My Wife is A Sword God

Chapter 504: Crisis from Behind

Chapter 504: Crisis from Behind

As bloodshed and carnage descended upon the Western Regions, almost everyone in the Demon Slayer Department, guarded by the Red Lotus Demon Slayers and above, discovered something strange.

A powerful aura swept through most of the Western Regions like a tidal wave, and terrifying screams echoed through the sky.

Gigantic mountain giants stepped towards the mountains where the Dragon Vein was located, causing earthquakes.

The Skull Ghost King, wrapped in eerie green flames, released an all-pervasive poison with every movement, dissolving everything.

The Flame Demon, covered in unquenchable black flames, left a path of burning flames for miles where no grass could grow.

Huge bird-like monsters flapped their wings, covering the sky, and fierce gusts of wind, like sharp blades, sliced through the mountains and land, leaving cracks everywhere!

For all beings in the Western Regions, this day seemed like the apocalypse had come.

The patrol officers of the Western Regions Demon Slaying Department, including the Twelve Divine Generals and the Thirty-Six Stars, quickly received the news, their expressions solemn and disbelieving.

“What the hell is going on?”

“The Giant Ridge Demon King, the Netherworld Ghost King, the Flame Demon, the Fierce Wind Peng, they are all demons and ghosts of the Seven Calamities Cycle, why did they all appear at the same time?”

“Not only that, but many other demon and ghost kings are also wreaking havoc everywhere, showing signs of restlessness.”

“They all seem to be converging on several places, are those the Dragon Vein locations owned by Bai Wudi?”

“They want to compete with Bai Wudi for the Dragon Vein, are they seeking death?”

“Wait, the demon kings under Bai Wudi are also taking part in the battle?”

“That demon Bai Wudi hasn’t shown up yet, what exactly is she doing?”

It was only after the Western Region’s Commander issued the highest level of the Demon Slaying Department’s Demons and Ghosts Disaster notice that they learned that Bai Wudi was dead! The Dragon Vein locations she owned had become ownerless!

To fight for the land of the Dragon Vein, the great Ghost Kings and Demon Kings appeared simultaneously in the world, leaving devastation wherever they went.

The Commander of the Western Domain issued an order, and the Demon Slaying Department, seeing the danger, dispatched its strongest forces to intercept and kill the rampaging demons and ghosts along the way!

At the same time, the prince overseeing the Western Domain was shocked to receive the news. He immediately ordered his subordinates to gather their forces to prevent this disaster.

Flowing Firefly Mountain was one of the Dragon Vein territories owned by Bai Wudi.

One hundred and thirty miles to the north, as far as the eye can see, it was covered with white snow and ice for ten miles.

It was clearly spring, yet snowflakes the size of goose feathers were falling here!

On the snow-covered mountaintop, a graceful woman with a snow-white figure walked as if on level ground.

And this heavy snowfall was caused by her!

According to the Great Qian Hundred Monster Chronicles, there is a snow demon in the Heavenly Ice Mountain of the Western Domain who resembles a beautiful woman and has immense power to cover everything in ice and snow, preventing life from flourishing wherever she goes.

She is indeed the Snow Demon, whose power has reached the peak of the Seven Calamities Cycle!

This time, of course, she has come to Flowing Firefly Mountain to fight for the land of the Dragon Vein.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, she stopped and turned her head to the south.

There, a dark shadow was rapidly approaching.

A hundred zhang away, the Snow Demon also clearly saw the appearance of the approaching figure.

An ordinary middle-aged man, but the sword and knife hanging from his waist and the conspicuous Divine Command mark made the Snow Demon furrow her brow.

“Gong Cang, Divine General of the Western Region, master of both sword and blade?” Snow Demon’s voice was cold.

“Tianbing Mountain is a fine place to stay. Why do you want to step into this muddy water? If you go back now, I can pretend I didn’t see anything,” Gong Cang put his hands on his waist and said calmly.

“Ridiculous. When Bai Wudi occupied so much of the Dragon Vein territory, why didn’t your Demon Slaying Department do anything? Now that demon is dead, and I just want to take a piece of the pie. Why do you have to stop me?” 

Gong Cang’s expression was impassive as he looked around. Countless snow-covered bodies lay around, along with ice-covered monsters, each with a blood hole in their chest, their hearts nowhere to be found. 

But the hint of red at the corner of the Snow Demon’s mouth seemed to indicate the direction of their hearts.

“Bai Wudi guarding the Dragon Vein territories wouldn’t have caused so much carnage,” Gong Cang remarked.

At this, the Snow Demon seemed to find something amusing and laughed hysterically, her face contorting into a grimace. “That’s her own stupidity. If I had so many dragon veins to increase my power, where would there be room for your human race and the Demon Slaying Department in the Western Region?”

A sharp whistle pierced the air, and in an instant, the snowflakes turned into sharp ice needles, hurtling towards Gong Cang.

The Snow Demon had decided to attack directly!

“I want to see if the Twelve Divine Generals are as powerful as rumoured!”

After two sticks of incense, the heavy snow stopped, and the Snow Demon’s body turned into an ice sculpture, cracking inch by inch, then shattering into ice crystals that melted into the heavens and the earth.

Gong Cang looked down at his left hand, his thumb and little finger had already lost all sensation.

The Snow Demon was originally one of the Seven Calamity Cycle Demons and Ghosts, and she was formidable. Even if he defeated it, he had to pay a certain price.

Sasa!

Gong Cang turned around to see an old man with white hair walking on the white snow.

“Mr. Jiang?” The visitor was none other than one of the Thirty-six Stars of the Western Regions, Jiang Yan!

“The commotion must be caused by the Snow Demon of Tianbing Mountain. I didn’t expect her to fight over the Dragon Vein territory as well.”

“We both know how tempting the Dragon Vein territory is.”

“Is your left hand all right?” Jiang Yan asked worriedly.

“The thumb and little finger have been frozen by the cold, the meridians have been damaged and they can no longer be used,” Gong Cang replied calmly.

“If it’s just frostbite, I can use Yin Qi to help you recover, but if the meridians are damaged, I’m powerless,”  Jiang Yan shook his head regretfully.

“It’s alright.”

The two of them met here, and their destination was naturally Liuying Mountain, so they travelled together.

During the journey, Jiang Yan suddenly spoke up, “Don’t you think the disaster in the western regions this time is too suspicious?”

“We know Bai Wudi’s strength very well. Even if she were to meet the Western Regions’ Commander, it would be hard to say who would win. Who exactly can kill her?”

“Besides, the news of Bai Wudi’s death has not even reached the Demon Slaying Department yet, so how did the demons and ghosts of the Western Regions find out?”

Gong Cang’s face turned serious when he heard this. When he received the news from the Commander while patrolling the Western Regions, he was also shocked.

Then, because he was closer to Liuying Mountain and felt the aura of the Snow Demon, he rushed over to intercept it, so he didn’t have time to think about it carefully.

At that moment, Mr. Jiang’s mention made the doubts about the disaster in the western regions even more pronounced this time.

“And the most interesting thing is that demons and ghosts have always been suspicious by nature, especially powerful ones.”

“They haven’t even seen Bai Wudi’s corpse with their own eyes, yet they dare to come out and fight over the Dragon Vein territory. There must be someone behind it all.”

When Gong Cang heard the words, his body stopped and he lowered his head as if in contemplation.

However, he didn’t notice Jiang Lao’s cold gaze behind him.

The darkness circulated madly within him, and a flicker of fire danced in the shadows at his feet.

The heroic spirit controlled by Jiang Yan was a Firebird with a Phoenix bloodline, which was also the reason why he could become one of the Thirty-Six Stars.

Taking advantage of Gong Cang’s unpreparedness, the Firebird swooped down and stabbed at his opponent’s back with its flaming talons!

If this blow landed, Gong Cang will be seriously injured even if he doesn’t die!

However, just as Jiang Yan felt certain of victory, his eyes suddenly widened.

As he looked down, a long knife pierced through the Firebird’s shadow spirit and plunged into his heart.

“How did you know?” Jiang Yan looked incredulous.

Gong Cang turned his head slightly and coldly replied, “Firstly, as a patrol officer, you are responsible for areas at least six thousand miles away from here. Second, how do you know that those demons and ghosts didn’t see Bai Wudi’s corpse?”