Chapter 19 Good at Making Friends

"What powerful thunder techniques!" The water-colored demonic qi immediately coalesced into an old man in green robes. Above his head was a layer of water-colored light罩 (zhào; shield) that blocked the furious strike of the two intertwined thunderbolts! This strike caused the water-colored light罩 to tremble violently, and electric light darted everywhere, but the shield remained stable.

Seeing this, Xu Jingming's expression changed slightly. "The strength of a Diemo (earth demon) is indeed much greater."

Although the old man in green robes was secretly shocked by the power of the thunder, he still wore a calm and confident look, smiling at the rather disheveled bloody figure. "Little girl, Fumo Ren (demon subduers) are not easy to deal with, are they? Are you willing to go with me to Dongming Mountain now?"

The bloody figure had been pierced by nineteen golden lights in succession, and had become thin and weak. Especially after seeing the terrifying divine ability, the Five Thunder Technique, she knew that she was no match for this demon subduer, and said, "I am willing to go to Dongming Mountain."

"Very good." The old man in green robes nodded with a smile.

Xu Jingming was somewhat annoyed. This Diemo was so careless, resisting his Five Thunder Technique head-on, and openly recruiting another demon. He didn't take him seriously at all.

"Extinguish." Xu Jingming had a thought.

The clear sky gave birth to heavenly thunder again, and black and white thunder intertwined and struck down furiously, only this time, it directly struck the bloody figure.

The thunder was too fast!

"How dare you!" The old man in green robes' face changed drastically. His speed in protecting himself was fast enough, but when it came to flight speed... it was far inferior to the speed of thunder piercing through the void. He could only watch helplessly as the bloody figure, while experiencing the penetration of nineteen golden lights, was struck by the black and white thunder.

"Ah!!!" Accompanied by a shrill scream, the bloody demonic shadow instantly became incomparably thin. The thunder and lightning were still raging, completely shattering the remaining blood shadow.

The Five Thunder Technique, with one strike, killed this newly formed bloody shadow demon, leaving only a trace of natal demonic qi.

"You are truly bold." The old man in green robes was furious, and still rushed towards that wisp of natal demonic qi.

As long as he preserved this wisp of natal demonic qi, it would take some time, but the female demon could fully recover.

Demons were like this, their obsessions would not dissipate, and they were undying and indestructible. "Hmph."

Xu Jingming snorted coldly. A huge golden net suddenly appeared in the surrounding space! This net was extremely large, covering almost the entire Yufeng family's mansion. Each rope of the net was as thick as an adult's arm. The countless ropes woven into a net, while covering the mansion, naturally also trapped the old man in green robes.

"What is this?" The old man in green robes was shocked. He only felt that as soon as the huge golden net covered him, before it even touched him, it made him feel as if he was carrying endless burdens, and his speed dropped sharply.

When these golden ropes fell on him, the binding force was even more terrifying.

The old man in green robes looked at Xu Jingming in shock. "Besides a good thunder technique, you also have such a net spell?"

What Xu Jingming was using was the 'Tianluo Diwang' (Heaven and Earth Net), which had already reached the entry level of divine abilities!

After the thunder technique had transformed into a divine ability first, Xu Jingming, with his recent slow progress, finally had his 'net technique' reach the level of divine ability as well. However, 'Bodyguard Star Light' was only at the Dacheng (Great Accomplishment) stage for the time being.

Once it reached the level of divine ability, the power naturally underwent a qualitative change. "Collect."

While binding the old man in green robes, Xu Jingming naturally easily collected the female demon's wisp of origin demonic qi into the jade bottle.

"You don't even give Dongming Mountain any face, very good." The old man in green robes was furious.

"Falling into the net, and still so arrogant." Xu Jingming put away the nineteen golden beads, shook his head slightly, and made a hand seal. In the high sky, black and white thunder struck down again. The old man in green robes had no way to avoid it. Under the restraint of the Heaven and Earth Net, he could only withstand this strike.

The thunder struck angrily, causing wounds to appear on the old man in green robes' body, but the water-colored demonic qi flowed, and the wounds healed.

"You've only reached the fourth realm not long ago, right?" The old man in green robes sneered. "Very good, I've remembered you. Break for me!"

Accompanied by an angry roar.

The old man in green robes suddenly swelled up, transforming into a water-blue monster, struggling with all his might, trying to tear the net apart.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Xu Jingming did not stop at all, and black and white thunderbolts struck down one after another, hitting the water-blue monster, causing numerous wounds to appear on its demonic body. But the monster was still trying its best to tear the net.

"My Fumo (demon subduing) magic power is only at the third realm after all! Even if I'm cultivating the *Wanxing Lianmo Juan* (Ten Thousand Stars Refining Demons Scroll), which is considered pure at the same level, the difference compared to the fourth realm Fumo magic power... is still too great." Xu Jingming shook his head slightly. "The 'Five Thunder Technique,' which is only at the entry level of divine abilities, can only injure this Diemo."

After continuously using the Five Thunder Technique twelve times, Xu Jingming also felt some fatigue.

Each use consumed his mental power.

"Either I reach the fourth realm, or my divine abilities take another step forward, then I can hope to kill this Diemo by myself." Xu Jingming understood after a series of exchanges.

"Collapse."

A golden rope broke, and the water-blue monster tore at the net even more desperately.

Xu Jingming's Fumo magic power mobilized the power of heaven and earth, easily repairing the 'Tianluo Diwang'.

"What?" This patrol envoy Diemo, had worked so hard to tear off a rope, but it was repaired in the blink of an eye. This made the patrol envoy feel uneasy!

"Using the Five Thunder Technique consumes mental power too quickly! But just maintaining the Tianluo Diwang... occasionally repairing it, I can withstand it for half an hour." Xu Jingming did not attack, but only trapped this patrol envoy with the Heaven and Earth Net.

"Brother Wu Ming, do you need my help?" A voice rang in his ear. Xu Jingming immediately recognized it as the voice of the Qi family patriarch.

"Thank you, Brother Qi Chen." Xu Jingming responded.

Above the Qi family.

Patriarch Qi Chen stood high in the sky, looking remotely in the direction of the Yufeng family. Before, Xu Jingming's waves of black and white thunder frantically bombarded the Diemo, and the collision of the two sides' auras was extremely intense, allowing Patriarch Qi Chen to sense it remotely.

"This Brother Wu Ming is someone my younger sister specifically asked me to befriend." Qi Chen thought to himself.

After his younger sister, Qi Xiao, contacted Chi Tong, she entrusted her elder brother.

"Brother, Brother Wu Ming is now living in Cheng'an Prefecture. You must take good care of him and try to befriend him." Qi Xiao instructed.

"Try to befriend him?" Qi Chen was puzzled at the time. "Is he a big shot? Bigger than our Moyun family?"

Qi Xiao only said one sentence: "Befriend him, and you will thank me in the future." "Explain clearly... what is his background?" Patriarch Qi Chen asked at the time, but his younger sister Qi Xiao didn't say anything more. After all, although she knew that Chi Tong was a peerless genius of the Yuanchu Research Institute, and guessed that Wu Ming was the same, she still tried to keep this matter secret.

"Mysterious." Patriarch Qi Chen was helpless.

But he also knew very well that his younger sister was the most outstanding genius of the entire Moyun family's younger generation, and her vision was very high. Since his younger sister said this... it meant that this Brother Wu Ming must be very extraordinary in reality.

"Will thank you in the future?" Patriarch Qi Chen muttered to himself, "What is his background?"

For more than a month, Patriarch Qi Chen had been silently observing.

But Xu Jingming had not made any movements in the past month, focusing on studying *Guangxian Pian* (Light Chapter).

"Today he finally made a move. It seems that he is a novice even among fourth realm Fumo Ren." Patriarch Qi Chen watched this battle from afar, and was somewhat puzzled. "I can't see where he is excellent."

Although he was puzzled, Patriarch Qi Chen still took the initiative to transmit his voice remotely: "Brother Wu Ming, do you need my help?"

"Thank you, Brother Qi Chen." Xu Jingming said.

Patriarch Qi Chen's eyes glowed, clearly watching the Yufeng family's mansion.

Whoosh!

He transformed into a streak of light, passing through the sky, heading straight for the Yufeng family.

"The commotion is not small."

Above the Fumo Division, an old man looked remotely in the direction of the Yufeng family. A mirror floated in front of him, and the mirror showed everything inside the Yufeng family.

"A Diemo?" The old man also transformed into a stream of light and flew to the Yufeng family.

*****

Outside the Yufeng family's mansion, the crowd's gazes crossed the courtyard wall to see the huge golden net that almost covered the entire mansion. Each rope of the golden net was extremely clear. A water-blue monster had rushed into the air, struggling frantically, but it could not escape the net. "A Diemo from Dongming Mountain."

"This Mr. Wu Ming, what a strong strength, he is fighting with this Diemo."

"Indeed, he is a fourth realm Fumo Ren."

The other Fumo Ren present were quite amazed.

Under normal circumstances, the gap between third realm Fumo Ren and fourth realm Fumo Ren was very obvious, and the possibility of fighting across realms was so low that it could be ignored! Xu Jingming was able to do it because he was cultivating a technique that was considered top-notch in the history of the Yuanchu Star Conjecture lineage! And he had cultivated it to the level of divine ability entry before he could do this.

Ordinary Fumo Ren, on the other hand, had much rougher magic power, and their techniques would be much worse.

"You Fumo Ren."

The water-blue monster let out a low roar. "Release me quickly, otherwise, you will definitely have a great disaster!"

"You're threatening me?" Xu Jingming looked at him.

"I am one of the five great Demon Gods and thirty-six envoys under the Dongming Mountain Lord, the Patrol Envoy." The water-blue monster continued, "I have many friends in Dongming Mountain. If you anger me, you will bring great disaster!"

"I'm so scared." Xu Jingming looked at him with a smile.

Looking at the Fumo Ren's smile, the Diemo also understood that the other party was not afraid at all.

"What to do, what to do?" The Diemo was also anxious. This was the prefecture city, after all, and it was a place where the Fumo Ren maintained stability. Even the demons of 'Dongming Mountain' did not dare to be too presumptuous in the prefecture city with the largest number of Fumo Ren.

He, a patrol envoy, was also walking cautiously, patrolling the four directions, and understanding the intelligence within the prefecture city.

Now that he was trapped, the longer the time, the more likely he was to encounter some powerful Fumo Ren within the prefecture city.

"I was wrong." The water-blue monster lowered its head slightly. "I apologize to you, and please let me go. As long as you let me go, I, Zhang Xiu, will definitely repay you." Swoosh.

A streak of light streaked across the sky and landed beside Xu Jingming, it was an old man with white hair, Qi Chen.

"Eh, this Diemo is begging for mercy." Patriarch Qi Chen said in surprise.

"Patriarch Qi?" The water-blue monster condensed into an old man in green robes, and immediately saluted respectfully, "Patriarch Qi, I am Zhang Xiu, one of the thirty-six envoys of Dongming Mountain, the Patrol Envoy. Please spare my life and let me go."

Diemo generally had stronger self-control, and acted like normal humans. "Whether to let you go or not depends on my Brother Wu Ming." Patriarch Qi Chen looked at Xu Jingming.

"Thank you, Brother Qi Chen." Xu Jingming said a sentence. Patriarch Qi Chen nodded.

"No." A look of despair appeared in the eyes of the old man in green robes, and he shouted, "The Qinghu Demon God is my close friend, and the Dongming Mountain Lord values me even more. If you kill me..."

Patriarch Qi Chen flicked his sleeve, and an invisible wind swept across the old man in green robes. The old man in green robes' eyes widened, and he was silently annihilated, leaving only a wisp of natal demonic qi wanting to escape.

In terms of strength, Patriarch Qi Chen was enough to rank among the top five Fumo Ren in Cheng'an Prefecture. Killing a Patrol Envoy Diemo was naturally easy.

"This wisp of natal demonic qi is of no use to me, Brother Wu Ming, you can keep it." Qi Chen said, he was also resolutely implementing his younger sister's suggestion - try to befriend this little brother Wu Ming as much as possible.

"Thank you, Brother Qi Chen." Xu Jingming thanked him, and then took action to collect this wisp of demonic qi into the jade bottle. In the jade bottle, these two wisps of natal demonic qi could not obtain the replenishment of the power of heaven and earth, and naturally could not cause any trouble.

"But next, you have to be careful." Patriarch Qi Chen reminded, "Diemo are different from Renmo (human demons). Diemo are more like normal humans, and they also value friendship. It is very likely that a demon from Dongming Mountain will specifically come to deal with you."

"Oh?" Xu Jingming nodded slightly. "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Qi Chen. I will be careful."