Chapter 53 Whose Spy Is Who, After All

Hiding inside a cluster of seaweed, the little black sphere let out a sigh of relief only after watching that creature swim far away.

A tiger in the lowlands is bullied by dogs!

Back in the day, a single cough from it could scare that creature to death, but now it had to hide like a fugitive.

Hmph, just wait until this young master absorbs enough demonic energy, and I will definitely settle this score!

At that moment, Feng Xi contacted it via divine sense:

"What was going on with that golden-eyed blood sea elephant? Why didn't you report it to me?"

The shameless little black sphere replied:

"Was it even worth reporting? I just hummed a couple of times casually, and it scurried away obediently!"

Unfortunately, it didn't know that Feng Xi was a master of falsehoods; the moment she heard it, she knew it was bragging.

"Tell the truth! Try spouting nonsense again and see how I deal with you!"

The little black sphere had no choice but to confess: "That thing was moving too fast. Before I even realized it and had time to report, it had already poked its head out of the water."

"Then why did it suddenly leave?"

"I don't know either, but I faintly smelled blood. It might have been injured."

The waters of the Endless Sea were black, so even though the golden-eyed blood sea elephant had lost quite a bit of blood, the people on the shore had no way of noticing.

Feng Xi reprimanded the little black sphere a few more times before continuing her sword practice.

Then, she noticed that the wooden sword's movements had become even slower.

She didn't mind and kept practicing.

What she had said earlier came entirely from the heart; she believed that this wooden sword, much like herself, was just temporarily obscured by dust, and sooner or later, it would radiate its own unique brilliance.

Just as she was practicing with great vigor, the Blood Demon Clan token inside her storage ring began to vibrate.

Feng Xi sent her divine sense into it, and Xue Tianjue's voice rang out:

"I just received news that the Shadow Demon Clan has sent people into the Endless Sea and should arrive at your location by tomorrow evening.

The number is around two thousand, and the bulk of the forces will likely land in the sector you are stationed in.

Find a way to wipe them out!"

Feng Xi instantly beamed with joy!

She just knew that old demon would follow the path she had mapped out for him.

Tsk tsk, honestly, who is whose mole here?

She adjusted her mood and replied in a tone of readiness to meet her doom:

"My Lord, rest assured, even if I have to risk my little life, I will eradicate them!

Wait for my good news!"

Xue Tianjue was very satisfied with Feng Xi's reply and praised her a few times.

Feng Xi flattered him a bit more before putting away the token.

Feng Xi narrowed her eyes in thought. Although the Demon Clan had been restless for the past half year, they wouldn't dispatch a large army to land—at most a few hundred people.

This was because the Demon Clan did not yet want to openly declare war on the Human Clan; they merely wanted to stir up minor troubles.

If the higher-ups of the Human Clan confronted them, they would simply claim it was the unauthorized action of their subordinates and wash their hands clean of the matter.

Unexpectedly, they had dispatched two thousand people this time, presumably to intimidate the four major sects.

With a total of two thousand troops, at least fifteen hundred would likely land in Sector D, while the Heavenly Mystery Sect only had eight hundred people here, which was clearly not enough.

Although they could request reinforcements from the Myriad Swords Sect and the Beast Taming Sect, if those sectors also experienced disturbances, they probably wouldn't be able to rush over in time.

Therefore, she had to go meet her dear and respectable Uncle Hu.

Thus, this fellow headed into the city.

She arrived at the City Lord's Mansion and chattered endlessly. After building up the atmosphere sufficiently, she said:

"Uncle Hu, you must have heard about the strange event that happened today, right?"

City Lord Hu raised an eyebrow: "Are you talking about that golden-eyed blood sea elephant?"

Feng Xi nodded: "Yes! Uncle Hu, don't you think this matter is quite fishy?

Every abnormality hides a conspiracy; there is definitely more to this than meets the eye!

That golden-eyed blood sea elephant even poked its head out to look around specifically. Why did it look more and more like it was scouting the terrain?

Could it be plotting something tonight under the cover of darkness?

If it were just a sea beast, that would be one thing, but what I fear most is that the Demon Clan might be involved. We cannot afford to lower our guard!

That is why I came here to ask you to reinforce us with some personnel. Rest assured, if there are no abnormalities within three days, you can withdraw the troops."

Although City Lord Hu felt that Feng Xi was making a mountain out of a molehill, Feng Xi had recently delivered quite a bit of seafood to the City Lord's Mansion, making it rather awkward for him to refuse outright.

Fine then. Better safe than sorry; he would send some men over to check it out, and at worst, he could just withdraw them after three days.

So, he nodded in agreement.

"Well then, I will detach two thousand men to reinforce you. Is that enough?"

Feng Xi chuckled foolishly: "Could you make it a bit more?"

City Lord Hu: "...... Then twenty-five hundred, not a single one more."

Feng Xi immediately poured out profuse expressions of gratitude and said before leaving: "Uncle Hu, to avoid alerting the enemy, let's have the garrison troops move in after nightfall!"

City Lord Hu needed time to mobilize the personnel anyway, so he nodded in agreement.

Feng Xi hummed a little tune as she returned to Sector D.

Twenty-five hundred plus the eight hundred disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect would be more than enough to handle the two thousand members of the Demon Clan!

She would just wait for tonight to shut the door and beat the dogs!

Feng Xi felt a bit nervous. Although she had participated in the Heavenly Scar Secret Realm trial, that was completely different from a real battlefield—this was a place where people died!

However, since she had chosen the path of immortal cultivation, her hands would sooner or later be stained with blood. She was mentally prepared for this.

Of course, the less she got stained, the better.

At that moment, the little black sphere said to her:

"Although there is demonic energy in the Endless Sea, it's far too weak. Absorbing it for so many days hasn't even been enough to plug a gap in my teeth.

It would be best to find an opportunity today for me to absorb some demonic energy released by the members of the Demon Clan so I can quickly increase my cultivation."

Feng Xi asked in confusion: "Let you absorb the demonic energy released by the demons? How?"

"When demons use their cultivation techniques, demonic energy tends to disperse. As long as I am within three feet, I can absorb it."

Feng Xi: "...... You mean I have to hold off the demon attacks for you while you absorb the stray demonic energy?!

You know what my cultivation level is. How many demons can I possibly handle?"

The little black sphere sighed: "True. Neither of us should look down on the other; right now, we are both total weaklings!"

Feng Xi: "......"

She narrowed her eyes. A direct confrontation definitely wouldn't work, but she could find a workaround.

For instance, when others were fighting the demons, she could rush over to help out?

Wouldn't she successfully freeload off the demonic energy like that?!

The more Feng Xi thought about it, the more viable this method seemed. Not only could she freeload demonic energy, but she could also build a persona of recklessly and bravely slaying the enemy—it was a brilliant two-birds-with-one-stone strategy!

The little black sphere instantly perked up!

"Master, this is why you're brilliant! Only you could come up with such a scoundrel yet effective idea!"

Although Feng Xi fiercely scolded the little black sphere in her mind, she was actually looking forward to tonight's battle.

However, as she waited and waited, even past the Hour of Zi (midnight), the demons still hadn't arrived.

Feng Xi thought to herself, could that old bastard Xue Tianjue have given her false intelligence?

Just as it was approaching the Hour of Chou (1:00 AM to 3:00 AM), the little black sphere suddenly said:

"I ventured forward a short distance just now and found quite a few low-tier sea beasts swimming over from the east. Do you think the Demon Clan plans to land from a different sector instead?"