Chapter 352: Chapter 259: Utterly Incomprehensible Human Logic (3)

’This guy dared to devour the flesh and blood of a Zombie God while only at the Visceral Stone Realm, and I couldn’t even stop it. What kind of Visceral Stone practitioner is this ridiculously powerful?’

’He wants to be locked up again? Dream on!’

"You’re courting death!"

The Demon Fiend was enraged. It rose to its feet, murder in its eyes, ready to strike Yang An.

It couldn’t find any other living creatures right now, but this Buddha’s Son, despite only being in the Visceral Stone Realm, must have abundant Life Force. Even if it wasn’t enough to help it fully overcome the backlash, it would surely be close.

But when it saw the look of eager anticipation on the monk’s face, as if he were just waiting for an attack, the Demon Fiend hesitated.

’My power is fading, but this guy is just too strange.’

As the Demon Fiend hesitated, Yang An took the initiative, walking toward it step by step.

"Killing me is useless. I’m more useful to you alive than dead.

Don’t you want to move against Great Virtue Temple? I’m their Buddha’s Son. If you lock me up again and use me as leverage, Great Virtue Temple’s hands will be tied.

Come on! Lock me up, right in that place from before!"

"..."

Hearing Yang An’s words and seeing him advance so boldly, the Demon Fiend actually took two steps back.

"You damned bald monk!"

It cursed abruptly. Its increasingly feeble state meant it could no longer afford to hesitate. With no other choice, it gave up. Its body instantly transformed into a black shadow and shot into the distance, covering a thousand meters in the blink of an eye.

’It’s infuriating to let this guy go, but I have no choice. I need to find other living beings to devour, and fast.’

"Don’t run! You already captured me, the Buddha’s Son! What are you afraid of?

If you leave me here, what will the other Demon Fiends think when they find out? How will they see you? Just lock me up again!"

A voice suddenly boomed from behind the Demon Fiend, carrying clearly over a distance of several dozen meters.

"You son of a..."

The Demon Fiend was aghast. ’He’s actually chasing me? But at his Visceral Stone Realm speed, there’s no way he can keep up. He’ll just be left in the dust.’

It was suddenly struck by the impulse to turn back and capture him again.

’He has a point.’

’If the other Demon Fiends find out I let a Buddha’s Son go, they’ll mock me relentlessly.’

But then again, Yang An was being so forward, practically begging to be captured. He was completely unafraid.

’If I don’t do what he wants, is he just going to keep chasing me?’

’What gives him the right to chase me? How does he dare?’

’It’s a trap! It has to be a trap!’

A massive cloud of Red Fog erupted from the Demon Fiend’s body. As it continued to flee, the fog condensed into the shape of another demon, which threw a punch at the pursuing Yang An.

’Die!’

Yang An didn’t dodge or evade. His body suddenly swelled, and a layer of golden Dust coated him as he charged straight into the Red Fog demon.

BOOM—

With a tremendous roar, a huge portion of the Red Fog evaporated into black smoke.

By the time Yang An passed through the Red Fog and looked ahead, the Demon Fiend had already vanished, its aura fading into the distance.

Having no other choice, Yang An stopped, a look of disappointment on his face.

’So close, so close!’

’A dignified Zombie God Great Demon Fiend, and he’s this much of a coward? I served myself up on a silver platter and he still ran. Pah!’

He was furious, but there was nothing to be done. To catch that Demon Fiend, he would have to release all his Concealment Seals.

He couldn’t expose his true Cultivation Level yet, so he had to let it go.

On the bright side, the Demon Fiend had brought him here, and with Qing Xin nowhere to be found, he was free to take care of his own business.

’Since I can’t use that Demon Fiend’s flesh and blood, I’ll just have to find others.’

’The Earth Spirit Stele has to be revived, and this is the perfect opportunity.’

At this thought, Yang An descended to the ground and took a set of ordinary clothes from his Meat Burial Talisman.

’Since I’m on my own now, I can finally be myself again.’

’These Monk’s Robes are too conspicuous. They might attract the attention of a Great Demon Fiend. Better to be cautious.’

He changed his clothes and pulled a hood over his head to hide his shaven scalp.

A moment later, Yang An’s figure shot away into the distance.

Dozens of miles away, the Demon Fiend plummeted from the sky, slamming into the ground and gouging out a massive crater.

It had just started to rise when it coughed up a great gout of foul-smelling blood. Its body was growing ever weaker, but its ghastly face was filled with relief.

’A moment ago, my Red Fog barely managed to stop that damned little monk.’

’And I’m a Zombie God!’

’Even a weakened Zombie God is still a Zombie God.’

"Dammit! It really was a trap!"

...

In a dilapidated town of shattered eaves and crumbling walls, the air was thick with the stench of blood.

A pack of Demon Fiends was scavenging through the ruins when they all suddenly snapped their heads in the same direction.

"It stinks..."

Yang An rubbed his nose. No matter how many times he smelled it, the foul, putrid stench of Demon Fiends still gave him an almost allergic revulsion.

’There are quite a few Demon Fiends in this town. None of them are particularly strong, though. Not even a single Corpse Transformation.’

’But the Earth Spirit Stele is just short of what it needs. The number of Demon Fiends here should be enough.’

He hadn’t bothered to conceal his aura upon arrival. Within a single breath, hordes of Demon Fiends were swarming toward him from every direction.

These Demon Fiends weren’t strong, and unlike the Zombie God Great Demon Fiend, they possessed no intellect, only a mad frenzy.

"Delivery’s here!"

Excitement lit up Yang An’s face. He had long awaited the revival of the Earth Spirit Stele, and the moment had finally arrived.

In the next instant, his body abruptly swelled, his clothes straining at the seams.

He needed flesh and blood, so Light Magic wouldn’t be appropriate for this.

’Jade Kala Vajra Body, activate!’

WHOOSH—

Yang An instantly became a golden afterimage, charging toward the Demon Fiends.

...

Less than half an hour later, Yang An was soaked head to toe in foul-smelling blood. His clothes were stained red, caked with coagulated gore, but a wide smile stretched across his face.

Every Demon Fiend in the town—at least several hundred of them—had now vanished without a trace, devoured by him.

In his hand, the thumb-sized silver bead was now squirming as if it were a living thing.

’The Earth Spirit Stele... it’s starting to revive!’