Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain Chapter 2902 - 2901: Pig Demon!
Previously on Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain...
Lin Dong successfully concocted eleven 'expansion pills', which were ample for Ye Linglong's needs.
Lacking any additional ingredients, his alchemy session was now complete.
"Here, take these. The strongest demon beast you can currently absorb is a Five-Star Demon King. However, after consuming one expansion pill, you'll be able to absorb a Seven-Star Demon King."
"If you consume two pills, you can then absorb up to an Eight-Star Demon Emperor."
Ye Linglong chuckled upon hearing this, remarking, "This is more than enough for me."
"Let's go hunt some demon beasts," Lin Dong decided, wasting no further time as he led Ye Linglong off to seek out demonic creatures.
Demon Emperors, it turned out, were exceptionally rare. Lin Dong searched for an considerable duration but could not find a single one.
"No wonder then, even though the Five Elements Stele ranks first, its highest achiever, the White-clothed Blood Monk, has only hunted just over thirty heads throughout the years."
"It's not a matter of insufficient strength, but rather that Demon Emperors are exceedingly difficult to find. Even with my potent mental power, and now possessing a mental power domain, I still struggle to locate them. There are simply too few about..."
But Demon Kings were a different story entirely.
Lin Dong promptly unleashed his mental power domain to scan for Demon Kings.
This was akin to wielding an unfair advantage.
Upon reaching the fortieth level of mental power, he had acquired the ability to manifest a mental power domain. This domain, which previously encompassed the Five Elements Land, now extended its reach far beyond in this outer world.
Moreover, its coverage area had expanded significantly.
His mental power domain now spanned a radius of three hundred kilometers, ensuring that not a single blade of grass, tree, insect, or beast's movement or breath could evade Lin Dong's acute perception.
Within this vast area, he could discern the faintest chirp of a worm or the subtle buzz of a mosquito.
Let alone the presence of Demon Kings, whose powerful auras were easily detectable.
Naturally, after deploying his mental power domain, he detected three Demon Kings within a three hundred kilometer radius of his current position.
Among them, one was a Three-Star Demon King, another a Seven-Star Demon King, and the third a Four-Star Demon King!
Lin Dong set his sights on the closest one.
This happened to be the Seven-Star Demon King.
"Come, Linglong, I shall take you to slay a Seven-Star Demon King!"
With those words, he soared southward, Ye Linglong in tow.
"Swish~~~"
Swiftly, the pair arrived before the entrance of a cave.
Within this cave resided a Seven-Star Demon King.
It was a boar-like demonic beast, its body covered in coarse bristles, with piercing red eyes.
As Lin Dong and Ye Linglong approached, it was in the midst of consuming a tiger-type demon beast, its weaker prey now sustenance for its own existence.
"A pig devouring a tiger, a reversal of natural order," Ye Linglong couldn't help but comment upon witnessing the scene.
Her voice, once uttered, drew the attention of the Seven-Star Demon King's porcine gaze towards where Lin Dong and Ye Linglong stood.
Its scarlet eyes intensified in redness upon spotting Ye Linglong, brimming with overt desire.
"What a beautiful human woman, not bad, not bad at all! Be my village chief's wife!"
When demon beasts attain the level of Demon King, they develop a certain degree of sapience. It is not uncommon for inherently lecherous Demon Kings to abduct human women, not for consumption, but to serve as their 'village chief's wives'.
Such as those of the pig, dragon, and snake lineages... these particularly lustful species.
Upon encountering an attractive woman or a handsome man, these demonic creatures often succumb to carnal urges and abduct them to serve as their consorts.
Witnessing the pig's lustful stare directed at her, Ye Linglong's fury ignited instantly: "Vile pig, how dare you harbor such lustful thoughts towards me? Prepare to be stewed! I shall use your bones for soup and roast your meat..."
"Haha, bold words!" The pig retorted with disdainful laughter, emitting a 'buzzing' sound akin to a wild boar's triumphant grunt.
It could easily discern Ye Linglong's strength as merely that of a Second Stage Grandmaster, far from being a match for its own power.
As for Lin Dong, he deliberately refrained from fully revealing his true strength's aura. While not entirely concealed, he projected the semblance of an ordinary individual.
This strategic misdirection, he knew, would compel intelligent Demon Kings or Emperors to either steer clear entirely or flee long before a confrontation could occur.
Would that not be akin to alerting the enemy prematurely?
Therefore, Lin Dong adopted a more cunning approach, masking his power as that of a Third Stage Great Master, merely one cultivation realm above Ye Linglong.
This facade would lead demonic beasts, whether Demon Kings or Emperors, to perceive them as a pair of ordinary Grandmasters on a training expedition.
Consequently, they would never suspect Lin Dong of being a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist, fostering an underestimation that would prevent their escape.
At this moment, this pig regarded Lin Dong as a Third Stage Great Master.
Its gaze fixed upon Lin Dong, it declared, "Are you that woman’s male consort? Currently, your woman has caught my eye; I intend to make her my village chief's bride. Should you consent, your life I shall spare. Otherwise, I shall consume you first."
Lin Dong offered no reply, stating simply, "Allow me to tell you something as well: will you willingly offer your pork to my mouth, or must I take action?"
"If you offer it willingly, perhaps a few ribs, a few pounds of pork, and if I happen to be in a good mood, I might leave you with an intact corpse. Otherwise, you shall be shattered into ten thousand pieces..."
These words undeniably incensed the pig, which let out a roar and charged directly at Lin Dong.
Possessing the strength of a Seven-Star Demon King, vanquishing a human Third Stage Great Master was a feat it could achieve with a direct, fatal headbutt.
However, just as it lunged towards Lin Dong, a shimmering golden shield suddenly materialized before him.
"Bang~~~"
Instead of colliding with Lin Dong, the pig slammed forcefully into his protective shield.
Its entire momentum was abruptly repelled.
"Buzz~~~" A sensation of its pig head reeling, the world spinning in its mind, caused its four hooves to falter. It found itself incapable of even standing upright.
"Bang~~" With a dull thud, it collapsed onto the ground, managing to knock itself entirely unconscious.
Witnessing this spectacle, Lin Dong murmured, "This is likely the only demon king that has ever knocked itself out and waited for death."
Having spoken, Lin Dong proceeded towards the incapacitated pig.
Suddenly, it shuddered and then awoke.
At that precise moment, it finally perceived that something was gravely amiss, exclaiming in sheer terror:
"You... you are not merely a Third Stage Great Master. You are a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist!"
Lin Dong then coalesced a pig-slaughtering knife using his mental power and advanced toward it at a measured pace.
Concurrently, he chuckled, "Congratulations, your guess is accurate."
"Now then, how do you wish to meet your end?"
The Seven-Star Demon King in pig form was utterly bewildered, attempting to make its escape.
Yet, at that very instant, it horrifyingly discovered itself ensnared by an unseen force, rendering it completely immobile.
Once, before it attained the status of a demon beast, it had been captured by a hunter. On that occasion, the hunter had bound it, holding a pig-slaughtering knife while approaching step by step. Fortunately, it had managed to free itself from the ropes and fled, subsequently embarking on its cultivation journey.
From that day forward, it relentlessly slew any human it encountered, refusing to ever again allow itself to be truly treated like a mere pig.
Who could have possibly foreseen that, even after cultivating to the formidable level of a Seven-Star Demon King, the day would still arrive when it would relive that nightmarish ordeal?
"Slaughter the pig!"
"Later, we can enjoy Pig-Killing Powder!"
Lin Dong declared.
The pig-slaughtering knife, forged from mental power, descended upon its neck.
"Oink~~~" It let out a pig-killing shriek, its cry echoing with earth-shattering intensity.