Chapter 565 - 565 565 Posing as an Envoy

Chapter 565: Chapter 565 Posing as an Envoy Chapter 565: Chapter 565 Posing as an Envoy Jiang Fan felt an impulse to curse.

Within a hundred miles, couldn’t the teleportation send him somewhere better?

Of all places, it had to send him into the Demon Beast camp!

The odds were like a needle falling into a swarm of ants.

And Jiang Fan just happened to be the one who got pricked.

Bad luck didn’t even begin to describe it.

The Black Mirror Evil Spirit was dumbfounded and said,

“No way, kid, are you the son of the God of Misfortune?”

“How could something like this happen?”

Jiang Fan’s heart sank.

He’d rather be chased by Concubine Yunxia.

At least with her, there was some chance of escape.

However, Jiang Fan was not one to resign to fate.

He wouldn’t give up until the last moment.

His mind raced.

Finally, before the Lizard War King could figure him out,

a flash of inspiration struck him.

He immediately covered his face with his sleeve and quickly took out the Mirage Demon Pill he had seized from Liu Li and held it in his mouth.

A strong surge of demon energy erupted from within him.

The Lizard War King was stunned.

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He sensed a fleeting human aura from Jiang Fan.

He immediately shouted, “Alert!”

Two or three dozen ape-like Beast Kings immediately grabbed their ice spikes, ready to attack.

Meanwhile, more and more Beast Kings continuously emerged from the ice cave.

In the blink of an eye, over two hundred of them had come out.

And they kept coming.

Jiang Fan silently took a deep breath.

They were all King Level beast kings.

Such a massive army of demon beasts, the one commanding them could not be a mere Beast King.

It was most likely a Demon King.

He became alert and thought, “Activate the Ancient Heart Mirror, capture the inner thoughts of those around, and gather as much information about this camp as possible.”

The Evil Spirit said, “You better do it yourself, it’ll be more direct.”

Jiang Fan anxiously said, “I don’t even know how to use this mirror.”

Haven’t learned yet?

The Evil Spirit nodded thoughtfully, then actively operated the Black Mirror to probe the thoughts of the surrounding Beast Kings.

Soon, it gathered some key information for Jiang Fan.

“This place is the southwestern camp of the Demon Race, previously commanded by Liu Li, daughter of the Demon Emperor.”

“It’s now under the command of one of the Demon Kings, Jue Ying.”

“He is skilled in Shadow Manipulation Techniques and is cunning and vigilant.”

“Trying to use a Demon Race identity to blend in will be difficult.”

“Prepare to fight for your life.”

The Evil Spirit sighed inwardly.

From its perspective, Jiang Fan’s trouble was no small matter right now.

The only life-saving item he had was the Nascent Soul Jade Token.

If he could use it to kill the Demon King here, it would be good.

At that point, the Beast King army would be leaderless, and the demon beasts wouldn’t have time to chase Jiang Fan down.

If he couldn’t kill the Demon King, then it would be a problem.

Demon beasts like the Lizard War King before him were not fewer than ten in number here.

Without the Nascent Soul Jade Token, Jiang Fan couldn’t possibly evade their pursuit.

After understanding the information,

Jiang Fan stayed calm and composed.

With his hands behind his back, he displayed a dignified demeanor and coldly said,

“Where is Jue Ying? Come out and see this envoy immediately!”

What made Jiang Fan’s skin crawl was that

the shadow he cast on the ground before him began to wriggle eerily.

A humanoid shadow, pitch black as ink but with blood-red eyes, emerged from it.

He was like a melting wax figure.

The pitch-black skin sagged loosely.

The drooping scalp covered half of his eyes.

The long nose drooped down to his mouth, and his chin and ears were the same.

The skin on his body was in layers, like fine waves.

It gave a severe sense of physiological discomfort.

And the aura he emanated was terrifying beyond compare.

Ninth Layer of Core Formation!

Jiang Fan found himself in awe; this Demon King’s talent seemed to allow him to hide undetected in the shadows of living beings.

With such a bizarre technique, if used for escaping,

the Nascent Soul Jade Token might not be able to kill him.

“Who are you?”

Jue Ying revealed a sliver of his red eyes, inspecting Jiang Fan up and down.

Suspicion filled his eyes.

He had never seen Jiang Fan within the Demon Race.

Sensing Jue Ying’s suspicion,

Jiang Fan, without saying a word, promptly took out the White Bone Butterfly Hairpin hidden in his sleeve.

“By order of the Old Priest, I have come to collect the bones left behind by the Dead Spirit Army.”

“You must cooperate!”

Seeing the White Bone Butterfly Hairpin,

Jue Ying’s red eyes showed a trace of shock.

It was clear he recognized it as the Holy Artifact of the Demon Priest lineage, used to control Dead Corpse Puppets.

This item was exclusively held by the Priest lineage.

No one else was permitted to touch it.

Was this person before him associated with the Priest lineage?

But, the current generation only had Spirit Sound and Demon Moon; there was no mention of a third person.

He hesitated and said, “Jue Ying welcomes the priest’s envoy.”

“May I ask who the envoy is from the Priest lineage and why I have never seen you before?”

Jiang Fan’s heartbeat quickened slightly.

It was indeed hard to deceive him.

His knowledge about the Demon Race was too limited, risking exposure.

Fortunately, he had a trick up his sleeve.

He immediately squinted and said, “It’s best you don’t know.”

“Otherwise, I fear the Old Priest will take your life.”

Hehe!

Jue Ying grew even more suspicious of Jiang Fan.

The Priest lineage had always been independent of the Demon Race, rarely intervening in their matters.

Even if they had grievances, they would communicate with the Demon Emperor for resolution.

Mentioning the Old Priest taking a Demon Race member’s life showed a lack of understanding of their internal rules.

His aura intensified, and his eyes glinted with cold light.

Casually, he said, “I’m curious.”

“What identity is so secret that knowing it would invite the Old Priest’s wrath?”

Jiang Fan coldly said, “Since you wish to die, I’ll grant your wish.”

He touched his forehead with a finger, revealing a flash of spirit light.

Through this light, a trace of hidden soul energy within Jiang Fan’s body emerged.

At first, Jue Ying felt nothing.

Then, a unique essence mixed with the Heart Connection Worm’s aura wafted out.

Being a Demon King,

how could he not recognize the Heart Connection Worm?

And how could he not know what it signified?

The demon resembling a human before him was the man of the current small priest, Demon Moon!

He instinctively exclaimed, “Heart Conne…”

Luckily, he snapped his mouth shut just in time.

The continuation of the Priest lineage was taboo, unknown to outsiders.

If word got out from him, the Old Priest would indeed bypass the Demon Emperor and directly kill him.

The envoy wasn’t wrong.

Their identity was not for him to know.

“Why are you silent now?” Jiang Fan coldly said.

From Jian Linyuan and others’ descriptions, finding a man for the Priest lineage was their top priority.

Revealing such an identity should be effective.

Jue Ying took a deep breath. He no longer doubted Jiang Fan’s identity.

He quickly cupped his hands, showing respect, “Jue Ying apologizes for the disrespect, envoy.”

“The earlier sensation, I must have mistaken. I won’t speak of it to anyone.”

“Please rest assured.”

He nervously wiped the sweat off his brow.

One wrong word could cause a disaster.

If this man’s identity were to be exposed, the Old Priest would certainly suspect him.

The consequences…

“Hmph! Refusing the Old Priest’s assistance order and questioning my identity.”

“Jue Ying, you sure are bold!”

“Wait for the Old Priest to deal with you!”

With that, he took a step forward.

A bout of intimidation had temporarily subdued them.

Now was the time to leave.

Jue Ying dared not let Jiang Fan leave in anger.

“Envoy, wait, please wait.”

Jue Ying forced a wry smile, “I have a small gift for the envoy to inspect.”

Jiang Fan only wanted to leave, rejecting without hesitation, “Keep it for yourself!”

Jue Ying gritted his teeth and said,

“To be honest, the reason I chose this place as the camp,”

“is that I accidentally discovered a human relic from five hundred years ago beneath this ice cave.”

“Though it had been looted, some items remained.”

He took out a thumb-sized, colorful stone.

He held it with effort in his palm and said, “It’s this item.”

“I don’t know its use, but it’s extremely heavy.”

“Just this tiny piece is hard for me to hold up.”

“I think it’s not an ordinary object.”

Jiang Fan glanced at it, and his pupils contracted.

This was no stone.

It was clearly the Five Magnetic Yuan Mountain!