Chapter 4560
“But… but the aura within you feels like that of the terrifying Beast Race…”
The old man Zang asked, his voice filled with confusion.
“Then take a look at this,” Kai replied coldly.
As he spoke, he unleashed a demon flame that ignited around the trio, crackling ominously.
“Demonic energy? Are you a demon cultivator?”
The green-robed middle-aged man exclaimed in shock.
The three were utterly bewildered. They had never encountered someone who carried the aura of all three major races within their body. It was unthinkable. Now, they couldn’t even determine if Kai was human or not.
“Are you going to answer my question or not?” Kai demanded, his tone icy.
“This… this illusion array was…”
The green-robed man began to explain, but before he could continue, the old man Zang shot him a glare and barked, “Shut up! Do you want to doom us all?”
The harsh words silenced the green-robed man immediately.
Kai’s expression darkened. Without hesitation, he sent a flame streaking toward the old man Zang, engulfing him in fire.
Screams erupted as the flames burned, their intensity terrifying even to hear.
The green-robed man broke out in a cold sweat, his body trembling uncontrollably as he watched.
“Speak! If you don’t, you’ll suffer the same fate!” Kai commanded coldly.
“We won’t tell! Just kill us already!”
Brother Lu gritted his teeth, shaking his head defiantly.
Boom!
Another burst of fire engulfed Brother Lu, his agonized howls filling the air like the cries of the damned.
The green-robed man trembled violently now, his fear written all over him.
Kai knew this man was the weak link.
“If you don’t talk, I’ll burn you alive for three days and three nights, letting you experience the unending agony of the flames,” Kai threatened, stepping closer and locking eyes with him.
The green-robed man couldn’t meet Kai’s gaze. His body trembled as he began to cry, pleading, “Please… let me go. I was only following orders.”
“The illusion array—it wasn’t mine…”
“It’s not me who tricked you into coming here. This has nothing to do with me,” the green-robed man stammered.
“Then tell me, who are you?” Kai asked calmly, his tone deceptively soft.
He knew he needed to approach this carefully, step by step, to uncover the truth.
“I… I…” The green-robed man glanced nervously at his burning companions on either side, swallowed hard, and said, “We’re from Beast City.”
“Beast City?” Kai’s brow furrowed slightly. “I’ve never heard of such a place. Where is this Beast City?”
“This… this… I can’t say…” The man shook his head hastily. “We left in secret. If the city lord finds out, we’ll all be executed. Please, let me go! I have an eight-thousand-year-old mother and a three-hundred-year-old child. I beg you…”
The green-robed man kowtowed repeatedly, his desperation evident.
Kai almost laughed aloud at the absurdity.
An eight-thousand-year-old mother? That was plausible—cultivators in the heavenly realm could live up to eighteen thousand years. But a three-hundred-year-old child? What kind of nonsense was that?
“Fine,” Kai said, suppressing a chuckle. “I won’t ask where Beast City is, but surely you can tell me what it’s all about. I’m curious. I’ve been to Demon Mountain dozens of times and never seen a city in this area.”
Kai chose his words carefully, not wanting to push too hard.
“After the war between gods and demons, Beast City was hidden,” the green-robed man explained. “None of its inhabitants are allowed to leave without permission.”
“The city lord set up this illusion array to prevent anyone from stumbling upon Beast City by accident.”
“But we secretly used the array to hunt humans and refine the Wanxin Pill,” the man admitted, his tone softening as he noticed Kai seemed willing to listen.
“Are all the inhabitants of Beast City beastmen, or are there others?” Kai pressed.
The green-robed man shook his head. “No…”