Holding the space chat group, the cannon fodder female supporting role ascended

Chapter 774: Before and After the Change
The tiger's claw strike contained the power of sharp metal; although it wasn't using its full strength, it was still not to be underestimated.

Feng Ling's eyes turned cold. This Hu Ben was truly domineering and unreasonable, attacking without asking any questions. She Baihui, standing to the side, merely raised her slender eyebrows, showing no intention of stopping Hu Ben. She wanted to see just how capable the female cultivator in front of her really was.

Yunxi was prepared when Hu Ben stepped into the cave. The moment he made his move, her Seven Star Deadly Staff automatically flew out of her dantian and appeared behind her, blocking Hu Ben's attack.

With a "sizzle," the ear-piercing sound of metal rubbing against metal reached the ears of everyone present. Sparks flew as the tiger claw and the deadly staff rubbed together. The force of the collision caused even the Rabbit Ancestor, who had the lowest cultivation level, to unconsciously take several steps back. Rabbit Sisi had already fainted.

Yunxi then turned around, gripped the Seven Star Deadly Staff with one hand, and slammed it heavily onto the ground. An arc of electricity emanating from her rapidly spread to Hu Ben's feet. Sensing something was wrong, he immediately leaped away, dodging the electric attack, and stood beside Feng Ling, shouting:
"Arrogant human cultivator, how dare you run wild in the Demon Realm! Don't you even know your own limitations!"

Yunxi retorted without backing down:

"The Phoenix King knows my own worth, and I can still skin you alive."

Hu Ben was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged, and he pointed at Yun Xi and began to complain:
“My Lord Demon King, she’s so arrogant in front of you, who knows what she might do in private? You can’t just sit idly by.”

Feng Ling rolled her eyes and said:

"Tiger Ben, are you itching for a beating again? Who gave you the right to attack me in front of me?"

She Baihui, standing to the side, said with a charming smile:

"Hu Ben, if you want to save your youngest daughter's life, you'd better be polite to this young friend Ran Xi, otherwise...tsk tsk."

Tiger Ben bared his teeth at She Baihui. He had never liked this somewhat treacherous Demon King She, but since she had broken through to the ninth level before him, he could only keep it to himself. Now that she was clearly helping that human female cultivator, he felt even more unhappy. He turned to look at Demon King Fengling, who at least seemed more impartial.

Phoenix Spirit Demon King said coldly:

"Tiger Ben, you really are brainless. If Ranxi really injured a demon cultivator in the Demon Realm, do you think she would still be able to stand unharmed in front of me? Can't you find out the situation before you act? Would it kill you to ask one more question?"

Seeing Feng Ling's attitude, Hu Ben realized something was wrong. He looked at the fifth-tier peacock that had already died on the ground, and his youngest daughter Hu Rao who had been stunned. Then he looked at Yun Xi suspiciously, and finally his gaze fell on Bai Manman's face, as if waiting for an explanation.

As Feng Ling, the Demon King's right-hand woman, Bai Manman also disliked the rude and domineering Hu Ben. However, given his strength and status, she couldn't show it on her face despite her inner complaints. She cleared her throat and briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter.

After hearing this, Hu Ben's expression changed several times; his mood was far from good. He turned to Yun Xi and said:

"Human female cultivator, can you be sure that my daughter, Hu Rao, like Kong Que, also had her demon soul replaced?"

Yunxi had already put away the Seven Star Deadly Staff, smoothed her sleeves, and said:

"Just now, the Demon King Fengling examined the Peacock's demon core. The demon soul within the demon core has dissipated, and the Peacock was still able to move normally because it was supported by the human cultivator's soul. Now that the human cultivator's soul has been forcibly extracted by me, the Peacock has lost its breath."

"Your daughter was stunned during our fight just now; now you can take a look at her demon core."

Hu Ben stared at Yun Xi for a long while before finally coming to the unconscious Hu Rao. He raised his large, fan-like hand and placed it on Hu Rao's head. Then, he used his demonic power to extract Hu Rao's demon core.

The moment the demon core left her body, Hu Rao's body trembled involuntarily, but Hu Ben calmed her down, and she did not regain consciousness. All the demon cultivators in the cave focused their attention on the demon core in Hu Ben's palm. They saw that half of the demon soul within Hu Rao's demon core had disappeared, and the remaining half was also becoming faint. It wouldn't be long before this half of the demon soul would also dissipate, which made Hu Ben's expression change.

Feng Ling Demon King and She Baihui also frowned and looked at Yun Xi. Hu Rao's situation was slightly different from Kong Que's, so they hoped that Yun Xi could explain.

Yunxi glanced at the nearly vanished spotted tiger demon soul, thought for a moment, and said:
"Hu Rao's demon soul has not been extracted for long, and the connection between the demon core and the demon soul has not been completely severed, which is why she is in this situation now. However, as time goes by, this connection will become less and less. Once the demon soul and the demon core are completely severed, she will become a puppet of evil cultivators, just like a peacock."

Hu Ben immediately became anxious and asked in a loud, gruff voice:

"What should we do? I can't just stand by and watch Hu Rao become a puppet of the evil cultivators."

"It's very simple. If we find Hu Rao's demon soul and return it to her own body, there is still hope for her."

Yunxi provided the answer, but as for how to find Hu Rao's demon soul, that was no longer her place to speak.

Feng Ling asked directly:

"Young friend Ranxi, what should we do about the soul inside Hu Rao's body?"

“I can extract Hu Rao’s soul from her body and prevent it from merging with her physical body. This will buy us some time. We can pretend that Hu Rao’s soul has left her body. However, this has a time limit. If the soul is separated from the body for too long, or if the body is not nourished by the soul for a long time, it will be damaged. You all should know this better than I do.”

Upon hearing this, Hu Ben immediately looked at Feng Ling and said:
"Demon King Fengling, we must act quickly. I will cast a spell now to use Hu Rao's demon core to locate her demon soul."

She Baihui interrupted at the opportune moment:

"Hu Ben, we know you're anxious, and we're anxious too. This time, it's not just Hu Rao who's involved. If we act without being prepared, we'll definitely alert them. What if they manipulate other affected demon cultivators to self-destruct their demon cores?"

After hearing this, Hu Ben scratched his short, thick, stiff, yellow hair and said:
"What should we do then? Hu Rao can't wait much longer."

He dared not say that he would ignore the situation of the other demon cultivators. If he did, he would surely incur the wrath of the masses. His daughter was important, but the other controlled demon cultivators were equally important.

Feng Ling looked at Yun Xi and said with a smile:
"Young friend Ranxi, since you have captured these problematic demon cultivators along the way, you must have your own unique methods of identification. I wonder if you could help screen out the problematic demon cultivators?"

Yunxi hesitated for a moment and said:

"Strictly speaking, since the Demon King has spoken, I should definitely help. However, using this spell is extremely taxing, and it also requires someone to cooperate."

Otherwise, if I discover a problematic demonic cultivator, and then the evil cultivator manipulates him to self-destruct, wouldn't that alert the enemy?

She Baihui smiled and said:

"You're quite bold, young man, even trying to bargain with us. But we can't let you work for nothing. I'll make the decision: for every demon cultivator whose soul has been replaced, you can retrieve a treasure from their clan, no matter what it is."

(End of this chapter)