Chapter 111 Are they all demons?! Multicolored skin
Shu Xin glanced at the half-succubus who was pretending to be pitiful, and suddenly realized that this guy was still in human form. If it were before, he would have turned into a little lamb and pounced on her, acting cute and silly.
Thinking of something, Shu Xin looked down at the group of heavily armed men with heavy footsteps. She smiled mischievously and said, "Xi, if you turn into a little white sheep and bleat a few times, I'll forgive you."
Sure enough, the blond boy, who was flying in the air with a fawning expression, suddenly froze.
The "whisper," which wasn't whispered at all, rang out again:
"What little white sheep?"
"What's that 'meow'?"
"...You two, shut up!"
Although he verbally told the other two idiots to shut up, the clever guy whose name should be Blue Horn secretly transmitted his voice to Xi, which Shu Xin heard very clearly:
[Xi, is the little white sheep your beast form in the material plane?]
Xi replied irritably, "What?! Is that not allowed?!"
"...I didn't say anything, I was just thinking," Bluehorn was clearly considering more, pondering something. "The territory master flying ahead can accept you maintaining your little white sheep beast form, right? Does that mean those low-level hybrids who can't seem to transform into human form can come over in their beast form?"
This time, it was Shu Xin's turn to freeze. Xi had said earlier that there were "at least tens of thousands of people"! The information in Lan Jiao's words was already quite sufficient. The more than two thousand "warriors" who had been brought over by Xi and were all demons who could transform into human form. As for the demons who could not transform into human form, there were tens of thousands more!
Fortunately, Xi didn't think it was a good idea. He dismissed it, saying, "Those low-level hybrids? They can even be missing limbs in human form, let alone beast form! Don't tell me you can't tell, Blue Horn, the two thousand-plus demons we brought are already giving Shu Xin a hard time. This land is a bit better than the Poison Fog Wasteland, but to be honest, it wasn't much better at the beginning..."
"Of course I see it. It's precisely because the lord of the territory is in a dilemma that he wants to bring the remaining hybrids here as well. Xi, do you remember what you said? You said she was the Demon King you would follow, and that as long as we fought for her, we could have enough to eat." Blue Horn said.
Shu Xin was completely confused. What was this about a demon king and "following"? Xi Ke hadn't mentioned it to her at all. What was going on?
Blue Horn continued transmitting telepathically: "[Xi, we acknowledge you because you are powerful enough, but the master of this territory is not powerful enough for us to acknowledge her. Although you don't care who the Demon King's crown falls on, you are not yet the Demon King, and you cannot decide who will rule. The weight of the Demon King's crown is not something any random alien can bear; she must eventually show us her power.]"
Shu Xin crossed her arms and continued listening. Could this be a test for her? This was truly a case of trouble coming out of nowhere!
Xi was furious: [What do you mean by this? Blue Horn? You think I can't even order you around? Are you tired of living? Since I said I'd follow Shu Xin, you can't judge her without my permission! Provoking her is provoking me! She may be powerless, but I have plenty! If you didn't want to come, why didn't you say so sooner? The sooner you said so, the sooner I would have killed you!]
Blue Corner: [...]
"Hmph! The Demon King's Crown, huh? I only just realized you're thinking the same thing as those noble purebloods, Blue Horn. What, has the Red Dragon's sacred blood finally flowed into your strange griffin head? Or are you actually thinking the same thing as Blackfire and the others—that I get the Demon King's Crown so you half-bloods can be turned into purebloods?" Xi sneered. "Then I can grant your wish right now and send you and them to heaven!"
"...Calm down." Bluehorn said helplessly, "I may not be able to beat you, but you don't want to reveal too much in front of this lord, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be staring at us so intently, forcing us all to transform into elf-like humanoids. We half-bloods have lived and died in a daze, until you appeared with the blood of the Demon King. Indeed, many half-bloods follow you because you are powerful, but many others follow you because they see hope in you."
Xi scoffed: "[Still hoping? Are you sure? You're smart, but how many mixed-race people with brains like you are there? Those who follow me because of the Demon King's bloodline will also betray me because of the Demon King's bloodline! Aren't Blackfire and the others like that?!]"
Bluehorn couldn't help but sigh: "[Xi, I'm not blaming you, I'm just worried that you've been blinded by love. I admit, this lord is indeed beautiful and charming, but she's far more fragile than I expected... I really find it hard to imagine that she can bear the identity of the Demon King...]"
Xi retorted bluntly: "Stop lying! Beautiful and charming? She has no scales or feathers, how could she possibly be beautiful and charming in your eyes!"
He transformed into a little white lamb, bleating as he flew over under the watchful eye of the Flower Fairy, while simultaneously transmitting his voice to Blue Horn: "I don't deny that I want her soul, but that doesn't conflict with my belief that she's a Demon King worth following! You have a brain, and so do I. Now, just watch closely, Blue Horn. She possesses a different kind of power, a power that neither you nor I can ever obtain!"
Holding the soft, fluffy lamb, Shu Xin's feelings were incredibly complex. Although she was grateful to Xi for valuing her, Shu Xin didn't think she was cut out to be a demon king! She was only able to take care of this large group of flower fairies thanks to the omnipotent Tree of Life; it would have been absolutely impossible for her to do it on her own!
With a slight headache, Shu Xin shifted the little lamb in her arms, thinking that she should arrange for the demons' settlement to be further away from the flower fairies. These demons seemed to be much more difficult to deal with than the flower fairies.
Nonori and Pompon led two patrol teams to meet them from afar, each flower fairy clutching a magic wand tightly in her hand.
Looking down at the vast, dark mass of armored figures, Nono frowned. "Your Highness, these..."
“These are all demons,” Shu Xin said expressionlessly, pinching the little lamb’s cheek hard. “They are all Xi’s kin. They are warriors that Xi specially found. Xi said they are all very powerful and skilled in combat, and can help us fight against the demonic beasts from the outer continent.”
Pengpeng'an's expression was as if he had drunk a large bowl of bitter soup: "They are all my dark-skinned kin..."
Does that mean all these huge creatures, hiding themselves under their armor and not showing a single hair, are demons?!
Shu Xin slapped the little white lamb in her arms hard, gritting her teeth, "Tell your kin to show themselves. From now on, we'll all get along well..."
This is terrible! These demons don't eat flower fairies, do they? Maybe we should move their settlement even further away!
Xi, silenced by the slap, only managed a whisper to Blue Horn: "Everyone, take off your armor."
Shu Xin was quite curious about what these demons looked like. Judging from the conversation between Lan Jiao and Xi, all of these demons were transformed into human form by Xi. Lan Jiao even described them as "like elves." Flower fairies are all beautiful in their own way, so could these demons also be more beautiful than one another?
Shu Xin didn't hear the message from Bluehorn, but she saw black smoke rising from the bodies of the fully armed warriors. The magical cat immediately raised its head, looked over with bright eyes, its tail held high, and licked its lips, looking very greedy.
Shu Xin quickly touched Daisy's ears: "You can't eat these, you can't eat them." After thinking for a moment, Shu Xin added, "Yes, you can't eat them now."
Upon hearing Shu Xin's last words, the little lamb twitched its ears but remained silent. However, Shu Xin heard its telepathic message: "You all heard that, right? You'd better be smart. If any of you try anything funny, I'll have this death beast devour your souls whole!"
...When did the magical cat turn into a deadly monster? Shu Xin couldn't help but stroke Daisy's smooth fur again.
As the black smoke dissipated, a group of people appeared in the same spot. They were indeed as beautiful as elves, but their skin tones were too varied. There were blue, black, red, brown, gray, and green skin tones. These were skin colors that Shu Xin could never have imagined. These people had actually grown up!
At first glance, one wouldn't notice their facial features at all; all attention would be drawn to their colorful skin, not to mention the unusual features they all possess.
The three people standing at the very front were one blue-skinned, one brown-skinned, and one black-skinned:
The man with deep blue skin had incredibly thick, golden-brown hair that flowed down his shoulders. He was tall and strong, with large patches of metallic scales growing directly from his body, serving as clothing. He had heterochromatic red and blue eyes and an extremely masculine and handsome appearance. However, what was most striking were the three deep blue horns on his forehead, each gleaming with a captivating light. After just a few glances, Shu Xin felt a slight discomfort in her eyes.
The one with pure black skin was a slender boy. His short hair, lips, and eyes were also dark in color, and his body was covered with fine scales. Only upon close inspection could one see that he had a pretty face. If it weren't for his flat chest, Shu Xin would have thought he was a girl. She couldn't help but take a few more glances, and then she discovered that the pure black on the boy's chest and waist was not his natural skin color, but rather a dense array of black runes. Not daring to look closely, Shu Xin hurriedly looked away, feeling goosebumps all over her body.
As for the brown-skinned boy, he was also a handsome young man, but he looked very strong, with bulging muscles. His curly, fiery red hair looked quite fluffy, and his body wasn't covered in scales, but rather in thick, smooth black feathers. He also had two fluffy dog ears standing up on his head, and a very happy and honest smile on his face. However, his eyes were snake-like gray vertical pupils, and the cold, narrow pupils were extremely contradictory to his energetic and sunny temperament. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of something moving, and when Shu Xin looked over, she found it was the brown-skinned boy's red hair—his curly hair looked like some kind of living creature, and every single strand was moving!
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