Chapter 226 Capturing the Thief and Capturing the King
There is a demon in the south, which is twenty or thirty feet long, with a bare body and eyes on the top of the head. It moves like the wind and wherever it goes, there will be a severe drought.

There was a monster named Gezi who was good at walking among the people in the market. Anyone who met him would be thrown into the toilet and die, and the drought would be gone.

……

This is the description of Hanba in ancient books. Its appearance is similar to zombies in the previous life, but it is much taller and stronger than zombies.

Because of their talent, they can affect the temperature of the surroundings. Many Hanba have inherited secret techniques or even innate skills that can enhance their power in this area.

Even if one has not yet entered the realm of gods and demons, one can still affect the temperature of the surroundings because of one's own talent.

To be able to possess such abilities before the gods and demons was extremely rare even among demons and monsters, so Hanba can be said to be the king among monsters, dominating the same level, and it is not difficult for them to cross borders and defeat their enemies.

Their numbers are extremely rare, and each one can be regarded as a genius among monsters. Many Hanba are able to break through their shackles and step into the realm of gods and demons.

Not to mention in Daning, even if you look at the entire land of China, the number of drought demons is extremely rare. If they can be captured, it will be very useful to Daning.

For example, it can be used to improve the temperature in certain places, or to promote the growth of some natural treasures that have temperature requirements. Occasionally, it can also be used for barbecue, hot pot, etc., and it can also be used for refining medicines.

The flame it releases has a great blessing effect on alchemy and medicine making. It just so happened that Lu Changjing was studying herbal medicine recently and needed a suitable flame for alchemy and medicine making.

The arsenal is used to cast weapons all year round. The temperature is extremely high and the underground fire is raging. The environment is extremely suitable for Hanba. Moreover, it is not easy to be discovered if it hides here.

Lu Changjing discovered the trace of Hanba in the underground fire furnace of the arsenal. The other party hid himself with his innate secret skills and talismans, and used the high temperature and heat of the arsenal to cover up the high temperature and heat released by himself, so he was not discovered for so long.

And even if they could find it, with the strength of the East Factory, West Factory and the Demon Suppression Bureau, they would not be able to capture this drought demon.

The cultivation strength of this drought demon has already stepped into the semi-god level. Not only has his spiritual cultivation level, but even his physical cultivation level has stepped into the semi-god level.

Even among the drought demons, this one can be considered a genius. If it were placed in the human race, it would be at the level of a peerless genius. In the future, it is very likely to break through the shackles of gods and demons and become one of the demon gods.

In addition, Hanba has outstanding talents and a powerful inheritance. The monster's recovery and defense capabilities are far beyond the reach of practitioners of the same level. It is fully capable of becoming the overlord among the same level demons and even fighting against enemies across borders.

Must win!

Lu Changjing was tempted. Faced with such a genius from the Hanba clan, who was close to a breakthrough, he could just make up for the shortage of soul-picking slaves.

Even if he hasn't made a breakthrough yet, this drought demon can still bring him a lot of help. After the breakthrough, it will definitely bring him even greater help.

A soul-picking hook shot out, easily breaking through his mental defense and taking away a wisp of his three souls and seven spirits.

"Um……"

It was not until its life and death were in danger that the drought demon realized what had happened. It was stunned for a moment before it looked towards Lu Changjing. However, Lu Changjing had hidden his face and was not going to let it know his identity for the time being. He used the Soul Stealing Technique to begin probing its thoughts and memories.

Just as Lu Changjing guessed, as the anti-demon order intensified, large numbers of demons and monsters died, including some old friends of Hanba.

This also affected Hanba's practice and life in the territory of Daning. So, taking advantage of the opportunity when a large number of demons and monsters wanted to take revenge on Baiyujing, Hanba quietly came to Baiyujing and became the biggest culprit behind the demons and monsters causing trouble in Beijing.

The action of raising the temperature of Baiyujing is also a preparation for the subsequent chaos caused by demons and monsters. According to its plan, with the help of the artifact Yanyangzhu, it can raise the temperature of Baiyujing to more than 60 degrees.

By then, the entire Baiyu Kyoto will be in chaos, and hundreds of thousands of demons and monsters will be able to take this opportunity to slaughter and plunder at will, in retaliation for Daning's actions of slaying demons and eliminating evil during this period.

However, he didn't expect that Daning actually hid a strong man like Lu Changjing, who broke through its mental defense with one blow, captured it, and turned it into his servant.

Although he was a little arrogant, in the face of death, Hanba made the right choice and bowed down obediently in front of Lu Changjing.

He who knows the times is a hero, and the one with the bigger fist is right. As a monster, Hanba has long been accustomed to the law of the jungle. Now that Lu Changjing is stronger and more powerful than it, it is natural for him to control it.

From Hanba's memory, Lu Changjing also obtained a lot of information about demons and monsters. The most crucial one was the information about several level 20 demon lords who had sneaked into Baiyujing.

After two palace hunts, as well as the joint efforts of the imperial court and the Demon Suppression Bureau to hunt down some level 20 monsters and demons, there are now very few level 20 monsters and demons in the territory of Daning.

It is precisely because of this that they instigated a large number of low-level demons and monsters to sneak into Baiyujing, preparing to use the power of the group to teach Daning a tragic lesson.

The strongest among them is Hanba, followed by several level 20 monsters, then more than a hundred monsters above level 10, and the rest are monsters below level 10.

The number has reached hundreds of thousands, which is several times less than the tens of thousands reported by the East and West Factories. This shows that these monsters and demons are quite capable of hiding.

Lu Changjing planned to kill several level 20 monsters and then some more powerful monsters above level 10. The rest would be handed over to the East Factory and West Factory to deal with, which could be considered as a training for them.

If they still can't solve the problem under this circumstance, Lu Changjing should consider replacing someone.

After this period of development, the guards of the East Factory and the West Factory have reached more than 3,000 people. They are all carefully selected elites with rich experience in slaying demons and eliminating evil. It should not be difficult to deal with the remaining demons and monsters.

What's more, they have the help of the Royal Guards and the Demon Suppression Bureau. It would be too bad if they can't solve the problem.

In addition to these good things related to memory, Lu Changjing obtained three artifacts from Hanba. The best one was naturally the Yanyang Pearl, which was a mid-level artifact. The other two were low-level artifacts.

As expected, he is the top prodigy of the Hanba clan, a demigod-level monster, and his wealth is really huge, far exceeding Lu Changjing's previous guess.

Unfortunately, Lu Changjing could not use these three artifacts, so he had to sell them later. Moreover, he also wanted to make good use of this drought demon, so some artifacts could not be sold rashly, such as the most valuable Flame Sun Pearl.

(End of this chapter)