Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

Chapter 535 - 317: Boundless Killing Intent, Wei Fan Strikes

Beiding Continent, Linyao City!

Today, Linyao City is one of the frontline fortresses where the Human Race resists the Demon Fiend, but many locals know that Linyao City was not originally created for resisting the Demon Fiend.

Like the Wilderness, Beiding Continent also has many forces that do not care about the Human-Demon conflict, regardless of the fate of their kindred. As long as the Demon Fiend doesn’t provoke them, they won’t care how many people the Demon Fiend eats, and may even engage in some trade with them.

It’s said that when Linyao City first appeared, it was because a powerful force frequently engaged in trade with the Demon Fiend, exchanging goods that each lacked.

Later, more people joined in and also traded with the Demon Fiend. Through long-term development, Linyao City was formed here.

So the original Linyao City was actually just a city for Human and Demon trade. Even now, there are quite a few people here engaging in material trade with the Demon Fiend.

This is no secret within the Human Race. The Demon Fiend possesses resources needed by the Human Race, and vice versa. As long as humans are not used for trade and solely materials are exchanged, the Demon Hunter Organization and other anti-Demon Fiend organizations can just turn a blind eye.

After all, for a Martial Artist, cultivation is the most important, followed by racial justice. Cutting off someone’s Martial Dao is equivalent to killing their parents. As long as one doesn’t truly collude with the Demon Fiend to harm their own kind, the Demon Hunter organizations can’t cut off someone’s Martial Dao.

Thus, Linyao City, though a frontline city, is more about defense when it comes to Human Race soldiers, with little large-scale army combat. It’s more like a lawless zone for Human-Demon mixing and trading.

Of course, wherever there are people, there will be disputes, especially in a place where humans and demons mix.

Years ago, Demon Saints and Martial Saints leveled several mountains outside Linyao City, refining them into arenas for conflicted humans and demons to duel.

After years of evolution, these arenas outside Linyao City have turned into a place for talented individuals from both races to challenge each other.

Demon Race talents can ascend the ring to defend, while Human Race talents can also challenge the Demonic talents, striking a blow to the opponent’s morale and even slaying their talents.

This type of challenge is approved by both sides’ high levels. Apart from strong individuals of the same realm who can ascend and attack the defender, others mustn’t harm the defender. Even if the opponent wins and kills many talents, you can only let them leave safely and cannot act to detain them.

At this moment, on the leveled mountain arenas, three Great Demon Kings each sit atop a ring, setting up great fires to roast human flesh.

The geniuses they killed are pierced by long spears, roasting atop the flames.

As they roast, they slice and devour the meat with small sabers, provocatively looking toward where the Human Race Martial Artists are gathered.

"Brother She, Brother Lu, how is your food? This human genius’s flesh is tender and nourishing, it’s simply the ultimate delicacy!"

The Five-Colored Demon Bull guzzled a mouthful of liquor, loudly conversing with the Dragon-Horned Deer and the Snake Demon.

The Snake Demon laughed heartily: "Mine is not bad, though not as good as the genius you’re eating, it’s still brimming with qi blood. Not even forty years old. But after this meal, if no more human geniuses come to die, I’ll have nothing to eat."

The Dragon-Horned Deer scanned the humans near the arena, continuing to provoke: "Don’t worry about the food, there are still so many two-legged sheep below, surely someone will come and die."

Next moment, he shouted: "Two-legged sheep below, our meat is running out, quickly send some to die."

...

The three demons brazenly provoked as they talked, making the humans below seethe in fury.

"Damn beasts, they are the real food. Doesn’t the Human Race have any genius to go up and slaughter them?" Someone, eyes red, was eager to go up and devour the three beasts on the arena.

"Let go of me, even if I can’t defeat these beasts, I’ll go up and splash them with blood!"

Some were so outraged that they lost their minds, willing to risk their lives to ascend, but were held back firmly by their companions.

Wan Xingfang is dead, and even renowned geniuses are slain by the three demons, roasted on the arena to be eaten. Going up would only add another body, enhancing the three demons’ infamous names.

"If only my cultivation were higher than theirs, I’d definitely go up and obliterate them. Remember the aura of these three beasts, once the challenge ends, I will personally venture into demonic land to slaughter them!"

A powerful expert with terrifying aura radiated an overwhelming killing intent, helplessly unable to breach the rules and ascend.

"I don’t believe every Human Race genius went to the Wilderness; I’ll go to the Demon Hunter Organization to increase the bounty!"

Someone thought of this method, going to the Demon Hunter to increase the bounty. Even if Beiding Continent has no more geniuses, once the bounty is increased, it could attract talents from other continents.

"Contact the sect, add ten thousand Spirit Crystals to the bounty, and announce that anyone who can kill that Ox Demon, I’ll owe them a favor!"

Gu Qing’s eyes shone with a sharp light, killing intent almost palpable, frightening those beside him to retreat continuously.

At this moment, the one being roasted by the Five-Colored Demon Bull was none other than Wan Xingfang, the genius disciple of his Liuyun Sect.

Wan Xingfang!

Ordinary people only know him as a genius of Liuyun Sect, but Liuyun Sect members know Wan Xingfang and Gu Qing share the same lineage, under the same master.

The relationship is more than just mere brotherhood; their master spends years in retreat, attempting to reach the Martial Saint Realm, with Wan Xingfang often guided by Gu Qing.

So, to Gu Qing, Wan Xingfang is more like a disciple trained by him.

Seeing Wan Xingfang mounted above the flames, having his flesh sliced and eaten by the Five-Colored Demon Bull, the killing intent in his heart can be imagined.

Initially, he was about to head to the Wilderness, but due to Wan Xingfang’s incident, he abandoned entry to the Wilderness and came to Linyao City, just wanting to wait for the arena defense to end and venture into demon territory to kill the Five-Colored Demon Bull. Unexpectedly, upon arrival, he saw a scene that left him glaring in rage.

"Unconvinced? You must be Gu Qing from Liuyun Sect. Your Liuyun Sect only has Wan Xingfang with guts; the others don’t. Pity, the one with guts I already ate, tasted quite good, haha..."

The Five-Colored Demon Bull noticed Gu Qing’s reaction, looked over provocatively, challenging him.

Immediately, Liuyun Sect members were enraged but helpless, unable to break the arena’s rules.

Gu Qing’s eyes turned red: "You beast, just wait. If I don’t kill you, I’ll take your last name instead!"

He shouted to the crowd: "Everyone heard it, I am Gu Qing of the Liuyun Sect. I ask everyone to spread the word in Jianghu for me: whoever can slay this beast in the arena, in addition to the bounty from the Demon Hunter Organization, I will personally add fifty thousand Spirit Crystals.

And everyone should know who my master is. Once the Dao Collapse in the Wilderness ends, my master will surely become a Martial Saint. I dare to make a promise on his behalf: whoever can slay this Ox Demon, my master will owe them a favor."

He was so furious that he lost his mind and made promises on behalf of his master without informing him, showing the extent of his anger.

"The same goes for my Zhang Family!"

"Whoever slays this beast, my Chen Family will also owe them a favor."

...

As soon as he spoke, the families of those whose relatives were killed by the Five-Colored Demon Bull also chipped in, increasing the bounty.

"Quickly increase the bounty, bring more people to die. I am about to break through to the Demon King Eighth Layer, I just need a bit more blood food!"

The Snake Demon sliced off a piece of still-bloody flesh and swallowed it, the blood trickling down his lips.

"Beast!"

Gu Qing’s eyes were filled with rage, and he shouted through gritted teeth: "Even if I have to sever my own cultivation today, I will get on the stage and kill you all!"

He was provoked into losing his sanity, intending to sever his own cultivation to get on stage and slaughter.

"Senior Brother Gu Qing, don’t!"

A few fellow disciples beside him held onto his hand tightly. Just as Gu Qing was about to shake off his fellow disciples and sever his own cultivation, a cold shout came from the sky.

"Do these few beasts think they’re so arrogant, like there are no strong warriors in the Human Race?"

The shout was like a thunderclap echoing in the sky.

Distracted by the interruption, Gu Qing paused his thoughts of severing his cultivation and looked up to see six figures flying rapidly from afar, all exuding the aura of Martial Kings.

"Is it them?"

Gu Qing was taken aback; he recognized two among them, the very duo who had previously caused a commotion at the Zilan Sect’s Transmission Domain Gate.

"Beast, this lady is here to chop you up and make snake soup!"

Feng Hua shouted, like a green lightning separating from the group, heading straight for the Snake Demon with Demon King Seventh Layer cultivation.

Earlier provocations had reached her ears, and the anger was almost bursting from her eyes.

"Slaughter it, I want to make a pair of boots from this beast’s snake skin!" Zhi Hua shouted, her usually lively demeanor now cold and stern.

These beasts slaughtered Human Race geniuses and roasted them before their relatives and Human Race martial artists. Anyone with any blood in their veins can’t stand it; the killing intent was boiling over.

"A Female Martial King? It’s been a while since I’ve tasted Female Martial King, their flesh is more tender and smooth!"

The Snake Demon sprung up from the peak, flicking his long serpent tongue.

His appearance was hideous, mouth torn all the way to the ears, wide maw with fangs, spewing black smoke.

"Brother She, you’re in luck again, a Female Martial King at that. It’s boring for me, no one coming to me to die..." the Five-Colored Demon Bull mocked, completely dismissing Feng Hua.

They came to challenge, naturally having done their homework. Among the geniuses of the Beiding Continent, they had never heard of Feng Hua, just an unknown person deliberately provoked to die.

Wei Fan’s eyes emitted a glint of cold light: "I’ll play with you!"

It wasn’t Wei Fan’s first time facing Demon Fiends, but a scene as infuriating as this wasn’t common: people being roasted on a long spear before thousands.

An uncontainable killing intent surged within him.

Boom!

Like a rolling thunder across the sky, he flew towards the mountain peak where the Five-Colored Demon Bull was.

"Wei Fan, don’t, you’re not his opponent!"

Zhi Hua turned pale with fright, reaching out to grab Wei Fan.

Though she was angry, hoping someone would take the stage to kill the three Demon Fiends, she didn’t want it to be a death mission.

She never expected Wei Fan, who said on the way they’d see how it goes before deciding, to be so overcome with fury and charge at the Five-Colored Demon Bull.

"Wei Fan, come back!"

Ling Hu Yingjie and Wei Zhenyang dove down to intercept Wei Fan, but were stopped by Gu Ziqin: "Trust him, he should be able to slay that beast."

In years past, Xuanyuan Peak relied on the Five Emperors Fist to battle a hundred rounds here, scaring off Demon Fiends for decades.

They didn’t know that he was tasked by their patriarch Gu Qingshan to test Wei Fan’s potential here. If Wei Fan truly was the successor of the Five Emperors Fist, the Five-Colored Demon Bull was looking at a dead end.