My beast can't be a demon.

Chapter 285 Tian Family Tragedy
Zhou Lu stood under the tall building.

Although Hanabi's branch had already informed him of the situation here, he still came over to take a look with a glimmer of hope.

Just as he guessed, there was no trace of immortals here.

I was fooled...

Zhou Lu was not very angry, but he couldn't help but worry about the situation of the real Ouyang Xiao.

He didn't have much affection for this senior whom he had never met before. But he knew that Ye Qingyu and Ouyang Xiao had a very deep relationship, and if anything happened to him, Sister Qingyu would definitely be sad.

What's more, he fell into the trap because he was investigating the cause of his father's death.

"What should we do now?" Hua Huo asked Zhou Lu.

Zhou Lu was silent for a while, then said indifferently: "Let's go to the Tian family's house in the suburbs first. Your division will go first."

Fortunately, he had been cautious before he came into contact with Ouyang Xiao.

At that time, he specially asked Huahuo to reserve a branch in the suburbs, and now is the time for this branch to come into play.

As Huo Huo opened up the authority, the reserved branch was instantly transformed into a clone branch with higher authority.

In this state, the branch can call upon most of Firefly's abilities, roughly exerting about 80% of Firefly's own strength.

However, because Huahuo still has to maintain the existence of her clones in the illusion of the Tao-Seeking Tree, her strength will be relatively reduced.

But if it is only used for reconnaissance, it is completely sufficient.

Zhou Lu directly activated empathy and shared the perception of the cloned strain.

The perspective of the ramet instantly spread out in front of it.

Without the constraints of the city, the plant is able to fully unleash its speed among the fields.

As the surrounding scenery quickly passed by, Hanabi controlled the branch and rushed towards the suburban residence of the Tian family.

At the same time, the original body of Fireworks was taking Zhou Lu to travel quickly between cities.

This wanton use of the power of spiritual pets soon attracted the attention of relevant personnel.

The police called for backup to stop Zhou Lu.

Xu Fangxing rushed to the scene cursing, and then saw Zhou Lu being carried by Hua Huo and running out of the city.

"Boss, stop him quickly, otherwise it will cause panic." The police officer on the side was still talking to Xu Fangfang.

Xu Fangfang silently took off his glasses, wiped them, and said, "He is a disaster investigator. If a disaster breaks out in Suizhou because of our obstruction, will you take the responsibility?"

"Disaster investigator?" The police officer who spoke widened his eyes instantly.

After the New South Wales incident broke out, the position of disaster investigator was officially converted from a temporary position to a permanent position.

Their job is to monitor and investigate potential disaster events around the world.

Officials do not believe New South Wales is a special case.

These damn immortals can't control their appetite, and they may have caused similar tragedies in other places.

As a disaster investigator with outstanding achievements, Zhou Lu was naturally retained in his position - although he had never officially reported.

Xu Fangcheng didn't know what Zhou Lu was trying to do. The so-called disaster was just an excuse for him to shut his subordinates up.

But he still has his own guess about this matter.

The large number of immortals killed by Huo Huo has already indicated that there may be a huge immortal organization in Suizhou.

But, in such a huge organization, why is Zhou Lu the only one taking action?
I haven't received any orders from above to assist.

Is it because Zhou Lu is only in the investigation stage?

In fact, Xu Fangfang guessed wrong.

The reason why there was no official response was because Zhou Lu did not report the matter at all.

Having support is certainly a good thing, but it also means that someone will come to share the firepower for you.

Of course, in general, this is also a good thing.

But Zhou Lu now needs Hua Huo to gain more immortal growth so that Hua Huo can quickly approach the realm of becoming a god.

Therefore, in Zhou Lu's eyes, the immortals from these fairy countries are already the best power banks.

With Hua Huo's current strength, there is nothing to be afraid of as long as it is not a fifth-level immortal.

Are there fifth-level immortals in the fairyland?
No.

This is not Zhou Lu's random fantasy, but an objective fact based on data statistics and calculations.

Judging from the hidden actions of the Immortal Kingdom behind the scenes, it can be concluded that they are most likely not capable of challenging the existing rule.

If this is just indirect evidence, then the most intuitive evidence is the cold data provided by Qiu Daomu.

This data is cruel and ruthlessly frightening, but it also gives Zhou Lu full confidence.

Based on Qiu Dao Mu's statistics on the ascension of immortals in the Immortal Era, even if all the deaths in the world over the past forty years were counted as food for an immortal, it would still not be enough for that immortal to reach a 100% chance of being promoted to a fifth-level immortal.

Of course, if they want to take on a one in a hundred thousand chance of successful evolution and break through to the fifth level before perfection, that is not impossible.

But they still lack various necessary materials for their evolution.

Yes, the evolution of immortals is so time-consuming, otherwise they wouldn’t have a lifespan of thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

However, based on the instinct of living things, even if they have not yet reached the state of evolution, the fourth-level immortals will still look for the materials needed for evolution. This is also the reason why Yueya was found by the Shengling Sect.

The division process was very fast, and after a while, the Tian family’s residence could be seen in the distance.

However, what unfolded before Zhou Lu's eyes was a scene that shocked him.

At this time, the house was already engulfed in flames.

From time to time, you can see a figure flying out, but the next second it is knocked down by some force.

If he got closer, Zhou Lu could even hear these people's screams.

what happened?

Could it be that they were so hungry that they started killing each other?
It shouldn't be.

Given the selfish nature of immortals, even if they are really hungry, the first blow should not be directed at their own people. The main city of Suizhou is right next to them, with a population of tens of millions.

Zhou Lu instantly felt something was wrong.

But he was not afraid at all - after all, the thing approaching there was a branch of Fireworks, so it wouldn't matter if it was destroyed.

At Zhou Lu's signal, Hua Huo controlled her branches and rushed towards the fire.

In order to shorten the travel time, at the moment when the destination was at the edge of her range, Hanabi controlled the branch to release multiple leaf blades in that direction.

The leaf blade hit the wall very accurately.

Regeneration by cuttings!

The leaves embedded in the wall quickly transformed into new branches of Fireworks.

Displacement!

The positions of the two ramets were swapped, and the cloned ramet appeared directly on the wall.

The moment they stood on the wall, the scene in the courtyard appeared in front of Zhou Lu and Hua Huo.

A man stood in the center of the courtyard, surrounded by various corpses.

These people died in horrific ways, and almost none of them retained their bodies intact.

"Qi Lin, spare me! Qi Lin! Consider that we were roommates..."

Kneeling in front of the man was a man who looked very young.

Zhou Lu was a little surprised when he saw the other person's face clearly.

Tian Buhuo. One of the leaders of the Tian family, known as the Immortal King Kong.

His spiritual pet is a gorilla, and although he is already in his forties, he still looks young, which is why he got this nickname.

But soon, Zhou Lu's attention shifted away from Tian Buhuo.

What did Tian Buhuo call this man?
Qi Lin?

Zhou Lu was shocked.

Qi Lin is the leader of the Shengling Sect.

Zhou Lu subconsciously narrowed his eyes, trying to see the man in the fire clearly - even though this action was meaningless under empathy.

The clothes that Qi Lin was wearing were exactly the same clothes that the fake Ouyang Xiao he met.

The guy pretending to be a senior student turned out to be Qi Lin? !
Zhou Lu came to an answer that was a little hard for him to accept.

You know, in Zhou Lu's mind, the Shengling Sect is the most likely murderer of his father.

My father’s research is actually a positive factor for the immortals.

But the one who killed his father was actually an immortal.

If we rule out the possibility of uneven distribution of the spoils, then only the immortals from the Shengling Sect have a clear motive.

They want to prevent immortals from appearing again, so they will hinder the development of all technologies related to immortals.

Zhou Lu quickly calmed down.

Because at this moment, Qi Lin turned around.

His eyes fell on Zhou Lu - or rather, the offshoot of Hanabi.

"Your reaction is a bit quick." Qi Lin chuckled.

His smile seemed to give Tian Buhuo an opportunity, and he launched a sneak attack without hesitation.

However, just when Tian Buhuo thought he was about to succeed, Qi Lin's hand ruthlessly grabbed his neck.

"I haven't asked about your brother's whereabouts yet. Why are you so eager to die?" Qi Lin sighed helplessly.

Tian Buhuo smiled coldly and said to Qi Lin hysterically: "Brother has found the opportunity to evolve. After all, you are one step ahead of brother!"

"Slow?" Qi Lin tilted his head. "He doesn't even have the awareness to eat you all up. Even if he really gathered all the materials for evolution, he wouldn't succeed."

"Eat it all..." Tian Buhuo chewed on the word, a chill rising from the bottom of his heart, "Could it be that you..."

"Ah... Is there any problem?" Qi Lin laughed, "Isn't this the path that immortals are destined to take? I am the only one in the world who knows the law, and I am the Shengling Sect."

"You lunatic! Lunatic!" Tian Buhuo immediately realized that it was impossible to ask Qi Lin to spare him.

This madman actually ate all his companions!

With the nirvana of his soul, Tian Buhuo died.

Qi Lin did not torture him, and he died very happily.

After doing all this, Qi Lin let out a long sigh and stood there in a daze for a long time.

Zhou Lu knew that the other party had discovered him, so he simply stopped hiding meaninglessly.

Using empathy, he controlled the branch and jumped down from the wall.

"Where is Ouyang Xiao?" Zhou Lu asked directly after landing.

Huahuo has recorded all of Zhou Lu's voiceprints, so Fenzhi can perfectly reproduce Zhou Lu's voice.

Qi Lin was a little surprised when he heard Zhou Lu's voice coming from Fenzhi, but he quickly regained his composure. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, he's still alive. Following this guy is just looking for death."

Having said that, a trace of helpless melancholy appeared on Qi Lin's face.

He actually lied just now.

The deaths of other people in the Shengling Sect actually had nothing to do with him directly. Although his hunger had reached its limit, the guilt of accidentally killing his father still allowed him to maintain his last bit of sanity.

But other people in Shengling Sect do not have such strong self-control as Qi Lin.

The immortal instincts made them increasingly crazy, and many of them were planning to attack the city directly.

This kind of madness of uncontrolled desire can even surpass death.

Qi Lin's decisiveness in killing has completely lost its deterrent effect in the eyes of other members of the Shengling Sect.

At this time, Ouyang smiled.

He came here to avenge his teacher, and for this he was ready to sacrifice himself.

Qi Lin recalled the situation at that time and still felt a little scared.

This guy is even crazier than me.

He actually used himself as bait, and through a peculiar genetic technology, he made himself appear to be super delicious food in the eyes of the immortals.

It was this aura that drove all the immortals of the Shengling Sect, who had already gone completely crazy, crazy.

In order to snatch Ouyang Xiao, they began to kill each other.

When Qi Lin rushed back, they were all dead.

Recalling the scene when he saw Ouyang Xiao, Qi Lin also felt a wave of fear.

It was a complete loss of control from soul to body.

If it weren't for the final commandment left by his father that took effect at the last moment, he would probably have eaten Ouyang Xiao.

Damn, what kind of lunatic is this? He actually transformed himself into such a terrifying existence.

Qi Lin had no doubt that if he really couldn't control himself and ate Ouyang Xiao, he would definitely die.

This crazy researcher was sent here to destroy Shengling.

Taking advantage of his last bit of rationality, Qi Lin quickly hid Ouyang Xiao.

But at this time, the appetite that was completely aroused by Ouyang Xiao could no longer be suppressed, so Qi Lin thought of the fairyland.

However, Qi Lin had no interest in explaining these to Zhou Lu.

"Let me leave." Qi Lin directly started to make a deal with Zhou Lu.

Qi Lin actually didn't mind dying at Zhou Lu's hands, especially when he knew that Zhou Lu was Zhou Minghai's son.

This father who never revealed the whereabouts of the Nine-Life Immortal Grass until his death reminded Qi Lin of his own father.

As the president of the Invalides, he could have enjoyed a glorious life, but he sacrificed everything for his son.

But Qi Lin did not regret killing Zhou Minghai, just like he never regretted slaughtering the Gu family.

In order to prevent the continued production of immortals, all evil deeds are worthwhile.

However, Qi Lin did not intend to die at Zhou Lu's hands now, because all the immortals in this world had not been killed yet.

He recognized Zhou Lu's strength.

Even if it was just a branch, Qi Lin could already feel the strong pressure.

You may not even be able to defeat a single branch of the opponent.

How did this grow up?

Qi Lin couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.

But Qi Lin still felt that it would be safer to kill all the immortals by himself.

Only immortals can better understand immortals.

"As long as you let me go, I will tell you where Ouyang Xiao is."

(End of this chapter)