The contest between Chen Huaian and the Demon Dragon lasted for three days.
He remained in the training room for three days without eating or drinking.
Within those three days, his spiritual energy was depleted while demonic energy filled him. The massive body of the Demon Dragon was refined down to just its head.
It wasn’t that Chen Huaian had shown mercy; rather, the Demon Dragon had threatened to take him down with it by using its dragon qi.
“Boy, don’t push me too far! I control the dragon qi now, and if I make this dragon qi explode, your body will be torn apart instantly!”
“You dare to threaten me?”
Chen Huaian stepped on the Demon Dragon’s head, leaned down, and lightly slapped its face with his demonic claw.
“I thank you for your demon-transforming cancer cells that have helped me reach the third level of the first volume of the Heavenly Demon Art. My physical form has already been infused with demonic essence, and even your dragon qi explosion won’t harm me. Starting today, every time you split a demon-transforming cancer cell, I’ll consume one. If you don’t split them, you’ll get beaten! I shall ensure you suffer eternal torment! Hehehe!”
Looking into Chen Huaian’s cruel eyes, the Demon Dragon felt as if the air around it was being gripped by a cold hand, unable to move or speak.
For the first time since its birth, it experienced the taste of fear and regret.
After Chen Huaian’s spiritual energy was depleted, it had tried to seize the demonic energy, but that demonic energy was uncontrollable. Once absorbed, it began to invade its body. Now, all that remained was its head due to absorbing the demonic energy. Had it not used the dragon qi as a threat, its head would already be gone.
“I’m going to start cultivating spiritual energy normally now. You better work hard and provide me with more nourishment.”
Chen Huaian lifted his foot, smirked, and his consciousness detached from his body, slowly disappearing.
Beneath the spirit root, only the blood-red giant wolf formed from the demon-transforming cancer cells remained, glaring fiercely at the Demon Dragon.
…
“Damn thing, daring to threaten me? I’ll scatter your ashes!”
Chen Huaian opened his eyes, pressed his hands downward, and the entire mist of blood in the training room was instantly absorbed into his body.
Cultivating the Heavenly Demon Art is like this; ordinary cultivators waste the blood and qi they purge during marrow cleansing, but the Heavenly Demon Art can recycle and reuse them.
It truly lives up to being the cultivation technique of the first ancient demonic sect. Even though it has been modified, it remains wicked.
He stood up and stretched his naked body. The impurities condensed on his body from purifying his marrow fell off like broken shells, revealing the wheat-colored skin underneath. Clenching his fists, with the movement of his tendons and bones, there was a crackling sound.
Chen Huaian walked to the mirror and noticed his muscles had grown significantly, and his height had increased.
He estimated he was about 190 cm tall now. His muscles weren’t bulky, but they were gradually approaching something akin to Baki Hanma.
“Unfortunately, I can’t endlessly rely on devouring the Demon Dragon’s cells to enhance the first volume of the Heavenly Demon Art.” Chen Huaian was very satisfied with himself.
His apparent cultivation level was at the second layer of Qi Refinement, but the power unleashed by his physical strength could easily reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
The speed of enhancing the demonic art was indeed terrifying, but unfortunately, the requirements for the targets to be devoured were also getting higher.
Devouring the Demon Dragon’s cells alone could no longer satisfy the need. After reaching the fourth level, he would have to find a target of higher quality.
This was one of the reasons why he spared the Demon Dragon’s life. As for the so-called dragon qi explosion, he really didn’t fear it.
As for the second reason, it was still the dragon qi. That was originally his opportunity. Why let the Demon Dragon use it to explode and waste it? For now, the Demon Dragon can survive a little longer. Once Qingran baby refines the Hundred Herb Detoxifying Pill, the Demon Dragon’s value will be fully extracted, and then he will eliminate this beast.
“Aaaaaah! Governor Chen!”
“Governor Chen is so handsome!”
Screams came from outside the training room, snapping Chen Huaian out of his thoughts.
He twitched the corner of his mouth and saw that the area outside had been surrounded by a group of young nurses.
These nurses were more excited than three days ago. Their cheeks were flushed red, covering their eyes, wanting to look but not daring to, with their shining eyes peeking through the gaps in their fingers.
Is it necessary?
Isn’t he just a handsome guy?
“Governor Chen has such great capital!”
“Wow! So big~”
Chen Huaian chuckled helplessly.
Yes, his muscles had grown significantly.
But… wait!
Chen Huaian’s expression changed, his gaze mechanically moving bit by bit downward.
“Shit!!!”
Boom—!
A wall of the training room exploded.
Wang Shouyi, who had just come out of the medical room, saw a blurred blood shadow rushing towards him at an extremely fast speed.
“At this speed, could it be a monster?”
Wang Shouyi’s expression darkened. This was the treatment point of the Demon-Slaying Division of Province J, where there were only medical personnel and patients.
These medical personnel and patients could be said to have no ability to resist.
If a monster outbreak were to occur here…
It must be stopped!He couldn’t let the other party rampage anymore.
“Beast! Stop for me!”
Wang Shouyi pulled out his Broken Justice Sword and rushed forward.
“Get out of the way! I’m not wearing any clothes!”
A roar came from the blood shadow, making Wang Shouyi pause.
It wasn’t a monster, but… a human??
He immediately retracted his sword, fearing injuring the person, but this pause made him stand right in the middle of the road.
Bang!
Wang Shouyi’s eyes widened as he felt like he’d been hit by a truck.
Blood spewed from his mouth as he slammed into the wall, leaving a human-shaped imprint. In that instant, it was as if he saw the old principal of the orphanage smiling at him from the sky.
“Quick! That young man is seriously injured again! Send him to ICU!”
“Shit! Get the defibrillator, his pupils are starting to dilate!”
…
An hour later.
In the ward, Chen Huaian looked at Wang Shouyi, who was wrapped like a mummy on the bed, and gave a sheepish smile.
“Brother, I’m sorry. I was in a hurry at the time, so I couldn’t stop…”
“No problem, I… I can understand,” Wang Shouyi struggled to open his eyes and smiled weakly, “Governor Chen, you killed the Porcelain Bodhisattva, saving the people. Many people owe their safety to you. On behalf of the people, I thank you for your efforts.”
Hiss—! Chen Huaian scratched his head, feeling even more guilty.
He expected Wang Shouyi to be calm, angry, or demanding compensation, but never did he expect the other to say thank you.
This youth looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with bright eyes, and it was clear that every word came from the heart, not sarcasm.
Are there really such pure-hearted people in the world?
People like this are perfectly suited to work as beasts of burden for the C Province Demon-Slaying Division!
“Little brother, we hit it off right away. How about you come work for our Demon-Slaying Division? The benefits are guaranteed to be top-notch!”
Chen Huaian had already planned out five insurances, one gold, three meals a day, and a monthly salary of five hundred for Wang Shouyi.
To cultivators, money is an external matter, so just a token gesture would suffice.
He could compensate Wang Shouyi in other ways.
For example, letting Wang Shouyi serve as his sparring partner.
Wang Shouyi thought seriously.
He originated from West Kunlun and already had a master, so he couldn’t take another master.
However, his master hadn’t forbidden him from joining a mundane force.
Since he was traveling in the mortal world, joining a faction would certainly be more convenient.
Moreover, the mission of the Demon-Slaying Division was to slay demons, which coincided perfectly with his goal of traveling.
“Governor Chen, I am willing to join the Demon-Slaying Division, but I must return first to report to my master that the Porcelain Bodhisattva has died…”
“That Chen Huai’an is just someone seeking fame; he isn’t even the governor. What qualifications does he have to recruit you into the Demon-Slaying Division?” A man walked into the ward. It wasn’t Huang Gubei, but a completely unfamiliar face.
However, Chen Huaian noticed the figures of Huang Gubei and Lin Chen at the door of the ward.
Their expressions weren’t pleasant.
Lin Chen gave Chen Huaian a helpless look.
Everything that needed to be said had been said. Unfortunately, the other party refused to believe a single word and boldly came anyway. What could be done? Once the youth was identified as possibly coming from the Kunlun Celestial Palace, her brother threw all logic out the window, firmly believing that the Porcelain Bodhisattva was mainly defeated by Wang Shouyi, and Chen Huaian was merely a tagalong, thus holding Wang Shouyi in high regard.
“Who are you?” Wang Shouyi furrowed his brows slightly.
He was speaking with the highly skilled Chen senior, and being interrupted was quite annoying.
“I am the eldest son of the Lin family and the next head of the Lin family, Lin Hao!”
Lin Hao smiled faintly, directly ignoring Chen Huaian. He took two steps forward and grasped Wang Shouyi’s bandaged hand, fawning: “Truly a hero among the young! The incident in Golden Virtue Ancient Town was entirely thanks to Brother Wang that the King-level evil spirit was slain. Do you have any thoughts on joining my Lin family?
As long as you agree, the position of Governor of the Demon-Slaying Division in Province J will be yours!”
