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I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 255: You are the Traitorous Monster!
King Tearing Wind held a roasted human leg, his wolf head slightly fierce yet filled with complexity.
He knew of Black Mountain Demon's fame.
Every demon in Southern Mountain knew the name of Black Mountain Demon.
Moreover, he had once followed the Swallowing Moon Demon King as a minor demon and knew how powerful a Demon King-level creature could be.
Now, the Taoist representative of Black Mountain Demon came to recruit him. Logically, King Tearing Wind should have agreed, but he hesitated.
He was living a rather comfortable life at Gale Mountain and truly didn't want to get involved in those messy affairs.
As long as King Tearing Wind didn't actively cause trouble or attack villages and towns, those merchant caravans would voluntarily deliver meat and vegetables. For a demon of his threat level, the Demon Cleansing Bureau generally wouldn't bother with him.
After all, King Tearing Wind was within a controllable range; those irrationally cruel and murderous demons were already too much for them to handle, how could they have the resources to bother with King Tearing Wind?
However, once he joined under Black Mountain Demon, that would mean he was completely hostile toward the Demon Cleansing Bureau—that could lead to death!
After pondering for a long while, King Tearing Wind sighed and said, "Taoist Priest, it's not that I don't respect the Black Mountain Demon King, but I really don't want to stir up more trouble.
You also know I'm not a native demon from Southern Mountain, but was born outside Demon Suppression Pass, in the Northwest Wilderness, a land of myriad demons.
Do you think that being in my Demon Clan's land of multitude means it's paradise? It's not like that at all.
The land in the Northwest Wilderness is barren, spiritual energy is scarce, and resources are rare. We meat-eating demons didn't even get enough to eat as youngsters, and gnawing on tree bark was normal!
Do you know what we ate the most back then? It was the corpses of our own kind!
Countless demons slew each other, the powerful demons ate flesh, and after they were done, the weaker demons could eat the leftovers; by the time it came to us lesser demons, we could only eat bones.
I won't lie to you, before coming to Great Zhou, I hadn't had a full meal!
So I really don't want to struggle anymore; just guarding this bit of territory at Gale Mountain is good enough for me."
The Taoist simply smiled and responded, "I never imagined Your Majesty had such a difficult journey, but Your Majesty, you are in your prime, have you never thought of going further?
Black Mountain Demon King possesses many treasures that can break the bloodline limits of our Demon Clan.
Your Majesty, you are now just a Great Demon, but with the help of Black Mountain Demon King, you could break through to the realm of Demon Lord."
King Tearing Wind shook his head and said, "What of being a Great Demon or a Demon Lord? As long as I can eat my fill, that's enough for me.
If there are people, I eat people; if there aren't, I make do with some pigs, cows, sheep, which, despite being a bit fishy, the spices humans concoct do taste quite good."
Hearing this, the Taoist sighed and said, "Demons have their own aspirations; since Your Majesty is unwilling, I won't force you.
Actually, Black Mountain Demon King holds you in high regard, Master. When he heard you were formerly under a Demon King outside Demon Suppression Pass, he immediately decided to invite you.
But since there's no fate among us, then let it be. I will go back and explain to my master.
My master is not someone overbearing or domineering. If Your Majesty changes your mind in the future, you can find me at Taishan Prefecture, where I'm currently uniting various demon clans in rise."
Saying this, the Taoist raised his wine cup to King Tearing Wind, "I toast to Your Majesty, for I have to go to other places next, to persuade other Great Demons."
Hearing the Taoist say this, King Tearing Wind also opened his big mouth, revealing a relieved smile.
"Then I wish you a smooth journey ahead, Taoist Priest."
King Tearing Wind picked up the wine cup and took a big gulp.
But as the liquor entered his stomach, King Tearing Wind felt dizzy; he couldn't even control his own demonic power.
The wine was poisoned!
The idea suddenly emerged in the mind of Tearwind Great Demon.
But what poison could instantly bring down a Great Demon like him?
Moreover, Demons have a strong sense of danger, especially Wolf Demons like him, who have an exceptionally strong premonition of various perils, but he had not sensed anything amiss earlier.
Sipping his wine slowly and deliberately, the Taoist smiled and said, "Your Majesty need not be puzzled, this is the Moonshadow Sleep Frost I've meticulously concocted. It is colorless and tasteless, and specifically targets the Demon Clan. Even if you were an elephant turned spirit, just a small drop would be enough."
"How did you poison me? You drank the same wine!"
Tearwind Great Demon staggered, struggling to stand, but suddenly fell back to the ground.
Swirling his wine glass leisurely, the Taoist said, "Because the cup of wine I'm drinking was personally poured by you, Your Majesty, so it's not poisoned. But your cup of wine was poured by one of your underlings.
You did not want to join the Black Mountain Demon King, but your subordinates grew up listening to legends about the Black Mountain Demon King.
You lack ambition, but your subordinates do not want to remain obscure mountain-patrolling demons forever, having to feed off only leftovers!"
"Why... Why would you want to kill me just because I chose not to join the Black Mountain Demon King?"
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Tearwind Great Demon looked angrily at the Taoist.
He didn't understand; he had politely and cautiously declined, yet why did the other party go to such extremes!
The Taoist's expression turned cold, and he scoffed, "You too were born from the Demon Clan, and you grew up in the Northwest Wilderness, a place with ten thousand demons. You should be aware of the current plight of our Demon Clan!
Nowadays, my Family Head has finally gathered strength to avenge past grievances and restore the prowess of the Southern Mountain Demon Clan. Yet, you keep making excuses, showing no initiative, wasting your strength!
A demon like you who does not strive for the Demon Clan, but instead welcomes those tradesmen with a smile and even offers them protection because they present some food, is a traitor to the Demon Clan! A demon collaborating with enemies!
It's not a problem if you don't want to work for my Family Head, but your body is very useful.
Tsk tsk, you might not even know, but you possess a trace of Sky Howling Wolf's bloodline in you.
Once that trace of Sky Howling Wolf's bloodline within you is activated, your strength on the night of a full moon could increase dozens of times when facing an enemy!
Since you can't make a stand, let's make use of your body now."
The Taoist laughed loudly and made a seal with his hands; a worm the size of an arm crawled out from his wide sleeves.
The worm, resembling a silverfish with scale armor and a head as big as a ball, covered in dense segments, crawled onto Tearwind Great Demon under the Taoist's control and headed into his mouth.
Tearwind Great Demon, filled with immense fear, could only watch helplessly as the worm entered his mouth.
In an instant, Tearwind Great Demon felt the worm burrowing into his heart meridians, sucking his vitality and slowly merging with his heart meridians to take control of his body!
The Taoist watched Tearwind Great Demon with a chilling sneer, "Giving you a friendly option wasn't accepted! You don't want to help my Family Head with your heart, but your body will still serve!"
The moment his words fell, a sudden explosion sounded from outside the cave.
Two subordinates, completely bought over by the Taoist, screamed tragically as they were blasted into the cave.
Han Zheng, holding the Autumn Water Shocking Swallow, stepped into the cave and shook his head lightly, "As expected of the ruthless and cruel Taoist, I just didn't expect that not only are you ruthless to the Human Clan, but you also treat the Demon Clan with such severity!"
The Taoist suddenly turned around, his eyes revealing a hint of surprise, "A black-furred dog from the Demon Cleansing Bureau? You actually found this place? It seems Lang Qiansui, that fool, has sold me out."
Glancing behind Han Zheng, the Taoist laughed, "Just a lowly Demon Sweeping Colonel daring to seek death, truly nonsensical!"
Over sixty years ago, the Taoist was already a confidant of the Black Mountain Demon, renowned even before causing havoc across Southern Mountain under the Black Mountain Demon's influence. Even Yan Xuankong had heard of his name.
The Taoist had killed countless Demon Sweeping Colonels like Han Zheng; he didn't take him seriously in the slightest.
As his words ended, the Taoist formed seals with both hands, a series of talismans fluttered from his wide sleeves, and the cave was instantly bright with thunder flashes—it was the extremely authentic Taoist Thunder Skill!