Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

Chu Ci's sudden turn startled the old man, who tilted his head in surprise and said, "Not bad, even I could spot you. No wonder you were able to enter without an introduction."

The old man was hunched over, with messy white hair hanging down, and his face was covered in wrinkles and wrinkles. He held a cane in his hand, but his eyes were very clear and not at all dim.

Chu Ci can confirm that he should be one of the seven old demons guarding Devil Island.

"This junior, Chu Ci, comes from Shrek Academy," Chu Ci said.

The old man nodded. "I know, I know. A few days ago, the academy informed me that a little pervert was coming to Devil's Island. They must be talking about you!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ci's face darkened, but considering that the person in front of him was an old man who had been dead for who knows how many years, he didn't mind the way the man addressed him.

"Come with me, you little pervert, I'll take you somewhere." As he spoke, the old man leaned on his cane and walked into the depths of the valley.

Chapter 285 Bloodbath and Annihilation of the Old Demon

Chu Ci followed behind the old man, watching his faltering steps, as if every step required tremendous effort. She couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking, "Who is he trying to impress with this act?"

The two strolled leisurely through a thicket, when suddenly the terrain ahead began to drop, and the ground turned a purplish-red. Even more astonishing, Chu Ci saw the spot where the enormous purplish-red pillar of light had appeared.

It was a huge, irregularly shaped piece of ore, stuck in the ground in a valley, with only part of it exposed. The terrifying purplish-red beam of light extended into the air from this piece of ore.

Upon seeing the enormous purplish-red ore, Chu Ci felt a sharp pain throughout his body, as if his body and soul were being torn apart.

The Flower of Creation martial spirit manifested, with countless white petals fluttering around Chu Ci, forming a light-colored, transparent shield that isolated the destructive energy emitted by the fragments of destruction.

Chu Ci looked at the huge fragment of destruction unharmed, a burning desire flashing in his eyes. This fragment of destruction had extremely high research value. If he could understand it, the help it would bring to Chu Ci would be unimaginable. This was also the main reason why Chu Ci came to Devil Island.

The old man let out a soft exclamation, looked at Chu Ci with a strange expression, and said, "You are indeed quite good. There are very few people who can withstand the Destruction Stone on their first encounter with it. Most people would fall into a coma, and I originally thought you would too."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the old man's hand suddenly shot out like lightning and chopped at Chu Ci's neck.

"Hehe, you little pervert, today I'll teach you a lesson: you can never be too careful."

The old man smugly withdrew his hand, only to find that Chu Ci had not fallen to the ground as he had expected, but was still standing upright in the same spot, looking at him expressionlessly.

"You..." The old man looked at his right hand, his face full of doubt, "That's not right, I always succeeded before, why didn't it work this time!"

Chu Ci gave a cold laugh, "Senior, today I will also teach you a lesson: the hunter always appears as the prey."

The old man's expression changed, and he sensed something was wrong. He turned to run away, but it was too late. Four golden flying swords shot out from the void and pierced towards the old man.

With a whooshing sound, the golden flying sword was already in front of the old man in the blink of an eye.

A black current of energy enveloped the old man's hand, which he forcefully slapped against the four golden flying swords, blocking their attack.

"Tianji!"

At Chu Ci's command, the fifth star instantly lit up in the sea of ​​consciousness, and the fifth golden flying sword shot from the void toward the old man.

Five swords flew together, their shadows flashing. The old man's body, formed from his soul, was no match for these five spiritual swords. The powerful force of the five swords sent him flying back several meters.

With a wave of his hand, Chu Ci brought the five swords together and they landed in his hand.

The golden longsword slashed horizontally, and wherever the sword light passed, it created a sword domain capable of piercing through the spiritual power of a Spirit Abyss Realm expert.

Golden spiritual sword energy spontaneously arose within the sword domain, moving with the golden longsword in Chu Ci's hand, like a phoenix spreading its wings or a divine dragon dancing, graceful yet powerful.

As for the old man on the other side, he was in real trouble. All his attacks were blocked by the golden sword domain surrounding Chu Ci, and he was helpless against the flying sword energy and sharp sword techniques.

He could only howl in pain as Chu Ci hacked at him, clutching his backside as he fled, shouting, "Help! Don't just stand by and watch, come and help me!"

A dark figure suddenly appeared from nowhere, lashing out with a long black whip and striking Chu Ci repeatedly.

Chu Ci slightly shifted his body to dodge the long whip that was attacking him, then casually flicked out a few sword energies to force back the attacking shadow before continuing to slash at the old man with his sword.

"Damn it!" the old man yelled, ducking his head to avoid a sword flash that grazed his scalp. He exclaimed, "Go fight him! Why are you chasing after me?"

Chu Ci ignored him and even directly used the Creation Flower Martial Soul.

The power of creation poured into it, and the golden sword energy surged against the wind, expanding several times over. Then, one begot two, two begot three...

In the blink of an eye, golden sword energy filled the sky above the old man's head, making his scalp tingle.

"Fall!" Chu Ci commanded, and countless golden sword energies crashed down, covering almost half the valley except for the area around the fragments of destruction.

The shadowy figure that had just attacked Chu Ci saw that things were going badly and retreated frantically.

As for the old man who was being given special attention by Chu Ci, the golden sword energy seemed to have eyes, and it kept turning eight corners in its path to stab him.

The sheer number of golden sword energies overwhelmed the old man, leaving him bruised and battered.

Suddenly, a golden longsword pierced through the gaps in the thousands of golden sword energies, precisely piercing the old man's shoulder, and then pinning him firmly in mid-air.

The next second, Chu Ci appeared like a ghost in front of the old man, looked him up and down, and then said something that sent chills down the old man's spine.

"I'm very curious about how you were formed, since your soul is sustained by life energy. I believe you will give me a clear answer on the research platform soon."

Upon hearing this, the old man's pupils constricted, and he began to struggle desperately, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Nightmare Old Ghost, come quickly to save the demon, or the Seven Old Demons will become the Six Old Demons."

"Kid, stop!"

The shadowy figure who had just launched the sneak attack revealed his true form: an old man in black, with white hair and beard, a gloomy gaze, a hooked nose, and his hands behind his back, coldly staring at Chu Ci.

"Senior, who are you?" Chu Ci raised an eyebrow and asked with amusement.

"My name is Nightmare, and I am one of the guardians of Devil Island. You can call me Nightmare the Old Demon," Nightmare said calmly.

Chu Ci turned to look at the old man who was pinned in mid-air and asked, "And you, what is your name?"

The old man lowered his head, looking like he was about to die, and said weakly, "Destruction, you can call me Destruction Old Demon."

"Kid, put down Destruction. Let's officially begin this military training," Nightmare said, hands behind his back.

But even after half a minute, Chu Ci still didn't make any move, showing no intention of letting go of the Demon of Destruction.

Nightmare frowned and asked, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and put down the Destruction so we can start military training. If you don't complete the training, the academy will punish you."

Chu Ci chuckled, casually conjured a chair, sat down comfortably, and said calmly, "Don't try to scare me with the academy, I'm not buying it."

"Besides, my purpose in coming here is not for military training. Whether military training takes place or not is irrelevant to me."

Chu Ci snapped his fingers, and the golden longsword moved down, carrying the Demon of Destruction, so that the Demon of Nightmare could see him more clearly.

"Of course, it's not impossible to get the old demon of destruction released, as long as we agree on three rules!"

Chapter 286 Three Rules, the Old Demon's Sorrow

Nightmare Demon frowned, a very ominous premonition rising in his heart.

Chu Ci smiled slightly, "If I remember correctly, you seven old devils always use some strange methods to torture the trainees who come here for military training, right!"

"Let me be frank, I really dislike your military training, so I don't want to participate. I hope we can leave each other alone from now on, okay?"

Without a second thought, Nightmare Old Demon agreed, “Alright, you can move around freely on Devil Island. We seven old devils won’t subject you to any military training.”

"Heh, I hope you'll keep your word," Chu Ci sneered. Judging from the original story, expecting these seven old devils who took pleasure in torturing students to keep their promise was wishful thinking. However, if they made any underhanded moves, they shouldn't blame Chu Ci for not showing any mercy.

"Secondly, I need to study this piece of destroyed debris in the valley." Chu Ci pointed to the purplish-red crystal not far away.

Nightmare Demon snorted coldly, revealing his broken teeth, and grinned wickedly, "Studying the fragments of destruction? Do you know that it was by touching the fragments of destruction that we turned into this inhuman, ghostly state?"

Chu Ci nodded and said with a smile, "I know, but I won't repeat your mistakes. I'm much better than you guys."

Nightmare Demon said grimly, "You ignorant brat, if something goes wrong, no one here can save you."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Chu Ci said calmly.

"Thirdly, I am very interested in your existence. You can lend me one of your people to study."

As he spoke, Chu Ci turned his head to look at the Destroyer Demon who was pinned in mid-air beside him, pointed at him, and said with a smile.

"You're the one, Old Demon of Destruction. From now on, you'll be at my beck and call and cooperate with my research."

The old demon glared and bristled, his beard bristling. He used to be the one coercing others; no one else had ever coerced him.

Upon reaching this point, the Old Demon of Destruction turned his head to the other side and shouted loudly, "What a joke! How could I possibly obediently let you study me?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ci raised his hand and snapped his fingers. The golden longsword stuck in the Demon of Destruction generated sword energy on its own, and countless golden sword energies surged into the Demon of Destruction's body from within, running rampantly through his body and cutting into every part of his body.

The Demon of Destruction felt as if a thousand sharp knives were being plunged into his body at the same time, and he roared in agony.

"Aaaaaah... Stop, stop, stop... It hurts!!"

Chu Ci crossed his legs and asked leisurely, "How does it feel? You used to be the one torturing others, but today you're the one being tortured. Isn't that a novel feeling?"

The old demon of destruction looked ashen. He wanted to retort, but the pain from being torn apart inside his body made him tremble and only utter indistinct syllables.

Nightmare Demon's face was so gloomy it seemed like it was about to drip water, and black energy surged around his body as he took a step forward.

Immediately, a golden sword aura slashed at the Nightmare Demon's feet, leaving a deep sword mark.

At the same time, the golden sword energy within the body of the Destroyer Demon shone even brighter, and the golden light could be faintly seen emanating from his body.

"Once we get past this sword mark, the person hanging in mid-air will be someone else," Chu Ci said.

"We agree to all three of your conditions. Release the Destroyer Demon!" Nightmare Demon had no choice but to agree to all of Chu Ci's conditions.

With a wave of his hand, Chu Ci's golden longsword transformed into a sword-shaped mark and imprinted itself on the left chest of the Destruction Demon. Then, the Destruction Demon was tossed by Chu Ci like trash to the feet of the Nightmare Demon.

The Demon King of Destruction scrambled to his feet, touched the sword-shaped mark on his left chest, and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

"The Life and Death Sword Talisman," Chu Ci explained, "I will notify you through the Life and Death Sword Talisman when I need your cooperation in my research."

Upon hearing the name of the sword-shaped mark, the Old Demon of Destruction felt an even greater sense of unease.

"This Life and Death Sword Talisman must have more than just communication functions, right?" the Old Demon of Destruction asked tentatively.

Chu Ci revealed a bright smile, "Of course, the Life and Death Sword Talisman has spatial attributes, and it stores several sword energies, which I can control its release."

"Moreover, in times of crisis, the sword energy I unleash from a kilometer away can be transmitted to you through the sword talisman."

"However, don't worry, unless something unexpected happens, I won't use those two sword talisman functions I just mentioned," Chu Ci said with a smile.

The Old Demon of Destruction, his face contorted in a mournful expression, stammered, "Then... what constitutes an unexpected situation?"

"Unexpected situations? Like when I summon you and you don't come immediately, or you deliberately ignore me, or any other situation I don't like." Chu Ci's voice fell into the ears of the Destroyer Demon like a demon's whisper.

Nightmare Demon frowned, and was about to leave with the despairing Destruction Demon when Chu Ci's voice rang out again.

"A friendly reminder: any measures you take will disrupt the balance of power within the Life and Death Sword Talisman. Believe me, Old Demon of Destruction, you don't want to experience the feeling of the sword talisman exploding."

Upon hearing this, the Old Demon of Destruction burst into tears. What terrible things had he done! He should have never come to greet the students.