The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

On the second day of October, news of the great victory at Feiyun Pass had reached Divine Capital, causing nationwide jubilation.

Although many coveted the mighty weapon that had destroyed the grassland army, the general populace was more concerned with the retreat of the grassland army.

This signified that Northern Zhou would be embracing a period of considerable peace.

For the common people, peace was of utmost importance. Unfortunately, most often, such peace was but a small, elusive dream.

As it stood, Daqian was now in chaos, with the court's army deploying to various locations to suppress the Blood Dao Warriors in the states.

On the side of Northern Zhou, numerous Blood Dao Warriors had also appeared. A small part were locals of Northern Zhou, but many more had fled from Daqian.

Compared to the powerful Daqian, Blood Dao Warriors preferred to flee to the weaker Northern Zhou.

Regrettably, Northern Zhou now housed the Four Demonic Sects, leaving little room for these Blood Dao Warriors to survive. Although the Four Demonic Sects mainly targeted the Buddhist, dealing with these minor nuisances was still manageable.

The Blood Demon Sect had an agreement with the Four Demonic Sects not to invade Northern Zhou, and naturally, they wouldn't stand up for these Blood Dao Warriors.

However, the stance of another significant sect within the Demon Path might not be so clear.

In a waterside pavilion in Linchuan Prefecture, the three young masters of the Heavenly Demon Palace were gathered.

The Demon Young Master, Bai Shaoling, had now removed his hood, revealing a face radiant with demonic charm.

Opposite him was the sinister-looking Evil Young Master, Ye Xie. Currently, Ye Xie was flexing his fingers, which moved disorderly like boneless spiritual snakes, now pointing towards the Demon Young Master, and now zigzagging towards the bulky man in blue on the right.

Next to the Evil Young Master was the nonchalant Mr. Corpse, Fatty Lan.

This suddenly emerging Mr. Corpse was currently reclining, casually patting his stomach with one hand and resting the other by his side, appearing completely relaxed.

However, his relaxed demeanor seemed to irritate Ye Xie, "I say, Fatty Lan, you called me and this idiot here. Now you put on this act; are you asking to be killed?"

Ye Xie looked extremely annoyed. It was Fatty Lan who had invited them here, but now he was lying there silently, seemingly aimlessly.

"Keep your mouth shut, or I won't mind tearing it off," the one called "idiot" by someone, the Demon Young Master, said coldly.

Initially, the Heavenly Demon Palace chose the younger generation to enter the world, and Bai Shaoling and Ye Xie were the only two candidates. They fought and Bai Shaoling narrowly won, becoming the representative of this generation and also the leader.

Ye Xie coveted this leader position immensely, constantly pondering day and night how to take it back. Therefore, whenever he had the chance, Ye Xie provoked Bai Shaoling verbally, goading him to act.

"You can try if you like, idiot," Ye Xie said with a taunting smile. "Betrayed by someone like Lin Huaigou, a mere corpse guard dog, if you're not an idiot, then who is?"

At these words, Bai Shaoling's face grew even colder, chaotic demon shadows suddenly appearing, lunging towards Ye Xie.

Being betrayed by Lin Huaigou was Bai Shaoling's untouchable sore spot. Ye Xie had caught his greatest pain point, forcing him to act.

"Ha, as if I'm afraid."

Facing the assault of Demon Shadow, Ye Xie scoffed. His right hand fingers moved, and a sharp and eerie Qi Blade emerged from his fingertips, stretching like a living creature and entwining towards the Demon Shadow.

The Demon Shadow and Qi Blade collided in an instant, with Qi Force bursting...

"Boom—"

A thick, blue hand landed suddenly, swatting like hitting a fly, landing on the contact point between the two fighters and scattering their techniques.

Both Bai Shaoling and Ye Xie retracted their hands, viewing with wariness the owner of the sudden blue hand.

At this moment, Fatty Lan slowly withdrew the long, five-inch hand that appeared out of nowhere, lazily digging his ear as he said, "We're all among our own here, so why the need to resort to violence?"

"Shaoling, sometimes Ah Xie speaks without thinking. You should be more forgiving towards him since he's a bit lacking in prudence."

"Ah Xie, stop picking on Shaoling's sore spots. Who knows, maybe he hides under his covers and cries every night? Why keep holding onto it?"

Fatty Lan advised them one by one, speaking with heartfelt sincerity.

However, his way of mediating only fueled the anger inside them even more, making them wish they could just extinguish this big blue fatty.

Alas...

Bai Shaoling and Ye Xie exchanged a glance, suppressing the urge to fight and remained silent.

They couldn't defeat him.

This Fatty Lan was unnaturally strange, having nonchalantly dispersed their techniques previously, deepening their wariness towards him. Even if they teamed up, they might not be able to handle this intriguing fatty.

Given this, it was better to submit.

In the Demon Path, submitting to a stronger man was never shameful. Both Bai Shaoling and Ye Xie were proud and lofty, but not so arrogant as to ignore the gap in strength. Thus, they decisively chose to submit.

Digging in his ear, Fatty Lan blew off the earwax from his pinky, lazily saying, "I summoned you here to discuss something. Regarding that highly acclaimed superweapon in Northern Zhou, do you have any thoughts?"

The superweapon of Northern Zhou was naturally the one that had annihilated the grassland armies at Feiyun Pass recently. Bai Shaoling and Ye Xie were very familiar with it and had even plotted to seize it.

However, going to Northern Zhou meant they couldn't avoid one particular force.

"Fatty Lan, the alliance of the Four Demonic Sects is currently entrenched in Northern Zhou. Do you really want to stir up trouble under their watch, risking your life?" Ye Xie scoffed.

The Sect Masters of the Four Demonic Sects and the Sect Hierarch Xue Ya of the Blood Demon Sect share a status of entering and exiting the Heavenly Demon Realm together; these four sects are no longer mere vassals to the Heavenly Demon Palace but are rather forces equal to the Heavenly Demon Palace.

Among them, the women of the Yin Demon Sect especially harbor hatred towards those from the Heavenly Demon Palace, and if they run into them, the outcome...

"Rumor has it that our Demon Young Master is extremely ill-favored by the Young Sect Master of the Yin Demon Sect. If he goes to Northern Zhou, he's likely to leave his life there." Ye Xie, having just said the previous words, changed his expression and teasingly ridiculed Bai Shaoling.

Bai Shaoling had once fancied the Young Sect Master Yun Wuyue of the Yin Demon Sect and made several moves, but not only was he chased and attacked, he also caused the faction within the Yin Demon Sect close to the Heavenly Demon Palace to be ruthlessly eradicated. This matter was also a sore point for Bai Shaoling.

"Hmph," Bai Shaoling snorted coldly, choosing not to respond to Ye Xie's provocation, but instead addressing Fatty Lan, "Going to Northern Zhou is fine, but you need to present a foolproof plan."

"A foolproof plan, I have one," Fatty Lan stood up straight and said earnestly, "but it depends on whether you have the courage."

Saying this, he directed his gaze towards Ye Xie, who had yet to voice his stance.

"Since I've come here, naturally I have the courage," Ye Xie shrugged.

Fatty Lan chose the meeting place to be near Northern Zhou at Linchuan Prefecture, so the other two could naturally guess his intentions. Since they had come to Linchuan Prefecture, it indicated that the two men were indeed inclined to enter into Northern Zhou.