The despicable donkey wiped the drool from the corner of its mouth and pretended not to care while grinning broadly. "What Demonic God Bone? Kid, you're seriously hearing things! Hearing things is a symptom of kidney deficiency. At your age, you've already exhausted yourself. Tsk, tsk, tsk, young people these days! You need to take it easy!"
Ling Feng's forehead darkened as he stared at the donkey in disbelief. "I say, despicable donkey, stop pretending. Look at the puddle of drool on the ground before you talk."
The despicable donkey glanced down and saw that it had drenched the ground in drool. Its donkey face turned red, and its long ears flopped around in embarrassment. "Listen, kid, that Demonic God Bone is useless to you, but it barely meets the high standards of this divine beast. If you hand over that bone, I'll teach you a set of supreme martial arts. How about it?"
"Supreme martial arts?" Ling Feng's eyes twitched. He glanced at the despicable donkey and asked, "Why don't you start by telling me what exactly this Demonic God Bone is?"
"See, I knew you were ignorant!" The despicable donkey snorted while looking smug. "The so-called Demonic God Bone is a bone refined from the primal essence of a demonic beast at the level of a demon ruler. Each additional bone signifies another step closer to the Demon Saint Realm from the demon ruler level.
"If this divine beast fully refines this Demonic God Bone, I could at least restore myself to the mid-tier strength of a Demon Emperor. Hehe, this is a gift from the heavens to me. You can't take it!"
As it spoke, the despicable donkey's eyes fixated on the Demonic God Bone in Ling Feng's hand, and it couldn't stop swallowing its saliva.
"Fine, fine!" Ling Feng felt speechless and casually tossed the Demonic God Bone over. There was no way the bone was as useless to him as the donkey claimed, but it was obvious that the bone had a more significant effect on the donkey.
"Hehe, you're a smart one!" The despicable donkey caught the Demonic God Bone in its mouth and even barked a few times like a dog.
Seriously, is this a donkey or a dog?
"Now that you have the Demonic God Bone, it's time to teach me that supreme martial art you mentioned," Ling Feng said, his gaze fixed on the donkey.
"Your Grandpa Divine Donkey always keeps his word!"
The despicable donkey carefully put away the Demonic God Bone and said casually, "Kid, watch closely. Don't get scared now!"
With that, the donkey flopped onto the ground and then kicked its hind legs into the air as it shouted, "Divine Donkey Roll!"
Ling Feng's forehead darkened again, feeling a deep sense of being tricked.
Then, just as expected, the despicable donkey jumped up while squinting with a mischievous grin. "Kid, have you learned it? The authentic Divine Donkey Roll which guarantees success!"
Ling Feng's mouth twitched a few times. What Divine Donkey Roll? It was clearly just a lazy donkey rolling around!
"Despicable donkey, can I swear at you?" Ling Feng asked through gritted teeth.
"As a model of the four good youths of the new era and the disciple of this divine beast, it's best if you don't swear," the despicable donkey replied, flashing a wide grin that showed off its white teeth.
Ling Feng waved his sleeve, turned around, and left.
There was no way he'd get the Demonic God Bone back from the donkey. Rather than getting angry at the donkey's endless excuses, it was wiser to just ignore it altogether.
"Hey, kid, you're so boring! Aren't you even going to curse at this divine beast a little? How am I supposed to respond if you don't?"
"Come on, kid, you're not following the script!"
Amid the despicable donkey's non stop chatter, Ling Feng retraced his steps to the spot where he had first separated from Hai Lingxiang.
The female demon had not gone far. She had stayed in a burial chamber about three thousand zhang[1] to the southeast, where it seemed the remains of a demon ruler from the Demonic Fox Clan were buried.
"Lord Long Fei, you've returned!"
Hai Lingxiang called out joyfully when she saw Ling Feng walk into the burial chamber, but her excitement quickly faded, and disappointment was evident in her expression.
In the history of the Lin Demon Clan, there had never been a demon ruler. As a result, they could only choose a clan with a similar attribute and hope for the blessing of the Ancestral Soul's Light.
Within this chamber, a demon ruler from the Fox Clan was buried. It was one who, like Hai Lingxiang, had the ice attribute. For two days, Hai Lingxiang had earnestly prayed, hoping that this ancestor of the Demonic Fox Clan would grant her the bloodline inheritance. However, despite her devotion, the ancestor showed no signs of bestowing the Ancestral Soul's Light upon her.
The so-called blessing of the Ancestral Soul's Light involved the remnant soul of the demon ruler merging the last trace of its spiritual essence with the body of a younger demon, thereby enhancing their bloodline's grade.
However, the likelihood of this happening was incredibly low. Even though there was an Ancestral Soul Awakening Ceremony every three years, it was possible that no demon would receive the blessing of the Ancestral Soul's Light for hundreds of years.
With a hint of disappointment in her eyes, Hai Lingxiang pouted slightly and looked up at Ling Feng before asking in a soft voice, "Lord Long Fei, did you receive the bloodline inheritance of the Demonic Jiao Clan?"
"You could say that." Ling Feng nodded. However, instead of the bloodline inheritance of the Three-Headed Demonic Jiao Clan, he had obtained the sword will inheritance of the Reincarnation Sword Emperor, along with twelve great emperor corpses!
"You're really lucky."
Hai Lingxiang sighed softly. "I've been praying here devoutly for two days, but I couldn't move the heart of this Demonic Fox Clan ancestor."
"Is that so? Princess Lingxiang, I can try to help you."
Ling Feng smiled faintly and called out, "Despicable donkey, come in and help out!"
The despicable donkey, who had been grumbling all the way behind Ling Feng, puffed up its chest when it heard Ling Feng call and arrogantly said, "Kid, who do you think you are to order this divine beast around?"
Despite its words, the donkey swaggered into the chamber. When it saw Hai Lingxiang, its eyes flickered, and it muttered, "Oh, it's you, little dried fish!"
Hearing this nickname from the despicable donkey, Hai Lingxiang didn't dare to show any displeasure as she could clearly feel the powerful bloodline suppression coming from it.
Last time, the despicable donkey was only a half-step demon emperor, but now, it had become a true demon emperor!
Hai Lingxiang wasn't too surprised by the donkey's presence, as she had witnessed Ling Feng's ability to summon the despicable donkey when they were at Tianwei Mountain.
"Lord Divine Donkey!" Hai Lingxiang nearly collapsed in fear, but Ling Feng quickly caught her.
Ling Feng glanced back at the despicable donkey and said, "I say, despicable donkey, don't overdo it! Tone down your aura a bit!"
"Hehe, you never seem to lack women wherever you go!" The despicable donkey lifted its nose arrogantly. "So, what do you need this divine beast to help with?"
Ling Feng gave it a sideways glance and said calmly, "I need you to help Hai Lingxiang obtain the inheritance of the demon ruler buried in this chamber."
Hearing Ling Feng's request, Hai Lingxiang's heart leaped into her throat. Could something even be helped with?
Even a demon emperor couldn't possibly assist with this.
But to her surprise, the despicable donkey simply swished its tail and said nonchalantly, "Is that all?"