Feral Gods Rise: My Offerings Return a Hundredfold

"Is this the place?"

The spider demoness suddenly came to a halt. For reasons she couldn't quite explain, she sensed something unusual about the aura here.

But she couldn't put her finger on exactly what was off.

It was just a feeling.

"Sister, it's just up ahead, not far."

The Mountain Lord of Tiger Head Mountain had a crimson gleam in his eyes, brimming with bloodlust and savagery.

In front of the spider demoness, he was her little tiger brother.

But before all the other demons within the range of Cangmu Town, he was the supreme ruler of the Land of Demons!

One of the most terrifying great demons in this entire region!

"Something feels wrong here."

The spider demoness furrowed her brow, scanning her surroundings with wary eyes.

The two of them were riding a demonic cloud, soaring above a canopy of ancient towering trees.

Demons who reached the third grade could ride demonic clouds and fly.

"Something feels wrong?"

The Mountain Lord was taken aback. He reached out with his senses and detected nothing amiss.

"Sister, with your strength, who in the area around Cangmu Town could possibly be your match?"

"Only that old venomous snake in Baifang Marsh could barely hold its own against you."

He thought this sister of his was being far too cautious.

Were all the demons lurking in the county seat really this careful?

"This place…"

The spider demoness was about to say more when her eyelid suddenly twitched.

She saw a figure materialize out of thin air — a pair of indifferent eyes gazing down at her from above.

The figure wore a golden Earth God Vestment and a golden Earth God Crown, hands clasped behind his back, his face utterly expressionless.

But the mere sight of him made her feel as though her heart was about to stop.

An unimaginable, overwhelming divine might crashed down upon her like a tidal wave, enveloping her completely.

Terror flooded her eyes. She wanted to turn and flee.

But she found she couldn't lift a single leg.

Crushed beneath that divine might, she felt like an insect trapped in amber — utterly incapable of movement.

A god!

This was a god!!

A truly existing god!

Just by looking at him, she understood instinctively that this was a real deity!

No demon in disguise could produce this — that vast, surging divine might was something she had never encountered before, yet she knew without a doubt that this was a true god!

Beside her —

The Mountain Lord of Tiger Head Mountain was equally wide-eyed with terror, his body completely frozen.

That divine might was far too immense. With his cultivation at the lower third grade, trying to resist it was like a mayfly attempting to shake a great tree — he had absolutely no power to fight back.

Regret flooded his heart.

He regretted this so deeply his insides twisted.

The god here was a real god!!

A deity straight out of legend!

"Exalted… Exalted God… spare… this… little… demon…"

"This little demon… belongs to… Five Immortals Cave…"

The spider demoness forced out the words with immense difficulty, her fear beyond measure.

In her heart she prayed ceaselessly, begging that the god before her would spare her life out of respect for Five Immortals Cave!

As for the Mountain Lord?

He didn't even have the ability to speak.

Only his eyes conveyed a desperate, pleading look.

"Five Immortals Cave?"

"Tell this god about the situation in Xuan County."

Li Yue's expression remained cold and indifferent as he looked down at the spider demoness.

This was why he had stepped out of his Divine Domain in person.

Of the two demons before him, one was at the lower third grade — not worth mentioning.

The other, however, had cultivation at the upper third grade. While that still meant nothing to him, it was a significant step above the demons lurking around Cangmu Town.

He suspected —

Perhaps she had come from Xuan County?

Now that she mentioned something called "Five Immortals Cave," it was likely a demonic faction from Xuan County.

He currently knew little about the situation in Xuan County.

And his subordinates — the Bee Queen and Bai Ruxue — one was hidden deep in the mountains, and the other was only at the peak second-grade. Neither likely knew much.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

He needed to understand the factions and power levels within Xuan County.

The spider demoness realized she could speak normally again. Suppressing the fear in her heart, she hurriedly said:

"Exalted God!"

"I come from Five Immortals Cave. Our Five Immortals Cave has five Lords, every one of them a fourth-grade existence. Even within the range of Xuan County, our Five Immortals Cave ranks among the top ten demonic factions!"

She made sure to establish her background clearly, and to make the strength of Five Immortals Cave equally clear.

All of it was meant to apply pressure.

She was no nameless little demon with no backing — she was a demon of considerable origin.

Though the pressure around her was terrifying and the divine might overwhelming, she judged that this power fell within the fourth-grade range.

Therefore her assessment was —

The god before her likely had strength at the fourth grade as well.

And their Five Immortals Cave had five fourth-grade great demons. Surely he would have to think twice.

If he thought twice, he wouldn't dare kill her!

"What is the highest cultivation level among the demons within Xuan County?"

Li Yue's voice remained flat and detached.

He didn't ask about the human cultivators.

Human strength was certainly far weaker than that of the demons.

"'Heavenly Ape Mountain' is the undisputed number one demonic faction. The Heavenly Ape Ancestor has already advanced to the peak fourth grade!"

"One of our Five Immortals Cave's Lords frequently visits to attend upon the Heavenly Ape Ancestor, and they share an excellent relationship."

The spider demoness answered immediately.

She brought up Heavenly Ape Mountain as well, afraid that Five Immortals Cave alone wouldn't be enough to intimidate this god.

With the Heavenly Ape Ancestor's connection now invoked, she felt certain he would not dare kill her no matter what.

After all —

That was the Heavenly Ape Ancestor!

The most powerful great demon within Xuan County, possessing cultivation at the peak fourth grade!

"Peak fourth grade…"

"It seems there are quite a few fourth-grade demons within Xuan County."

Li Yue mused thoughtfully.

That Five Immortals Cave, with five fourth-grade demons, only dared to claim a top-ten ranking.

Clearly there were still quite a few demonic factions with even greater strength.

However —

Only fourth grade?

To him, what did fourth-grade demons amount to?

Even a peak fourth-grade demon that dared to step into his Divine Jurisdiction could be annihilated with a single casual Divine Art.

And even if they didn't step into his Divine Jurisdiction —

He could send his Temple Priest Li Youming to their door, unleash the God Invocation Art, and still wipe them out.

One-third of the power of a Ninth Grade (Upper) Divine Art could still easily slay a peak fourth-grade demon!

"Exalted God…"

"May this little demon leave now?"

"Please be at ease, Exalted God. Once I return, I will immediately report to our five Lords. They will certainly send someone to pay their respects to you on a chosen day."

"All five of our Lords enjoy making friends, and they would be especially willing to befriend someone as distinguished as you, Exalted God."

The spider demoness spoke in a lowly, ingratiating tone.

Beside her, the Mountain Lord's eyes were spinning wildly, as if to say —

Sister!

Don't forget your tiger brother!

Take your tiger brother along too!

He was just a demon with no real backing, who had advanced to the lower third grade through a Fortuitous Encounter and immediately established the Land of Demons.

He had dreamed of one day advancing to the fourth grade and turning the Land of Demons into a major faction within Xuan County!

"Leave?"

Li Yue gazed coldly at the two demons before him.

"Demons who devour humans carry a heavy burden of sin."

"You entered this god's territory, and you still think you can leave alive?"

A trace of thunder began to swirl within his indifferent eyes.

In an instant —

A terrifying thunderclap detonated inside the minds of the spider demoness and the tiger demon!

It was as though rolling thunder was roaring and crashing!

Within that thunder sound, an explosively terrifying divine might erupted!

The Mountain Lord of Tiger Head Mountain at the lower third grade had his eyes bulge wide — his demon soul was shattered in an instant, and he died on the spot.

But the spider demoness at the upper third grade let out a shriek of agony, and then a surge of white light burst from her body.

Within that white light, the spectral forms of numerous human scholars appeared, and together they conjured a field of righteous aura that blocked the rolling thunder, granting the spider demoness's demon soul a sliver of desperate, clinging survival.