This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

Chapter 446: Iron Robe Monastery

Most demons exuded a ferocious aura, be it subtle or overt. Even if they transformed into a humanoid, the fact would never change. Their deep-seated and instinctual nature would never fade away. The same applied to Demon Emperor Redraco. When he entered battle or received a certain stimulus, his ferocious nature would surface.

However, Ao Yujiao felt different. He exuded a calm and peaceful aura, almost like still water. There were no undercurrents or volcanoes simmering underneath, ready to explode.

Their gazes lingered for a second longer. Ao Yujiao gave a smile like warm jade before looking away.

Donghai Longzi couldn’t help but hold his chin with his fingers. ‘Something about him rubs me the wrong way.’NewW novels updates at novelhall.com

Honglin slid up next to him and stared at Ao Yujiao’s back. “So, what do you think?”

“About Ao Yujiao? He reminds me more of a human.”

“Just because he seems weak doesn’t mean he is,” Honglin said.

“What?” Donghai Longzi asked. “That’s not what I meant. He feels too peaceful and not confrontational like the other dragons.”

“Oh, so that’s what you meant.” Honglin nodded. “I can see what you mean. He’s like those weak humans, always cowering at the sight of us. But don’t mistake his cowardice for weakness. The last time I forced him to fight me, he won.”

‘I feel like you really don’t understand humans. And if you think humans are weaker than dragons, why is it that you guys are hiding in the Divine Beast Pseudo System and not them?’ Donghai Longzi thought. Of course, he didn’t speak those thoughts out. And he definitely should have chosen his next words more wisely. “I heard that you challenged him over a hundred times but never won, even once.”

“What?! Who spouted those lies?! I only lost seventy-nine times!”

‘That’s not much of a difference between that and one hundred.’ Donghai Longzi thought. “Isn’t it a hundred if you include your losses to me?”

“That’s only ninety-seven!”

“Close enough.”

Like the Xunshou Realm, the Tieniu Realm was also one of the Demon Clan’s outposts in the Three Thousand Immortal Realms System. The Tieniu Realm was in a constant state of war between two forces: the bull demons and the Iron Robe Alliance. Although the humans were the absolute rulers of the Three Thousand Immortal Realms System, it didn’t mean that some loose demons, affiliated with the Divine Beast Pseudo System, didn’t exist. At least on the surface.

Although the Demon Clan had the power to help the bull demons claim hegemony of the Tieniu Realm, they didn’t do so. It was fine if demons existed, but it was absolutely impossible for the humans to allow any demon to rule a realm, be it a low-rank realm or even an unranked-realm.

Only after entering the core territory of the bull demons did Demon Empress Bluefeather allow the demons she carried to exit her realm artifact. As part of the preparation, the Demon Clan had established a concealment formation in the core of the bull demons’ territory. It didn’t have any amazing offense or defensive function, but it would help hide the aura of demons above a certain realm.

As seventy-seven demons exited the Sacred Fire Grotto, over a thousand bull demons greeted them. The bull demons had the general form of a humanoid, but fur still sprouted from their skin. Although they had hands, their feet were hooves. And most strikingly were their heads. It was completely that of a bull or cow.

“The Bull Clan greets the exalted true demons!” all of the bull demons bowed, their bodies shivered with excitement and fear. The first one to catch their eyes was naturally the colossal avian, Demon Empress Bluefeather. Then the dragons with majestic auras cowed them. Forget Demon Empress Bluefeather or the dragons, any one of the true demons was enough to wipe out the bull demons. They might not possess the most pure bloodlines of the Dragon, Phoenix, or Qilin Clan, but they still reached the Demon Lord Realm.

Donghai Longzi spared the kneeling bull demons a glance. As expected of a middle-rank realm, the strongest bull demon was only at the grandmaster level. He lost interest. He planned on spending the remaining time cultivating until the mission started, but Honglin dragged him to visit the Iron Robe Alliance.

Demon Empress Bluefeather didn’t have any special instructions for the two. They just needed to pay special attention to be low key. Aside from them, Ao Yujiao also left. Some demon lords also left, but they left to perform their duties, and the majority remained in the bull demons’ territory.

The Iron Robe Alliance, as the name suggested, was an alliance composed of different forces. The top force that dominated this alliance was the Iron Robe Monastery, of which the alliance was named after. And the most prosperous human city in the Tieniu Realm is undoubtedly Karmlight City. It wasn’t because the Iron Monastery was based in Karmlight City, but because it was next to Mount Ironwill, where the monastery was located at.

“Longzi, why do people like to call monks bald donkeys?” Honglin asked. Gone was her scaled body, and in its place was a woman wearing red armor. She wasn’t the most beautiful, but coupled with her valiant aura, she exuded a unique charm.

Donghai Longzi scanned the streets of Karmlight City. His appearance had also undergone some changes, but minor. The two horns growing out of his head had disappeared. “How should I know?”

The streets of Karmlight City were filled to the brim. In addition to ordinary mortals, there were also many cultivators mingling with the mortals. Of course, most of them were only at the pupil or disciple level. What attracted him was that almost ten percent of the people that filled Karmlight City were Buddhist monks.

‘Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the bull demons were able to last so long. The Immortal Court and Numinous Sword Sect probably don’t value the Tieniu Realm much, but part of the reason they haven’t interfered was because of the Buddhist influence entrenched here.’ Donghai Longzi thought. “I’m more curious about how Buddhists fight compared to daoists.”

Strictly speaking, the current overlords of the Three Thousand Immortal Realms System descended from the lineage of the Three Pure Ones. The Three Pure Ones created Daoism, so those who practice the spiritual, martial, and soul path are all considered daoists. It’s the reason why many cultivators address each other as fellow daoists.

While Donghai Longzi and Honglin strolled through the streets, a few people blocked their way. The person in front appeared to be the scion of some noble family. He had a decently handsome face and waved a paper fan in front of himself. He was only a mortal, but the men behind him were cultivators. They were four disciple-level cultivators and one master-level cultivator.

As soon as he appeared, the pedestrians backed away, fear apparent on their faces. The young master continued to wave his hand, as if unaware of the reaction he had brought. Instead, he leveled a lecherous gaze on Honglin. “Hey, pretty lady. How about you ditch that loser and let me show you a good time?”