Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 510 - 255: The Surfacing Poisonous Plot! The Great Battle Between Dao and Demons! (7000 words)_1

Chapter 510: Chapter 255: The Surfacing Poisonous Plot! The Great Battle Between Dao and Demons! (7000 words)_1

Lanshi’s end was a tragic one. A swarm of Foreign Demons rushed him and tore him to shreds. Bits of flesh scattered everywhere, making it impossible to distinguish one piece from another. Even his swollen, fat head was ripped into several portions.

The Demon Race does not fear bloodshed. Such a scene only served to excite them. But what excited them most was not the gore, but the fact that they had finally killed a member of the Pureblood Demon Race.

In the long history of the Demon Realm, it was not unprecedented for Foreign Demons to kill members of the Pureblood Demon Race. On the list of notorious Foreign Demons, infamous figures like Qingyun had all achieved similar feats.

However, Lanshi’s death was different. It held a special significance.

A group of ordinary Foreign Demons, within the city walls, had surrounded and killed a member of the Pureblood Demon Race.

This was destined to cause an immense sensation. The implications were so extraordinary that all the onlookers were left in a state of shock.

"The heavens are changing!"

"They actually dared to do it!"

Countless disbelieving murmurs arose from the crowd.

"Who? Who dares kill a member of my clan?"

A roar of anger erupted from the crowd as a colossal Shadow Fiend descended from the sky. Its Demonic Qi was a towering, overwhelming tide that spread out like a vast ocean. Countless Foreign Demons backed away, terror filling their eyes.

This was a powerhouse of the Pureblood Demon Race, a top-tier existence in Three Origins City who was highly esteemed and terrifyingly strong.

The Demonic Qi surged as a shadowy figure emerged from within. He looked down at Lanshi’s grisly remains and then at the Foreign Demons still spattered with fresh blood. The murderous intent radiating from him reached its peak.

"How dare you lowly Foreign Demons rebel against your superiors! Who gave you the courage?" the Pureblood powerhouse bellowed in a rage. With a sweep of his hand, a sky-covering palm print descended. It morphed into a great roc that blotted out the sun, poised to annihilate all the Foreign Demons present.

BOOM!

A streak of azure light shot out, dazzlingly bright. It blocked the great roc and then shattered it completely.

Qingyun stepped forward, placing himself in front of everyone. He met the Pureblood powerhouse’s gaze without a trace of fear.

"Qingyun!" The Pureblood powerhouse’s pupils shrank. "You want to intervene?"

Qingyun remained silent.

Xiang Shan slowly walked out from beside him. "Lanshi was the one at fault," he said. "His death is nothing to be lamented!"

The Pureblood powerhouse’s eyes narrowed. He glared at Xiang Shan and snarled, "He only tried to take a lowly Foreign Demon. What wrong did he do?"

Xiang Shan replied calmly, "I do not concern myself with other matters. However, the demons of my Ancestral Demon Sect, regardless of bloodline, are not inferior to anyone!"

"That’s enough, junior of the Elephant Clan," the Pureblood powerhouse said coldly. "Do you truly wish to defy the heavens?"

Before Xiang Shan could reply, a figure pushed through the crowd. He looked at the Pureblood powerhouse and said indifferently, "These demons are under my ninth brother’s command, which makes them demons of my Earth Magic Elephant Clan. By trying to seize them, was Lanshi declaring war on my clan?"

The moment these words were spoken, the crowd erupted into an uproar.

The newcomer was Xiang Yuan, the chosen prodigy of the Earth Magic Elephant Clan participating in the Divine Demon Ritual. His status was incredibly venerable, unmatched in all of Three Origins City.

His words naturally carried immense weight. The Pureblood powerhouse’s expression changed instantly. "Xiang Yuan, do you have any idea what you’re saying? Are you standing up for him? Does your Earth Magic Elephant Clan intend to betray the Demon God?"

Xiang Yuan said calmly, "Don’t try to pin labels on me. Never mind the Foreign Demons under our clan’s command; if Lanshi had dared to steal even an ordinary Demon Hound from us, he would have paid with his life!"

"You!" The Pureblood powerhouse hadn’t expected Xiang Yuan to take such a resolute stance, using the full weight of the Earth Magic Elephant Clan to pressure him. He was seething with internal rage. In the past, if a junior had dared to speak to him like this, he would have executed him on the spot.

But not now. Xiang Yuan was not the man he once was. To move against him was to jeopardize the Divine Demon Ritual. If the Demon Emperor assigned blame, his entire clan would be annihilated. He could only endure.

"Very well! Very well indeed!" the Pureblood powerhouse said venomously. He shot a deep glare at Xiang Yuan and Xiang Shan, then harrumphed, turned on his heel, and strode away.

The crowd was in an uproar. He had actually backed down! A member of a dignified Pureblood Family had been swarmed and killed by a group of Foreign Demons, yet the perpetrators faced no consequences.

Could it be that the heavens were truly changing? Was the world really about to be different?

"Why did you come?" Xiang Shan asked Xiang Yuan, puzzled. This wasn’t part of his plan.

"You caused such a commotion. How would you have resolved it if I hadn’t come?" Xiang Yuan replied coolly, without looking at him.

Xiang Shan fell silent. He had his own ways of handling the situation, of course, but there was no point in mentioning them now.

"But this is as far as I can go," Xiang Yuan said. "I can’t truly drag our entire clan into your madness!"

This was his limit. By acting in front of countless people, he had essentially acknowledged the relationship between the Earth Magic Elephant Clan and the Ancestral Demon Sect to ensure Xiang Shan’s safety. Even though his current status was exceptional and the clan’s elders had to treat him with respect, he would inevitably face questioning and censure for such a momentous decision.

Xiang Yuan left.

Xiang Shan also departed with the members of the Ancestral Demon Sect.

The street returned to normal, save for the scattered pieces of the mutilated corpse. The deformed head had rolled into a corner before some family’s Demon Hound dragged it off to gnaw it clean. It was as if nothing had ever happened.

***

The death of Lanshi was undoubtedly a catalyst. It signified a change in the class relations that had persisted for countless years. Pure-blooded Creatures were no longer absolutely supreme, and Foreign Demons would no longer have to grovel and submit to them.

As the news spread, members of the Ancestral Demon Sect in every major city became nearly frenzied, bursting into wild celebrations.

After all, incidents like today’s—where the Ancestral Demon Sect was oppressed by Pure-blooded Creatures—happened at almost every moment.