Catching Monsters

Chapter 396 Demon Kingdom
They spent a full five days at sea, during which Wei Li frequently came to Jiang Yun to ask him many questions about Confucian classics.

Jiang Yun didn't care anymore and just started rambling on and on.

Linglong, who was standing next to him, was dumbfounded. For example, Jiang Yun could mix up many allusions from Confucian classics...

Of course, the good news is that Wei Li has never received formal Confucian academic training; he's just an enthusiast.

Completely oblivious to this, he chatted more and more enthusiastically with Jiang Yun, as if he had met a kindred spirit.

In the end, they didn't give themselves away.

According to Wei Li, the sailboat should be able to reach the Demon Kingdom smoothly by noon tomorrow.

That evening, Jiang Yun was sitting cross-legged inside, meditating and cultivating himself.

Linglong sat by the window, enjoying the sea breeze and gazing at the sea in a daze.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Jiang Yun quickly got up and opened it.

"Something's happened." Wei Li's face was grim. He glanced at Jiang Yun and Linglong and said in a low voice, "That human child Yan Jiu has probably caused trouble."

the fat is in the fire?
Jiang Yun was slightly taken aback. Wei Li said in a low voice, "There was a snake-clan monster merchant who claimed that he had lost more than twenty monster cores, and the remaining three were eventually found in Yan Jiu's room."

"This kid actually swallowed all the other demon beast cores..."

"Right now, they're making a scene in the lower cabin." Wei Li said, looking Jiang Yun up and down before reminding him, "This snake merchant is named Chang Kui. He has a fiery temper and is not easy to mess with."

"I tried to persuade them, but it had no effect."

Jiang Yun was also dumbfounded. Why would Yan Jiu swallow a demon pill out of the blue?

Jiang Yun turned to Linglong and said, "I'll go down and take a look."

“Go.” Linglong nodded slightly, not taking it too seriously. After all, even if all the monsters on this ship were combined, they wouldn’t be enough for the two of them to kill…

Soon, Jiang Yun followed Wei Li and quickly arrived at the cabin below. At this moment, the monster named Chang Kui was holding a large knife and pressing Yan Jiu firmly to the ground, his eyes also showing a bit of ferocity.

Seeing Wei Li arrive, Chang Kui said, "Lord Wei, this is your Tiger Clan's ship, and you protected this kid a few days ago. You have to give us an explanation!"

"Either you compensate me with double the demon core, or I'll cut open this brat's stomach and take it myself!"

Yan Jiu was pinned to the ground, but he didn't say a word.

Jiang Yun smiled and stepped forward: "Chang Kui, right? Don't be violent. It's just some demon cores, it's not that serious."

After realizing that Jiang Yun was human, Chang Kui frowned and said in a deep voice, "Shut up. Do you have any right to speak here?"

Many monsters around were watching the spectacle with great amusement.

The journey at sea was a bit dull, but watching a show like this added some color to it.

Jiang Yun's gaze slowly fell on Yan Jiu: "You brat, why did you steal and eat the demon pill out of the blue?"

"Can you just eat demon cores like that?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiu took a deep breath and said apologetically, "Mr. Jiang, you are a good person. I don't want to implicate you. I will take responsibility for my own actions."

While he lived in this cabin, although many monsters avoided causing him trouble out of consideration for Wei Li's reputation, they didn't give him a friendly look either.

Some people even encouraged him to mention that the demon core was the essence of a demon.

If a human were to consume it and successfully digest the demonic power within, they would become a half-human, half-demon being.

In reality, their strength will likely surpass that of purebred monsters like them in the future.

Yan Jiu had no idea what dangers he would encounter after arriving in the Demon Kingdom.

Even if, as Jiang Yun said, he were sent back to the Zhou Kingdom, once he returned, as an ordinary child, he would simply continue to suffer the beatings from his stepmother…

He mustered his courage and stole twenty-five demon cores, consuming twenty-two of them.

It's about taking a gamble to see if you can survive.

Chang Kui was also quite anxious. The boy had just swallowed it not long ago. If they cut open his stomach, they could still retrieve the demon core.

If it's too late, the demon core will have dissolved in his stomach, and killing this kid won't help.

He raised the knife in his hand, about to stab Yan Jiu in the stomach.

A hand grabbed his wrist.

"I'll find a way to return these demon cores to you when I get to the Demon Kingdom." Jiang Yun looked at Yan Jiu's resolute eyes and gripped Chang Kui's wrist tightly.

"Return it? What will you give me in return? These are more than twenty demon cores. If I lose these demon cores, I won't survive either!" Chang Kui's eyes were ruthless: "Get out of my way."

Chang Kui struck Jiang Yun in the chest with a palm.

Upon seeing this, Wei Li's expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to try to save Jiang Yun.

Wei Li had been in contact with Jiang Yun quite a bit during this period, but he still didn't know Jiang Yun's cultivation level.

Chang Kui, though a demon merchant, has already reached the fifth-grade demon spirit realm.

However, Chang Kui acted too quickly, and it was too late for Wei Li to help Jiang Yun.

Chang Kui's palm struck Jiang Yun squarely in the chest.

To Chang Kui's surprise, his palm struck Jiang Yun in the chest.

Jiang Yun stood still, completely motionless.

Although Chang Kui did not intend to kill, it was still a palm strike from a fifth-grade demon spirit.

This guy actually stood still and took the blow head-on with his body.

Jiang Yun remained expressionless, then slowly smiled and asked, "I took this blow, and Yan Jiu ate some of your demon cores. We're even now."

It wouldn't have been difficult for Jiang Yun to dodge this palm strike; he simply didn't dodge it on purpose.

Upon hearing this, Chang Kui's expression turned even colder, and he said in a deep voice, "Human, what nonsense are you spouting? These are more than twenty demon cores! You think you can just let this go after taking one of my palms?"

"Who do you think you are..."

Suddenly, Chang Kui's expression changed drastically. He sensed an extremely terrifying aura emanating from Jiang Yun.

He has at least reached the third-grade demon king realm!

This human's strength has actually reached the third rank!

The demon merchants who had been watching the spectacle all changed their expressions drastically, looking at Jiang Yun in disbelief. "I'll take him away. I'll take your palm strike, and the matter of him eating your demon core is settled."

Jiang Yun pushed Chang Kui away, picked up Yan Jiu who was lying on the ground, and quickly went upstairs.

At this moment, Yan Jiu's body began to twitch slightly, indicating that the demon core in his stomach had begun to be digested.

Upon arriving at the room upstairs, Jiang Yun pushed open the door and laid him flat on the floor.

Seeing this, Linglong also hurried over and observed Yan Jiu. He was filled with demonic energy.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath, stared at Yan Jiu, and couldn't help but shake his head: "This kid has demonic energy in his body, this is troublesome."

Linglong observed for a moment and said in a deep voice, "It's hopeless. An ordinary person couldn't even withstand swallowing a single demon core."

"This kid swallowed more than twenty pills in one go. He couldn't withstand the rampaging demon cores alone."

"Even if he can withstand it, these demon cores will turn him into a half-human, half-demon monster."

Yan Jiu's consciousness was gradually fading, and his whole body was convulsing. Jiang Yun used his magic to try to stabilize the chaotic demonic energy in his body.

Whether he survives or not is up to him.

The evening breeze carried the sailboat toward the demon kingdom.

Jiang Yun and Linglong were not sleepy at all. To their surprise, they discovered that Yan Jiu's body was slowly changing amidst the chaotic flow of demonic energy.

Three hours later, Yan Jiu actually survived and gradually fell into a deep sleep.

Linglong squatted down curiously beside him, grabbed his wrist, examined it, and said in a deep voice, "The demonic energy in this kid's body is too strong. Even his bones are filled with a strong demonic energy..."

"This is extremely rare."

Even with Linglong's extensive knowledge, she had never seen such a person before.

After all, it's rare for someone to survive after swallowing a demon core, and even if they do survive, their demonic energy wouldn't be as concentrated as Yan Jiu's.

This guy swallowed more than twenty demon cores in one go.

"Half-human, half-demon?" Jiang Yun frowned slightly.

The following morning, looking out the window, I could see a huge 'land' in the distance.

Because at a glance, the edge of the island is nowhere to be seen; it is indistinguishable from the mainland.

Jiang Yun used his magic to focus it in his eyes, opening the Netherworld Path to look again.

An incredibly dense demonic aura permeated the entire island.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock at the door. When he opened it, Wei Li walked in with a smile and said, "Brother Jiang, didn't you get any rest last night?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Yan Jiu on the ground and was surprised to see that the boy had survived.

"He actually survived."

Jiang Yun stepped forward and asked, "Young Master Wei, is there something you need?"

Wei Li came to his senses and looked at Jiang Yun with a complicated expression.

At first, he treated Jiang Yun as just an ordinary human scholar, but he never expected Jiang Yun to be so strong.

In other words, Jiang Yun's claim that he knew Ao Yu of the Dragon Clan might not have been an exaggeration.

He said with a smile, "Brother Jiang mentioned that he knows Ao Yu. I can take Brother Jiang to Dragon Crystal City, which will save you some trouble along the way."

"After we arrive in Dragon Crystal City, I would like to ask Brother Jiang for a favor."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun's heart stirred slightly. He gestured for Wei Li to sit down, saying, "Young Master Wei, please speak freely."

"Although I hold a high position in the Tiger Clan, my strength has always been stuck at the fourth-rank Demon General level."

"The Dragon Palace of the Dragon Clan contains countless treasures, as well as many demon cores of second-grade and even first-grade great demons."

"I want to buy one from the dragons."

Although there are countless demon cores in the demon kingdom, the demon cores of great demons of grade two and above are held by the dragon clan.

Monsters that reach the second rank will not die easily; the longest lifespan of a monster at this level can be up to a thousand years.

For thousands of years, the Dragon Clan has used various methods to store up a large number of high-level demon cores.

The dragon race wouldn't easily give something like this to other demon races.

Only members of the Dragon Clan will take out one when they need to break through to a higher level.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun nodded. After all, he had received a lot of help from Wei Li along the way. He nodded and said, "Young Master Wei, would you mind escorting us to Dragon Crystal City?"

"Once we get there, I'll try to ask Ao Yu for you. Of course, I can't make any guarantees."

"Whether the dragons will sell you the item, I don't know."

Wei Li's eyes lit up with joy, and he said, "I understand."

Ao Yu's status in the Dragon Clan is not to be underestimated. If she is willing to speak up, there is great hope for this matter!

The sailboat slowly approached the shore, and in the distance, a small city could be seen near the dock.

Even from a distance, you can see many people busy at the dock, doing manual labor and other tasks.

Surprisingly, monsters were rarely seen.

boom.

The huge sailboat slowly approached the dock and gently came to rest.

With a slight jolt, the sailboat came to a stop.

"What should we do with this kid?" Linglong looked at Yan Jiu, who was still lying on the ground unconscious, and turned to ask Jiang Yun.

"If you're going to help someone, go all the way. Take them with you," Jiang Yun said after a moment of silence.

He and Linglong, along with the unconscious Yan Jiu and many of Wei Li's demon servants, slowly disembarked from the ship.

After disembarking, Wei Li instructed his men: "Immediately arrange for a giant goose demon bird. I'm taking my friends to Dragon Crystal City."

(End of this chapter)