Chapter 1799: Chapter 1217: Water Demon Beast (A Cat Who’s Always Worried About What to Eat)
In fact, Duanmu Huai’s original idea was very simple: to kill directly. Anyone who stands in my way dies.
But the Witch Queen was unwilling for him to do so.
“The Hei Miao tribe attacked Dali only because the Leader of the Worship Moon Sect manipulated the Water Demon Beast to absorb the Spirit of Water’s Essence. Just defeat the culprit, and the Spirit of Water’s Essence will return, leaving the Hei Miao tribe with no reason to attack Dali.”
To be honest, Duanmu Huai was not impressed with the Witch Queen’s Holy Mother mentality. He always judged actions, not intentions. Your justified reasons are your own affair, but once you act, it’s our concern. If we follow the Witch Queen’s reasoning, half of the cultists annihilated by the Tribunal could appear on Tearful programs, their tragic backgrounds compelling enough for people to agree they’d similarly seek revenge upon society if fate dealt them such blows…
But what does that have to do with the Judge?
I don’t know how tragic your background is, but I’ve seen how many people your cult rituals have harmed. I needn’t say more—prepare to die.
If the Hei Miao tribe dared to attack the Tribunal, Duanmu Huai wouldn’t care whether they were forced or willing. He would kill them all without exception.
However, since it’s merely a human battle now, Duanmu Huai wouldn’t intervene.
If the Hei Miao tribe were corrupted by a Subspace Demon, that would be a different matter altogether.
Thus, he had to use his favorite and most adept method—head-hunting strategy!
Summoning the White Dragon directly, Duanmu Huai followed the Witch Queen’s directions and flew towards the Nanzhao Kingdom, leaving the others in Dali City. Ann needed to study the spiritual formation’s modifications with the Witch Queen, Tomoe Mami and Tamaki Iroha naturally served as test subjects, while Mugeng and Caiyi—since they were of no particular use—were best left in Dali.
“Just ahead.”
Nanzhao Kingdom wasn’t far from Dali City, and after riding the White Dragon over two mountains, Duanmu Huai found the cities of Nanzhao Kingdom right away. Like Dali, they too suffered from drought, yet Duanmu Huai wasn’t concerned, for here, as in Dali, there was a place filled with pools of water.
Surely there couldn’t be another Witch Queen statue here.
Then there’s only one answer.
Duanmu Huai guessed that this time, the world wanted him to eliminate the Water Demon Beast. After all, the Witch Queen mentioned it thrived near water. Even the Nuwa, the original deity, couldn’t destroy it and merely sealed it away. Nuwa, being one of the three ancient Gods in this world, couldn’t accomplish this, which suggests that probably no one in this world can.
Thus, the Tribunal gets tasked with this mission.
After all, the Water Demon Beast is essentially a Subspace Demon, akin to the Evil God Great Demon, only rooted in elements rather than spiritual power. Like the Four Great Evil Gods, using ordinary means will never eradicate them completely. As long as life exists in this universe, their souls and spirits will remain aligned with the Evil Gods.
But the Water Demon Beast’s level isn’t that high; it’s only bound with water elements in this world.
So how can it be eliminated?
As Duanmu Huai pondered this, the White Dragon had flown above the pool area, and he saw a man in a black robe practicing sorcery on the platform by the water.
Without hesitation, Duanmu Huai leaped off the White Dragon, plummeting to the ground like a meteor!
“Boom!”
Duanmu Huai slammed heavily onto the ground before getting up; the man in the black robe hadn’t expected anyone to drop from the sky, staring in shock at Duanmu Huai before him.
“Are you the Leader of the Worship Moon Sect?”
Facing the man, Duanmu Huai clenched his fists.
“Where’s the Water Demon Beast? Call it out, and I can give you a quick death.”
“Who are you?”
The Leader of the Worship Moon Sect stared at Duanmu Huai with wide eyes, dumbfounded. Indeed, his reaction was understandable, for standing before him was a man with eight-pack abs, towering at two and a half meters, dressed in white and pink lace… a muscular hulk.
The Leader of the Worship Moon Sect thought, I’ve lived for so many years, but I’ve never seen such an outfit!
Brother, are you human or a devil?
“That’s none of your concern. Just summon the Water Demon Beast, then you can die.”
Duanmu Huai fixed his gaze on the Leader of the Worship Moon Sect, speaking flatly. The latter burst into laughter, hearing something like a joke.
“Water Demon Beast? Who do you think you are? You dare ask me to summon the Water Demon Beast? Do you know…”
However, before he could finish, Duanmu Huai strided forward, charging before him and delivering a punch with thunderous force!
At that moment, a copper mirror suddenly appeared in front of the Leader of the Worship Moon Sect, blocking like a shield. Seeing this, the Leader of the Worship Moon Sect flashed a sinister smile, for he wasn’t a fool – he’d naturally carry protective magical items, something like this…
“Smash!!”
But before the Leader of the Worship Moon Sect could celebrate for a second, Duanmu Huai’s fist broke through the copper mirror and struck him hard in the face, knocking him onto the ground.