Chapter 312: Demon Tiger Ni Die, Little Driller Wind City

The Demon Eagle let out an enraged roar upon hearing this, opening its beak to spit out a terrifying hundred-zhang-wide demonic breath, blasting toward Zhou Chen at extreme speed.

Immediately after, its sharp claws tore through space, grabbing at Zhou Chen with terrifying power.

However, Zhou Chen did not panic, calmly summoning the chaos bell.

"chaos bell — Space-Time Cage!"

The phantom of the chaos bell instantly appeared above the Demon Eagle's head, its melodious chime ringing out.

Dong—

Terrifying Chaos power erupted, instantly freezing the surrounding space and time.

The demonic breath stopped mid-air, and the Demon Eagle's sharp claws seemed frozen in place as well.

The Demon Eagle's eyes widened, filled with shock and fear.

Great Void Eight Desolations Slash!

In the next instant, eight terrifying strands of Sword Qi that crossed through space were slashed out simultaneously, attacking the Demon Eagle from eight directions.

Under the restriction of the Space-Time Cage, the Demon Eagle was completely unable to dodge.

Puff puff puff—

The eight strands of Sword Qi hit simultaneously, leaving deep, bone-deep wounds on the Demon Eagle's body.

Bang bang bang.

A series of crackling sounds followed.

The Demon Eagle was slashed into eight pieces of 'abs', and its demonic body was reduced to eight chunks.

Zhou Chen also felt that appearing in the Yao Race in human form was indeed quite conspicuous, so he found a secluded place and activated the Divine Concealment Art.

Black mist enveloped his body, beginning to transform his appearance and aura.

After a moment, the mist dissipated.

Zhou Chen had turned into a black demon tiger, eight feet tall, covered in black fur, and exuding Demonic Qi at the intensity of the Emperor Realm Seventh Layer.

"Not bad."

Zhou Chen nodded with satisfaction.

Now, whether it was his appearance or his aura, he was exactly the same as a real demon tiger.

Even a Sovereign Realm expert would find it difficult to see through him.

"Now I need an identity…"

Zhou Chen thought for a moment and decided to give himself a Yao name.

"I'll be called Ni Die."

It perfectly suited his current style of acting low-profile.

With the disguise complete, Zhou Chen flew toward the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Demon Plains.

He decided to go to the outskirts first to gather information and learn about the situation of the Ten Thousand Demon Clan before finding a way to infiltrate the Demon Emperor Hall to obtain the fragment of the chaos bell.

After flying for about an hour, Zhou Chen reached the outer area.

The Demonic Qi here was not as dense as in the Core Area, and some buildings could be seen.

Those were the cities of the Yao Race.

In the distance, a massive city appeared in his line of sight.

The city spanned a thousand miles, with walls a hundred zhang high, built entirely of black rock and exuding a heavy aura.

Carved on the city gate were four large characters — Little Driller Wind City.

"Little Driller Wind City?"

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow.

The name was quite interesting.

He walked toward the city gate.

Two guards stood at the gate, both members of the Yao Race with Saint Realm cultivation.

One was a leopard demon, and the other was a wolf demon.

"Halt!"

The leopard demon blocked Zhou Chen: "Entering the city requires a fee of ten Low Grade demon crystals."

demon crystals?

Zhou Chen was stunned for a moment.

He really didn't have any demon crystals.

"I don't have any demon crystals."

Zhou Chen said honestly.

"No demon crystals?"

The leopard demon sneered: "Then get lost! You want to enter the city without money?"

Zhou Chen pretended to explain: "Wait, I'm from out of town. I only have Human Race Spirit Stones on me. Can I exchange Spirit Stones for demon crystals?"

"Spirit Stones?"

The wolf demon scoffed: "That's human currency. We of the Yao Race don't recognize it."

"If you want to enter the city, go earn some demon crystals. If you don't have any, beat it."

Zhou Chen frowned.

It seemed the currency Systems of the Yao Race and the Human Race were different.

He could only find a way to earn some demon crystals first.

"Where can I earn demon crystals?"

"Earn demon crystals?"

The leopard demon pointed to the wilderness outside the city: "Go hunt the mindless Yao Beasts outside. Take their demon cores to the city to sell, and you can exchange them for demon crystals."

"Or go take on mercenary missions. Completing missions can also earn you demon crystals."

"I have an ancient desolate spirit pearl. Can I exchange it for demon crystals?"

"ancient desolate spirit pearl?"

The leopard demon and the wolf demon looked at each other and burst out laughing.

"A little demon like you at the Emperor Realm Seventh Layer would have an ancient desolate spirit pearl?"

"Stop bragging and get lost."

Zhou Chen didn't waste words and directly took out an ancient desolate spirit pearl.

The pale blue spirit pearl emitted a soft glow, containing terrifying energy.

The leopard demon and the wolf demon were instantly stunned.

"Is… is it really an ancient desolate spirit pearl?"

Their eyes were filled with shock, and the wolf demon began frantically signaling the leopard demon with his eyes.

The ancient desolate spirit pearl was a sacred object of the Ten Thousand Demon Clan; every single one was worth a fortune.

One ancient desolate spirit pearl could be exchanged for at least a hundred thousand Low Grade demon crystals.

"Where did you get an ancient desolate spirit pearl?"

The leopard demon looked at Zhou Chen warily.

"That's not important."

Zhou Chen said indifferently: "What matters is that I want to enter the city now. Will you let me in?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The leopard demon nodded hurriedly: "Please, enter!"

He didn't even mention the demon crystals.

They didn't dare offend a Yao who possessed an ancient desolate spirit pearl; most likely, the tiger demon before them was just messing with them.

Some perverted Genius Yao just loved looking for trouble with gatekeepers like them. Once they insisted on collecting money, the following plot would involve calling for backup and getting slapped in the face.

They were well-versed in this kind of script; the leopard demon had received quite a few slaps because of it.

That was why he was so quick to let Zhou Chen pass.

Zhou Chen stepped into Little Driller Wind City.

The city was bustling with people, with Yao everywhere.

There were ox demons, horse demons, tiger demons, wolf demons…

Various Yao tribes were mixed together, making it extraordinarily lively.

Zhou Chen wandered through the city, observing his surroundings while gathering information.

Soon, he heard a shocking piece of news.

"Have you heard? The Thousand-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox Saintess is going to hold a victory celebration in Myriad Demon City!"

"Of course I heard! The Saintess obtained a hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings in the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm, setting a new record!"

"A hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings? My god, what kind of concept is that?"

"Those are the Top-Grade among ancient desolate spirit pearls. Each one is equivalent to ten ordinary ancient desolate spirit pearls!"

"The Saintess is truly amazing. They say even the Demon Emperor himself will grant her a personal audience!"

"And the victory celebration will invite various factions to observe. It will definitely be incredibly lively then!"

Zhou Chen had a strange expression upon hearing this news.

Thousand-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox Saintess?

A hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings?

Isn't that Xi Linger?

Back in the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm, he had casually given Xi Linger a hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings.

He didn't expect these pearls to have such a massive influence within the Ten Thousand Demon Clan.

"Interesting."

Zhou Chen smiled.

With a thought, he opened the System panel to check Xi Linger's Opportunity information.

[Name]: Xi Linger

[Fate]: Nine-Tailed Bloodline (Gold), Alluring the World (Gold), Favored by the Heavenly Dao (Gold)

[Destiny]: Emperor Realm Eighth Layer, Thousand-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox Bloodline, Saintess of the Ten Thousand Demon Clan, skilled in charming hearts. Ultimately betrayed by her clansmen, dying in a trap set by enemies, stopping at the Emperor Realm Tenth Layer.

[Recent Opportunity: Three days from now at the Myriad Demon City victory celebration, she will receive a reward from the Demon Emperor, obtaining a core fragment of the chaos bell.]