Young Noble Be Monster Slaying-Chapter 877: Still Hungry

From the moment the Celestial Northern Prison was breached and the Demon God’s life essence descended toward Tuntun, Chu Liang had already made up his mind. If she were ever in danger, he would stop at nothing to bring her into the White Pagoda. He would never allow her to be killed.

Afterward, everything proceeded as planned. The Demon God was drawn into the Celestial Cosmic Ring, so Chu Liang chose not to hide Tuntun. With all the Eminent Ones watching from above and Tuntun as the center of attention, it would have been unwise for him to act rashly. Doing so might have even exposed the existence of the White Pagoda.

Once everything ended and the Demon God was slain, Tuntun would no longer be seen as a threat. Chu Liang could simply take her away then.

However, Chu Liang did not expect that the Demon God would break free from the Celestial Cosmic Ring. No wonder a ninth-realm existence was regarded as supreme in the world. With how even a mere fragment of the Demon God’s life essence possessed such overwhelming power, he couldn't imagine the terror humanity had faced during the Demon God’s rampage in the past, which could only be described as apocalyptic.

After all, Moth's corporeal body had never been a suitable vessel for the Demon God. If the Demon God’s life essence were ever to possess a Heaven-Devouring Bug, the Demon God’s power would become unimaginable.

Even more unexpected was Daoist Cangsheng’s intervention at the Demon God’s most desperate moment. He stepped in and saved the Demon God’s life essence.

With only a thread of spiritual energy remaining, the Demon God’s life essence knew that fleeing into the distance would be too risky. Swift artifacts like Mount Shu’s Vessel of God might catch and destroy it before it could recover. Instead, it made a decisive choice. It turned back and charged into the Celestial Northern Prison.

Inside the prison was a half-mature Heaven-Devouring Bug.

Only by seizing that body could the Demon God be truly reborn. With this vessel, the Demon God would no longer fear being exterminated by human cultivators.

But within that blinding golden light, Chu Liang saw Tuntun standing in the center of a sea of radiance—a white silhouette against the gold. At first, the shape appeared as a plump, round figure. Gradually, it began to stretch and transform into a graceful, slender form.

The demon kings hovering in midair watched the scene unfold, their expressions filled with complex emotions. They rejoiced at the survival of their god, who had withstood the siege of the entire world and was now on the brink of rebirth. At the same time, they could not hide their concern. The vessel chosen for this rebirth was a Heaven-Devouring Bug that had been raised by a human.

As for the Eminent Ones of the Divine Nine and the Terrestrial Ten, they were very much concerned. As long as the Demon God remained alive, the operation could not be considered a success. No one knew what would happen next.

While everyone else focused on the eruption of golden light, only Grand Ancestor Fuyou moved in the opposite direction. He didn't care about the battle between the Demon God and the Divine Nine and the Terrestrial Ten. In truth, he didn’t even fully understand what was happening.

While everyone’s attention was focused elsewhere, a tiny mayfly quietly landed on Du Wuhen’s body. Du Wuhen trembled slightly, then turned around in a daze and began walking. Without hesitation, he crossed several mountain peaks until he stopped in front of Grand Ancestor Fuyou.

Grand Ancestor Fuyou retrieved the seed and called out, “Elder Brother.”

Du Wuhen snapped out of his daze. When he saw the person standing before him, his face lit up with joy. “Little Second Brother!”

Leaving the reunion between the brothers behind, the golden light faded in the blink of an eye. In its place stood a tall and graceful figure.

It was a young girl who looked no older than sixteen or seventeen. Dressed in a black dress that draped down, she had a long, slender figure. A waterfall of jet-black hair tumbled down her back, and her skin was so pale it almost seemed to glow.

Her features were delicate, and her soft eyes carried a faint trace of divinity. Yet, behind that divine light was confusion. She stood motionless, staring blankly around her, as if she had no idea what had just happened.

“Divine Demon God!” one of the more ferocious-looking demon kings shouted from the sky. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Only then did the girl realize the voices were calling out to her. But instead of responding, she flinched and took a step back in surprise.

“Tuntun?” Chu Liang called gently from the side.

The girl slowly turned to look at him. She blinked a few times, then stammered, “I... I’m hungry.”

...

In that instant, Chu Liang suddenly understood why the demons had been so determined to kill Tuntun.

From the earlier battle, it had become clear that the Demon God’s life essence lacked independent thought and acted almost entirely on instinct. In other words, once it had lost both its body and soul, its remaining life essence likely no longer retained memory or consciousness.

That made sense. The corporeal body served as the physical vessel, and the soul governed thought. For an ordinary person, the destruction of both would mean complete and irreversible death. But the Demon God, as a ninth-realm existence, possessed a life essence so powerful that it alone had survived.

It likely no longer possessed much ability to think!

Its earlier actions were most likely guided by Moth, the demon king whose body it had temporarily possessed.

That was why so many actions had been carried out by the Demon God's subordinates. Given that the Demon God’s life essence had the power to clash directly with multiple legendary artifacts, even a small amount of intelligence would likely have allowed it to defeat the sects in the Divine Nine and the Terrestrial Ten one by one.

Even if it had escaped in the corporeal body of a demon king at the peak of the eighth realm, that corporeal body would not have withstood the strain of its residual power for long. The cost to the demon king would have been far too great.

That was the main reason the Demon God’s life essence had remained hidden until now.

It was incomplete!

This meant that once the life essence found a host, the host’s thoughts would mostly take control. That was why the demons wanted a Heaven-Devouring Bug they had raised from birth instead of Tuntun, who had been raised on fried snacks by a human.

Wait a minute...

As his thoughts became clearer, Chu Liang began to form a bold idea. What if the so-called vessel is not merely a container for the Demon God’s life essence but a completely new Demon God in its own right?

He took out an oiled paper packet, unwrapped it to reveal a serving of fried stinky tofu, and gently held it up. “Do you want some?”

The girl’s nose twitched. She gave a small nod. “Mm.”

Just as Chu Liang was about to hand her the stinky tofu, a furious roar erupted from above. “How dare you profane our god with that!”

The voice boomed like thunder. It was the Great High Priest of the demon race, and his tone made it clear that he had been driven into a frenzy by his rage. He brandished his divine staff and dove downward, clearly intending to strike Chu Liang dead for blasphemy.

Venerable Wen Yuan was the first to act. As he summoned the power of the Great Dao of the Primordial Chaos, he teleported in front of Chu Liang. His wide sleeve billowed as he unleashed a strike from the Great Dao of the World Within One’s Sleeve toward the Great High Priest.

But before the two could collide, the girl standing to the side suddenly moved. She waved her hand almost without thinking.

Boom.

Venerable Wen Yuan was sent flying hundreds of zhang away.

Seeing this, the Great High Priest lunged at Chu Liang with even greater fury. The girl waved her hand again.

Boom.

This strike was even more powerful. The Great High Priest was sent flying thousands of zhang away, disappearing into the distance like a star flung across the horizon.

“Ah...” she gasped softly. After the blow, she quickly pulled her hand back, startled by her own strength.

Everyone present fell into stunned silence. No one dared to say a single word.

Is the Demon God so ruthless that she would even strike her own followers? they wondered.

Chu Liang was the closest and had seen everything clearly.

When she struck the first time, it was because she saw Venerable Wen Yuan attacking the Great High Priest. She seemed to retain some instinct to protect him, which prompted her to wave her hand to stop the attack. However, the result was that Venerable Wen Yuan was sent flying.

The second time she struck, it was because she thought the Great High Priest was attacking her. Acting on instinct to protect herself, she slapped him straight out of sight.

It seemed that the Demon God’s life essence still held a significant degree of influence, which explained her subconscious urge to protect the demon race. However, Tuntun’s control over her own body was stronger, which was why her instinct to protect herself had prevailed.

The girl looked around and quickly realized that all eyes were fixed on her. Many of those gazes carried hidden hostility. Legendary artifacts hovered in the air above, their qi firmly locked onto her.

She appeared quite frightened. In a flash, she transformed into a golden streak of light and flew off in the direction where the Great High Priest had been blasted. The demon kings quickly followed, and no one else dared to stand in her way.

Once the Demon God left, the Eminent Ones in the sky exchanged uneasy glances. Their expressions were filled with uncertainty, unsure whether the events that had just unfolded would turn out good or bad.

However, in the blink of an eye, that golden light suddenly returned, landing once more in front of Chu Liang. The moment of collective relief turned into fresh panic.

Whoosh.

The girl snatched the stinky tofu from Chu Liang’s hand and vanished once more in a flash of light.

She was still hungry.