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Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate Chapter 350: Mo Hao Left in the Dust
🕑 Added 2023-09-12 23:14:00 +0000 UTC
"The Immortal Martial Cave Heaven? Lord Jiang Chen?" Ying Luo feigned confusion, her voice tinged with perplexity. "I don't know this person, and I can't contact him."
"Human boy, you will temporarily take charge of this group of people," she said, eventually handing the large assembly of humans over to Mo Hao.
"Alright! I'll lead them first." Mo Hao was eager to appear impressive, but he didn't want to tarnish his image in front of Ying Luo. So, he promptly agreed.
As for Ying Luo's claim that she was unacquainted with Jiang Chen, Mo Hao didn't harbor the slightest doubt.
"Hmm. Since danger lurks everywhere now, let's carve out a safe space for ourselves," Ying Luo suggested, her tone firm.
"Let's go, move out!" She immediately soared into the distance.
Mo Hao and a throng of cultivators were quick to follow, trailing Ying Luo anxiously for fear of being left behind.
Luckily, at Jiang Chen's guidance, Ying Luo intentionally moderated her speed. Otherwise, the large group of humans wouldn't have had a chance of keeping up.
And thus, the hidden Jiang Chen, riding a true dragon, led the misled Protagonist Mo Hao on a quest to locate the demon race.
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Within the Vibrant Blaze Domain, Bo Luncang, the commander of the demon race army, scrutinized the information in his hands. His dark eyes erupted with boundless hatred and fury. "What?! In such a brief span, we've lost five Transcendence realm figures, two of whom are at the Late-stage Transcendence realm?!"
"Does the Immortal Martial Continent harbor a Peak-stage Transcendence realm being?"
"Could it be that Jiang Chen mentioned in the reports? The wretch who slew Bo Lang and wiped out our million-strong army?"
"Damn it," he roared, his voice shaking with uncontrollable anger, "I'll tear you to pieces and scatter your ashes to the wind!"
Originally, Bo Luncang had envisioned that the scattered deployment of his demonic army across the Immortal Martial Continent would quickly lead to its total occupation.
What he hadn't anticipated was receiving news of battle losses even before hearing any positive updates!
With his fists clenched tightly, Bo Luncang issued his command in a voice seething with rage, "Send the order! Instruct the nearby forces to encircle and confine them; I intend to deal with this personally!"
However, unbeknownst to him, Jiang Chen had already slipped away to the Western Ice Domain via the Immortal Martial Cave Heaven!
On the other side, Jiang Chen perched atop the dragon head of Ying Luo. Expanding his divine sense to scout the surroundings, he quickly identified a squad of demon race warriors.
'This demonic team is surprisingly small, merely a few thousand strong,' he mused, his thoughts tinged with curiosity.
'The most formidable among them is merely at the Early-stage Transcendence realm, and even that is quite unremarkable.'
'It appears that although the demonic army in the Western Ice Domain has amassed in vast numbers, exceeding a hundred thousand, they've now fragmented, aiming to systematically wipe out my human race.'
'This dispersion must be influenced by Heavenly Fate. These scattered, smaller teams present excellent opportunities for Mo Hao to flaunt his strength without the risk of encountering exceedingly powerful foes.'
'As for this inconsequential demonic squad, if Mo Hao wishes to put on a show, he will undoubtedly conceal his actual might.'
'Poor Mo Hao, masking your power is futile. Your gravest error was to covet my true dragon and accompany it on this journey.' Jiang Chen's lips twisted into a frosty smile. He then had Ying Luo swivel her head to glance at Mo Hao, signaling that a demonic army lay ahead.
"What?! There's a demonic army ahead?" Mo Hao's interest piqued instantly as he hurriedly inquired, "What's their scale?"
Jiang Chen wouldn't reveal it in advance, allowing Ying Luo to reply nonchalantly, "You'll see when we get there."
"Uh," Mo Hao's lips quivered, but given his unfamiliarity with Ying Luo, he let the matter slide.
'No matter, I'll find a chance to strut my stuff later on, impressing this true dragon for sure,' Mo Hao mused. With that thought in mind, he led the large assembly of humans and surged forward.
Meanwhile, the demonic team that Jiang Chen had earlier identified was also flying in their direction. It was apparent that in the original plotline, they were fated to encounter Mo Hao first, serving as mere stepping stones for his ostentatious display.
'Convenient, they're coming straight toward us. Saves time,' Jiang Chen thought, a subtle smile gracing his lips.
Soon, the demon squad entered the periphery of Mo Hao's divine sense.
'These demons are the perfect pawns for my theatrical display,' Mo Hao thought, a grin spreading across his face. 'I can initially dazzle them, then allow them to relay information to lure a slightly stronger demonic squad, and continue my extravagant performance.'
Mo Hao was thrilled; he saw this as the perfect catalyst for rapid advancement.
At this juncture, the demons also sensed the presence of Ying Luo, Mo Hao, and their extensive entourage. Far from elation, they were suddenly overwhelmed by intense terror.
"Th-th-th-that's a dragon!" stammered the Transcendence realm demon leading the squad, his voice quaking in sheer terror. His eyes widened as if they'd burst from their sockets. "And it's a true dragon! How is this even possible? How can there be true dragons on the Immortal Martial Continent?"
"Quick, quick, quick, let's go! If true dragons have manifested on the Immortal Martial Continent, it likely means the Dragon Race is intervening!"
"Retreat at once and relay this intelligence!" In a state of extreme panic, the demon barked his orders, then abandoned his unit and bolted into the distance.
"My Lord, what's this about a true dragon?" the demon soldiers questioned, their voices tinged with incredulity.
"A true dragon? How can that be? My Lord, why are you fleeing?"
"If our Lord is retreating, it must be serious. Run!"
The demons reacted in stages: initial astonishment turned to doubt, and ultimately, terror seized them all. One by one, they scampered frantically into the distance.
The entire episode left Mo Hao utterly flabbergasted.
He had been fully prepped for his grandiose display!
Yet what unfolded? The moment he laid eyes on the demonic squad, before he could even initiate a confrontation or trade barbs, they had already turned tail and run!
What could he possibly show off without a target?
'This is unacceptable! I can't let these demons get away; I need to put on my act!' Frustrated, Mo Hao instantly increased his speed and dashed forward.
However, at that moment, Ying Luo's voice pierced the air, tinged with icy disdain. "Heh, thinking you can flee after crossing my path? Dream on."
Her velocity abruptly doubled, and she vanished over the horizon so quickly that Mo Hao couldn't even catch a glimpse of her retreating form.
"No, Lord True Dragon!" Mo Hao cried out in disbelief, "Let me handle them!"
But Ying Luo completely ignored him.
She quickly closed the distance to the band of fleeing demons.
"It's actually a true dragon!" the demons screamed, their voices laden with abject horror.
"We're doomed; we've really encountered a true dragon!"
"A true dragon, one of the universe's most potent intelligent races—how did we ever cross paths with it?"
"I don't want to die; who can save me?"
One after another, the demons were consumed by a potent mix of extreme fear and utter hopelessness.
In the next instant, a dragon claw mercilessly plummeted from above, as though aiming to rend heaven and earth asunder!
Under its staggering force, the demons were instantly torn to shreds.
Having dispatched these lagging demon underlings, Ying Luo wasted no time. She continued her pursuit, zeroing in on the Transcendence realm demon who had fled.
Given her own Late-stage Transcendence realm combat prowess, tracking down and killing an Early-stage Transcendence realm demon posed little challenge.
Moments later, the life of that Transcendence realm demon was snuffed out beneath Ying Luo's devastating dragon claw.
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