This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

Chapter 194: Ashflame Crow Strikes

Chapter 194: Ashflame Crow Strikes

“Hah?” Tianyi couldn’t help but let out a sound of surprise. In the Buzhou Immortal Sect, the Xiyi Talismans were seen as something of a gimmick that a few people bought. Most still preferred the formation cards.

Tianyi didn’t expect that a business mogul like Daoist Moneybag would think so highly of the Xiyi Talismans that haven’t really caught on in the Buhzou Immortal Sect. He did want it to become popular, but he expected it to take much longer. Or is it just a tactic to form a relationship with me?

Although Tianyi didn’t have great interpersonal skills, he did understand the importance of having connections. Not that he needed to flatter anyone since his mother had an exalted position and power. Still, that did not mean Tianyi was averse to the notion.

“I’m also very interested, but I think we should hold off such talks till after the demons have been exterminated. It is hardly the opportune time to discuss such matters now.” Tianyi replied, showing a business smile.

“Of course, of course. I was in too much of a rush and forgot about the circumstances.” Daoist Moneybag said with an affable smile on his face that hid his greedy nature as a businessman.

The two of them returned to observing the battlefield.

On one of the islands, Lushu looked at the Xiyi Talisman in his hand with a bitter smile. He was one of the numerous late body transformation acolytes or acupoint opening masters who formed a line of defense and repelled the demons.

The defenders weren’t repelling the demons out of their personal strength but using the magical tool known as the Xiyi Talisman.

Lushu had known that the Xiyi Talismans were powerful, but it was only when he saw how powerful it was with his own two eyes that allowed him to genuinely comprehend how great it was. At the same time, it made him feel a sense of loss. What were the acupoint opening masters of the Demon Cage Realm worth when your strength depended on how fast you could unleash the Xiyi Talisman?

With the Xiyi Talisman, even a regular mortal could easily crush an acupoint opening master like Azure Leaf. It made Lushu feel that all of his struggles to become stronger were a joke, like everything was pointless.

No matter how hard I try, I can’t even compare to this tool. This wasn’t only Lushu’s thoughts. Using his eyes, Lushu could see the same thought run through the minds of several other acupoint opening masters and peak body transformation acolytes.

No! There is a point! Grandmaster Xi already explained that the Xiyi Talismans could only continuously unleash such attacks within the territory of the Vast Heaven Islands. Outside, they might need to recharge for a long time before being able to be used again, and for that, the strength of cultivators like me is still needed! Lushu comforted himself.

In the Demon Cage Realm, one’s worth was determined by their fighting ability. So a tool that made the strongest human experts of the Demon Cage Realm useless was akin to saying that they were no longer needed. This was especially the case for people like Lushu. He had attained what he had now due to his strength. If he did not have his strength, he would return to that weak orphan no one cared about, and even Ziye might leave him.

Didn’t Grandmaster Xi say that these can only unleash techniques at the Soul Nourishing Realm at most? As long as I reach that realm, the Soul Nourishing Realm, I will be able to stand above once more! Lushu thought. He didn’t believe an actual soul nourishing grandmaster would be worse than a mere tool.

Lushu began to eye the demons with a calculative gaze, looking for demons of the Golden Crow Clan with a pure bloodline. In the past six months, he managed to fully digest the blood essence that he had absorbed into his body and even opened a few more acupoints using his own efforts. Lushu didn’t plan on absorbing blood essence to forcibly open acupoints but increase the Golden Crow bloodline in his body and form a sturdier foundation.

It seemed that the forces of the Vast Heaven Islands had the advantage as numerous demons fell one after the other due to the attacks unleashed by the Xiyi Talisman. Of particular note was the spatial attacks unleashed by the Xiyi Talisman. The attack’s power seemed to increase due to the synergy it had with the Vast Heaven Islands’s domain.

But, such a situation did not last long. After an hour...

CRACK!

A body transformation acolyte looked in surprise as he saw a large crack appear on his Xiyi Talisman. A small explosion occurred and caused the acolyte to drop the broken Xiyi Talisman in his hand in fright.

The scene of Lushu being besieged by furious demons did not occur, nor was there a scene of Lushu desperately trying to fly back to the floating islands. Instead, a demon elder attacked.

“Human, prepare to die!” Ashflame Crow roared. Although faint, he could detect the aura of his descendant, who had inherited the pure bloodline of the golden crow, within Lushu. He knew that Lushu was somehow connected to the human that killed his descendant.

For all his words towards Ragingflame Crow of allowing vengeance to cloud his judgment, Ashflame Crow acted nearly as thoughtless when the target of his grudge appeared.

Ashflame Crow’s body was covered in grey and white flames as he charged towards Lushu. Wherever he passed, a trail of fire would be left behind him, making his path towards Lushu resemble that of a spear piercing towards its target.

Lushu was stunned for a moment, and a never-before-felt sense of danger erupted in his heart. He never felt this level of danger, not even when the nine demons pressured Azure Leaf City. Compared to that time, Lushu couldn’t completely comprehend how much danger he was in, but he knew that if he did not flee, he would definitely die.

The moment Ashflame Crow entered the domain of the Vast Heaven Islands, the flames surrounding him were reduced by fifty percent, and the flames outside of the Vast Heaven Islands began to rank amok as if they were a bunch of drunk bees with no leadership.

Not good! Ashflame Crow thought.

Ashflame Crow instantly felt something wrong the moment he entered the domain of the Vast Heaven Islands. A unity venerable or equivalent’s greatest strength was their connection with heaven and earth. After entering, Ashflame Crow felt his connection with the world disappear. It was not obstructed, nor was it muted, it was simply just gone.

Having been struck awake from his rage-induced madness, Ashflame Crow chose the correct route and tried to fly out of the cultivator’s domain. As a Unity Realm level demon, he was at least ten times more powerful than an average unity venerable even without harmonizing with the world, but he also knew that his enemies were monsters capable of fighting unity venerables at the Nascent Soul Realm.

Unfortunately for Ashflame Crow, the momentum from his charge had forced him over a hundred meters deep into the domain. No matter how hard he tried, Ashflame Crow could not fly out fast enough. The more time passed, the more it seemed that his speed had decreased. In fact, it even seemed he was flying backward despite how absurd it sounded.

“Demon, since you have entered our territory, why don’t we discuss some things? I feel that bringing so many demons isn’t very nice.”

Ashflame Crow stopped his futile struggles when he heard those words and turned around. There wasn’t only one person but several cultivators. Ashflame Crow had gathered information on each and every one of them as a competent commander would.

The speaker was a fatty that had a pleasant smile on his face, Daoist Moneybag.

In the group’s center was a handsome man with an ordinary-looking sword in hand, Xia Yushan.

Between the two was a gloomy-looking man that contained an insidious aura, Hun Jusang.

To Xia Yushan’s right was a devilishly beautiful man that even caused Ashflame Crow, a demon, to sigh in amazement, Ji Wutong.

And next to Ji Wutong was a man who didn’t look as outstanding but was clad in a righteous aura, Bing Huoyuan!

To Ashflame Crow’s relief, as much as he didn’t want to admit it, the one who he was most wary of didn’t appear. As the creator of the Vast Heaven Islands, the demon elder was especially worried for Tianyi since he defied common sense.

Ashflame Crow had contacted the Golden Crow Ancestor, and even the ancestor said to be careful of Tianyi. In Ashflame Crow’s eyes, the most dangerous individual was Tianyi, so he placed Tianyi’s strength equal or above that of demon elders. And history proved he was right as Tianyi’s creation, the Vast Heaven Islands, had dealt a considerable amount of casualties to the demon army in an instant.

Still, that didn’t mean Ashflame Crow did not have any tricks up his feathers. “Hmpf, where’s the creator of this queer place? Do you think that only a mere five of you will be enough to hold me down?”

All five of the elite disciples’ faces darkened, Xia Yushan especially. With a frosty tone, Xia Yushan ordered, “Attack!”