In those years when I was a mortal and a demon

At the entrance of the valley, a huge stone demon about three meters tall, with cracked stone skin all over his body and a terrifying aura walked in.

"The late stage of the Demon Sect!" Niu Yin exclaimed.

Lu Yuan's eyes fell on the stone demon who had just appeared, and his heart tightened!

This guy was extremely ugly, with a flat nose and a long, thin mouth that stretched all the way to his cheeks. His sharp teeth could be vaguely seen through his slightly open lips.

He was wearing a soft armor made of animal skin of unknown material, but judging from the amazing magic power faintly oozing out of the armor, it definitely came from an extremely powerful magical beast.

Moreover, he is not only a stone demon in the late stage of the Demon Sect. Judging from the aura he exudes, he is definitely a guy who has been in the late stage for many years. He may even be at the peak of the late stage and is only one step away from advancing to the Demon Lord!

However, while everyone's attention was on the stone demon named Shi Man, Lu Yuan suddenly attacked the Thunder Phoenix in the air, causing the Thunder Phoenix, the electric net, and the electric dragon that he was restraining to all disintegrate and disappear.

"The winner has not yet been decided. We can compete again next time if we have the chance." Lu Yuan said calmly without blushing or beating his heart.

"You can't afford to lose, right?" Niu Yin didn't expect Lu Yuan to do such a shameless thing, and he sneered with an angry face.

"Hmph! It's just another competition. If you think you are extremely skilled in controlling the power of thunder and lightning, why bother about these minor details?" Lu Yuan still shamelessly provoked him.

"Another competition? Hey, I don't think it's necessary."

"Listening to what Shi Man said just now, it seems that he is coming for you, right?" Niu Yin suddenly laughed with a gloating look on his face.

"Shi Man, what do you mean? Why did you attack my men?" Shi Die looked at the guards who had been lying in the valley for a long time and couldn't get up, and said angrily to Shi Man.

"Hmph! I heard that some outsiders entered the Holy City. As the reserve elder of our tribe, how could I sit idly by and watch out for the safety of the Holy City? You guards are blind and dared to stop me. I was very polite not to kill them on the spot!" Shi Man strode over and spoke in a high-sounding manner.

"We brought two people into the Holy City, but they have already been to Shuangjianfeng and got the token." Shi Die replied coldly.

"Getting the token doesn't mean that they are reliable. Why did I hear that the identity of one of them is problematic?" Shi Man said, his eyes glancing at Lu Yuan and Niu Yin.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan's expression changed slightly. Could it be that he was discovered while using the fake identity of the city lord?

Niu Yin, who was not far away, had been observing Lu Yuan. Seeing that Lu Yuan's expression was different, the sinister smile on his face became more obvious.

Sure enough, after Shi Man looked at Lu Yuan, his gaze stayed on him for a long time without moving away.

"Lord Shi Man, this fellow Yuan was the city lord under the command of Saint Ancestor Yuansha. Although he just stepped down not long ago, his identity is absolutely reliable." Seeing that Shi Man had been staring at Lu Yuan, Shi Xiao suspected that Lu Yuan's impersonation of the city lord at Shuangjianfeng had been exposed, so he hurriedly explained.

However, he seemed to be very afraid of Shi Man and even addressed him as "Sir".

"Lord Saint Yuansha really has an extraordinary vision. Although you are introverted and seem ordinary on the surface, you can't hide from my eyes. I'm afraid there are few people of the same level who can be your opponent." Shi Man stared at Lu Yuan for a long time and nodded, giving such an evaluation.

"Brother Daoist Shi, thank you very much. I have indeed mastered a secret technique to restrain my aura, but it is not as powerful as you said." Lu Yuan answered cautiously.

"I have my own judgment, whether you admit it or not is irrelevant. Remember, here, whether you are a dragon or a tiger, you have to tuck your tail between your legs, otherwise I don't mind letting you know that there is always someone better than you!" Shi Man snorted coldly.

Hearing such strong and overbearing words, although Lu Yuan was furious, he still suppressed his anger.

This Shi Man could tell his true strengths and weaknesses at a glance. It seemed that his previous judgment was correct. He was very likely close to the fusion stage. If Lu Yuan fought with such a difficult person, he was not sure that he could escape unscathed.

Shi Man saw that Lu Yuan was scolded by him and stopped talking, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes. Then the next moment, Shi Man set his sights on Niu Yin.

"Hey, the guy with horns on his head, you must be Niu Yin." Shi Man asked coldly.

"Ah? Yes, I am Niu Yin. I didn't expect that even a being as powerful as Fellow Daoist Shi has heard of my humble name, Old Niu." Niu Yin smiled apologetically.

He even bent his five or six feet tall body, and the momentum he had when challenging Lu Yuan before was completely gone.

Although he was conceited about his extraordinary attainments in thunder magic, he could only bully those who were one level higher than him. Facing this obviously bad-tempered stone demon of the late stage of the Demon Sect, he had no confidence that he could fight against him.

You have to know that the Stone Demon Clan is well-known in the ancient demon world for its strength and defense, and none of them are soft persimmons.

"Hmph, you slaughtered your own people for the Thunder Orb several years ago. You are a traitor to the Thunder Ox tribe and have a very loud reputation!" Shi Man sneered with a playful look on his face.

"Uh..." Niu Yin's face showed embarrassment when he heard this, but he did not refute Shi Man's words.

Thunder bead!

Lu Yuan turned his head to look at Niu Yin, trying his best to hide the jealousy in his eyes!

There is actually a Thunder Bead. No wonder this guy has such powerful control over the power of thunder and lightning!

It is said that the Lightning Orb was born from lightning and is one of the most powerful treasures in the ancient demon world. Not only can it absorb the power of lightning, but it can also allow the owner who practices lightning magic to increase the power of lightning by several times.

Even if the owner has not practiced thunder magic, he can use it to resist most lightning spells.

Moreover, the Lightning Control Bead was also quite effective in resisting the Heavenly Tribulation. Along with the rumored Hidden Lightning Spiritual Root and the Five Thunder Body, it was also known as one of the few means in the world that could help others resist the Heavenly Tribulation.

Unfortunately, this bead has a shortcoming. That is, once it is refined by blood, if someone wants to seize it and refine it for their own use, they must erase the blood and essence imprint of the original owner of the Lightning Orb. In this way, the Lightning Orb will lose most of its power, which makes people love and hate it.

"A notorious fellow like you must have no good intentions in coming to my Stone Demon Holy City!" Seeing Niu Yin said nothing, Shi Man glared at him and scolded him angrily.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, I——"

Niu Yin was about to explain, but Shi Die spoke first.

"Shi Man, don't make random accusations. I invited Brother Niu to help me resist the heavenly calamity."

"Heavenly tribulation? But as far as I know, Shi Die, your heavenly tribulation is still a long way off. It won't come within a few hundred years, right?" Shi Man said coldly.

"Uh, Fellow Daoist Shi, you don't know. The Lightning Control Pearl can not only weaken the power of the heavenly tribulation, but also cause the heavenly tribulation to come earlier. In this way, the power of the heavenly tribulation will be a little smaller." Niu Yin's mind was working quickly and he added.