Chapter 61 Resourceful and Astute

"Poisoned? Wh-what's going on?"

"That fellow is a first-tier Great Demon. Could it be that he couldn't withstand the blood qi of that seventh-tier Great Demon?"

"It doesn't look like it. Even a Spirit Demon wouldn't have this capability!"

"Let's observe the situation first! If it's truly poisonous, what a waste!"

Deep in the distant woods, several disciples of the Bronze Gate Sect wore expressions of pity, tinged with a fair bit of bewilderment.

"Ah~ damn it! My body! Fuck!"

"Sa—save me~!"

"Poison! Poison..."

Upon the scorched earth, the Demon Lord's acting was utterly natural, far more flamboyant than Glutton.

Even more terrifying was that as the Demon Lord twitched and dragged himself away, collapsing onto the ground, his palms and feet actually began to dissolve into bloody mist!

When the bloody mist gradually dissipated, all that remained on the ground was a puddle of blood!

And the Demon Lord's aura gradually faded until it vanished entirely!

The next moment, he reverted to his true form, only to find his hands and feet severed! He looked utterly tragic!

Such a horrifying scene instantly caused the sphincters of the other factions hiding in the surroundings to tighten in terror!

"Holy shit! So ruthless! What kind of poison is this?"

"What's wrong with the Hundred Beasts Sect and the Overbearing Sect? Did they poison themselves?"

"Who knows? That red-haired fellow is a third-tier Great Demon, and the one he ate just now was a sixth-tier Great Demon, yet even he ended up like this!"

"Damn it all, let's just leave! This meat isn't something I have the fortune to enjoy!"

Behind the boulders of the waterfall, several disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect trembled violently from head to toe.

Despite their lingering doubts, given the current situation, none of them dared to take the gamble!

Firstly, if the meat truly was poisonous, they weren't foolish enough to test it themselves.

Secondly, there was no telling how many other sectarian factions were lurking around. Even if the meat wasn't poisonous, it was entirely uncertain whether they could actually seize it!

"Let's go, let's go! Did you notice just now? Above the waterfall, to the west, and in the southwest corner, there were other fierce beasts present."

"I suppose they must have been scared off."

"Senior Sister, to just leave like this—I'm truly unwilling!"

In another patch of dense forest, a girl dressed in a long yellow dress with her hair tied in a high ponytail, looking quite pure and lovely, turned around and made her decision.

Yet her junior sister clenched her pink fists tightly, unable to reconcile herself to giving up such a mouth-watering piece of fat so easily.

Though she thought that way in her heart, her actions were honest, and she quickly turned around to follow behind.

"Look quickly! That woman! She's also a third-tier Great Demon!"

"She doesn't seem to have run out from the direction those two came from!"

Suddenly, another woman who had remained motionless let out a cry of surprise.

The pure maiden and her junior sister abruptly turned their heads, fixing their gazes upon the scorched earth.

Sure enough, a white-robed woman with strange makeup painted on her face was cautiously walking toward the pile of beast corpses.

This woman was none other than the Empress.

The bizarre makeup was a suggestion given by Shengzi.

After all, the Empress possessed looks that could topple nations; if she were to rush out bare-faced, even a corpse would likely not escape desecration...

Reaching Nie Xiaojun's side, the Empress's eyes lit up. Without a moment's hesitation, she raised her jade hand to rumpoon his body, grabbed a massive chunk of meat, and shoved it directly into her mouth.

"Not bad! Hahaha! Ninth-tier beast meat truly is marvelous stuff!"

"With such a profound opportunity, once I... I mean, once I consume this, won't I be able to break through to the cultivation of a fourth-tier Great Demon?"

"Who?!"

The Empress violently raised her head, scanning her surroundings, paying no heed to the fresh blood still dripping from the corner of her mouth down onto her white robes.

Yet a moment later, she lowered her head once more, retrieved a storage ring, and directly swept Nie Xiaojun's corpse into it.

One was not enough; immediately following him, the two Qin Zhenlin brothers, along with the other beast corpses, were one by one stowed away into the storage ring.

Witnessing this scene, the fierce beasts hiding in the shadows gnashed their teeth in fury, consumed by burning anxiety!

Before long, the Empress had packed every single beast corpse into her storage ring and swaggered away.

"Pfft~!"

Good grief, she had barely taken a few steps when the Empress abruptly pitched forward, collapsing heavily onto the ground and vomiting wildly without stop!

She glared viciously in the direction of the Demon Lord, cursing him a thousand times over in her heart!

"A dignified Empress of Mankind, yet now I'm forced to pull off such a wretched stunt!"

"This damned black bird's ability is truly fucking disgusting!"

As she thought this, the Empress's stomach churned violently like a roiling sea.

Apart from her physical reactions, she even exaggerated her facial expressions, putting on an Oscar-winning level performance!

Indistinguishable from the Demon Lord's earlier reaction, after a series of twitches and simulated severed limbs, the Empress completely cut off her breath and fell utterly motionless.

The once-spacious patch of scorched earth was now left with only three giant eagle corpses.

Among them, the black and white pair were even more mutilated, their manner of death appearing infinitely more tragic.

If the surrounding factions had still been hesitant just a moment ago, then now, no matter who they were, a chill ran down their spines, and they completely abandoned any lingering thoughts of this so-called heaven-sent opportunity.

"Damn it! What rotten luck! Let's go!"

"Exactly, those fellows from the Hundred Beasts Sect and Overbearing Sect are utterly despicable. Even in death, they're trying to trap others!"

"A complete waste of my time, lurking here for so long!"

Above the waterfall, the Azure Cloud Sect disciples were the first to curse angrily as they departed.

Immediately afterward, the other lurking factions in the surrounding woods left in swift succession, filled with utter disappointment.

How much time had passed? Xiaocui and the others finally rushed out.

"It worked! Demon Lord, you're a badass! This really is a masterstroke!"

Huazui charged at the very forefront, shouting loudly toward the Demon Lord and the others who were still lying on the ground.

The excitement in his voice could be felt even from far away.

"Awesome! You guys are seriously world-class actors!"

"Still gotta hand it to Big Brother Demon Lord, you really bluffed them all!"

"Too thrilling! Over twenty fierce beasts! And every single one of them at the fifth-tier Great Demon realm or above. The Great Dao is right before us! Right before us!"

"Hahaha! So fucking good!"

On the ground, the Demon Lord and the others reverted to their human forms and sat up.

Listening to Huazui and the others' flattery, the corners of the Demon Lord's mouth were wider than a sniper rifle, grinning from ear to ear with boisterous laughter.

"That goes without saying! This Eminence is resourceful and possesses intelligence found only once in a million years! A little trick from me, and these idiots obediently scurried away! Hahaha!"

With hands on his hips and his red hair fluttering in the wind, the Demon Lord exuded infinite swagger, his smugness overflowing.

Glutton went straight to his knees before the Demon Lord, putting on an exaggerated display of worship.

"Big Brother Demon Lord! This little brother's admiration for you runs so deep I'm utterly lost in it!"

"Your immense kindness and virtue, I shall engrave upon my heart! I will never forget it in this lifetime!"

"Mm, you brat still have a bit of gratitude in you. This Eminence thinks highly of you!"

With that, the Demon Lord looked toward the Empress.

"Little White Bird, bring out the food so we can celebrate properly! Hahaha!"

"Hold on, right now this place—"

"Hmph! I knew you lot were frauds! So you still had this many accomplices!"

"Damn it, I almost let you bastards trick me!"

"Splendid! What a magnificent play you lot put on! If we hadn't kept our wits about us, wouldn't we have fallen completely for your scam? Fuck!"