Chapter 583 — Those Silly Roe Deer

The demon master was thrown into confusion by his own powers and the fire-dragons, and then, one after another, dragon scales came flipping and flying, whirling madly around him. The demon master could land no attack at all; whatever power he sent out was bounced back by the dragon scales. The ring of scales shrank tighter and tighter, the Qilin Pearl flew into the ring, and the flames blazed up. A scream came from within, and the demon master was burned to ashes. Dragon Qilin shook himself, drew back his scales, and swallowed the Qilin Pearl.

Astonished and elated, he cried, "Sect Master, I won! I have finally won one! " Shen Mu asked doubtfully, "Ling'er, Dragon Fatty has trained under Senior Brother Tiger all this time and never won once?

" Snow Fox nodded. "Not once.

The Black Tiger God called it a disgrace at first, and made him kowtow and apologize to every demon who beat him. Later the Black Tiger God got used to it, and Dragon Fatty got used to it too.

" Shen Mu was speechless. Dragon Qilin, strutting and high-headed, came trotting over to them on tiptoe with his tail in the air, circled Shen Mu and Snow Fox a few times, and looked exceedingly pleased with himself. A demon master stepped out from the other side and called, "Is that Sect Master Shen Mu over there? " "I am indeed Shen Mu," he said.

"And you would be? " "A nobody. Farewell!

" The several demon masters hurried off in different directions. Shen Mu frowned slightly.

They were all Heaven-Man Realm masters, and in single combat he would have struggled to defeat any of them. Their splitting up seemed to him less than wise. Was it not handing him the chance to finish one of them off?

"Young Master, these demons seem to be fleeing for their lives.

" Snow Fox took out a large basin and had Dragon Qilin drip some dragon saliva, which she smeared on his wounds. "If they joined hands, they would likely be more than a match for us," she said doubtfully, "yet they run. Could it be to carry word?

To be safe, we should turn back to Li City at once!

" Shen Mu raised an eyebrow.

"Further ahead is the watchtower at Wuwang City, guarded by the Venerable God Sangye.

Li City is too far to go back to; the watchtower is closer. With the Venerable God Sangye there, no ordinary demon master would dare come near. " He leaped onto Dragon Qilin's back. Snow Fox put away the basin and climbed up after him, and Dragon Qilin raced off toward the Wuwang City watchtower. More than two hundred li from the watchtower, Shen Mu could already see the Venerable God Sangye's aura from afar: the divine radiance he gave off, a pillar of light driving straight into the clouds.

Such was the purpose of the watchtower, to point the way for Taihuang Heaven's power-wielders in the wilderness.

If danger came, they could take refuge there. Suddenly a voice came to them, joyful: "Is that Sect Master Shen? " Shen Mu looked. There in the wilderness stood a small mountain village, where several Taihuang Heaven power-wielders were resting.

No one else remained in the village. Most of them were familiar faces. One was a woman named Guan He, a Taihuang Heaven power-wielder whom Yu He had introduced to Shen Mu, a Heaven-Man Realm master ranked ninth among Taihuang Heaven's Heaven-Man Realm masters, and exceedingly powerful.

She was the disciple of a deity and excelled in swordsmanship. "It really is the Sect Master.

" Guan He laughed. "We were training nearby and ran into some demon masters. We killed one just now, over there.

He was exceedingly strong; I fought a long, hard battle before I finally slew him. " Shen Mu looked where she pointed.

The slain demon master was one of those who had just fled, and traces of battle lay all around.

"So that is how it is. " Guan He's eyes lit up. She stepped forward, smiling.

"We were just about to head back too! " The others came forward as well. Shen Mu took the lead, walking toward the Wuwang City watchtower. Guan He hurried to catch up, smiling.

"Why such haste, Sect Master?

These are all masters of our own cult.

Whom could we possibly fear? " "I was recognized by the demons. I fear they may call up masters to block the road ahead.

" Guan He said hastily, "My master is Tianfeng Gou. The Sect Master has met him.

" "So it is the Venerable God Tianfeng Gou.

" A youth laughed.

"We are disciples of Tianfeng Gou as well.

" Guan He's expression shifted slightly. Then a giant Qilin Pearl soared into the air, and in an instant blazing Qilin Fire was everywhere, burning all before it!

Out of the firelight a flying sword shot forth.

Guan He's sword light burst out.

Her sword art had scarcely been unleashed when Shen Mu, pressing his sword-fingers to the point between his brows, thrust them out.

His sword core became a dazzling blade of light that screamed away, shattered Guan He's sword art, and pierced her between the brows!

Dragon Qilin shook his body, and his scales returned to him. "Dragon Fatty, you have won several more bouts," Shen Mu said softly, picking up the sword core.

"Young Master, are these the ones those demons were going to warn? " Snow Fox poked her head out of Dragon Qilin's ear and said doubtfully, "Then the Venerable God Tianfeng Gou. . .

" Shen Mu was about to speak when his ears twitched.

He whipped around.

"Who goes there?

" A roe deer came running out of the mountain woods, wagged its little tail, and stared at him in curiosity. Then a whole herd of roe deer came running out of the woods, lifting their heads to study them with interest.

"A pack of silly roe deer," Shen Mu said with relief.

The silly roe deer came forward, lifting their heads to look at him, quite bold. Something stirred in Shen Mu's heart, and then a clear, bright voice came: "Sect Master Shen, you have killed my disciple. Ought you not to give me an accounting?

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