Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 500 - 252 I Am Merciful as a Devil! Please Come Whip Me! (8000 words)_4

They still couldn’t believe it. The young master from the Pureblood Demon Race had spent a great deal of money to purchase them, not for his own use, but... to set them free?

This sounded too unreal!

"Are you... an envoy sent by the Demon God? Did you come specifically to rescue us?" one Foreign Demon couldn’t help but ask.

"Demon God?" Xiang Shan scoffed, his lips curling in disdain. "Are they worthy? We only follow the will and guidance of the Demon Ancestor!"

"Demon Ancestor?"

The Foreign Demons looked at each other, having never heard of such an esteemed figure.

"You don’t need to know too much," Xiang Shan said slowly. "Just know that the Demon Ancestor is the greatest deity in this vast universe... the most supreme existence. In the eyes of the Demon Ancestor, all beings are like straw dogs. Whether Foreign Demon or True Demon, all should be equal!"

The demons were all shocked. Foreign Demons equal to True Demons? Is this real? We’re not well-read; he can’t be deceiving us! That was one of the noblest bloodlines in the Demon Realm. If the Ancient Sky Demon Race didn’t show themselves, who could possibly contend?

"Alright, let’s leave it at that. We’ll go our separate ways from here. Be more careful in the future; don’t get caught again!" Xiang Shan said with a laugh, then turned to leave with his group.

"Young Master!"

At that moment, a Foreign Demon suddenly called out from behind.

"What is it?" Xiang Shan asked, turning his head.

"We... wish to follow you, Young Master. May we have such an honor?" They looked at Xiang Shan, their eyes filled with earnest longing.

"You’re not leaving? You don’t want freedom?"

"In this world, not everyone is like you, Young Master... For demons like us, where can we find any real freedom?" a Foreign Demon lamented, his thoughts of the past filling him with sorrow.

This was the way of the world. Finding a member of a Pureblood Family to follow was already a great blessing. Moreover, most Foreign Demons who followed the Pureblood Demon Race met terrible ends. They were either treated as playthings and arbitrarily punished until they died, or they were used as cannon fodder in gambled duels.

How many masters were there like Xiang Shan, who treated them as actual demons?

Without a doubt, compared to so-called freedom, following Xiang Shan was the best choice!

"I don’t lack retainers," Xiang Shan said seriously, shaking his head.

Hearing this, disappointment filled the eyes of all the Foreign Demons.

"However," Xiang Shan began slowly, looking at the assembled demons, "we are in great need of some like-minded companions. Would you be willing to follow the teachings of the Demon Ancestor with us?"

At his words, the demons were momentarily stunned before their eyes shone with ecstatic joy. They knelt one after another. "We are willing!"

Xiang Shan smiled. He slowly approached them and lightly touched their foreheads with his finger. "In my capacity as the first Pope of the Ancestral Demon Sect, I permit you to join the Ancestral Demon Sect!"

Afterward, he informed everyone that a formal initiation ceremony would be held for them later. The demons were naturally overjoyed.

From Xiang Shan’s brief description, they already had a vague understanding of the kind of existence they now revered—a being countless times better than the Demon Gods they once worshipped!

***

The events at the Demon Battle Arena caused a huge commotion, and news quickly spread through the streets and alleys. Before long, many people had heard the story: the ninth son of the Earth Magic Elephant Clan, along with a group of young masters and misses from the Pureblood Families, had forcibly purchased a batch of Foreign Demons from the Demon Battle Arena who were destined for the fighting pits. Not only that, but he had personally healed their wounds and taken them away... only to grant them their freedom!

Each link in this chain of events was shocking enough on its own. Now strung together, the news spread through Three Origins City like a massive earthquake.

"Has the ninth son of the Earth Magic Elephant Clan gone mad? What’s he after?"

"Who knows? The Foreign Demons in the Demon Battle Arena aren’t exactly lookers, are they? If he wanted to amuse himself, he should have gone to the Fengyue House. The Foreign Demons there are much hotter!"

"A little bird told me that the ninth son and his group worship a deity called the Demon Ancestor. They claim that all beings in the world are equal and that there’s no difference in status between Foreign Demons, True Demons, and Purebloods!"

"Demon Ancestor? What a domineering name. Which deity is so bold?"

"All beings are equal? Isn’t that nonsense? When has this world ever been equal?"

Countless demons discussed the matter. Some found it unbelievable, some thought it was absurd, and others simply sneered, believing it was all a show—a new game concocted by the high and mighty Demon Race lords to cure their boredom.

But there were also many who, though silent on the surface, secretly harbored fantasies. What if... it’s true?

Inequality was certainly the reality. But just because they accepted that reality didn’t mean they didn’t long for equality. After all, if such a change truly succeeded, they would be the biggest beneficiaries.

Unfortunately, the chances were so slim that even the lowest-ranking Foreign Demon knew such hopes were extravagant. Why would the high and mighty Pureblood lords care about the lives and deaths of mere Foreign Demons? It’s just a rumor from who knows where.

***

At that moment, Xiang Shan and his people were leading the more than one hundred new members of the Ancestral Demon Sect, marching openly down the grand street without any attempt at concealment.

Behind him, over a hundred Foreign Demons were beaming, their eyes sparkling with a potent vitality and hope. They stood tall with their heads held high, a stark contrast to the other Foreign Demons cowering on the sides of the road.

"Are those the new retainers the ninth son of the Earth Magic Elephant Clan just took in? Why are they so arrogant?"

"Look at them. It’s obvious they’ve never been beaten down. They think latching onto a Pureblood lord makes them special, but they have no idea... those Pureblood lords hate nothing more than someone being more arrogant than they are!"