Stronger with Crimson Modifier

The sun sank in the west.

Cang Mountain rose and fell like the back of a crouching beast, twilight flowing down its rugged ridges.

The last sliver of the dying sun fell upon the jagged peaks, like a fading ember.

It dyed the withered mountain grass the color of cooling slag in a bronze furnace, and even the falling maple leaves held a deep, rust-like crimson.

RUSTLE!

Suddenly, the undergrowth to one side was pushed apart.

Three dark figures approached from a distance.

As the last rays of twilight shone through the gaps in the leaves, their general appearances became clear.

They had colorful flags on their backs and iron tokens hanging from their waists.

A cow’s head, deer antlers, a scaled body with a long tail—it was clear at a glance that none of the three were human.

"A good haul today, brothers. Once we turn in our Mountain Patrol Waist Tokens, come to my place for a few drinks."

The one who spoke was the burliest and tallest figure at the front.

A closer look revealed a Cow Demon, covered in yellow fur, with a green face and protruding fangs.

He carried a Wolf Fang Club that was over two meters long.

In his other hand, he carried an unconscious man slung over his shoulder.

"Of course! But it would be even better if plump meals like this delivered themselves to our door every day!"

The Deer Spirit on the left, whose single remaining eye gleamed a murky yellow, let out a sinister laugh.

He was clutching a bloody leg—unmistakably a human one.

As he spoke, he opened his mouth and bit down, tearing off a chunk of flesh.

"Look, what’s that over there?"

The Pangolin Spirit beside him was hunched over, its shovel-like tail sweeping the ground.

It too was dragging a human corpse.

Just as it was about to chime in, it seemed to have noticed something.

It turned its head to one side.

Hearing this, the Cow Demon and the Deer Spirit followed the Pangolin Spirit’s gaze.

They saw a cave on a cliff face over ten meters high in the distance.

At the cave’s entrance, a massive amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy was gathering.

It formed a hazy ball of white light.

At a glance, it looked incredibly mystical.

’Could some Treasure of Heaven and Earth be emerging?’

As the Cow Demon witnessed this, the thought flashed through its mind, and its huge bovine eyes were instantly filled with greed.

The other two exchanged a look.

Unconcealable greed appeared on their faces as well, their lips curling into wide grins.

In the vast Cangzhou Realm, especially deep within the mountains and great marshes, incomparably rare and wondrously effective Treasures of Heaven and Earth would occasionally appear.

Each and every one of these Treasures of Heaven and Earth was like a concentration of the world’s very essence.

Their effects varied.

Some could even rapidly increase one’s Cultivation.

Consuming one could allow a demon’s strength to advance by leaps and bounds in a short time, achieving a qualitative breakthrough.

Their own Great King was a perfect example.

He had happened to consume a vibrant, Blood-Red Vermilion Fruit, and by relying on its immense power, he had shattered his shackles in one fell swoop, successfully stepping into the Nascent Element Level to become a powerful Demon King who dominated the region.

The only reason they knew this so clearly was because every time he got drunk, he would boast about his exploits to them, the Little Demons.

’If we could be so lucky as to obtain such a Treasure of Heaven and Earth, wouldn’t that mean we also have a chance to enter the Nascent Element Realm?’

’To become a Demon King of the Transformation Realm and no longer have to suffer through this miserable mountain patrol duty?’

At this thought, the Cow Demon dropped the man he was holding onto the ground.

At the same time, it glanced at the two demons beside it. A vicious glint flashed in its eyes as it instantly swung its Wolf Fang Club, which whistled through the air.

Without a shred of hesitation, it viciously smashed the club at the two demons by its side.

The two demons were completely caught off guard. They never expected the Cow Demon to suddenly attack, and its strength was already the greatest of the three.

They had no time to react.

THUD! THUD!

The Wolf Fang Club struck them squarely, and they were sent flying like broken kites, spitting blood.

The Cow Demon completely ignored their miserable state. After its successful strike, it stomped a foot fiercely on the ground.

An immense power Burst forth, instantly blasting a deep crater in the earth.

Then, it transformed into an afterimage and sped toward the glowing cave.

"Damn you!"

"We can’t let it get away with this!"

When the other two demons came to their senses and saw this, their eyes practically spat fire. Roaring in fury, they endured their pain and scrambled to give chase.

The distance, originally nearly a thousand meters, was covered in mere moments as the three demons sprinted at full speed. The cave entrance soon appeared clearly before them.

PFFT!

Suddenly, in the next instant, just as the Cow Demon in the lead was about to enter the cave, its body abruptly vanished.

Only a few blood-soaked tufts of fur scattered and drifted to the ground.

As demons, their eyesight was naturally far superior to that of ordinary humans.

Even in the dim twilight, they could still see this scene with perfect clarity.

The two remaining demons felt their blood run cold.

Without a second thought, they turned to flee.

However, just as they turned, the air beside them rippled.

Then, with a faint squelching sound, they too vanished on the spot.

And it wasn’t just them.

An invisible ripple spread through the surrounding space.

In an instant, whether it was the ant colonies underground, the insects crawling and nesting in the trees, or even the birds flapping their wings in the sky—all of them vanished without a trace.

It was as if a giant mouth had instantly swallowed them all.

The surrounding forest, which had been teeming with Vitality just a moment ago, now fell deathly silent.

「A little more time passed.」

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