touchnovel Chapter 117 Mangniu Ridge, Intelligence from Beyond the Border
Chapter 117 Mangniu Ridge, Intelligence from Beyond the Border
In the mountains and forests.
The chirping of birds and insects echoed endlessly in the distance.
In the distance, the glow of the setting sun shines through the gaps between the trees, falling on the grass and trees on the mountainside, giving these ordinary plants a pale golden glow, making them look quite extraordinary.
now.
Beneath the trees in the mountains, a silver-furred leopard demon walked ahead, followed by a snake-tailed human-bodied female snake demon dressed in a black dress, bowing and scraping as she spoke to the leopard demon.
"There is a second batch of demon soldiers."
"really?"
Upon hearing what the snake demon said, a hint of apprehension flashed in Lin Zhou's eyes.
If there really is a second batch of demon soldiers...
If the original hundred-mile defense line collapses again and a large number of demon troops enter once more, the demonic calamity in Qingzhou Prefecture may escalate to a new level, and Longzhou Prefecture, Leizhou Prefecture, and the other prefectures will not be spared.
We definitely need to ask other state governments for help.
The royal family of Chu will surely coordinate this matter.
"I overheard the drunken demon generals mentioning a few words, saying that if our batch of demon soldiers is effective, the Third King will organize a second batch of demon soldiers to enter Qingzhou Prefecture."
The black-scaled snake demon hurriedly began to explain.
He clarified his source of information.
She wasn't entirely sure herself, after all, she had only heard it from the demon general on Mangniu Ridge.
"My lord, there are four kings in Mangniu Ridge. Among them, the third king has a great hatred for the Chu royal family. I heard that the third king's youngest son was killed by the Chu royal family."
"That is why, of the four kings of Mangniuling, only the third king is the most active in attacking the State of Chu."
"I heard that they harass the Great Wall of Chu from time to time and have fought a battle with the True Yuan Realm human warriors on the Great Wall."
"The three kings all won more often."
"However, all the human warriors at the True Essence Realm on the Great Wall of Chu are protected by the array formations of Chu's array treasures without exception."
"Even if they are no match for the three kings, as long as they retreat to the Great Wall, they can use the power of the Great Wall to stop the three kings' advance."
The black-scaled snake demon glanced at the burly leopard demon in front of it, which resembled a small white mountain, and then continued speaking without stopping.
"Are all four of you at the True Essence Realm?"
"Are there other demonic forces outside of Mangniu Ridge?"
Lin Zhou continued to ask.
"In reply to your question, sir, the four kings of Mangniu Ridge, according to the classification of the human cultivators of Chu, are all at the True Essence Realm."
"However, among our demon race, they are all high-ranking demon generals."
"The Golden Horned King of Mangniu Ridge is at the Demon King level."
"That Golden Horned King is also the lord of Mangniu Ridge, and he hasn't returned to Mangniu Ridge for many years."
"We demon soldiers are speculating that King Golden Horn might have perished abroad, but these are just guesses among the demon soldiers, since he hasn't returned for at least thirty years."
"There are two demon clan forces bordering Mangniu Ridge."
"One is Wangyue Peak, and the other is Wugong Mountain."
"The leaders of those two demon clans are both demon kings, just like those of our Mangniu Ridge."
"As for whether there are other True Yuan Realm demon generals on Wangyue Peak and Centipede Mountain, I have no idea."
"I heard all this information from some demon generals. Before I entered Qingzhou Prefecture, I worked under the thirty-ninth demon general of Mangniu Ridge."
"Therefore, all of this was said by that demon general before."
The black-scaled serpent demon honestly told everything he knew.
There are also two other demon clan factions.
Lin Zhou hadn't expected this; it seems there are quite a few demon forces outside this border.
So, can we say that...?
The territory of Chu is enclosed by Mangniu Ridge, and there are other demon forces outside Mangniu Ridge. Moreover, according to the snake demon, the other two demon forces are not much weaker than Mangniu Ridge.
In that case, the situation of the Chu royal family is truly worrying!
If the three demon clans outside had united, the Chu royal family might have already been destroyed.
but.
Even within Mangniu Ridge, it seems that only the three kings mentioned by the snake demon are truly focused on dealing with the Chu royal family; the other three kings don't seem to care much about the Chu royal family.
A beginner-level demon general is already comparable to a martial artist with the strength of the Gang Jin.
A high-level demon general is at least equivalent to the True Essence Realm of the human race.
And the Demon King is an existence beyond the True Essence Realm?
If that were the case, then King Golden Horn, the lord of Mangniu Ridge, could easily flatten the Great Wall of Chu's border if he wanted to, and might even be able to directly enter the Chu capital.
After all, the Upper Sect of Tianji in Qingzhou Prefecture only has a few True Yuan Realm martial artists in charge.
Those at the True Essence Realm or above may not exist within the Heavenly Extreme Gate.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhou's eyes revealed a great deal of apprehension.
"Your Majesty."
"If you don't kill me, I can take you to Mangniu Ridge."
"Within Mangniu Ridge, for human demon warriors, it is possible to..."
The black-scaled serpent demon saw the leopard demon in front of it, who was deep in thought. The serpent demon's eyes showed a thoughtful expression. After pausing for a few moments, it continued to speak.
"Shut up."
"Take me to the other Core Formation Realm demon soldiers nearby first."
"If the other party's statement differs from yours, then who among you is lying?"
"Whoever does it will die."
Immediately, a chilling killing intent flashed in Lin Zhou's eyes, and he spoke in an icy tone.
"Yes, sir, I'll take you there right away."
"What I said is absolutely true, and I would never dare to deceive you in the slightest, sir."
The black-scaled snake demon spoke sincerely.
In the blink of an eye.
Several hours later, night had fallen.
In an unnamed valley.
thump!
A large green toad demon readily knelt down on the ground, surrounded by the corpses of many demon soldiers.
Lin Zhou looked down at the toad monster in front of him.
"Tell me about Mangniuling."
Lin Zhou sat on a leather bench inside the cave, looking at the toad demon in front of him, and spoke in a calm tone.
At this moment, the toad demon, its body trembling and head bowed, revealed a thoughtful expression in its eyes.
He glanced at the snake demon Black Plum who was following beside him.
Although the toad demon at the Core Formation Realm didn't know what this meant, it still shared what it knew.
Much later.
The moon rises above the treetops.
Lin Zhou listened to what the toad demon had to say.
He glanced at the black-scaled snake demon beside him. What these two were saying was pretty much the same. Moreover, this toad demon didn't even know about the other two demon forces, Wangyue Peak and Centipede Mountain.
This toad demon had always stayed in Mangniu Ridge, and had never been able to leave the mountains belonging to the 89th demon general in his entire life.