Omnipotent Overlord

Chapter 267: Blood Steppe

The three savage beasts were a stigma for demons. They were excessively strong, but cruel to the bone. They gorged on demon youngling and, in their time, reduced the demons number to a tenth. 

No demon knew what happened exactly, but two savage beasts were gone at some point, while the last one was heavily wounded. It sealed itself in a gods forbidden area, only coming out once every few hundred million years.

With the three savage beasts gone, the demons multiplied, but every time the last savage beast came out of the forbidden area, it spelled disaster for them all.

What strength is there to respect when the savage beasts give us genocide as reward? They are godlike beings in power and wed birthed a Demon Emperor by now, if not for its slaughter of our kind!

Great Horse King is overanxious. If not for your ancestors bravery, we wouldnt even be here.

Your ancestor is a demon hero!

Silence!

Bear demon jumped.

Brothers, no one must utter a single word about this again. Dont forget, in the ancient demon site in the East side, a savage beast lays dormant.

If anyone catches wind of this, Great Horse King will be in trouble.

Yeah, Great Horse King is amazing and all, but not when compared with the savage beast having lived for ten billion years

No one can match that savage beast, not even a God Emperor. My ancestor told us many times.

Every time it comes out it leaves us demons in dire straits, but what can we do?

Great Horse Kings crisis had ended and this matter only worked to raise him higher in the hearts of lowly demons.

Li Mo stayed for the night and resumed his journey the second day.

Master Li Mo, do you see me having any relation with that great Boar?

Pig released his demon qi.

Nada, but you are similar with one God called Pigsy.

God? Pigsy? The pig demon was shaken.

Pig demons were no purebloods either. They had around the same status as the horse demons. Li Mos story of the great twelve demons moved him.

Ill tell you!

Yan Wenjing chuckled as she recounted Journey to the West.

Two humans and a demon left Demon Mountain merrily.

Sir! Wait for me!

Great Horse King rode before Li Mo.

He had no entourage this time. 

Great Horse King grinned, Ive been a king on Demon Mountain for long enough. I want to come with sir!

Im not a human of Imperial Planet. I only came to get three things, then leave. There is a high chance I may never return.

Wherever boss goes, Ill go. Great Horse King declared his loyalties.

Li Mo nodded in the end.

Yan Wenjing caressed Great Horse Kings mane, to which he had a violent reaction of disgust.

Sir, Nangong clan reared me since a colt. By chance, I awakened and started to gather demon qi. I wont lie to you, boss, I escaped Nangong clan because I didnt want to stay a mount

Great Horse King spoke the last word with loathing.

Li Mo said, Its fine. I already have a mount. You cant be mine even if you want.

Thanks, sir. Besides riding me, I will listen to any orders you may have.

Good, then youre in charge with the luggage.

Eh~? Great Horse King shuddered.

Boss, I am Horses descendant. That makes me of royal blood to both demons and humans. To carry luggage

Is no problem whatsoever!

Li Mo was walking and Great Horse King rode to pig then shifted all his luggage on his own back.

Two demons and two men were walking down the road.

Li Mo was in front, Yan Wenjing behind him. They were silent, compared to the demon chatterboxes not far off.

Great Horse King, what got into you? Tired of ruling an decided to spice things up by being a beast of burden? Ill be honest with you, this isnt what I wanted. I was forced

Dumb pig, what do you know? Ever heard the human saying, a man of talent choses a lord of integrity? Staying on Demon Mountain, my life would amount to nothing. I may be Horses descendant, of immense talent, but Ive lived for millions of years already and am approaching my end. Am I supposed to just wait for it there?

Millions you say?

What, dont I look the part?

Nope. Didnt you just say to sir you were reared in the Nangong clan?

Cough, misunderstanding. I was hiding in plain sight. Get it?

Wouldnt you be in the sixth level if you had lived for millions of years? Why are you still in the fifth level?

I once entered the savage beasts forbidden area to kill it. But the battle ended with both of us grievously wounded that severely cut away my strength.

Truly?

Of course, but keep it hidden. Im only telling you this. If word gets out, bad things will happen

Two humans and two demons traveled for three days, finally leaving Demon Mountains range and entering crimson fields.

There were huge tigers, huge wolves, huge bulls, huge everything roaming the lands. They all towered in the hundred of meters, looking like veritable mountains.

Great Horse King cried, Boss, this Blood Steppe is strange. Demons cant use demon qi here. Please be careful!

Li Mo nodded.

In this Bloody Steppe, not just demon qi was unusable. It applied to spiritual qi and true qi alike.

The Blood Steppe was a forbidden area. Neither humans nor demons would wander here, making the huge beasts rulers here.

Li Mo didnt skip legs of his journey with Gate because of this Blood Steppe.

Beyond the steppe we will reach Emperor Mings tomb.

The pig demon ran over, Boss, shouldnt it be in the Imperial Ming Mausoleum?

There are two burial grounds for Ming Emperors. The Imperial Ming Mausoleum is a fake.

Roar~

A huge bull discovered the party and charged.

Li Mo sprung forward, sending a punch.

With his immense raw power, Li Mo stood still while the bull collapsed two steps back.

Lotus Emperors

Great Horse King and the pig cried.

In a place like the Blood Steppe, even a tenth level would be reduced to a mere mortal. Li Mo relied on his body strength alone to send the giant bull unconscious. Such power exceeded the two demons expectations by far.

They saw as Li Mo cracked the skull open and took out a demon crystal. It was the same as a demon core, of a great many uses.

Stay behind me.

Li Mo put the demon crystal away and kept on walking.