This was the second Immortal to perish today.

And his death was incredibly simple and direct, without any fuss.

He didn’t even have a chance to resist, let alone let out a scream.

Staring at the blood mist that lingered in the air, the experts were not only shocked but also plunged into endless panic.

This unknown member of the Demon Race was simply too powerful—so powerful it was despair-inducing.

It hadn’t even shown its face. A single beast claw, striking from a distance, was enough to obliterate an Immortal.

The ease and leisure of the act made it seem as simple as crushing a mosquito.

"This is bad. Something’s changed! Quick, notify the Valley Master!"

Silver Hair and Jin Hua exchanged a look, and both saw the panic in each other’s eyes.

But just as they were about to send a message back to Cold Cicada Valley, they discovered to their horror that the entire island had been sealed off by a mysterious power. No message could get through.

Many other experts had the same idea, wanting to send news back to their respective Sub-Palaces.

But reality was grim. No matter what method of communication they tried, nothing worked here.

It was obvious. The powerful Demon Race expert must have done it!

Now, panic escalated into terror.

Everyone knew that the Demon Race and the Human Race were like fire and water. Barring special circumstances, when they met, it came down to one thing: fight!

The outcome was either you die or I die. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

And now, a powerful, unknown Demon Race expert had descended and sealed the island. Everyone knew exactly what that implied.

This was a prelude to a complete massacre, leaving no one alive!

"Dammit!" The other Immortal experts from the Five Elements Sub-Palace were furious but dared not speak out.

The death of a companion had filled them with rage, but facing the beast claw in the sky, they didn’t dare to act rashly. They didn’t even dare to utter a single tough-sounding threat to save face.

Judging by the combat power the beast claw had displayed, there seemed to be little difference between crushing one of them and crushing the whole group.

No one wanted to lose their life over a moment of hot-headedness.

"Pig Emperor, would your ability work on that big guy in the sky?" Mo Qi communicated with the Pig Emperor via voice transmission.

He had to come up with a foolproof plan before the Demon Race expert could react. Otherwise, even if he could borrow the Power of Fortune and draw upon the entire Power of the Dragon Vein to bolster himself, it would still be a dead end.

In the face of absolute power, all his tricks would be a joke.

"It would definitely work, but it’s just too easy for that thing to kill us. A flick of a finger would be enough. Even if I made it pregnant—even with a hundredtuplets—and the aftermath was painful enough to kill it, it would be useless, because we’d definitely die before it does," the Pig Emperor said helplessly.

"So we can only wait for death with our hands tied?" Mo Qi frowned.

’I just found a clue about my mother. Is it all going to end like this?’

"Not necessarily," the Pig Emperor said, shaking its head with a confident tone. "But if we do that, you’ll probably become a public enemy of the Human Race, wanted by all."

Mo Qi was confused. "What do you mean?"

The Pig Emperor chuckled slyly. "It’s simple. Haven’t you absorbed Dragon Energy and even condensed a Dragon Crystal? With your current abilities, you could easily disguise yourself as a true member of the Dragon Race!"

"Disguise myself as one of the Dragon Race?!" Mo Qi was startled. His "Gorging and Drinking" ability could purify the essence of Energy and bloodlines.

As the owner of this ability, he could naturally use these purified energies and bloodlines with ease.

Although he had possessed this ability for a long time and had explored it in depth...

...he had always focused on its application in Medicinal Cuisine, like with those peanuts from before.

He had never thought of using this ability to disguise himself as another race!

"The Dragon Race holds a very special status among the Demon Race. The Dragon Emperor isn’t just the Emperor of the Dragon Race, but also one of the most powerful Emperors in the entire Demon Race."

"If you disguise yourself as a member of the Dragon Race—a Pure-blooded Dragon Race member, no less—I guarantee that big guy in the sky will be so scared he’ll piss himself. Then he’ll treat you with the utmost respect, practically worshiping you like an ancestor!"

The Pig Emperor said with a laugh.

Mo Qi fell silent. The Pig Emperor’s suggestion would put him at odds with the Human Race, but it was highly feasible.

However, he couldn’t shake the feeling that the Pig Emperor was hiding something behind that smile.

"Stop thinking about it, Mo the kid. Besides this, you have no other choice," the Pig Emperor said, its smile growing even brighter.

This only made Mo Qi more vigilant.

That Pig Emperor was a known trickster. Although its abilities could be miraculously effective at times, its current expression made it impossible for Mo Qi to relax.

When it decided to screw over one of its own, it was never careless about it.

"We’ll see. If there’s really no other way, I’ll consider it." Mo Qi didn’t reject the idea, but he didn’t agree to it immediately either.

"Mo the kid, don’t you trust me?" the Pig Emperor asked, shooting Mo Qi a sideways glance.

Mo Qi replied with a deadpan expression, "Heh."

The Pig Emperor: "..."

...

"Reporting to my lord! This boy’s name is Mo Qi. He’s the one who disrupted all of your subordinate’s plans. Even Huangfu Yu, the one you chose, almost died at his hands multiple times!"

Huangfu Zhong looked up at the beast claw in the sky and pointed at Mo Qi.

"Oh? How interesting," the lazy voice sounded again.

At the same time, Mo Qi felt a powerful Divine Sense sweep over him.

From his bones and muscles to his flesh and blood, from his internal organs to his Sea of Consciousness, it was as if he were transparent, completely seen through by that Divine Sense.

During the scan, Mo Qi desperately concealed and suppressed the Chaos Scripture, not allowing it to reveal its power.

He also activated his "Gorging and Drinking" ability to restrain his qi and blood to the absolute limit.

He had to make himself look as ordinary as possible.

"Vajra Realm at sixteen... his Cultivation speed is decent. But his bloodline is average, his Sea of Consciousness is average, and his physical strength is average. A piece of work like this can defeat Huangfu Yu?" the mysterious Demon Race expert asked doubtfully.

Huangfu Zhong heard the doubt in the Demon Race expert’s voice and quickly added, "This boy has special methods! He can borrow the Power of Fortune without harming himself, and his Peak combat power can reach the Immortal Level!"

"Immortal Level Combat Power?!" For the first time, the Demon Race expert’s voice showed a ripple of emotion.

"That’s right. According to reliable sources, he possesses the inheritance of an Ancient Great Power, which is why he can avoid the backlash from wielding the Power of Fortune," Huangfu Zhong said.

"The inheritance of an Ancient Great Power?" The Demon Race expert was stunned for a moment, then burst into loud laughter. "HAHAHA!"

The laughter was filled with disdain.

"Huangfu Zhong, oh, Huangfu Zhong. Do not use your ignorance to insult this Venerable One, and certainly do not insult those six words: ’inheritance of an Ancient Great Power’!"

Huangfu Zhong was dumbfounded, not knowing why the lord would say such a thing.

"You know nothing about the ’inheritance of an Ancient Great Power.’ If this human brat truly had such a fateful opportunity, he could kill you—or even this Venerable One—with a wave of his hand. Never mind Huangfu Yu! Would he even allow you to stand here blathering on?"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Huangfu Zhong but all the Immortals present were left completely stunned.

The Demon Race expert had no reason to lie to them.

In that case, their previous murderous intent toward Mo Qi was a complete joke. Getting collectively impregnated by the Pig Emperor was just them asking for trouble.

’What the hell is this bullshit!’