For the time being, it was unknown whether the Master of the Demon Realm had done so intentionally or unintentionally, but he had thrown the Master of the Earthly Realm straight into the main stronghold of the succubi.
The demonic creatures of the Demon Realm had always favored the immortal qi on the bodies of immortals; a semi-divine body such as the Master of the Earthly Realm’s was naturally extremely popular among demonic creatures. Had it not been for the awe-inspiring pressure surrounding the Master of the Earthly Realm, this crowd of succubi—who were usually extremely greedy for pleasure and enjoyment—would likely have pounced on him long ago. Yet even with the terrifying pressure deterring them, there were still succubi with slightly stronger abilities who couldn’t stop themselves from stirring restlessly.
Everywhere he looked were all kinds of exposed bodies. The Master of the Earthly Realm simply closed his eyes, activated the Xuanchu Fruit within his body, and chose a direction directly stepping forward according to the Xuanchu Fruit’s guidance. Cowardly before the overly formidable pressure of the Master of the Earthly Realm, the succubi surrounding him retreated like a tide, making “whooshing” sounds, yet very quickly circled back at a certain distance to surround the Master of the Earthly Realm right in the center once more. Afterward, every step the Master of the Earthly Realm took, this scene would repeat itself once.
Succubi specialized in charm and enchantment. Originally, the charm techniques of such low-tier demonic creatures naturally had no effect on the Master of the Earthly Realm; it was merely that tens of thousands of succubi were exerting force simultaneously, and coupled with the fact that the Master of the Earthly Realm had no intention of harming them, his movement speed was somewhat slowed down toward the end.
His speed slowing down slightly on his end gave a few succubi who had been eyeing him like tigers for a long time a surge of delight. They merely assumed he had fallen under their charm techniques; seeing that he kept his eyes closed all along, they thought he was afraid of having his mind entranced by the surrounding sights—this way, they would surely have something to gain! Thinking like this, these succubi mustered up their courage on their own, exchanging glances with each other, and taking an opportunity to crowd around the Master of the Earthly Realm’s side.
The Master of the Earthly Realm naturally sensed it, but he was too bothered to pay them any mind. Seeing that these succubi merely got a bit closer without doing anything else, he didn’t care to manage them, merely focusing on walking forward. Just a moment ago, the Xuanchu Fruit in his body had moved; the Little Young Master should be not far from this place. Thinking that the Little Young Master might also run into a similar situation, the Master of the Earthly Realm couldn’t help quickening his pace a bit.
However, those few daring succubi didn’t think so. They merely assumed they had stumbled upon a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; for an immortal body with such powerful immortal strength, if it could be kept behind to accompany them in cultivation, even getting just a single chance would bring them immense benefits.
Seeing that going a bit further forward would lead out of their succubi territory—which would give other demon clans the qualification to divide the prize—the succubi were naturally unwilling to let such a situation happen. Therefore, exchanging glances with one another, the crowd of demons took action at the same time, launching sneak attacks toward all of the Master of the Earthly Realm’s vital spots.
The Master of the Earthly Realm hadn’t expected these succubi to possess such courage. Just as he lightly raised his hands behind his back, preparing to shake off the succubi surrounding him, an angry shout suddenly broke through the demon barrier, ringing out clear and pure in the air above:
“Presumptuous!”
Following this angry shout, a seven-colored boundary array abruptly lit up around the Master of the Earthly Realm, blocking all the hands of those succubi stretching toward him. This boundary array was exceedingly domineering; after guarding the Master of the Earthly Realm tightly, it actually expanded outward, forcefully pushing the succubi gathered around the Master of the Earthly Realm several dozen meters away.
The succubi: “…” Where did this domineering demonic creature come from? Do they want to hoard the meal for themselves! But why does this seven-colored boundary array look somewhat familiar?
The instant the boundary array appeared, the Master of the Earthly Realm felt the Xuanchu Fruit inside his body spin rapidly, with a trace of anger faintly transmitting from within it. Before he could examine it carefully, a figure appeared right at his side.
The Little Young Master was still wearing that brocade outfit, except the jade crown used for pretending earlier on his head had been removed. His entire head of dazzling golden hair was tied high up with a ribbon, paired with a face full of anger, making him look exceptionally intimidating.
The moment the Little Young Master landed, he swept his hand backward, placing the Master of the Earthly Realm behind himself. Knitting his brows, he glared at the several leading succubi, reprimanding: “Have you gone blind from not going out for too long? You don’t even look at who he is, yet you dare to touch him?”
The memory of low-tier demonic creatures was habitually quite poor, and most succubi were low-tier demonic creatures; even the highest among those several leading succubi had merely crossed the threshold of Ghost Demons. Being reprimanded like this by the Little Young Master, the leading succubi looked at each other in dismay, before finally recalling a slightly distant memory amid the hints of that head of gorgeous golden hair and seven-colored light.
Afterward, the several leading succubi’s faces turned visibly pale as ash. After being stunned for a moment, they abruptly snapped back to their senses, tugging at each other as they knelt on the ground trembling, shouting with shaking voices: “Greetings to the Little Young Master! May the Little Young Master be noble and precious!”
The Master of the Earthly Realm: “Heh…” This slogan is rather interesting.
The Little Young Master: “…You are not allowed to laugh!”
Seeing the Master of the Earthly Realm suppress the slight curve of his lips, the Little Young Master then looked with an unhappy expression at the several succubi prostrating tightly on the ground, wishing they could merge with the floor, saying with great dissatisfaction: “It really troubles you all that after two hundred years of not seeing this Young Master, you can still remember this ghost of a slogan.” With a succubus’s memory span, it truly was troubling for them.
Seeing him open his mouth, a male succubus wearing green robes stood up slightly, raising his eyes to secretly peek at the Little Young Master, thinking he was being subtle. Seeing that the anger on his face seemed to have lessened slightly, he only then gathered some courage to reply: “The Little Young Master’s demeanor is peerless; once we see it, we can never forget it!”
Among the demonic creatures that had stayed in the Demon Realm Sea when the Little Young Master entered two hundred years ago, not a single one would forget this master! When this master came to the Demon Realm back then, he nearly turned the Demon Realm upside down. Later, the Master of the Demon Realm couldn’t withstand the pressure and simply tricked him into the Demon Realm Sea, hoping that the Demon Realm Sea could display its might to restrain him. Yet he never expected that even for the two Realm Masters of Heaven and Earth whose actions would be restricted upon coming to the Demon Realm Sea, it was completely unhindered for this master. He could go wherever he wanted as if walking on flat ground, playing so happily that he forgot about returning, like an immortal… Well, this one was originally an immortal to begin with.
In short, after almost flipping the Demon Realm Sea completely over, this master finally left reluctantly. From then on, many legends about this master were passed down in the Demon Realm Sea. It was just that the memory of demonic creatures was always quite poor; being passed down back and forth like this, toward the end, many things were gradually forgotten, leaving behind only that single slogan full of human storybook flavor. Thinking about it, it was likely because when their Demon Master came to pick this master up to leave back then, his shouting had penetrated too deeply into people’s hearts, which was why they were able to remember it so clearly.
“May we ask what orders the Little Young Master has in visiting the Demon Realm Sea?” They didn’t know what this master was here to do this time, or how long he would stay.
Seeing the succubus look as if he wanted to ask but didn’t dare to, the Little Young Master didn’t intend to make things difficult, waving his hand as he said: “It’s no big deal. Your Demon Master personally sent this Young Master in; this Young Master will leave as soon as I finish my business. You don’t need to be so nervous either—all of you, get up.”
Hearing this, the succubi felt a surge of delight in their hearts, letting out a sigh of relief while standing up one after another. Yet upon seeing the immortal guarded behind the Little Young Master, they felt it was somewhat a pity again. Low-tier demonic creatures had simple minds; feeling it was a pity, they couldn’t help asking: “Dare we ask the Little Young Master, who is this immortal? We wish to keep this immortal here as a guest for a period of time—we wonder if this immortal is willing?”
It would have been fine if these words weren’t spoken, but being said like this, it reminded the Little Young Master of the scene he saw when rushing over here. Instantly, anger flared up inside him, and raising his finger to point at the succubi before him, he gave them a scolding: “You stupid and greedy things! This is this Young Master’s person. If you dare touch him once, whichever hand touches him can be directly crippled!”
As he spoke, he felt extremely angry again, unable to stop himself from pushing the boundary array outward several more dozen meters, directly pushing those foolish succubi into a huddled mess screaming and squealing. The leading succubus managed to stand firm with great difficulty, hastily bowing with cupped hands to admit his mistake: “May the Little Young Master quell his anger! We small ones dare not anymore, dare not anymore!” Even this sentence carried a strong storybook flavor.
Having vented his anger, the Little Young Master couldn’t really bother to seriously argue with a group of Earth-tier demonic creatures. Simply turning around, he pulled over the Master of the Earthly Realm’s hand, shaping a stream of seven-colored auspicious qi into a bracelet shape and putting it onto the Master of the Earthly Realm’s wrist. Afterward, he pointed at the bracelet and said to the succubi: “Take a good look—this is this Young Master’s mark. This person is taken; do not disturb.”
The crowd of succubi hastily cupped their hands in agreement. Only then was the Little Young Master satisfied. Waving his hand at the succubi, he pulled the Master of the Earthly Realm and left the succubi’s territory.
The two walked slowly on the small path of the Demon Realm Sea, treating the surrounding thick fog and poisonous miasma as if they were nothing. Seeing that the Little Young Master wasn’t speaking, the Master of the Earthly Realm simply opened his mouth to start a conversation: “How did the test of the Xuanchu Fruit go?”
Hearing this, the Little Young Master couldn’t help glaring sideways at him: “How do you think I found you among a sea of white bodies of succubi, either with bare chests or exposed breasts?”
The Master of the Earthly Realm curled his lips slightly upon hearing this: “When you came just now, I also felt a reaction.”
“Oh?” The Little Young Master’s tone was strange. “Did this Young Master arrive too fast and disturb your Mastership’s refined mood?”
“Be careful!” The Master of the Earthly Realm suddenly reached out to hold the Little Young Master’s wrist, pulling him to his side. Yet right where the Little Young Master was originally about to step, a head with a green face and sharp fangs abruptly popped out. Getting glared at by the Little Young Master who snapped back to his senses, it shrank back crestfallen.
As if he had forgotten, the Master of the Earthly Realm didn’t release the Little Young Master’s hand. He merely restrained his smile, knitting his brows slightly as he said: “Why does Chushi say such words? Within the Demon Realm Sea, no one aside from you can use teleportation techniques. Just now, I only thought of finding you quickly—to say I flew with swift steps would not be an exaggeration—so where does this ‘refined mood’ come from?”
Hearing this, the Little Young Master felt inexplicably a bit more comfortable in his heart, though turning his thoughts to the previous scene made him feel quite displeased again: “They were merely some succubi; how could they get close to your body? Why didn’t you dodge?” When he arrived, he only saw this man surrounded by a group of men and women with various looks, those succubi almost snuggling into his embrace—it was truly infuriating!
Hearing this, the Master of the Earthly Realm gave him an extremely faint look, speaking truthfully: “I didn’t know where you were located at that time, and I was somewhat anxious in my heart, naturally unwilling to delay for a single breath. Had I known earlier that Chushi would care, I would have dispersed them early on.”
With such an explanation, the displeasure in the Little Young Master’s heart receded. He still had a youthful temperament—his anger came fast and went just as fast. Realizing that the efficacy of the Xuanchu Fruit had only been tested a tiny half, he hastily pulled the Master of the Earthly Realm deeper into the Demon Realm Sea again.