The little black ball hiding in a clump of sea grass finally let out a breath of relief once that thing had swum far away.
A tiger fallen to the plains bullied by dogs!
Back in the day, even a single cough from it would've scared that thing to death. And now it had to hide and sneak around.
Hmph. Once this young master absorbs enough demonic qi, I'll definitely reclaim my turf!
At this moment, Feng Xi contacted it with her divine sense, "What was that Golden-Eyed Blood Sea Elephant about? Why didn't you report it to me?"
The little black ball shamelessly replied, "That thing was worth reporting? I just casually hummed twice and it immediately scurried off!"
Unfortunately, it didn't know that Feng Xi was the ancestor of lying, she could tell at once that it was bluffing.
"Tell the truth! If you keep spouting nonsense, see how I deal with you!"
The little black ball could only admit honestly, "That thing was too fast. I had just noticed it and hadn't had time to report before it already stuck its head out of the water."
"Then why did it suddenly leave?"
"I don't know either, but I vaguely smelled blood. It's probably injured."
The water of the Endless Sea was black, so even though the Golden-Eyed Blood Sea Elephant had lost quite a bit of blood, the people on shore had no way of noticing.
After giving the little black ball a few more warnings, Feng Xi continued practicing her swordsmanship.
Then she discovered that the wooden sword's speed had become even slower.
She didn't mind and continued practicing.
She meant everything she had said earlier. She believed that this wooden sword, just like herself, was only temporarily obscured like a pearl covered in dust, and sooner or later would bloom with a brilliance unique to them.
Just as she was getting into it, the Blood Demon Clan Order inside her storage ring began to tremble.
Feng Xi extended her divine sense into it, and Blood Tiance's voice came through, "I've just received news. The Shadow Demon Clan has already sent people into the Endless Sea. They should reach your side around tomorrow night.
The number is around two thousand. Most of their forces will likely land from the area you're responsible for.
Find a way to wipe them out."
Feng Xi immediately broke into a beaming smile!
She just knew this old demon would definitely follow the path she'd laid out.
Heh heh. Who knows who exactly is whose informant here.
She adjusted her emotions, then replied in a voice full of grim resolve, "My lord, rest assured. Even if it costs me my small life, I'll kill them all!
Wait for my good news!"
Blood Tiance was very satisfied with Feng Xi's response and praised her a few times.
Feng Xi returned a few lines of rainbow fart before putting the order away.
Feng Xi narrowed her eyes in thought. Although the Demon Realm had been restless these past six months, they hadn't been sending large forces ashore, at most a few hundred people.
That's because the demons didn't want to openly declare war on the human race yet, they just wanted to stir up some trouble.
If the human high-ups protested, they would say it was all the subordinates acting on their own and shirk responsibility cleanly.
She hadn't expected that this time they would send two thousand people. They were probably trying to give the four major sects a warning.
If there were two thousand in total, she estimated that at least fifteen hundred would land in Zone Ding, while Xuantian Sect only had eight hundred people, that's clearly not enough.
Although Wan Jian Sect and Beast-Taming Sect could provide reinforcements, if something also happened on their end, they probably wouldn't be able to arrive in time.
So she had to go see her dear and respectable Master Uncle Hu.
Thus, this girl entered the city.
She chatted at length in the City Lord's Mansion, and once the atmosphere was suitably built up, she finally said, "Master Uncle Hu, have you heard about the strange incident that happened today?"
City Lord Hu raised an eyebrow, "You mean that Golden-Eyed Blood Sea Elephant?"
Feng Xi nodded, "Yes! Master Uncle Hu, don't you think this is very suspicious?
When something unusual happens, there must be a demon behind it. There's definitely something going on here!
That Golden-Eyed Blood Sea Elephant even deliberately stuck its head out to take a look. The more I think about it, the more it feels like it was scouting the area.
What if it plans to do something under the cover of night?
If it were just sea beasts, that would be one thing, but I'm afraid there might be demons involved here. We can't afford to be careless!
So I came this time to ask you to reinforce us with some manpower. Don't worry, if nothing unusual happens within three days, you can have them withdraw."
Although City Lord Hu thought Feng Xi was making a mountain out of a molehill, she had been sending seafood to the City Lord's Mansion quite often recently, so he felt too embarrassed to refuse.
Well, better safe than sorry. He could send people over to take a look, and at worst withdraw them three days later.
So he nodded in agreement.
"How about this, I'll dispatch two thousand people to support you. Will that be enough?"
Feng Xi chuckled, "Can it be a bit more?"
City Lord Hu: "...Then two thousand five hundred. Not a single one more."
Feng Xi immediately expressed endless thanks. As she was leaving, she added, "Master Uncle Hu, to avoid alerting the enemy, have the city guards go over after nightfall."
City Lord Hu needed time to mobilize manpower anyway, so he agreed.
Feng Xi hummed a little tune as she returned to Zone Ding.
Two thousand five hundred plus eight hundred Xuantian Sect disciples, that's more than enough to deal with the demon clan's two thousand people!
All that's left was to close the door at night and beat the dogs!
Feng Xi felt a bit nervous. Although she had participated in the Tianhen Secret Realm trial before, that was completely different from a real battlefield. People would die here!
However, since she had embarked on the path of cultivation, sooner or later her hands would be stained with blood. She was mentally prepared for that.
Of course, if she could get less blood on her hands, all the better.
At this moment, the little black ball said to her, "Although there's demonic qi in the Endless Sea, it's too weak. After absorbing it for so many days, it's not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth.
It would be best if tonight you could find a chance to let me absorb some demonic qi released by the demon clan, so I can quickly increase my cultivation."
Feng Xi asked in confusion, "Let you absorb demonic qi released by the demon clan? How?"
"When demons use techniques, demonic qi leaks out. As long as I'm within one meter, I can absorb it."
Feng Xi: "...You mean I block demon attacks for you, and you absorb the leaked demonic qi?!
You know my cultivation level. How many demons can I deal with?"
The little black ball sighed, "That's true. Neither of us should look down on the other, we're both small fry right now."
Feng Xi: "..."
She narrowed her eyes. Fighting head-on definitely wouldn't work, but she could take a different approach.
For example, when others were fighting demons, she could run over to help?
Wouldn't that successfully let her sponge off the demonic qi?!
The more Feng Xi thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Not only could she sponge off demonic qi, she could also establish an image of fearless bravery in battle, killing two birds with one stone!
The little black ball immediately perked up!
"Master, no wonder you're amazing. Only you could think of such a wickedly clever plan!"
Although Feng Xi cursed the little black ball, she was very much looking forward to the battle that night.
However, she waited and waited. Even after midnight passed, the demon clan still hadn't arrived.
Feng Xi thought, could Blood Tiance that old bastard be lying about the situation?
Just before the one in the morning, the little black ball suddenly said, "I just risked swimming forward for a bit and discovered that many low-level sea beasts are swimming over from the east. Do you think the demons might be planning to land from another zone instead?"