Wait a minute, where is my master?

Within the billowing dust, the sounds of wolf howls and metal clashing arose as Little White and Mao Jin fought back and forth.

Outside the dust, the assembly of Demon Kings surrounded the Spider Demons in a semi-encirclement.

Seeing that the rat demon Mao Jin had not been killed with a single blow, they regained their confidence.

They definitely couldn't defeat that Wolf Demon, but bullying the Spider Demon was feasible.

"Sister, you're out, come help me quickly!"

Zhuzhu feigned a shout towards the direction of the dust.

Then, with a slight bow, she shot a strand of spider silk from some part of her body, sticking it to the ceiling, hoping to leap out of the semi-circle of encirclement while these multicolored Demon Kings were distracted.

"Shua shua shua."

Unfortunately, her attempt at diversion was a bit naive.

A creature with feathery wings on its back shot out three steel feathers, severing the sturdy spider silk in midair.

"Jie jie jie, still trying to run!"

"Take down this girl and offer her to Brother Mao!"

"Capture her!"

A group of Demon Kings shouted as they rushed towards the falling Spider Demon.

This act was mostly for show, to prevent the Rat King from questioning later why they hadn't acted sooner.

"Awoo! Sister Zhuzhu, what's wrong?"

Little White, hearing the Spider Demon's scream, howled and charged out from the dust,

with three shallow bloodstains on her left shoulder, yet she seemed excited, indicating the wounds didn't much affect her.

Moreover, those injuries were rapidly healing.

"Sister, quickly ask the Taoist for help, there are too many enemies, I can't hold out for long."

Zhuzhu ducked and weaved, her Spiritual Power Shield dangerously unstable; if not for her delaying tactics with spider silk, she would have been overwhelmed in an instant.

Seeing this, Little White's eyes darted around, and she telepathically responded, "Sister Zhuzhu, don't panic, I have a plan."

In a brief moment, their communication was complete.

Shiqi rushed to the frozen Fox Spirit, his large wolf claws scooping her up from the ground and flinging her towards Zhuzhu.

"Sister Zhuzhu, I've found you a handy 'ice tool,' you take it and see if this motley crowd dares to harm the second in command of Ten Bamboo Cave."

Seeing the ice sculpture flying towards her, Zhuzhu violently shot out another kind of shiny green-gold spider silk, entangling the handy "ice tool" in midair.

The feather-winged Demon King, seeing this, tried the same trick, releasing steel feathers again, attempting to sever the spider silk and rescue the male Fox Demon.

But this time the green-gold spider silk was extremely tough and withstood the three feathers. Zhuzhu successfully pulled the frozen Fox Spirit to her side and held it in her grasp.

Just as Little White had anticipated, once the "ice tool" was in her hands, the Demon Kings, with their colorful Spiritual Power Shields, immediately hesitated to act.

They all knew of the deep relationship between Mao Jin and the Fox Spirit, and they feared the consequences if they hurt him.

"Sister, your tactic really worked."

Zhuzhu telepathically praised Little White while holding the handy "ice tool."

"Heh..."

Shiqi was about to offer pleasantries when a gust of wind attacked from behind. Always alert, Little White's body suddenly shimmered with a layer of Ice Armor, absorbing the impact.

"Dang!"

A crack appeared in Little White's Ice Armor, her massive wolf body slid several meters, overturning countless dishes and drinks, her four wolf claws carving deep grooves in the stone ground as she dissipated the force of the blow.

"Awoo!"

Shiqi pivoted his body and refocused his attention on the groundhog elf standing about two meters tall before him.

This giant groundhog was none other than the true form of Mao Jin.

"This strange rat's strength has increased; his physical power wasn't this formidable amidst the dust and smoke just now."

Little White muttered to herself, having not encountered this species in the Demon Realm before and always assuming that the opponent was a giant rat with a deformity.

"See my icy breath!"

Shiqi slammed his front paws on the ground and opened his mouth wide, expelling a colorless chill.

At the same time, his paws surreptitiously unleashed two streams of Ice Attribute Spiritual Power, sneaking under the ground.

"Little White's feint and attack battle strategy" appeared once again!

Unfortunately, it didn't matter that Mao Jin's realm was inherently higher than Shiqi's, nor that he had the "ice instrument" as a previous lesson by his side. The mere fact of his species made him extremely sensitive to the sensations within the soil and rock layers beneath his feet.

Therefore, Little White's tactics were ineffective this time.

Just as Shiqi was preparing to switch his tactical approach and continue the fierce battle, the giant groundhog before him suddenly performed an Earth Escape Skill and burrowed into the ground.

Little White vigilantly started observing the ground around her.

A moment later!

"Sister Zhuzhu, be careful!"

The several-meters-tall Snow Wolf turned into a grey and white blur, lunging with extreme speed toward the Spider Demon beside her.

Mao Jin had chosen to attack Zhu Qingmei first!

"Dang dang dang dang!"

In an instant, the two Body Cultivation members of the Demon Clan clashed over a hundred times, their collisions echoing in the cave long after.

After separating, Little White stared fixedly at the groundhog elf before her and called out, "Sister Zhuzhu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, it's just... this 'ice instrument' probably won't make it."

Zhu Qingmei said with a lingering fear, looking at the Fox Spirit in her hands with half of its torso already vanished.

When Mao Jin had sprung up from the ground, she had instinctively thrust the "ice instrument" forward, but the opponent hadn't considered any feelings of sworn brotherhood and instead directly shattered half of the Fox Demon's body with a slap!

Little White slightly turned her head and glanced with the corner of her eye, noticing the pinkish ice crystals at the amputated section of the "ice instrument," where the fresh blood had been frozen by her chill into a rosy hue.

She then shifted her gaze to Mao Jin's palm and saw remains of the Fox Demon's blood.

"Such a cruel, strange rat."

Little White's light brown pupils shrank, and her eyebrows furrowed. Killing one's own kind was an act that would lead to being thrown into the Extreme Ice Prison within her Snow Wolf Clan.

"Hurry up and deal with this Spider Demon, and then come help me capture this Wolf Demon. I assure you I will not treat you unfairly afterwards," Mao Jin spoke ominously, commanding the group of Demon Kings that had been watching from behind.

The Demon Kings agreed one after another; evidently, even they were shocked by the rat demon's sudden act of cruelty. While they outwardly acquiesced, what they truly thought inside was another matter.

As for Mao Jin, he was too preoccupied to care what these creatures thought.

His only concern right now was whether he could clean up this mess before the Divine Envoy arrived because if the envoy was dissatisfied with his performance today, his chance at the Blood Pill for ascending to Refining Void would be ruined.

Today, Mao Jin's openly declared aim was to rally the various demons on the first day of the ninth lunar month to attack the county town, slaughter its people, refine Blood Pills, and ascend to Refining Void.

However, his most important task was to welcome the Divine Envoy from his sect and induct the demons into the sect to coordinate with the envoy's plan.

Only after all these were accomplished would the sect's envoy reward him with the Blood Pill to refine, as a reward.

Otherwise, as a rogue demon cultivator, where else could he obtain the method to refine the Blood Pills necessary for ascending to Refining Void?

So, right now, the rat demon Mao Jin was truly in a rush!