Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 454: Capturing the Great Demon Heir Alive and Obtaining the Curse Powder
Chapter 454: Capturing the Great Demon Heir Alive and Obtaining the Curse Powder
Zhao Lin instantly felt her spiritual power and blood energy completely sealed.
The strange spiritual power from Shen Mo was like a towering mountain, pressing down heavily on her dantian.
Zhao Lin’s face immediately turned pale.
She knew exactly what she was about to face.
Shen Mo flicked his finger, and a strand of spiritual power shot out, circling Zhao Lin’s body for inspection.
Finally, he removed her storage ring.
There were many items inside.
But no “curse powder.”
“Where is the curse powder?” Shen Mo asked calmly.
Zhao Lin looked puzzled. “What curse powder?”
Shen Mo glanced at her and noticed that her eyes didn’t seem to be faking it.
Clearly, the demons hadn’t told her their true objective.
They had only instructed her to retrieve fragments of his clothing.
Shen Mo asked again, “Where is the demon who contacted you?”
Zhao Lin hesitated and stammered.
Shen Mo said evenly, “You’ve committed the crime of colluding with demons. According to the rules of the Demon Suppression Fortress, not only will you be publicly executed, but your family will also be implicated and exiled to the most remote of the Ten Xuanwu Cities.”
“I’ll give you one chance—reveal the location of the demon contact, and I’ll guarantee your family’s safety.”
With his current status, protecting the family of a criminal was just a matter of one word.
Zhao Lin fell silent for a while before whispering, “The demon who contacted me is named An Zhenyuan. He’s a descendant of the Sixth Great Demon.”
“He’s still waiting outside for me to retrieve your clothing fragment.”
“There’s a map in my storage ring. The red cross marks the exact location.”
Shen Mo searched for a bit and indeed found a simple map.
The marked location was a desolate island near the Xuanwu Fortress in the Demon Suppression Sea.
“Your promise… it’s not a lie?” Zhao Lin asked in a low voice.
Shen Mo replied calmly, “Whether I fulfill it depends on how you behave.”
Zhao Lin nodded earnestly. “Thank you.”
Then, she lowered her head as if her entire spirit had been drained. Clearly, she had accepted her guilt.
Shen Mo pushed open the door and walked out of the house.
Soon, Wang Xing’an, Wu Zhanyun, Li Heitan, and other Demon Suppression Guards gathered there.
Shen Mo explained Zhao Lin’s situation in detail.
Wang Xing’an was both shocked and furious. “What the hell?”
A demon spy had actually snuck into the armory.
Even entered Shen Mo’s room!
If Shen Mo hadn’t been vigilant, he might’ve already fallen into her trap!
This was a massive humiliation for him as deputy commander!
He wouldn’t even have the face to ask Zhang Longxiang for a few jars of wine anymore!
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“After the last batch of Demon Slayers got purged, there were still demon spies left…”
The surrounding Demon Suppression Guards looked at Zhao Lin, faces full of disbelief.
Li Heitan muttered, “Good thing my willpower was strong enough. Otherwise, I would’ve fallen for her charm too.”
Shen Mo gave Wang Xing’an a look.
Wang Xing’an immediately understood. “Everyone, go back to sleep. I’ll handle this with Commander Shen.”
Once the others had left, Wang Xing’an leaned in. “What did you get out of her?”
Shen Mo replied in a low voice, “There’s a demon waiting for her outside—on a deserted island in the Demon Suppression Sea.”
“He’s the son of the Sixth Great Demon.”
“I’m not going. To be safe, Old Wang, call one or two other commanders and handle this personally.”
Wang Xing’an’s eyes lit up. “A Great Demon’s son?! Excellent, excellent!”
“This is a tremendous military merit! I’ll go find the others now!”
“You just stay put in the armory—don’t go off on your own.”
With that, he vanished like a gust of wind.
No one could’ve guessed how that chubby body could move with such agility.
Shen Mo indeed had no intention of going out himself.
Even if he wanted to, Zhang Longxiang probably wouldn’t let him.
So, he might as well wait safely in the armory for updates.
Not long after—
Two figures returned to the armory.
Shen Mo focused his gaze.
Good grief.
It was actually Zhang Longxiang and Wang Xing’an who had personally made the trip!
There was another figure, thrown directly to the ground, with all four limbs severed.
It was none other than An Zhenyuan, one of the many descendants of the Sixth Great Demon.
“General Zhang, I didn’t expect you to go in person.” Shen Mo cupped his hands.
Zhang Longxiang smiled. “It was a quiet night. I was just patrolling the city walls.”
“When I saw Old Wang heading out, I asked a few questions. I didn’t expect it to be something like this.”
“So I lent a hand and captured this demon alive.”
“Not a trace of aura leaked out the entire time.”
Shen Mo nodded repeatedly.
A Manifestation Realm cultivator personally making a move to subdue An Zhenyuan—
Even though Zhang Longxiang’s body was still damaged,
As long as the target hadn’t reached the Demon Emperor Realm, it was a simple matter to capture them.
An Zhenyuan was now in complete despair.
He never imagined that instead of Zhao Lin returning with a piece of clothing,
It would be the lord of the Xuanwu Fortress himself who arrived—
Zhang Longxiang of the Manifestation Realm!
He tried to flee, but couldn’t.
Tried to die, but couldn’t.
In the end, he was captured alive and brought to the Xuanwu Fortress, his limbs all severed.
For him, this was the end of any future advancement.
Among the many heirs of the Great Demons, he had always been one of the marginalized.
Otherwise, he would never have appeared personally to lead lesser demons in an assault.
The favored sons of An Chen were always given ample resources. They never needed to personally command lesser demons or risk such danger.
Now that he’d been captured alive by the Xuanwu Fortress, what little reputation he had in the demon world would vanish completely.
The subordinates he had cultivated would rush to find a new master.
As a descendant of a Great Demon, he would be left with nothing but his bloodline.
Zhang Longxiang brought out a box. “The powder inside is very strange. It might be a medium the demons use for curse-killing.”
“I’ll hand it over to the Demon Suppression Guards who specialize in this type of research. Do you want to keep a sample?”
Shen Mo nodded and took a small portion for himself.
He also wanted to see how powerful the ‘Curse’ authority of the Fourth Great Demon truly was.
At that moment, Shen Mo glanced at Zhao Lin and explained the promise he had made.
Zhang Longxiang gave a slight nod. “Since she cooperated, her family won’t be implicated.”
“Zhao Lin of the Demon Suppression Guard—colluding with demons and betraying the race. She will be publicly executed tomorrow. But in light of her repentance and cooperation, her family will be exiled to the Second City of Xuanwu.”
Zhao Lin knelt and bowed her head, tears in her eyes. “Thank you, General Zhang. Thank you, Commander Shen.”
And so, the small incident came to a close.
It had left no lasting impact on Shen Mo.
Back in his room, he began examining the curse powder.
After all, this was one of the ten most powerful forces of the demon race.
If he could uncover something from it, it would definitely help secure his future.
He would eventually be sent to guard an outpost on the fourth level of the Demon Suppression Sea.
For a full five years.
He had to be completely prepared for that day.
Shen Mo opened the small box and quickly saw the pile of purple-black powder.
They looked inert.
But upon closer inspection, he could sense something inside them wriggling faintly, as if alive.
He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion or real.
Shen Mo began testing the powder using spiritual power, blood energy, blood essence, Divine Thunder Force, and the Void Ancient Sword.
He quickly found that spiritual power and blood energy had no effect on the curse powder.
Blood essence could damage it slightly.
Divine Thunder Force could destroy a significant amount of it.
The Void Ancient Sword could completely annihilate it.
As for the Nine Nether Iceflame—it could burn all of it to ash with ease.
Shen Mo raised an eyebrow. “Looks like I’ll have to prepare more demon hearts for you.”
A genderless cold snort echoed from the Nine Nether Iceflame. “You were the one who offered. I never asked.”
Shen Mo chuckled. “Ah, right, right.”
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