Stronger with Crimson Modifier

’What exactly is Big Brother’s background? Could he be the reincarnation of some powerful Demon Saint, just like me? No, that rate of improvement... Don’t tell me he’s a Demon Immortal who fell in ancient times?’

Hong Yuan’s mind raced. As he considered that last possibility, his expression grew even more respectful.

As for what Hong Yuan was thinking,

Hu Qi only needed a moment to guess the gist of it.

He paid it no mind.

"I am already aware of this. And if I’m not mistaken, the appearance of the Dragon Transformation Spring is not far off!"

Hu Qi said with a light chuckle.

It wasn’t just Hong Yuan who knew this. In fact, even the River-Devouring Demon Monarch that Hu Qi had consumed was aware of it.

According to the normal course of fate,

in three years, on the River-Devouring Demon Monarch’s thousandth birthday, the Dragon Transformation Spring was set to open.

The River-Devouring Demon Monarch had originally intended to use this opportunity to undergo his Dragon Transformation.

At that point,

Hong Yuan would have killed the River-Devouring Demon Monarch.

However, he would have then been defeated by the arriving Wang Zhiyuan, with the fruits of his entire life’s work being passed on to Jin Ling’er.

Wang Zhiyuan, in turn, would have obtained the strand of Immortal Energy from the Dragon Transformation Spring, laying an unparalleled foundation for his future.

This was the very key to Wang Zhiyuan’s eventual Ascension to Immortality.

As for why a strand of Immortal Energy existed within the Golden Dragon Spine of a dragon that had failed its tribulation?

Clearly, it was no coincidence; everything was preordained.

And all of it was to pave the way for Wang Zhiyuan.

’Destiny, is it?’

Hu Qi’s gaze was profound.

...

「Another half a month passed.」

The time of the River-Devouring Demon Monarch’s thousandth birthday drew near.

Members of the Demon Race arrived from all corners of Tai Ze Lake.

There were even some from the land and sky, all flocking to offer their congratulations.

As a Demon Monarch of the Nascent Soul Realm,

as long as the Great Saints of the Demon Race from the Divinity Transformation Realm did not make an appearance,

he was the strongest of his kind. Therefore, no member of the Demon Race dared to slight him.

Innumerable members of the Demon Race from thousands of miles around came to attend the birthday banquet.

...

「In a remote mountain village.」

Several corpses lay on the ground.

The smell of blood filled the air.

Wang Zhiyuan stood with his sword on his back, his gaze cold and stern.

Before him, a blood-soaked Tiger Demon was sprawled on the ground, barely breathing. It had clearly lost all strength to resist.

Compared to three years ago, Wang Zhiyuan’s face had lost its boyishness, replaced by a resolute maturity. His chiseled features exuded a sharp aura.

His Cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, having already reached the Ninth Layer of the Nascent Element Realm.

In the past three years, he had traveled far and wide, slaying demons, and had experienced countless trials and fortuitous encounters, causing his Cultivation to soar.

Standing beside him was a graceful figure in yellow.

It was none other than Jin Ling’er.

Her Cultivation had also reached the Seventh Layer of Nascent Element.

"Immortal Masters! It was these humans who killed my child first! I had no choice but to act..."

The Tiger Demon struggled to speak, its voice filled with grief, indignation, and pleading as it tried to defend its actions.

But before it could finish speaking,

a sharp sliver of Sword Energy shot through the air, instantly piercing its skull.

The Vitality in its amber eyes rapidly faded, and its body, originally the size of a human, began to swell.

It reverted to a ten-meter-long, tawny tiger corpse that crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Wang Zhiyuan slowly withdrew his hand, his expression indifferent and his voice flat.

"You kill humans, you deserve to die."

His gaze swept over the Tiger Demon’s corpse without a trace of emotion, as if this were a perfectly ordinary event.

After he spoke,

he seemed to recall something.

’By my calculations, it should be almost time for the River-Devouring Demon Monarch’s birthday banquet...’

he murmured to himself, a peculiar glint in his eyes.

’I have a feeling this will be very important for me.’

What Wang Zhiyuan failed to notice was that,

behind him, Jin Ling’er was staring at the motionless tiger corpse on the ground, a complicated look on her face.

She knew perfectly well that this Tiger Demon had always been cultivating diligently in these mountains and had never harmed a human.

The only reason it came down the mountain to kill was because some hunters had taken advantage of its absence to kill its cub and skin it.

Overcome with grief and rage, the Tiger Demon had come down the mountain seeking revenge.

Yet, it hadn’t killed indiscriminately. It had only taken the lives of those specific hunters, leaving the ordinary villagers unharmed.

’Is it a crime just to be a member of the Demon Race?’

The question couldn’t help but surface in Jin Ling’er’s mind.

As a member of the Demon Race herself, she found the scene hard to accept.

However,

when her gaze fell upon Wang Zhiyuan, the thought that had just formed was instantly cast aside.

The complicated look in her eyes gradually faded.

’No, that’s wrong. It’s a fact that the Tiger Demon killed people. He must have his reasons for doing this. How could I even entertain such a thought?’

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