Chapter 62

Lu Shaoyou rose to his feet, his body surging with overwhelming battle qi. He said to the divine pig, "First, use your divine consciousness to scan a wide area and see if there are any dangers. That way, I can take action."

"I know! This pig is best at giving people a good whack!" The divine pig held its round belly with its small hooves and said with a lecherous look, "This pig was most skilled at this back in the day! Haha—"

Lu Shaoyou rolled his eyes and ignored the divine pig, walking alone into the depths of the Bloodthirsty Forest. Without any visible movement, he simply took a slow step forward, and his entire body disappeared. The next moment, Lu Shaoyou appeared under a towering ancient tree hundreds of meters away. He was dressed in a black robe, with a refined face and a full forehead. His fair skin was spotless, giving off a sense of ethereal elegance. However, his black robe also exuded a strange and oppressive feeling.

"Lu kid, I've already searched! Your Purple Mansion Cloud Lotus is in a valley about three thousand miles away. However, there's a problem there, and your old friend is also there!" The divine pig suddenly said, "That kid called Juedao!"

A glint of curiosity flashed in Lu Shaoyou's eyes, and a dangerous smile curved his lips: "Is that so? It's him! Then we must meet this good friend properly! Divine Pig, is there anyone else near him?"

"No! I've scanned it several times! He's the only one there!" The divine pig said confidently, "You have to trust this pig! Although my strength has regressed, my divine consciousness is still at the level of a great being! I can sweep through this entire mountain range without any problem, let alone the area around Juedao!"

"Alright! Let's go! As the saying goes, a gentleman avenges a wrong after ten years. This is true, but unfortunately, I, Lu Shaoyou, am a demon, not a human scholar!" Lu Shaoyou's body flashed, turning into a white line that disappeared into the horizon. "We demon cultivators seek to become immortals. If we have to worry about this and that, what's the point of cultivation? What's the point of becoming an immortal? Cultivation is about advancing bravely and triumphantly! If the gods obstruct, kill the gods; if the demons obstruct, kill the demons! This is the true essence of cultivation for our generation! Besides, I, Lu Shaoyou, have never acknowledged being a gentleman! I'd rather be a true villain than a hypocritical human!"

"Spoken well!" The divine pig praised in Lu Shaoyou's mind, "We cultivators must advance bravely, or how can we succeed? Cultivation is defying heaven and seizing life! Why should we have so many concerns? Many of the older generation of cultivators don't have your awareness! Is this perhaps the advantage of the young?"

"Better to be a true villain than a hypocritical gentleman!" The divine pig waved its small hooves, looking old and serious, which was quite comical, "Those hypocritical humans are truly despicable! Since the Middle Ancient times, the noble and upright spirit of true gentlemen has been lost, and humans have become increasingly shameless. If this pig wasn't sealed, I would definitely go and kill them!"

A hint of ferocity flashed across Lu Shaoyou's face. In his past life, he was human, but in this life, he was a demon and had to plan for the demon race. However, a trace of helplessness soon appeared in his eyes. After all, his current strength was still too weak, and it would be a long time before he could reach that level and have the qualifications to do so.

"By the way, what did you mean by 'there's a problem'?" Lu Shaoyou asked the divine pig while descending from the sky and landing slowly on the outskirts of the valley, about a kilometer away, watching from a distance.

"Oh, that? Nothing much, just a little ant there. Look, right there!" The divine pig scratched its pig nose and said indifferently, "According to the strength classification, it's just a top-tier second-level fierce beast, about the same as a demon cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage."

Lu Shaoyou was instantly startled. A peak Foundation Establishment level fierce beast! This was not something he could handle! He inwardly cursed the divine pig: "Dead pig, why didn't you say this earlier!" Looking at the fierce beast in front of him, this was no little ant! It was clearly a Thorny Iron Dragon Rhinoceros, an ancient species! With a powerful body, its hardness could resist mid-grade treasure weapons! Moreover, the Thorny Iron Dragon Rhinoceros's shell could accelerate its strength recovery, and it carried the bloodline of the ancient dragon clan, though only a trace. Even this trace was extremely powerful, far surpassing species like the Dragon Horse. Some major cultivation sects or demon royal families would capture and raise them all. These Thorny Iron Dragon Rhinoceroses were born with the strength equivalent to the third or fourth layer of the Foundation Establishment stage. Once they reached one year old, their strength could sweep through peak Foundation Establishment cultivators, even challenging demon kings at the Transcendent Mortal stage. If properly cultivated, they could grow to become grandmasters at the peak of the Secret Realm stage!

This was why Lu Shaoyou was so wary of the Thorny Iron Dragon Rhinoceros. After all, this was a monstrous fierce beast comparable to the Transcendent Mortal stage! Just thinking about it made Lu Shaoyou's scalp tingle.

"Kid! Look at you, you're such a wimp! You're really embarrassing this pig!" The divine pig spat at Lu Shaoyou with a look of indignation, "Brat, you're too useless! A dumb rhino scares you like this!"

"You can't blame me! Although my strength has greatly improved, I'm not at the same level as it!"

"Brat, look more carefully!" The divine pig said, frustrated by Lu Shaoyou's lack of courage.

Hearing the divine pig's unusual tone, Lu Shaoyou focused his attention on the valley again. He saw knife qi crisscrossing, figures flying, and a massive river of knife qi descending like the Milky Way from the heavens, majestic and filled with a chilling aura of death. This was Juedao's signature move—the River of Despair.

"Who would have thought my luck would be so good today! To encounter a heavily injured Thorny Iron Dragon Rhinoceros!" Juedao's usually sinister face showed a rare smile. Although the plan to kill Lu Shaoyou and seize his cultivation techniques had been foiled by Yan Hongchen, which made him extremely unhappy, they were both serving the Tianchi Holy Son, so mutual killing was impossible. Besides, he was indeed no match for Yan Hongchen. "Indeed, Senior Brother Huo Lei has a broad mind. To make me feel better, he let me take the Purple Mansion Cloud Lotus before the plan, to solidify my cultivation! Who would have thought there would be three Purple Mansion Cloud Lotus plants here, and a heavily injured Thorny Iron Dragon Rhinoceros! What a treasure! What a treasure!"

Thinking about it, Juedao let out a long howl, his body surging with knife qi, as imposing as Mount Tai. With one step, he unleashed a thousand cuts and a myriad of slashes!

The knife qi erupted wildly, and his body shot forward, leaving a long trail of afterimages as he sped ahead.

From a kilometer away, Lu Shaoyou could see everything clearly. Just as he was puzzled, a thunderous roar echoed through the sky!

Roar—

A massive creature burst out from the river of knives, its entire body covered in a bright silver shell, standing several zhang tall, about three stories high! This was just the juvenile stage of the Thorny Iron Dragon Rhinoceros! One could only imagine how magnificent it would be in its mature stage! Its body was covered in terrifying wounds, and it was unclear which powerful being had inflicted such severe injuries on it!

Transcendent Mortal Secret Realm! Only the Transcendent Mortal Secret Realm! Lu Shaoyou thought carefully.

At this moment, the Thorny Iron Dragon Rhinoceros was covered in sharp, silver-white bone spines, looking extremely ferocious. Its long tail was covered in bone spines that sent chills down one's spine, and a faint dragon aura emanated from its body. It let out a long roar and charged at Juedao with its single horn.

Whoosh—Juedao's knife qi suddenly changed, becoming unprecedentedly domineering and sharp!

"Who would have thought, this Juedao is quite skilled!" Lu Shaoyou muttered, "But this Iron Dragon Rhinoceros is no pushover either. Even on the brink of death, it's probably not something he can handle! I'll just sit back and reap the benefits! Hehe—"

"Wait, kid, it's not good, someone is coming!—"

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