Stellar Transformation-Chapter 117: Episode 5 Protector (2nd - Today)

Chapter 117: Episode 5 Chapter 20 Protector (2nd Chapter Today)

The Red Blood Cave Mansion’s sphere of influence spans eight million miles, with the Red Blood Territory as its core area, where half of the Demon Cultivators gather. This place is obviously much more prosperous and beautiful than other areas of the undersea world.

At this moment, Qin Yu and Hou Fei had already entered the Red Blood Territory.

The Demon Cultivators within the eight million miles controlled by the Red Blood Cave Mansion numbered around one hundred thousand, and only one out of a thousand could reach the Nascent Soul Stage. This meant that nearly a hundred experts in the Nascent Soul Stage were concealed within their own cave mansions throughout the eight million miles.

The Red Blood Territory was actually a vast undersea mountain range. Many peaks of the mountain range hosted palatial cave mansions, each generally housing around a dozen Demon Cultivators, along with thousands of Innate Realm Demon Beasts at their command.

The larger palaces even housed over a hundred Demon Cultivators, with countless Demon Beasts.

"Gaga, these Demon Cultivators really know how to enjoy life. Just look at those cave mansions... Tsk tsk, truly luxurious," Hou Fei remarked in awe as he observed the palaces atop the distant peaks.

Qin Yu swept his gaze over the distant palaces without much surprise, "Demon Cultivators are no mere mortals. Building cave mansions is naturally very easy for them, and they can even command some Innate Realm Demon Beasts to help. Thousands of pounds of boulders, which are difficult to move in the mundane world, are quite easy for Demon Cultivators. Eh!"

Qin Yu’s gaze suddenly shifted towards a huge peak to the north.

Hou Fei’s eyes also brightened as he looked towards a gigantic peak in the distance that bore an extremely luxurious palace, almost comparable to the imperial palaces of the mortal realm.

The grandest palace was located on the highest peak of the Red Blood Territory. The very top of this peak had been sheared off to form a flat surface spanning dozens of miles, upon which stood a grand and luxurious palace—the Red Blood Cave Mansion. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Surrounded by stars, the Red Blood Cave Mansion sat at the highest point.

The Red Blood Cave Mansion, covering dozens of square miles, featured courtyards and pavilions across its expanse. Outside the palace, squads of Demon Cultivators patrolled as guards, and inside, several seductive female Demon Cultivators served as maids and dancers, among others.

"Red Blood Cave Mansion."

From afar, Qin Yu could see those big characters. Hou Fei also stared in wonder at the palace. He was even more overwhelmed than Qin Yu, who had at least seen imperial palaces in the Hidden Dragon Continent, having lived in a sizable Prince Mansion himself. But Hou Fei in the past had only seen bamboo houses.

"Damn, what a waste. Such a huge palace, and only a few people from the Red Blood Cave Mansion live here. But then, if it were me moving in... I wouldn’t squander such a grand and luxurious palace," Hou Fei commented with a blink of his eyes.

"Idiot."

Three Demon Cultivators flew by, overhearing Hou Fei and scornfully remarked.

Within the Red Blood Territory, groups of three or five Demon Cultivators flew from one peak to another. Qin Yu saw nearly a thousand Demon Cultivators flying about, confirming that indeed, there were many more here compared to other places.

"Hey, stop right there, in your grandfather’s name!"

Hou Fei suddenly bellowed, his fire eyes emitting a terrifying glow as he directly stared at the three Demon Cultivators. The three were startled, seemingly frozen by Hou Fei’s shout.

Hou Fei’s body hair began to stand on end: "Damn, you dare to insult your grandfather! Listen here, your grandfather’s name is Hou Fei..." Before Hou Fei could finish, the three other Demon Cultivators also shouted out loud.

"This monkey dares to be so arrogant. Everyone in the Red Blood Territory knows the three of us brothers. Wipe him out!" After speaking, the three Demon Cultivators each took out their weapons and prepared to attack.

A hint of blood-red flashed in Hou Fei’s eyes.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Three dark streaks whizzed past, and the sound of breaking bones echoed through the air as three demon cultivators screamed and were sent flying.

"Cackle, competing with me is courting death," Hou Fei arrogantly swung the black stick.

Qin Yu swept the area with his spiritual sense and found that the three demon cultivators had only broken their legs. Hou Fei had not gone mad and killed all three, aware of the gravity of the situation since this was the main base of the Red Blood Cave Mansion.

"Don’t worry, they’re not dead," Hou Fei said nonchalantly, shouldering his black stick, when suddenly his fire eyes lit up.

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With his hands clasped behind his back, Cha Po flew out of the front gate of the Red Blood Cave Mansion, followed by four of the Thirteen Guardians—Bai Yin, Ran Lan, Mu Xu, and Zhuang Zhong. Among these guardians, Bai Yin was the leader.

"Let’s go to Yan Lian Peak," Cha Po said directly.

"Vice Cave Master, the wine from Yan Lian Peak is really good. I have no idea how that old Yan Lian manages the refining," Bai Yin commented with a smile next to Cha Po. Dressed in white battle armor, Bai Yin appeared dashing and extraordinarily handsome.

Ran Lan sneered, "That Yan Lian thinks too highly of himself. Just make him hand over the refining method, or we’ll kill him to settle it." Ran Lan’s hair was half green and half black, matching the colors of his face.

Mu Xu remained cool and silent.

Zhuang Zhong, always appearing amiable and smiling, was known by the other guardians to be extremely ruthless.

As the five of them were flying, suddenly—

"Boom!"

There was a sound of rocks breaking in the distance. Cha Po and his company immediately looked in that direction, seeing a faint colorful light emanating. Their eyes lit up, and almost instantly, they all dashed toward that spot.

"Cackle~~ Big Brother, how about that? When I make a move, it’s certainly not bad," Hou Fei once again produced a treasure—the Five Night Purple Flower. This flower, once it blossoms, would automatically fall and lose its medicinal effect if not harvested after five days.

Qin Yu’s eyes shone brightly, "The Five Night Purple Flower, this is an alchemy treasure, absolutely comparable in value to an upper-grade spiritual artifact." Hou Fei, who disliked such alchemy treasures, simply threw it to Qin Yu, who caught it.

"Stop!"

As a loud shout rang out, five figures suddenly appeared in front of Qin Yu. It was Cha Po and his men. They had just seen Hou Fei unearth this treasure, and among them, guardian Ran Lan, disregarding the others, reached out his hand to snatch it.

Qin Yu’s eyes flashed coldly, and he barked, "Scram." With lightning speed, he kicked out.

"Bang!"

Qin Yu and Ran Lan were both sent flying back. Surprisingly, they were equally matched. Qin Yu’s spiritual sense quickly revealed that his opponent was at the early-stage Nascent Soul. Qin Yu’s constant cultivation process involved physical tempering, making his body much stronger than ordinary demon beasts. Although Ran Lan was at the early-stage Nascent Soul, his physical strength was not comparable to Qin Yu’s.

Qin Yu and Ran Lan exchanged glances, each sensing that the other was not easy to mess with. Cha Po and his men also realized that Qin Yu and Hou Fei were not the kind to be easily bullied.

Bai Yin stepped forward.

"This Five Night Purple Flower belongs to our Red Blood Cave Mansion. Our Vice Cave Master knew early on about this flower here. Unfortunately, it must mature before it can be harvested, and it also cannot be too late. After five nights, the Five Night Purple Flower is useless. Please return the item to its rightful owner," Bai Yin said with a polite smile, appearing courteous and respectful.

"Nonsense!" Hou Fei was already furiously agitated, with all his monkey hair standing on end as he squawked loudly, "What do you mean your Cave Master knew about the treasure here a long time ago? If he knew, why didn’t he transplant it into the Cave Mansion? Moreover, this Five Night Purple Flower is located beneath the mountain rocks; how could you possibly know about it?"

Hou Fei’s fiery eyes shone brilliantly; his aura exploded with such intensity that it overwhelmed several of the opponents by itself.

How could Hou Fei remain calm and not become enraged when others wanted to snatch the items he had personally picked?

"Damn it, did you hear me? Scram, or Lord Hou will smash you into a meat pie," Hou Fei glared at the four people and bellowed with a menacing aura that was truly terrifying. The aura of a Divine Beast is no joke.

However, Cha Po and the others lacked the ability to discern that Hou Fei was a Divine Beast.

Generally, Divine Beasts are identified by their appearance and other characteristics. Hou Fei, this ’Fire-Eyed Water Ape,’ is too rare. According to Uncle Lan, he is the only one in the entire Undersea Demon Cultivator World; since others have never seen him, naturally, they do not know Hou Fei’s details.

"I am Cha Po, the Vice Cave Master of the Red Blood Cave Mansion; this item belongs to our Red Blood Cave Mansion. Did you not hear me?" Cha Po said, his voice filled with absolute arrogance.

"Cha Po? Red Blood Cave Mansion?" Qin Yu sneered from the side.

Cha Po and the others were top figures in the Red Blood Territory, and normally, no one dared to challenge them. Now, it seemed the two in front of them didn’t take them seriously at all. A Vice Cave Master and four protectors—how could they tolerate this disrespect?

"Attack!"

Cha Po suddenly shouted.

"Ga ga, bring it on." Before Bai Yin and the others could make a move, Hou Fei excitedly cackled, waving his Black Stick and charging at them. What was Hou Fei’s status? A Nascent Soul Middle Stage Divine Beast, and among the opponents, the strongest, Cha Po and Bai Yin, were only at Nascent Soul Middle Stage, while Ran Lan and Mu Xu were merely Early-stage Nascent Soul, and Zhuang Zhong was only at the Golden Core Late Stage, though Zhuang Zhong’s real strength was actually somewhat stronger than that of Ran Lan and Mu Xu.

A Nascent Soul Middle Stage Divine Beast, comparable to an expert in the Cave Void Stage, charging in like this.

"Boom!"

The Black Stick, carrying the force of ten thousand jun, ripped through the water and smashed powerfully onto Bai Yin’s twin daggers, even bending the daggers and hitting Bai Yin directly, causing him to spit out blood and be thrown away.

"Ga ga, thrilling, thrilling!"

Hou Fei shouted excitedly, recalling that whether he was fighting with Qin Yu or taking on the demon beasts in the Inner Valley, Hou Fei had never dared to use his full strength, fearing he might harm someone. But now, he had no such inhibitions, wielding his stick with relish.

Cha Po, Ran Lan, Mu Xu, and Zhuang Zhong all turned pale.

A strike had sent Bai Yin, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage, flying? Bai Yin didn’t even have the energy to fight back!

"Ga ga, come again." Hou Fei’s eyes gleamed as the Black Stick instantly transformed into five or six shadowy rods and smashed down furiously. Zhuang Zhong bellowed, stretching out a hand to produce a huge shield, and the rod shadows all struck the shield.

With a booming sound, Zhuang Zhong was smashed into the mountain rocks.

"Stop, stop, it’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Cha Po shouted loudly.

"Another strike." Hou Fei didn’t care what Cha Po was shouting about and swung his stick again. Qin Yu was also amazed at the speed of Hou Fei’s Black Stick at that moment; it felt as if just as Hou Fei exerted force, the Black Stick was already in front of the opponent, with both power and speed reaching a terrifying degree.

Hou Fei suddenly sported a mischievous smile, and as he swung his staff, he forcefully shook his waist, sending a violent tremor through the Black Stick.

The Black Stick instantly bent slightly, and then violently oscillated back and forth.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" ...

The staff had landed precisely between Ran Lan and Mu Xu. The Black Stick smashed back and forth against them, and their Demon Essence Power simply could not withstand such heavy blows, causing both to be smashed backward.

"Take this, a strike from Marquis Hou!"

Hou Fei leaped up, mustering all his strength to swing the Black Stick heavily towards Cha Po’s head. In an instant, Cha Po transformed into a hundred-meter-long huge Red Blood Water Python, but before he could react, Hou Fei’s Black Stick had already descended upon the head of the Red Blood Water Python.

No, to be precise, the Black Stick was still an inch away from the Red Blood Water Python’s head.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

The swift movement generated a gust so intense that it churned the sea waters. The Red Blood Water Python, with its glaring red eyes, blinked and stared at the Black Stick an inch away from its head, finally coming to its senses, and quickly reverting to human form.

Cha Po now understood that his opponent had spared his life, otherwise he would have been killed already.

"I am Cha Po. Seeing such a master, I am truly overjoyed, and just now I acted rashly." Cha Po changed his tune so quickly that even the stoic Qin Yu couldn’t help but crack a slight smile. Following Cha Po, the other four guardians also started offering their compliments.

Qin Yu inwardly praised Hou Fei, noting his awareness of the situation.

To beat him up was one thing, but killing Cha Po would have provoked Cha Hong to step in. Cha Hong was an expert of the Cave Void Realm and a Red Blood Water Python at that—to reach the Cave Void Realm, even Hou Fei had no certain victory.

Hou Fei seemed to thoroughly enjoy the compliments, and it wasn’t long before he had shared even their identities, going so far as to address each other as brothers.

"Brother Hou Fei, do you have a place to stay here in the Red Blood Territory?" asked Cha Po, his eyes darting about as he spoke.

Hou Fei casually responded, "No, if I had one, why would I be wandering around here? My big brother and I came here for a visit. There are indeed many Demon Cultivators in the Red Blood Territory, far more than any other place. Settling down here wouldn’t be bad."

Cha Po immediately laughed and said, "Ah, in that case, why not stay at my Red Blood Cave Mansion? Brother Hou Fei, with your formidable strength, serving as a protector for my Red Blood Cave Mansion would be more than sufficient. Once you take up the position, I will directly assign a thousand guards for you to command. How does that sound?"

"Oh, protector?" Hou Fei’s eyes lit up, appearing somewhat excited. He suddenly turned to Cha Po and said, "This matter must be discussed with my big brother Liu Xing. If he agrees, I will agree."

In the world of Demon Cultivators, strength represents everything. Seeing Hou Fei’s astonishing strength, Cha Po naturally wanted to win him over. Now hearing what Hou Fei had said, and thinking back to the earlier confrontation between Qin Yu and Ran Lan, whose strength seemed no less than that of an ordinary protector, he made up his mind.

"Brother Liu Xing, if you hold my Red Blood Cave Mansion in high regard, would you also serve as a protector? Your brothers together, enjoying life with us—I guarantee that within eight million miles, no one would dare to provoke you," Cha Po promised confidently.

"Oh, protector?"

Qin Yu looked towards Cha Po, a hint of a smile on his face.

Ps: Fang Qie really lacks motivation; the number of monthly tickets is barely increasing, and the gap with those ahead is getting bigger and bigger. Never mind, Fang Qie will continue writing.

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