I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

"They're coming back tonight."

"And this one..."

“She’s my aunt, she’s the one who brought me back,” Zhen said calmly.

The black wolf demon nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, saying nothing more. Bai Qingyu was far stronger than him, and he was grateful to her this time, otherwise it would have been a real problem.

The villagers refused to back down an inch. Was he really going to storm into the village?

Bai Qingyu's arrival brought him hope of breaking the deadlock.

"They've arrived!" Just as the Black Wolf Demon was marveling at this, Bai Qingyu suddenly spoke up.

A sword light flashed across the sky, and the female cultivator tried to escape, but was relentlessly suppressed and forced to retreat by the Son of God.

Bai Qingyu looked up and glanced at the disciple. She hadn't seen the disciple's clothes before, so she guessed they belonged to some minor sect. She wouldn't bother the disciple about killing demons, as it wasn't her place. More importantly, she wanted to talk about the cultivator's deception of the villagers.

It's basically confirmed that the cultivator will stay here to recuperate.

Knowing that the Black Wolf Demon was sealing her off, she deceived the villagers, letting these ignorant villagers cover for her and buy time to recover from her injuries.

She seemed to have never considered whether the villagers would die in the conflict with the black wolf demon.

Bai Qingyu remembered that cultivators could call for support remotely, but he didn't know why this person hadn't called for support. Perhaps the distance was too far or the small sect didn't have this function.

"Death!"

As soon as the female cultivator appeared, the black wolf demon drew his sword and charged forward with incredible speed, instantly engaging the female cultivator in battle.

The female cultivator was also quite desperate when she was forced to come out and see the situation clearly. There were so many demons, and there was a powerful demon in the middle.

The Black Wolf Demon was a man of principle, bringing so many underlings with him, saying he would settle his own scores and would never resort to numbers to defeat the weak. However, in a one-on-one situation, the female cultivator was clearly no match for the Black Wolf Demon.

As a demon, the Black Wolf Demon wielded an incredibly ferocious longsword. In less than two rounds, half of the female cultivator's hand was chopped off. The female cultivator screamed in agony as several more knife wounds appeared on her body.

Despite the endless stream of magical weapons, the Black Wolf Demon's fighting style remained fierce. No matter how many tricks you had up your sleeve, you could defeat them all with a single strike. He never hesitated with his long sword, and even if it meant trading injury for injury, he would still deliver a devastating blow to his opponent.

The human and the demon fought fiercely in mid-air. With Bai Qingyu's intervention, both sides could only look up and watch. Neither the demon nor the village's God Child intervened.

So when Bai Qingyu said she would pretend to be a saint, intervene in the battle, and drag the black wolf demon and the female cultivator out for a one-on-one duel, she chose to stand by and watch, not helping either side.

Even if they wanted to help, there was nothing they could do. Judging from the Black Wolf Demon's eagerness to devour the other side, he would attack anyone who interfered.

The black wolf demon had gained a decisive advantage, and the battle was far from over.

While watching the battle, Bai Qingyu didn't notice that a child who looked only ten years old, about the same age as the Son of God, walked to the front of the demon horde. His face was not much different from that of a human, except for his pointed ears and red hair. Especially his eyes, which seemed to say that he was second to none and that no one could convince him. He was just arrogant.

The red-haired child didn't look at the battle in the sky; his arrogant eyes were fixed on Bai Qingyu, filled with fighting spirit.

The demons in the demon horde all had some debt of gratitude to each other, so they were willing to join the Black Wolf Demon's team. Some of them agreed with the Black Wolf Demon's ideals and decided to do great things with him.

The only exception was this red-haired boy, whose reason for joining was quite simple.

He wanted to defeat the Black Wolf Demon in a fair and square manner and become the Demon King himself!

Unfortunately, he was too young and no match for the Black Wolf Demon.

Because the Black Wolf Demon was at his strongest today, he saw Bai Qingyu...

Bai Qingyu's deliberately staged appearance had a huge impact on him.

That's what a true powerhouse is!

What's the point of defeating the Black Wolf Demon? Defeating this guy is the best way to prove your strength and status.

The red-haired boy patted the gourd floating beside him, which had a mouthful of sharp teeth, and strode over.

Everyone was watching the battle, and the scene was very quiet. Suddenly, the red-haired boy's voice rang out in this environment, and many people looked over.

The young man pointed at Bai Qingyu and spoke arrogantly.

"Hey, banshee, you're quite powerful. I, the great one, challenge you!"

Please vote for me! I'm standing on my head!

Volume 1: Chapter 87 My name is Shuten-dōji!

With red hair, a high forehead, pointed ears, and golden eyes, the boy beside him, a gourd with gaping fangs, seemed to be silently roaring at Bai Qingyu. He was incredibly arrogant and spirited, pointing at Bai Qingyu as if to say, "I'm giving you a chance to challenge me; this is your honor."

Bai Qingyu was stunned, as were the demons behind the red-haired boy. The Son of God almost jumped up and shoved the child, who looked about the same age as him, back into the room.

A demon quickly stepped forward, placed a hand on the red-haired boy's shoulder, and said to Bai Qingyu with an embarrassed smile, "Please don't be offended, sir. This child is still young and doesn't understand. He probably just admires your strength. I'll take him back now."

This kid is ignorant, but do you think they are too? Anyone with eyes can see that Bai Qingyu is not someone to be trifled with. His demonic energy fluctuations are even stronger than their leader's. If they anger him, none of them will have a good time.

"Don't touch me, I'm going to challenge her!"

The red-haired boy swung his fist and sent the monster flying. He didn't seem to have much demonic power, but it was clear that the boy was quite strong.

"No need, let me talk to him." Bai Qingyu shook his head and walked towards the red-haired boy when he saw that another monster was about to come up.

The Child of God is humanoid and has no demonic characteristics. However, according to the records in the Book of Demons, the child in front of us seems to be the same as the Child of God. He is also a humanoid demon and is also recorded in the Book of Demons.

The moment Bai Qingyu saw the child, a name popped into her mind—a very strange name.

Shuten-dōji.

Bai Qingyu felt the name was familiar, but couldn't quite place it.

Carrying an umbrella, Bai Qingyu approached Shuten-dōji. At 1.6 meters tall, Bai Qingyu wasn't much taller than Shuten-dōji; one could only say that this child was developing too well.

Bai Qingyu walked over, but Shuten was not afraid at all. He stared at Bai Qingyu with his eyes wide open, his eyes filled with intense fighting spirit.

"You said you want to challenge me?" Bai Qingyu asked with a smile.

"Yes, you are stronger than Wolf Boss, so I challenge you. If I defeat you, I can become the Demon King!" Shuten-dōji straightened his back, and the big gourd circled around him. Looking at him from a distance, this kid was quite imposing.

Bai Qingyu narrowed his eyes, his wings transforming into hands that reached towards Shuten's forehead. Without a word, he flicked Shuten's forehead with a flick. The immense force of the flick caused Shuten's wild red hair to billow in the wind, his head to tilt back, and he lost his balance, stumbling and falling to the ground. He clutched his forehead, glaring fiercely at Bai Qingyu, looking utterly defiant.

"You ambushed me!"

"How can this be called a sneak attack? Did I attack you from behind?"

"No."

"Did I attack from a place you couldn't see?"

"No!"

"Well, I walked right up to you in front of you, and attacked you right in your line of sight. How can you say I am attacking you when you couldn't catch it?" Bai Qingyu said with a smile, leaving Shuten speechless.

After thinking about it carefully, Shuten realized that what Bai Qingyu said didn't seem to make any mistakes.

He quickly scrambled to his feet and continued pointing at Bai Qingyu, "That doesn't count. Let's start over. I, the great one, will definitely defeat you!"

"You think it doesn't count just because you say so? You only get one chance. If you want to challenge me again, come find me again tomorrow."

Bai Qingyu clapped her hands, turned around and left, ignoring Shuten's frustrated little eyes. After returning to her original position, she turned back and waved to Shuten, "Come here, I have something to talk to you about."

Upon hearing this, Shuten crossed his arms, turned his head away, and his meaning was clear: If you tell me to go over there and I just go over there, wouldn't that be too humiliating?

Knowing this would happen, Bai Qingyu added, "Oh well, I was originally going to talk about how to become stronger."

"Ahem." In the blink of an eye, he was standing next to Bai Qingyu. Shuten coughed, his little face slightly red, looking a little embarrassed. Between the face of the "Demon King" and the technique to become stronger, he obviously chose the latter.

"What is your name?"

"Shuten, my name is Shuten."

"Shuten, who do you think will win between your boss and that human cultivator?" Bai Qingyu looked up at the battle in the sky.

"That's of course my eldest son!"

Do you know how this battle happened, and why it happened?

"I don't know. All I know is that the human should pay with his life!"

Bai Qingyu smiled and asked again, "When you challenged me just now, didn't you consider that the difference in strength was too great?"

"I've thought about it, but so what? I'm going to be the Demon King, and even if I'm not today, I'll become the strongest in the world one day!"

Shuten-dōji crossed his arms, and judging from his expression, he was serious. To him, the defeat he had just suffered was nothing more than a major challenge on his path to growth; one day, he would become the most powerful demon king in the world.

"My ambitions were lofty, but reality is not what I envisioned."

"Reality? Hmph, if one day isn't enough, I'll do it in two. If two days aren't enough, I'll do it in a year. If a year isn't enough, I'll do it in ten or a hundred years. I'm not afraid of time, and I'm not afraid of reality!"

Shuten-dōji wasn't very old; he was just a small demon. Yet, for someone so young to have such awareness, Bai Qingyu didn't think it was due to the influence of the Black Wolf Demon, because their views were fundamentally different.

"Why must one become the Demon King?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Didn't you say you were going to teach me how to become stronger?"

"Do you think this is nonsense? How can you become strong if you don't have even a little bit of patience? If you want to be strong, you must first be strong in your heart. Without a strong and unyielding heart, no matter how strong you are, you are just a paper tiger."

Bai Qingyu smiled and turned her head to meet Shuten's eyes. "You agree, don't you?"

"If you don't even have a firm heart, and you don't even know why you want to become stronger, then I dare say you will definitely be confused in the future, or even lose yourself."

Shuten frowned. "Of course I know why I need to become stronger, but why should I tell you?"

"If you don't tell me, how can I teach you to become stronger?"

After circling back and forth, Shuten hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "If I don't become the Demon King, I'll be bullied. Only with strength and status can I guarantee the safety of my companions."

Is that all?

"Correct."

"Alright, I live on the far west side of this fishing village. From now on, you can come and challenge me every day, and I'll tell you how to become stronger."

"Thank you! I will definitely not forget you once I become the Demon King!"

Shuten-dōji returned to the group of demons, and on the way back he couldn't help but look back at Bai Qingyu. His eyes were no longer arrogant, but only filled with fighting spirit and expectation.

Bai Qingyu glanced at the kid, then looked up and continued watching the battle.

I don’t know if this counts as a law of the demon register, but every demon in the demon register must have a tragic childhood. It’s clear that this little guy named Shuten-dōji is no exception. He must have experienced something in his childhood that greatly changed his personality.

It wasn't analyzed in just a few words, but rather derived from an analysis of Shuten-dōji's karmic burdens.

Yes, Shuten-dōji has karmic burdens. Conservatively speaking, this amounts to at least a dozen lives.

In the sky, the battle was about to end. The female cultivator struggled desperately, but after losing an arm, she was completely exhausted. Her spiritual energy was severely depleted, and the black wolf demon stabbed her in the heart.

The female cultivator's death signified the end of the battle; a life for a life, karma settled. This female cultivator had been incredibly unlucky; she had killed countless demons without incident until this time.