Chapter 976 - 884 The Underachiever
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At the shore of Shock Demon Lake.
In the pavilion, there was an unmatched silence at the moment.
Ge Qianming and Lu Fei, the three of them, were all waiting on the side.
The Demon Ancestor and the Demon Fiend had begun to study the puzzle now!
“This question I know, look, the path of Demonic Path Rules, the thirteen variations when encountering a Ghost… isn’t this a giveaway?”
Gradually, the Demon Ancestor began to show off.
“This question is also very simple… It asks about how to plant the Demonic Seed after the Three Souls and Seven Spirits enter the Path-Scenic Land to comprehend and see one’s true nature… I know the answer!”
The Demon Fiend also spoke up.
“In that case, you write the last fifty questions and I’ll write the first fifty. Once we’ve both finished, we’ll copy them onto the Ultimate Demon Codex together. Then, in one go, we’ll get all the heart methods in the codex!”
The Demon Ancestor suggested.
The Demonic Fierce Evil Corpse nodded and said,
“Then you better hurry up with the questions, don’t slow us down.”
Immediately, the two began to flip through the books quickly. As they did so, their Demonic Qi also evolved, presenting solutions to one question after another!
On the side, the Tianmo King was extremely nervous, diligently recording everything – these were the answers!
Yet at this moment, Ge Qianming was somewhat puzzled.
How could these two… write so fast?
It is known that the Ultimate Demon Codex is the life’s work of a Great Demon Dao Cultivator from the Grey Mist Sea.
That Great Demon Dao Cultivator had glimpsed the immensely profound true path of the Demon Path and left it for posterity in the form of one hundred questions within this codex.
But, throughout the entire Grey Mist Sea, no one had been able to completely answer these one hundred questions!
Because, the level the Great Demon Dao Cultivator reached was rarely matched by others, and what he saw at his life’s end was even more profound and inscrutable. Many cultivators within the Grey Mist Sea had tried…
To date, no more than five questions had been answered, and moreover, they had become tightly guarded secrets!
He brought this book not expecting the Demon Ancestor to solve it.
But because this book could arouse the Demon Ancestor’s curiosity, to find the answers within it, the Demon Ancestor would have to return to the Grey Mist Sea.
For an existence at the level of the Demon Ancestor, only the path ahead… could attract him.
But now, this speed… it’s as though they know what they’re doing?
Could it be that the Demon Ancestor and the Demon Fiend are indeed such astonishingly brilliant talents? The questions that countless masters in the Grey Mist Sea could not unravel seem like child’s play to them?!
He grew somewhat worried!
Time flew by.
“The first fifty questions… are finished!”
The Demon Ancestor laughed heartily, saying,
“Are the last fifty questions done?”
The little girl nodded, saying,
“Of course!”
“Then, let’s write the answers!”
Instantly, they flipped open the black pages!
“Watch carefully, the solution to the first question, the Demon Qi Circulation Chart!”
With a wave of his hand, and a smug smile at the corner of his mouth, the Demon Ancestor’s Demonic Qi rose and circulated, transforming into symbols that settled upon the pages.
But, on the pages, there was no movement whatsoever.
The just formed answers were directly erased!
The Demon Ancestor was suddenly stunned… did this mean he answered incorrectly???
Damn it… that shouldn’t be right?
It’s just the first question, and he’s already been slapped in the face?
That’s going too far!
“You got the first question wrong; you’re really too weak!”
The Demonic Fierce Evil Corpse looked at the Demon Ancestor with contempt.
Tianmo King, who was diligently copying the answers, also felt something… this Demon Ancestor didn’t seem reliable?
The Demon Ancestor became a bit annoyed and said,
“The first question, this Ancestor will redo it in a moment. But first, I’ll show you the answers to the other questions!”
Saying so, his hands moved with incredible speed, beginning to demonstrate the answers for the following questions.
He channeled his Demonic Qi in one breath, simultaneously demonstrating the solutions for twenty questions!
Demonic Qi rose, transforming into endless symbols and patterns, rich and mystical, unpredictable, enveloping the surrounding space!
“Lord Demon Ancestor… amazing!”
Witnessing this scene, Tianmo King was utterly astonished, dizzy with spectacle; he concentrated intently, afraid he might miss any detail!
Even if he had to memorize mechanically, he was determined to remember the answers!
Even Ge Qianming and his companions were extremely shocked.
The Demon Ancestor… true to his reputation as a once renowned power in the Grey Mist Sea, though blocked at the Realm of Ghosts, his command of the Demon Path was still invincible.
“Can he… really solve so many questions?”
“He’s too strong… I feel, one should not underestimate the Demon Ancestor. If he hadn’t missed the golden era, he could still be standing at the pinnacle of the Grey Mist Sea!”
Lu Fei and Yafei couldn’t help but comment.
Ge Qianming was very serious, staring at the Ultimate Demon Codex!
“What if one question is wrong? Now behold the brilliance of not getting a single one of twenty questions wrong!”
The Demon Ancestor was full of confidence!
Boom!
Suddenly, on one of the pages of the Ultimate Demon Codex, black light truly emitted.
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A stream of Demonic Secret Script instantly flowed into the body of the Demon Ancestor.
He… had successfully solved the puzzle and thus, obtained the corresponding secret technique.
“It’s really been solved!”
“Not bad at all; the Demon Ancestor is not to be underestimated!”
Everyone was surprised.
“How about that? Hahaha… Once this Ancestor makes a move, the truth becomes apparent!”
The Demon Ancestor instantly became full of himself!
However, the Demonic Fierce Evil Corpse suddenly said:
“But… It seems like you only got one question right?”
The Demon Ancestor, upon hearing this, was momentarily stunned.
He looked down.
On the other pages, his answers…
had all been erased!
The Demon Lord was dumbfounded.
Damn…
Twenty questions!
And he had only got one right?
What kind of nonsense was this!
At this moment, he felt like he could not save face, truly couldn’t!
The Tianmo King was also somewhat dazed, having worked so hard, sweating profusely… and in the end, only one question was correct?
Ge Qianming and the others also heaved a sigh of relief.
If the Demon Ancestor had really answered all of them correctly, they would have begun to doubt their own lives.
Making so many mistakes… that was normal!
“There’s… something wrong with these questions!”
“My answers… couldn’t possibly be wrong!”
The Demon Ancestor argued!
“Stop making excuses and hurry up with the rest of the questions, you’re such a noob.”
The Demonic Fierce Evil Corpse spoke.
The Demon Ancestor’s face was full of embarrassed anger.
“These questions must be wrong…”
He said, while altogether, he started to work out the remaining dozens of questions!
The Tianmo King hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and continued to copy!
Even though the correct rate was very low, at least there was some.
If left to his own devices, he would not be able to solve even one.
As the remaining twenty-nine questions were being worked out, Demon Dao Runes filled the space once again, creating an awe-inspiring presence!
This time, the Demon Ancestor’s accuracy rate skyrocketed, doubling as he got two questions right!
“I’m not answering anymore, not answering anymore; these questions are just plain wrong, just plain wrong!”
The Demon Ancestor’s face could no longer bear the embarrassment.
Although he had gained two more pages of secrets from the Supreme Demonic Dao, the accuracy rate was really…
too embarrassing to show one’s face ┗|｀O′|┛ Ah~~Q
(Guixin’s note: These characters are from when I was writing, and my cat insisted on playing on the keyboard, creating these. I decided not to delete the child’s scribbles. – Boom[[[[]]]][[[[[[[[[]]]]]]]])
At this moment, the Tianmo King was also utterly exhausted. He felt aggrieved and wanted to say that if he had known, he would have just remembered the answers to those three questions!
After all, the Demon Dao maps evolved by the Demon Ancestor were very profound, and he had to exert all his effort just to copy the answers!
He was sweating profusely… and all for naught!
Meanwhile, Ge Qianming and the others stood by, their faces filled with shocked amazement, daring not to underestimate the task at hand!
“If I’m not mistaken, within the Grey Mist Sea, many of the strongest Demon Dao cultivators studied for tens of thousands of years and only solved a few questions…”
Yafei muttered, “He managed to solve three in such a short time?”
Ge Qianming said gravely:
“A character like this… if he goes back to the Grey Mist Sea, no one can suppress him; he would absolutely take off!”
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And the Demonic Fierce Evil Corpse scornfully said:
“Look at you, you only got three questions right!”
“Such a disgrace to the demon name.”
The Demon Ancestor, furious with shame, retorted:
“Fine, fine, fine… You’re great, you go then!”
“I’m waiting to see you get them all wrong!”
And the Demonic Fierce stepped forward, raised her hand, and said:
“Watch closely.”
Then, she swiftly evolved the True Demonic Qi Chart.
The Tianmo King’s eyes widened because the Demonic Fierce Evil Corpse was even more ruthless, evolving all fifty questions at once!
He felt like his spiritual consciousness was not enough, about to collapse from exhaustion!
But, no matter how tired, he could only grit his teeth and keep copying!
Absolutely can’t miss a single one, missing any would be a great loss!
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