So it turns out I'm the demon!

Chapter 439 If you're unhappy, just beat them up!

Indeed, the ferocious and terrifying monster before us is none other than the Golden Roc Demon who participated in the siege of Yan City.

At that time, the Golden Roc Demon King and Tiger Vanguard were together, obeying the orders of the Peacock Demon King.

Later, when the Peacock Demon King was defeated by Mo Huaisu, these guys disappeared without a trace.

However, Tiger Vanguard has already been killed by Jiang Mu.

It's time for the person in front of us to take the turn.

"It's you?!"

The Golden Roc Demon also saw the newcomer's face immediately, and his expression turned extremely ugly.

After all, this guy was quite the star back in Yancheng.

What's even more infuriating is that it was originally leading troops to provide support, but on the way, this guy and a tree spirit not only disrupted its journey, but also dropped a magical artifact bomb whose nature remains unknown to this day.

They killed many of his demon soldiers, causing him to be ridiculed by his companions when he returned.

As the saying goes, enemies are especially hostile when they meet.

At this moment, the Golden Roc Demon's eyes were almost bleeding.

"Old friend, long time no see! Have you missed me?"

Jiang Mu greeted him.

Inside the cage, the listless Ran Chun'er opened her eyes and stared in astonishment at the familiar figure.

Shock, shame, confusion, disbelief —

A complex mix of emotions swirled on the woman's face, eventually settling into hatred.

That's the guy!

Back in Huzhou City, I foolishly regarded him as a fallen pawn and sold him off cheaply to Shui Miaozheng.

As a result, she was not only publicly humiliated by this guy, but also severely reprimanded by her own brother, becoming the laughingstock of her colleagues who mocked her for being blind to talent.

However, what bothered her even more was the constant stream of undercover reports about Jiang Mu that had been coming in lately.

This young prodigy, whom she had once asserted was merely a flash in the pan, not only did not fade into obscurity, but instead soared to the eighth realm, becoming the ruler of a city.

It was like a blazing sun rising, so bright it was blinding.

There is absolutely no sign of it falling.

This outcome was like a red-hot knife, relentlessly torturing Ran Chun'er's proud and narrow-minded heart.

"Master Jiang,"

Suppressing the savage killing intent in his eyes, the Golden Roc demon spoke, "Did you come here specifically to kill me? Or, like this woman, did you hear that a little Golden Crow is hidden here and came to steal its treasure?"

"A little golden crow?"

Jiang Mu looked up at the bright pearl in the sky and laughed, "Since you've said that, then I'm definitely here to steal the treasure."

The Golden Roc Demon's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice, "Lord Jiang, I've heard that you are already an eighth-level cultivator. Even with your insufficient cultivation, you have killed many great demons. I may not be able to kill you."

But if it really comes down to a fight to the death, you might not be able to kill this demon.

How about this: let's each compromise. This little golden crow is an ancient divine object, containing the true fire of the sun. I'm willing to give you half of it, but you can't take this woman with you. What do you say?

If we fight to the death, both sides will suffer heavy losses, which will benefit no one.

Upon hearing this, Ran Chun'er instinctively looked at Jiang Mu and clenched her fists.

She didn't want Jiang Mu to save her.

But right now, it seems that the other person is her only hope of escaping.

Jiang Mu glanced at Ran Chun'er and smiled, "That's a good suggestion. I can leave this woman behind, but I want all the treasures. Also, I want you, this demon. After all, I'm more interested in you."

The Golden Roc demon's face darkened: "So, you're determined to fight me to the death?"

"The fish may die, but the net may not break."

Jiang Mu's body emanated invisible blade energy, swirling and coiling like dragons, exuding a chilling killing intent.

"This is outrageous! Do you really think this demon is afraid of you?"

Since we can't reach an agreement, let's fight.

The Golden Roc Demon roared, its golden wings unfurled, and its demonic aura surged into the sky, instantly enveloping Jiang Mu.

At the same time, iron chains appeared out of thin air all around.

These crisscrossing chains form a large net, sealing off the entire space.

With a thought, Jiang Mu unleashed countless blade energies.

However, when the sharp blade struck the iron chain, it only sent up a shower of sparks, causing no damage whatsoever.

The next moment, the great demon's golden wings suddenly closed, enveloping Jiang Mu within them.

"Dharma form, open!"

Jiang Mu gave a low shout, and the image of the Fire God rose from the ground.

A burst of scorching flames flowed across the Dharma body, shattering the enormous wings that envelop it. Even the dome of the cave collapsed in several places, revealing the hazy light from outside.

Fan Dongxiang and the others, who were guarding the ruins outside the cave, were dumbfounded when they saw the crimson giant bathed in thousands of heavenly flames.

Immediately afterwards, we saw Jiang Mu and the Golden Roc Demon engaged in a fierce battle.

Although they had long heard of Jiang Mu's reputation, seeing him in person was a completely different experience.

This scene is so grand that it would be an exaggeration to say that a god descended to earth.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With overwhelming divine power, Jiang Mu used the power of his Dharma form to smash punch after punch into the Golden Roc Demon's body.

They routed the latter, leaving them with almost no chance to fight back.

During this time, Ran Chun'er took advantage of the chaos caused by the landslide to break free of the cage and leap several feet away.

She gazed at the majestic image of the God of Fire and that imposing figure, her eyes filled with a mixture of jealousy and fear.

This guy is too strong.

If things continue at this pace, one day she fears she won't even be able to see the other person's back anymore.

"Has this brat gone mad?"

The disheveled Golden Roc demon cursed under his breath, realizing that he would surely die if he dragged this out any longer, so he had no choice but to unleash his ultimate move.

Its demonic body suddenly swelled up, becoming even larger than the image of the Fire God.

The great demon opened its enormous mouth, and a vortex of wind spun wildly within it, resembling a small black hole.

Jiang Mu intended to throw another punch, but suddenly felt the air around him tighten, and then the void twisted and blurred, even the Dharma image behind him was forcibly peeled away.

"wrong!"

Jiang Mu instinctively tried to teleport, but found himself unable to move. He floated towards the giant maw of the Golden Roc Demon like a piece of paper, and was swallowed whole in the blink of an eye.

"Master Jiang!!"

Upon seeing this, Fan Dongxiang and the others were shocked.

Even Ran Chun'er below was startled.

But after a brief moment of horror, a strange sense of pleasure welled up inside her.

This man finally fell from grace.

No matter how outstanding he was, he will eventually be killed.

"Boy, once you enter my 'Heaven and Earth Abdomen,' even a Great Immortal wouldn't be able to escape."

The Golden Roc Demon laughed wildly, its feathers emitting wisps of demonic blood.

Although it was laughing wildly, it dared not be careless in the slightest. It quickly formed a demonic hand seal with both hands, pressed it against its abdomen, and chanted incantations.

This "Heaven and Earth Abdomen" is his natal magic weapon, forged from his own flesh and blood.

Any living creature whose realm is not higher than his will be slowly refined into blood once swallowed.

Although activating this technique would cause his demon soul to suffer considerable backlash and damage its essence, as long as the major threat was eliminated, all the costs would be worthwhile.

"Quickly, save Lord Jiang!"

Fan Dongxiang instinctively drew his knife and was about to rush forward.

Ran Chun'er flashed forward, forcefully blocking their path, her expression icy and sinister: "Do you want to die? With your cultivation levels, you'll only become snacks for the demons. All of you, retreat!"

The group looked at each other, but none of them were willing to retreat.

At this moment, Jiang Mu, who had just been swallowed, felt as if she had fallen into a state of chaos.

The surrounding air was filled with a foul, bloody stench, which was slowly corroding his flesh.

"Magic Armor!"

Jiang Mu gently touched her chest.

Liquid armor plates immediately appeared, covering his entire body and enveloping him.

This armor, modified by a magical artifact, is remarkably effective against this corrosive venom.

Sure enough, the pressure on Jiang Mu immediately eased, and no matter how much the surrounding poisonous gas washed over and corroded him, it was to no avail.

"This great demon is quite capable."

Jiang Mu dared not underestimate it and tried to summon his Dharma Image, but found that the Dharma Image was isolated and could not be summoned here.

He then unleashed his sword energy.

However, the seemingly soft abdominal wall was as solid as if it were made of refined iron, and could not cause any damage.

"This guy's stomach is like a metal bucket."

Jiang Mu raised an eyebrow.

At this moment, he suddenly sensed that a strong demonic aura was flowing inside the great demon's belly, providing energy to its body.

Jiang Muxin had a sudden thought and placed her hand on her abdominal wall.

Immediately, streams of demonic energy surged into the demonic channel from his palm.

Jiang Mu was also amused.

The Golden Roc demon swallowed him whole, making him impervious to blades and spears. But the demon forgot that this was precisely the place where demonic energy thrived.

It was as if a steaming hot buffet was personally delivered to Jiang Mu's mouth.

"Thank you, Brother Yao."

Since the other party was so filial, Jiang Mu naturally didn't hold back and began to frantically absorb demonic energy.

At this moment, the Golden Roc Demon was unaware of anything amiss and was focused on refining Jiang Mu within his womb.

As for those people from Fan Dong Township in the distance, he didn't take them seriously either.

But as time went by, the Golden Roc Demon suddenly felt weak, as if his body was being hollowed out little by little, and his demonic energy was rapidly dissipating.

"What happened?"

The Golden Roc Demon was confused and assumed it was a backlash from activating the secret technique, so he quickly intensified his circulation of demonic power.

However, this operation actually accelerated Jiang Mu's absorption of demonic energy.

It wasn't until the Golden Roc Demon discovered cracks appearing on the surface of its body that it realized something was wrong.

"Damn it, it's this kid causing trouble in my belly!"

The terrified Golden Roc roared and hurriedly activated its Qi Sea, opening its huge mouth in an attempt to spit Jiang Mu out.

It's easy to swallow, but how easy is it to vomit it out?

After all, it wasn't a lollipop they were eating.

Ran Chun'er and the others, who were watching from a distance, were also puzzled when they saw the Golden Roc Demon suddenly become flustered.

As his life slowly faded away, the Golden Roc Demon completely broke down: "Spare me—Lord Jiang, spare me—I surrender, I admit defeat. Please, sir, have mercy and spare my worthless life. If you spare me, I am willing to hand over my life-bound demon soul, sign a blood pact with heaven and earth, and serve you like a slave."

The great demon kept pleading.

But you can't believe a single word that such a monster says.

Jiang Mu remained expressionless as she continued to absorb the demonic energy.

Realizing that begging for mercy was useless, the Golden Roc Demon began to curse and threaten, even struggling to rise into the sky, saying that he would go find Jiang Mu's family and take them all down with him.

But after flying up just over three meters, it crashed back to the ground.

Like a moth that has been stepped on, it can no longer fly.

Finally, under the stunned gazes of Fan Dongxiang and Ran Chun'er, the once ferocious Golden Roc Demon collapsed to the ground like a noodle, motionless.

Then it cracked and weathered, turning into ashes that filled the sky.

A figure slowly emerged from the ashes.

Jiang Mu toyed with a demon core in his hand, his clothes fluttering in the wind, looking as elegant and carefree as an immortal.

Fan Dongxiang and the others stared wide-eyed, their minds completely blank.

"That's it?!"

They originally thought Jiang Mu was going to die here.

Fan Dongxiang felt extremely guilty, feeling that he had harmed the other party.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the roles of offense and defense would be reversed, and the great demon would actually die. They didn't even understand how Jiang Mu killed him.

Jiang Mu put away the warm demon core, came to Ran Chun'er, and stretched out his hand, saying, "Hand over the thing. After all, I saved your life."

It turns out that when the woman escaped, she also took the little golden crow with her.

Ran Chun'er's delicate body trembled slightly, and she clenched her fists, saying coldly, "Jiang Mu, stop pretending here and putting on such a hypocritical face."

You clearly came here to steal the magic treasure, not to save me. You'd love for me to die at the hands of a demon, wouldn't you? Too bad I couldn't grant your wish!

Jiang Mu rolled her eyes.

This woman is out of her mind, and she's been kicked by a donkey.

The head is just a pig's head meat injected with water.

Fan Dongxiang, standing nearby, quickly explained, "Rear Inspector, we begged Lord Jiang to go in and rescue you. He had no idea what treasures were inside. He truly did it to save you." "Shut up! Who gave you the right to interrupt?"

Ran Chun'er sternly rebuked Fan Dongxiang, displaying the authority of a superior.

Fan Dongxiang looked embarrassed.

The woman turned and glared fiercely at Jiang Mu, gritting her teeth as she said, "You must hate me to the core. I was the one who threw you away like trash back then, and you've been waiting to see me make a fool of myself, haven't you?"

Jiang Mu was too lazy to waste any more words with her and said indifferently, "Give me the little golden crow."

"What if I don't give it to them?"

Ran Chun'er said coldly, "You dare to kill me?"

She suddenly pointed at the corpses of the people around her and said sternly, "Jiang Mu, the court originally intended for you to go to Yuancheng to assist in quelling the rebellion, but you kept making excuses and only knew how to hide in the brothel and indulge in a life of pleasure."

Because of your fear of death, because of your selfishness and indifference, how many innocent people have died tragically? Don't you feel even a little bit of guilt?

You eat the imperial grain paid by the people of Daqing, and your resources are provided by the imperial court. The reason you have been able to cultivate peacefully until now is because the imperial court is supporting you behind the scenes.

But how did you repay me?

A shameless scoundrel like you, who has no loyalty to the emperor or father, is selfish, and has no heart, is not worthy of staying in the Demon Slayer Division!

They are even less fit to be in charge!

Hearing Ran Chun'er's scolding, Fan Dongxiang and his group looked indignant, but because of the difference in their official ranks, they dared not speak out.

Which demon slayer in the world doesn't know that during the two previous sieges by demons, it was precisely those who contributed the most and saved the people from suffering?

The man before me is Lord Jiang.

Without him, how many innocent people would have died?

It's likely that both cities have been occupied by the Red Umbrella Cult and demons.

And now this woman still has the nerve to stand on the moral high ground, pointing her finger at her savior and cursing him.

That's truly shameless.

"Well said."

Jiang Mu wasn't angry at the woman's scathing rebuke. Instead, he smiled and said, "Well said, so righteous. If you had said that earlier, I would have acted sooner."

"What?"

Ran Chun'er frowned, not understanding the meaning behind the other person's words.

Before the woman could react, Jiang Mu had already teleported in front of her, and his powerful aura pressed down like a tidal wave, causing the woman to catch her breath.

Although Ran Chun'er is now an eighth-realm cultivator, she had already suffered great losses in her previous battles with demons.

When he sensed Jiang Mu's approaching aura, he didn't even have time to condense his protective true energy.

"What are you going to do?!" *Smack!*

The woman received a hard slap on her delicate cheek.

As blood and broken teeth flew out, Ran Chun'er spun several times in the air before crashing into the rubble.

Before she could even recover from the excruciating pain and dizziness, a boot slammed down, burying her proud head in the filthy mud.

The immense force of the stomping caused the ground to crack slightly.

Ran Chun'er's cheek was pressed firmly to the ground, her mouth full of blood.

"You don't really think—I wouldn't dare kill you, do you?" Jiang Mu looked at the woman with a smile.

Ran Chun'er's head was still buzzing; she was completely bewildered.

She never expected that Jiang Mu would actually make a move.

Firstly, she was, after all, a high-ranking inspector, whose position in the imperial court was even one level higher than Jiang Mu, the deputy director.

Secondly, she thought Jiang Mu and Ran Qingshan had a good relationship, so she didn't dare to do anything to her.

But this man doesn't play by the rules at all.

Fan Dongxiang and the other demon slayers were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

They had never seen such an arrogant person in their lives.

"————"

Looking at the trembling woman, Jiang Mu suddenly sighed, "Actually, I really didn't want to kill you. But what can I do? Your brother is Ran Qingshan. Although I don't know the exact nature of your relationship, I'll just do him a favor."

Jiang Mu squatted down, took the small golden crow bead from the woman, and said calmly, "This is the last time, really the last time."

Please don't try to morally blackmail me next time, or I really will kill you.

After saying that, Jiang Mu turned and left.

But after taking a few steps, he suddenly turned back and kicked the woman in the stomach.

Bang!

Ran Chun'er was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, spitting out a mouthful of blood and fainting on the spot.

"Damn it, slapping you once was too easy. This feels much better."

Jiang Mu grumbled a few curses before swaggering away.

Only the group of demon slayers were left standing there, petrified.

After a long while, the young female demon slayer finally came to her senses. Her eyes were already filled with hearts, and she held her hands to her chest, full of admiration: "So cool! So cool!"

I've made up my mind. When I get back, I'll apply for a transfer, and I must be transferred to Lord Jiang's office.

In this life, I belong to Lord Jiang in birth, and I will belong to Lord Jiang in death.

"————" Everyone was speechless.

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