueying looked like. Naturally, he had to hide his identity.
“Hua—”
His soul force, aided by the power of heaven and earth, spread outward in all directions, covering a radius of over a hundred miles.
Within this hundred-mile range, Yishui City was completely encompassed. The million residents within the county town were all under his observation—brawls on the streets, secret bloodshed, flesh trades, and diligent cultivation. Every scene was visible to Dongbo Xueying, whose powerful soul could easily distinguish everything.
“Boss, bring me something to eat,” Dongbo Xueying casually ordered, choosing a quiet corner in a teahouse and ordering some breakfast.
He ate slowly.
Hunting demons…
It was actually this easy—just stroll around, eat and drink, and enjoy the world. As long as he frequently used the power of heaven and earth to probe his surroundings, he was fulfilling his duty!
It couldn’t be helped. The demons were hiding extremely well. Just like how extraordinary beings could particle-ize their bodies and transform into water or spheres, these Abyssal demons could do the same. They could easily take on human forms, and since they were born in the Dark Abyss, they had techniques to suppress their auras.
Once they changed their appearances and concealed their auras completely, there would be no trace of their true selves to detect!
If there were detectable flaws, the human half-gods could use the power of heaven and earth to scan ranges of thousands of miles at once, thoroughly sweeping the entire Xia Clan world. The reason they couldn’t find the demons was precisely because the demons, when hiding and not emitting any aura, were indistinguishable from ordinary humans.
However—
The moment they fought or devoured human souls, as soon as they used their demonic powers for anything, the demonic aura would leak out and be immediately detected!
Dongbo Xueying’s task was simply to maintain his probing of the heavenly and earthly forces, waiting like a farmer by his tree stump—once demonic energy was detected, he would chase after it immediately.
Probing with the power of heaven and earth was safe because this power was everywhere. As long as he didn’t manipulate it, but merely used it as a sensing tool, the demons would be unable to detect him.
“Just keep watching like this. Who knows how many demons I might catch in half a year,” Dongbo Xueying mused.
…
This was how the demon-hunting days went—leisurely.
Every day, he ate and drank, acting like a wandering young noble, often sitting in teahouses for half the day, listening to singing girls for just as long.
After staying in Yishui City for a whole month without any results,
Dongbo Xueying left Yishui City.
He wandered through various villages.
“This is strange, very strange.”
“Not even a single trace,” Dongbo Xueying muttered to himself. He even communicated with other extraordinary beings through a communication ring.
“Dongbo Brother, I can’t find any traces either! I’ve inquired with the Longshan Pavilion. A month ago, there were still occasional reports from remote mountain villages where all villagers had their souls devoured. But now, the entire Jun territory is unusually quiet. There’s no news of any village suffering mass soul consumption or large-scale disappearances.”
“Brother Xueying, I think these demons must have sensed our recent pursuit. It seems they’ve all gone into hiding at once.”
After communicating, Dongbo Xueying realized that it wasn’t just him—many other extraordinary beings had also noticed the demons becoming more covert lately.
“Hmph.”
“They started hiding at first, but they won’t be able to hold back for long,” Dongbo Xueying thought. He had read all the scrolls of the Xia Clan’s history regarding half-gods and knew well that a dog can’t change its nature. How could demons resist devouring human souls when surrounded by countless humans? They might hold out for three or five months, but there was no way they could endure for years—they would go mad.
The Xinfu Palace also issued orders, urging all extraordinary beings to continue their patient search.
…
In Qinghe Jun City,
Dongbo Xueying strolled through the city, feeling quite pleased. It was here, long ago, that he had first met Jing Qiu.
“Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye,” Dongbo Xueying mused as he casually entered a teahouse on the street. He directly went to the second floor, chose a window-side seat, ordered some food and drinks, and began to slowly pass the time. Using the power of heaven and earth as a sensing tool to probe the area within hundreds of miles, he even started contemplating his spear techniques.
As for actively searching? He only needed to spare a tiny bit of attention.
Wandering leisurely while contemplating spear techniques—this was something Dongbo Xueying truly enjoyed. His heart became calmer, his spear techniques gradually more refined, and his focus increasingly on the essence of the art. He felt that continuing this way, he would eventually uncover the profound secrets to perfecting his spear techniques and filling their gaps.
“Hmm?” In the afternoon, Dongbo Xueying suddenly furrowed his brows slightly. “She came here?”
“Madam Youyue, my master has already arrived and is waiting for you on the third floor,” a luxurious carriage halted in front of the teahouse below. A middle-aged noblewoman, dressed in splendid attire, stepped out, accompanied by two Star-Level guards. At the teahouse entrance, an elderly man stood respectfully to greet her. “Madam Youyue, please.”
“Lead the way,” the noblewoman replied calmly, exuding her own noble demeanor.
The old man dared not be careless.
This Madam Youyue was a renowned and influential figure in the upper circles of Qinghe Jun. Some even claimed she was the first love of the legendary extraordinary being, Dongbo Xueying. Others said she was Dongbo Xueying’s sister. Regardless, it was undeniable that she had lived together with the legendary Dongbo Xueying in the same castle during her youth.
“Clack, clack, clack.” Following the old man up the wooden staircase of the teahouse, the noblewoman, accompanied by her two Star-Level guards, ascended to the second floor and then to the third.
At a window-side corner on the second floor, Dongbo Xueying sat quietly, watching the noblewoman’s back as she climbed to the third floor.
“Youyue,” Dongbo Xueying’s heart was filled with complex emotions.
The girl who once called him “Brother Xueying” with youthful innocence, the girl who had infuriated him long ago, had now become a middle-aged woman. Although her charm remained, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were clearly visible, and her skin had begun to sag. In terms of appearance, she even looked older than his own mother, Mo Yangyu.
Indeed, Youyue was already over fifty. She remained merely a Sky-Level mage, having failed to ascend to the Star-Level. Her lifespan was generally expected to be around eighty to ninety years at most. Maintaining her current appearance was already quite remarkable.
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