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Chapter 882 Demon Race
Roar!Roar!
The demon's roar continued to rise and fall, and the sickening smell of blood even dyed the cage red.

When Chu Mu stepped in, what came into his sight were one strange and ferocious monster after another.

Chains hung down from the sky, tightly imprisoning every demon in the cage.

However, compared to the third and fourth level monsters in the secret realm, the monsters imprisoned and suppressed in this cage are much inferior.

Looking around, there were dozens of demons in this open-air cage. The one with the highest cultivation level was only at the late second level, and the vast majority were only at the first level.

and……

Chu Mu stopped in front of a demon.

The demon was about three meters tall, with blood-red grooves all over its body, just like dry bark all over its body. Its eyes were bloodshot, but without any clarity, only cruelty and bloodlust.

Under the perception of spiritual consciousness, this brutality and bloodthirstiness is even clearer, and there is no trace of any spiritual intelligence at all.

And this is not an isolated case. The dozens of demons imprisoned in this cage are all so cruel and bloodthirsty without exception, and no trace of any spiritual intelligence can be found.

Looking at these imprisoned demons, Chu Mu couldn't help but feel a little heavy in his heart.

You have to know that these monsters were all living people not long ago, and they were people who had not been corrupted by the monsters!

According to Gong Shanhong, when the demonic catastrophe broke out, after the initial chaos, he set about gathering disciples from his sect and recruiting independent cultivators who had not been corrupted by the demons.

After several days of fierce fighting, some terrifying clues began to emerge.

Some monks who had clearly been captured by demons were not devoured by the demons after a day or two. Instead, they turned into demons and appeared on the battlefield.

At the beginning, Gong Shanhong didn't take it seriously, thinking that these demons were hiding among humans and had not been exposed before.

However, what was unexpected was that this strange phenomenon became more and more common during these ten days. Any monk who was captured by demons would inevitably transform into demons after a day or two.

And these demons are completely different from the first batch of demons that were exposed.

The first batch of demons that were exposed, without exception, all possessed sound minds, complete memories and emotions, and most of them were mid- to high-level cultivators.

These demons are like pure wild beasts, possessing only bloodthirsty and brutal instincts, without any intelligence at all, and are generally low-level cultivators.

Obviously, there is a huge difference between these two kinds of demons.

The relationship between the two is not difficult to guess.

After all, in the world of immortal cultivation, there are quite a few beings that possess the ability to corrode and transform.

For example, zombies can use corpse poison to transform the infected creatures into zombies of the same type and control them.

For example, the existence of ghosts can also use the mysterious power of souls to corrode and transform living beings, turning them into resentful souls and controlling them.

There are also many monsters with similar magical powers, such as the famous "Tiger's Accomplice", which can use its magical powers to transform living creatures into its Accomplices and put them under its control.

But this kind of transformation, without exception, makes it difficult to preserve the memories and cultivation of the transformed person before his or her death.

Even if a Jindan Zhenren is transformed, at most he can retain a very small part of his previous power. If one wants to completely retain his previous power, it is not this kind of transformation, but involves the immortal skills of the immortal world.

For example, the corpse puppet he had once refined was extremely mysterious and complicated, and required countless resources.

Although the refined corpse puppet retains its original power and is even better than it, it is ultimately just a dead object with extremely limited potential. It is almost impossible to make it grow again!

According to what Gong Shanhong said, these transformed demons do not have these defects.

Although they no longer have any intelligence, these monsters can grow by devouring living beings.

For example, the late second stage demon in front of him, had the cultivation level of mid-second stage when he was alive. In just a few days, after devouring a large number of lives, he broke through to the late second stage.

Moreover, although this type of demon has no intelligence and is purely animalistic, it is also under the control of the previous type of demon...

"In other words, the former are the first generation of demons, which are derived from 'him/her', while the latter are the second generation of demons, which are infected and transformed by the first generation of demons and are controlled by the first generation of demons..."

"Moreover, the first generation of demons have intelligence, while the second generation of demons do not have intelligence either. They are purely animalistic, but they also have the potential to grow..."

"Does that mean that when the second generation of demons grow to a certain limit, they will also develop spiritual intelligence, him and me?"

Chu Mu seemed to be thinking about something. He raised his hand and clenched it. The heavy chains that imprisoned the demon broke instantly.

In an instant, a spider-web-like spiritual net enveloped the still roaring demon.

The divine consciousness flowed, invading the demon's body bit by bit, into the skin, bones, dantian meridians, and even the sea of ​​consciousness...

Every detail appears, all in perception.

After a long time, Chu Mu slowly put down the demon that had lost all signs of life.

Holding a jade slip in his palm, Chu Mu's spiritual consciousness flowed, recording the information he had gained bit by bit.

The so-called demon is certainly not a fabricated title.

The monster is a demon beast, and the devil is a real devil.

The two should have been completely different species, but under the evolution of the sky, they evolved into a completely new species. To explain it more simply, the monsters in front of us, or in other words, these me and him dressed in human skin, are demonized monsters!

This was clearly demonstrated by the ancestor of the Wang family.

The demon before him undoubtedly confirmed this conclusion again.

Demons are monsters that have been eroded by the true devil’s energy.

The only uncertainty lies in the bloodline of the monster.

The blood of these demons...

Chu Mu looked at the other monsters here, and after a quick look, he seemed to have some understanding.

Judging from the strange changes in the monsters in the secret world, there are quite a few types of monsters.

The demon before him also confirmed this conclusion once again.

However, just as they are a combination of demons and monsters, their bloodline seems to be a combination as well.

Strictly speaking, it is like a species formed by the blood of many kinds of monsters and true demons blending together, forming a kind of...

"A completely new race that has never been seen before?"

Chu Mu frowned slightly, and with the help of a touch of spiritual light, he stopped in front of each demon and looked at them. Different pieces of information one after another confirmed his guess bit by bit.

Finally, when the last demon finished spying, Chu Mu looked at the jade slip in his hand again.

His conclusion does not seem to be wrong.

The so-called demons are a mutated race that is a mixture of various monsters, true demon bloodlines, and even humans. It is a brand new race that has never appeared in the history of the immortal cultivation world, at least.

The core of this demon race is obviously the sacred beast of Heaven. After all, without the unknown mystery of Heaven's Evolution, this hybrid demon bloodline would not be so perfect or even perfect at birth!
You must know that most of the bloodlines of monsters in the world of immortal cultivation have gradually taken shape after countless years of survival of the fittest.

Each kind of mutated bloodline is a product of the combination of the right time, right place, and right people. Even now, it is difficult for the immortal cultivation world to artificially create mutated bloodlines.

Not to mention the large number of demon bloodlines that evolved into this kind of hybrid...

In the world of immortal cultivation, this is simply an impossible task. It completely exceeds the limits of the immortal system in the world of immortal cultivation and is even completely beyond cognition and understanding!

"Monsters can turn into demons, and humans can turn into demons, which means that demons should also be able to turn into demons..."

"Does that mean that as long as we determine the core of the demon's bloodline, that is, the unknown power of heaven, we can identify demons?"

The last guess about the jade slip made the gloom in Chu Mu's heart even thicker.

The existence of demons has become increasingly clear.

But the clearer it is, the more you can sense the horror in it.

There is no doubt that the catastrophe that has come again after countless years is completely different from the sand-tailed scorpion catastrophe in ancient times.

In ancient times, it was the Mother Sand-tailed Scorpion that evolved from nature. Although it also evolved into a completely new race, the catastrophe of the Sand-tailed Scorpion was caused by a head-on confrontation.

This time, a race of demons evolved from heaven stood among humans, and demons evolved into demons, lurking among the two races of humans and demons. What they did was like a cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest. It was a confrontation between the light and dark levels, and it was so terrifying that it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe!

More insidious and more difficult to resist!

"The demon race should have more subdivided bloodlines within it..."

"Different demon races should possess different powers..."

"I just don't know if those who have turned into demons can transform back into human form, or demon form..."

"If it is possible, it means that the demon race is not just a demon race. It can also switch between the demon's true form and the original race. Coupled with his and my perfect spiritual memory, the threat will be even more terrifying..."

"The enemy is in the open, and also in the dark..."

Chu Mu sighed softly, hoping that he had found a way to identify demons. Otherwise...

"Where are the three demon golden elixirs?"

After a moment, Chu Mu turned to Gong Shanhong who was serving on the side and asked.

"Your Majesty, the three demons should be in Chongxiao City, Xifeng Fort area."

"Ever since the demons appeared, they have been keeping an eye on me and several other Taoist friends."

"As long as the disciples show up to suppress the demons, they will come out to stop them. Other low-level demons will ravage everywhere, hunting down and killing the disciples of our sect and the independent cultivators in the Yanyun Mountains."

"My disciples have observed closely that those captured monks are also being held in the city occupied by demons..."

"The demons are powerful, and my disciples' cultivation is weak, so they can hardly fight against them. In addition, the demon catastrophe came suddenly, and people were panicked. I can only defend the city, gather my disciples, and wait for support from the sect..."

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(End of this chapter)