A Chaotic World

Chapter 127: A Demon Through and Through

Back when his master passed him the jade pendant, Xihuang Yuanfeng had given Lu Tianzi multiple assurances that its concealing properties would certainly be able to work on martial artists up to the Origin Core realm.

Only then did Lu Tianzi dare to venture into the Scarlet Moon Kingdom, a society of demons.

But now, the mere presence of the Scarlet Moon Overlord posed a huge threat to him, threatening to potentially expose his true identity to the world!

If his identity as a human were to be revealed in this Battle Arena that was currently packed to the brim with a million demons, there would be no need to even guess his eventual fate.

Death was the only possible outcome.

But now was not the time to think about such things.

What Lu Tianzi needed to do right now was to find a route to survival!

Lu Tianzi quickly looked around him.

There were multiple exits scattered at various points in the Battle Arena. However, all of them were guarded by retainers of the Scarlet Moon Palace.

These were all martial artists with good memory. By now, they had already remembered the identity of each participant.

If Lu Tianzi tried to leave despite having already signed up as a participant, it would definitely draw attention to himself.

After all, there was simply no good reason for him to leave!

What could be more important than gaining the recognition of the Scarlet Moon Overlord?

Even if Lu Tianzi somehow managed to convince them that he no longer cared about the recognition of the Scarlet Moon Overlord, it would only draw the other party's ire!

Not caring about the recognition from the king?

Saying that was simply asking for a beating!

At that point, it would be even more likely for him to be brought straight to the Scarlet Moon Overlord for punishment!

It seemed like he had no choice but to lay low in the fights for now.

If he just performed at the level of any average participant, perhaps the Scarlet Moon Overlord would not be interested in probing him?

When enough time had passed and most of the participants had been eliminated, it would no longer be too suspicious for him to leave at that time.

At most, he would just act as a depressed participant who had just been eliminated.

But just as Lu Tianzi had finally decided on his next course of action, a powerful perception swept across the entire Battle Arena in an unbridled manner, scanning through each and every individual present.

The powerful perception came from none other than the Scarlet Moon Overlord himself!

Contrary to Lu Tianzi's expectations, the Scarlet Moon Overlord had actually decided to directly probe every individual who was attending the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet!

For the first time since Lu Tianzi entered the Scarlet Moon Kingdom, he felt the intangible protective layer created by the jade pendant being penetrated through.

Lu Tianzi might not be able to sense the Scarlet Moon Overlord's perception, but this was already enough for him to understand that the jade pendant had finally failed him.

Shit!

Lu Tianzi's heart skipped a beat and his face paled immediately.

There no longer a need to wait anymore.

He had to get out of there right now!

Even if there was no logical way for him to get away from someone who was at the Overlord realm, he still had to at least try. There was no way that he would just sit here obediently while the Scarlet Moon Overlord came over to claim his life!

But what happened next caused Lu Tianzi to hesitate.

After releasing his perception to scan the entire Battle Arena, Scarlet Moon Overlord only let out a wide smile in satisfaction, as though he was very pleased with how things were going.

It was as though the Scarlet Moon Overlord did not even notice Lu Tianzi's existence, continuing to walk on like nothing was amiss.

Lu Tianzi swallowed his saliva in nervousness.

Why?

Why wasn't he doing anything?

Did the Scarlet Moon Overlord not realise the fact that he was actually human?

But why would he not realise?

"Long live Your Majesty!" the king's subordinates shouted out in unison.

"Long live Your Majesty!" everyone else immediately followed after.

The Scarlet Moon Overlord raised his hands and waved to everyone as he slowly walked to his seat in the very centre of the VIP section, all the while maintaining a joyful smile on his face.

"Thank you everyone for indulging this one's whim, coming all the way here just to participate in the inaugural Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet!" the Scarlet Moon Overlord finally addressed everyone.

His voice was deep, and contained a slight tinge of excitement.

With his cultivation level, it was an easy feat to project his voice so that everyone in the Battle Arena was able to hear him.

"The Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet is a good chance for everyone to come together and share our knowledge and experiences. For the older generation, we can discuss our attainments in the various fields. For the younger generation, they can also display their talents that might even surpass us old ones! I am sure everyone already know how today will progress so there is no need for me to elaborate more. Let the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet begin!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

Cheers immediately erupted from all corners of the Battle Arena as everyone felt adrenaline rushing through their blood.

It was finally time to show off everything that they had achieved over the years!

If they caught the eye of the Scarlet Moon Overlord, then their future would only become one that was filled with endless possibilities!

Lu Tianzi's eyes kept scanning around the Battle Arena.

Even though the Scarlet Moon Overlord was acting as per normal, there was always the possibility that he had secretly ordered his retainers to take action in his stead.

If that was the case, Lu Tianzi wanted to catch any hints of movement from the personnel present, so he could have some time to prepare himself.

But there were no suspicious movements whatsoever.

Lu Tianzi frowned as he contemplated.

One way or rather, it seemed like the Scarlet Moon Overlord was not intending to go after him.

Did the Scarlet Moon Overlord disdain to bother about a human who was merely at the Essence Condensation realm like him?

But how did that make any sense?

Anyone would feel threatened if someone of an opposing race suddenly appeared like he did!

Wait a minute

Could it be because he had broken into the Intermediate Essence Condensation realm in the Slaughter Essence system, finally surpassing the cultivation level of his Spiritual Essence system?

If others were only able to detect the cultivation level in his more advanced cultivation system, then everything would make sense!

Previously when his Slaughter Essence cultivation was lower, even his master Xihuang Yuanfeng had found it difficulty to detect his Slaughter Essence cultivation.

Lu Tianzi was unsure as to what cultivation level his master Xihuang Yuanfeng was currently at.

But he was quite sure that even if it was not the peak of the Overlord realm, then it would be even higher than that!

So if his theory was correct, then it was only natural for the Scarlet Moon Overlord to be unable to see through his Spiritual Essence cultivation right now.

The more he thought about it, the more plausible it was.

He might not know the mechanics behind it, but it would only make sense for the stronger cultivation system to be easier to detect, shrouding the weaker cultivation system in its shadow.

Should this truly be the case, then Lu Tianzi no longer had anything to fear!

In others' eyes, he was now a demon through and through!

He would no longer need to worry about his human identity being discovered, suddenly putting him in a position of great peril.

Lu Tianzi suddenly stopped to ponder at this point.

Actually now that the demon cells had fully assimilated with his body, could he really still be considered as a human?

Could it be that he was truly more of a demon now?

Lu Tianzi let out a self deprecating snicker as he chased those thoughts out of his mind.

What was he thinking?

Even though he could feel that his body was now slightly different from before, there was no way that he was no longer human!

But of course, he was not about to remove his jade pendant before he truly confirmed this theory of his.

No, even if that was the case, it was still a good treasure that could hide his presence. There was no reason to remove it at all!

"Now then, who would like to go first?" the Scarlet Moon Overlord sat down and asked.

With the king finally seated, everyone else started to take their seats as well.

"Why don't I go first?" someone stood out from the crowd.

"Oh? General Nanbai Zhaoyu?" the Scarlet Moon Overlord exclaimed. "I'm surprised to see you be the first to volunteer!"

This person who stood out was naturally the same General Nanbai Zhaoyu whom Lu Tianzi knew.

Even though he had already accomplished his objective for staying in the capital, General Nanbai Zhaoyu thought that since he had already delayed his return for months, he might as well wait for another few more days so that he could attend the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet.

"Your Majesty," General Nanbai Zhaoyu clasped his fist towards the king respectfully before continuing. "I have recently made some improvements to the basic military combat technique Tyrant Blade's Fourty Five Stances. If Your Majesty doesn't mind, I would like to seek everyone's opinions on it!"

"Hahaha! Go ahead and show it to us!" the Scarlet Moon Overlord laughed heartily.

With the king's approval, General Nanbai Zhaoyu immediately flew towards the biggest raised platform that was situated right in the middle.

Just as everyone had their eyes locked onto the General, a softer voice called out at the area of the youngsters. This voice was loud enough for all the youngsters to hear, yet soft enough not to disturb the other spectators in the Battle Arena.

"Groups one to five follow me down to the platforms. We will now be starting the qualifiers!"

Lu Tianzi's ears perked up upon hearing that.

He was in group three, so he would have to go down now.

"Good luck!" Nanlan Qianxue pumped her fist with a smile.

"Go show them the strength of the Nine Suns Sect!" Nanqing Haowen encouraged as well.

"Be careful," Nanhuang Jiansheng warned.

"Yeah!" Lu Tianzi steeled his resolve before making his way down, the panic from before no longer anywhere to be seen on his face.

There were many smaller raised platforms positioned around the main platform that General Nanbai Zhaoyu was on right now.

These platforms were meant for the qualifiers, or in other words, for members of the younger generation to battle it out within their groups.

As the qualifiers, their fights would be held at the saem time as when the older generation were still showing off their stuff. This meant that almost nobody would be looking at them during this period.

Only the strongest ones in each group would stand a chance to advance to the next stage, finally stepping onto that main platform where they would face those who had similarly advanced from other groups.

That was the only way to attract the attention of the Scarlet Moon Overlord!

Lu Tianzi was guided by the ushers onto one of the raised platforms, where he stood face to face against a young man who looked just about the same age as him.

"Ren Qing, Heaven's Pillar Sect," his opponent introduced himself politely.

"Nanlu Tianzi, Nine Suns Sect," Lu Tianzi's eyes carefully scrutinised his opponent.

Change of plans.

Instead of staying low profile and quietly leaving the scene while acting as a depressed disqualified participant, Lu Tianzi had decided to revert back to his original plan.

Since the Scarlet Moon Overlord failed to single him out, there was no longer a need for him to hold back anymore.

Lu Tianzi would use this opportunity to prove his worth in front of the Scarlet Moon Overlord, aiming for a status that could secure him the cultivation resources required to climb even higher, even faster!

No matter who it was who stood in his way, be it the arrogant Beihua Wanlei, or Beimu Fei whom he was starting to gain a favourable impression of, Lu Tianzi would have no hesitations about stepping over them as he made his way to the top!

The judge looked at both parties before shouting, "Start the fight!"