145: The true face of the evil spirit

The thin figure was none other than Su Qin.

He was crawling on the ground. Hearing movement behind him, he turned his head and saw it was Xie Ning. He said, "You're here. That guy should be the Evil Ghost. Uncle Li and Le Le are here too."

Xie Ning looked ahead. A Fierce Demon, wreathed in black mist, floated above the ground. Uncle Li and Le Le were held in its demonic claws on either side.

Different from its previous appearance, this Fierce Demon only had two eyes now, and its gaze didn't look violent.

"What is it doing?" Xie Ning breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two were unharmed.

Su Qin shook his head and replied with a confused look, "I don't know. It's been like this the whole time, completely motionless."

At this moment, Fei Shanqiu also saw the scene before him. He was so angry that smoke almost puffed from his nostrils. "This bastard! How dare it harm the villagers! I'm going to skin it alive!"

"Oh, Fei Shanqiu, you're here too," Su Qin said in surprise.

Fei Shanqiu was speechless. "So a big fatty like me, twice the size of a normal person, has less presence than Xie Ning?"

At this time, Wu Tian and his group also caught up. Seeing the Fierce Demon behind the slope, they immediately shouted, "Found it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Xie Ning's group hear them, but the Fierce Demon did too.

The Fierce Demon roared, and black Qi swirled around its body. Streams of black mist formed into pythons and attacked the crowd. It threw Uncle Li and Le Le aside like stones.

Xie Ning and Qin Tianyu rushed out quickly, avoiding the entanglement of the black mist pythons. They caught Uncle Li and Le Le and retreated rapidly. Little Mantis appeared immediately, blocking all the black mist pythons attacking them.

Wu Tian's group commanded their Demon Tamers Beasts to rush forward and launch an attack on the Fierce Demon.

Xie Ning retreated with Le Le in his arms. He patted her cheek and kept calling, "Le Le, Le Le, how are you?"

After a while, Le Le slowly opened her eyes and mumbled a response, "Big Brother."

After saying that, she fell back asleep.

Seeing that she was fine, Xie Ning breathed a sigh of relief. Then, seeing Qin Tianyu nod to confirm that Uncle Li was also okay, his heart finally settled.

Looking back at the besieged Fierce Demon, Xie Ning felt even more puzzled. "It kidnapped Uncle Li and Le Le but didn't hurt them. Was it just waiting for people to chase it?"

"Oh, don't worry about its intentions. What intentions could this pig-headed thing have? Quickly help me subdue it! Don't let those guys kill it!" Fei Shanqiu urged anxiously.

Unexpectedly, the Fierce Demon seemed to have heard this. It roared angrily at Fei Shanqiu, and then black mist exploded forth, covering an area of dozens of meters, enveloping both the five members of Yuzhang Academy and Xie Ning's group.

"Be careful."

Xie Ning and the others looked around warily. Su Qin also had the Light Cat transform into screens of light to shield Uncle Li and Le Le, preventing them from being kidnapped again.

However, nothing happened within the black mist.

When the black mist dissipated and everyone was confused, the Fierce Demon opened its eyes again. This time, it opened six crimson eyeballs. It looked around with a mix of violence and confusion. When it saw the Yuzhang Academy group, it suddenly lunged into an attack.

Bone claws burst out from the black mist surrounding it. Two Girls from Yuzhang Academy were knocked flying, and the others were forced back several steps.

At this moment, the Fierce Demon's strength had increased significantly, even stronger than when they saw it late last night.

After repelling the Yuzhang Academy group, it rushed toward Xie Ning and the others.

Looking at the pouncing Fierce Demon and feeling that fierce and violent Devilish Qi, Fei Shanqiu was stunned. He said in bewilderment, "Holy crap, you son of a turtle, why did you change into this look? Where did the extra two pairs of eyes come from?"

"We need to be careful now." Xie Ning tightened his grip and summoned White Fang, meeting the attack alongside Qin Tianyu.

Qin Tianyu took the lead, appearing simultaneously with Little Mantis. With a dagger and a blade, they stabbed toward the middle two eyes of the Fierce Demon.

Unexpectedly, the Fierce Demon suddenly turned into mist, and the attack hit nothing. Then, over a dozen black mist pythons appeared, knocking Qin Tianyu away. Little Mantis dodged most of them but was also whipped away by one.

Seeing the black mist pythons rushing toward Qin Tianyu, Xie Ning didn't hesitate. He and White Fang released flames together—one Poison Flame and one Golden Fire. The flames intertwined as they swept forward, turning into gray flames midway.

Boom!

As soon as the black mist touched the flames, it quickly melted away like snow. The black mist surrounding the Fierce Demon shrank by a circle.

Seeing the attack work, Xie Ning's spirits rose. "I want to see what you really look like! If I don't figure out your attributes today, my name isn't Xie Ning!"

"Awoo!"

The man and the wolf rushed forward again. Fire curtains, fire dragons, and various other flames emerged one after another, forcing the Fierce Demon to dodge repeatedly. Whenever the Fierce Demon tried to turn into mist to escape, it would be blocked by Qin Tianyu and Little Mantis.

At this time, the people from Yuzhang Academy also rushed over, and their Demon Tamers Beasts joined the battle one after another.

But even more ruthless than them was Fei Shanqiu's verbal tactics.

"You son of a turtle, surrender quickly! Otherwise, if your Uncle Xie Ning kills you by mistake, don't blame me for not saving you!"

"I'm telling you, if the food isn't good, then it's just not good. Why are you running away from home?"

"Good son, soften up quickly. I'll plead for you again, and we'll just let this matter go..."

"At worst, I'll contract a female Fierce Demon in the future to be your wife, okay?"

"Why are you so stubborn..."

Fei Shanqiu's words not only made Xie Ning feel a chill of disgust, but the people from Yuzhang Academy also looked at him as if they were "watching a pervert." They were so distracted that if the Fierce Demon had suddenly attacked, it would have surely injured them.

Fortunately, the Fierce Demon was the main target of this verbal assault. It seemed to understand Fei Shanqiu's words, and it was so angry that its black mist became unstable. Several times it tried to destroy Fei Shanqiu, but it was stopped by Xie Ning.

At this moment, the Fierce Demon suddenly spoke. It roared with a raspy voice, "Dead Fatty, don't force me to eat you!"

“...”

Fei Shanqiu's eyes widened. Only after a long while did he exclaim, "Holy—holy—holy crap! You son of a turtle, you can actually speak!"

The Fierce Demon roared, blasting back the surrounding people and beasts, and headed straight for Fei Shanqiu.

Midway, it was forced back by several slashes from Little Mantis and then blocked on both sides by Xie Ning and White Fang. Behind it were Wu Tian and his Thunder Spirit Rhino.

The situation of being attacked from all four sides left it completely trapped.

In the next second, Golden Fire rings curled up around Xie Ning and White Fang, spreading toward the Fierce Demon's position.

This was the Earth Grade Low Grade Beast Taming Skill that Director Bai had given to Xie Ning, claiming it wasn't very powerful—Flame Ring.

The golden Flame Rings swept through the black mist. The Fierce Demon let out a roar of pain. The scorching temperature even frightened Wu Tian, who was preparing to attack, causing him and his beast to retreat repeatedly.

Boom!

Boom!

Two fire rings hit the black mist. The black mist evaporated instantly, revealing the Fierce Demon's true face inside.

When they saw the Fierce Demon's appearance, everyone turned pale with shock.

"What?!"

"How is this possible?"

"My god! What on earth is this thing!"

"You son of a turtle, how—how—how did you become like this?"

The last sentence was spoken by Fei Shanqiu.

What appeared inside the black mist was a strange creature three meters tall, with a burly build, covered in scales, and having three heads.

What shocked everyone were its heads.

The head on the left had a green face and protruding fangs, with red hair and a single horn, clearly matching the body.

The head in the middle looked like a boy with delicate features but a distorted expression.

And on the right was the head of a Girl who should have had a bright smile. She was none other than the Girl from the funeral photo seen last night—Xiao Ru.

Just as everyone was shocked and at a loss, another patch of black mist swept in from the distance, enveloping the three-headed Fierce Demon and flying toward the mountains.

"This... Big Brother Xie, what do we do now?" Su Qin was stunned. He looked at Xie Ning, not knowing what to do.

Fei Shanqiu said, "What do you mean 'what to do'? Of course we help me catch him! Damn it, he actually got away..."

"Shut up!" Xie Ning turned back and shouted at Fei Shanqiu. Then he picked up Le Le and said with a dark expression:

"Let's go! Let's go find those guys who hid the truth!"