Chapter 101

By the time Ning Chen had thrust his sword completely through the Mahayana demon's heart, it was almost dark.

Fortunately, Ning Chen consciously stayed away from the Canaan tribe during the fight. Even so, the area within a ten-mile radius centered on the two of them had been destroyed into a mess by the violent sword energy and demonic aura.

This challenge to the superior was secretly watched by most of the demons in the Demon Realm. Although the result was still as expected, it still made the demons refresh their understanding of the Demon Lord's strength.

To kill a great demon in the Mahayana stage, the Demon Lord only needs to spend one day and suffer minor injuries.

But only Ning Chen could feel that this great demon's cultivation strength was real and without any water, and he was even close to reaching the edge of Nirvana.

It is easy to defeat a great demon with Mahayana cultivation, but the difficulty of killing him completely suddenly increases several times.

It took Ning Shen a lot of effort to kill him. Although his magic energy was not exhausted, he was exhausted.

It is no exaggeration to say that if this great demon is given a few hundred years, it should not be a problem for him to advance.

However, the challenge to the position of Demon Lord has always been a fight to the death, and the winner will never let the loser go.

Ning Chen unceremoniously dug out the demon's magic core and put it into his storage ring.

He wanted to hurry back to Yunfeng Pavilion, but he was now covered in wounds and blood, and Xie Tingyun thought that something might happen again, so he simply stayed where he was for a while and absorbed the magic core of the Mahayana demon bit by bit.

Ning Chen knew that there were demons all around secretly observing the situation. He did not even raise his eyes and asked casually, "Are there any other demons who want Canaan and Canglang?"

“…”

The leading demon who first came to recruit the demon soldiers did not dare to say a word.

He was silent for a while, then suddenly knelt on one knee in front of Ning Chen.

He lowered his head and stroked his chest, saying in a low voice: "Mingri, on behalf of the Black Tide Tribe, swears on my heart that from now on I will recognize you as my master and will be at your disposal."

Ning Chen had almost finished absorbing the magic core. He glanced at Mingri and said, "I don't like it. Don't take it."

Mingri: “…”

A Kui: “…”

Agui shuddered in his back and began to wonder if he was lucky enough not to make Ning Chen dislike him.

Mingri stood there in a daze. He never expected that Ning Chen would reject his loyalty with such a ridiculous reason. It was hard to tell whether he was feeling unwilling or disappointed, or both.

This is the rule in the Demon Realm. The leader of the Black Tide challenged the Demon Lord, and the Demon Lord killed him. Then the Black Tide tribe should be under Ning Chen's command.

What's more, the demons all admire the strong. As long as you are strong enough to convince the demons, they will be convinced wholeheartedly.

But... this was the first time Mingri encountered a demon tribe that did not want power and territory resources.

Mingri said somewhat unwillingly: "The Black Tide Tribe is the second strongest in the Demon Realm, and can do a lot of things for you."

Ning Chen ate about half full. He cast a few cleansing spells on himself and asked A Kui to smell it to see if there was any blood. After hearing this, he said inexplicably, "So what? What is the benefit to me?"

He just killed a demon who challenged him. If he wanted to inherit his territory, Ning Shen would be at the top of his list.

He was the head of the Kuroshio tribe, taking the beatings for them to save face, but the Kuroshio might not even recognize him.

The Black Tide is different from tribes like the Canaan Wolf. The Black Tide is very powerful, and you cannot conquer them just by protecting them.

Ning Chen didn't want to do anything that was thankless.

If you want to seek the protection of a high-level demon, you must first show your sincerity.

It is difficult to manage too many people. Having two tribes is enough. Too many people come to surrender and Cheng Ning is too lazy to manage them.

A Kui sniffed around for a few times but couldn't smell anything, so he said with relief: "Your Majesty, the Holy Son shouldn't be able to find it."

Ning Chen also raised his arm and smelled it, but couldn't find any clues, so he felt relieved.

Mingri also realized that he could not convince Ning Chen with such empty promises, so he remained kneeling on one knee with his palm facing upwards, and ignited his soul fire in the middle.

Mingri bowed his head and said, "Mingri is willing to offer his soul fire and swear to be loyal to you. You will not lose or pay anything."

"Mingri and his ten Kongmings, and nearly forty Yuanying demons are all elite and can protect Canaan and the Canglang tribe for you."

Ning Chen stared at him for a long while, and said in confusion: "You also have the cultivation level of Kong Ming, why do you insist on recognizing the master?"

“…”

Mingri felt a little embarrassed when he thought about the arrogant look he had when he first saw Ningchen. So he had to bow deeply and said without hesitation: "Your Excellency is the only demon in the history of the demon world who advocated peace but was able to stay in this position forever."

Although Ning Chen's words were a bit harsh, he was right.

Just look at the two backward tribes of Canaan and Canglang, they are both like new life in Ning Chen's hands. Moreover, even if Ning Chen says that he doesn't want it, he will still step forward for the Canaan and Canglang tribes when other big demons try to test them.

Mingri had to admit that he was indeed shaken by Ning Chen's words. Perhaps, he could really bring different hope to the demon world?

Moreover, the Demon Lord's coming out to protect the two tribes this time was an invisible move to demonstrate his strength and establish his prestige.

Perhaps Ning Chen had no prestige as the Demon Lord before this, but from the moment he showed up this time, some things were different.

The protection of a powerful and strong demon is a great temptation for the demons who are smart and understand the situation.

Even if Mingri had not surrendered, other demons would have heard the news and taken the initiative to pledge their loyalty to the Supreme Lord of the Demon Realm.

It is better to use your advantage to strike first.

He has the elite main force of the Black Tide Tribe in his hands. Not only can he help Ning Chen keep an eye on Canaan and Canglang, he can also allocate manpower to help Ning Chen train the young and strong demons of the two tribes.

Ning was silent for a while, then said, "Let me make it clear first, I will only accept you for a period of time, and it's up to you to decide how to do it after that."

Mingri's eyes flashed with joy. He bowed his head to the ground, performed a kneeling ceremony of supreme respect, and said, "That's enough. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mingri took out the demon pills he had collected from his storage space. There were countless Yuanying Kongming demon pills, and even Mahayana demon pills, which made Ningchen silent.

Mingri said: "Please enjoy your meal, Your Majesty."

He knew that Ning Chen's talent was to devour.

After such a long time, the consumption must be very great, and it is not enough for Ning Chen to just absorb the magic core. It is obvious that he needs other supplements.

He happened to have some demon pills in his hands, and was originally going to take them to the black market to exchange for treasures, but now Ning Chen seemed to need them more, so he took them all out.

He turned his eyes away without leaving any trace, and said coldly, "No need. I don't like this."

Apart from anything else, the demon pill is really unpalatable...

It tasted so bad that he didn't even want to use it to treat his injuries.

Mingri was stunned and felt a little disappointed that Ning Chen was not enjoying it.

A Kui stepped forward and helped his new fellow disciple up. In just a short while, Ning Chen had disappeared from the spot.

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Ning Chen went back to Yunfeng Pavilion and exchanged some pills for them to eat.

After making sure that he really had no smell and that all external injuries on his body had healed, he slipped back to Yunfeng Pavilion from the back mountain.

However, when Ning Chen quietly pushed the door open, he saw Xie Tingyun just coming out of the mustard seed.

Ning Chen's eyes were immediately attracted by the long sword in Xie Tingyun's hand.

The style of the long sword was somewhat different from the one in Ning Chen's hand. It was completely black, with a sharp and cold white blade. The tip of the sword had a slight arc and then extended out.

One can feel the oppression and coldness of this long sword just by looking at it. In addition to the overall shape of the long sword, there is a red-gold tassel hanging from the handle, adding a bright color to the gloomy black.

But that's not the point.

The point is that the red-gold sword tassel has been restless since it was forged. It always couldn't help hooking Xie Tingyun's wrist. After being fed a little spiritual power by Xie Tingyun, it stretched out its hand to caress it and then concentrated on grabbing Chengfeng's sword tassel to play with it.

Chengfeng did not have much resistance to this fellow who was born from the same sword master's hands. However, after Chengfeng was caught by the red-gold sword tassel for the first time and tangled into a tangled ball of thread, Chengfeng no longer wanted to stay with the red-gold sword tassel.

Ning Chen: “…”

What is this?

Xie Tingyun looked up and saw Ning Chen, so he put the long knife on the table and said, "Are you hurt?"

Ning Chen was startled, but said calmly, "No."

Xie Tingyun asked, "Then why are you staying outside Yunfeng Pavilion for a while?"

Ning Chen: “…”

Xie Tingyun sighed softly.

He walked towards Ning Chen, raised his hand and held Ning Chen's wrist, and the gentle spiritual power along with the spiritual consciousness slowly penetrated into Ning Chen's body.

The spiritual consciousness went around in Ning Chen's body and then came back, but the spiritual power was devoured with great relish by the demonic energy flowing in Ning Chen's body the moment it entered.

Xie Tingyun frowned subtly, and after a while he said, "... Fortunately, it seems that the injury is not too serious. Have you treated it yourself?"

“…”

It turns out that you can't hide anything from Xie Tingyun, right?

Ning Chen had no choice but to answer honestly: "Yeah."

Xie Tingyun breathed a sigh of relief, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Come and take a look at your new knife."

It's a good thing that Ning Chen is finally willing to spend points on himself. If he is reluctant to use so many points, then what's the difference between having no points at all.

Since the injury was not serious, Xie Tingyun felt relieved.

When Ning Chen heard what he said, he reached out and touched the new sword with shining eyes and whispered, "Did you make the tassel too?"

Xie Tingyun nodded and asked, "Give it a name?"

When the pitch-black sword saw Ning Chen coming, it cheerfully made a heart shape to Ning Chen with its red-gold sword tassel.

Ning Chen: “…”

No, man, if I say I will give him a heart, will I really give him a heart?!

The Holy Son of the Human Race never lied to me!