The wind howled, sand and stones whirled in the air. Even if the weather was ten times worse than a typhoon, it wouldn’t compare to the pressure exerted by the Demon Marquis and the giant centipede beast.
The head of the giant centipede was crimson, its two sharp antennae pointed at the crowd. The centipede was one and a half zhang wide, enough for five or six horses to run side by side on its body. It was over ten zhang long, carrying more people than a dozen carriages.
The giant centipede was impervious to the wind and sand, even the strange wind was repelled. All the members of the Demon Clan stood steadily on its body.
A huge tiger-like Demon Marquis, only slightly smaller than an elephant, stood on the head of the centipede. Behind the tiger Demon Marquis stood four Demon Generals and more than twenty Demon Captains, followed by some Demon Soldiers and civilians, both old and young.
Fang Yun and the others didn’t even have time to speak. The tiger Demon Marquis opened its bloody mouth and roared at the Presented Scholars.
“Roar…”
A strong gust of foul wind gushed out from the tiger’s mouth, blowing everyone away. Even the Demon Barbarians like Niu Shan were blown away, rolling all over the ground.
“Kill all the humans!” With the order from the tiger Demon Marquis, the Demon Generals and Captains jumped off the giant centipede.
The giant centipede opened its mouth, and a rotating sand ball that was constantly growing appeared in front of its mouth. The sand ball contained a strong force of Qi and blood. Once it erupted, each grain of sand would be a hundred times stronger than an arrow, enough to easily break the protective power of an Imperial Scholar’s Treasures of Literature.
The Qi and blood around the tiger Demon Marquis became denser and denser. A blood-colored tiger claw, ten zhang in radius, condensed in the air, ready to fall and kill everyone at any time.
The wind grew stronger, and a sense of despair filled everyone’s hearts.
“Fight!” Yan Yukong and a few other disciples from the Prominent Families were about to play their last cards.
Suddenly, Niu Shan roared, “Who dares to kill the Moon Emperor! Come and apologize now!”
The human Presented Scholars looked at Niu Shan as if he was crazy. Although the moonlight was useful, it was not omnipotent. No one knew what the Demon Ancestor’s gate was, but since this place was the biggest secret of The Holy Land, its level must be much higher than the outside of The Holy Land. The Demon Clan here might not care about the moonlight.
Just as the Presented Scholars were about to fight desperately, the Demon Clan who wanted to attack suddenly stopped. The tiger Demon Marquis looked at everyone with a puzzled look. Finally, his gaze fell on Fang Yun, and with a surprised look on his face, he jumped down from the giant centipede. His four strong and powerful tiger legs alternated, stepping on the sand without sinking at all.
As he walked, the tiger Demon Marquis said, “So it’s the Moon Guard who has arrived. I was rude just now, I hope you can forgive me. Please get on the sand centipede, I will escort you to the First Star City.”
After saying that, the tiger Demon Marquis slightly lowered his head and stood aside, indicating Fang Yun to get on the giant centipede.
Niu Shan was stunned for a moment, not understanding how the Moon Emperor had become the Moon Guard, but thinking that this place might not be The Holy Land, he dared not talk too much.
The Presented Scholars were stunned at first, then their faces showed ecstatic expressions.
They were saved!
They didn’t expect Fang Yun’s identity to be applicable even in this place. Regardless of whether he was the Moon Emperor or the Moon Guard, as long as he could make a powerful Demon Marquis call himself a little demon, it meant that Fang Yun’s status was above the Demon Marquis, at least equivalent to a Demon King.
Sun Naiyong slowly unclenched his fist, feeling lucky in his heart. Since the other party mentioned that there was a city, it meant that there was a powerful Demon Clan force nearby. Once the two sides fought, it would definitely attract the power of the Demon Clan city. Even if they played all their cards, they would not be able to deal with the power of a city.
Fang Yun was originally prepared for a desperate fight, but he didn’t expect his moonlight to still work. Although he was demoted from the Moon Emperor to the Moon Guard, he was still treated as a VIP, which was good.
“Thank you, Demon Marquis. Can my companions also go with me?” Fang Yun asked.
The tiger Demon Marquis squinted his eyes slightly, carefully scanning the other people present. His eyes flashed with a fierce light, which quickly faded. He said, “Since the Moon Guard has spoken, I will naturally obey. However, once you enter the First Star City, these humans must not stray far from you, nor can they move around at will.”
“I will restrain them,” Fang Yun said.
“Please get on the sand centipede,” the tiger Demon Marquis said.
Fang Yun nodded and slowly walked towards the sand centipede. The giant sand centipede, which was originally murderous, quickly retracted the rotating sand ball and closed its mouth. Its head obediently rested on the sand, and its two antennae gently swayed, welcoming Fang Yun.
The Demon Clan slowly retreated, giving way to Fang Yun.
The elderly Demon Clan showed a look of awe, while the young Demon Clan looked at Fang Yun with extreme envy. A little tiger cub said in a milky voice, “The Moon Guard is so powerful, even the big centipede is afraid. I want to be a Moon Guard too.”
An old tiger demon whispered, “Don’t talk nonsense. The Moon Guard is the personal guard of the Moon God. You can’t become one.”
“Oh.” The little tiger cub looked extremely disappointed, and his eyes were filled with even more envy when he looked at Fang Yun.
The rest of the people came up one after another. The little tiger cub pouted, seemingly very displeased.
Fang Yun stood at a position slightly behind the head of the sand centipede, where the Demon Generals used to stand. The rest of the Presented Scholars and Niu Shan stood behind him.
“Go to the Star City.” With the order from the tiger Demon Marquis, the nearly hundred pairs of legs of the sand centipede moved together, rising and falling like waves, running fast on the sand, as fast as a galloping horse.
All the wind and sand were blocked by the strange power of the sand centipede, and the people no longer had to be afraid.
Yan Yukong immediately bowed to Fang Yun and said, “Thank you, Brother Fang.”
The rest of the people also quickly bowed and thanked him.
“You are all too polite. We are all in this together, there’s no need to thank me,” Fang Yun said with a smile.
“Ah, Master Fang has saved us again,” Shi Tang said.
Everyone thought about their previous experience in the wind and sand, and compared it with their current situation. The difference was like heaven and earth, and they couldn’t help but feel emotional.
Jia Jing’an looked at Xun Ye and said, “Brother Xun Ye, now you know why Brother Shoulu wanted to give the ‘Secret Record of The Holy Land’ of the Han family to Fang Yun, right?”
Xun Ye’s face turned red, and a flash of resentment appeared in his eyes. He lowered his head and said nothing.
“Oh? What’s going on?” Sun Naiyong asked.
Jia Jing’an told the story of how Han Shoulu wanted to give the ‘Secret Record of The Holy Land’ to Fang Yun but was stopped by Xun Ye. He then told them about the danger they encountered that day. Xun Ye hid on the side and didn’t help, but Fang Yun, despite being seriously ill, came to help and scared off the Wolf Savage Saint Child.
“Beast! I really want to kick you off,” Sun Naiyong was immediately furious. He didn’t care about the Semi-Saint Prominent Family.
Although the others didn’t speak, they all instinctively moved away from Xun Ye. This place was so dangerous, choosing to be close to Fang Yun or Xun Ye was a very simple choice.
Xun Ye kept his head down, remaining silent all the time.After two quarters of an hour, the sandstorm seemed to be lessening, as if they were about to escape from it.
Suddenly, the Tiger Demon Marquis said, “Lord Moon Guard, you are a Presented Scholar of the human race, equivalent to a Demon General. You came to the First Star City this time for the ‘Comet Corridor’, didn’t you?”
Fang Yun’s expression remained unchanged, and he said, “Oh? How did you know?”
“The Comet Corridor was originally a place where the Demon Ancestor selected the King of Stars. This time, the Comet Corridor has arrived above the First Star City ahead of schedule. The young Demon Barbarians of the Demon Realm and the Star City are already prepared. Apart from the Comet Corridor, there is nothing else in the First Star City that could attract your esteemed presence.”
“I do know that many princes of the Demon Realm have come here,” Fang Yun said.
“Yes, I received the news that the eight Demon Princes of the Demon Clan have already arrived in Star City. But rest assured, our Ancestral Demon Clan are all Star Demon Barbarians. Since you are the Moon God’s Moon Guard, outside of the Comet Corridor, they dare not touch you.”
Fang Yun nodded, feeling puzzled in his heart. But since he was mistaken for the Moon Guard, there were some things he couldn’t ask too much about, so he gave Li Fanming a look.
Li Fanming thought for a while before he asked the Tiger Demon Marquis with a grin, “Lord Demon Marquis, I have some small items here. Would you like to take a look?” As he spoke, he took out a Tiger Pattern Grass from the Swallowed Lake Pearl that he had found in Dragon Cliff.
The Tiger Demon Marquis sniffed it, turned his head and opened his mouth to suck in the Tiger Pattern Grass. He chewed slowly, his eyes showing satisfaction.
Li Fanming breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile, “We humans call this place the Demon Ancestor’s Courtyard. What is its relationship with the First Star City and the Ancestral Origin?”
The Tiger Demon Marquis didn’t answer immediately, continuing to chew the Tiger Pattern Grass. After swallowing it, he said, “The Ancestral Origin is part of the Demon Realm, but it was separated by the Demon Ancestor and became a realm of its own. After the Demon Ancestor disappeared, the Demon Realm was in chaos. The Blood Demon Barbarians tried to invade the Ancestral Origin, and the descendants of the Demon Ancestor had to close it. The Demon Ancestor’s Courtyard refers to the entrance to the Ancestral Origin, which is vast and boundless. The First Star City is the only city at the entrance to the Ancestral Origin. In fact, Star City is the name used for outsiders. We native Demon Barbarians call it Demon Mountain.”
“I see. But we all know that the big cities in the Demon Realm are all mountains, after all, the Demon Clan can’t live in houses built by themselves like us humans. However, that Comet Corridor sounds a bit strange.”
“When the Demon Ancestor saw a comet in the sky that was different from the others, he reached out and grabbed it. He refined it into a corridor for the Demon Generals to test themselves. Later, he found that any disciple who could reach the core of the comet would resonate with the stars in the sky, so he placed a throne at the end of the corridor. Whoever sits on the throne first after entering the Comet Corridor can be crowned as the King of Stars and become his direct disciple.”
Everyone was shocked, especially Fang Yun, because he knew better than anyone else what a comet was. The comet was hundreds of millions of miles long when it was long, and it was refined into a corridor by the Demon Ancestor, and it was only used to test the Demon Generals. It was really a big deal.
“Can you still become a disciple of the Demon Ancestor now?”
“The Demon Ancestor has been missing for a long time. Although the King of Stars can’t receive his teachings, we in the Ancestral Origin still regard the King of Stars as a disciple of the Demon Ancestor, with a status equivalent to that of the Moon Guard.”
“Ah? So the disciple of the Demon Ancestor is only in name, and the King of Stars doesn’t get any extra benefits?”
“No, it is said that there are other benefits to becoming the King of Stars, but unfortunately only the King of Stars himself knows. I can’t know. I also heard that the Second Star City has a way to let the Demon Marshal enter it and get more benefits, but it’s just a rumor, I don’t know the specifics. However…”
The Tiger Demon Marquis looked at Fang Yun and said, “The Moon Guard has not participated in the Comet Corridor for a thousand years. As the first Moon Guard in a thousand years, I wish you, Lord, to sit on the throne of the King of Stars and shine with the stars and the moon.” The Demon Marquis said, looking at Fang Yun.
“Borrow your good words, thank you.” Fang Yun smiled.
The other Presented Scholars all looked at Li Fanming, letting him continue to draw out the Tiger Demon Marquis.
“The Demon Ancestor’s Courtyard, the Comet Corridor, what a great spirit! To treat the stars and the earth as a courtyard, only the Demon Ancestor has such spirit and strength. But what exactly is the Comet Corridor?”
The Tiger Demon Marquis said, “You will know when you get there. With Lord Moon Guard here, you can all enter the Comet Corridor.”
“Ah? Not everyone can enter the Comet Corridor?”
“Do you think the Comet Corridor is a place where anyone can go?” The Tiger Demon Marquis suddenly sneered, and slapped the sand centipede with his tiger paw.
The body of the sand centipede moved slightly, and then one of its legs suddenly bent upwards, hooking Xun Ye and throwing him out. (To be continued.)